Sekar Kathiresan

429 total papers · 110.4k total citations
106 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Sekar Kathiresan is a scholar working on Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sekar Kathiresan has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Genetics, 36 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sekar Kathiresan's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (42 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (19 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (16 papers). Sekar Kathiresan is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (42 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (19 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (16 papers). Sekar Kathiresan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Sekar Kathiresan's co-authors include Amit V. Khera, Connor A. Emdin, Pradeep Natarajan, Patrick T. Ellinor, Krishna G. Aragam, Mary E. Haas, Mark Chaffin, Eric S. Lander, Kiran Musunuru and Deepak Srivastava and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Sekar Kathiresan

104 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

Mendelian Randomization 2007 2026 2013 2019 2017 2018 2007 2015 2019 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Mendelian Randomization
    2017 2.0k citations Connor A. Emdin, Amit V. Khera et al. JAMA profile →
  2. Genome-wide polygenic scores for common diseases identify individuals with risk equivalent to monogenic mutations
    2018 1.6k citations Amit V. Khera, Mark Chaffin et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  3. Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Volumes Are Cross-Sectionally Related to Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
    2007 734 citations Karla M. Pou, Joseph M. Massaro et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Genetic risk, coronary heart disease events, and the clinical benefit of statin therapy: an analysis of primary and secondary prevention trials
    2015 451 citations Jessica L. Mega, Nathan O. Stitziel et al. The Lancet profile →
  5. Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood
    2019 427 citations Amit V. Khera, Mark Chaffin et al. Cell profile →
  6. Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Concentrations Predict Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
    2014 383 citations Ron C. Hoogeveen, John W. Gaubatz et al. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology profile →
  7. A brief history of human disease genetics
    2020 345 citations Melina Claussnitzer, Judy H. Cho et al. Nature profile →
  8. Lp(a) (Lipoprotein[a]) Concentrations and Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
    2020 284 citations Aniruddh P. Patel, Minxian Wang et al. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology profile →
  9. Genetic Interleukin 6 Signaling Deficiency Attenuates Cardiovascular Risk in Clonal Hematopoiesis
    2019 262 citations Alexander G. Bick, James P. Pirruccello et al. Circulation profile →
  10. Polygenic background modifies penetrance of monogenic variants for tier 1 genomic conditions
    2020 248 citations Akl C. Fahed, Minxian Wang et al. Nature Communications profile →
  11. Association of Habitual Alcohol Intake With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    2022 225 citations Kiran J. Biddinger, Connor A. Emdin et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Sekar Kathiresan 4.6k 3.2k 3.2k 3.1k 2.2k 106 13.6k
Adam S. Butterworth 4.3k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 77 12.3k
Amit V. Khera 3.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 3.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 100 11.3k
Daniel I. Chasman 4.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 4.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 185 12.4k
Ruth McPherson 2.6k 0.6× 3.8k 1.2× 3.8k 1.2× 1.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 196 11.4k
Marju Orho‐Melander 3.5k 0.8× 2.4k 0.7× 4.1k 1.3× 2.1k 0.7× 3.5k 1.6× 250 13.6k
Michael V. Holmes 3.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 137 10.6k
Claudia Langenberg 2.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 2.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 142 11.5k
Erik Ingelsson 2.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 2.9k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 209 12.7k
Guillaume Paré 2.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 2.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 267 10.4k
Laurence Tiret 2.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 7.0k 2.2× 4.2k 1.9× 151 15.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Sekar Kathiresan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sekar Kathiresan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sekar Kathiresan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sekar Kathiresan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sekar Kathiresan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sekar Kathiresan. Sekar Kathiresan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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