Shah Ebrahim

14.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Shah Ebrahim is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shah Ebrahim has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 16 papers in Health and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Shah Ebrahim's work include Health disparities and outcomes (16 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (9 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (8 papers). Shah Ebrahim is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (16 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (9 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (8 papers). Shah Ebrahim collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Finland. Shah Ebrahim's co-authors include S. Goya Wannamethee, Peter H. Whincup, Debbie A. Lawlor, Olia Papacosta, A. G. Shaper, Gordon Lowe, Mary Walker, Ann Rumley, Pandora Pound and Patrick Gompertz and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Shah Ebrahim

66 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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 threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Carotid Plaque, Intima Media Thickness, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shah Ebrahim United Kingdom	33	1.1k	646	609	602	568	66	4.1k
Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen Norway	41	697 0.7×	614 1.0×	975 1.6×	484 0.8×	701 1.2×	174	6.0k
Bjarne K. Jacobsen Norway	46	1.3k 1.2×	652 1.0×	1.2k 2.0×	1.1k 1.9×	346 0.6×	166	6.7k
J. Michael Sprafka United States	36	932 0.9×	477 0.7×	891 1.5×	474 0.8×	228 0.4×	84	4.1k
Patrick Lefèbvre United States	43	1.5k 1.4×	528 0.8×	461 0.8×	880 1.5×	529 0.9×	469	7.3k
Nancy E. Fink United States	43	846 0.8×	824 1.3×	657 1.1×	957 1.6×	399 0.7×	89	7.2k
Toshimi Sairenchi Japan	29	973 0.9×	588 0.9×	486 0.8×	364 0.6×	272 0.5×	107	3.6k
Barbara B. Cochrane United States	43	742 0.7×	459 0.7×	820 1.3×	367 0.6×	291 0.5×	115	6.3k
C. Gillis United Kingdom	30	789 0.7×	296 0.5×	798 1.3×	1.3k 2.2×	558 1.0×	66	5.0k
Carole Hart United Kingdom	39	2.0k 1.8×	990 1.5×	1.0k 1.7×	840 1.4×	846 1.5×	88	7.2k
Serge Briançon France	36	747 0.7×	515 0.8×	1.0k 1.6×	266 0.4×	288 0.5×	107	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shah Ebrahim

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Dale, Caroline, Ann Bowling, Joy Adamson, et al.. (2013). Predictors of patterns of change in health-related quality of life in older women over 7 years: evidence from a prospective cohort study. Age and Ageing. 42(3). 312–318. 31 indexed citations

Nüesch, Eveline, Caroline Dale, Antoinette Amuzu, et al.. (2012). Inflammation, coagulation and risk of locomotor disability in elderly women: findings from the British Women’s Heart and Health Study. European Journal of Epidemiology. 27(8). 633–645. 10 indexed citations

Prieto‐Merino, David, Caroline Dale, Eveline Nüesch, et al.. (2012). Effect of changes in moderate or vigorous physical activity on changes in health-related quality of life of elderly British women over seven years. Quality of Life Research. 22(8). 2011–2020. 39 indexed citations

Jefferis, Barbara J., Peter H. Whincup, Paul Welsh, et al.. (2012). Prospective study of IL-18 and risk of MI and stroke in men and women aged 60–79years: A nested case-control study. Cytokine. 61(2). 513–520. 23 indexed citations

Jefferis, Barbara J., Peter H. Whincup, Paul Welsh, et al.. (2011). Prospective study of circulating soluble CD40 ligand concentrations and the incidence of cardiovascular disease in a nested prospective case–control study of older men and women. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 9(8). 1452–1459. 16 indexed citations

Sofat, Reecha, Juan P. Casas, Meena Kumari, et al.. (2010). Genetic variation in complement factor H and risk of coronary heart disease: Eight new studies and a meta-analysis of around 48,000 individuals. Atherosclerosis. 213(1). 184–190. 25 indexed citations

Wannamethee, S. Goya, Olia Papacosta, Peter H. Whincup, et al.. (2010). The potential for a two‐stage diabetes risk algorithm combining non‐laboratory‐based scores with subsequent routine non‐fasting blood tests: results from prospective studies in older men and women. Diabetic Medicine. 28(1). 23–30. 32 indexed citations

Jefferis, Barbara J., Debbie A. Lawlor, Shah Ebrahim, et al.. (2010). Cotinine-assessed second-hand smoke exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults. Heart. 96(11). 854–859. 51 indexed citations

Wannamethee, S. Goya, Olia Papacosta, Peter H. Whincup, et al.. (2010). Assessing prediction of diabetes in older adults using different adiposity measures: a 7 year prospective study in 6,923 older men and women. Diabetologia. 53(5). 890–898. 53 indexed citations

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Munafò, Marcus R., Nicholas J. Timpson, Sean P. David, Shah Ebrahim, & Debbie A. Lawlor. (2009). Association of the DRD2 gene Taq1A polymorphism and smoking behavior: A meta-analysis and new data. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 11(1). 64–76. 72 indexed citations

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Patel, Rita, Debbie A. Lawlor, Peter H. Whincup, et al.. (2006). The detection, treatment and control of high blood pressure in older British adults: cross-sectional findings from the British Women's Heart and Health Study and the British Regional Heart Study. Journal of Human Hypertension. 20(10). 733–741. 19 indexed citations

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Thomas, Merlin C., Mary Walker, Jonathan Emberson, et al.. (2005). Prevalence of undiagnosed Type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in older B ritish men and women. Diabetic Medicine. 22(6). 789–793. 38 indexed citations

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Adamson, Joy, Debbie A. Lawlor, & Shah Ebrahim. (2004). Chronic diseases, locomotor activity limitation and social participation in older women: cross sectional survey of British Women’s Heart and Health Study. Age and Ageing. 33(3). 293–298. 39 indexed citations

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Ebrahim, Shah, David Montaner, & Debbie A. Lawlor. (2004). Clustering of risk factors and social class in childhood and adulthood in British women's heart and health study: cross sectional analysis. BMJ. 328(7444). 861–861. 73 indexed citations

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Lawlor, Debbie A., C Bedford, Mark Taylor, & Shah Ebrahim. (2001). Aspirin use for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: the British Women's Heart and Health Study.. PubMed. 51(470). 743–5. 3 indexed citations

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Whincup, Peter H., Olia Papacosta, Shah Ebrahim, et al.. (2001). The effect of the C677T and A1298C polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene on homocysteine levels in elderly men and women from the British regional heart study. Atherosclerosis. 154(3). 659–666. 60 indexed citations

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Ebrahim, Shah, S. Goya Wannamethee, Peter H. Whincup, Mary Walker, & A. G. Shaper. (2000). Locomotor disability in a cohort of British men: the impact of lifestyle and disease. International Journal of Epidemiology. 29(3). 478–486. 27 indexed citations

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Ebrahim, Shah. (2000). Locomotor disability in a cohort of British men: the impact of lifestyle and disease. International Journal of Epidemiology. 29(3). 478–486. 68 indexed citations

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Ebrahim, Shah, et al.. (1997). Randomized placebo-controlled trial of brisk walking in the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Age and Ageing. 26(4). 253–260. 191 indexed citations

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Ebrahim, Shah. (1995). Public health implications of ageing. The Milroy Lecture.. PubMed. 29(3). 207–15. 4 indexed citations

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