Shanthi Mendis

31.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
123 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Shanthi Mendis is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Shanthi Mendis has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 42 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Shanthi Mendis's work include Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (45 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (28 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (16 papers). Shanthi Mendis is often cited by papers focused on Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (45 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (28 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (16 papers). Shanthi Mendis collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Sri Lanka and United States. Shanthi Mendis's co-authors include Bo Norrving, Pekka Puska, George A. Mensah, Judith Mackay, Stephen M. Davis, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Marcello Tonelli, William G. Couser, Colin Mathers and S. Claiborne Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Shanthi Mendis

116 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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 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.

Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control.

2011 1.9k citations Shanthi Mendis et al. profile →
The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke

2004 1.1k citations George A. Mensah, Shanthi Mendis et al. profile →
The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden of major noncommunicable diseases

2011 1.0k citations William G. Couser, Giuseppe Remuzzi et al. Kidney International profile →
Organizational Update

2015 863 citations Shanthi Mendis et al. profile →
Risk Factors for Early Myocardial Infarction in South Asians Compared With Individuals in Other Countries

2007 722 citations Shanthi Mendis et al. profile →
Global variation in stroke burden and mortality: estimates from monitoring, surveillance, and modelling

2009 714 citations S. Claiborne Johnston, Shanthi Mendis et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →
Adherence to cardiovascular therapy: a meta-analysis of prevalence and clinical consequences

2013 636 citations Rajiv Chowdhury, Shanthi Mendis et al. profile →
Body mass index, waist circumference and waist:hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular risk—a review of the literature

2009 560 citations Shanthi Mendis et al. profile →

Peers

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Citations

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shanthi Mendis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Shanthi Mendis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Shanthi Mendis 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 Shanthi Mendis. Shanthi Mendis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Alarming Rise of Obesity: The 4th United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Should Advance Action to Tackle Obesity 2025 ·Global Heart ·Shanthi Mendis, Ian Graham, Francesco Branca, Téa Collins, (unknown), (unknown), Jagat Narula	0
2	Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings 2016 ·Heart ·Sherry L. Grace, Karam Turk-Adawi, Aashish Contractor, (unknown), Norm R.C. Campbell, Wayne Derman, (unknown), Neil Oldridge, Bidyut K. Sarkar, Tee Joo Yeo, Francisco López-Jiménez, Shanthi Mendis, Paul Oh, Dayi Hu, Nizal Sarrafzadegan	105
3	Time to Change Our Focus 2015 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Joseph Knapper, Nima Ghasemzadeh, Mohamed Khayata, (unknown), Arshed A. Quyyumi, Shanthi Mendis, George A. Mensah, Kathryn A. Taubert, Laurence Sperling	16
4	The global impact of non-communicable diseases on households and impoverishment: a systematic review 2014 ·European Journal of Epidemiology ·Loes Jaspers, Verônica Colpani, Layal Chaker, Sven J. van der Lee, Taulant Muka, David Imo, Shanthi Mendis, Rajiv Chowdhury, Wichor M. Bramer, Abby Falla, Raha Pazoki, Oscar H. Franco	115
5	Total Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management Using Two Prediction Tools, with and without Blood Cholesterol 2013 ·MEDICC Review ·P Nordet, Shanthi Mendis, (unknown), Reinaldo de la Noval García, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	32
6	A milestone in the response to non-communicable diseases 2013 ·The Lancet ·(unknown), Shanthi Mendis, Douglas Bettcher	5
7	The Authors Reply: 2012 ·Kidney International ·William G. Couser, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Shanthi Mendis, Marcello Tonelli	0
8	Garlic Oil In Mild And Moderate Hypertension 2012 ·Pakistan Heart Journal ·Shanthi Mendis	1
9	Pattern of Blood Pressure Indices among the Residents of a Rural Community in South East Nigeria 2011 ·International Journal of Hypertension ·Basden Onwubere, (unknown), Christian Okafor, (unknown), Anthony Mbah, (unknown), Shanthi Mendis	40
10	The contribution of chronic kidney disease to the global burden of major noncommunicable diseases breakdown → 2011 ·Kidney International ·William G. Couser, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Shanthi Mendis, Marcello Tonelli	1041
11	Total cardiovascular risk approach to improve efficiency of cardiovascular prevention in resource constrain settings 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Shanthi Mendis, Lars Lindholm, Simon Anderson, Ala Alwan, Rajendra Koju, Basden Onwubere, Azhar Mahmood Kayani, Nihal Abeysinghe, (unknown), (unknown), Fan Wu, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, P Nordet, Judith A. Whitworth, Anthony M. Heagerty	106
12	Activin A Balances Sertoli and Germ Cell Proliferation in the Fetal Mouse Testis 2010 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Shanthi Mendis, Sarah J. Meachem, Mai A. Sarraj, Kate L. Loveland	110
13	Activin Bioactivity Affects Germ Cell Differentiation in the Postnatal Mouse Testis In Vivo1 2010 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Sridurga Mithraprabhu, Shanthi Mendis, Sarah J. Meachem, (unknown), Martin M. Matzuk, Chester Brown, Kate L. Loveland	54
14	Global variation in stroke burden and mortality: estimates from monitoring, surveillance, and modelling breakdown → 2009 ·The Lancet Neurology ·S. Claiborne Johnston, Shanthi Mendis, Colin Mathers	714
15	National policies and strategies for noncommunicable diseases 2009 ·Nature Reviews Cardiology ·Shanthi Mendis, Valentı́n Fuster	16
16	World Stroke Day 2009 2009 ·International Journal of Stroke ·Shanthi Mendis	3
17	Disponibilidad y asequibilidad de algunos medicamentos esenciales para las enfermedades crónicas en seis países de ingresos bajos y medios 2007 ·Bulletin of the World Health Organization ·Shanthi Mendis, (unknown), Alexandra Cameron, Richard Laing, (unknown), Oussama Khatib, J Leowski, Margaret Ewen	2
18	Breath pentane and plasma lipid peroxides in ischemic heart disease 1995 ·Free Radical Biology and Medicine ·Shanthi Mendis, Paul A. Sobotka, (unknown), David E. Euler	46
19	Genetic variation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein and apolipoprotein A-I genes and its relation to coronary heart disease in a Sri Lankan population 1990 ·Atherosclerosis ·Shanthi Mendis, James Shepherd, Christopher J. Packard, Dairena Gaffney	36
20	The effects of replacing coconut oil with corn oil on human serum lipid profiles and platelet derived factors active in atherogenesis 1989 ·Nutrition reports international ·Shanthi Mendis, R. W. Wissler, (unknown), Francis J. Podbielski	9

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