Stephen Kaptoge

6.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
21 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen Kaptoge is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Kaptoge has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stephen Kaptoge's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (5 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (3 papers). Stephen Kaptoge is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (5 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (3 papers). Stephen Kaptoge collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Stephen Kaptoge's co-authors include Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Gordon Lowe, Simon G. Thompson, Mark B. Pepys, Rory Collins, Sebhat Erqou, Feven Ataklte, John Danesh, Justin B. Echouffo‐Tcheugui and André Pascal Kengne and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Kaptoge

21 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis

2009 1.9k citations Stephen Kaptoge, Emanuele Di Angelantonio et al. The Lancet profile →
Long-Term Interleukin-6 Levels and Subsequent Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Two New Prospective Studies and a Systematic Review

2008 553 citations John Danesh, Stephen Kaptoge et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
The Age-Specific Quantitative Effects of Metabolic Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis

2013 532 citations Gitanjali M Singh, Goodarz Danaei et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Burden of Undiagnosed Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa

2014 444 citations Feven Ataklte, Sebhat Erqou et al. profile →

Peers

Stephen Kaptoge

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Andrzej Więcek Poland

Kazuhiko Tsuruya Japan

Jerzy Chudek Poland

Nicholas L. Smith United States

Toshiki Moriyama Japan

Khurram Nasir United States

Shoaib Afzal Denmark

Yvo M. Smulders Netherlands

Di Zhao United States

Maria García-Gil Spain

Andrzej Więcek Poland

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966 ×1.6

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586 ×1.1

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Kaptoge

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ritchie, Stephen, Xia Jiang, Lisa Pennells, et al.. (2024). Cardiovascular risk prediction using metabolomic biomarkers and polygenic risk scores: a cohort study and modelling analyses. European Heart Journal. 45(Supplement_1). 2 indexed citations

Qi, Hongchao, et al.. (2024). Risk factors for vasovagal reactions in blood donors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Transfusion. 65(1). 211–223. 1 indexed citations

Kaptoge, Stephen, et al.. (2020). Association of small, dense LDL-cholesterol concentration and lipoprotein particle characteristics with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 15(11). e0241993–e0241993. 78 indexed citations

White, Ian R., Stephen Kaptoge, Patrick Royston, & Willi Sauerbrei. (2018). Meta‐analysis of non‐linear exposure‐outcome relationships using individual participant data: A comparison of two methods. Statistics in Medicine. 38(3). 326–338. 16 indexed citations

McCloskey, E. V., J. A. Kanis, Anders Odén, et al.. (2015). Predictive ability of heel quantitative ultrasound for incident fractures: an individual-level meta-analysis. Osteoporosis International. 26(7). 1979–1987. 72 indexed citations

Ahmadi‐Abhari, Sara, Stephen Kaptoge, Robert Luben, Nicholas J. Wareham, & Kay‐Tee Khaw. (2015). Longitudinal association of C-reactive protein and Haemoglobin A1c over 13 years: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer - Norfolk study. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 14(1). 61–61. 10 indexed citations

Singh, Gitanjali M, Goodarz Danaei, Farshad Farzadfar, et al.. (2013). The Age-Specific Quantitative Effects of Metabolic Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e65174–e65174. 532 indexed citations breakdown →

Ataklte, Feven, Sebhat Erqou, Jari A. Laukkanen, & Stephen Kaptoge. (2013). Meta-Analysis of Ventricular Premature Complexes and Their Relation to Cardiac Mortality in General Populations. The American Journal of Cardiology. 112(8). 1263–1270. 112 indexed citations

Vedi, S., Stephen Kaptoge, & J.E. Compston. (2011). Age-related changes in iliac crest cortical width and porosity: a histomorphometric study. Journal of Anatomy. 218(5). 510–516. 13 indexed citations

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Thompson, Simon G., et al.. (2010). Statistical methods for the time-to-event analysis of individual participant data from multiple epidemiological studies. International Journal of Epidemiology. 39(5). 1345–1359. 62 indexed citations

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Erqou, Sebhat, Alexander Thompson, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, et al.. (2010). Apolipoprotein(a) Isoforms and the Risk of Vascular Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(19). 2160–2167. 246 indexed citations

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Kaptoge, Stephen, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Gordon Lowe, et al.. (2009). C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis. The Lancet. 375(9709). 132–140. 1871 indexed citations breakdown →

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Moayyeri, Alireza, Stephen Kaptoge, Robert Luben, et al.. (2009). Estimation of absolute fracture risk among middle-aged and older men and women: the EPIC-Norfolk population cohort study. European Journal of Epidemiology. 24(5). 259–266. 12 indexed citations

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Danesh, John, Stephen Kaptoge, Andrea G Mann, et al.. (2008). Long-Term Interleukin-6 Levels and Subsequent Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Two New Prospective Studies and a Systematic Review. PLoS Medicine. 5(4). e78–e78. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kaptoge, Stephen, José António Pereira da Silva, Kim Brixen, et al.. (2008). Geographical variation in DXA bone mineral density in young European men and women. Results from the Network in Europe on male osteoporosis (NEMO) study. Bone. 43(2). 332–339. 33 indexed citations

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Kaptoge, Stephen, Thomas Beck, J. Reeve, et al.. (2008). Prediction of Incident Hip Fracture Risk by Femur Geometry Variables Measured by Hip Structural Analysis in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 23(12). 1892–1904. 230 indexed citations

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Natkunarajah, M, Stephen Kaptoge, & Clive Edelsten. (2006). Risks of relapse in patients with acute anterior uveitis. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 91(3). 330–334. 17 indexed citations

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Groves, Ashley M., Clare Beadsmoore, Heok Cheow, et al.. (2006). Can 16-detector multislice CT exclude skeletal lesions during tumour staging? Implications for the cancer patient. European Radiology. 16(5). 1066–1073. 33 indexed citations

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Kaptoge, Stephen, Gabriele Armbrecht, Dieter Felsenberg, et al.. (2004). When Should the Doctor Order a Spine X-Ray? Identifying Vertebral Fractures for Osteoporosis Care: Results From the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS). Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 19(12). 1982–1993. 71 indexed citations

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Gandhi, Maher K., Sarath Lekamwasam, Stephen Kaptoge, et al.. (2003). Significant and persistent loss of bone mineral density in the femoral neck after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: long‐term follow‐up of a prospective study. British Journal of Haematology. 121(3). 462–468. 52 indexed citations

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