Steven N. Blair

596 total papers · 46.1k total citations
386 papers, 33.4k citations indexed

About

Steven N. Blair is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven N. Blair has authored 386 papers receiving a total of 33.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 194 papers in Physiology, 150 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 110 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Steven N. Blair's work include Physical Activity and Health (143 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (138 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (109 papers). Steven N. Blair is often cited by papers focused on Physical Activity and Health (143 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (138 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (109 papers). Steven N. Blair collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Steven N. Blair's co-authors include Timothy S. Church, Xuemei Sui, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, I‐Min Lee, Felipe Lobelo, Eric J. Shiroma, Pekka Puska, Carl J. Lavie, Duck-chul Lee and Conrad P. Earnest and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Steven N. Blair

381 papers receiving 31.9k 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 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. Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy
    2012 5.8k citations I‐Min Lee, Eric J. Shiroma et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    2016 1.6k citations Robert Ross, Steven N. Blair et al. Circulation profile →
  3. AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update
    2002 1.4k citations Thomas A. Pearson, Steven N. Blair et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Trends over 5 Decades in U.S. Occupation-Related Physical Activity and Their Associations with Obesity
    2011 889 citations Timothy S. Church, Diana M. Thomas et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  5. Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Hemoglobin A 1c Levels in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
    2010 668 citations Timothy S. Church, Steven N. Blair et al. JAMA profile →
  6. Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity
    2003 590 citations Marlene B. Schwartz, Heather Chambliss et al. Obesity Research profile →
  7. Physical Activity and Stroke Risk
    2003 579 citations Chong Do Lee, Aaron R. Folsom et al. Stroke profile →
  8. Exercise and the Cardiovascular System
    2015 519 citations Carl J. Lavie, Ross Arena et al. Circulation Research profile →
  9. Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases
    2014 490 citations Carl J. Lavie, Paul A. McAuley et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  10. Review: Mortality trends in the general population: the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness
    2010 449 citations Duck-chul Lee, Enrique G. Artero et al. Journal of Psychopharmacology profile →
  11. Long-Term Effects of Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men
    2011 429 citations Duck-chul Lee, Xuemei Sui et al. Circulation profile →
  12. Impact of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on All-Cause and Disease-Specific Mortality: Advances Since 2009
    2017 303 citations Matthew P. Harber, Leonard A. Kaminsky et al. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Steven N. Blair 15.4k 10.7k 7.6k 6.6k 4.3k 386 33.4k
Arthur S. Leon 14.9k 1.0× 10.0k 0.9× 6.6k 0.9× 5.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.7× 253 33.7k
Timothy S. Church 14.3k 0.9× 7.4k 0.7× 7.5k 1.0× 6.9k 1.1× 2.8k 0.7× 308 28.6k
I‐Min Lee 24.6k 1.6× 17.9k 1.7× 9.8k 1.3× 8.0k 1.2× 6.9k 1.6× 417 57.4k
David R. Bassett 17.1k 1.1× 12.8k 1.2× 3.7k 0.5× 6.6k 1.0× 4.5k 1.0× 278 33.9k
Ralph S. Paffenbarger 10.7k 0.7× 8.6k 0.8× 5.9k 0.8× 4.1k 0.6× 3.0k 0.7× 148 26.8k
Steven N. Blair 25.4k 1.6× 16.2k 1.5× 11.9k 1.6× 10.0k 1.5× 6.8k 1.6× 327 51.8k
John M. Jakicic 13.4k 0.9× 9.9k 0.9× 4.0k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 3.8k 0.9× 330 28.0k
David W. Dunstan 21.4k 1.4× 15.4k 1.4× 3.3k 0.4× 3.6k 0.5× 7.8k 1.8× 456 37.2k
William L. Haskell 24.7k 1.6× 17.6k 1.6× 12.6k 1.6× 10.6k 1.6× 7.1k 1.7× 329 60.8k
Peter T. Katzmarzyk 23.9k 1.6× 25.2k 2.4× 5.2k 0.7× 3.4k 0.5× 9.0k 2.1× 618 49.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven N. Blair

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