Susan R. Heckbert

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Susan R. Heckbert is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan R. Heckbert has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 18 papers in Internal Medicine and 11 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Susan R. Heckbert's work include Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (18 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (10 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers). Susan R. Heckbert is often cited by papers focused on Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (18 papers), Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (10 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers). Susan R. Heckbert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and South Africa. Susan R. Heckbert's co-authors include Mary Cushman, Aaron R. Folsom, Wayne D. Rosamond, Albert W. Tsai, Joseph F. Polak, Paul Enright, Richard H. White, Nena Aleksic, Russell P. Tracy and Matthew Allison and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Blood and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Susan R. Heckbert

26 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in two cohorts: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology

2004 631 citations Mary Cushman, Albert W. Tsai et al. The American Journal of Medicine profile →
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Venous Thromboembolism Incidence

2002 545 citations Albert W. Tsai, Mary Cushman et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation and Cardiovascular Events

2007 498 citations Judith Hsia, Matthew Allison et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan R. Heckbert United States	22	2.0k	1.4k	1.0k	681	445	30	3.5k
Sigrid K. Brækkan Norway	36	2.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	738 1.1×	176 0.4×	167	4.6k
Roopen Arya United Kingdom	32	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	903 0.9×	863 1.3×	113 0.3×	155	3.6k
Melina Verso Italy	27	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	398 0.4×	711 1.0×	164 0.4×	59	3.6k
Willem M. Lijfering Netherlands	36	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	702 1.0×	59 0.1×	138	3.7k
Dominique Mottier France	33	3.5k 1.7×	2.8k 1.9×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	87 0.2×	143	5.5k
Lesley Mitchell Canada	42	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	3.2k 3.1×	1.1k 1.6×	71 0.2×	119	5.2k
Karina Meijer Netherlands	36	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	2.3k 2.2×	612 0.9×	82 0.2×	220	4.1k
Emanuela Taioli Italy	22	1.0k 0.5×	712 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	411 0.6×	148 0.3×	36	3.6k
Bakhtawar K. Mahmoodi Netherlands	18	476 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	345 0.3×	361 0.5×	86 0.2×	45	2.8k
Ulrich Tebbe Germany	32	1.4k 0.7×	4.3k 3.0×	271 0.3×	1.9k 2.8×	192 0.4×	202	5.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan R. Heckbert

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Emrani, Sheina, Christopher L. Schaich, Sanjiv J. Shah, et al.. (2025). Carotid and regional arterial stiffness and dementia‐related imaging biomarkers in the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(10). e70688–e70688.

Huang, Yuhan, Marilyn L. Kwan, Susan R. Heckbert, et al.. (2025). Endocrine therapy and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 117(7). 1401–1409. 1 indexed citations

Jain, Vardhmaan, Parag Anilkumar Chevli, Parveen K. Garg, et al.. (2025). Circulating ketone bodies and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: insights from the MESA and UK Biobank cohorts. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Cushman, Mary, Ellen S. O’Meara, Susan R. Heckbert, et al.. (2016). Body size measures, hemostatic and inflammatory markers and risk of venous thrombosis: The Longitudinal Investigation of Thromboembolism Etiology. Thrombosis Research. 144. 127–132. 34 indexed citations

Kubota, Yasuhiko, Stephanie J. London, Mary Cushman, et al.. (2016). Lung function, respiratory symptoms and venous thromboembolism risk: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 14(12). 2394–2401. 31 indexed citations

Mell, Matthew W., Mary Pettinger, Susan R. Heckbert, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of Medicare claims data to ascertain peripheral vascular events in the Women's Health Initiative. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 60(1). 98–105. 22 indexed citations

Wiggins, Kerri L., Barbara McKnight, Bruce M. Psaty, et al.. (2013). The association of smoking with venous thrombosis in women. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 109(5). 891–896. 23 indexed citations

Lutsey, Pamela L., Susan R. Heckbert, Mary Cushman, & Aaron R. Folsom. (2010). Serum albumin and risk of venous thromboembolism. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 104(7). 100–104. 98 indexed citations

Steffen, Lyn M., Mary Cushman, James M. Peacock, et al.. (2009). Metabolic syndrome and risk of venous thromboembolism: Longitudinal Investigation of Thromboembolism Etiology. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 7(5). 746–751. 97 indexed citations

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Stralen, Karlijn J. van, Carine J.M. Doggen, Thomas Lumley, et al.. (2008). The Relationship Between Exercise and Risk of Venous Thrombosis in Elderly People. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56(3). 517–522. 33 indexed citations

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Wattanakit, Keattiyoat, Mary Cushman, Catherine Stehman‐Breen, Susan R. Heckbert, & Aaron R. Folsom. (2007). Chronic Kidney Disease Increases Risk for Venous Thromboembolism. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 19(1). 135–140. 267 indexed citations

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Ohira, Tetsuya, Mary Cushman, Michael Y. Tsai, et al.. (2007). ABO blood group, other risk factors and incidence of venous thromboembolism: the Longitudinal Investigation of Thromboembolism Etiology (LITE). Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 5(7). 1455–1461. 135 indexed citations

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Hsia, Judith, Michael H. Criqui, David M. Herrington, et al.. (2006). Conjugated equine estrogens and peripheral arterial disease risk: The Women's Health Initiative. American Heart Journal. 152(1). 170–176. 57 indexed citations

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Folsom, Aaron R., Nancy S. Jenny, Susan R. Heckbert, et al.. (2006). Subclinical atherosclerosis and the risk of future venous thrombosis in the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 4(9). 1903–1908. 99 indexed citations

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Doggen, Carine J.M., Rozenn N. Lemaître, Nicholas L. Smith, Susan R. Heckbert, & Bruce M. Psaty. (2004). HMG CoA reductase inhibitors and the risk of venous thrombosis among postmenopausal women. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2(5). 700–701. 61 indexed citations

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Cushman, Mary, Albert W. Tsai, Richard H. White, et al.. (2004). Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in two cohorts: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology. The American Journal of Medicine. 117(1). 19–25. 631 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tsai, Albert W., Mary Cushman, Wayne D. Rosamond, et al.. (2002). Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Venous Thromboembolism Incidence. Archives of Internal Medicine. 162(10). 1182–1182. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tsai, Albert W., Mary Cushman, Wayne D. Rosamond, et al.. (2002). Coagulation factors, inflammation markers, and venous thromboembolism: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology (LITE). The American Journal of Medicine. 113(8). 636–642. 292 indexed citations

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Klungel, Olaf H., Susan R. Heckbert, W. T. Longstreth, et al.. (2001). Antihypertensive Drug Therapies and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke. Archives of Internal Medicine. 161(1). 37–37. 46 indexed citations

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Weiss, Noel S. & Susan R. Heckbert. (1988). Patients as their own controls in studies of therapeutic efficacy. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 3(4). 381–383. 3 indexed citations

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