Thomas A. Pearson

41.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
290 papers, 27.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Pearson is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Pearson has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 27.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 89 papers in Surgery and 58 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Pearson's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (71 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (45 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (30 papers). Thomas A. Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (71 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (45 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (30 papers). Thomas A. Pearson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Thomas A. Pearson's co-authors include Kathryn A. Taubert, Sidney C. Smith, Stephen P. Fortmann, Yuling Hong, George A. Mensah, Scott M. Grundy, Russell P. Tracy, Frank Vinicor, Michael H Criqui and R. Wayne Alexander and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Pearson

284 papers receiving 26.3k citations

Hit Papers

Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease 2000 2026 2008 2017 2003 2006 2002 2010 2000 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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.

  1. Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 5.1k citations Thomas A. Pearson, Stephen P. Fortmann et al. Circulation profile →
  2. AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update
    2006 1.6k citations Sidney C. Smith, Jerilyn K. Allen et al. Circulation profile →
  3. AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update
    2002 1.4k citations Thomas A. Pearson, Stephen P. Fortmann et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke
    2010 962 citations Larry B. Goldstein, Cheryl Bushnell et al. Stroke profile →
  5. Trends and Disparities in Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Other Cardiovascular Diseases in the United States
    2000 657 citations Richard Cooper, Jeffrey A. Cutler et al. Circulation profile →
  6. How to Interpret a Genome-wide Association Study
    2008 617 citations Thomas A. Pearson profile →
  7. Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool for neurologists.
    2011 608 citations Larry B. Goldstein, Cheryl Bushnell et al. Stroke profile →
  8. AHA/ACC guidelines for preventing heart attack and death in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: 2001 update
    2001 536 citations Sidney C. Smith, Steven N. Blair et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  9. AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update
    2006 517 citations Sidney C. Smith, Jerilyn K. Allen et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  10. Use of aspirin to reduce risk of initial vascular events in patients at moderate risk of cardiovascular disease (ARRIVE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
    2018 515 citations Thomas A. Pearson et al. profile →
  11. AHA/ACC Guidelines for Preventing Heart Attack and Death in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: 2001 Update
    2001 504 citations Steven N. Blair, Robert O. Bonow et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas A. Pearson United States 73 9.9k 6.9k 5.1k 5.0k 4.2k 290 27.9k
Richard Cooper United States 76 10.8k 1.1× 4.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.7× 8.0k 1.6× 5.5k 1.3× 352 30.8k
Moysés Szklo United States 83 10.3k 1.0× 4.3k 0.6× 3.8k 0.8× 4.7k 1.0× 4.4k 1.1× 389 30.9k
Sonia S. Anand Canada 71 10.4k 1.0× 6.3k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 4.6k 0.9× 5.5k 1.3× 370 26.9k
Lisa Sullivan United States 96 8.7k 0.9× 4.2k 0.6× 6.0k 1.2× 7.0k 1.4× 4.4k 1.0× 393 35.1k
Donna K. Arnett United States 74 14.7k 1.5× 5.5k 0.8× 3.6k 0.7× 5.0k 1.0× 4.8k 1.1× 495 35.2k
Samuel S. Gidding United States 67 9.8k 1.0× 4.9k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 3.2k 0.6× 5.1k 1.2× 343 21.4k
Shah Ebrahim United Kingdom 96 9.1k 0.9× 3.8k 0.6× 6.1k 1.2× 3.7k 0.7× 6.1k 1.5× 394 36.3k
Lars Wilhelmsen Sweden 82 12.6k 1.3× 8.9k 1.3× 3.6k 0.7× 8.1k 1.6× 3.7k 0.9× 394 31.7k
Paul D. Sorlie United States 74 9.3k 0.9× 4.2k 0.6× 3.2k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 153 26.0k
Jukka T. Salonen Finland 99 8.1k 0.8× 3.7k 0.5× 3.2k 0.6× 4.6k 0.9× 4.6k 1.1× 340 31.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rouhizadeh, Masoud, Robert L. Cook, Bai Chen, et al.. (2024). Cannabis use and acute postoperative pain outcomes in older adults: a propensity matched retrospective cohort study. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 50(10). 771–778. 3 indexed citations
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Rouhizadeh, Masoud, Robert L. Cook, Bai Chen, et al.. (2024). Cannabis Use and Inhalational Anesthesia Administration in Older Adults: A Propensity-matched Retrospective Cohort Study. Anesthesiology. 141(5). 870–880.
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Barnett, Steven, et al.. (2023). Deaf Weight Wise: A novel randomized clinical trial with Deaf sign language users. Obesity. 31(4). 965–976. 2 indexed citations
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Strekalova, Yulia A., Ruixuan Wang, Adriana Báez, et al.. (2023). Individual and Institutional Factors Contribute to Research Capacity Building for Early-Stage Investigators from Groups Underrepresented in Biomedical Research: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(9). 5662–5662. 1 indexed citations
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James, Tyler G., M. David Miller, Michael McKee, et al.. (2022). Emergency department condition acuity, length of stay, and revisits among deaf and hard‐of‐hearing patients: A retrospective chart review. Academic Emergency Medicine. 29(11). 1290–1300. 12 indexed citations
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Gurka, Matthew J., Stephanie L. Filipp, Thomas A. Pearson, & Mark D. DeBoer. (2018). Assessing Baseline and Temporal Changes in Cardiometabolic Risk Using Metabolic Syndrome Severity and Common Risk Scores. Journal of the American Heart Association. 7(16). e009754–e009754. 22 indexed citations
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Chan, Wiley, Thomas A. Pearson, Glen C. Bennett, et al.. (2017). ACC/AHA Special Report: Clinical Practice Guideline Implementation Strategies: A Summary of Systematic Reviews by the NHLBI Implementation Science Work Group. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69(8). 1076–1092. 133 indexed citations
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McKee, Michael, Michael K. Paasche‐Orlow, Paul Winters, et al.. (2015). Assessing Health Literacy in Deaf American Sign Language Users. Journal of Health Communication. 20(sup2). 92–100. 146 indexed citations
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Barnett, Steven, Michael McKee, Scott R. Smith, & Thomas A. Pearson. (2011). Peer Reviewed: Deaf Sign Language Users, Health Inequities, and Public Health: Opportunity for Social Justice. Preventing Chronic Disease. 8(2). 6 indexed citations
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Barnett, Steven, Jonathan D. Klein, Robert Q. Pollard, et al.. (2011). Community Participatory Research With Deaf Sign Language Users to Identify Health Inequities. American Journal of Public Health. 101(12). 2235–2238. 107 indexed citations
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Enkhmaa, Byambaa, Erdembileg Anuurad, Wei Zhang, Thomas A. Pearson, & Lars Berglund. (2010). Association of Lp-PLA2 activity with allele-specific Lp(a) levels in a bi-ethnic population. Atherosclerosis. 211(2). 526–530. 15 indexed citations
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Redberg, Rita F., Emelia J. Benjamin, Vera Bittner, et al.. (2009). AHA/ACCF 2009 Performance Measures for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults. Circulation. 120(13). 1296–1336. 112 indexed citations
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Smith, Sidney C., Jerilyn K. Allen, Steven N. Blair, et al.. (2006). AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update. Circulation. 113(19). 2363–2372. 1611 indexed citations breakdown →
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Block, Robert & Thomas A. Pearson. (2006). The cardiovascular implications of omega-3 fatty acids. Cardiology Journal. 13(7). 557–569. 12 indexed citations
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Cooper, Richard, Jeffrey A. Cutler, Patrice Desvigne‐Nickens, et al.. (2000). Trends and Disparities in Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Other Cardiovascular Diseases in the United States. Circulation. 102(25). 3137–3147. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smith, Sidney C., Steven N. Blair, Gerald F. Fletcher, et al.. (1995). AHA Consensus Panel Statement: Preventing Heart Attack and Death in Patients With Coronary Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 26(1). 292. 57 indexed citations
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Manolio, Teri A., Kenneth L. Baughman, Richard Rodeheffer, et al.. (1992). Prevalence and etiology of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (summary of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop). The American Journal of Cardiology. 69(17). 1458–1466. 338 indexed citations
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Horneffer, Peter J., et al.. (1990). The effective treatment of postpericardiotomy syndrome after cardiac operations. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 100(2). 292–296. 73 indexed citations
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Becker, Diane M., Bruce Chamberlain, Robert T. Swank, et al.. (1988). Relationship between corticosteroid exposure and plasma lipid levels in heart transplant recipients. The American Journal of Medicine. 85(5). 632–638. 105 indexed citations

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