Thomas R. Dawber

22.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
83 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas R. Dawber is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas R. Dawber has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 8 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas R. Dawber's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (6 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (5 papers). Thomas R. Dawber is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (6 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (5 papers). Thomas R. Dawber collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Thomas R. Dawber's co-authors include William B. Kannel, Tavia Gordon, William P. Castelli, Marthana C. Hjortland, Felix E. Moore, Philip A. Wolf, Patricia McNamara, H. Emerson Thomas, Theodore Colton and Harold A. Kahn and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas R. Dawber

81 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

High density lipoprotein as a protective factor against ... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1977 1951 1980 1978 1981 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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.

  1. High density lipoprotein as a protective factor against coronary heart disease
    1977 4.1k citations Tavia Gordon, William P. Castelli et al. profile →
  2. Epidemiological Approaches to Heart Disease: The Framingham Study
    1951 1.5k citations Thomas R. Dawber, Felix E. Moore et al. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health profile →
  3. The Framingham Study
    1980 1.2k citations Thomas R. Dawber Harvard University Press eBooks profile →
  4. Epidemiologic assessment of chronic atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke
    1978 1.1k citations Thomas R. Dawber, H. Emerson Thomas et al. profile →
  5. The Framingham Eye Study monograph: An ophthalmological and epidemiological study of cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and visual acuity in a general population of 2631 adults, 1973-1975.
    1981 1.0k citations Thomas R. Dawber et al. PubMed profile →
  6. THE FRAMINGHAM EYE STUDY
    1977 606 citations Harold A. Kahn, Thomas R. Dawber et al. profile →
  7. II. Coronary Heart Disease in the Framingham Study
    1957 509 citations Thomas R. Dawber, Felix E. Moore et al. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health profile →
  8. The epidemiology of gallbladder disease: Observations in the Framingham study
    1966 399 citations William B. Kannel, Thomas R. Dawber et al. Journal of Chronic Diseases profile →
  9. Epidemiology of gout and hyperuricemia
    1967 350 citations Thomas R. Dawber, Patricia McNamara et al. profile →
  10. THE FRAMINGHAM EYE STUDY
    1977 325 citations Harold A. Kahn, Thomas R. Dawber et al. profile →

Peers

Thomas R. Dawber
H. Keen United Kingdom
Hilary King Switzerland
David L. DeMets United States
Gorm Boje Jensen Denmark
Nish Chaturvedi United Kingdom
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Netherlands
Giel Nijpels Netherlands
Irene Stratton United Kingdom
Robert J. Garrison United States
Anders Green Denmark
H. Keen United Kingdom
Thomas R. Dawber
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gordon, Tavia, William P. Castelli, Marthana C. Hjortland, William B. Kannel, & Thomas R. Dawber. (2020). Diabetes, Blood Lipids, and the Role of Obesity in Coronary Heart Disease Risk for Women. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1 indexed citations
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Higgins, I. T. T. & Thomas R. Dawber. (2016). THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES.
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Dawber, Thomas R.. (1980). The Framingham Study. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1186 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dawber, Thomas R.. (1980). The Framingham Study: The Epidemiology of Atherosclerotic Disease. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 289 indexed citations
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Gresham, Glen E., T. Phillips, P. A. Wolf, et al.. (1979). Epidemiologic profile of long-term stroke disability: the Framingham study.. PubMed. 60(11). 487–91. 169 indexed citations
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Wb, Kannel, P A Wolf, & Thomas R. Dawber. (1978). Hypertension and cardiac impairments increase stroke risk.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 33(9). 71–3. 28 indexed citations
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Dawber, Thomas R., et al.. (1976). The Yugoslavia Cardiovascular Disease Study—1.. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 29(6). 405–414. 10 indexed citations
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Kannel, William B., Tavia Gordon, & Thomas R. Dawber. (1974). Role of Lipids in the Development of Brain Infarction: The Framingham Study. Stroke. 5(6). 679–685. 56 indexed citations
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Kannel, William B. & Thomas R. Dawber. (1972). Atherosclerosis as a pediatric problem. The Journal of Pediatrics. 80(4). 544–554. 149 indexed citations
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Stamler, Jeremiah, Rodney R. Beard, William E. Connor, et al.. (1970). Primary prevention of the atherosclerotic diseases. Circulation. 155 indexed citations
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Dawber, Thomas R. & H. Emerson Thomas. (1968). PROPHYLAXIS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE, STROKE, AND PERIPHERAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 149(2). 1038–1057. 10 indexed citations
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Thomas, H. Emerson, William B. Kannel, Thomas R. Dawber, & Patricia McNamara. (1966). Cholesterol-Phospholipid Ratio in the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 274(13). 701–705. 42 indexed citations
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Wb, Kannel, et al.. (1965). COMPARISON OF SERUM LIPIDS IN THE PREDICTION OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE. FRAMINGHAM STUDY INDICATES THAT CHOLESTEROL LEVEL AND BLOOD PRESSURE ARE MAJOR FACTORS IN CORONARY HEART DISEASE; EFFECT OF OBESITY AND CIGARETTE SMOKING ALSO NOTED.. PubMed. 48. 243–50. 19 indexed citations
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Higgins, I. T. T., W B Kannel, & Thomas R. Dawber. (1965). The Electrocardiogram in Epidemiological Studies: Reproducibility, Validity, and International Comparison. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 19(2). 53–68. 71 indexed citations
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Doyle, Joseph T., Thomas R. Dawber, William B. Kannel, Sandra H. Kinch, & Harold A. Kahn. (1964). THE RELATIONSHIP OF CIGARETTE SMOKING TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE; THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMBINED EXPERIENCE OF THE ALBANY, NY. AND FRAMINGHAM, MASS. STUDIES.. PubMed. 190. 886–90. 186 indexed citations
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Dawber, Thomas R., Patricia G. Anderson, George V. Mann, et al.. (1962). Dietary Assessment in the Epidemiologic Study of Coronary Heart Disease: The Framingham Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 11(3). 226–234. 49 indexed citations
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Mann, George V., et al.. (1962). Diet and Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 11(3). 200–225. 62 indexed citations
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Doyle, Joseph T., Thomas R. Dawber, William B. Kannel, A. Sandra Heslin, & Harold A. Kahn. (1962). Cigarette Smoking and Coronary Heart Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 266(16). 796–801. 212 indexed citations
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Wb, Kannel, Thomas R. Dawber, & Mandel E. Cohen. (1958). THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA (ANXIETY, NEUROSIS OR NEURASTHENIA): A STUDY OF 203 NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA PATIENTS AND 757 HEALTHY CONTROLS IN THE FRAMINGHAM STUDY. Annals of Internal Medicine. 49(6). 1351–1360. 25 indexed citations
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Dawber, Thomas R., Felix E. Moore, & George V. Mann. (1957). II. Coronary Heart Disease in the Framingham Study. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 47(4_Pt_2). 4–24. 509 indexed citations breakdown →

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