Umed A. Ajani

14.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
83 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Umed A. Ajani is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Umed A. Ajani has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Epidemiology, 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Umed A. Ajani's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (8 papers). Umed A. Ajani is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (8 papers). Umed A. Ajani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vietnam and Australia. Umed A. Ajani's co-authors include Earl S. Ford, Ali H. Mokdad, Charles H. Hennekens, Simin Liu, JoAnn E. Manson, Wayne H. Giles, Julia Critchley, Thomas E. Kottke, Darwin R. Labarthe and Janet B. Croft and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Umed A. Ajani

82 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Explaining the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from Coronary Disease, 1980–2000

2007 1.9k citations Earl S. Ford, Umed A. Ajani et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Summary of notifiable diseases--United States, 2012.

2014 840 citations Ruth Ann Jajosky, Umed A. Ajani et al. profile →
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975–2005, Featuring Trends in Lung Cancer, Tobacco Use, and Tobacco Control

2008 724 citations Christie R. Eheman, Umed A. Ajani et al. profile →
Concentrations of Serum Vitamin D and the Metabolic Syndrome Among U.S. Adults

2005 551 citations Earl S. Ford, Umed A. Ajani et al. profile →
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2007, Featuring Tumors of the Brain and Other Nervous System

2011 508 citations Christie R. Eheman, Umed A. Ajani et al. profile →

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	COVID-19 pandemic–associated changes in overall emergency department visits by age group, race, and ethnicity — United States, January 2019–April 2022 2023 ·The American Journal of Emergency Medicine ·Amanda R. Smith, Jourdan DeVies, Kelly Carey, Michael Sheppard, Lakshmi Radhakrishnan, Rashid Njai, Umed A. Ajani, Karl Soetebier, Kathleen P. Hartnett, Jennifer Adjemian	9
2	Comparing the historical limits method with regression models for weekly monitoring of national notifiable diseases reports 2017 ·Journal of Biomedical Informatics ·Hong Zhou, Howard Burkom, Tara W. Strine, (unknown), Ruth Ann Jajosky, (unknown), Umed A. Ajani	3
3	Weekly and Annual Data Reports from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS): Do They Meet the Need? 2015 ·Umed A. Ajani	1
4	Coding of Electronic Laboratory Reports for Biosurveillance, Selected United States Hospitals, 2011 2015 ·Online Journal of Public Health Informatics ·(unknown), Sherry Burrer, Carla A. Winston, Achintya Dey, Umed A. Ajani, Samuel L. Groseclose	4
5	Cancer Incidence Rates and Trends Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2001–2009 2014 ·PEDIATRICS ·David A. Siegel, Jessica King, Eric Tai, (unknown), Umed A. Ajani, Jun Li	206
6	Completeness of Reporting of Race and Ethnicity Data in the Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, United States, 2006-2010 2014 ·Journal of Public Health Management and Practice ·Nelson Adekoya, Benedict I. Truman, Umed A. Ajani	4
7	Anatomic Distribution of Malignant Melanoma on the Non-Hispanic Black Patient, 1998-2007 2012 ·Archives of Dermatology ·(unknown), (unknown), Jessica King, Simple D. Singh, Arica White, Manxia Wu, Umed A. Ajani	21
8	Trends in Endometrial Cancer Incidence Rates in the United States, 1999–2006 2011 ·Journal of Women s Health ·Linh M. Duong, Reda Wilson, Umed A. Ajani, Simple D. Singh, Christie R. Eheman	60
9	Has the Risk for Coronary Heart Disease Changed Among U.S. Adults? 2006 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Umed A. Ajani, Earl S. Ford	52
10	Distribution of serum concentrations of α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol in the US population 1–3 2006 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Earl S. Ford, Rosemary L. Schleicher, Ali H. Mokdad, Umed A. Ajani, Simin Liu	80
11	Two Approaches of Coronary Risk Assessment—Do They Work? 2006 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·Umed A. Ajani, Earl S. Ford	2
12	Health-related quality of life and health risk behaviors among smokers 2005 ·American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Tara W. Strine, Catherine A. Okoro, Daniel P. Chapman, Lina S. Balluz, Earl S. Ford, Umed A. Ajani, Ali H. Mokdad	182
13	Examining the coverage of influenza vaccination among people with cardiovascular disease in the United States 2005 ·American Heart Journal ·Umed A. Ajani, Earl S. Ford, Ali H. Mokdad	15
14	Microalbuminuria and concentrations of antioxidants among US adults 2005 ·American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Earl S. Ford, Wayne H. Giles, Ali H. Mokdad, Umed A. Ajani	13
15	Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and the Metabolic Syndrome among U.S. Adults 2005 ·Obesity Research ·Earl S. Ford, Harold W. Kohl, Ali H. Mokdad, Umed A. Ajani	429
16	Changes in vasoconstrictive hormones, natriuretic peptides, and left ventricular remodeling soon after anterior myocardial infarction 2001 ·American Heart Journal ·Michel White, Jean L. Rouleau, Christian Hall, Malcolm Arnold, François Harel, Pierré Sirois, Sally Greaves, Scott D. Solomon, Umed A. Ajani, Robert J. Glynn, Charles H. Hennekens, Marc A. Pfeffer	35
17	Periodontal disease and risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease in U.S. male physicians 2001 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·T. Howard Howell, Paul M. Ridker, Umed A. Ajani, (unknown), Charles H. Hennekens	244
18	Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and mortality in the physicians’ health study enrollment cohort 2000 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·J. Michael Gaziano, Thomas A. Gaziano, Robert J. Glynn, Howard D. Sesso, Umed A. Ajani, Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring, Charles H. Hennekens	221
19	Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Stroke among U.S. Male Physicians 1999 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Klaus Berger, Umed A. Ajani, Carlos S. Kase, J. Michael Gaziano, Julie E. Buring, Robert J. Glynn, Charles H. Hennekens	255
20	A Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 1999 ·Annals of Epidemiology ·Umed A. Ajani, William G. Christen, JoAnn E. Manson, Robert J. Glynn, Debra A. Schaumberg, Julie E. Buring, Charles H. Hennekens	32

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