Vikas Kapil

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

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Vikas Kapil is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vikas Kapil has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Vikas Kapil's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (23 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (13 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (8 papers). Vikas Kapil is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (23 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (13 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (8 papers). Vikas Kapil collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Vikas Kapil's co-authors include Amrita Ahluwalia, Rayomand S. Khambata, Mark J. Caulfield, David J. Webb, Eddie Weitzberg, Jon O. Lundberg, Alexandra Milsom, Nigel Benjamin, Adrian J. Hobbs and Suborno M. Ghosh and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Vikas Kapil

70 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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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.

Dietary Nitrate Provides Sustained Blood Pressure Lowering in Hypertensive Patients

2014 370 citations Vikas Kapil, Rayomand S. Khambata et al. Hypertension profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vikas Kapil United Kingdom	26	1.2k	816	422	356	340	78	3.1k
Cristina Vassalle Italy	33	653 0.5×	484 0.6×	192 0.5×	504 1.4×	244 0.7×	151	3.5k
Nicola Di Daniele Italy	40	1.5k 1.3×	850 1.0×	462 1.1×	416 1.2×	625 1.8×	193	5.1k
Domenico Lapenna Italy	38	742 0.6×	1.4k 1.8×	330 0.8×	486 1.4×	210 0.6×	125	4.6k
Ilse Mertens Belgium	30	1.6k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	204 0.5×	396 1.1×	580 1.7×	55	5.2k
Robert G. Fassett Australia	34	641 0.5×	580 0.7×	341 0.8×	422 1.2×	233 0.7×	140	4.6k
Jeremy D. Kark Israel	30	863 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	198 0.5×	527 1.5×	525 1.5×	74	3.8k
Joshua R. Lewis Australia	37	1.0k 0.9×	520 0.6×	371 0.9×	839 2.4×	972 2.9×	226	4.9k
Sérgio Alberto Rupp de Paiva Brazil	31	681 0.6×	1.3k 1.6×	397 0.9×	484 1.4×	214 0.6×	217	4.2k
Poul Suadicani Denmark	34	977 0.8×	759 0.9×	251 0.6×	278 0.8×	563 1.7×	105	4.2k
Carmelinda Ruggiero Italy	39	1.0k 0.8×	628 0.8×	206 0.5×	383 1.1×	383 1.1×	120	4.9k

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Faconti, Luca, Neil R Poulter, George Casella, et al.. (2025). Call to action: British and Irish hypertension society position statement on blood pressure treatment thresholds and targets. Journal of Human Hypertension. 39(8). 537–540.

Faconti, Luca, George Casella, Sarah Partridge, et al.. (2024). Investigation and management of resistant hypertension: British and Irish Hypertension Society position statement. Journal of Human Hypertension. 39(1). 1–14. 3 indexed citations

Lewis, Philip, George Casella, Vikas Kapil, et al.. (2024). Adult hypertension referral pathway and therapeutic management: British and Irish Hypertension Society position statement. Journal of Human Hypertension. 38(1). 3–7. 4 indexed citations

Godec, Thomas, Carmela Maniero, Sotiris Antoniou, et al.. (2023). Perceived workplace support and mental health, well-being and burnout among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cohort analysis. CMAJ Open. 11(1). E191–E200. 9 indexed citations

Faconti, Luca, Spoorthy Kulkarni, Christian Delles, et al.. (2023). Diagnosis and management of primary hyperaldosteronism in patients with hypertension: a practical approach endorsed by the British and Irish Hypertension Society. Journal of Human Hypertension. 38(1). 8–18. 11 indexed citations

Khambata, Rayomand S., Clement Lau, Gianmichele Massimo, et al.. (2023). A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled parallel study to investigate the effect of sex and dietary nitrate on COVID-19 vaccine-induced vascular dysfunction in healthy men and women: protocol of the DiNOVasc-COVID-19 study. Trials. 24(1). 593–593.

Seshasai, Sreenivasa Rao Kondapally, et al.. (2022). Quantifying the Excess Risk of Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes in Unvaccinated Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Ischaemic Heart Disease or Myocardial Injury: A Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 871151–871151. 3 indexed citations

Lobo, Melvin D., Andrew S.P. Sharp, Vikas Kapil, et al.. (2019). Joint UK societies’ 2019 consensus statement on renal denervation. Heart. 105(19). 1456–1463. 20 indexed citations

Mowafi, Hani, Christine Ngaruiya, Gerard O’Reilly, et al.. (2019). Emergency care surveillance and emergency care registries in low-income and middle-income countries: conceptual challenges and future directions for research. BMJ Global Health. 4(Suppl 6). e001442–e001442. 38 indexed citations

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Kapil, Vikas, et al.. (2017). Central arteriovenous anastomosis to treat resistant hypertension. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 27(1). 8–15. 7 indexed citations

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Rathod, Krishnaraj S., Daniel A. Jones, Helen R. Warren, et al.. (2016). Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigating the effects of inorganic nitrate on vascular function, platelet reactivity and restenosis in stable angina: protocol of the NITRATE-OCT study. BMJ Open. 6(12). e012728–e012728. 5 indexed citations

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Antoniou, Sotiris, et al.. (2015). Management of Hypertensive Patients With Multiple Drug Intolerances: A Single‐Center Experience of a Novel Treatment Algorithm. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 18(2). 129–138. 16 indexed citations

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Kapil, Vikas, Eddie Weitzberg, Jon O. Lundberg, & Amrita Ahluwalia. (2014). Clinical evidence demonstrating the utility of inorganic nitrate in cardiovascular health. Nitric Oxide. 38. 45–57. 98 indexed citations

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Agrawal, Amit, et al.. (2012). Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of traumatic brain injuries in a rural setting in Maharashtra, India. 2007-2009. International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science. 2(3). 167–167. 35 indexed citations

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Kapil, Vikas, et al.. (2012). Inorganic nitrate ingestion improves vascular compliance but does not alter flow-mediated dilatation in healthy volunteers. Nitric Oxide. 26(4). 197–202. 94 indexed citations

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Dunning, Kari, Linda Levin, Eric K. Borton, et al.. (2012). Mesothelioma Associated With Commercial Use of Vermiculite Containing Libby Amphibole. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 54(11). 1359–1363. 18 indexed citations

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Larson, Theodore, David B. Holiday, Vinicius C. Antao, et al.. (2011). Comparison of Digital with Film Radiographs for the Classification of Pneumoconiotic Pleural Abnormalities. Academic Radiology. 19(2). 131–140. 10 indexed citations

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Kapil, Vikas, Alexandra Milsom, Nigel Benjamin, et al.. (2010). Inorganic Nitrate Supplementation Lowers Blood Pressure in Humans. Hypertension. 56(2). 274–281. 464 indexed citations

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Lockey, James E., Kari Dunning, Rakesh Shukla, et al.. (2007). Low-Level Fiber-induced Radiographic Changes Caused By Libby Vermiculite. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 177(6). 630–637. 46 indexed citations

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Horton, D. Kevin, et al.. (2006). A Review of the Federal Government's Health Activities in Response to Asbestos-Contaminated Ore Found in Libby, Montana. Inhalation Toxicology. 18(12). 925–940. 18 indexed citations

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