W. Michael O’Fallon

33.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
196 papers, 25.2k citations indexed

About

W. Michael O’Fallon is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Michael O’Fallon has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 25.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Epidemiology, 46 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 43 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in W. Michael O’Fallon's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (24 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (17 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (17 papers). W. Michael O’Fallon is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (24 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (17 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (17 papers). W. Michael O’Fallon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belarus and Canada. W. Michael O’Fallon's co-authors include L. Joseph Melton, B. Lawrence Riggs, Tanya M. Petterson, John A. Heit, Marc D. Silverstein, Cynthia S. Crowson, Sherine E. Gabriel, David N. Mohr, Elizabeth J. Atkinson and Jack P. Whisnant and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

W. Michael O’Fallon

194 papers receiving 24.1k citations

Hit Papers

Trends in the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulm... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1998 2002 1998 1993 2000 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Trends in the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
    1998 2.0k citations Marc D. Silverstein, John A. Heit et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
  2. Relative Impact of Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
    2002 834 citations John A. Heit, W. Michael O’Fallon et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
  3. Relationship of Serum Sex Steroid Levels and Bone Turnover Markers with Bone Mineral Density in Men and Women: A Key Role for Bioavailable Estrogen1
    1998 736 citations Sundeep Khosla, L. Joseph Melton et al. profile →
  4. Long-term fracture prediction by bone mineral assessed at different skeletal sites
    1993 672 citations Elizabeth J. Atkinson, W. Michael O’Fallon et al. profile →
  5. Relative contributions of testosterone and estrogen in regulating bone resorption and formation in normal elderly men
    2000 548 citations B. Lawrence Riggs, Elizabeth J. Atkinson et al. profile →
  6. Risk factors for spinal osteoporosis in men
    1983 539 citations L. Joseph Melton, W. Michael O’Fallon et al. The American Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. Stroke incidence, prevalence, and survival: secular trends in Rochester, Minnesota, through 1989.
    1996 517 citations Jack P. Whisnant, W. Michael O’Fallon et al. PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Michael O’Fallon United States 86 5.5k 5.0k 4.5k 4.4k 4.0k 196 25.2k
L. Joseph Melton United States 94 10.1k 1.8× 6.0k 1.2× 4.4k 1.0× 4.0k 0.9× 6.7k 1.7× 213 34.6k
L. Joseph Melton United States 78 11.8k 2.2× 2.0k 0.4× 4.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.3× 8.4k 2.1× 176 25.4k
Gordon Lowe United Kingdom 92 5.8k 1.1× 9.5k 1.9× 8.6k 1.9× 6.5k 1.5× 204 0.1× 502 32.4k
Cynthia S. Crowson United States 87 4.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 6.2k 1.4× 1.6k 0.4× 476 28.1k
Sherine E. Gabriel United States 76 5.3k 1.0× 3.4k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 3.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 202 29.3k
Thomas A. Medsger United States 85 3.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.4× 7.8k 1.7× 7.9k 1.8× 821 0.2× 229 43.1k
Tom Wilsgaard Norway 63 2.4k 0.4× 3.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 651 0.2× 360 13.5k
Barbara Schneider Austria 62 3.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 1.5k 0.3× 1.9k 0.4× 446 0.1× 260 12.9k
Olaf M. Dekkers Netherlands 80 6.7k 1.2× 2.7k 0.5× 4.1k 0.9× 1.8k 0.4× 299 0.1× 398 22.9k
Hang Lee United States 82 5.5k 1.0× 3.5k 0.7× 3.5k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 440 26.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tsang, Teresa S.M., George W. Petty, Marion E. Barnes, et al.. (2003). The prevalence of atrial fibrillation in incident stroke cases and matched population controls in Rochester, Minnesota. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 42(1). 93–100. 175 indexed citations
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Agmon, Yoram, Bijoy K. Khandheria, Irene Meissner, et al.. (2003). Is aortic dilatation an atherosclerosis-related process?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 42(6). 1076–1083. 134 indexed citations
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Agmon, Yoram, Bijoy K. Khandheria, Irene Meissner, et al.. (2003). Lack of association between Chlamydia pneumoniaeseropositivity and aortic atherosclerotic plaques. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(9). 1482–1487. 4 indexed citations
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French, Anthony R., Audrey M. Nelson, Cynthia S. Crowson, et al.. (2002). Osteopenia in adults with a history of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. A population based study.. PubMed. 29(5). 1065–70. 48 indexed citations
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Burguera, Bartolomé, L. Joseph Melton, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, et al.. (2000). Relationship of serum leptin levels with body composition and sex steroid and insulin levels in men and women. Metabolism. 49(10). 1278–1284. 138 indexed citations
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Heit, John A., Marc D. Silverstein, David N. Mohr, et al.. (1999). Predictors of Survival After Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Archives of Internal Medicine. 159(5). 445–445. 446 indexed citations
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Lucas, Alexander R., Cynthia S. Crowson, W. Michael O’Fallon, & L. Joseph Melton. (1999). The ups and downs of anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 26(4). 397–405. 4 indexed citations
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Silverstein, Marc D., John A. Heit, David N. Mohr, et al.. (1998). Trends in the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Archives of Internal Medicine. 158(6). 585–585. 2000 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gabriel, Sherine E., John E. Woods, W. Michael O’Fallon, et al.. (1997). Complications Leading to Surgery after Breast Implantation. New England Journal of Medicine. 336(10). 677–682. 331 indexed citations
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Leibson, C. L., Tingjun Hu, Robert D. Brown, et al.. (1996). Utilization of acute care services in the year before and after first stroke: A population-based study.. PubMed. 46(3). 861–9. 94 indexed citations
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Schievink, Wouter I., et al.. (1995). The poor prognosis of ruptured intracranial aneurysms of the posterior circulation. Journal of neurosurgery. 82(5). 791–795. 158 indexed citations
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Feigin, Valery L., David O. Wiebers, Nikitin IuP, W. Michael O’Fallon, & Jack P. Whisnant. (1995). Stroke Epidemiology in Novosibirsk, Russia: A Population-Based Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 70(9). 847–852. 9 indexed citations
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Farkouh, Michael E., Charanjit S. Rihal, Bernard J. Gersh, et al.. (1994). Influence of coronary heart disease on morbidity and mortality after lower extremity revascularization surgery: A population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota (1970–1987). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 24(5). 1290–1296. 40 indexed citations
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Whisnant, Jack P., Simona Sacco, W. Michael O’Fallon, Nicolee C. Fode, & Thoralf M. Sundt. (1993). Referral bias in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of neurosurgery. 78(5). 726–732. 53 indexed citations
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Melton, L. Joseph, S. Bryant, Heinz W. Wahner, et al.. (1993). Influence of breastfeeding and other reproductive factors on bone mass later in life. Osteoporosis International. 3(2). 76–83. 117 indexed citations
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Sacco, Simona, et al.. (1991). Epidemiological characteristics of lacunar infarcts in a population.. Stroke. 22(10). 1236–1241. 140 indexed citations
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Gertz, Morie A., Robert A. Kyle, Philip R. Greipp, Jerry A. Katzmann, & W. Michael O’Fallon. (1990). Beta2-microglobulin predicts survival in primary systemic amyloidosis. The American Journal of Medicine. 89(5). 609–614. 23 indexed citations
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Gabriel, Sherine E., et al.. (1989). A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Temporal Arteritis: Evidence for an Association between Temporal Arteritis and Degenerative Vascular Disease?. International Journal of Epidemiology. 18(4). 836–841. 56 indexed citations
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Dexter, Donn, Jack P. Whisnant, Daniel C. Connolly, & W. Michael O’Fallon. (1987). The Association of Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease: A Population Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 62(12). 1077–1083. 41 indexed citations
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Linos, Athena, Robert A. Kyle, W. Michael O’Fallon, & Leonard T. Kurland. (1980). A Case-Control Study of Occupational Exposures and Leukaemia. International Journal of Epidemiology. 9(2). 131–136. 31 indexed citations

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