William E. Kraus

53.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
550 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

William E. Kraus is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Kraus has authored 550 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 197 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 193 papers in Physiology and 128 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in William E. Kraus's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (127 papers), Physical Activity and Health (63 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (60 papers). William E. Kraus is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (127 papers), Physical Activity and Health (63 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (60 papers). William E. Kraus collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. William E. Kraus's co-authors include Cris A. Slentz, Joseph A. Houmard, Brian D. Duscha, Svati H. Shah, Connie W. Bales, Kim M. Huffman, Dalane W. Kitzman, George A. Truskey, David J. Whellan and Ileana L. Piña and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

William E. Kraus

534 papers receiving 30.7k citations

Hit Papers

Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Training in Patients... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2009 2002 1998 2016 2009 400 800 1.2k
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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. Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
    2009 1.4k citations Christopher M. O’Connor, David J. Whellan et al. profile →
  2. Effects of the Amount and Intensity of Exercise on Plasma Lipoproteins
    2002 1.1k citations William E. Kraus, Joseph A. Houmard et al. profile →
  3. Regenerating functional myocardium: Improved performance after skeletal myoblast transplantation
    1998 841 citations William E. Kraus et al. profile →
  4. Effect of Caloric Restriction or Aerobic Exercise Training on Peak Oxygen Consumption and Quality of Life in Obese Older Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
    2016 620 citations William E. Kraus et al. profile →
  5. Effects of Exercise Training on Health Status in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
    2009 543 citations Ileana L. Piña, David J. Whellan et al. profile →
  6. Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits
    2012 413 citations William E. Kraus et al. Circulation profile →
  7. Physical Activity, All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality, and Cardiovascular Disease
    2019 359 citations William E. Kraus et al. profile →
  8. 2 years of calorie restriction and cardiometabolic risk (CALERIE): exploratory outcomes of a multicentre, phase 2, randomised controlled trial
    2019 271 citations William E. Kraus, Kim M. Huffman et al. profile →
  9. Physical Activity to Prevent and Treat Hypertension: A Systematic Review
    2019 248 citations William E. Kraus et al. profile →
  10. The Scientific Foundation for the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition
    2018 247 citations William E. Kraus et al. profile →
  11. Systematic review of the prospective association of daily step counts with risk of mortality, cardiovascular disease, and dysglycemia
    2020 202 citations Katherine S. Hall, Eric T. Hyde et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity profile →
  12. A New Era in Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery: Research Gaps, Questions, Strategies, and Priorities
    2023 87 citations William E. Kraus 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
William E. Kraus United States 90 10.8k 9.9k 6.6k 6.0k 3.8k 550 31.7k
Hirofumi Tanaka United States 81 5.7k 0.5× 13.2k 1.3× 4.7k 0.7× 6.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.4× 668 28.2k
Richard Casaburi United States 72 15.4k 1.4× 5.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.3× 6.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.5× 312 43.4k
Robert Ross Canada 85 20.6k 1.9× 6.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 3.7k 0.6× 7.9k 2.1× 208 34.8k
Stephen B. Kritchevsky United States 111 26.0k 2.4× 7.0k 0.7× 5.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.3× 6.1k 1.6× 636 52.7k
Emiel F.�M. Wouters Netherlands 104 14.6k 1.4× 3.3k 0.3× 4.9k 0.7× 3.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.8× 705 41.5k
Bret H. Goodpaster United States 92 26.5k 2.5× 4.2k 0.4× 7.8k 1.2× 2.3k 0.4× 3.8k 1.0× 304 39.6k
Alejandro Lucía Spain 71 6.3k 0.6× 4.4k 0.4× 3.6k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 2.3k 0.6× 572 25.2k
Daniel J. Green Australia 84 6.2k 0.6× 14.1k 1.4× 1.7k 0.3× 6.9k 1.2× 2.3k 0.6× 529 26.4k
Tamara B. Harris United States 102 17.4k 1.6× 4.6k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 973 0.2× 5.1k 1.3× 286 39.7k
Edward G. Lakatta United States 123 7.9k 0.7× 32.6k 3.3× 20.0k 3.0× 3.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 758 54.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William E. Kraus

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All Works

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Ma, Sisi, Monica J. Hubal, Matthew Morris, et al.. (2025). Sex-specific skeletal muscle gene expression responses to exercise reveal novel direct mediators of insulin sensitivity change. PubMed. 2(2). ugaf010–ugaf010. 1 indexed citations
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Das, Jayanta Kumar, Nirad Banskota, Julián Candia, et al.. (2023). Calorie restriction modulates the transcription of genes related to stress response and longevity in human muscle: The CALERIE study. Aging Cell. 22(12). e13963–e13963. 36 indexed citations
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Ivanova, Anna, Michael S. Gardner, Robert W. McGarrah, et al.. (2023). Confirmation of Statin and Fibrate Use from Small-Volume Archived Plasma Samples by High-Throughput LC-MS/MS Method. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(9). 7931–7931. 1 indexed citations
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Erickson, Melissa L., Leanne M. Redman, Daniel Parker, et al.. (2022). Field-Based Assessments of Behavioral Patterns During Shiftwork in Police Academy Trainees Using Wearable Technology. Journal of Biological Rhythms. 37(3). 260–271. 8 indexed citations
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Whitson, Heather E., Donna Crabtree, Carl F. Pieper, et al.. (2021). A template for physical resilience research in older adults: Methods of the PRIME‐KNEE study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69(11). 3232–3241. 17 indexed citations
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Blumenthal, James A., Alan L. Hinderliter, Patrick J. Smith, et al.. (2021). Effects of Lifestyle Modification on Patients With Resistant Hypertension: Results of the TRIUMPH Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. 144(15). 1212–1226. 81 indexed citations
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Hall, Katherine S., Eric T. Hyde, David R. Bassett, et al.. (2020). Systematic review of the prospective association of daily step counts with risk of mortality, cardiovascular disease, and dysglycemia. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17(1). 78–78. 202 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kraus, William E., et al.. (2020). Biomechanical effects on microRNA expression in skeletal muscle differentiation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(3). 147–164. 2 indexed citations
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Ward‐Caviness, Cavin, Lucas Neas, Colette Blach, et al.. (2017). A genome-wide trans-ethnic interaction study links the PIGR-FCAMR locus to coronary atherosclerosis via interactions between genetic variants and residential exposure to traffic. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173880–e0173880. 22 indexed citations
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Bartlett, David B., Cris A. Slentz, Margery A. Connelly, et al.. (2017). Association of the Composite Inflammatory Biomarker GlycA, with Exercise‐Induced Changes in Body Habitus in Men and Women with Prediabetes. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017(1). 21 indexed citations
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Blumenthal, James A., Andrew Sherwood, Patrick J. Smith, et al.. (2016). Enhancing Cardiac Rehabilitation With Stress Management Training. Circulation. 133(14). 1341–1350. 188 indexed citations
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Parikh, Kishan S., Adrian Coles, Phillip J. Schulte, et al.. (2016). Relation of Angina Pectoris to Outcomes, Quality of Life, and Response to Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure (from HF-ACTION). The American Journal of Cardiology. 118(8). 1211–1216. 12 indexed citations
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AbouAssi, Hiba, Cris A. Slentz, Catherine R. Mikus, et al.. (2015). The effects of aerobic, resistance, and combination training on insulin sensitivity and secretion in overweight adults from STRRIDE AT/RT: a randomized trial. Journal of Applied Physiology. 118(12). 1474–1482. 58 indexed citations
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Fiuzat, Mona, Phillip J. Schulte, G. Michael Felker, et al.. (2013). Relationship Between Galectin-3 Levels and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use in Heart Failure: Analysis From HF-ACTION. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 20(1). 38–44. 24 indexed citations
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Kraus, William E., et al.. (2010). Effect of MicroRNA Modulation on Bioartificial Muscle Function. Tissue Engineering Part A. 16(12). 3589–3597. 33 indexed citations
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Demark‐Wahnefried, Wendy, L. Douglas Case, Kimberly Blackwell, et al.. (2008). Results of a Diet/Exercise Feasibility Trial to Prevent Adverse Body Composition Change in Breast Cancer Patients on Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Clinical Breast Cancer. 8(1). 70–79. 131 indexed citations
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Kraus, William E., et al.. (1972). OS X: VMWare Fusion. PubMed. 114(42). 1814–9. 9 indexed citations

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