Yejin Mok

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Yejin Mok is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Yejin Mok has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 12 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Yejin Mok's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (9 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (8 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (7 papers). Yejin Mok is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (9 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (8 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (7 papers). Yejin Mok collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Israel. Yejin Mok's co-authors include Sun Ha Jee, Kunihiro Matsushita, Jonathan M. Samet, Cari M. Kitahara, Amy Berrington de González, Neal D. Freedman, Rachel Huxley, Josef Coresh, Shoshana H. Ballew and Young Duk Yun and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Yejin Mok

54 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Cancer Survivors

2022 138 citations Roberta Florido, Natalie Daya et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers

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Uffe Heide‐Jørgensen Denmark

Shih-Wei Lai Taiwan

Tineke J. Smilde Netherlands

Meng‐Jiun Chiou Taiwan

Anna E. Bortnick United States

Jorma Lahtela Finland

Wating Su China

Juan Sanchís Spain

Corinne S de Vries United Kingdom

Uffe Heide‐Jørgensen Denmark

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142 ×0.5

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346 ×1.5

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185 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Yejin Mok

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yejin Mok

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yejin Mok

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yejin Mok. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yejin Mok based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yejin Mok. Yejin Mok is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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İşlek, Duygu, Álvaro Alonso, Wayne D. Rosamond, et al.. (2025). Racial Differences in Recurrent Acute Myocardial Infarction: Findings From the ARIC Cohort. Journal of the American Heart Association. 15(1). e040133–e040133.

Shibata, Tatsuhiro, Yejin Mok, Shoshana H. Ballew, Hirofumi Tanaka, & Kunihiro Matsushita. (2025). Peripheral vs. central arterial stiffness and cardiovascular events in older adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Mok, Yejin, et al.. (2025). Serum Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium, and Phosphorus Levels and Risk of Fracture in the Community. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(11). e3818–e3826.

Mok, Yejin, Yifei Lü, Shoshana H. Ballew, et al.. (2024). Premorbid physical activity and prognosis after incident myocardial infarction: The atherosclerosis risk in communities study. American Heart Journal. 274. 75–83. 1 indexed citations

Dzaye, Omar, Alexander C. Razavi, Zeina Dardari, et al.. (2024). Carotid Ultrasound‐Based Plaque Score for the Allocation of Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Events: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(12). e034718–e034718. 6 indexed citations

Mok, Yejin, Frances Wang, Shoshana H. Ballew, et al.. (2023). Kidney function, bone-mineral metabolism markers, and calcification of coronary arteries, aorta, and cardiac valves in older adults. Atherosclerosis. 368. 35–43. 2 indexed citations

Mathews, Lena, Ning Ding, Yejin Mok, et al.. (2022). Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Mortality and Readmission in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: The ARIC Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(18). e024057–e024057. 21 indexed citations

Ding, Ning, Yejin Mok, Lena Mathews, et al.. (2022). Growth Differentiation Factor 15 and the Subsequent Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Clinical Chemistry. 68(8). 1084–1093. 9 indexed citations

Mok, Yejin, Junichi Ishigami, Pamela L. Lutsey, et al.. (2022). Peripheral Artery Disease and Subsequent Risk of Infectious Disease in Older Individuals: The ARIC Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 97(11). 2065–2075. 8 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiao, Yejin Mok, Ning Ding, et al.. (2022). Physical Function and Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(17). e025780–e025780. 13 indexed citations

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Florido, Roberta, Natalie Daya, Chiadi E. Ndumele, et al.. (2022). Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Cancer Survivors. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 80(1). 22–32. 138 indexed citations breakdown →

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İşlek, Duygu, Álvaro Alonso, Wayne D. Rosamond, et al.. (2022). Differences in incident and recurrent myocardial infarction among White and Black individuals aged 35 to 84: Findings from the ARIC community surveillance study. American Heart Journal. 253. 67–75. 3 indexed citations

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Mok, Yejin, Junichi Ishigami, Yingying Sang, et al.. (2021). Clinically Recognized Varicose Veins and Physical Function in Older Individuals: The ARIC Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 77(8). 1637–1643. 1 indexed citations

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Mediano, Mauro Felippe Felix, Yejin Mok, Josef Coresh, et al.. (2021). Prestroke Physical Activity and Adverse Health Outcomes After Stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Stroke. 52(6). 2086–2095. 12 indexed citations

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Honda, Yasuyuki, Yejin Mok, Lena Mathews, et al.. (2021). Psychosocial factors and subsequent risk of hospitalizations with peripheral artery disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Atherosclerosis. 329. 36–43. 14 indexed citations

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Kucharska‐Newton, Anna, Kunihiro Matsushita, Yejin Mok, et al.. (2021). Loneliness and its predictors among older adults prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional and longitudinal survey findings from participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study cohort in the USA. BMJ Open. 11(12). e053542–e053542. 9 indexed citations

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Sharma, Kavita, Yejin Mok, Lucia Kwak, et al.. (2020). Predictors of Mortality by Sex and Race in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: ARIC Community Surveillance Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(19). e014669–e014669. 24 indexed citations

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Matsushita, Kunihiro, Ning Ding, Minghao Kou, et al.. (2020). The relationship of COVID-19 severity with cardiovascular disease and its traditional risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. medRxiv. 28 indexed citations

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Kimm, Heejin, Yejin Mok, Sun Ju Lee, et al.. (2017). The J-curve between Diastolic Blood Pressure and Risk of All-cause and Cardiovascular Death. Korean Circulation Journal. 48(1). 36–36. 17 indexed citations

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Grundy, Scott M., Yejin Mok, & Loren A. Zech. (1978). Effects of nicotinic acid (NA) on lipid metabolism in man. Circulation. 58. 2 indexed citations

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