Yoriko Heianza

10.3k total citations · 7 hit papers
188 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Yoriko Heianza is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Yoriko Heianza has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Physiology, 55 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 49 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Yoriko Heianza's work include Diet and metabolism studies (56 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (37 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (25 papers). Yoriko Heianza is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (56 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (37 papers) and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (25 papers). Yoriko Heianza collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Yoriko Heianza's co-authors include Lu Qi, Tao Zhou, Dianjianyi Sun, Xiang Li, Hao Ma, Hirohito Sone, JoAnn E. Manson, Satoru Kodama, Wenjie Ma and Kathryn M. Rexrode and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Yoriko Heianza

175 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Sleep patterns, genetic susceptibility, and incident card... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2019 2017 2023 2023 2022 100 200 300 400
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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. Sleep patterns, genetic susceptibility, and incident cardiovascular disease: a prospective study of 385 292 UK biobank participants
    2019 436 citations Dianjianyi Sun, Tao Zhou et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  2. Gut Microbiota Metabolites and Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Disease Events and Death: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Prospective Studies
    2017 402 citations Yoriko Heianza, Wenjie Ma et al. profile →
  3. Association of Cardiovascular Health With Life Expectancy Free of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, and Dementia in UK Adults
    2023 106 citations Xuan Wang, Hao Ma et al. JAMA Internal Medicine profile →
  4. Cardiovascular Health and Life Expectancy Among Adults in the United States
    2023 92 citations Hao Ma, Xuan Wang et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Prevalence and Trends in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Women in the United States, 2006–2017: A Population-Based Study
    2022 84 citations Tao Zhou, Dianjianyi Sun et al. profile →
  6. Joint association of loneliness and traditional risk factor control and incident cardiovascular disease in diabetes patients
    2023 67 citations Xuan Wang, Hao Ma et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  7. Improvement of Social Isolation and Loneliness and Excess Mortality Risk in People With Obesity
    2024 32 citations Xiang Li, Yoriko Heianza et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yoriko Heianza United States 41 1.8k 1.6k 1.3k 1.3k 1.0k 188 6.3k
Zheng Bian China 45 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 917 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 183 7.9k
Nancy S. Jenny United States 59 2.4k 1.3× 1.5k 0.9× 872 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 2.2k 2.2× 177 10.6k
Giovanni De Pergola Italy 49 3.0k 1.6× 1.4k 0.9× 2.5k 1.9× 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 271 9.3k
Hiroshi Yatsuya Japan 49 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 582 0.5× 1.8k 1.7× 312 8.1k
Zhilei Shan China 37 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 760 0.6× 729 0.6× 487 0.5× 93 5.8k
Cornelia Weikert Germany 42 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 809 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 593 0.6× 123 5.8k
Katherine M. Morrison Canada 45 1.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 555 0.5× 203 7.2k
Nina Hutri‐Kähönen Finland 45 1.2k 0.7× 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 736 0.6× 2.8k 2.7× 249 7.5k
John P. Forman United States 55 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 981 0.8× 536 0.4× 1.4k 1.3× 129 8.2k
Yoshiyuki Watanabe Japan 46 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 504 0.4× 954 0.8× 949 0.9× 229 7.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heianza, Yoriko, Qi Sun, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Plasma levels of polyols erythritol, mannitol, and sorbitol and incident coronary heart disease among women. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 32(5). 404–414. 2 indexed citations
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Kou, Minghao, Xiang Li, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Degree of joint risk factor control and incident chronic kidney disease among individuals with obesity. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 26(11). 4864–4874. 2 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Qiaochu Xue, Jennifer Rood, et al.. (2024). Changes in bile acid subtypes and improvements in lipid metabolism and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk: the Preventing Overweight Using Novel Dietary Strategies (POUNDS Lost) trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119(5). 1293–1300. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Xiang, Xuan Wang, Hao Ma, et al.. (2024). Association of white matter hyperintensities with BMD, incident fractures, and falls in the UK Biobank cohort. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 39(4). 408–416. 1 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Saumya Tiwari, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2024). Gut-Microbiota-Related Metabolite Phenylacetylglutamine and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease Among Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(5). e1531–e1539. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuan, Hao Ma, Xiang Li, et al.. (2023). Association of Cardiovascular Health With Life Expectancy Free of Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, and Dementia in UK Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine. 183(4). 340–340. 106 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xuan, et al.. (2023). Joint association of loneliness and traditional risk factor control and incident cardiovascular disease in diabetes patients. European Heart Journal. 44(28). 2583–2591. 67 indexed citations breakdown →
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Song, Qiying, Mengying Wang, Tao Zhou, et al.. (2022). The Lifestyle-Related Cardiovascular Risk Is Modified by Sleep Patterns. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 97(3). 519–530. 21 indexed citations
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Geng, Tingting, Xiang Li, Hao Ma, Yoriko Heianza, & Lu Qi. (2022). Adherence to a Healthy Sleep Pattern and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease: The UK Biobank Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 97(1). 68–77. 44 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Wenjie Ma, Joseph A. DiDonato, et al.. (2021). Ten-year changes in plasma L-carnitine levels and risk of coronary heart disease. European Journal of Nutrition. 61(3). 1353–1362. 7 indexed citations
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Ma, Hao, Xiang Li, Tao Zhou, et al.. (2021). Alcohol Consumption Levels as Compared With Drinking Habits in Predicting All-Cause Mortality and Cause-Specific Mortality in Current Drinkers. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 96(7). 1758–1769. 20 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yan, Min Xu, Yoriko Heianza, et al.. (2018). Gallstone disease and increased risk of mortality: Two large prospective studies in US men and women. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 33(11). 1925–1931. 31 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Wenjie Ma, Dianjianyi Sun, et al.. (2017). Abstract 14459: Changes in Gut Microbiota Metabolites and Successful Weight-loss in Response to Weight-Loss Diets: The POUNDS Lost Trial. Circulation. 1 indexed citations
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Fujihara, Kazuya, Shigeru Iwakabe, Misa Shimpo, et al.. (2016). Development and evaluation of the Japanese version of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life for patients with diabetes. Diabetology International. 7(4). 384–390. 7 indexed citations
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Fujihara, Kazuya, Hiroaki Suzuki, Akira Sato, et al.. (2015). Circulating Malondialdehyde-Modified LDL-Related Variables and Coronary Artery Stenosis in Asymptomatic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2015. 1–8. 8 indexed citations

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