Zoran Bursac

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
217 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

Zoran Bursac is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Zoran Bursac has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Physiology, 53 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 40 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Zoran Bursac's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (53 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (15 papers). Zoran Bursac is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (53 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (15 papers). Zoran Bursac collaborates with scholars based in United States, Lebanon and United Kingdom. Zoran Bursac's co-authors include David Williams, C. Heath Gauss, David W. Hosmer, Delia Smith West, T. Elaine Prewitt, Holly C. Felix, Rebecca A. Krukowski, Paul Greene, Vicki DiLillo and Stacy A. Gore and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Zoran Bursac

204 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Purposeful selection of variables in logistic regression 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Purposeful selection of variables in logistic regression
    2008 2.8k citations Zoran Bursac et al. PubMed profile →

Peers

Zoran Bursac
Steven A. Julious United Kingdom
Jan J. Barendregt Australia
Sally Kerry United Kingdom
Sherry L Murphy United States
An‐Wen Chan Canada
Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuchs Brazil
Dena M Bravata United States
Diana R Elbourne United Kingdom
Bonnie Bruce United States
Gillian Lancaster United Kingdom
Steven A. Julious United Kingdom
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Citations per year, relative to Zoran Bursac Zoran Bursac (= 1×) peers Steven A. Julious

Countries citing papers authored by Zoran Bursac

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zoran Bursac

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zoran Bursac

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zoran Bursac. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zoran Bursac 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 Zoran Bursac. Zoran Bursac is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brown, David R., Derek D. Cyr, Lisa Wruck, et al.. (2025). COVID-19 prevention is shaped by polysocial risk: A cross-sectional study of vaccination and testing disparities in underserved populations. PLoS ONE. 20(7). e0328779–e0328779.
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Ferdous, Tarana, Simanta Roy, Sreshtha Chowdhury, et al.. (2024). Partial Nicotine Reduction and E-Cigarette Users’ Puffing Behaviors Among Adults Aged 21 to 35 Years. JAMA Network Open. 7(7). e2422954–e2422954. 3 indexed citations
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Tamargo, Javier, Iván Delgado‐Enciso, Mary Jo Trepka, et al.. (2024). Drug use and COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and infection among underserved, minority communities in Miami, Florida. PLoS ONE. 19(4). e0297327–e0297327.
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Li, Wei, Olatokunbo Osibogun, Seyedeh Yasaman Alemohammad, et al.. (2024). Epilepsy and nicotine use: Exploring disparities in ENDS and cigarette use among US adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 162. 110177–110177. 2 indexed citations
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Kalan, Mohammad Ebrahimi, Wei Li, Prem Gautam, et al.. (2023). COVID‐19 and tobacco products use among US adults, 2021 National Health Interview Survey. Health Science Reports. 6(9). e1542–e1542. 4 indexed citations
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Ross, Kathryn M., et al.. (2023). Importance of self‐weighing to avoid post‐cessation weight gain: A secondary analysis of the fit and quit randomized trial. Obesity Science & Practice. 9(4). 416–423. 1 indexed citations
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Hu, Nan, Qingyun Liu, Mary Jo Trepka, et al.. (2023). Disability and COVID-19: Challenges, testing, vaccination, and postponement and avoidance of medical care among minoritized communities. Disability and health journal. 17(2). 101571–101571. 2 indexed citations
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Trak‐Fellermeier, María Angélica, et al.. (2023). The association between hydration status and total fluid intake in healthy children and adolescents. Pediatric Research. 94(2). 796–802.
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Ward‐Peterson, Melissa, et al.. (2022). Nonfatal opioid-related overdoses treated by emergency medical services in Florida, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive Medicine Reports. 31. 102102–102102. 2 indexed citations
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Kalan, Mohammad Ebrahimi, Zoran Bursac, Wei Li, et al.. (2022). State-specific Prevalence and Factors Associated With Current Marijuana, ENDS, and Cigarette use Among US Adults With Asthma. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15. 1179173X221105783–1179173X221105783.
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Kershaw, Kiarri N., Cody L. McDonald, Benjamin J. Darter, et al.. (2022). Disparities in functional recovery after dysvascular lower limb amputation are associated with employment status and self-efficacy. Disability and Rehabilitation. 45(14). 2280–2287. 8 indexed citations
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McElfish, Pearl A., Brett Rowland, Aaron J. Scott, et al.. (2021). Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 24(2). 461–468. 5 indexed citations
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Derefinko, Karen J., et al.. (2020). Sexually Transmitted Infections and Contraceptive Use in Adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 58(4). 536–546. 6 indexed citations
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Wang, Monica L., Pearl A. McElfish, Christopher R. Long, et al.. (2019). BMI and related risk factors among U.S. Marshallese with diabetes and their families. Ethnicity and Health. 26(8). 1196–1208. 5 indexed citations
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Vidal, Gregory A., Zoran Bursac, Gustavo A. Miranda‐Carboni, Shelley I. White‐Means, & Athena Starlard‐Davenport. (2017). Racial disparities in survival outcomes by breast tumor subtype among African American women in Memphis, Tennessee. Cancer Medicine. 6(7). 1776–1786. 23 indexed citations
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McElfish, Pearl A., Peter Goulden, Zoran Bursac, et al.. (2016). Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient‐centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community. Nursing Inquiry. 24(2). 34 indexed citations
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Yeary, Karen Hye‐cheon Kim, Carol E. Cornell, Page C. Moore, et al.. (2011). Peer Reviewed: Feasibility of an Evidence-Based Weight Loss Intervention for a Faith-Based, Rural, African American Population. Preventing Chronic Disease. 8(6). 14 indexed citations
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Jandorf, Lina, et al.. (2011). Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Latina Women: The Role of the Latino Male. Journal of Community Health. 37(3). 694–700. 16 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Alesia, et al.. (2009). In-vitro soil adherence for dermal exposure using a controlled mechanical chamber.. ˜The œJournal of applied sciences research. 232–243. 12 indexed citations
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Campbell, Janis E., et al.. (2002). Self-reported mammography screening among Oklahoma women age 50 and older: Oklahoma Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 1997-2001.. PubMed. 95(10). 646–52.

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