Most cited papers in Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
What are the most cited papers in Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases?
The most cited paper in Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases is "Atherosclerosis — An Inflammatory Disease" (Russell Ross, 1999), with 21,815 citations. Next come "The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus" (14,664) and "The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis: a perspective for the 1990s" (10,703).
Showing 50 of 97 papers. Every paper with more than 1,376 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atherosclerosis — An Inflammatory Disease Russell Ross · New England Journal of Medicine | 14 Jan 1999 | 21,815 |
| 2 | The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus Eng M. Tan, Alan S. Cohen, James F. Fries et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism | Nov 1982 | 14,664 |
| 3 | The pathogenesis of atherosclerosis: a perspective for the 1990s Russell Ross · Nature | Apr 1993 | 10,703 |
| 4 | Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease Paul M. Ridker et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 27 Aug 2017 | 9,517 |
| 5 | Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Artery Disease Göran K. Hansson · New England Journal of Medicine | 20 Apr 2005 | 8,822 |
| 6 | Inflammation in atherosclerosis Peter Libby · Nature | Dec 2002 | 8,286 |
| 7 | Evolocumab and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Marc Steven Sabatine, Robert Patrick Giugliano, ANTHONY C. KEECH et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 17 Mar 2017 | 6,185 |
| 8 | Inflammation, Aspirin, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Apparently Healthy Men Paul M. Ridker, Mary Cushman, Meir J. Stampfer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 3 Apr 1997 | 5,545 |
| 9 | The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis — An Update Russell Ross · New England Journal of Medicine | 20 Feb 1986 | 4,913 |
| 10 | Atherosclerosis Aldons Jake Lusis · Nature | Sep 2000 | 4,849 |
| 11 | Lessons From Sudden Coronary Death Renu Virmani, Frank D. Kolodgie, ALLEN P. BURKE et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology | May 2000 | 4,097 |
| 12 | Progress and challenges in translating the biology of atherosclerosis Peter Libby, Paul M. Ridker, Göran K. Hansson · Nature | May 2011 | 4,062 |
| 13 | A Randomized Comparison of a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent with a Standard Stent for Coronary Revascularization Marie‐Claude Morice, Patrick W.J.C. Serruys, José Eduardo Sousa et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 6 Jun 2002 | 4,047 |
| 14 | NLRP3 inflammasomes are required for atherogenesis and activated by cholesterol crystals Peter Duewell, Hajime Kono, Katey J. Rayner et al. · Nature | Apr 2010 | 4,042 |
| 15 | Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel Brian A. Ference et al. · European Heart Journal | 8 Mar 2017 | 4,032 |
| 16 | Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: Objectives and Design Diane E. Bild · American Journal of Epidemiology | 23 Oct 2002 | 4,013 |
| 17 | Type 2 diabetes as an inflammatory disease Marc Yves Donath, Steven E. Shoelson · Nature reviews. Immunology | 14 Jan 2011 | 3,777 |
| 18 | The Pathogenesis of Coronary Artery Disease and the Acute Coronary Syndromes Franklin H. Epstein, Valentı́n Fuster, Lina Badimon et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 30 Jan 1992 | 3,733 |
| 19 | Hemodynamic Shear Stress and Its Role in Atherosclerosis Adel M. Malek · JAMA | Dec 1999 | 3,660 |
| 20 | Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome Gregory G. Schwartz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 7 Nov 2018 | 3,654 |
| 21 | A Definition of Advanced Types of Atherosclerotic Lesions and a Histological Classification of Atherosclerosis Herbert C. Stary, A. Bleakley Chandler, Robert E. Dinsmore et al. · Circulation | Sep 1995 | 3,546 |
| 22 | Coronary Plaque Disruption Erling Falk, Prediman Krishan Shah, Valentı́n Fuster · Circulation | Aug 1995 | 3,539 |
| 23 | Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and the Pathobiology of Atherosclerosis Michael A. Gimbrone, Guillermo García‐Cardeña · Circulation Research | 18 Feb 2016 | 3,528 |
| 24 | Atherosclerosis Peter Libby, Julie E. Buring, Lina Badimón et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers | 16 Aug 2019 | 3,145 |
| 25 | Atherosclerosis Christopher K. Glass, Joseph Lee Witztum · Cell | Feb 2001 | 3,066 |
| 26 | C-Reactive Protein and Other Circulating Markers of Inflammation in the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease John Danesh, Jeremy G. Wheeler, Gideon Morris Hirschfield et al. · New England Journal of Medicine | 31 Mar 2004 | 2,970 |
| 27 | IL-10 inhibits cytokine production by activated macrophages David Franklin Fiorentino, Albert Zlotnik, Tim R. Mosmann et al. · The Journal of Immunology | Dec 1991 | 2,923 |
| 28 | The changing landscape of atherosclerosis Peter Libby · Nature | 21 Apr 2021 | 2,879 |
| 29 | Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis Kathryn J. Moore, Ira A. Tabas · Cell | Apr 2011 | 2,707 |
| 30 | Role of oxidized low density lipoprotein in atherogenesis. Joseph Lee Witztum, Daniel Howard Steinberg · Journal of Clinical Investigation | Dec 1991 | 2,681 |
| 31 | Role of Oxidative Modifications in Atherosclerosis Roland Stocker, John F. Keaney · Physiological Reviews | 21 Sep 2004 | 2,618 |
| 32 | Macrophages in atherosclerosis: a dynamic balance Kathryn J. Moore, Frederick J. Sheedy, Edward A A Fisher · Nature reviews. Immunology | 2 Sep 2013 | 2,588 |
| 33 | Binding site on macrophages that mediates uptake and degradation of acetylated low density lipoprotein, producing massive cholesterol deposition Joseph L. Goldstein, Yiu Kee Ho, Sandip Kumar Basu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 1979 | 2,469 |
| 34 | Plasma Concentration of Interleukin-6 and the Risk of Future Myocardial Infarction Among Apparently Healthy Men Paul M. Ridker, Nader Rifai, Meir J. Stampfer et al. · Circulation | 18 Apr 2000 | 2,447 |
| 35 | Mechanisms of Plaque Formation and Rupture Jacob Fog Bentzon, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Renu Virmani et al. · Circulation Research | 5 Jun 2014 | 2,399 |
| 36 | The immune system in atherosclerosis Göran K. Hansson, Andreas Hermansson · Nature Immunology | 15 Feb 2011 | 2,333 |
| 37 | The role of lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in oxidative modification of LDL Hermann Esterbauer, Janusz M. Gebicki, Herbert Puhl et al. · Free Radical Biology and Medicine | Oct 1992 | 2,316 |
| 38 | Functional Delineation and Differentiation Dynamics of Human CD4+ T Cells Expressing the FoxP3 Transcription Factor Makoto Miyara, Yumiko Yoshioka, Akihiko Kitoh et al. · Immunity | 22 May 2009 | 2,307 |
| 39 | Severe hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice created by homologous recombination in ES cells Andrew S. Plump, Jonathan D. Smith, Tony Hayek et al. · Cell | Oct 1992 | 2,273 |
| 40 | Spontaneous Hypercholesterolemia and Arterial Lesions in Mice Lacking Apolipoprotein E Sunny H. Zhang, Robert Lee Reddick, Jorge A. Piedrahita et al. · Science | 16 Oct 1992 | 2,248 |
| 41 | CD8+ effector T cells contribute to macrophage recruitment and adipose tissue inflammation in obesity Satoshi Nishimura, Ichiro Manabe, Mika Nagasaki et al. · Nature Medicine | 26 Jul 2009 | 2,229 |
| 42 | Atherosclerosis: current pathogenesis and therapeutic options Christian Weber, Heidi Noels · Nature Medicine | Nov 2011 | 2,220 |
| 43 | Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis Martin R. Bennett, Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Gary K. Owens · Circulation Research | 18 Feb 2016 | 2,203 |
| 44 | The immune response in atherosclerosis: a double-edged sword Göran K. Hansson, Peter Libby · Nature reviews. Immunology | 16 Jun 2006 | 2,186 |
| 45 | Lean, but not obese, fat is enriched for a unique population of regulatory T cells that affect metabolic parameters Markus Feuerer, Laura Herrero, Daniela Cipolletta et al. · Nature Medicine | 26 Jul 2009 | 2,160 |
| 46 | Evolving functions of endothelial cells in inflammation Jordan S. Pober, William C. Sessa · Nature reviews. Immunology | 25 Sep 2007 | 2,026 |
| 47 | The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis Russell Ross, John A. Glomset · New England Journal of Medicine | 12 Aug 1976 | 2,019 |
| 48 | Decreased lesion formation in CCR2−/− mice reveals a role for chemokines in the initiation of atherosclerosis Landin F. Boring, Jennifa Gosling, Michael D. Cleary et al. · Nature | Aug 1998 | 1,983 |
| 49 | Leukocyte-endothelial adhesion molecules TM Carlos, JM Harlan · Blood | Oct 1994 | 1,957 |
| 50 | C-Reactive Protein, a Sensitive Marker of Inflammation, Predicts Future Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Initially Healthy Middle-Aged Men Wolfgang Köenig, Malte Sund, Margit Fröhlich et al. · Circulation | 19 Jan 1999 | 1,955 |
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