A bibliometric review on the top 20 cited articles in the Jackson heart study

Mohammad Abrar Shareef1, Abdulhadi A AlAmodi2

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Sebasticook Valley Hospital, Pittsfield, Maine, USA.

Insights

The Jackson Heart Study

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular disease research
  • Public health
  • Genetics

Background:

  • African Americans experience higher cardiovascular disease rates.
  • Health disparities led to the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), a major investigation into cardiovascular disease causes in this population.
  • JHS examines cardiovascular disease in African Americans, addressing observed mortality trends.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the most impactful publications from the Jackson Heart Study (JHS).
  • To identify trends and key research areas within JHS publications.
  • To inform future research directions for cardiovascular disease in African Americans.

Main Methods:

  • Downloaded publication list from jacksonheartstudy.org (1999-2018).
  • Obtained citation frequency for 455 articles using Google.com.
  • Characterized the top 20 cited articles by author, publication date, journal, and impact factor.

Main Results:

  • The top 20 JHS articles received 282 to 5545 citations (average 1045.60).
  • These highly cited articles were published across 8 different peer-reviewed journals.
  • The most cited works focused on genetics and were observational in nature.

Conclusions:

  • The most cited JHS research emphasizes cardiovascular genetics.
  • Future JHS research should incorporate interventional studies.
  • This analysis highlights the impact of JHS genetics research and suggests a shift towards interventional approaches.
Abstract

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