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103
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57300
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7190
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3771

Amit Khera publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amit Khera sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 508 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Amit Khera D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amit Khera sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Amit Khera is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans a broad array of topics focused on cardiovascular health, diagnostics, and related metabolic conditions.

Their body of work includes over 220 publications in medicine, with a significant concentration in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, supported by additional research within surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and economics and econometrics. The subfields reflect a diverse approach to understanding cardiovascular disease from multiple medical perspectives.

The main topics covered in Khera's research include:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

Khera has published in a range of prominent scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Circulation
  • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Journal of Clinical Lipidology

Some notable recent papers featuring Khera's work include:

  • Continuity of care and outpatient management for patients with and at high risk for cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scientific statement from the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, 2020, American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association, 2023, Circulation
  • A Synopsis of the Evidence for the Science and Clinical Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2023, Circulation
  • Myocarditis Temporally Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination, 2021, Circulation
  • Independent Association of Lipoprotein(a) and Coronary Artery Calcification With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Khera frequently coauthors with a consistent group of researchers, including:

  • Parag H. Joshi
  • Colby Ayers
  • Anand Rohatgi
  • James A. de Lemos
  • Ann Marie Návar

The range of topics and diverse coauthor network highlights Khera's involvement in multidisciplinary research efforts addressing cardiovascular disease. Their research addresses critical aspects encompassing biological mechanisms, clinical management, and healthcare systems related to cardiovascular conditions.

Best Publications

  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Donna K. Arnett;Roger S. Blumenthal;Michelle A. Albert;Andrew B. Buroker

  • Forecasting the Future of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

    Paul A. Heidenreich;Justin G. Trogdon;Olga A. Khavjou;Javed Butler

  • Genome-wide polygenic scores for common diseases identify individuals with risk equivalent to monogenic mutations

    Amit V. Khera;Mark Chaffin;Krishna G. Aragam;Mary E. Haas

  • Cholesterol efflux capacity, high-density lipoprotein function, and atherosclerosis

    Amit V. Khera;Marina Cuchel;Margarita de la Llera-Moya;Amrith Rodrigues

  • HDL Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Incident Cardiovascular Events

    Anand K Rohatgi;Amit Khera;Jarett D Berry;Edward G. Givens

  • Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Coronary Disease

    Amit V. Khera;Connor A. Emdin;Isabel Drake;Pradeep Natarajan

  • Association of Troponin T Detected With a Highly Sensitive Assay and Cardiac Structure and Mortality Risk in the General Population

    James A de Lemos;Mark H Drazner;Torbjorn Omland;Colby R. Ayers

  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

    Donna K. Arnett;Roger S. Blumenthal;Michelle A. Albert

  • A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

    Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao

  • 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Executive Summary

    Donna K. Arnett;Roger S. Blumenthal;Michelle A. Albert

  • Diagnostic Yield and Clinical Utility of Sequencing Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genes in Patients With Severe Hypercholesterolemia

    Amit V. Khera;Amit V. Khera;Hong Hee Won;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Kim S. Lawson

  • Race and gender differences in C-reactive protein levels.

    Amit Khera;Darren K. McGuire;Sabina A. Murphy;Harold G. Stanek

  • Dysfunctional Adiposity and the Risk of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Adults

    Ian J. Neeland;Aslan T. Turer;Colby R. Ayers;Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley

  • Genetics of blood lipids among ~300,000 multi-ethnic participants of the Million Veteran Program.

    Derek Klarin;Derek Klarin;Scott M Damrauer;Scott M Damrauer;Kelly Cho;Yan V Sun

  • 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Using Coronary Artery Calcium and Traditional Risk Factors: Derivation in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) With Validation in the HNR (Heinz Nixdorf Recall) Study and the DHS (Dallas Heart Study)

    Robyn L. McClelland;Neal W. Jorgensen;Matthew Budoff;Michael J. Blaha

  • Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood

    Amit V. Khera;Mark Chaffin;Kaitlin H. Wade;Sohail Zahid

  • Genetics of coronary artery disease: discovery, biology and clinical translation

    Amit V. Khera;Amit V. Khera;Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan

  • Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in > 300,000 individuals

    Dajiang J Liu;Gina M Peloso;Gina M Peloso;Haojie Yu;Adam S Butterworth;Adam S Butterworth

  • Monkeys Pay Per View: Adaptive Valuation of Social Images by Rhesus Macaques

    Robert O. Deaner;Amit V. Khera;Michael L. Platt

  • Cholesterol Efflux Capacity, High-Density Lipoprotein Function, and Atherosclerosis

    A.V. Khera;M. Cuchel;M. de la Llera-moya

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. de Lemos
James A. de Lemos The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Darren K. McGuire
Darren K. McGuire The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University
Daniel J. Rader
Daniel J. Rader University of Pennsylvania
Mark Chaffin
Mark Chaffin Harvard University
John Danesh
John Danesh University of Cambridge
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Patrick T. Ellinor
Patrick T. Ellinor Harvard University
Ronald M Peshock
Ronald M Peshock The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester

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