2026 Brian A. King: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	74	19291	18110	9610	8870	226	28640

Overview

Brian A. King is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a notable focus on subfields such as Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Applied Psychology.

The research topics addressed by Brian A. King predominantly include Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, School Health and Nursing Education, and Coffee research and impacts.

Brian A. King has contributed to several publication venues, frequently publishing in:

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Nicotine & Tobacco Research
Tobacco Control
JAMA
American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian A. King include:

"E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2020", 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
"Update: Characteristics of a Nationwide Outbreak of E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury - United States, August 2019-January 2020", 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
"COVID-19 and Postinfection Immunity", 2020, JAMA
"The EVALI and Youth Vaping Epidemics - Implications for Public Health", 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
"E-cigarette Unit Sales, by Product and Flavor Type - United States, 2014-2020", 2020, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Brian A. King include:

Fatma Romeh M. Ali
Michael A. Tynan
Elizabeth L. Seaman
Paul Melstrom
Christopher M. Jones

Best Publications

Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2016.

Ahmed Jamal;Elyse Phillips;Andrea S. Gentzke;David M. Homa

2527
Citations
Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin — Final Report

Jennifer E. Layden;Isaac Ghinai;Ian Pray;Anne Kimball

952
Citations
Tobacco use among middle and high school students - United States, 2011-2014.

René A. Arrazola;Tushar Singh;Catherine G. Corey;Corinne G. Husten

823
Citations
Notes from the Field: Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Any Tobacco Product Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2011-2018.

Karen A. Cullen;Bridget K. Ambrose;Andrea S. Gentzke;Benjamin J. Apelberg

804
Citations
Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students--United States, 2011-2015.

Tushar Singh;René A Arrazola;Catherine G Corey;Corinne G Husten

801
Citations
Vital Signs: Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2018

Andrea S. Gentzke;MeLisa Creamer;Karen A. Cullen;Bridget K. Ambrose

800
Citations
Vitamin E Acetate in Bronchoalveolar-Lavage Fluid Associated with EVALI

Benjamin C Blount;Mateusz P Karwowski;Peter G Shields;Maria Morel-Espinosa

792
Citations
e-Cigarette Use Among Youth in the United States, 2019

Karen A. Cullen;Andrea S. Gentzke;Michael D. Sawdey;Joanne T. Chang

750
Citations
Tobacco Product Use Among Adults - United States, 2017.

Teresa W. Wang;Kat Asman;Andrea S. Gentzke;Karen A. Cullen

689
Citations
Trends in Awareness and Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among US Adults, 2010–2013

Brian A. King;Roshni Patel;Kimberly H. Nguyen;Shanta R. Dube

608
Citations
Awareness and Ever-Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults, 2010–2011

Brian A. King;Suhana Alam;Suhana Alam;Gabbi Promoff;Rene Arrazola

529
Citations
Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2011-2016.

Ahmed Jamal;Andrea S. Gentzke;S. Sean Hu;Karen A. Cullen

497
Citations
Notes from the Field: Electronic cigarette use among middle and high school students - United States, 2011-2012

Catherine Corey;Baoguang Wang;Sarah E. Johnson;Benjamin Apelberg

452
Citations
Tobacco product use among adults--United States, 2012-2013.

Israel T Agaku;Brian A King;Corinne G Husten;Rebecca Bunnell

451
Citations
Intentions to Smoke Cigarettes Among Never-Smoking US Middle and High School Electronic Cigarette Users: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2011–2013

Rebecca E. Bunnell;Israel T. Agaku;René A. Arrazola;Benjamin J. Apelberg

430
Citations
E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2020

Teresa W. Wang;Linda J. Neff;Eunice Park-Lee;Chunfeng Ren

402
Citations
Vital signs: disparities in nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke--United States, 1999-2012.

David M Homa;Linda J Neff;Brian A King;Ralph S Caraballo

394
Citations
Toking, Vaping, and Eating for Health or Fun: Marijuana Use Patterns in Adults, U.S., 2014

Gillian L. Schauer;Brian A. King;Rebecca E. Bunnell;Gabbi Promoff

369
Citations
Current Tobacco Use Among Adults in the United States: Findings From the National Adult Tobacco Survey

Brian A. King;Shanta R. Dube;Michael A. Tynan

352
Citations
Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2015

Elyse Phillips;Teresa W. Wang;Corinne G. Husten;Catherine G. Corey

182
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Hyland Roswell Park Cancer Institute

K. Michael Cummings Medical University of South Carolina

Benjamin C. Blount Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sherif R. Zaki Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michelle C. Kegler Emory University

Sherry Emery University of Chicago

Clifford H. Watson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ruth Lynfield Minnesota Department of Health

Donna Vallone Johns Hopkins University

John R. Barr Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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