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Emelia J. Benjamin

Emelia J. Benjamin

Boston University
United States

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Emelia J. Benjamin 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 Emelia J. Benjamin sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 972 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Emelia J. Benjamin 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 Emelia J. Benjamin sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 211 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Emelia J. Benjamin is affiliated with Boston University in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of medicine. Their work primarily spans cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, with additional focus on genetics, physiology, epidemiology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias

Among recent published papers, notable works are:

  • "Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019" (2020), published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association" (2020), published in Circulation
  • "Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update" (2021), published in Circulation
  • "Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program" (2021), published in Nature

The scientist has collaborated frequently with these co-authors:

  • Ramachandran S. Vasan
  • Ludovic Trinquart
  • Honghuang Lin
  • Patrick T. Ellinor
  • Joanne M. Murabito

Their research has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Emelia J. Benjamin is recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Paul Muntner;Alvaro Alonso;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Michael J. Blaha;Stephanie E. Chiuve;Mary Cushman

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Salim S. Virani;Clifton W. Callaway;Alanna M. Chamberlain

  • Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi;Kyle Foreman;Stephen Lim

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2014 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Veronique Lee Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2015 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2012 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Véronique L. Roger;Alan S. Go;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2013 Update A Report From the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Heart disease and stroke statistics-2015 update: A report from the American Heart Association

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Salim S. Virani;Alvaro Alonso;Emelia J. Benjamin;Marcio S. Bittencourt

  • Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Emelia J. Benjamin;Alan S. Go;Donna K. Arnett

  • Guidelines for the ultrasound assessment of endothelial-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery: A report of the International Brachial Artery Reactivity Task Force

    Mary C Corretti;Todd J Anderson;Emelia J Benjamin;David Celermajer

  • Executive summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2014 Update: A report from the American Heart Association

    Alan S. Go;Dariush Mozaffarian;Véronique L. Roger;Emelia J. Benjamin

  • Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on the Risk of Death The Framingham Heart Study

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Philip A. Wolf;Ralph B. D’Agostino;Halit Silbershatz

  • Sudden Cardiac Arrest

    Emelia J Benjamin;Michael J Blaha;Stephanie E Chiuve;Mary Cushman

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy National Institutes of Health
Patrick T. Ellinor
Patrick T. Ellinor Harvard University
Steven A. Lubitz
Steven A. Lubitz Harvard University
Thomas J. Wang
Thomas J. Wang Vanderbilt University
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Christopher J. O'Donnell
Christopher J. O'Donnell Harvard Medical School
Gary F. Mitchell
Gary F. Mitchell University of California, Davis
Caroline S. Fox
Caroline S. Fox MSD (United States)
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington

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