2026 Helen Petrovitch: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	77	18322	17212	9141	8445	168	25643

Helen Petrovitch 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 Helen Petrovitch sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 168 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Helen Petrovitch 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 Helen Petrovitch sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Helen Petrovitch is affiliated with the Veterans Health Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers major topics including Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Nuclear Receptors and Signaling, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, as well as ECG Monitoring and Analysis.

Frequent publication venues for Helen Petrovitch's work include:

Scientific Reports
BMC Neuroscience
Research Square (Research Square)
Diabetes

The list of prominent coauthors in their recent work includes Kamal Masaki, Oğuz Akbilgiç, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran, Robert L. Davis, and Samuel M. Goldman.

Notable recent papers by Helen Petrovitch are:

Genome-wide epigenetic analyses in Japanese immigrant plantation workers with Parkinson's disease and exposure to organochlorines reveal possible involvement of glial genes and pathways involved in neurotoxicity (2020, BMC Neuroscience)
Electrocardiographic changes predate Parkinson's disease onset (2020, Scientific Reports)
Externally validated deep learning model to identify prodromal Parkinson's disease from electrocardiogram (2023, Scientific Reports)
Externally Validated Deep Learning Model to Identify Prodromal Parkinson's Disease from Electrocardiogram (2022, Research Square (Research Square))
681-P: Medication Adherence in the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes-A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study (2025, Diabetes)

Best Publications

Influence of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Breast Cancer and Mammography in Healthy Postmenopausal Women: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trial

Rowan T. Chlebowski;Susan L. Hendrix;Robert D. Langer;Marcia L. Stefanick

2605
Citations
Midlife blood pressure and dementia: the Honolulu–Asia aging study☆

Lenore J Launer;G.Webster Ross;G.Webster Ross;Helen Petrovitch;Kamal Masaki

1343
Citations
The Association Between Midlife Blood Pressure Levels and Late-Life Cognitive Function: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study

Lenore J. Launer;Kamal Masaki;Helen Petrovitch;Daniel Foley

1283
Citations
Walking and dementia in physically capable elderly men.

Robert D. Abbott;Lon R. White;G. Webster Ross;Kamal H. Masaki

1007
Citations
Frequency of bowel movements and the future risk of Parkinson’s disease

R. D. Abbott;H. Petrovitch;L. R. White;K. H. Masaki

1007
Citations
Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson Disease

Ross Gw;Abbott Rd;Petrovitch H;Morens Dm

1003
Citations
Association of olfactory dysfunction with risk for future Parkinson's disease.

G. Webster Ross;Helen Petrovitch;Robert D. Abbott;Caroline M. Tanner

915
Citations
Effects of Walking on Mortality among Nonsmoking Retired Men

Hakim Aa;Petrovitch H;Burchfiel Cm;Ross Gw

788
Citations
Midlife blood pressure and neuritic plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and brain weight at death: the HAAS☆

H Petrovitch;L.R White;L.R White;L.R White;G Izmirilian;G.W Ross;G.W Ross

634
Citations
Prevalence of dementia in older Japanese-American men in Hawaii: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.

White L;Petrovitch H;Ross Gw;Ross Gw;Masaki Kh

612
Citations
A 32-year prospective study of change in body weight and incident dementia: the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.

Robert Stewart;Kamal Masaki;Qian Li Xue;Rita Peila

579
Citations
Excessive daytime sleepiness and subsequent development of Parkinson disease

R. D. Abbott;G. W. Ross;L. R. White;C. M. Tanner

553
Citations
Metabolic cardiovascular syndrome and risk of dementia in Japanese-American elderly men. The Honolulu-Asia aging study.

S. Kalmijn;D. Foley;L. White;C. M. Burchfiel

553
Citations
Association of vitamin E and C supplement use with cognitive function and dementia in elderly men

K.H. Masaki;K.G. Losonczy;G. Izmirlian;D.J. Foley

528
Citations
Cerebrovascular pathology and dementia in autopsied Honolulu-Asia Aging Study participants.

Lon White;Lon White;Helen Petrovitch;John Hardman;James Nelson

477
Citations
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and cognitive function: the HAAS autopsy study.

L. A. Pfeifer;L. R. White;G. W. Ross;H. Petrovitch

440
Citations
Effects of Walking on Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Men The Honolulu Heart Program

A A Hakim;J D Curb;H Petrovitch;B L Rodriguez

432
Citations
Parkinsonian signs and substantia nigra neuron density in decendents elders without PD.

G. Webster Ross;Helen Petrovitch;Robert D. Abbott;James Nelson

318
Citations
AD lesions and infarcts in demented and non‐demented Japanese‐American men

Helen Petrovitch;G. Webster Ross;Sandra C. Steinhorn;Robert D. Abbott;Robert D. Abbott

308
Citations
Longitudinal association of vascular and Alzheimer's dementias, diabetes, and glucose tolerance.

J.D. Curb;B.L. Rodriguez;R.D. Abbott;H. Petrovitch

303
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kamal Masaki University of Hawaii at Manoa

Lon R. White University of Hawaii at Manoa

Lenore J. Launer National Institutes of Health

Robert D. Abbott University of Virginia

Beatriz L. Rodriguez University of Hawaii at Manoa

Caroline M. Tanner University of California, San Francisco

William R. Markesbery University of Kentucky

Katsuhiko Yano Kuakini Medical Center

J. David Curb University of Hawaii at Manoa

John E. Duda University of Pennsylvania

External Links

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