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D-Index
93
Citations
40738
World Ranking
10727
National Ranking
5515

John B. Kostis 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 John B. Kostis sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 695 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John B. Kostis 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 John B. Kostis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John B. Kostis is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. The primary focus of their research lies in medicine, with a significant specialization in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields, including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Surgery

Their research topics cover a variety of critical areas such as:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies

John B. Kostis has published numerous papers in influential journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • European Heart Journal
  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Limitations of Randomized Clinical Trials, 2020, The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Blood pressure-lowering treatment for prevention of major cardiovascular diseases in people with and without type 2 diabetes: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Epidemiology and trends in stroke mortality in the USA, 1975-2019, 2022, International Journal of Epidemiology

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • William J. Kostis
  • Javier Cabrera
  • Stavros Zinonos
  • Nora M. Cosgrove
  • Abel E. Moreyra

Best Publications

  • Sodium Reduction and Weight Loss in the Treatment of Hypertension in Older Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly (TONE)

    Paul K. Whelton;Lawrence J. Appel;Mark A. Espeland;William B. Applegate

  • Plasma fibrinogen level and the risk of major cardiovascular diseases and nonvascular mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis.

    J Danesh;S Lewington;S G Thompson;Lowe Gdo.

  • Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Jeff D. Williamson;Mark A. Supiano;Mark A. Supiano;William B. Applegate;Dan R. Berlowitz;Dan R. Berlowitz

  • Prediction of mortality and morbidity with a 6-minute walk test in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. SOLVD Investigators

    Vera Bittner;Debra H. Weiner;Salim Yusuf;William J. Rogers

  • Effect of Enalapril On Myocardial-infarction and Unstable Angina in Patients With Low Ejection Fractions

    Salim Yusuf;Carl J. Pepine;C. Garces;H. Pouleur

  • Prevention of Heart Failure by Antihypertensive Drug Treatment in Older Persons With Isolated Systolic Hypertension

    Kostis Jb;Davis Br;Cutler J;Grimm Rh

  • Conjugated equine estrogens and coronary heart disease: the Women's Health Initiative.

    Judith Hsia;Robert D Langer;Joann E Manson;Lewis Kuller

  • Diabetes mellitus, a predictor of morbidity and mortality in the Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) Trials and Registry

    Daniel M. Shindler;John B. Kostis;Salim Yusuf;Miguel A. Quinones

  • Consensus recommendations for the management of chronic heart failure: Introduction

    Milton Packer;Jay N. Cohn;William T. Abraham;Wilson S. Colucci

  • Omapatrilat and enalapril in patients with hypertension: The Omapatrilat Cardiovascular Treatment vs. Enalapril (OCTAVE) trial

    John B. Kostis;John B. Kostis;Milton Packer;Milton Packer;Henry R. Black;Henry R. Black;Roland Schmieder;Roland Schmieder

  • Management of sexual dysfunction in patients with cardiovascular disease: recommendations of the Princeton Consensus Panel.

    Robert DeBusk;Yaacov Drory;Irwin Goldstein;Graham Jackson

  • The Princeton III Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease

    Ajay Nehra;Graham Jackson;Martin Miner;Kevin L. Billups

  • Sexual Dysfunction and Cardiac Risk (the Second Princeton Consensus Conference)

    J. B. Kostis;G. Jackson;R. Rosen;E. Barrett-Connor

  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis

    Kazem Rahimi;Zeinab Bidel;Milad Nazarzadeh;Emma Copland

  • ACCF/AHA 2011 expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus documents developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and European Society of Hypertension

    Wilbert S. Aronow;Jerome L. Fleg;Carl J. Pepine;Nancy T. Artinian

  • Delay in presentation and evaluation for acute stroke : Stroke time registry for outcomes knowledge and epidemiology (S. T. R. O. K. E.)

    Clifton R. Lacy;Dong-Churl Suh;Maureen Bueno;John B. Kostis

  • Change in Depression as a Precursor of Cardiovascular Events

    Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller;William B. Applegate;Kenneth Berge;Chee Jen Chang

  • Blood pressure-dependent and independent effects of agents that inhibit the renin-angiotensin system.

    F Turnbull;B Neal;M Pfeffer

  • Baseline Quality of Life as a Predictor of Mortality and Hospitalization in 5,025 Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

    Varda Konstam;Deeb Salem;Hubert Pouleur;John Kostis

  • REPORT: The Second Princeton Consensus on Sexual Dysfunction and Cardiac Risk: New Guidelines for Sexual Medicine

    Graham Jackson;Raymond C. Rosen;Robert A. Kloner;Robert A. Kloner;John B. Kostis

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry R. Davis
Barry R. Davis The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Raymond C. Rosen
Raymond C. Rosen New England Research Institutes
John L. Semmlow
John L. Semmlow Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Paul K. Whelton
Paul K. Whelton Tulane University
Metin Akay
Metin Akay University of Houston
William C. Cushman
William C. Cushman University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Karen C. Johnson
Karen C. Johnson University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Henry R. Black
Henry R. Black New York University School of Medicine
Robert A. Kloner
Robert A. Kloner Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Sripal Bangalore
Sripal Bangalore New York University

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