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91
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56514
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11496
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5892

Luc Djoussé 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 Luc Djoussé sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 513 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luc Djoussé 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 Luc Djoussé sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luc Djoussé is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their primary field of research is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Surgery.

Their research covers diverse topics such as Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Fatty Acid Research and Health, Frailty in Older Adults, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Diet and metabolism studies, and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Djoussé has contributed extensively to the scientific literature with notable recent publications including:

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association (2020), published in Circulation
  • Association of Statin Use With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in US Veterans 75 Years and Older (2020), published in JAMA
  • Blood n-3 fatty acid levels and total and cause-specific mortality from 17 prospective studies (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Genomics and phenomics of body mass index reveals a complex disease network (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • Effect of Long-Term Marine ɷ-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation on the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Randomized Controlled Trials of Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2021), published in Circulation

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers across their career. The most common coauthors include Kelly Cho, Kenneth J. Mukamal, J. Michael Gaziano, David Gagnon, and Peter W.F. Wilson.

Djoussé's work often appears in well-regarded publication venues, notably:

  • Circulation
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Nutrients
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

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

  • Relation between modifiable lifestyle factors and lifetime risk of heart failure.

    Luc Djoussé;Jane A. Driver;J. Michael Gaziano

  • Seafood Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association

    Eric B. Rimm;Lawrence J. Appel;Stephanie E. Chiuve;Luc Djoussé

  • Lifestyle risk factors and new-onset diabetes mellitus in older adults: the cardiovascular health study.

    Dariush Mozaffarian;Aruna Kamineni;Mercedes Carnethon;Luc Djoussé

  • Physical Activity and Weight Gain Prevention

    I-Min Lee;Luc Djoussé;Howard D. Sesso;Lu Wang

  • Genetic loci associated with plasma phospholipid n-3 fatty acids: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies from the CHARGE Consortium.

    Rozenn N. Lemaitre;Toshiko Tanaka;Weihong Tang;Ani Manichaikul

  • Omega-3 fatty acids and incident type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Jason H. Y. Wu;Renata Micha;Fumiaki Imamura;An Pan

  • ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Biomarkers and Coronary Heart Disease: Pooling Project of 19 Cohort Studies

    Liana C. Del Gobbo;Fumiaki Imamura;Stella Aslibekyan;Matti Marklund

  • Long-term alcohol consumption and the risk of atrial fibrillation in the Framingham Study.

    Luc Djoussé;Daniel Levy;Emelia J Benjamin;Susan J Blease

  • Weight loss in early stage of Huntington’s disease

    L. Djousse;B. Knowlton;L. A. Cupples;K. Marder

  • Total Serum Bilirubin and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Framingham Offspring Study

    Luc Djoussé;Daniel Levy;L.Adrienne Cupples;Jane C Evans

  • Association of C-reactive protein with markers of prevalent atherosclerotic disease.

    Aaron R Folsom;James S Pankow;Russell P Tracy;Donna K Arnett

  • Relation between dietary linolenic acid and coronary artery disease in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study.

    Luc Djoussé;James S Pankow;John H Eckfeldt;Aaron R Folsom

  • Alcohol Consumption and Risk for Congestive Heart Failure in the Framingham Heart Study

    Craig R Walsh;Martin G Larson;Jane C Evans;Luc Djousse

  • Exceptional Longevity in Men: Modifiable Factors Associated With Survival and Function to Age 90 Years

    Laurel B. Yates;Luc Djousse;Tobias Kurth;Julie E. Buring

  • Serum Albumin and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and All-Cause Mortality in the Framingham Offspring Study

    Luc Djoussé;Kenneth J. Rothman;L. Adrienne Cupples;Daniel Levy

  • Fish consumption, omega-3 fatty acids and risk of heart failure: a meta-analysis.

    Luc Djoussé;Luc Djoussé;Luc Djoussé;Akintunde O. Akinkuolie;Jason H.Y. Wu;Jason H.Y. Wu;Eric L. Ding

  • Egg consumption in relation to cardiovascular disease and mortality: the Physicians' Health Study

    Luc Djoussé;J Michael Gaziano

  • Glycemic index, glycemic load, and cereal fiber intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in US black women.

    Supriya Krishnan;Lynn Rosenberg;Martha Singer;Frank B. Hu

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kenneth J. Mukamal
Kenneth J. Mukamal Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Joachim H. Ix
Joachim H. Ix University of California, San Diego
David S. Siscovick
David S. Siscovick University of Washington
Dariush Mozaffarian
Dariush Mozaffarian Tufts University
Russell P. Tracy
Russell P. Tracy University of Vermont
Donna K. Arnett
Donna K. Arnett University of South Carolina
R. Curtis Ellison
R. Curtis Ellison Boston University
Rozenn N. Lemaitre
Rozenn N. Lemaitre University of Washington
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington

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