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D-Index
149
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156213
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1172
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680

Paul K. Whelton 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 Paul K. Whelton sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 618 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paul K. Whelton 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 Paul K. Whelton sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 149 D-Index — 94th percentile

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

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Overview

Paul K. Whelton is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States. Their primary research field is Medicine, with a particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scholarly work spans several subfields, including Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Surgery.

The main research topics covered by Paul K. Whelton include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Sodium Intake and Health, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention.

Frequent collaborators in Whelton's work include William C. Cushman, Srinivasan Beddhu, Norm R.C. Campbell, Alfred K. Cheung, and Andrew E. Moran.

Publications by Paul K. Whelton have appeared mainly in the following venues:

  • Hypertension
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Human Hypertension
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Some of the recent papers by Paul K. Whelton include:

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019 (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • 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
  • Final Report of a Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control (2021), New England Journal of Medicine
  • Treatment of Hypertension (2022), JAMA
  • 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

Best Publications

  • 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

    Paul K. Whelton;Robert M. Carey;Wilbert S. Aronow;Donald E. Casey

  • Global burden of hypertension: analysis of worldwide data

    Patricia M Kearney;Patricia M Kearney;Megan Whelton;Kristi Reynolds;Paul Muntner

  • 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

  • Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or calcium channel blocker vs diuretic: The antihypertensive and lipid-lowering treatment to prevent heart attack trial (ALLHAT)

    Curt D. Furberg;Jackson T. Wright;Barry R Davis;Jeffrey A. Cutler

  • A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control

    Jackson T. Wright;Jeff D. Williamson;Paul K. Whelton;Joni K. Snyder

  • Prevalence of Hypertension in the US Adult Population: Results From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1991

    Vicki L. Burt;Paul Whelton;Edward J. Roccella;Clarice Brown

  • Blood Pressure and End-Stage Renal Disease in Men

    Michael J. Klag;Paul K. Whelton;Bryan L. Randall;James D. Neaton

  • Primary Prevention of Hypertension: Clinical and Public Health Advisory From the National High Blood Pressure Education Program

    Paul K. Whelton;Jiang He;Lawrence J. Appel;Jeffrey A. Cutler

  • Major Causes of Death among Men and Women in China

    Jiang He;Dongfeng Gu;Xigui Wu;Kristi Reynolds

  • Worldwide prevalence of hypertension: a systematic review.

    Patricia M Kearney;Megan Whelton;Kristi Reynolds;Paul K Whelton

  • The Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease in U.S. Adults

    Jing Chen;Paul Muntner;L Lee Hamm;Daniel W Jones

  • Trends in the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in the Adult US Population: Data From the Health Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991

    Vicki L. Burt;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Millicent Higgins;Michael J. Horan

  • 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

  • Risk factors for congestive heart failure in US men and women: NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study.

    Jiang He;Lorraine G. Ogden;Lydia A. Bazzano;Suma Vupputuri

  • Long term effects of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow-up of the trials of hypertension prevention (TOHP)

    Nancy R Cook;Jeffrey A Cutler;Eva Obarzanek;Julie E Buring

  • Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cardiovascular disease in US adults: the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Epidemiologic Follow-up Study

    Lydia A Bazzano;Jiang He;Lorraine G Ogden;Catherine M Loria

  • Effects of Oral Potassium on Blood Pressure: Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials

    Paul K. Whelton;Jiang He;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Frederick L. Brancati

  • 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

  • Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and overweight among adults in China

    Dongfeng Gu;Kristi Reynolds;Xigui Wu;Jing Chen

  • 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.

    Paul K. Whelton;Robert M. Carey;Wilbert S. Aronow;Donald E. Casey

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiang He
Jiang He Tulane University
Michael J. Klag
Michael J. Klag Johns Hopkins University
Paul Muntner
Paul Muntner University of Alabama at Birmingham
William C. Cushman
William C. Cushman University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Lawrence J. Appel
Lawrence J. Appel Johns Hopkins University
Barry R. Davis
Barry R. Davis The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jeffrey A. Cutler
Jeffrey A. Cutler National Institutes of Health
Jackson T. Wright
Jackson T. Wright Case Western Reserve University
Dongfeng Gu
Dongfeng Gu Southern University of Science and Technology
Mahboob Rahman
Mahboob Rahman Case Western Reserve University

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