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Sonia S. Anand

Sonia S. Anand

McMaster University
Canada

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
122
Citations
81211
World Ranking
482
National Ranking
14

Medicine

D-Index
126
Citations
83652
World Ranking
2884
National Ranking
116

Sonia S. Anand 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 Sonia S. Anand sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 534 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sonia S. Anand 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 Sonia S. Anand sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Sonia S. Anand is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of medicine. Their scholarly output includes work spanning cardiology, surgery, public health, respiratory medicine, and internal medicine.

The subfields in which they have the most publications include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Their research topics cover a variety of cardiovascular and health-related areas, notably:

  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Sonia S. Anand has coauthored multiple papers with the following individuals:

  • Russell J. de Souza
  • Dipika Desai
  • Scott D. Berkowitz
  • Manesh R. Patel
  • Eva Muehlhofer

Publication venues where they have consistently contributed include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • CJC Open

Some recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Sonia S. Anand are:

  • Rivaroxaban in Peripheral Artery Disease after Revascularization, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Variations between women and men in risk factors, treatments, cardiovascular disease incidence, and death in 27 high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study, 2020, The Lancet
  • Role of Combination Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Disease, 2020, Circulation
  • The COMPASS Trial, 2020, Circulation

In addition to journal articles, Sonia S. Anand has contributed to book publications including the title "Women in Cardiovascular Genetics and Systems Medicine," published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Part I: General Considerations, the Epidemiologic Transition, Risk Factors, and Impact of Urbanization

    Salim Yusuf;Srinath Reddy;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Sonia Anand

  • Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27,000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study.

    Salim Yusuf;Steven Hawken;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Leonelo Bautista

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease

    John W. Eikelboom;Stuart J. Connolly;Jackie Bosch;Gilles R. Dagenais

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

    Heribert Schunkert;Inke R. König;Sekar Kathiresan;Muredach P. Reilly

  • Heparin and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Mechanisms of Action, Pharmacokinetics, Dosing, Monitoring, Efficacy, and Safety

    Jack Hirsh;Theodore E. Warkentin;Stephen G. Shaughnessy;Sonia S. Anand

  • A Systematic Review of the Evidence Supporting a Causal Link Between Dietary Factors and Coronary Heart Disease

    Andrew Mente;Lawrence de Koning;Harry S. Shannon;Sonia S. Anand

  • Adverse Impact of Bleeding on Prognosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    John W. Eikelboom;Shamir R. Mehta;Sonia S. Anand;Changchun Xie

  • Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular events: meta-regression analysis of prospective studies

    Lawrence de Koning;Anwar T Merchant;Janice Pogue;Sonia S Anand;Sonia S Anand

  • Intake of saturated and trans unsaturated fatty acids and risk of all cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

    Russell J de Souza;Andrew Mente;Andrew Mente;Adriana Maroleanu;Adrian I Cozma;Adrian I Cozma

  • Differences in risk factors, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease between ethnic groups in Canada: the Study of Health Assessment and Risk in Ethnic groups (SHARE)

    Sonia S Anand;Salim Yusuf;Vladmir Vuksan;Sudarshan Devanesen

  • Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Benjamin F Voight;Shaun Purcell;Kiran Musunuru

  • Risk factors for myocardial infarction in women and men: insights from the INTERHEART study

    Sonia S. Anand;Sonia S. Anand;Sonia S. Anand;Shofiqul Islam;Shofiqul Islam;Shofiqul Islam;Annika Rosengren;Maria Grazia Franzosi

  • Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

    Mahshid Dehghan;Andrew Mente;Andrew Mente;Xiaohe Zhang;Sumathi Swaminathan

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases: Part II: Variations in Cardiovascular Disease by Specific Ethnic Groups and Geographic Regions and Prevention Strategies

    Salim Yusuf;Srinath Reddy;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Sonia Anand

  • Cardiovascular Risk and Events in 17 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries

    Salim Yusuf;Sumathy Rangarajan;Koon Teo;Shofiqul Islam

  • Anticoagulation of pregnant women with mechanical heart valves: a systematic review of the literature.

    Wee Shian Chan;Sonia Anand;Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Differences in risk factors, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease between ethnic groups in Canada: the study of health assessment and risk in ethnic groups (SHARE).

    Anand Ss;Yusuf S;Vuksan;Devanesen S

Frequent Co-Authors

Salim Yusuf
Salim Yusuf McMaster University
Koon K. Teo
Koon K. Teo McMaster University
Hertzel C. Gerstein
Hertzel C. Gerstein McMaster University
Guillaume Paré
Guillaume Paré Population Health Research Institute
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Karsten Danzmann
Karsten Danzmann Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
G. Bergmann
G. Bergmann Max Planck Society
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Innocenzo M. Pinto
Innocenzo M. Pinto University of Sannio

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