High-Impact Publications

Studies from our group have led to over 800 peer-reviewed articles (H-index: 180) that are published in numerous top-tier journals.

A full list of publications published by the group can be found on PubMed.

Our high-impact publications (citations ≥ 200 per PubMed) can be found below.

JUMP TO YEAR: 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

(*Authors in BOLD denote our lab members)
 

2024

• Martin SS, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, Anderson CAM, Arora P, Avery CL, Baker-Smith CM, Barone Gibbs B, Beaton AZ, Boehme AK, Commodore-Mensah Y, Currie ME, Elkind MSV, Evenson KR, Generoso G, Heard DG, Hiremath S, Johansen MC, Kalani R, Kazi DS, Ko D, Liu J, Magnani JW, Michos ED, Mussolino ME, Navaneethan SD, Parikh NI, Perman SM, Poudel R, Rezk-Hanna M, Roth GA, Shah NS, St-Onge MP, Thacker EL, Tsao CW, Urbut SM, Van Spall HGC, Voeks JH, Wang NY, Wong ND, Wong SS, Yaffe K, Palaniappan LP; American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2024 Feb 20;149(8):e347-e913. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001209. Epub 2024 Jan 24. Erratum in: Circulation. 2024 May 7;149(19):e1164. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001247. Erratum in: Circulation. 2025 Jun 24;151(25):e1095. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001344. PMID: 38264914; PMCID: PMC12146881.

2023

• Tsao CW, Aday AW, Almarzooq ZI, Anderson CAM, Arora P, Avery CL, Baker-Smith CM, Beaton AZ, Boehme AK, Buxton AE, Commodore-Mensah Y, Elkind MSV, Evenson KR, Eze-Nliam C, Fugar S, Generoso G, Heard DG, Hiremath S, Ho JE, Kalani R, Kazi DS, Ko D, Levine DA, Liu J, Ma J, Magnani JW, Michos ED, Mussolino ME, Navaneethan SD, Parikh NI, Poudel R, Rezk-Hanna M, Roth GA, Shah NS, St-Onge MP, Thacker EL, Virani SS, Voeks JH, Wang NY, Wong ND, Wong SS, Yaffe K, Martin SS; American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023 Feb 21;147(8):e93-e621. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001123. Epub 2023 Jan 25. Erratum in: Circulation. 2023 Feb 21;147(8):e622. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001137. Erratum in: Circulation. 2023 Jul 25;148(4):e4. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001167. PMID: 36695182; PMCID: PMC12135016.

2021

• Levine DA, Gross AL, Briceño EM, Tilton N, Giordani BJ, Sussman JB, Hayward RA, Burke JF, Hingtgen S, Elkind MSV, Manly JJ, Gottesman RF, Gaskin DJ, Sidney S, Sacco RL, Tom SE, Wright CB, Yaffe K, Galecki AT. Sex Differences in Cognitive Decline Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Feb 1;4(2):e210169. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0169. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e234786. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.4786. PMID: 33630089; PMCID: PMC7907956.

2019

• Leng Y, Musiek ES, Hu K, Cappuccio FP, Yaffe K. Association between circadian rhythms and neurodegenerative diseases. Lancet Neurol. 2019 Mar;18(3):307-318. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30461-7. Epub 2019 Feb 12. PMID: 30784558; PMCID: PMC6426656.

2017

• Maas AIR, Menon DK, Adelson PD, Andelic N, Bell MJ, Belli A, Bragge P, Brazinova A, Büki A, Chesnut RM, Citerio G, Coburn M, Cooper DJ, Crowder AT, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dreier JP, Duhaime AC, Ercole A, van Essen TA, Feigin VL, Gao G, Giacino J, Gonzalez-Lara LE, Gruen RL, Gupta D, Hartings JA, Hill S, Jiang JY, Ketharanathan N, Kompanje EJO, Lanyon L, Laureys S, Lecky F, Levin H, Lingsma HF, Maegele M, Majdan M, Manley G, Marsteller J, Mascia L, McFadyen C, Mondello S, Newcombe V, Palotie A, Parizel PM, Peul W, Piercy J, Polinder S, Puybasset L, Rasmussen TE, Rossaint R, Smielewski P, Söderberg J, Stanworth SJ, Stein MB, von Steinbüchel N, Stewart W, Steyerberg EW, Stocchetti N, Synnot A, Te Ao B, Tenovuo O, Theadom A, Tibboel D, Videtta W, Wang KKW, Williams WH, Wilson L, Yaffe K; InTBIR Participants and Investigators. Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research. Lancet Neurol. 2017 Dec;16(12):987-1048. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30371-X. Epub 2017 Nov 6. PMID: 29122524.
• Deal JA, Betz J, Yaffe K, Harris T, Purchase-Helzner E, Satterfield S, Pratt S, Govil N, Simonsick EM, Lin FR; Health ABC Study Group. Hearing Impairment and Incident Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: The Health ABC Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2017 May 1;72(5):703-709. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glw069. PMID: 27071780; PMCID: PMC5964742.
• Leng Y, McEvoy CT, Allen IE, Yaffe K. Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing With Cognitive Function and Risk of Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Neurol. 2017 Oct 1;74(10):1237-1245. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.2180. Erratum in: JAMA Neurol. 2018 Jan 1;75(1):133. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3677. PMID: 28846764; PMCID: PMC5710301.
• Gorelick PB, Furie KL, Iadecola C, Smith EE, Waddy SP, Lloyd-Jones DM, Bae HJ, Bauman MA, Dichgans M, Duncan PW, Girgus M, Howard VJ, Lazar RM, Seshadri S, Testai FD, van Gaal S, Yaffe K, Wasiak H, Zerna C; American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Defining Optimal Brain Health in Adults: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2017 Oct;48(10):e284-e303. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000148. Epub 2017 Sep 7. PMID: 28883125; PMCID: PMC5654545.

2016

• Iadecola C, Yaffe K, Biller J, Bratzke LC, Faraci FM, Gorelick PB, Gulati M, Kamel H, Knopman DS, Launer LJ, Saczynski JS, Seshadri S, Zeki Al Hazzouri A; American Heart Association Council on Hypertension; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research; and Stroke Council. Impact of Hypertension on Cognitive Function: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Hypertension. 2016 Dec;68(6):e67-e94. doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000053. Epub 2016 Oct 10. PMID: 27977393; PMCID: PMC5361411.

2015

• Gardner RC, Yaffe K. Epidemiology of mild traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disease. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2015 May;66(Pt B):75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2015.03.001. Epub 2015 Mar 5. PMID: 25748121; PMCID: PMC4461453.

2014

• Norton S, Matthews FE, Barnes DE, Yaffe K, Brayne C. Potential for primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of population-based data. Lancet Neurol. 2014 Aug;13(8):788-94. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70136-X. Erratum in: Lancet Neurol. 2014 Nov;13(11):1070. PMID: 25030513.
• Yaffe K, Falvey CM, Hoang T. Connections between sleep and cognition in older adults. Lancet Neurol. 2014 Oct;13(10):1017-28. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70172-3. PMID: 25231524.
• Gardner RC, Burke JF, Nettiksimmons J, Kaup A, Barnes DE, Yaffe K. Dementia risk after traumatic brain injury vs nonbrain trauma: the role of age and severity. JAMA Neurol. 2014 Dec;71(12):1490-7. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.2668. PMID: 25347255; PMCID: PMC4318558.

2013

• Lin FR, Yaffe K, Xia J, Xue QL, Harris TB, Purchase-Helzner E, Satterfield S, Ayonayon HN, Ferrucci L, Simonsick EM; Health ABC Study Group. Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Feb 25;173(4):293-9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1868. PMID: 23337978; PMCID: PMC3869227.
• Yaffe K, Falvey C, Harris TB, Newman A, Satterfield S, Koster A, Ayonayon H, Simonsick E; Health ABC Study. Effect of socioeconomic disparities on incidence of dementia among biracial older adults: prospective study. BMJ. 2013 Dec 19;347:f7051. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7051. PMID: 24355614; PMCID: PMC3898154.

2012

• Barnes DE, Yaffe K, Byers AL, McCormick M, Schaefer C, Whitmer RA. Midlife vs late-life depressive symptoms and risk of dementia: differential effects for Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 May;69(5):493-8. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1481. PMID: 22566581; PMCID: PMC3704214.

2011

• Sperling RA, Aisen PS, Beckett LA, Bennett DA, Craft S, Fagan AM, Iwatsubo T, Jack CR Jr, Kaye J, Montine TJ, Park DC, Reiman EM, Rowe CC, Siemers E, Stern Y, Yaffe K, Carrillo MC, Thies B, Morrison-Bogorad M, Wagster MV, Phelps CH. Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement. 2011 May;7(3):280-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.03.003. Epub 2011 Apr 21. PMID: 21514248; PMCID: PMC3220946.
• Yaffe K, Laffan AM, Harrison SL, Redline S, Spira AP, Ensrud KE, Ancoli-Israel S, Stone KL. Sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxia, and risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older women. JAMA. 2011 Aug 10;306(6):613-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1115. PMID: 21828324; PMCID: PMC3600944.
• Barnes DE, Yaffe K. The projected effect of risk factor reduction on Alzheimer's disease prevalence. Lancet Neurol. 2011 Sep;10(9):819-28. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(11)70072-2. Epub 2011 Jul 19. PMID: 21775213; PMCID: PMC3647614.
• Byers AL, Yaffe K. Depression and risk of developing dementia. Nat Rev Neurol. 2011 May 3;7(6):323-31. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.60. PMID: 21537355; PMCID: PMC3327554.
• Tranah GJ, Blackwell T, Stone KL, Ancoli-Israel S, Paudel ML, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Redline S, Hillier TA, Cummings SR, Yaffe K; SOF Research Group. Circadian activity rhythms and risk of incident dementia and mild cognitive impairment in older women. Ann Neurol. 2011 Nov;70(5):722-32. doi: 10.1002/ana.22468. PMID: 22162057; PMCID: PMC3244839.

2010

• Byers AL, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE, Friedman MB, Bruce ML. High occurrence of mood and anxiety disorders among older adults: The National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 May;67(5):489-96. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.35. PMID: 20439830; PMCID: PMC2933177.
• Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Lindquist K, Barnes D, Covinsky KE, Neylan T, Kluse M, Marmar C. Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of dementia among US veterans. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010 Jun;67(6):608-13. doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2010.61. PMID: 20530010; PMCID: PMC2933793.

2009

• Whitmer RA, Karter AJ, Yaffe K, Quesenberry CP Jr, Selby JV. Hypoglycemic episodes and risk of dementia in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. JAMA. 2009 Apr 15;301(15):1565-72. doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.460. PMID: 19366776; PMCID: PMC2782622.
• Kurella Tamura M, Covinsky KE, Chertow GM, Yaffe K, Landefeld CS, McCulloch CE. Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 15;361(16):1539-47. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0904655. PMID: 19828531; PMCID: PMC2789552.
• Smith GE, Housen P, Yaffe K, Ruff R, Kennison RF, Mahncke HW, Zelinski EM. A cognitive training program based on principles of brain plasticity: results from the Improvement in Memory with Plasticity-based Adaptive Cognitive Training (IMPACT) study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Apr;57(4):594-603. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02167.x. Epub 2009 Feb 9. PMID: 19220558; PMCID: PMC4169294.

2008

• Whitmer RA, Gustafson DR, Barrett-Connor E, Haan MN, Gunderson EP, Yaffe K. Central obesity and increased risk of dementia more than three decades later. Neurology. 2008 Sep 30;71(14):1057-64. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000306313.89165.ef. Epub 2008 Mar 26. PMID: 18367704.
• Kurella Tamura M, Wadley V, Yaffe K, McClure LA, Howard G, Go R, Allman RM, Warnock DG, McClellan W. Kidney function and cognitive impairment in US adults: the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Aug;52(2):227-34. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.004. Epub 2008 Jun 30. PMID: 18585836; PMCID: PMC2593146.

2007

• Zhang Y, Schuff N, Jahng GH, Bayne W, Mori S, Schad L, Mueller S, Du AT, Kramer JH, Yaffe K, Chui H, Jagust WJ, Miller BL, Weiner MW. Diffusion tensor imaging of cingulum fibers in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2007 Jan 2;68(1):13-9. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000250326.77323.01. PMID: 17200485; PMCID: PMC1941719.
• Whitmer RA, Gunderson EP, Quesenberry CP Jr, Zhou J, Yaffe K. Body mass index in midlife and risk of Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2007 Apr;4(2):103-9. doi: 10.2174/156720507780362047. PMID: 17430231.

2005

• Whitmer RA, Sidney S, Selby J, Johnston SC, Yaffe K. Midlife cardiovascular risk factors and risk of dementia in late life. Neurology. 2005 Jan 25;64(2):277-81. doi: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000149519.47454.F2. PMID: 15668425.
• Whitmer RA, Gunderson EP, Barrett-Connor E, Quesenberry CP Jr, Yaffe K. Obesity in middle age and future risk of dementia: a 27 year longitudinal population based study. BMJ. 2005 Jun 11;330(7504):1360. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38446.466238.E0. Epub 2005 Apr 29. PMID: 15863436; PMCID: PMC558283.
• Sink KM, Holden KF, Yaffe K. Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: a review of the evidence. JAMA. 2005 Feb 2;293(5):596-608. doi: 10.1001/jama.293.5.596. PMID: 15687315.
• Kurella M, Chertow GM, Fried LF, Cummings SR, Harris T, Simonsick E, Satterfield S, Ayonayon H, Yaffe K. Chronic kidney disease and cognitive impairment in the elderly: the health, aging, and body composition study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2005 Jul;16(7):2127-33. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2005010005. Epub 2005 May 11. PMID: 15888561.
• Blackwell T, Yaffe K, Ancoli-Israel S, Schneider JL, Cauley JA, Hillier TA, Fink HA, Stone KL; Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Group. Poor sleep is associated with impaired cognitive function in older women: the study of osteoporotic fractures. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2006 Apr;61(4):405-10. doi: 10.1093/gerona/61.4.405. PMID: 16611709.

2004

• Yaffe K, Kanaya A, Lindquist K, Simonsick EM, Harris T, Shorr RI, Tylavsky FA, Newman AB. The metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and risk of cognitive decline. JAMA. 2004 Nov 10;292(18):2237-42. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.18.2237. PMID: 15536110.
• Yaffe K, Blackwell T, Kanaya AM, Davidowitz N, Barrett-Connor E, Krueger K. Diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, and development of cognitive impairment in older women. Neurology. 2004 Aug 24;63(4):658-63. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000134666.64593.ba. PMID: 15326238.

2003

• Yaffe K, Lindquist K, Penninx BW, Simonsick EM, Pahor M, Kritchevsky S, Launer L, Kuller L, Rubin S, Harris T. Inflammatory markers and cognition in well-functioning African-American and white elders. Neurology. 2003 Jul 8;61(1):76-80. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000073620.42047.d7. PMID: 12847160.
• Barnes DE, Yaffe K, Satariano WA, Tager IB. A longitudinal study of cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive function in healthy older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003 Apr;51(4):459-65. doi: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51153.x. PMID: 12657064.

2002

• Yaffe K, Fox P, Newcomer R, Sands L, Lindquist K, Dane K, Covinsky KE. Patient and caregiver characteristics and nursing home placement in patients with dementia. JAMA. 2002 Apr 24;287(16):2090-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.287.16.2090. PMID: 11966383.

2001

• Yaffe K, Barnes D, Nevitt M, Lui LY, Covinsky K. A prospective study of physical activity and cognitive decline in elderly women: women who walk. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Jul 23;161(14):1703-8. doi: 10.1001/archinte.161.14.1703. PMID: 11485502.
• Du AT, Schuff N, Amend D, Laakso MP, Hsu YY, Jagust WJ, Yaffe K, Kramer JH, Reed B, Norman D, Chui HC, Weiner MW. Magnetic resonance imaging of the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2001 Oct;71(4):441-7. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.71.4.441. PMID: 11561025; PMCID: PMC1763497.