Oscar H Franco Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Oscar H Franco's h-index is 178 (783 i10-index, 237,605+ total citations across 105+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Oscar H Franco is affiliated with Professor and Director Public Health, Utrecht University.
Oscar H Franco is a researcher affiliated with Professor and Director Public Health, Utrecht University, specializing in prevention, public health, epidemiology. Their work has been cited 237,605 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
Oscar H Franco's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 105 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 178
- i10-Index
- 783
- Total Citations
- 237,605
- Citing Countries
- 81
As of October 2026.
Oscar H Franco has an h-index of 178 and 237,605 total citations across 105 publications, with research cited by institutions in 81 countries.
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Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics—2016 update: a report from the American Heart Association
201631,552
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The researcher established a definitive, annually updated statistical framework for cardiovascular disease, creating a highly cited standard reference for global health metrics.
The researcher helped develop seminal European clinical guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention, establishing a widely adopted framework for risk assessment and management in clinical practice.
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About Oscar H Franco's research
Oscar H Franco is a researcher in prevention, public health and epidemiology at Professor and Director Public Health, Utrecht University. Their work has been cited 237,605 times across 105 publications (h-index 178), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Executive summary: heart disease and stroke statistics—2016 update: a report from the American Heart Association” (2016), has accumulated 31,552 citations. Other influential works include “Heart disease and stroke statistics—2014 update: a report from the American Heart Association” (2014) with 28,898 citations and “Heart disease and stroke statistics—2017 update: a report from the American Heart Association” (2017) with 23,574 citations.
Citations of Oscar H Franco's research come primarily from China, United States and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
