A. Cournand

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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A. Cournand is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Cournand has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in A. Cournand's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (11 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (7 papers). A. Cournand is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (11 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (10 papers) and Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (7 papers). A. Cournand collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. A. Cournand's co-authors include R. L. Riley, H. W. Fritts, Aaron Himmelstein, A. P. Fishman, K. W. Donald, W. A. Briscoe, John H. McClement, Paul R. Harris, Roy H. Clauss and Juan Filler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

A. Cournand

46 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Partial Pressures of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Gas and Blood of Lungs: Theory

1951 281 citations A. Cournand et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Cournand United States	24	1.0k	431	421	236	144	48	2.0k
Yale Enson United States	18	622 0.6×	365 0.8×	456 1.1×	242 1.0×	79 0.5×	39	1.4k
André Cournand United States	22	748 0.7×	278 0.6×	604 1.4×	121 0.5×	72 0.5×	38	1.6k
Réjane M. Harvey United States	24	680 0.7×	475 1.1×	1.0k 2.4×	93 0.4×	178 1.2×	42	1.7k
Fredrik Kiil Norway	28	746 0.7×	493 1.1×	890 2.1×	460 1.9×	197 1.4×	176	2.9k
Richard V. Ebert United States	22	630 0.6×	249 0.6×	345 0.8×	206 0.9×	86 0.6×	61	1.4k
K. Engel Denmark	13	544 0.5×	301 0.7×	186 0.4×	276 1.2×	50 0.3×	42	2.0k
J. M. B. Hughes United Kingdom	24	1.0k 1.0×	206 0.5×	228 0.5×	217 0.9×	159 1.1×	58	1.6k
P. Hugh‐Jones United Kingdom	25	1.3k 1.3×	250 0.6×	109 0.3×	393 1.7×	89 0.6×	57	2.0k
W. A. Briscoe United States	24	1.4k 1.3×	302 0.7×	140 0.3×	388 1.6×	48 0.3×	51	2.0k
M. McGregor Canada	22	334 0.3×	357 0.8×	546 1.3×	96 0.4×	265 1.8×	63	1.4k

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Cournand, A.. (2003). Cardio-pulmonary function in chronic pulmonary disease.. PubMed. Series 46. 68–97.

Cournand, A.. (1989). Conversations in medicine André Cournand, M.D.. Interview by Allen B. Weisse.. PubMed. 24(1A). 109–13, 116. 1 indexed citations

Cournand, A.. (1989). Dickinson Woodruff Richards: October 30, 1895-February 23, 1973.. PubMed. 58. 459–87. 2 indexed citations

Cournand, A.. (1975). Cardiac catheterization; development of the technique, its contributions to experimental medicine, and its initial applications in man.. PubMed. 579. 3–32. 39 indexed citations

Caldwell, P. R. B., H. W. Fritts, & A. Cournand. (1965). Oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve in liver disease. Journal of Applied Physiology. 20(2). 316–320. 33 indexed citations

Donato, L, C. Giuntini, Melvin Lewis, et al.. (1962). Quantitative Radiocardiography. Circulation. 26(2). 174–182. 54 indexed citations

Lewis, Melvin, C. Giuntini, L Donato, Réjane M. Harvey, & A. Cournand. (1962). Quantitative Radiocardiography. Circulation. 26(2). 189–199. 44 indexed citations

Briscoe, W. A., et al.. (1961). A METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE VOLUME OF AIR IN THE LUNGS: MEASUREMENTS IN CHRONIC PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA*. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 40(2). 329–337. 30 indexed citations

Gurtner, H. P., W. A. Briscoe, & A. Cournand. (1960). STUDIES OF THE VENTILATION-PERFUSION RELATIONSHIPS IN THE LUNGS OF SUBJECTS WITH CHRONIC PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA, FOLLOWING A SINGLE INTRAVENOUS INJECTION OF RADIOACTIVE KRYPTON (Kr85). I. PRESENTATION AND VALIDATION OF A THEORETICAL MODEL *. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 39(7). 1080–1090. 16 indexed citations

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Harris, Paul R., H. W. Fritts, & A. Cournand. (1960). Some Circulatory Effects of 5-Hydroxytryptamine in Man. Circulation. 21(6). 1134–1139. 18 indexed citations

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Himmelstein, Aaron, Paul David Harris, H. W. Fritts, & A. Cournand. (1958). EFFECT OF SEVERE UNILATERAL HYPOXIA ON THE PARTITION OF PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW IN MAN. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 36(3). 369–381. 32 indexed citations

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Fritts, H. W., A. P. Fishman, & A. Cournand. (1957). FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE DIMINISHED VENTILATORY RESPONSE TO CO2 OF PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE EMPHYSEMA. Survey of Anesthesiology. 1(5). 434–434. 8 indexed citations

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Fritts, H. W., Paul R. Harris, Charles A. Chidsey, Roy H. Clauss, & A. Cournand. (1957). Validation of a Method for Measuring the Output of the Right Ventricle in Man by Inscription of Dye-Dilution Curves From the Pulmonary Artery. Journal of Applied Physiology. 11(3). 362–364. 20 indexed citations

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Cournand, A., et al.. (1956). Preliminary observations on the effects in man of continuous perfusion with acetylcholine of one branch of the pulmonary artery upon the homolateral pulmonary blood flow.. PubMed. 69. 163–70. 8 indexed citations

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Fishman, A. P., Aaron Himmelstein, H. W. Fritts, & A. Cournand. (1955). BLOOD FLOW THROUGH EACH LUNG IN MAN DURING UNILATERAL HYPOXIA 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 34(4). 637–646. 45 indexed citations

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Cournand, A., et al.. (1954). Comparative studies, in normotensive man, of the effectiveness, retention, and elimination of various plasma expanders.. PubMed. 35(3). 366–77. 1 indexed citations

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Cournand, A.. (1952). A DISCUSSION OF THE CONCEPT OF CARDIAC FAILURE IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT PHYSIOLOGIC STUDIES IN MAN. Annals of Internal Medicine. 37(4). 649–663. 26 indexed citations

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Fishman, A. P., John H. McClement, Aaron Himmelstein, & A. Cournand. (1952). EFFECTS OF ACUTE ANOXIA ON THE CIRCULATION AND RESPIRATION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE STUDIED DURING THE “STEADY STATE” 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 31(8). 770–781. 140 indexed citations

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Carroll, Dana G., John H. McClement, Aaron Himmelstein, & A. Cournand. (1951). Pulmonary function following decortication of the lung.. PubMed. 63(3). 231–51. 16 indexed citations

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McClement, John H., Attilio D. Renzetti, Dana G. Carroll, Aaron Himmelstein, & A. Cournand. (1951). Cardiopulmonary function in hematogenous pulmonary tuberculosis in patients receiving streptomycin therapy.. PubMed. 64(6). 583–601. 20 indexed citations

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