A. Jay Block

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
140 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

A. Jay Block is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Jay Block has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 35 papers in Physiology and 22 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in A. Jay Block's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (30 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (28 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (18 papers). A. Jay Block is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (30 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (28 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (18 papers). A. Jay Block collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. A. Jay Block's co-authors include James W. Wynne, Philip G. Boysen, Michael R. Flick, Gerald N. Olsen, Marc A. Pfeffer, Wilse B. Webb, Vicente Taasan, Josep M. Campistol, David T. R. Berry and Eloise Harman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

A. Jay Block

135 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Sleep Apnea, Hypopnea and Oxygen Desaturation in Normal Subjects

1979 489 citations A. Jay Block et al. profile →
Phase III Study of Belatacept Versus Cyclosporine in Kidney Transplants from Extended Criteria Donors (BENEFIT‐EXT Study)

2010 424 citations Antoine Dürrbach, Flavio Vincenti et al. American Journal of Transplantation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Jay Block United States	42	2.3k	2.2k	1.6k	1.3k	1.0k	140	6.2k
Robert D. Levy Canada	33	3.6k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	424 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	116	5.6k
Donald S. Silverberg Israel	41	938 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	898 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	372 0.4×	101	6.3k
Lars Christian Rump Germany	46	1.1k 0.5×	868 0.4×	490 0.3×	3.1k 2.4×	1.7k 1.7×	199	7.5k
Michèle A. Hamilton United States	49	790 0.3×	705 0.3×	185 0.1×	5.7k 4.5×	2.8k 2.7×	137	8.8k
Gilbert E. D’Alonzo United States	29	3.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.5×	533 0.3×	2.3k 1.8×	494 0.5×	96	5.2k
Toru Oga Japan	33	3.3k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	549 0.3×	345 0.3×	266 0.3×	161	4.8k
Robert R. Sciacca United States	64	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	131 0.1×	4.5k 3.5×	2.0k 1.9×	240	13.2k
Pierre Coriat France	55	2.5k 1.1×	530 0.2×	154 0.1×	3.4k 2.6×	4.7k 4.6×	266	10.3k
Andrés T. Blei United States	55	806 0.3×	639 0.3×	192 0.1×	269 0.2×	4.1k 4.0×	135	11.8k
Lars S. Rasmussen Denmark	60	1.6k 0.7×	585 0.3×	216 0.1×	4.4k 3.4×	3.0k 3.0×	350	12.5k

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Block, A. Jay, et al.. (2022). Update on Fibrocartilaginous Disease Clinical Examination. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. 39(3). 371–392.

Block, A. Jay. (2015). Low Flow Oxygen Therapy. American Review of Respiratory Disease.

Pestana, José Osmar Medina, J.M. Grinyó, Yves Vanrenterghem, et al.. (2012). Three-Year Outcomes From BENEFIT-EXT: A Phase III Study of Belatacept Versus Cyclosporine in Recipients of Extended Criteria Donor Kidneys. American Journal of Transplantation. 12(3). 630–639. 184 indexed citations

Vanrenterghem, Yves, Barbara A. Bresnahan, Josep M. Campistol, et al.. (2011). Belatacept-Based Regimens Are Associated With Improved Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk Factors Compared With Cyclosporine in Kidney Transplant Recipients (BENEFIT and BENEFIT-EXT Studies). Transplantation. 91(9). 976–983. 134 indexed citations

Block, A. Jay, Patrick S. McQuillen, Vann Chau, et al.. (2010). Clinically silent preoperative brain injuries do not worsen with surgery in neonates with congenital heart disease. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 140(3). 550–557. 96 indexed citations

Dürrbach, Antoine, Christian P. Larsen, Yves Vanrenterghem, et al.. (2009). Primary Outcomes from a Randomized, Phase III Study of Belatacept vs Cyclosporine in ECD Kidney Transplants (BENEFIT-EXT Study). American Journal of Transplantation. 9. 199–199. 4 indexed citations

Hyer, Christopher F., et al.. (2002). Evaluation of the anterior and middle talocalcaneal articular facets and the evans osteotomy. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 41(6). 389–393. 27 indexed citations

Havranek, Edward P., Pablo Lapuerta, Teresa A. Simon, et al.. (2001). A health perception score predicts cardiac events in patients with heart failure: Results from the IMPRESS trial. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 7(2). 153–157. 49 indexed citations

Rouleau, Jean L., Marc A. Pfeffer, Duncan J. Stewart, et al.. (2000). Comparison of vasopeptidase inhibitor, omapatrilat, and lisinopril on exercise tolerance and morbidity in patients with heart failure: IMPRESS randomised trial. The Lancet. 356(9230). 615–620. 306 indexed citations

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Katz, Stuart D., et al.. (1999). Effect of aspirin and ifetroban on skeletal muscle blood flow in patients with congestive heart failure treated with enalapril. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 34(1). 170–176. 26 indexed citations

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Tonkon, Melvin J., Najam A. Awan, Imran Khan Niazi, et al.. (1998). Irbesartan combined with conventional therapy, including angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, in heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 188–188. 8 indexed citations

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Limacher, Marian C., et al.. (1995). Effect of cardiac transplantation on Cheyne-Stokes respiration occurring during sleep. The American Journal of Cardiology. 76(8). 632–634. 28 indexed citations

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Collop, Nancy A., et al.. (1991). The Effect of Nightly Nasal CPAP Treatment on Underlying Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pharyngeal Size. CHEST Journal. 99(4). 855–860. 40 indexed citations

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Block, A. Jay, et al.. (1989). Measurement of Pharyngeal Volume by Digitized Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 140(3). 717–723. 57 indexed citations

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Block, A. Jay, et al.. (1989). Consistency of Respiratory Measurements from Night to Night during the Sleep of Elderly Men. CHEST Journal. 96(4). 747–751. 62 indexed citations

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Gonzalez‐Rothi, Ricardo J., et al.. (1988). Do Patients with Sleep Apnea Die in Their Sleep?. CHEST Journal. 94(3). 531–538. 83 indexed citations

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Block, A. Jay, et al.. (1987). Snoring, Nocturnal Hypoxemia, and the Effect of Oxygen Inhalation. CHEST Journal. 92(3). 411–417. 22 indexed citations

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Cicale, Michael J. & A. Jay Block. (1984). Medroxyprogesterone acetate is not useful as a respiratory stimulant in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CHEST Journal. 86(2). 322. 1 indexed citations

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Auerbach, David S., Michael R. Flick, & A. Jay Block. (1978). A New Oxygen Cannula System Using Intermittent-Demand Nasal Flow. CHEST Journal. 74(1). 39–44. 16 indexed citations

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Block, A. Jay, et al.. (1977). Oxygen administration in the home.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 115(5). 897–9. 9 indexed citations

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