A. Jay Block

9.4k citations

140 papers · 6.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 42

Impact in

Transplantation top 0.5%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.2%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Papers in ⓘ

Transplantation 8
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments 8
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 19
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep 18

Co-authors: James W. Wynne (18 shared papers)Philip G. Boysen (14 shared papers)Michael R. Flick (10 shared papers)Gerald N. Olsen (4 shared papers)Marc A. Pfeffer (3 shared papers)Wilse B. Webb (3 shared papers)Vicente Taasan (4 shared papers)Josep M. Campistol (4 shared papers)
Journals: CHEST Journal (53 papers)The American Journal of Medicine (6 papers)Transplantation (5 papers)American Journal of Transplantation (3 papers)The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Germany

In The Last Decade

A. Jay Block

135 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Phase III Study of Belatacept Versus Cyclosporine in Kidney Transplants from Extended Criteria Donors (BENEFIT‐EXT Study) 2010 · 424 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 American Journal of Transplantation
1979 New England Journal of Medicine

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1	Sleep Apnea, Hypopnea and Oxygen Desaturation in Normal Subjects New England Journal of Medicine ·A. Jay Block, Philip G. Boysen, James W. Wynne, Lynn A. Hunt Hit paper breakdown →	1979	489
2	Phase III Study of Belatacept Versus Cyclosporine in Kidney Transplants from Extended Criteria Donors (BENEFIT‐EXT Study) American Journal of Transplantation ·Antoine Dürrbach, JO Medina Pestana, Thomas C. Pearson, Flavio Vincenti, Valter Duro Garcı́a, Josep M. Campistol, María del Carmen Rial, Sander Florman, A. Jay Block, G. Russo, J. Xing, Pushkal Garg, Josep M. Grinyó Hit paper breakdown →	2010	424
3	Comparison of vasopeptidase inhibitor, omapatrilat, and lisinopril on exercise tolerance and morbidity in patients with heart failure: IMPRESS randomised trial The Lancet ·Jean L. Rouleau, Marc A. Pfeffer, Duncan J. Stewart, Debra Isaac, F Sestier, Edmund Kenneth Kerut, Charles Porter, Guy Proulx, Chunlin Qian, A. Jay Block	2000	306
4	Determinants of Elevated Pulse Pressure in Middle-Aged and Older Subjects With Uncomplicated Systolic Hypertension Circulation ·Gary F. Mitchell, Yves Lacourcière, Jean-Pascal Ouellet, Joseph L. Izzo, Joel Neutel, Linda Kerwin, A. Jay Block, Marc A. Pfeffer	2003	234
5	Alcohol increases sleep apnea and oxygen desaturation in asymptomatic men The American Journal of Medicine ·White Carole, Sherry Lindsey, Vicente Taasan, A. Jay Block, Philip G. Boysen, James W. Wynne	1981	207
6	Omapatrilat Reduces Pulse Pressure and Proximal Aortic Stiffness in Patients With Systolic Hypertension Circulation ·Gary F. Mitchell, Joseph L. Izzo, Yves Lacourcière, Jean-Pascal Ouellet, Joel Neutel, Chunlin Qian, Linda Kerwin, A. Jay Block, Marc A. Pfeffer	2002	186
7	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 ·José Osmar Medina Pestana, J.M. Grinyó, Yves Vanrenterghem, Thomas Becker, Josep M. Campistol, Sander Florman, Valter Duro Garcı́a, Nassim Kamar, Philippe Lang, Roberto Ceratti Manfro, P. Massari, María del Carmen Rial, Mark A. Schnitzler, Š Vı́tko, Tao Duan, A. Jay Block, M. Harler, Antoine Dürrbach	2012	184
8	Effect of flurazepam on sleep-disordered breathing and nocturnal oxygen desaturation in asymptomatic subjects The American Journal of Medicine ·F. Ray Dolly, A. Jay Block	1982	159
9	Disordered breathing and oxygen desaturation during sleep in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) The American Journal of Medicine ·James W. Wynne, A. Jay Block, Judith Hemenway, Lynn A. Hunt, Michael R. Flick	1979	152
10	Sleep Apnea Syndrome CHEST Journal ·David T. R. Berry, Wilse B. Webb, A. Jay Block	1984	150
11	Pulmonary function evaluation of the lung resection candidate: a prospective study. PubMed ·Gerald N. Olsen, A. Jay Block, Edward W. Swenson, J. Castle, James W. Wynne	1975	142
12	Nocturnal Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CHEST Journal ·Philip G. Boysen, A. Jay Block, James W. Wynne, Lynn A. Hunt, Michael R. Flick	1979	138
13	Sleep-disordered breathing and nocturnal oxygen desaturation in postmenopausal women The American Journal of Medicine ·A. Jay Block, James W. Wynne, Philip G. Boysen	1980	136
14	Prediction of Postpneumonectomy Pulmonary Function Using Quantitative Macroaggregate Lung Scanning CHEST Journal ·Gerald N. Olsen, A. Jay Block, Joel A. Tobias	1974	135
15	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 ·Yves Vanrenterghem, Barbara A. Bresnahan, Josep M. Campistol, Antoine Dürrbach, Josep M. Grinyó, Hans‐Hellmut Neumayer, Philippe Lang, Christian P. Larsen, Eduardo Mancilla-Urrea, José Medina‐Pestana, A. Jay Block, Tao Duan, Alan Glicklich, Sheila Gujrathi, Flavio Vincenti	2011	134
16	The Effect of Weight Loss on Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Oxygen Desaturation in Morbidly Obese Men CHEST Journal ·Eloise Harman, James W. Wynne, A. Jay Block	1982	134
17	Neuropsychologic Effects of Continuous Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CHEST Journal ·Harry Krop, A. Jay Block, Edwin Cohen	1973	127
18	Belatacept-Based Regimens Versus a Cyclosporine A-Based Regimen in Kidney Transplant Recipients: 2-Year Results From the BENEFIT and BENEFIT-EXT Studies Transplantation ·Christian P. Larsen, Josep M. Grinyó, José Osmar Medina Pestana, Yves Vanrenterghem, Flavio Vincenti, Barbara Breshahan, Josep M. Campistol, Sander Florman, María del Carmen Rial, Nassim Kamar, A. Jay Block, G. Russo, Chensheng Lin, Pushkal Garg, Bernard Charpentier	2010	119
19	Menopause, medroxyprogesterone and breathing during sleep The American Journal of Medicine ·A. Jay Block, James W. Wynne, Philip G. Boysen, Sherry Lindsey, Cynthia S. Martin, Bernard Cantor	1981	99
20	Clinically silent preoperative brain injuries do not worsen with surgery in neonates with congenital heart disease Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·A. Jay Block, Patrick S. McQuillen, Vann Chau, Hannah C. Glass, Kenneth J. Poskitt, A. James Barkovich, Megan Esch, Wendy Soulikias, Anthony Azakie, Andrew Campbell, Steven P. Miller	2010	96

About A. Jay Block

A. Jay Block is a scholar working on Transplantation, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, having authored 140 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (30 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (28 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (18 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (18 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (8 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (7 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (7 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Transplantation (727 citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.6k citations), Physiology (2.2k citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (2.3k citations) and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (1.3k citations). A. Jay Block has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as CHEST Journal, The American Journal of Medicine, Transplantation, American Journal of Transplantation and The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.

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