Alfonso Tafur

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
135 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Alfonso Tafur is a scholar working on Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfonso Tafur has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Internal Medicine, 63 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 27 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alfonso Tafur's work include Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (98 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (45 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (18 papers). Alfonso Tafur is often cited by papers focused on Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (98 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (45 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (18 papers). Alfonso Tafur collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and France. Alfonso Tafur's co-authors include Robert D. McBane, Waldemar E. Wysokiński, Harry E Fuentes, James D. Douketis, Aaron S. Mansfield, Alex C. Spyropoulos, Joseph A. Caprini, Charles L. Loprinzi, Joseph A. Caprini and Aneel A. Ashrani and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alfonso Tafur

124 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Apixaban and dalteparin in active malignancy‐associated v... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2022 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Apixaban and dalteparin in active malignancy‐associated venous thromboembolism: The ADAM VTE trial
    2019 375 citations Robert D. McBane, Waldemar E. Wysokiński et al. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis profile →
  2. Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy
    2022 146 citations James D. Douketis, Alex C. Spyropoulos et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfonso Tafur United States 29 1.7k 1.4k 558 482 334 135 2.5k
Waldemar E. Wysokiński United States 32 2.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.3× 920 1.6× 464 1.0× 338 1.0× 168 3.2k
Aneel A. Ashrani United States 28 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 741 1.3× 576 1.2× 185 0.6× 102 2.5k
Maria Cristina Vedovati Italy 24 1.9k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 487 0.9× 292 0.6× 466 1.4× 76 2.5k
Melissa Forgie Canada 11 1.9k 1.1× 939 0.7× 752 1.3× 357 0.7× 301 0.9× 16 2.8k
Aurélien Delluc France 28 1.3k 0.8× 864 0.6× 508 0.9× 307 0.6× 228 0.7× 128 2.1k
Lisa Baumann Kreuziger United States 23 1.1k 0.6× 708 0.5× 568 1.0× 266 0.6× 196 0.6× 76 1.8k
Mashio Nakamura Japan 28 2.6k 1.5× 2.2k 1.6× 851 1.5× 479 1.0× 376 1.1× 151 3.6k
Peter MacCallum United Kingdom 17 1.1k 0.6× 936 0.7× 528 0.9× 502 1.0× 560 1.7× 44 3.3k
Pierpaolo Di Micco Italy 24 1.0k 0.6× 842 0.6× 332 0.6× 212 0.4× 191 0.6× 144 1.9k
Remedios Otero Spain 25 2.2k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 457 0.8× 401 0.8× 639 1.9× 139 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfonso Tafur

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All Works

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Porres‐Aguilar, Mateo, et al.. (2025). Extended anticoagulation in patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism. Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej. 135(6). 1 indexed citations
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Tafur, Alfonso, et al.. (2025). Venous Thromboembolism Outcomes by Geographic Region and Self-Reported Race: Insights from the RIETE Registry. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 126(3). 297–309.
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Shi, Zhuqing, Van Huy Tran, Shuhua Xie, et al.. (2025). Development and validation of a genetic probability for venous thromboembolism. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 9(4). 102876–102876.
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Tafur, Alfonso & Joseph A. Caprini. (2024). Dissecting the rationale for thromboprophylaxis in challenging surgical cases. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 22(3). 613–619. 1 indexed citations
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Tafur, Alfonso, Geoffrey D. Barnes, Vinai Bhagirath, & James D. Douketis. (2024). Anticoagulation Stewardship to Bridge the Implementation Gap in Perioperative Anticoagulation Management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). e114–e120. 1 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, Fakiha, Debra Hoppensteadt, Walter Jeske, et al.. (2024). Andexanet Alfa Neutralizes the Anticoagulant Effects of Unfractionated Heparin of Bovine, Ovine and Porcine Origin Almost as Protamine Sulfate. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 30. 3005429062–3005429062. 2 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, Fakiha, Alfonso Tafur, Mushtaq Hussain, et al.. (2024). The prognostic value of blood cellular indices in pulmonary embolism. American Journal of Hematology. 99(9). 1704–1711. 7 indexed citations
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Levy, Jerrold H., Roman M. Sniecinski, Bianca Rocca, et al.. (2023). Defining heparin resistance: communication from the ISTH SSC Subcommittee of Perioperative and Critical Care Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 21(12). 3649–3657. 15 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, Fakiha, Alberto García‐Ortega, James Sinacore, et al.. (2022). Cellular Indices and Outcome in Patients with Acute Venous Thromboembolism. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 28. 2985294850–2985294850. 10 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Omer, Jeanine M. Walenga, Bruce Lewis, et al.. (2021). An Update on the Pathogenesis of COVID-19 and the Reportedly Rare Thrombotic Events Following Vaccination. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 27. 2975203002–2975203002. 33 indexed citations
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Bhatia, Kirtipal, Vardhmaan Jain, Muthiah Vaduganathan, et al.. (2021). Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Aspirin in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Stroke. 52(6). e217–e223. 39 indexed citations
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Tafur, Alfonso, Nathan P. Clark, Alex C. Spyropoulos, et al.. (2020). Predictors of Bleeding in the Perioperative Anticoagulant Use for Surgery Evaluation Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(19). e017316–e017316. 31 indexed citations
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Cohoon, Kevin P., Guillaume Mahé, Alfonso Tafur, & Alex C. Spyropoulos. (2020). Emergence of institutional antithrombotic protocols for coronavirus 2019. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 4(4). 510–517. 37 indexed citations
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Kuchta, Kristine, Andres Quintero, Patrick Hlavacek, et al.. (2020). National Physician Survey for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) Anticoagulation Comparing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Cardiologist to PCPs. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. 26. 2874351078–2874351078. 6 indexed citations
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McBane, Robert D., Waldemar E. Wysokiński, Jennifer Le‐Rademacher, et al.. (2019). Apixaban and dalteparin in active malignancy‐associated venous thromboembolism: The ADAM VTE trial. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 18(2). 411–421. 375 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tafur, Alfonso, et al.. (2018). Venous thromboembolism controversies. Disease-a-Month. 64(9). 408–444. 3 indexed citations
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Mansfield, Aaron S., et al.. (2016). Predictors of active cancer thromboembolic outcomes: validation of the Khorana score among patients with lung cancer. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 14(9). 1773–1778. 111 indexed citations
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Tafur, Alfonso, et al.. (2014). Abstract 14796: Validity of Smartphone Pedometer Apps as a Tool to Monitor Physical Activity Remotely. Circulation. 130. 1 indexed citations

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