Assaf Govari

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 769 citations indexed

About

Assaf Govari is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Assaf Govari has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 769 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Assaf Govari's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (17 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (10 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (9 papers). Assaf Govari is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (17 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (10 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (9 papers). Assaf Govari collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Japan. Assaf Govari's co-authors include Israel Zilberman, Elad Anter, Eran Leshem‐Rubinow, Michael Barkagan, Cory M. Tschabrunn, Fernando M. Contreras‐Valdes, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Keshava K. Datta, Atsushi Ikeda and Warren M. Jackman and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Assaf Govari

23 papers receiving 764 citations

Hit Papers

High-Power and Short-Duration Ablation for Pulmonary Vein... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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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. High-Power and Short-Duration Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation
    2018 231 citations Eran Leshem‐Rubinow, Israel Zilberman et al. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Assaf Govari United States 14 687 78 67 45 43 27 769
Thomas Pambrun France 20 1.2k 1.8× 60 0.8× 44 0.7× 17 0.4× 29 0.7× 64 1.3k
Jin Iwasawa Japan 18 855 1.2× 54 0.7× 109 1.6× 32 0.7× 78 1.8× 44 949
Michael Barkagan United States 17 1.1k 1.5× 58 0.7× 54 0.8× 44 1.0× 31 0.7× 38 1.1k
Germanas Marinskis Lithuania 15 608 0.9× 54 0.7× 69 1.0× 36 0.8× 51 1.2× 45 706
Ghassen Cheniti France 17 957 1.4× 38 0.5× 36 0.5× 12 0.3× 29 0.7× 60 997
Christopher W. Schneider United States 13 791 1.2× 48 0.6× 143 2.1× 28 0.6× 133 3.1× 19 958
Israel Zilberman United States 10 540 0.8× 20 0.3× 78 1.2× 22 0.5× 54 1.3× 16 595
Štěpán Královec Czechia 12 1.2k 1.8× 66 0.8× 118 1.8× 77 1.7× 126 2.9× 28 1.4k
Katsuaki Yokoyama Japan 11 879 1.3× 55 0.7× 66 1.0× 121 2.7× 27 0.6× 24 1.0k
Aude Yulzari Czechia 4 1.1k 1.6× 35 0.4× 32 0.5× 35 0.8× 11 0.3× 6 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Assaf Govari

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All Works

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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Atsushi Ikeda, Tushar Sharma, et al.. (2025). Real-Time Prediction of Irreversible Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Ablation: Prospective Validation of a Novel Ablation Index Based on Contact Force and Number of Applications in a Swine Beating Heart Model. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 18(12). e013911–e013911.
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Tushar Sharma, Assaf Govari, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Ablation Parameters to Predict Irreversible Lesion Size During Pulsed Field Ablation. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 17(8). e012814–e012814. 17 indexed citations
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Kocharian, Armen, Adi Lador, Sufen Wang, et al.. (2024). AB-482898-003 LUMINAL ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE AND ESOPHAGEAL DAMAGE BY LEFT ATRIAL PULSED FIELD ABLATION. Heart Rhythm. 21(5). S18–S19. 1 indexed citations
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Bhardwaj, Rahul, Jalaj Garg, Jonathan C. Hsu, et al.. (2024). PO-06-143 SAFETY AND EFFICACY EVALUATION OF A NOVEL LARGE TIP FOCAL BIPOLAR FORCE SENSING PULSED FIELD ABLATION CATHETER IN A CHRONIC PORCINE MODEL. Heart Rhythm. 21(5). S639–S640. 1 indexed citations
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Koruth, Jacob S., et al.. (2024). PO-02-106 CORONARY ARTERIAL EFFECTS OF PULSED FIELD ABLATION VS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION: PRECLINICAL INSIGHTS. Heart Rhythm. 21(5). S228–S228. 1 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Tushar Sharma, Assaf Govari, et al.. (2023). AB-452672-1 EFFECTS OF ELECTRODE CONTACT FORCE ON LESION SIZE PRODUCED BY PULSED FIELD ABLATION. Heart Rhythm. 20(5). S92–S92. 2 indexed citations
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Biase, Luigi Di, Jacopo Marazzato, Fengwei Zou, et al.. (2023). Point-by-Point Pulsed Field Ablation Using a Multimodality Generator and a Contact Force–Sensing Ablation Catheter: Comparison With Radiofrequency Ablation in a Remapped Chronic Swine Heart. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 16(12). 663–671. 11 indexed citations
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Hsu, Jonathan C., Douglas Gibson, Rajesh Banker, et al.. (2022). In vivo porcine characterization of atrial lesion safety and efficacy utilizing a circular pulsed‐field ablation catheter including assessment of collateral damage to adjacent tissue in supratherapeutic ablation applications. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 33(7). 1480–1488. 28 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Atsushi Ikeda, Tushar Sharma, et al.. (2021). Comparison of In Vivo Tissue Temperature Profile and Lesion Geometry for Radiofrequency Ablation With High Power–Short Duration and Moderate Power–Moderate Duration: Effects of Thermal Latency and Contact Force on Lesion Formation. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 14(7). e009899–e009899. 87 indexed citations
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Leshem‐Rubinow, Eran, Israel Zilberman, Michael Barkagan, et al.. (2019). Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Ablation Using Irrigated Catheters. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(1). 83–93. 31 indexed citations
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Leshem‐Rubinow, Eran, Israel Zilberman, Cory M. Tschabrunn, et al.. (2018). High-Power and Short-Duration Ablation for Pulmonary Vein Isolation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 4(4). 467–479. 231 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leshem‐Rubinow, Eran, Cory M. Tschabrunn, Jihye Jang, et al.. (2017). High-Resolution Mapping of Ventricular Scar. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 3(3). 220–231. 43 indexed citations
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Rozen, Guy, Leon M. Ptaszek, Israel Zilberman, et al.. (2017). Prediction of radiofrequency ablation lesion formation using a novel temperature sensing technology incorporated in a force sensing catheter. Heart Rhythm. 14(2). 248–254. 29 indexed citations
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Magat, Julie, Assaf Govari, Christopher Beeckler, et al.. (2016). Magnetic resonance imaging-compatible circular mapping catheter: anin vivofeasibility and safety study. EP Europace. 19(3). euw006–euw006. 12 indexed citations
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Ikeda, Atsushi, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Assaf Govari, et al.. (2013). Abstract 15973: Comparison Between Unipolar and Bipolar Radiofrequency Lesions Using an Irrigated Multi-Electrode Circular Ablation Catheter in the Canine Thigh Muscle Preparation: Effects of Electrode Contract on Lesion Size. Circulation. 128. 1 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Atsushi Ikeda, Assaf Govari, et al.. (2013). Abstract 12104: Prospective Study Using a New Formula Incorporating Contact Force, Radiofrequency Power and Application Time (Force-Power-Time Index) for Quantifying Lesion Formation to Guide Long Continuous Atrial lesions in the Beating Canine Heart. Circulation. 128. 26 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Atsushi Ikeda, Assaf Govari, et al.. (2010). Abstract 15777: Controlling Lesion Size and Incidence of Steam Pop by Controlling Contact Force and Radiofrequency Power in Canine Beating Heart. Circulation. 122(19). 4603–10. 4 indexed citations
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Okumura, Yasuo, Benhur Davi Henz, Susan B. Johnson, et al.. (2008). Three-Dimensional Ultrasound for Image-Guided Mapping and Intervention. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 1(2). 110–119. 60 indexed citations

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