Berend E. Westerhof

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
120 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Berend E. Westerhof is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Berend E. Westerhof has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 57 papers in Surgery and 19 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Berend E. Westerhof's work include Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (59 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (43 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (39 papers). Berend E. Westerhof is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (59 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (43 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (39 papers). Berend E. Westerhof collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Berend E. Westerhof's co-authors include Nico Westerhof, Jan‐Willem Lankhaar, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, Nikolaos Stergiopulos, Karel H. Wesseling, John M. Karemaker, Johannes J. van Lieshout, Ilja Guelen, Gert A. van Montfrans and Willem Jan W. Bos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Berend E. Westerhof

116 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

The arterial Windkessel

2008 786 citations Nico Westerhof, Berend E. Westerhof et al. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing profile →
The Relationship Between the Right Ventricle and its Load in Pulmonary Hypertension

2017 511 citations Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, Berend E. Westerhof et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Berend E. Westerhof Netherlands	36	4.5k	2.2k	1.3k	1.2k	454	120	5.6k
James Nolan United Kingdom	38	5.1k 1.1×	2.8k 1.3×	600 0.5×	2.6k 2.2×	672 1.5×	115	7.1k
Axel Bauer Germany	43	4.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	791 0.6×	547 0.5×	524 1.2×	271	7.1k
Frank C. P. Yin United States	43	6.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	896 2.0×	102	7.9k
Philip B. Adamson United States	37	6.2k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	982 0.8×	157 0.3×	129	7.2k
Jamil Mayet United Kingdom	45	5.2k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	497 0.4×	916 0.8×	1.5k 3.4×	213	6.7k
Raymond P. Kelly Australia	24	5.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	903 0.7×	797 0.7×	838 1.8×	44	6.0k
Nicolaas Westerhof Netherlands	30	4.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	808 1.8×	75	5.1k
Stéphane Laurent France	32	5.7k 1.3×	875 0.4×	544 0.4×	1.6k 1.4×	561 1.2×	81	6.9k
Arnold P.G. Hoeks Netherlands	48	6.4k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	2.8k 2.4×	1.5k 3.3×	143	8.9k
Karel H. Wesseling Netherlands	42	5.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.2×	491 0.4×	335 0.7×	83	6.8k

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Picone, Dean S., Tan Van Bui, Martin G. Schultz, et al.. (2025). Systolic BP Amplification: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Meta-Analysis. Hypertension. 82(9). 1460–1468.

Westerhof, Berend E., et al.. (2025). Combining hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe MR imaging and spectroscopy to noninvasively estimate pulmonary vascular resistance. Journal of Applied Physiology. 138(3). 623–633. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Yuan, Yiwen Zhang, Berend E. Westerhof, et al.. (2024). Impaired baroreflex sensitivity and long‐term risk of dementia in community‐based older adults. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S7). 1 indexed citations

Collard, Didier, Berend E. Westerhof, John M. Karemaker, et al.. (2023). Automated analysis of finger blood pressure recordings provides insight in determinants of baroreflex sensitivity and heart rate variability—the HELIUS study. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 61(5). 1183–1191. 6 indexed citations

Laake, Linda W. van, et al.. (2022). Validity and success rate of noninvasive mean arterial blood pressure measurements in cf‐LVAD patients: A technical review. Artificial Organs. 46(12). 2361–2370. 1 indexed citations

Mouratoglou, Sophia‐Anastasia, Jessie van Wezenbeek, M. Louis Handoko, et al.. (2021). Right atrial function is associated with right venticular diastolic stiffness: RA–RV interaction in pulmonary arterial hypertension. European Respiratory Journal. 59(6). 2101454–2101454. 26 indexed citations

Westerhof, Berend E., et al.. (2020). Reflections Revisited, Reinterpretation Required. Artery Research. 26(2). 117–120. 1 indexed citations

Wijnberge, Marije, et al.. (2019). P67 Detecting Preload Reduction with Machine Learning on Arterial Waveform Parameters. Artery Research. 25(S1). S111–S111. 1 indexed citations

Marcus, J. Tim, et al.. (2019). Vena cava backflow and right ventricular stiffness in pulmonary arterial hypertension. European Respiratory Journal. 54(4). 1900625–1900625. 23 indexed citations

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Ster, Björn J. P. van der, Nicolaas H. Sperna Weiland, Berend E. Westerhof, Wim J. Stok, & Johannes J. van Lieshout. (2018). Modeling Arterial Pulse Pressure From Heart Rate During Sympathetic Activation by Progressive Central Hypovolemia. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 1 indexed citations

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Bronzwaer, Anne-Sophie G. T., Lysander W. J. Bogert, Berend E. Westerhof, et al.. (2017). Abnormal Haemodynamic Postural Response in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure. ESC Heart Failure. 4(2). 146–153. 10 indexed citations

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Maksuti, Elira, Nico Westerhof, Berend E. Westerhof, Michael Broomé, & Nikolaos Stergiopulos. (2016). Contribution of the Arterial System and the Heart to Blood Pressure during Normal Aging – A Simulation Study. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0157493–e0157493. 24 indexed citations

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Martina, Jerson R., Berend E. Westerhof, Nicolaas de Jonge, et al.. (2014). Noninvasive Arterial Blood Pressure Waveforms in Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO Journal. 60(2). 154–161. 20 indexed citations

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Bartels, Sebastiaan A., Wim J. Stok, Rick Bezemer, et al.. (2011). Noninvasive cardiac output monitoring during exercise testing: Nexfin pulse contour analysis compared to an inert gas rebreathing method and respired gas analysis. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 25(5). 315–321. 39 indexed citations

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Yu, Tina, et al.. (2009). Timing the Delivery of Preterm Fetus: A Case Study Based on Computer Simulation.. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 1 indexed citations

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Guelen, Ilja, Berend E. Westerhof, Gert A. van Montfrans, et al.. (2008). Validation of brachial artery pressure reconstruction from finger arterial pressure. Journal of Hypertension. 26(7). 1321–1327. 136 indexed citations

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Wijngaard, Jeroen P. H. M. van den, Maria Siebes, & Berend E. Westerhof. (2008). Comparison of arterial waves derived by classical wave separation and wave intensity analysis in a model of aortic coarctation. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 47(2). 211–220. 27 indexed citations

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Westerhof, Berend E., Janneke Gisolf, Wim J. Stok, Karel H. Wesseling, & John M. Karemaker. (2004). Time-domain cross-correlation baroreflex sensitivity. Journal of Hypertension. 22(7). 1371–1380. 196 indexed citations

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Gisolf, Janneke, Berend E. Westerhof, Nynke van Dijk, et al.. (2004). Sublingual Nitroglycerin Used in Routine Tilt Testing Provokes a Cardiac Output-Mediated Vasovagal Response. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 44(3). 588–593. 50 indexed citations

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Westerhof, Berend E., Ilja Guelen, Gianfranco Parati, et al.. (2002). Variable day/night bias in 24-h non-invasive finger pressure against intrabrachial artery pressure is removed by waveform filtering and level correction. Journal of Hypertension. 20(10). 1981–1986. 32 indexed citations

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