Burghard Schumacher

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Burghard Schumacher is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Burghard Schumacher has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Burghard Schumacher's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (19 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (18 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (16 papers). Burghard Schumacher is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (19 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (18 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (16 papers). Burghard Schumacher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and Czechia. Burghard Schumacher's co-authors include Josef Kautzner, Heinz-Friedrich Pitschner, Lars Eckardt, Karl‐Heinz Kück, Stephan Willems, Etienne Delacrétaz, Anselm Schaumann, Peter S. Hansen, Rodolfo Ventura and Hans Neuser and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Burghard Schumacher

41 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Catheter ablation of stable ventricular tachycardia befor... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. Catheter ablation of stable ventricular tachycardia before defibrillator implantation in patients with coronary heart disease (VTACH): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
    2010 490 citations Karl‐Heinz Kück, Lars Eckardt et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Implant-based multiparameter telemonitoring of patients with heart failure (IN-TIME): a randomised controlled trial
    2014 473 citations Gerhard Hindricks, Miloš Táborský et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Burghard Schumacher Germany 21 2.1k 298 221 138 91 43 2.3k
G. Hossein Almassi United States 20 1.5k 0.7× 893 3.0× 166 0.8× 173 1.3× 29 0.3× 79 1.8k
Łukasz Kołtowski Poland 20 778 0.4× 463 1.6× 268 1.2× 66 0.5× 75 0.8× 108 1.3k
Johan Vijgen Belgium 24 1.6k 0.8× 256 0.9× 65 0.3× 63 0.5× 165 1.8× 76 1.9k
Koon‐Hou Mak Singapore 15 929 0.4× 536 1.8× 223 1.0× 66 0.5× 122 1.3× 31 1.3k
Sergio L. Pinski United States 27 2.7k 1.3× 451 1.5× 486 2.2× 125 0.9× 32 0.4× 90 3.0k
Guy Armstrong New Zealand 19 810 0.4× 361 1.2× 360 1.6× 70 0.5× 53 0.6× 53 1.1k
Karlheinz Seidl Germany 30 3.3k 1.5× 561 1.9× 327 1.5× 156 1.1× 128 1.4× 74 3.6k
Stuart A. Winston United States 13 1.4k 0.6× 227 0.8× 96 0.4× 66 0.5× 15 0.2× 26 1.5k
Manuel Almeida Portugal 14 738 0.3× 619 2.1× 353 1.6× 63 0.5× 27 0.3× 134 1.1k
Anil Poulose United States 13 632 0.3× 338 1.1× 297 1.3× 59 0.4× 41 0.5× 49 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Burghard Schumacher

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All Works

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Zahn, Ralf, Hölger Thiele, Harald Darius, et al.. (2023). Outcomes After Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock (from the German ALKK PCI Registry). The American Journal of Cardiology. 197. 77–83. 3 indexed citations
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Dechering, Dirk G., Bernd‐Dieter Gonska, Johannes Brachmann, et al.. (2020). Efficacy and complications of cavo-tricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter ablation in patients with and without structural heart disease: results from the German Ablation Registry. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 61(1). 55–62. 5 indexed citations
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Zeymer, Uwe, Hölger Thiele, Harald Darius, et al.. (2019). Procedural Success Rates and Mortality in Elderly Patients With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Cardiogenic Shock. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 12(18). 1853–1859. 18 indexed citations
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Breuckmann, Frank, Matthias Hochadel, Thomas Voigtländer, et al.. (2016). The Use of Echocardiography in Certified Chest Pain Units: Results from the German Chest Pain Unit Registry. Cardiology. 134(2). 75–83. 10 indexed citations
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Breuckmann, Frank, Matthias Hochadel, Thomas Voigtländer, et al.. (2016). Cardiac Computed Tomography in Certified German Chest Pain Units. Critical Pathways in Cardiology A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 15(1). 11–15. 4 indexed citations
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Schade, Anja, Burghard Schumacher, Johannes W. Dietrich, et al.. (2014). Stand-alone mapping using different transluminal mapping catheters—an accurate and safe way to isolate all pulmonary veins with the cryoballoon?. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 42(1). 33–41. 3 indexed citations
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Hindricks, Gerhard, Miloš Táborský, Michael Glikson, et al.. (2014). Implant-based multiparameter telemonitoring of patients with heart failure (IN-TIME): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 384(9943). 583–590. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hellenkamp, Kristian, Harald Darius, Evangelos Giannitsis, et al.. (2014). The German CPU Registry: Dyspnea independently predicts negative short-term outcome in patients admitted to German Chest Pain Units. International Journal of Cardiology. 181. 88–95. 16 indexed citations
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Chun, K. R. Julian, Boris Schmidt, Karl‐Heinz Kück, et al.. (2013). Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the young: insights from the German Ablation Registry. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 102(6). 459–468. 35 indexed citations
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Post, Felix, Evangelos Giannitsis, Thomas Riemer, et al.. (2012). Pre- and early in-hospital procedures in patients with acute coronary syndromes: first results of the “German chest pain unit registry”. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 101(12). 983–991. 30 indexed citations
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Schade, Anja, S. Spehl, Sebastian Barth, et al.. (2012). Recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after cryoisolation of the pulmonary veins. Is a “redo” procedure using the cryoballoon useful?. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 36(3). 287–295. 10 indexed citations
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Schulz, Stefan M., Volker Kühlkamp, Oliver Ritter, et al.. (2010). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Secondary Prevention of Anxiety and Distress in a German Sample of Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Psychosomatic Medicine. 72(5). 434–441. 47 indexed citations
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Arya, Arash, Michael S. Block, Josef Kautzner, et al.. (2008). Influence of Home Monitoring on the Clinical Status of Heart Failure Patients: Design and Rationale of the IN-TIME Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(11). 1143–1148. 34 indexed citations
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Schneider, M., Hans Neuser, Jürgen Brunn, et al.. (2008). Magnetic‐Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Enabled by Two‐Dimensional Guidewire Steering and Three‐Dimensional Virtual Angioscopy: Initial Experiences in Daily Clinical Practice. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 21(2). 158–166. 6 indexed citations
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Jung, Werner & Burghard Schumacher. (2007). What is the role of risk stratification for sudden death in the defibrillator era?. European Heart Journal Supplements. 9(suppl_I). I59–I65. 2 indexed citations
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Schumacher, Burghard, Harald Schmidt, Andreas Hagendorff, et al.. (1999). Transverse conduction capabilities of the crista terminalis in patients with atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 34(2). 363–373. 80 indexed citations
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Schimpf, Rainer, Heyder Omran, Burghard Schumacher, et al.. (1999). Hemodynamic and cardiorespiratory function following internal atrial defibrillation for chronic atrial fibrillation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 83(12). 1633–1637. 3 indexed citations
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Jung, Werner, Burghard Schumacher, & Berndt Lüderitz. (1997). Katheterablation und implantierbare atriale Defibrillatoren bei supraventrikulären Herzrhythmusstörungen. Medizinische Klinik. 92(4). 202–207. 2 indexed citations
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Jung, Werner, D. Pfeiffer, Christian Wolpert, et al.. (1996). Which patients do benefit from an implantable atrial defibrillator?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 301–302. 6 indexed citations
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Schumacher, Burghard, et al.. (1995). Prospective study of retrograde coronary venography in patients with posteroseptal and left-sided accessory atrioventricular pathways. American Heart Journal. 130(5). 1031–1039. 26 indexed citations

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