Charles K. Kirby

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 682 citations indexed

About

Charles K. Kirby is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles K. Kirby has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 682 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Charles K. Kirby's work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (4 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (4 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (3 papers). Charles K. Kirby is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Heart Disease Studies (4 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (4 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (3 papers). Charles K. Kirby collaborates with scholars based in United States. Charles K. Kirby's co-authors include Julian Johnson, William S. Blakemore, Harry F. Zinsser, Julius H. Comroe, Truman G. Schnabel, Stanley Giannelli, R. J. Best, James D. Hardy, Robert D. Dripps and Robert G. Burney and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Surgery, Journal of Applied Physiology and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Charles K. Kirby

24 papers receiving 570 citations

Hit Papers

Surgery of the Chest 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Surgery of the Chest
    1961 297 citations Julian Johnson, Charles K. Kirby Anesthesiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles K. Kirby United States 11 372 339 171 105 62 25 682
John H. Gibbon United States 17 339 0.9× 304 0.9× 182 1.1× 88 0.8× 100 1.6× 44 762
Conrad R. Lam United States 14 305 0.8× 314 0.9× 209 1.2× 149 1.4× 60 1.0× 49 638
Herbert D. Adams United States 11 382 1.0× 427 1.3× 147 0.9× 102 1.0× 23 0.4× 49 706
Julian Johnson United States 19 612 1.6× 548 1.6× 418 2.4× 329 3.1× 51 0.8× 36 1.1k
Teruo Hirose United States 12 227 0.6× 157 0.5× 170 1.0× 64 0.6× 51 0.8× 44 463
Sabiston Dc United States 17 510 1.4× 404 1.2× 244 1.4× 194 1.8× 79 1.3× 63 918
Spencer Fc United States 18 562 1.5× 415 1.2× 443 2.6× 184 1.8× 104 1.7× 70 1.1k
George H. Humphreys United States 13 351 0.9× 175 0.5× 98 0.6× 63 0.6× 29 0.5× 27 503
John B. Flege United States 15 496 1.3× 255 0.8× 511 3.0× 90 0.9× 23 0.4× 39 902
Alfred Blalock United States 14 347 0.9× 368 1.1× 248 1.5× 398 3.8× 82 1.3× 37 847

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles K. Kirby

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wurzel, Harold A., Charles K. Kirby, & Paschal M. Spagna. (1963). Coagulation defects in open heart procedures∗. The American Journal of Cardiology. 12(3). 339–341. 2 indexed citations
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Pierce, William S., et al.. (1963). A servomechanism to control output of an artificial ventricle. Journal of Applied Physiology. 18(5). 1029–1032. 4 indexed citations
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Kirby, Charles K., et al.. (1962). The Surgical Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Cardiac End of the Stomach. Surgical Clinics of North America. 42(6). 1397–1405. 9 indexed citations
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Pierce, William S., et al.. (1962). PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN EXPERIMENTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ARTIFICIAL INTRATHORACIC HEART. ASAIO Journal. 8(1). 118–122. 6 indexed citations
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Johnson, Julian, et al.. (1961). LEFT HEART BYPASS AS AN AID TO TRANSVENTRICULAR AORTIC VALVULOTOMY. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 41(6). 787–789. 3 indexed citations
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Johnson, Julian & Charles K. Kirby. (1961). Surgery of the Chest. Anesthesiology. 22(5). 858–858. 297 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirby, Charles K.. (1959). Simple Automatic Method of Blood Volume Control During Cardiac Bypass for Open Heart Surgery. Archives of Surgery. 78(2). 193–193. 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, Julian, Charles K. Kirby, & William S. Blakemore. (1958). SHOULD WE INSIST ON “RADICAL PNEUMONECTOMY” AS A ROUTINE PROCEDURE IN THE TREATMENT OF CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG?. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 36(3). 309–315. 43 indexed citations
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Giannelli, Stanley, et al.. (1957). The effects produced by various types of pump-oxygenators during two-hour partial infusions in dogs. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 34(5). 563–569. 28 indexed citations
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Kirby, Charles K., Julian Johnson, & Harry F. Zinsser. (1957). Successful Closure of a Left Ventricular-Right Atrial Shunt. Annals of Surgery. 145(3). 392–394. 35 indexed citations
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Schnabel, Truman G., et al.. (1956). POSTURAL CYANOSIS AND ANGINA PECTORIS FOLLOWING PNEUMONECTOMY: RELIEF BY CLOSURE OF AN INTERATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 32(2). 246–250. 51 indexed citations
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Kirby, Charles K., et al.. (1956). ESOPHAGEAL EXCLUSION FOR PERSISTENT FISTULA FOLLOWING SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF THE ESOPHAGUS. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 32(6). 827–832. 69 indexed citations
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Johnston, Charles G., et al.. (1955). “SPONTANEOUS” RUPTURE OF THE ESOPHAGUS. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 229(2). 199–204. 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, Julian & Charles K. Kirby. (1955). Cardiac arrest during pulmonary resection. The American Journal of Surgery. 89(1). 56–63. 1 indexed citations
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Kirby, Charles K.. (1954). DEFIBRILLATION OF THE VENTRICLES UNDER HYPOTHERMIC CONDITIONS. Archives of Surgery. 68(5). 663–663. 16 indexed citations
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Johnson, Julian & Charles K. Kirby. (1951). THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION*. Annals of Surgery. 134(4). 672–682. 26 indexed citations
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Johnson, Julian & Charles K. Kirby. (1951). A NEW INCISION FOR PERICARDIECTOMY*. Annals of Surgery. 133(4). 540–543. 15 indexed citations
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Kirby, Charles K., et al.. (1951). THE USE OF HYALURONIDASE IN REGIONAL NERVE BLOCKS. Anesthesiology. 12(1). 27–32. 25 indexed citations
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Johnson, Julian F. & Charles K. Kirby. (1951). A NEW INCISION FOR PERICARDIECTOMY*. Annals of Surgery. 133(4). 540–543. 2 indexed citations

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