Chris Watson

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Chris Watson is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Watson has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Chris Watson's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (39 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (39 papers) and Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (17 papers). Chris Watson is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (39 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (39 papers) and Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (17 papers). Chris Watson collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Chris Watson's co-authors include John A. Baugh, Mark Ledwidge, Kenneth McDonald, J. Gallagher, Dermot Phelan, Patrick Collier, Roisín Neary, Nadezhda Glezeva, David Grieve and Victor Voon and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Chris Watson

128 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Natriuretic Peptide–Based Screening and Collaborative Care for Heart Failure

2013 384 citations Mark Ledwidge, J. Gallagher et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Chris Watson	1.7k	1.1k	486	415	412	138	3.8k
Jie Sun	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	506 1.0×	351 0.8×	442 1.1×	135	4.5k
Mark Ledwidge	2.8k 1.7×	683 0.6×	513 1.1×	310 0.7×	414 1.0×	144	4.3k
Junbo Ge	1.3k 0.8×	880 0.8×	909 1.9×	271 0.7×	258 0.6×	227	3.3k
Yawei Xu	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 2.3×	364 0.9×	542 1.3×	183	4.4k
Gilles Chironi	1.4k 0.9×	784 0.7×	412 0.8×	239 0.6×	785 1.9×	65	3.0k
George A. Stouffer	2.0k 1.2×	768 0.7×	1.1k 2.2×	271 0.7×	507 1.2×	187	4.0k
Wilson Nadruz	1.7k 1.0×	590 0.5×	410 0.8×	177 0.4×	341 0.8×	196	3.3k
John‐Bjarne Hansen	1.6k 1.0×	631 0.6×	777 1.6×	217 0.5×	444 1.1×	194	4.5k
Guangping Li	3.1k 1.9×	1.5k 1.4×	803 1.7×	431 1.0×	339 0.8×	329	5.9k
Patrick R. Lawler	1.4k 0.8×	920 0.8×	1.1k 2.3×	383 0.9×	274 0.7×	124	4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Watson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Watson

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Mariette, Xavier, Sven Borchmann, Sandrine Aspeslagh, et al.. (2025). Major adverse cardiovascular, thromboembolic and malignancy events in the filgotinib rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis clinical development programmes. RMD Open. 11(1). e005033–e005033. 1 indexed citations

Russell‐Hallinan, Adam, Frank Lezoualc’h, Giuseppe Matullo, et al.. (2025). Established and Emerging Roles of Epigenetic Regulation in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 41(6). e70081–e70081. 2 indexed citations

Watson, Chris, et al.. (2025). miRNA Library Preparation Optimisation for Low-Concentration and Low-Volume Paediatric Plasma Samples. Non-Coding RNA. 11(1). 11–11. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Hao, Djurdja Jerotić, Milorad Tešić, et al.. (2023). FK506-Binding Protein like (FKBPL) Has an Important Role in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Pathogenesis with Potential Diagnostic Utility. Biomolecules. 13(2). 395–395. 6 indexed citations

Mills, Clare, Kathryn M. Wilson, Hannah Mitchell, et al.. (2023). Applying clinical decision aids for the assessment and management of febrile infants presenting to emergency care in the UK and Ireland: Febrile Infant Diagnostic Assessment and Outcome (FIDO) Study protocol. BMJ Open. 13(9). e075823–e075823. 7 indexed citations

Edgar, Kevin, Eleanor Gill, Hojjat Naderi‐Meshkin, et al.. (2023). PLAC8-Mediated Activation of NOX4 Signalling Restores Angiogenic Function of Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells in Experimental Hypoxia. Cells. 12(18). 2220–2220. 3 indexed citations

Tonry, Claire, Mark W. Ruddock, Brian Duggan, et al.. (2022). Clinical features and predictive biomarkers for bladder cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes presenting with haematuria. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 38(6). e3546–e3546. 2 indexed citations

Hou, Yuan, Yadi Zhou, Muzna Hussain, et al.. (2021). Cardiac risk stratification in cancer patients: A longitudinal patient–patient network analysis. PLoS Medicine. 18(8). e1003736–e1003736. 20 indexed citations

Zhou, Yadi, Yuan Hou, Muzna Hussain, et al.. (2020). Machine Learning–Based Risk Assessment for Cancer Therapy–Related Cardiac Dysfunction in 4300 Longitudinal Oncology Patients. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(23). e019628–e019628. 57 indexed citations

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Corr, Michael, Sharon Christie, Chris Watson, et al.. (2020). Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in children of United Kingdom healthcare workers: a prospective multicentre cohort study protocol. BMJ Open. 10(11). e041661–e041661. 6 indexed citations

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Ghita, Mihaela, Eleanor Gill, Gerard Walls, et al.. (2020). Cardiac sub-volume targeting demonstrates regional radiosensitivity in the mouse heart. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 152. 216–221. 24 indexed citations

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McClelland, Sarah E., Eoin O’Connell, J. Gallagher, et al.. (2020). New-Onset Heart Failure in the STOP-HF Programme. Natriuretic Peptide Defines and Tracks Risk and Enables Earlier Diagnosis of Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 22(2). 378–380. 2 indexed citations

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Gallagher, J., Chris Watson, Mark Ledwidge, & Kenneth McDonald. (2020). Cardiovascular Risk Prediction – Are we Missing Something?. European Journal of Heart Failure. 22(8). 1291–1293. 2 indexed citations

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Russell‐Hallinan, Adam, Chris Watson, & John A. Baugh. (2018). Epigenetics of Aberrant Cardiac Wound Healing. Comprehensive physiology. 8(2). 451–491. 1 indexed citations

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Gallagher, J., Stephanie James, Ciara Keane, et al.. (2017). Heart Failure Virtual Consultation: Bridging the Gap of Heart Failure Care in the Community - A Mixed-Methods Evaluation. ESC Heart Failure. 4(3). 252–258. 17 indexed citations

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Ledwidge, Mark, Eoin O’Connell, J. Gallagher, et al.. (2015). Cost-Effectiveness of Natriuretic Peptide-Based Screening and Collaborative Care: A Report from the STOP-HF (St Vincent’s Screening TO Prevent Heart Failure) Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 17(7). 672–679. 36 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, Shashi Kumar Gupta, Eoin O’Connell, et al.. (2015). MicroRNA Signatures Differentiate Preserved from Reduced Ejection Fraction Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 17(4). 405–415. 161 indexed citations

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Collier, Patrick, Chris Watson, Ian Dawkins, et al.. (2012). Progression of Left Atrial Volume Index in a Population at Risk for Heart Failure: A Substudy of the STOP-HF (St Vincent's Screening to Prevent Heart Failure) Trial. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(9). 957–964. 9 indexed citations

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Collier, Patrick, Chris Watson, Victor Voon, et al.. (2011). Can Emerging Biomarkers of Myocardial Remodelling Identify Asymptomatic Hypertensive Patients at Risk for Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure?. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(10). 1087–1095. 181 indexed citations

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Watson, Chris, et al.. (2005). [Perioperative nursing / education] Growing our own: securing the future of perioperative nursing. Perioperative workforce project. PEPEN: a perioperative education program for enrolled nurses. Paediatric perioperative nursing: special skills for special people. Penelope makes OR history. What makes OR nurses resilient? New Aussie website just for nurses. Civilian skills boost defence force. Perioperative nurses get water wise. 13(2). 33. 1 indexed citations

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