Christopher M. O’Connor

13.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
140 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher M. O’Connor is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. O’Connor has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. O’Connor's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (65 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (28 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (18 papers). Christopher M. O’Connor is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (65 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (28 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (18 papers). Christopher M. O’Connor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Christopher M. O’Connor's co-authors include Christopher L. Vaughan, Wendy Gattis Stough, Gregg C. Fonarow, William T. Abraham, Robert M. Califf, Mark O’Malley, Mihai Gheorghiade, Nancy M. Albert, Barry Greenberg and Susannah K. S. Thorpe and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. O’Connor

127 papers receiving 7.8k 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.

  1. Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
    2020 781 citations Paul W. Armstrong, Adrian F. Hernandez et al. profile →
  2. Systolic Blood Pressure at Admission, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure
    2006 713 citations William T. Abraham, Christopher M. O’Connor et al. profile →
  3. Treatment of Hypertension in the Prevention and Management of Ischemic Heart Disease
    2007 526 citations Bernard J. Gersh, Christopher M. O’Connor et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure
    2021 333 citations Dalane W. Kitzman, David J. Whellan et al. profile →
  5. Interventions for Frailty Among Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
    2022 215 citations Christopher M. O’Connor et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher M. O’Connor United States 40 5.2k 1.8k 1.2k 946 816 140 8.1k
Piergiuseppe Agostoni Italy 52 6.2k 1.2× 2.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.3× 403 0.5× 458 9.8k
Stephen S. Gottlieb United States 57 8.9k 1.7× 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 827 0.9× 729 0.9× 219 12.1k
Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos United States 41 4.3k 0.8× 958 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 588 0.6× 422 0.5× 233 6.4k
Cheryl Westlake United States 23 6.1k 1.2× 1.0k 0.6× 869 0.7× 469 0.5× 732 0.9× 46 7.7k
Alain Cohen‐Solal France 61 11.0k 2.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 896 1.1× 250 13.7k
Ulf Dahlström Sweden 57 8.8k 1.7× 1.5k 0.8× 930 0.8× 535 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 300 10.9k
Kenneth Dickstein Norway 47 8.7k 1.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 619 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 166 11.9k
Naoki Sato Japan 33 3.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 776 0.7× 546 0.6× 372 0.5× 222 5.4k
Melvyn Rubenfire United States 41 4.3k 0.8× 2.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 609 0.6× 341 0.4× 229 7.5k
Peter S. Rahko United States 29 7.0k 1.3× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 801 0.8× 363 0.4× 102 9.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mehta, Aditya, Pramita Bagchi, Iyad Isseh, et al.. (2025). Two-year outcomes in the direct oral anticoagulant apixaban in left ventricular assist devices (DOAC LVAD) study. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 44(12). 1987–1991. 1 indexed citations
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Cunningham, Jonathan W., William T. Abraham, Ankeet S. Bhatt, et al.. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 84(20). 2051–2062. 11 indexed citations
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Burns, Karen, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial prescribing in acute pancreatitis: Too much for too many?. Clinical Infection in Practice. 23. 100360–100360. 1 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Christopher M., et al.. (2024). Getting to the heart of the matter—are two agents really better than one for the treatment of staphylococcal infective endocarditis?. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 142. 106975–106975.
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Shah, Palak, Pramita Bagchi, Iyad Isseh, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of the Hemocompatibility of the Direct Oral Anticoagulant Apixaban in Left Ventricular Assist Devices. JACC Heart Failure. 12(9). 1540–1549. 21 indexed citations
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Jarrett, Harry W., Helene McNulty, Catherine Hughes, et al.. (2022). Vitamin B-6 and riboflavin, their metabolic interaction, and relationship with MTHFR genotype in adults aged 18–102 years. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116(6). 1767–1778. 13 indexed citations
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Collins, Katherine A., Gordon R. Reeves, Nancy Houston Miller, et al.. (2022). Clinical Predictors of Adherence to Exercise Training Among Individuals With Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 43(3). 205–213. 4 indexed citations
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Moreiras, Hugo, Christopher M. O’Connor, Mike Bell, & Desmond J. Tobin. (2021). 311 Effects of visible light in different skin phototypes pigmentation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 141(10). S202–S202. 1 indexed citations
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Abraham, William T., Jonathan P. Piccini, Christopher Dufton, et al.. (2021). Dose-limiting, adverse event–associated bradycardia with β-blocker treatment of atrial fibrillation in the GENETIC-AF trial. Heart Rhythm O2. 3(1). 40–49. 1 indexed citations
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Grodin, Justin L., Javed Butler, Marco Metra, et al.. (2019). Prognostic Implications of Changes in Amino-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Insights From ASCEND-HF. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 25(9). 703–711. 5 indexed citations
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Reddy, Yogesh N.V., Barry A. Borlaug, Christopher M. O’Connor, & Bernard J. Gersh. (2019). Novel approaches to the management of chronic systolic heart failure: future directions and unanswered questions. European Heart Journal. 41(18). 1764–1774. 11 indexed citations
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Vaduganathan, Muthiah, Ayman Samman Tahhan, Alaaeddin Alrohaibani, et al.. (2019). Do Women and Men Respond Similarly to Therapies in Contemporary Heart Failure Clinical Trials?. JACC Heart Failure. 7(3). 267–271. 16 indexed citations
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Vaduganathan, Muthiah, Robert J. Mentz, Haris Subačius, et al.. (2017). Abstract 20769: Sudden Cardiac Death Risk After Hospitalization for Heart Failure: Insights From EVEREST. Circulation. 1 indexed citations
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Tang, W.H. Wilson, Matthias Dupont, Adrian F. Hernandez, et al.. (2014). Comparative Assessment of Short-Term Adverse Events in Acute Heart Failure With Cystatin C and Other Estimates of Renal Function. JACC Heart Failure. 3(1). 40–49. 35 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Christopher M., George S. Cree, & Ken McRae. (2009). Conceptual Hierarchies in a Flat Attractor Network: Dynamics of Learning and Computations. Cognitive Science. 33(4). 665–708. 41 indexed citations
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Cree, George S., Ken McRae, & Christopher M. O’Connor. (2006). Conceptual Hierarchies Arise from the Dynamics of Learning and Processing: Insights from a Flat Attractor Network. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 28(28). 3 indexed citations
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Nemeroff, Charles B. & Christopher M. O’Connor. (2000). Introduction. American Heart Journal. 140(4). S55–S56. 3 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Christopher M.. (1999). Stop Harassing Her or We'll Both Sue: Bystander Injury Sexual Harassment. Case Western Reserve law review. 50(2). 501. 3 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Christopher M., Wendy A. Gattis, & Karl Swedberg. (1999). Current and novel pharmacologic approaches in advanced heart failure. Heart & Lung. 28(4). 227–242. 4 indexed citations
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Boswick, Jane, Kerry L. Lee, Lynne Aronson, et al.. (1987). Use of Computerized Statistical Models to Educate Medical Housestaff in Estimating Clinical Outcomes. PubMed Central. 162–165. 1 indexed citations

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