C.N. Barnard

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

C.N. Barnard is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, C.N. Barnard has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 12 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in C.N. Barnard's work include Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (24 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (12 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (10 papers). C.N. Barnard is often cited by papers focused on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (24 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (12 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (10 papers). C.N. Barnard collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and United States. C.N. Barnard's co-authors include J H Louw, David K. C. Cooper, V. Schrire, Jacques G. Losman, D. Novitzky, W.N. Wicomb, Walter Beck, M.S. Barnard, John R. Ackermann and Mervyn S. Gotsman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Thorax.

In The Last Decade

C.N. Barnard

60 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

The operation. A human cardiac transplant: an interim report of a successful operation performed at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.

1967 561 citations C.N. Barnard PubMed profile →
CONGENITAL INTESTINAL ATRESIA OBSERVATIONS ON ITS ORIGIN

1955 383 citations J H Louw, C.N. Barnard The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C.N. Barnard South Africa	19	1.6k	468	371	316	257	60	2.1k
Shumway Ne United States	25	1.2k 0.7×	406 0.9×	752 2.0×	273 0.9×	332 1.3×	91	1.7k
John M. Armitage United States	25	1.6k 1.0×	497 1.1×	470 1.3×	420 1.3×	399 1.6×	47	2.2k
F. Jay Fricker United States	23	793 0.5×	394 0.8×	547 1.5×	218 0.7×	360 1.4×	42	1.6k
Michiel E. Erasmus Netherlands	26	1.4k 0.8×	443 0.9×	377 1.0×	419 1.3×	351 1.4×	108	1.9k
L.W. Miller United States	16	918 0.6×	318 0.7×	368 1.0×	580 1.8×	198 0.8×	45	1.4k
Kaye Mp United States	13	780 0.5×	278 0.6×	326 0.9×	173 0.5×	187 0.7×	31	1.1k
N Zuhdi United States	18	1.4k 0.8×	78 0.2×	220 0.6×	162 0.5×	129 0.5×	57	1.9k
Richard Chinnock United States	31	1.8k 1.1×	780 1.7×	444 1.2×	563 1.8×	843 3.3×	133	2.7k
J Wallwork United Kingdom	19	673 0.4×	168 0.4×	145 0.4×	174 0.6×	111 0.4×	43	931
Paulo Manuel Pêgo‐Fernandes Brazil	21	1.1k 0.7×	279 0.6×	368 1.0×	106 0.3×	199 0.8×	262	1.9k

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All Works

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Barnard, C.N.. (1987). Reflections on the first heart transplant.. PubMed. 72(11). XIX–XX. 10 indexed citations

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Novitzky, D., David K. C. Cooper, Robert Lanza, & C.N. Barnard. (1985). Further Cardiac Transplant Procedures in Patients with Heterotopic Heart Transplants. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 39(2). 149–154. 10 indexed citations

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Cooper, David K. C., et al.. (1982). Transplantation of the Heart. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 36(10). 337–345. 2 indexed citations

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Wicomb, W.N., et al.. (1982). Orthotopic transplantation of the baboon heart after 20 to 24 hours’ preservation by continuous hypothermic perfusion with an oxygenated hyperosmolar solution. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 83(1). 133–140. 47 indexed citations

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Cooper, David K. C., et al.. (1982). LOW-DOSE VERSUS HIGH-DOSE STEROID THERAPY IN THE PREVENTION OF ACUTE REJECTION IN BABOON HETEROTOPIC CARDIAC ALLOGRAFTS. Transplantation. 34(2). 107–107. 2 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N., et al.. (1981). The present status of heterotopic cardiac transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 81(3). 433–439. 35 indexed citations

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Cooper, David K. C., et al.. (1980). Long-term survival after orthotopic and heterotopic cardiac transplantation.. BMJ. 281(6248). 1093–1096. 6 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N., et al.. (1977). The advantage of heterotopic cardiac transplantation over orthotopic cardiac transplantation in the management of severe acute rejection. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 74(6). 918–924. 38 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N., et al.. (1977). Fistula of the sinus of Valsalva. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 73(6). 877–879. 14 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N. & M.S. Barnard. (1975). The surgical correction of Fallot's tetralogy.. PubMed. 11(2-3). 116–21. 1 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N.. (1973). Advice on heart transplants.. BMJ. 2(5862). 363.1–363. 1 indexed citations

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Beck, Walter, C.N. Barnard, & V. Schrire. (1971). Hemodynamic studies in two long-term survivors of heart transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 62(2). 315–320. 9 indexed citations

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Beck, Walter, C.N. Barnard, & V. Schrire. (1969). Heart Rate after Cardiac Transplantation. Circulation. 40(4). 437–445. 57 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N.. (1968). Special Guest Speaker's Address. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 56(4). 457–468. 67 indexed citations

15.

Ackermann, John R. & C.N. Barnard. (1966). Successful storage of kidneys. British journal of surgery. 53(6). 525–532. 42 indexed citations

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Ackermann, John R. & C.N. Barnard. (1965). The importance of initial nephrectomy to the subsequent function of the transplanted kidney. South African Journal of Radiology. 3(2). 1 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N., V. Schrire, & Walter Beck. (1962). COMPLETE TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT VESSELS: A SUCCESSFUL COMPLETE CORRECTION. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 43(6). 768–779. 11 indexed citations

18.

Terblanche, John S. & C.N. Barnard. (1960). Profound hypothermia using extracorporeal circulation without an artificial oxygenator. South African Medical Journal. 34(11). 7 indexed citations

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Barnard, C.N. & J H Louw. (1956). The genesis of intestinal atresia.. PubMed. 39(11). 745; passim–745; passim. 52 indexed citations

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Louw, J H & C.N. Barnard. (1955). CONGENITAL INTESTINAL ATRESIA OBSERVATIONS ON ITS ORIGIN. The Lancet. 266(6899). 1065–1067. 383 indexed citations breakdown →

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