Dennis H. Lau

21.9k total citations · 11 hit papers
272 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Dennis H. Lau is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis H. Lau has authored 272 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 236 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 48 papers in Surgery and 18 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Dennis H. Lau's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (157 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (112 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (65 papers). Dennis H. Lau is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (157 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (112 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (65 papers). Dennis H. Lau collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and Netherlands. Dennis H. Lau's co-authors include Prashanthan Sanders, Jonathan M. Kalman, Rajiv Mahajan, Anthony G. Brooks, T. Cameron Kenney, Melissa E. Middeldorp, Christopher X. Wong, Kurt C. Roberts‐Thomson, Rajeev K. Pathak and Adrian D. Elliott and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Dennis H. Lau

259 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

2015 Heart Rhythm Soc... 1985 2026 1998 2012 2015 2015 2014 1985 2013 200 400 600
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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. 2015 Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, and Vasovagal Syncope
    2015 621 citations Dennis H. Lau et al. Heart Rhythm profile →
  2. Long-Term Effect of Goal-Directed Weight Management in an Atrial Fibrillation Cohort
    2015 594 citations Rajeev K. Pathak, Melissa E. Middeldorp et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  3. Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation and Implications for the Outcome of Ablation
    2014 591 citations Rajeev K. Pathak, Melissa E. Middeldorp et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  4. Internal stability of granular filters
    1985 550 citations Dennis H. Lau et al. profile →
  5. Long‐term Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
    2013 545 citations Anand N. Ganesan, N. Shipp et al. Journal of the American Heart Association profile →
  6. Effect of Weight Reduction and Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Management on Symptom Burden and Severity in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
    2013 498 citations Melissa E. Middeldorp, Dennis H. Lau et al. profile →
  7. Modifiable Risk Factors and Atrial Fibrillation
    2017 391 citations Dennis H. Lau, Stanley Nattel et al. profile →
  8. Epidemiology of Sudden Cardiac Death: Global and Regional Perspectives
    2018 333 citations Christopher X. Wong, Dennis H. Lau et al. Heart Lung and Circulation profile →
  9. Impact of CARDIOrespiratory FITness on Arrhythmia Recurrence in Obese Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation
    2015 330 citations Rajeev K. Pathak, Adrian D. Elliott et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  10. Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation Prevalence, Pathogenesis, and Prognosis
    2017 330 citations Dennis H. Lau, Prashanthan Sanders et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  11. Electrophysiological, Electroanatomical, and Structural Remodeling of the Atria as Consequences of Sustained Obesity
    2015 305 citations Rajiv Mahajan, Dennis H. Lau et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dennis H. Lau Australia 57 11.5k 1.9k 1.0k 905 766 272 13.8k
Chris Rogers United Kingdom 46 1.8k 0.2× 2.6k 1.4× 1.8k 1.8× 439 0.5× 297 0.4× 298 8.8k
John H. Alexander United States 70 10.7k 0.9× 4.0k 2.1× 1.3k 1.2× 397 0.4× 126 0.2× 432 15.4k
William J. French United States 46 5.4k 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 1.6k 1.6× 119 0.1× 85 0.1× 196 8.4k
Young Dae Kim South Korea 42 1.4k 0.1× 830 0.4× 500 0.5× 311 0.3× 315 0.4× 428 7.0k
Joseph P. Mathew United States 55 7.5k 0.7× 4.0k 2.2× 1.1k 1.1× 399 0.4× 26 0.0× 315 12.7k
Kenya Kusunose Japan 38 2.8k 0.2× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 188 0.2× 61 0.1× 251 4.6k
Andrew Shaw United States 55 3.3k 0.3× 4.3k 2.3× 406 0.4× 639 0.7× 39 0.1× 287 12.4k
Robert H. Jones United States 61 8.7k 0.8× 5.5k 3.0× 3.7k 3.6× 270 0.3× 45 0.1× 233 13.8k
Mingxing Xie China 32 1.7k 0.2× 789 0.4× 700 0.7× 93 0.1× 156 0.2× 399 4.5k
Zhi Zheng China 38 1.2k 0.1× 481 0.3× 643 0.6× 471 0.5× 178 0.2× 139 5.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maloof, Anthony, Joshua G. Kovoor, Pramesh Kovoor, et al.. (2025). Pyridostigmine in the management of orthostatic hypotension: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart. 12(1). e003106–e003106.
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Bisignani, Giovanni, Silvana De Bonis, Bertrand Pierre, et al.. (2023). Insertable cardiac monitor with a long sensing vector: Impact of obesity on sensing quality and safety. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1148052–1148052. 1 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Celine, et al.. (2023). High Incidence of Autonomic Dysfunction and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Patients with Long COVID: Implications for Management and Health Care Planning. The American Journal of Medicine. 138(2). 354–361.e1. 36 indexed citations
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Lau, Dennis H., et al.. (2023). Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management Guide for Nurses. Volume 13. 41–49. 2 indexed citations
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Verdicchio, Christian, Rajiv Mahajan, Melissa E. Middeldorp, et al.. (2023). Influence of sex on efficacy of exercise training for patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation: insights from the ACTIVE-AF randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 30(18). 2006–2014. 1 indexed citations
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Franke, Kyle B., Adrian D. Elliott, Dennis H. Lau, et al.. (2022). Predictive role of atrial fibrillation in cognitive decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 2.8 million individuals. EP Europace. 24(8). 1229–1239. 67 indexed citations
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O’Shea, Catherine, Melissa E. Middeldorp, Gijo Thomas, et al.. (2021). Atrial fibrillation burden during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. EP Europace. 23(9). 1493–1501. 21 indexed citations
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Elliott, Adrian D., Dominik Linz, Ricardo S. Mishima, et al.. (2020). Association between physical activity and risk of incident arrhythmias in 402 406 individuals: evidence from the UK Biobank cohort. European Heart Journal. 41(15). 1479–1486. 112 indexed citations
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Middeldorp, Melissa E., et al.. (2020). Risk Factor Management Before and After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics. 12(2). 141–154. 6 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Mau T., Celine Gallagher, Bradley M. Pitman, et al.. (2019). Quality of Warfarin Anticoagulation in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians With Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung and Circulation. 29(8). 1122–1128. 5 indexed citations
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Linz, Dominik, Adrian D. Elliott, Mathias Hohl, et al.. (2018). Role of autonomic nervous system in atrial fibrillation. International Journal of Cardiology. 287. 181–188. 106 indexed citations
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Spronk, Henri M.H., Anne Margreet de Jong, Sander Verheule, et al.. (2016). Hypercoagulability causes atrial fibrosis and promotes atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal. 38(1). 38–50. 116 indexed citations
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Pathak, Rajeev K., Melissa E. Middeldorp, Megan Meredith, et al.. (2015). Long-Term Effect of Goal-Directed Weight Management in an Atrial Fibrillation Cohort. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65(20). 2159–2169. 594 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lau, Dennis H., Peter Köhl, Frits W. Prinzen, et al.. (2015). Opportunities and challenges of current electrophysiology research: a plea to establish 'translational electrophysiology' curricula. EP Europace. 17(5). 825–833. 11 indexed citations
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Schotten, Ulrich, Sander Verheule, Alexander H. Maass, et al.. (2014). 4246 Hypercoagulability promotes atrial fibrosis and fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 11(5). 6–7. 1 indexed citations
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Frankel, Paul, Timothy W. Synold, Joanne Mortimer, et al.. (2014). Phase I study of the halichondrin B analogue eribulin mesylate in combination with cisplatin in advanced solid tumors. British Journal of Cancer. 111(12). 2268–2274. 14 indexed citations
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Ganesan, Anand N., N. Shipp, Anthony G. Brooks, et al.. (2013). Long‐term Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2(2). e004549–e004549. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lau, Dennis H., M. Alasady, Anthony G. Brooks, & Prashanthan Sanders. (2010). New-onset atrial fibrillation and acute coronary syndrome. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 8(7). 941–948. 34 indexed citations
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Stiles, Martin K., Christopher X. Wong, Bobby John, et al.. (2010). Characterization of Atrial Remodeling Studied Remote from Episodes of Typical Atrial Flutter. The American Journal of Cardiology. 106(4). 528–534. 18 indexed citations
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Wong, Christopher X., Michelle T. Sun, Anthony G. Brooks, et al.. (2009). Impact of research presentations at the annual scientific sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society. Heart Rhythm. 6(9). 1345–1348. 7 indexed citations

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