Dobrin Vassilev

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
91 papers, 913 citations indexed

About

Dobrin Vassilev is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Dobrin Vassilev has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 913 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Surgery, 44 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Dobrin Vassilev's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (58 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (36 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (26 papers). Dobrin Vassilev is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (58 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (36 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (26 papers). Dobrin Vassilev collaborates with scholars based in Bulgaria, Poland and Italy. Dobrin Vassilev's co-authors include Robert Gil, Niya Mileva, Gianluca Rigatelli, Marco Zuin, Emanuele Barbato, Jacek Bil, Emanuele Gallinoro, Adam Witkowski, Martin Pěnička and Fabio Dell’Avvocata and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Dobrin Vassilev

87 papers receiving 900 citations

Hit Papers

Infarct size, inflammatory burden, and admission hypergly... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 2022 40 80 120
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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. Infarct size, inflammatory burden, and admission hyperglycemia in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with SGLT2-inhibitors: a multicenter international registry
    2022 125 citations Pasquale Paolisso, Luca Bergamaschi et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology profile →
  2. Prevalence of Coronary Microvascular Disease and Coronary Vasospasm in Patients With Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2022 106 citations Niya Mileva, Sakura Nagumo et al. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dobrin Vassilev Bulgaria 15 610 518 438 302 98 91 913
Nattawut Wongpraparut Thailand 15 515 0.8× 519 1.0× 371 0.8× 165 0.5× 34 0.3× 57 828
Ian Cox United Kingdom 14 240 0.4× 347 0.7× 229 0.5× 155 0.5× 37 0.4× 26 608
Walter A. Tan United States 14 328 0.5× 312 0.6× 117 0.3× 421 1.4× 33 0.3× 25 669
Fabiola B. Sozzi Italy 21 437 0.7× 826 1.6× 612 1.4× 206 0.7× 12 0.1× 77 1.2k
Niya Mileva Bulgaria 12 273 0.4× 393 0.8× 295 0.7× 57 0.2× 102 1.0× 46 598
D Coisne France 12 284 0.5× 551 1.1× 221 0.5× 78 0.3× 114 1.2× 67 749
Tomoharu Dohi Japan 12 309 0.5× 246 0.5× 66 0.2× 208 0.7× 111 1.1× 45 561
Vistasp Daruwalla United States 9 86 0.1× 440 0.8× 190 0.4× 87 0.3× 41 0.4× 27 596
Ulrich Lotze Germany 14 139 0.2× 438 0.8× 154 0.4× 88 0.3× 39 0.4× 32 628
Yedael Har‐Zahav Israel 15 305 0.5× 476 0.9× 259 0.6× 56 0.2× 13 0.1× 32 666

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dobrin Vassilev

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mileva, Niya, et al.. (2024). Current Challenges in Coronary Bifurcation Interventions. Medicina. 60(9). 1439–1439. 2 indexed citations
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Mileva, Niya, et al.. (2023). Blood Coagulation and Thrombotic Disorders following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination. Biomedicines. 11(10). 2813–2813. 6 indexed citations
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Mileva, Niya, Sakura Nagumo, Takuya Mizukami, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of Coronary Microvascular Disease and Coronary Vasospasm in Patients With Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 106 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paolisso, Pasquale, Luca Bergamaschi, Gaetano Santulli, et al.. (2022). Infarct size, inflammatory burden, and admission hyperglycemia in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction treated with SGLT2-inhibitors: a multicenter international registry. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 21(1). 77–77. 125 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vassilev, Dobrin, et al.. (2021). Acute myocarditis associated with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Kardiologia Polska. 79(11). 1282–1283. 12 indexed citations
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Rigatelli, Gianluca, Marco Zuin, Dobrin Vassilev, et al.. (2020). Feasibility, safety and long-term outcomes of complex left main bifurcation treatment using the nano-inverted-t stenting: a multicentre prospective registry. International journal of cardiac imaging. 37(4). 1107–1119. 4 indexed citations
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Rigatelli, Gianluca, Marco Zuin, Dobrin Vassilev, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari, & Fabrizio D’Ascenzo. (2020). Outcomes of Left Main Bifurcation Stenting Depends on Both Length of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy and Stenting Strategy. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 21(10). 1319–1322. 3 indexed citations
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Traykov, Latchezar, et al.. (2017). Screening for mild cognitive impairment in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 13. 2925–2934. 12 indexed citations
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Vladimirov, G., et al.. (2016). TCT-385 The role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) for evaluation of kidney function in patients undergoing coronary angiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 68(18). B157–B157. 1 indexed citations
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Gil, Robert, Jacek Bil, Maik J. Grundeken, et al.. (2016). Long-term effectiveness and safety of the sirolimus-eluting BiOSS LIM® dedicated bifurcation stent in the treatment of distal left main stenosis: an international registry. EuroIntervention. 12(10). 1246–1254. 13 indexed citations
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Rigatelli, Gianluca, Paolo Cardaioli, Fabio Dell’Avvocata, et al.. (2014). Management of distal/bifurcation left main restenosis after drug eluting stents implantation: Single center experience. Cardiovascular revascularization medicine. 15(2). 76–79. 5 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Dobrin, et al.. (2014). Prevention of Cerebral Embolization by Placing a Neuroprotection Filter Before Recoarctation Stent Dilation. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 7(2). e11–e12. 1 indexed citations
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Gil, Robert, Jacek Bil, Vladimír Džavík, et al.. (2014). Regular Drug-Eluting Stent vs Dedicated Coronary Bifurcation BiOSS Expert Stent: Multicenter Open-Label Randomized Controlled POLBOS I Trial. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 31(5). 671–678. 23 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Dobrin, Ghassan S. Kassab, Carlos Collet, et al.. (2013). Elliptical stretch as a cause of side branch ostial compromise after main vessel stenting in coronary bifurcations: New insights from numerical analysis. Cardiology Journal. 27(5). 507–517. 4 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Dobrin, Robert Gil, Bon‐Kwon Koo, et al.. (2012). The determinants of side branch compromise after main vessel stenting in coronary bifurcation lesions.. PubMed. 70(10). 989–97. 10 indexed citations
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Koo, Bon‐Kwon, Seung‐Pyo Lee, Kyung Woo Park, et al.. (2012). Assessment of Clinical, Electrocardiographic, and Physiological Relevance of Diagonal Branch in Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Bifurcation Lesions. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 5(11). 1126–1132. 14 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Dobrin, et al.. (2008). Theoretical prediction of side branch compromise after main branch stenting in coronary bifurcation. 老年心脏病学杂志：英文版. 91–100. 1 indexed citations
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Vassilev, Dobrin, et al.. (2008). Changes in coronary bifurcations after stent placement in the main vessel and balloon opening of stent cells:theory and practical verification on a bench-test model. 老年心脏病学杂志：英文版. 43–49. 5 indexed citations

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