Dobromir Dobrev

61.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
309 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Dobromir Dobrev is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Dobromir Dobrev has authored 309 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 250 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 144 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Dobromir Dobrev's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (187 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (130 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (96 papers). Dobromir Dobrev is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (187 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (130 papers) and Ion channel regulation and function (96 papers). Dobromir Dobrev collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Dobromir Dobrev's co-authors include Stanley Nattel, Niels Voigt, Jordi Heijman, Ursula Ravens, Xander H.T. Wehrens, Brett Burstein, Na Li, Paul Khairy, Jason G. Andrade and Torsten Christ and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Dobromir Dobrev

292 papers receiving 17.2k citations

Hit Papers

Atrial Remodeling and Atrial Fibrillation 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2014 2014 2012 2011 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Atrial Remodeling and Atrial Fibrillation
    2008 830 citations Stanley Nattel, Dobromir Dobrev et al. profile →
  2. The Clinical Profile and Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation
    2014 819 citations Dobromir Dobrev, Stanley Nattel et al. Circulation Research profile →
  3. Cellular and Molecular Electrophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation Initiation, Maintenance, and Progression
    2014 472 citations Jordi Heijman, Niels Voigt et al. Circulation Research profile →
  4. Enhanced Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca 2+ Leak and Increased Na + -Ca 2+ Exchanger Function Underlie Delayed Afterdepolarizations in Patients With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
    2012 444 citations Niels Voigt, Na Li et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Recent advances in the molecular pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation
    2011 400 citations Reza Wakili, Niels Voigt et al. profile →
  6. Calcium Signaling and Cardiac Arrhythmias
    2017 382 citations Dobromir Dobrev, Xander H.T. Wehrens et al. Circulation Research profile →
  7. Postoperative atrial fibrillation: mechanisms, manifestations and management
    2019 351 citations Dobromir Dobrev, Jordi Heijman et al. profile →
  8. Molecular Basis of Atrial Fibrillation Pathophysiology and Therapy
    2020 252 citations Stanley Nattel, Jordi Heijman et al. Circulation Research profile →
  9. Atrial Myocyte NLRP3/CaMKII Nexus Forms a Substrate for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
    2020 193 citations Jordi Heijman, Tina Veleva et al. Circulation Research profile →
  10. Inflammatory signalling in atrial cardiomyocytes: a novel unifying principle in atrial fibrillation pathophysiology
    2022 133 citations Dobromir Dobrev, Jordi Heijman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dobromir Dobrev Germany 74 14.1k 7.5k 1.3k 768 631 309 17.4k
Xander H.T. Wehrens United States 68 11.2k 0.8× 10.2k 1.4× 1.9k 1.5× 680 0.9× 786 1.2× 266 15.3k
Ursula Ravens Germany 61 8.7k 0.6× 6.8k 0.9× 2.0k 1.5× 832 1.1× 588 0.9× 324 12.3k
Steven R. Houser United States 69 7.6k 0.5× 8.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.4× 2.5k 3.3× 987 1.6× 235 14.0k
Masatsugu Horiuchi Japan 67 7.8k 0.6× 5.8k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 1.7k 2.2× 1.9k 2.9× 267 14.3k
Ming Lei United Kingdom 50 3.7k 0.3× 4.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 879 1.1× 474 0.8× 246 8.1k
Thomas Force United States 67 6.5k 0.5× 8.9k 1.2× 787 0.6× 1.5k 2.0× 1.1k 1.7× 158 16.8k
David R. Van Wagoner United States 45 6.8k 0.5× 2.4k 0.3× 588 0.5× 878 1.1× 569 0.9× 113 8.7k
Kenneth B. Margulies United States 66 7.9k 0.6× 5.8k 0.8× 777 0.6× 3.2k 4.2× 1.9k 3.0× 287 14.6k
Gordon F. Tomaselli United States 79 15.7k 1.1× 10.1k 1.4× 3.5k 2.7× 1.8k 2.4× 603 1.0× 327 21.8k
Christoph Maack Germany 44 3.8k 0.3× 4.2k 0.6× 490 0.4× 824 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 165 7.9k

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All Works

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Jungen, Christiane, et al.. (2024). Impact of overweight and obesity on radiation dose and outcome in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon and pulsed field ablation. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 55. 101516–101516. 2 indexed citations
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Siebermair, Johannes, et al.. (2024). Outcome after ablation of atypical atrial flutter: Is induction a feasible approach?. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 54. 101489–101489. 1 indexed citations
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Delcea, Caterina, A Buzea, Dobromir Dobrev, & Gheorghe Andrei Dan. (2024). Prognostic roles of neutrophil–lymphocyte, monocyte-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratios for long-term all-cause mortality in heart failure. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 54. 101502–101502. 4 indexed citations
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Mincu, Raluca, Julia Vogel, Karin Klingel, et al.. (2024). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected myocarditis from immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy – A real-world observational study. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 56. 101581–101581. 1 indexed citations
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Ni, Haibo, Stefano Morotti, Xianwei Zhang, Dobromir Dobrev, & Eleonora Grandi. (2023). Integrative human atrial modelling unravels interactive protein kinase A and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II signalling as key determinants of atrial arrhythmogenesis. Cardiovascular Research. 119(13). 2294–2311. 10 indexed citations
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Drexel, Heinz, Juan Tamargo, Juan Carlos Kaski, et al.. (2023). Triglycerides revisited: is hypertriglyceridaemia a necessary therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease?. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 9(6). 570–582. 15 indexed citations
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Pecha, Simon, Eric Jacquet, Issam Abu-Taha, et al.. (2023). Phosphodiesterase 8 governs cAMP/PKA-dependent reduction of L-type calcium current in human atrial fibrillation: a novel arrhythmogenic mechanism. European Heart Journal. 44(27). 2483–2494. 24 indexed citations
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Song, Jia, Yue Yuan, Luge Li, et al.. (2023). Downregulation of FKBP5 Promotes Atrial Arrhythmogenesis. Circulation Research. 133(1). e1–e16. 13 indexed citations
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Ferdinandy, Péter, Ioanna Andreadou, Gary F. Baxter, et al.. (2022). Interaction of Cardiovascular Nonmodifiable Risk Factors, Comorbidities and Comedications With Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury and Cardioprotection by Pharmacological Treatments and Ischemic Conditioning. Pharmacological Reviews. 75(1). 159–216. 81 indexed citations
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Scott, Larry, Anke C. Fender, Arnela Saljic, et al.. (2021). NLRP3 inflammasome is a key driver of obesity-induced atrial arrhythmias. Cardiovascular Research. 117(7). 1746–1759. 107 indexed citations
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Heijman, Jordi, Tina Veleva, Cristina E. Molina, et al.. (2020). Atrial Myocyte NLRP3/CaMKII Nexus Forms a Substrate for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation Research. 127(8). 1036–1055. 193 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grandi, Eleonora, Dobromir Dobrev, & Jordi Heijman. (2019). Computational modeling: What does it tell us about atrial fibrillation therapy?. International Journal of Cardiology. 287. 155–161. 25 indexed citations
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Barefield, David Y., James W. McNamara, Thomas L. Lynch, et al.. (2019). Ablation of the calpain-targeted site in cardiac myosin binding protein-C is cardioprotective during ischemia-reperfusion injury. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 129. 236–246. 20 indexed citations
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Kreußer, Michael M., Lorenz Lehmann, Stanislav Keranov, et al.. (2014). Cardiac CaM Kinase II Genes δ and γ Contribute to Adverse Remodeling but Redundantly Inhibit Calcineurin-Induced Myocardial Hypertrophy. Circulation. 130(15). 1262–1273. 133 indexed citations
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Dawson, Kristin, Reza Wakili, Balázs Ördög, et al.. (2013). MicroRNA29. Circulation. 127(14). 1466–1475. 208 indexed citations
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Voigt, Niels, Xiaobo Zhou, & Dobromir Dobrev. (2013). Isolation of Human Atrial Myocytes for Simultaneous Measurements of Ca<sup>2+</sup> Transients and Membrane Currents. Journal of Visualized Experiments. e50235–e50235. 22 indexed citations
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Harada, Masafumi, Xiaobin Luo, Xiao Yan Qi, et al.. (2012). Transient Receptor Potential Canonical-3 Channel–Dependent Fibroblast Regulation in Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 126(17). 2051–2064. 210 indexed citations
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Chen, Yu, Kristin Dawson, Chia-Tung Wu, et al.. (2012). Abstract 18802: Differential Chamber and Cell-specific Expression of MicroRNAs in Experimental Heart Failure. Circulation. 126(suppl_21). 1 indexed citations
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Makary, Samy, Niels Voigt, Ange Maguy, et al.. (2011). Differential Protein Kinase C Isoform Regulation and Increased Constitutive Activity of Acetylcholine-Regulated Potassium Channels in Atrial Remodeling. Circulation Research. 109(9). 1031–1043. 86 indexed citations
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Dobrev, Dobromir & Stanley Nattel. (2010). Announcement: Review Focus on New Insights into the Molecular Basis of Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanistic and Therapeutic Implications. Cardiovascular Research. 85(3). NP–NP. 1 indexed citations

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