Donald N. Summers

700 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 526 citations indexed

About

Donald N. Summers is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald N. Summers has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 526 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Donald N. Summers's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (4 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (3 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (2 papers). Donald N. Summers is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (4 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (3 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (2 papers). Donald N. Summers collaborates with scholars based in United States. Donald N. Summers's co-authors include G Wolff, Thomas Killip, Stephen Scheidt, Hiltrud S. Mueller, Michael Lesch, Peter Fleming, George P. Noon, Ádrian Kantrowitz, Gary Wilner and Joseph S. Krakauer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Donald N. Summers

10 papers receiving 451 citations

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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.

Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Cardiogenic Shock

1973 399 citations Stephen Scheidt, Gary Wilner et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald N. Summers United States	7	307	307	302	214	73	10	526
G. Phillip Schoettle United States	7	343 1.1×	175 0.6×	202 0.7×	62 0.3×	42 0.6×	10	508
John Grieco United States	13	321 1.0×	71 0.2×	231 0.8×	75 0.4×	87 1.2×	22	458
Pasala Ravichandran United States	12	316 1.0×	251 0.8×	232 0.8×	134 0.6×	99 1.4×	18	481
Eugene Wallsh United States	12	345 1.1×	74 0.2×	275 0.9×	36 0.2×	133 1.8×	26	489
Jodi Fishman Mooney United States	8	485 1.6×	73 0.2×	366 1.2×	75 0.4×	151 2.1×	14	577
Thore Pedersen Norway	8	222 0.7×	254 0.8×	134 0.4×	107 0.5×	65 0.9×	14	365
Temistocle Ragni Italy	11	247 0.8×	93 0.3×	338 1.1×	60 0.3×	65 0.9×	42	440
Lawrence Glassman United States	11	236 0.8×	117 0.4×	96 0.3×	59 0.3×	151 2.1×	28	382
Nimrod Blank United States	9	248 0.8×	237 0.8×	135 0.4×	164 0.8×	59 0.8×	20	357
Ivan Hanson United States	11	421 1.4×	361 1.2×	268 0.9×	287 1.3×	68 0.9×	46	609

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Summers, Donald N., et al.. (1980). The Distribution Patterns of Biatrial Myxomas. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 29(5). 469–473. 42 indexed citations

2.

Levin, David C., Michael J. Wolk, & Donald N. Summers. (1974). PRINZMETAL’S VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS. American Journal of Roentgenology. 122(4). 812–820. 6 indexed citations

3.

Scheidt, Stephen, Gary Wilner, Hiltrud S. Mueller, et al.. (1973). Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in cardiogenic shock. Critical Care Medicine. 1(4). 225–225. 1 indexed citations

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Scheidt, Stephen, Gary Wilner, Hiltrud S. Mueller, et al.. (1973). Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Cardiogenic Shock. New England Journal of Medicine. 288(19). 979–984. 399 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pn, Sawyer, et al.. (1972). Metabolic, angiographic and hemodynamic effects of direct and indirect cardiac revascularization in the early and late post operative period.. PubMed. 13(4). 350–60. 6 indexed citations

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Sawyer, Philip N., Ronald N. Rubin, Antonia Parmeggiani, et al.. (1971). Salvage of Patients in Cardiogenic Shock. European Surgical Research. 3(6). 389–401. 1 indexed citations

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Summers, Donald N., Stephen Richmond, & B Wechsler. (1971). Cigarette smoke: Effects on lactate extraction in the presence of severe coronary atherosclerosis. American Heart Journal. 82(4). 458–467. 5 indexed citations

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Summers, Donald N., Allen I. Arieff, B Wechsler, et al.. (1970). Hemodynamic, metabolic and angiographic studies during circulatory assist in cardiogenic shock. The American Journal of Cardiology. 25(1). 131–131. 6 indexed citations

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Summers, Donald N.. (1969). Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping. Archives of Surgery. 99(6). 733–733. 12 indexed citations

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Chait, Arnold, Donald N. Summers, Norman Krasnow, & B Wechsler. (1967). OBSERVATIONS ON THE FATE OF LARGE PULMONARY EMBOLI. American Journal of Roentgenology. 100(2). 364–373. 48 indexed citations

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