Edward G. Lakatta

100.6k total citations · 16 hit papers
758 papers, 54.8k citations indexed

About

Edward G. Lakatta is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward G. Lakatta has authored 758 papers receiving a total of 54.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 503 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 341 papers in Molecular Biology and 154 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Edward G. Lakatta's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (250 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (185 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (102 papers). Edward G. Lakatta is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (250 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (185 papers) and Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (102 papers). Edward G. Lakatta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Edward G. Lakatta's co-authors include Daniel Levy, Jerome L. Fleg, Harold A. Spurgeon, Samer S. Najjar, Michael D. Stern, Victor A. Maltsev, Mingyi Wang, Heping Cheng, Angelo Scuteri and Tatiana M. Vinogradova and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Edward G. Lakatta

733 papers receiving 53.3k citations

Hit Papers

Arterial and Cardiac Aging: Major Shareh... 1977 2026 1993 2009 2003 2015 2005 2003 2003 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Arterial and Cardiac Aging: Major Shareholders in Cardiovascular Disease Enterprises
    2003 1.7k citations Edward G. Lakatta et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Recommendations for Improving and Standardizing Vascular Research on Arterial Stiffness
    2015 1.0k citations Julio A. Chirinos, Edward G. Lakatta et al. profile →
  3. Elevated Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity, a Marker of Arterial Stiffness, Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Well-Functioning Older Adults
    2005 976 citations Samer S. Najjar, Edward G. Lakatta et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Arterial and Cardiac Aging: Major Shareholders in Cardiovascular Disease Enterprises
    2003 868 citations Edward G. Lakatta et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Arterial and Cardiac Aging: Major Shareholders in Cardiovascular Disease Enterprises
    2003 835 citations Edward G. Lakatta Circulation profile →
  6. Effects of age and aerobic capacity on arterial stiffness in healthy adults.
    1993 833 citations Jerome L. Fleg, Edward G. Lakatta et al. Circulation profile →
  7. Accelerated Longitudinal Decline of Aerobic Capacity in Healthy Older Adults
    2005 686 citations Jerome L. Fleg, Christopher H. Morrell et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Normal Human Aging: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging
    1984 613 citations Reubin Andres, Edward G. Lakatta et al. profile →
  9. Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms in advanced age.
    1993 590 citations Edward G. Lakatta profile →
  10. Superoxide Flashes in Single Mitochondria
    2008 582 citations Wang Wang, Edward G. Lakatta et al. profile →
  11. Improved Arterial Compliance by a Novel Advanced Glycation End-Product Crosslink Breaker
    2001 555 citations Angelo Scuteri, Edward G. Lakatta et al. Circulation profile →
  12. Aging-Associated Cardiovascular Changes and Their Relationship to Heart Failure
    2011 490 citations Edward G. Lakatta et al. profile →
  13. Exercise cardiac output is maintained with advancing age in healthy human subjects: cardiac dilatation and increased stroke volume compensate for a diminished heart rate.
    1984 476 citations Jerome L. Fleg, Edward G. Lakatta et al. Circulation profile →
  14. Role of muscle loss in the age-associated reduction in VO2 max
    1988 472 citations Jerome L. Fleg, Edward G. Lakatta profile →
  15. Echocardiographic assessment of a normal adult aging population.
    1977 429 citations Edward G. Lakatta et al. Circulation profile →
  16. Coupling of β2-Adrenoceptor to GiProteins and Its Physiological Relevance in Murine Cardiac Myocytes
    1999 317 citations Rui-Ping Xiao, Ying-Ying Zhou et al. Circulation Research profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edward G. Lakatta United States 123 32.6k 20.0k 7.9k 6.3k 4.9k 758 54.8k
David A. Kass United States 122 37.8k 1.2× 12.3k 0.6× 6.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.3× 6.5k 1.3× 483 51.3k
Kevin J. Tracey United States 135 8.5k 0.3× 25.7k 1.3× 8.0k 1.0× 6.1k 1.0× 5.0k 1.0× 501 79.9k
Kazuwa Nakao Japan 106 16.8k 0.5× 14.9k 0.7× 10.8k 1.4× 3.5k 0.5× 6.2k 1.3× 863 50.3k
Friedrich C. Luft Germany 112 16.9k 0.5× 12.8k 0.6× 8.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.3× 6.8k 1.4× 1.1k 50.6k
Issei Komuro Japan 103 16.8k 0.5× 20.5k 1.0× 6.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.3× 6.8k 1.4× 1.2k 42.9k
David G. Harrison United States 134 20.4k 0.6× 14.1k 0.7× 23.3k 2.9× 1.3k 0.2× 7.3k 1.5× 400 60.5k
Wilson S. Colucci United States 97 21.7k 0.7× 9.5k 0.5× 4.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.2× 4.3k 0.9× 319 32.8k
John R. Vane United Kingdom 113 12.3k 0.4× 13.2k 0.7× 18.4k 2.3× 5.7k 0.9× 6.9k 1.4× 468 63.3k
Michael R. Bristow United States 94 31.1k 1.0× 11.4k 0.6× 2.2k 0.3× 1.6k 0.3× 4.8k 1.0× 403 40.5k
R. Wayne Alexander United States 92 14.1k 0.4× 11.2k 0.6× 8.6k 1.1× 1.9k 0.3× 5.3k 1.1× 198 35.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pillai, Sneha S., Christopher H. Morrell, Hari Vishal Lakhani, et al.. (2025). Chronic kidney disease and cardiac remodeling potentiate cognitive impairment progression: disentangling the sex-specific cross talk of kidney-heart-brain axis. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 330(1). H137–H156.
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D'agostino, M, Daniela Lulli, Naomi De Luca, et al.. (2025). miR-200c inhibition and catalase accelerate diabetic wound healing. Journal of Biomedical Science. 32(1). 21–21. 8 indexed citations
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Morrell, Christopher H., Jack M. Moen, Melissa Krawczyk, et al.. (2023). A small erythropoietin derived non-hematopoietic peptide reduces cardiac inflammation, attenuates age associated declines in heart function and prolongs healthspan. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9. 1096887–1096887. 1 indexed citations
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Tarasov, Kirill V., et al.. (2022). Proteomic Landscape and Deduced Functions of the Cardiac 14-3-3 Protein Interactome. Cells. 11(21). 3496–3496. 11 indexed citations
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Aon, Miguel A., Sonia Cortassa, Magdalena Juhaszova, et al.. (2021). Mitochondrial health is enhanced in rats with higher vs. lower intrinsic exercise capacity and extended lifespan. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 1–1. 17 indexed citations
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Hu, Qingxun, Huiliang Zhang, Nicolás Gutiérrez Cortés, et al.. (2020). Increased Drp1 Acetylation by Lipid Overload Induces Cardiomyocyte Death and Heart Dysfunction. Circulation Research. 126(4). 456–470. 191 indexed citations
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Zhu, Wanqu, Byoung Choul Kim, Mingyi Wang, et al.. (2018). TGFβ1 reinforces arterial aging in the vascular smooth muscle cell through a long-range regulation of the cytoskeletal stiffness. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 2668–2668. 32 indexed citations
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Chirinos, Julio A., et al.. (2016). Abstract 15658: Arginine-vasopressin Levels Are Increased in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Correlate With LV Hypertrophy. Circulation. 1 indexed citations
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Vinogradova, Tatiana M., Syevda Sirenko, Yue Li, Harold A. Spurgeon, & Edward G. Lakatta. (2011). Abstract 17100: CaMKII Activity Modulates Basal Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Cycling to Drive Normal Automaticity of Sinoatrial Node Cells. Circulation. 124. 2 indexed citations
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Vinogradova, Tatiana M., Didier X.P. Brochet, Syevda Sirenko, et al.. (2010). Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca 2+ Pumping Kinetics Regulates Timing of Local Ca 2+ Releases and Spontaneous Beating Rate of Rabbit Sinoatrial Node Pacemaker Cells. Circulation Research. 107(6). 767–775. 63 indexed citations
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Scuteri, Angelo, Marike Vuga, Samer S. Najjar, et al.. (2008). Education eclipses ethnicity in predicting the development of the metabolic syndrome in different ethnic groups in midlife: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Diabetic Medicine. 25(12). 1390–1399. 17 indexed citations
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Vinogradova, Tatiana M., Alexey E. Lyashkov, Weizhong Zhu, et al.. (2006). High Basal Protein Kinase A–Dependent Phosphorylation Drives Rhythmic Internal Ca 2+ Store Oscillations and Spontaneous Beating of Cardiac Pacemaker Cells. Circulation Research. 98(4). 505–514. 222 indexed citations
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Zhu, Wei-Zhong, Khalid Chakir, Shengjun Zhang, et al.. (2005). Heterodimerization of β 1 - and β 2 -Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes Optimizes β-Adrenergic Modulation of Cardiac Contractility. Circulation Research. 97(3). 244–251. 89 indexed citations
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Pepe, Salvatore, Edward G. Lakatta, & Matthias Barton. (2004). Spotlight Issue on Cardiovascular Aging. Cardiovascular Research. 63(1). v–v. 1 indexed citations
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Pepe, Salvatore, Edward G. Lakatta, & Matthias Barton. (2004). Spotlight Issue on Cardiovascular Aging. Cardiovascular Research. 63(4). iii–iii. 1 indexed citations
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Anisimov, Sergey V., Edward G. Lakatta, & Kenneth R. Boheler. (2001). Discovering Altered Genomic Expression Patterns in Heart: Transcriptome Determination by Serial Analysis of Gene Expression. European Journal of Heart Failure. 3(3). 271–281. 10 indexed citations
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Lakatta, Edward G., et al.. (1996). Recent advances in cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. Churchill Livingstone eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Shah, Ajay M., et al.. (1995). Cyclic GMP prevents delayed relaxation at reoxygenation following brief hypoxia in isolates cardiac myocytes. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 268. 2396–2404. 3 indexed citations
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Lakatta, Edward G.. (1992). Functional implications of spontaneous sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release in the heart. Cardiovascular Research. 26(3). 193–214. 130 indexed citations
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Contoreggi, Carlo, Marc R. Blackman, Reubin Andres, et al.. (1990). Plasma Levels of Estradiol, Testosterone, and DHEAS Do Not Predict Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Men. Journal of Andrology. 11(5). 460–470. 87 indexed citations

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