Emile Bacha

15.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
326 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Emile Bacha is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Emile Bacha has authored 326 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 216 papers in Epidemiology, 157 papers in Surgery and 142 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Emile Bacha's work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (200 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (85 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (68 papers). Emile Bacha is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Heart Disease Studies (200 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (85 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (68 papers). Emile Bacha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Emile Bacha's co-authors include Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Ziyad M. Hijazi, Frank A. Pigula, Peter C. Laussen, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Joanne P. Starr, David Kalfa, Kimberlee Gauvreau and Richard A. Jonas and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Emile Bacha

307 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention in Pediatric Cardiac Disease

2011 501 citations Emile Bacha, Ziyad M. Hijazi et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emile Bacha United States	52	5.4k	4.3k	3.9k	3.5k	1.4k	326	9.4k
Christopher A. Caldarone Canada	47	4.7k 0.9×	3.3k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	248	7.3k
Thierry Carrel Switzerland	61	4.3k 0.8×	6.1k 1.4×	6.1k 1.6×	8.6k 2.4×	1.3k 0.9×	600	14.2k
Martin J. Elliott United Kingdom	48	2.6k 0.5×	3.8k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	183	7.0k
Stephen P. Sanders United States	56	5.6k 1.0×	4.5k 1.1×	5.1k 1.3×	6.5k 1.9×	800 0.6×	264	11.9k
Richard G. Ohye United States	42	4.0k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	175	6.5k
Kirk R. Kanter United States	49	4.3k 0.8×	4.4k 1.0×	2.5k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	264	7.6k
Carl L. Backer United States	52	5.1k 1.0×	5.2k 1.2×	5.0k 1.3×	3.3k 0.9×	827 0.6×	313	9.2k
Marc Ruel Canada	56	2.2k 0.4×	5.6k 1.3×	1.9k 0.5×	6.7k 1.9×	1.1k 0.8×	369	10.3k
Richard J. Shemin United States	46	996 0.2×	4.5k 1.1×	2.3k 0.6×	4.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	287	8.9k
Constantine Mavroudis United States	60	7.3k 1.4×	6.1k 1.4×	6.0k 1.5×	4.7k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	406	11.8k

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Blitzer, David, et al.. (2025). Robotic approach for surgical correction of scimitar syndrome via direct anastomosis. JTCVS Techniques. 30. 130–131.

Farooqi, Kanwal M., Sophia Hsien, Yun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Association of lower noninvasive fractional flow reserve values with high risk anatomic characteristics in pediatric patients with anomalous coronary arteries. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 19(6). 755–761.

Nguyen, Stéphanie, Giovanni Ferrari, Megan Sykes, et al.. (2023). Pitfalls and Future Directions of Contemporary Pediatric Valve Surgery: the Case for Living Valve Substitutes. Current Pediatrics Reports. 11(4). 180–192. 2 indexed citations

Crystal, Matthew A., et al.. (2023). Use of the Inspiris valve in the native right ventricular outflow tract is associated with early prosthetic regurgitation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 166(4). 1210–1221.e8. 3 indexed citations

Goldstone, Andrew B., et al.. (2023). Long-term outcomes of tricuspid valve intervention during stage 2 palliation in patients with a single right ventricle. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 166(4). 1200–1209.e3. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Mingze, Jonathan B. Russ, Giovanni Ferrari, et al.. (2023). In Vitro Proof of Concept of a First‐Generation Growth‐Accommodating Heart Valved Conduit for Pediatric Use. Macromolecular Bioscience. 23(7). e2300011–e2300011. 2 indexed citations

Krishnan, Sheila, et al.. (2023). Management of systemic to pulmonary shunts and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. ERJ Open Research. 9(6). 271–2023. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Yanling, et al.. (2023). Outcomes After Anatomic Versus Physiologic Repair of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 14(1). 70–76. 2 indexed citations

Boyd, Rebekah, David Kalfa, Amee Shah, et al.. (2023). Comparative outcomes and risk analysis after cone repair or tricuspid valve replacement for Ebstein's anomaly. JTCVS Open. 14. 372–384. 2 indexed citations

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Sun, Mingze, Lei Shi, Yingfei Xue, et al.. (2022). A biomimetic multilayered polymeric material designed for heart valve repair and replacement. Biomaterials. 288. 121756–121756. 35 indexed citations

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Fuller, Stephanie, Michele Borisuk, Lynn A. Sleeper, et al.. (2021). Mortality and Reoperation Risk After Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Young Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 33(4). 1081–1092. 11 indexed citations

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Marboe, Charles C., Jay H. Lefkowitch, Martina Pavlicová, et al.. (2019). Utility of 3D Printed Cardiac Models for Medical Student Education in Congenital Heart Disease: Across a Spectrum of Disease Severity. Pediatric Cardiology. 40(6). 1258–1265. 53 indexed citations

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Maw, Anna, Arthur T. Evans, Kana Fujikura, et al.. (2016). Abstract 20647: Sudden Cardiac Death After Atrial Switch Repair for D-Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Circulation. 1 indexed citations

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Robinson, Joshua D., Rahul H. Rathod, David W. Brown, et al.. (2011). The evolving role of intraoperative balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in valve-sparing repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 142(6). 1367–1373. 51 indexed citations

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Costello, John M., Angelo Polito, David W. Brown, et al.. (2010). Birth Before 39 Weeks' Gestation Is Associated With Worse Outcomes in Neonates With Heart Disease. PEDIATRICS. 126(2). 277–284. 139 indexed citations

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Allan, Catherine K., Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Dorothy M. Beke, et al.. (2010). Simulation-based training delivered directly to the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit engenders preparedness, comfort, and decreased anxiety among multidisciplinary resuscitation teams. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 140(3). 646–652. 117 indexed citations

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Nathan, Meena, David W. Rimmer, Gary Piercey, et al.. (2007). Early repair of hemitruncus: Excellent early and late outcomes. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 133(5). 1329–1335. 40 indexed citations

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Waight, David J., et al.. (2002). Catheter therapy of Swiss cheese ventricular septal defects using the Amplatzer muscular VSD occluder. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 55(3). 355–361. 46 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Ian, David P. Bichell, Emile Bacha, & Pedro J. del Nido. (2001). Minimal sternotomy approach for congenital heart operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 71(2). 469–472. 73 indexed citations

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Murakami, Shinya, Emile Bacha, G Mazmanian, et al.. (1997). Effects of Various Timings and Concentrations of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Lung Ischemia–Reperfusion. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156(2). 454–458. 43 indexed citations

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