Erling Falk

29.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
179 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Erling Falk is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Erling Falk has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Surgery, 79 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 52 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Erling Falk's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (54 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (42 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (34 papers). Erling Falk is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (54 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (42 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (34 papers). Erling Falk collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Netherlands. Erling Falk's co-authors include Valentı́n Fuster, Prediman K. Shah, Jacob Fog Bentzon, Renu Virmani, Fumiyuki Otsuka, Martin Bødtker Mortensen, John T. Fallon, Igor F. Palacios, Pedro Moreno and John Newell and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Erling Falk

176 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Coronary Plaque Disruption 1983 2026 1997 2011 1995 2014 2006 1994 1985 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Coronary Plaque Disruption
    1995 2.6k citations Erling Falk, Valentı́n Fuster et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Mechanisms of Plaque Formation and Rupture
    2014 1.6k citations Jacob Fog Bentzon, Erling Falk et al. profile →
  3. Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis
    2006 1.2k citations Erling Falk Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  4. Macrophage infiltration in acute coronary syndromes. Implications for plaque rupture.
    1994 873 citations Erling Falk, Valentı́n Fuster et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Unstable angina with fatal outcome: dynamic coronary thrombosis leading to infarction and/or sudden death. Autopsy evidence of recurrent mural thrombosis with peripheral embolization culminating in total vascular occlusion.
    1985 792 citations Erling Falk Circulation profile →
  6. Update on acute coronary syndromes: the pathologists' view
    2012 727 citations Erling Falk, Jacob Fog Bentzon et al. profile →
  7. Plaque rupture with severe pre-existing stenosis precipitating coronary thrombosis. Characteristics of coronary atherosclerotic plaques underlying fatal occlusive thrombi.
    1983 717 citations Erling Falk profile →
  8. Prevalence, Impact, and Predictive Value of Detecting Subclinical Coronary and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Adults
    2015 297 citations Usman Baber, Roxana Mehran et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers

Erling Falk
Juan J. Badimón United States
Junichi Yoshikawa Japan
Prediman K. Shah United States
Junbo Ge China
Mat J.A.P. Daemen Netherlands
Andrew Farb United States
Yangsoo Jang South Korea
Allen Burke United States
Meinrad Gawaz Germany
Steffen Maßberg Germany
Juan J. Badimón United States
Erling Falk
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Countries citing papers authored by Erling Falk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erling Falk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erling Falk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erling Falk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erling Falk based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Erling Falk. Erling Falk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Falk, Erling, et al.. (2025). Impact of preoperative biliary drainage on outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy in severe hyperbilirubinemia. Surgical Endoscopy. 39(10). 6504–6513.
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Mortensen, Martin Bødtker, Valentı́n Fuster, Pieter Muntendam, et al.. (2019). Negative Risk Markers for Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 74(1). 1–11. 56 indexed citations
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Wachenfeldt, Karin von, Jacob Fog Bentzon, Lars B. Nielsen, et al.. (2016). Treatment with a human recombinant monoclonal IgG antibody against oxidized LDL in atherosclerosis-prone pigs reduces cathepsin S in coronary lesions. International Journal of Cardiology. 215. 506–515. 17 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Martin Bødtker, Valentı́n Fuster, Pieter Muntendam, et al.. (2016). A Simple Disease-Guided Approach to Personalize ACC/AHA-Recommended Statin Allocation in Elderly People. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 68(9). 881–891. 88 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Martin Bødtker, et al.. (2016). Familial hypercholesterolemia among unselected contemporary patients presenting with first myocardial infarction: Prevalence, risk factor burden, and impact on age at presentation. Journal of clinical lipidology. 10(5). 1145–1152.e1. 23 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Martin Bødtker & Erling Falk. (2014). Real-life evaluation of European and American high-risk strategies for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with first myocardial infarction. BMJ Open. 4(10). e005991–e005991. 22 indexed citations
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Baber, Usman, Roxana Mehran, Samantha Sartori, et al.. (2014). DETECTION AND IMPACT OF SUBCLINICAL CORONARY AND CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PREDICTION AND RECLASSIFICATION IN ASYMPTOMATIC US ADULTS: INSIGHTS FROM THE HIGH RISK PLAQUE BIOIMAGE STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(12). A998–A998. 8 indexed citations
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Sillesen, Henrik, Pieter Muntendam, Aram Adourian, et al.. (2012). Carotid Plaque Burden as a Measure of Subclinical Atherosclerosis. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(7). 681–689. 209 indexed citations
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Sillesen, Henrik & Erling Falk. (2011). Why not screen for subclinical atherosclerosis?. The Lancet. 378(9792). 645–646. 45 indexed citations
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Dalager, Søren, Erling Falk, Ingrid Bayer Kristensen, & William P. Paaske. (2008). Plaque in superficial femoral arteries indicates generalized atherosclerosis and vulnerability to coronary death: An autopsy study. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 47(2). 296–302. 62 indexed citations
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Kim, Won Yong, Anne Sofie Astrup, Matthias Stuber, et al.. (2006). Subclinical Coronary and Aortic Atherosclerosis Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Type 1 Diabetes With and Without Diabetic Nephropathy. Circulation. 115(2). 228–235. 88 indexed citations
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Bentzon, Jacob Fog, et al.. (2006). Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis Originate From the Local Vessel Wall and Not Circulating Progenitor Cells in ApoE Knockout Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 26(12). 2696–2702. 181 indexed citations
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Laurberg, Jacob Marsvin, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Søren B. Hansen, et al.. (2006). Imaging of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques with FDG-microPET: No FDG accumulation. Atherosclerosis. 192(2). 275–282. 46 indexed citations
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Wilhjelm, Jens E., et al.. (2006). The challenges in creating reference maps for verification of ultrasound images. Ultrasonics. 44. e141–e146. 3 indexed citations
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Fuglsang, Jens, Monika Stender, Jian Zhou, et al.. (2002). Platelet activity and in vivo arterial thrombus formation in rats with mild hyperhomocysteinaemia. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 13(8). 683–689. 8 indexed citations
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Falk, Erling, et al.. (2000). Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture: an Overview. Journal of clinical and basic cardiology. 3(2). 81–86. 33 indexed citations
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Dalager, Søren, Erling Falk, Steffen Ringgaard, Ingrid Bayer Kristensen, & Erik Morre Pedersen. (1999). Effects of temperature and histopathologic preparation on the size and morphology of atherosclerotic carotid arteries as imaged by MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 10(5). 876–885. 32 indexed citations
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Kristensen, Steen Dalby, Hanne Berg Ravn, & Erling Falk. (1997). Insights Into the Pathophysiology of Unstable Coronary Artery Disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 80(5). 5E–9E. 31 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Ortíz, Antonio, Juan J. Badimon, Erling Falk, et al.. (1994). Characterization of the relative thrombogenicity of atherosclerotic plaque components: Implications for consequences of plaque rupture. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 23(7). 1562–1569. 436 indexed citations
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Falk, Erling. (1989). Morphologic features of unstable atherothrombotic plaques underlying acute coronary syndromes. The American Journal of Cardiology. 63(10). E114–E120. 216 indexed citations

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