Ernst Simonson

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ernst Simonson is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernst Simonson has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 16 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ernst Simonson's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (26 papers), ECG Monitoring and Analysis (23 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (12 papers). Ernst Simonson is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (26 papers), ECG Monitoring and Analysis (23 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (12 papers). Ernst Simonson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Ernst Simonson's co-authors include Ancel Keys, Henry Blackburn, Pentti M. Rautaharju, S Punsar, Josef Brožek, Otto H. Schmitt, Lee D. Cady, Henry L. Taylor, Max A. Woodbury and Joseph T. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Circulation and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ernst Simonson

91 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Electrocardiogram in Population Studies 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 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. The Electrocardiogram in Population Studies
    1960 982 citations Henry Blackburn, Ancel Keys et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ernst Simonson United States 23 1.9k 463 378 213 202 98 3.1k
J. Pool Netherlands 24 2.2k 1.2× 733 1.6× 304 0.8× 237 1.1× 122 0.6× 45 4.0k
W.M. Smith United States 37 3.5k 1.9× 249 0.5× 281 0.7× 130 0.6× 147 0.7× 117 4.3k
David M. Mirvis United States 26 3.1k 1.7× 722 1.6× 438 1.2× 375 1.8× 343 1.7× 130 4.0k
Michael M. Laks United States 29 2.1k 1.1× 427 0.9× 644 1.7× 430 2.0× 346 1.7× 126 3.0k
John Rawles United Kingdom 30 1.9k 1.0× 743 1.6× 622 1.6× 234 1.1× 230 1.1× 98 4.2k
Nancy C. Flowers United States 29 3.0k 1.6× 675 1.5× 358 0.9× 262 1.2× 294 1.5× 129 3.7k
Arend J. Dunning Netherlands 34 2.7k 1.4× 625 1.3× 1.2k 3.1× 240 1.1× 355 1.8× 85 3.3k
David Hunt Australia 26 2.0k 1.1× 501 1.1× 1.1k 3.0× 195 0.9× 323 1.6× 86 3.4k
Leonard S. Dreifus United States 34 3.7k 2.0× 407 0.9× 573 1.5× 161 0.8× 251 1.2× 187 4.3k
Frank G. Yanowitz United States 27 1.9k 1.0× 460 1.0× 478 1.3× 172 0.8× 219 1.1× 51 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ernst Simonson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ernst Simonson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ernst Simonson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ernst Simonson 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 Ernst Simonson. Ernst Simonson 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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Kaneko, Katsumi, et al.. (1971). Reliability of Individual Frontal Plane Axis Determination. Circulation. 44(2). 213–219. 13 indexed citations
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Sotobata, Iwao, Harold Richman, & Ernst Simonson. (1970). A diagnostic comparison of the directional and the absolute angle of planar vectors. Journal of Electrocardiology. 3(1). 65–69.
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Simonson, Ernst, et al.. (1967). Significance of the Initial R Wave in Lead aV R of the Electrocardiogram in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 35(1). 126–131. 10 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst, et al.. (1965). The T-V 1 >T-V 6 Pattern for Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Ischemia. Circulation. 31(5). 719–729. 7 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst, et al.. (1964). Normal redundancy in chest leads as basis for recognition of minor abnormalities. American Heart Journal. 68(4). 438–442. 4 indexed citations
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Keys, Ancel, Henry L. Taylor, Henry Blackburn, et al.. (1963). Coronary Heart Disease among Minnesota Business and Professional Men Followed Fifteen Years. Circulation. 28(3). 381–395. 219 indexed citations
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Blomquist, Gunnar, Henry Blackburn, Pentti M. Rautaharju, & Ernst Simonson. (1962). Absent Q waves and coronary heart disease. American Heart Journal. 63(4). 573–575. 1 indexed citations
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Dontas, A. S. & Ernst Simonson. (1961). Carotid Pulses and Peripheral Plethysmograms at Rest. Circulation Research. 9(2). 450–545. 2 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst. (1960). Russian Research on the Role of Visceral Reflexes in Coronary Insufficiency. Circulation. 22(6). 1179–1184. 2 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst, et al.. (1959). Quantitative Comparison of Eight Vectorcardiographic Lead Systems. Circulation Research. 7(3). 296–302. 8 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst. (1958). Adaptation to Glare. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 46(3). 353–355. 1 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Henry & Ernst Simonson. (1957). The total QRS duration. American Heart Journal. 53(5). 699–710. 15 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst, et al.. (1955). The Speed of Ventricular Activation Measured in the Spatial Vectorcardiograms. Circulation Research. 3(4). 409–414. 4 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst, et al.. (1955). The diagnostic accuracy of Q3 and related electrocardiographic items for the detection of patients with posterior wall myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal. 50(1). 62–81. 18 indexed citations
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Brožek, Josef, Ernst Simonson, & Henry Louis Taylor. (1953). Changes in Flicker Fusion Frequency Under Stress. Journal of Applied Physiology. 5(7). 330–334. 7 indexed citations
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Brožek, Josef & Ernst Simonson. (1952). Visual Performance and Fatigue Under Conditions of Varied Illumination. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 35(1). 33–46. 4 indexed citations
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Keys, Ancel & Ernst Simonson. (1952). The Flicker Fusion Frequency and Its Response to Nitroglycerin in Normal Subjects and in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 5(2). 215–224. 13 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst. (1952). Effect of the change from supine to sitting position on the chest leads. American Heart Journal. 43(1). 53–58. 3 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst & Reuben Berman. (1951). Differentiation between paroxysmal auricular tachycardia with partial A-V block and auricular flutter. American Heart Journal. 42(3). 387–398. 13 indexed citations
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Simonson, Ernst. (1951). Transient right bundle branch block produced by heart catheterization in man. American Heart Journal. 41(2). 217–224. 21 indexed citations

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