F. Mason Sones

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

F. Mason Sones is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Mason Sones has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 37 papers in Surgery and 25 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in F. Mason Sones's work include Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (23 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (22 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (15 papers). F. Mason Sones is often cited by papers focused on Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (23 papers), Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (22 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (15 papers). F. Mason Sones collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Thailand. F. Mason Sones's co-authors include William L. Proudfit, Albert V.G. Bruschke, Earl K. Shirey, Donald B. Effler, Laurence K. Groves, William C. Sheldon, René G. Favaloro, John R. Kramer, Hidemasa Kitazume and Chalit Cheanvechai and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Annals of Internal Medicine and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

F. Mason Sones

67 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Progress Study of 590 Consecutive Nonsurgical Cases of Co... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1973 1966 100 200 300 400
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. Progress Study of 590 Consecutive Nonsurgical Cases of Coronary Disease Followed 5-9 Years
    1973 415 citations William L. Proudfit, F. Mason Sones et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Selective Cine Coronary Arteriography
    1966 390 citations William L. Proudfit, Earl K. Shirey et al. Circulation profile →

Peers

F. Mason Sones
William L. Proudfit United States
T.Joseph Reeves United States
Austen Wg United States
Richard K. Myler United States
Harry R. Phillips United States
Frederick H. Levine United States
Kenneth G. Lehmann United States
S. Effert Germany
Edward D. Folland United States
Nicholas J. Fortuin United States
William L. Proudfit United States
F. Mason Sones
Citations per year, relative to F. Mason Sones F. Mason Sones (= 1×) peers William L. Proudfit

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Mason Sones

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Mason Sones. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Mason Sones 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 F. Mason Sones. F. Mason Sones 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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Baltaxe, Harold A., Larry P. Elliott, Goffredo G. Gensini, et al.. (1981). The society for cardiac angiography: Its purpose, efforts, and goals. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 7(2). 217–224. 2 indexed citations
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Cheanvechai, Chalit, Manuel Irarrázaval, Floyd D. Loop, et al.. (1975). Aorta-coronary bypass grafting with the internal mammary artery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 70(2). 278–281. 13 indexed citations
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Cheanvechai, Chalit, et al.. (1975). Manual coronary endarterectomy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 70(3). 524–528. 21 indexed citations
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Cheanvechai, Chalit, Laurence K. Groves, Nobuyuki Tanaka, et al.. (1975). Bridge saphenous vein graft. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 70(1). 63–68. 20 indexed citations
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Cheanvechai, Chalit, Donald B. Effler, William C. Sheldon, et al.. (1975). The Structural Study of the Saphenous Vein. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 20(6). 636–645. 56 indexed citations
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Sones, F. Mason. (1974). The Current Status of Coronary Arteriography and Myocardial Revascularization by Surgical Techques. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 38. 61. 3 indexed citations
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Proudfit, William L., et al.. (1974). Selective Coronary Arteriography in Young Men A Follow-Up of 449 Patients. Circulation. 49(6). 1122–1126. 29 indexed citations
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Cheanvechai, Chalit, Donald B. Effler, Laurence K. Groves, et al.. (1974). Triple Bypass Graft for the Treatment of Severe Triple Coronary Vessel Disease. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 17(6). 545–554. 9 indexed citations
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Sheldon, William C., Gustavo Rincón, Donald B. Effler, William L. Proudfit, & F. Mason Sones. (1973). Vein Graft Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation. 48(1s3). III184–9. 92 indexed citations
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Favaloro, René G., Donald B. Effler, Chalit Cheanvechai, Robert A. Quint, & F. Mason Sones. (1971). Acute coronary insufficiency (impending myocardial infarction and myocardial infarction). The American Journal of Cardiology. 28(5). 598–607. 119 indexed citations
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Favaloro, René G., Donald B. Effler, Laurence K. Groves, et al.. (1970). Severe segmental obstruction of the left main coronary artery and its divisions. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 60(4). 469–482. 98 indexed citations
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Sheldon, William C., F. Mason Sones, Earl K. Shirey, et al.. (1969). Reconstructive Coronary Artery Surgery: Postoperative Assessment. Circulation. 39(5s1). I61–6. 17 indexed citations
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Favaloro, René G., Donald B. Effler, Laurence K. Groves, F. Mason Sones, & David J. G. Fergusson. (1967). Myocardial revascularization by internal mammary artery implant procedures. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 54(3). 359–370. 62 indexed citations
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Effler, Donald B., F. Mason Sones, Laurence K. Groves, & Ernesto L. Suarez. (1965). Myocardial revascularization by Vineberg's internal mammary artery implant. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 50(4). 527–533. 50 indexed citations
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Sewell, William H., et al.. (1965). THE PEDICLE OPERATION FOR CORONARY INSUFFICIENCY: TECHNIQUE AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 49(2). 317–329. 30 indexed citations
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Effler, Donald B., Laurence K. Groves, F. Mason Sones, & Earl K. Shirey. (1964). ENDARTERECTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 47(1). 98–108. 92 indexed citations
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Sones, F. Mason. (1958). Diagnosis of septal defects by the combined use of heart catheterization and selective cinecardioangiography. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2(6). 724–731. 3 indexed citations
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Effler, Donald B., et al.. (1957). ELECTIVE CARDIAC ARREST—AN ADJUNCT TO OPEN-HEART SURGERY. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 34(4). 500–508. 16 indexed citations
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Kolff, Willem J., et al.. (1956). Elective Cardiac Arrest by the Melrose Technic: Potassium Asystole for Experimental Cardiac Surgery. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 23(2). 98–104. 16 indexed citations
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Sones, F. Mason, et al.. (1956). Elective Cardiac Arrest in Open-Heart Surgery: Report of Three Cases. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 23(2). 105–114. 40 indexed citations

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