Ferdinand Flores

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ferdinand Flores is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ferdinand Flores has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 40 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 28 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ferdinand Flores's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (38 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (17 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (13 papers). Ferdinand Flores is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (38 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (17 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (13 papers). Ferdinand Flores collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Netherlands. Ferdinand Flores's co-authors include Matthew J. Budoff, Sandy Liu, Naser Ahmadi, Philip Tseng, Paolo Raggi, Leslee J. Shaw, Steven R. Weinstein, Daniel S. Berman, Khurram Nasir and Tracy Q. Callister and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Ferdinand Flores

75 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Long-Term Prognosis Associated With Coronary Calcification 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 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. Long-Term Prognosis Associated With Coronary Calcification
    2007 991 citations Matthew J. Budoff, Leslee J. Shaw et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ferdinand Flores United States 30 1.9k 1.5k 1.1k 534 489 80 3.5k
Junichiro Takasu United States 34 1.5k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 684 0.6× 277 0.5× 947 1.9× 57 3.4k
Gerard T. Sanders Netherlands 27 577 0.3× 930 0.6× 534 0.5× 88 0.2× 310 0.6× 75 2.4k
Yadon Arad United States 20 2.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 569 1.1× 582 1.2× 34 4.4k
Blai Coll Spain 33 273 0.1× 898 0.6× 677 0.6× 123 0.2× 707 1.4× 72 2.9k
Ammar Sarwar United States 22 1.3k 0.7× 611 0.4× 642 0.6× 562 1.1× 255 0.5× 84 2.6k
Yoshihisa Nakagawa Japan 34 1.4k 0.8× 3.2k 2.1× 2.9k 2.7× 165 0.3× 906 1.9× 269 4.9k
Agostino Gnasso Italy 35 304 0.2× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 161 0.3× 1.0k 2.1× 146 3.9k
Victor Chien‐Chia Wu Taiwan 30 558 0.3× 1.7k 1.2× 945 0.9× 160 0.3× 586 1.2× 178 3.3k
Concetta Irace Italy 35 314 0.2× 1.6k 1.0× 992 0.9× 147 0.3× 945 1.9× 132 3.7k
Amir Halkin Israel 39 798 0.4× 4.1k 2.7× 1.7k 1.5× 111 0.2× 1.2k 2.5× 135 6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ferdinand Flores

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ferdinand Flores

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ferdinand Flores

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ferdinand Flores. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ferdinand Flores 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 Ferdinand Flores. Ferdinand Flores 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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Manubolu, Venkat Sanjay, Dhiran Verghese, Suvasini Lakshmanan, et al.. (2022). Coronary computed tomography angiography evaluation of plaque morphology and its relationship to HDL and total cholesterol to HDL ratio. Journal of clinical lipidology. 16(5). 715–724. 9 indexed citations
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Rhee, Connie M., Matthew J. Budoff, Gregory A. Brent, et al.. (2022). Serum Thyrotropin Elevation and Coronary Artery Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients. Cardiorenal Medicine. 12(3). 106–116. 5 indexed citations
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Birudaraju, Divya, April Kinninger, Suraj Dahal, et al.. (2020). Prevalence of normal coronary arteries by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Semaglutide Treatment on Coronary Plaque Progression (STOP) trial. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 35(3). 107840–107840. 6 indexed citations
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Lakshmanan, Suvasini, Chandana Shekar, April Kinninger, et al.. (2020). Association of flow mediated vasodilation and burden of subclinical atherosclerosis by coronary CTA. Atherosclerosis. 302. 15–19. 9 indexed citations
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Shaikh, Kashif, Divya Birudaraju, Rine Nakanishi, et al.. (2019). AGED GARLIC EXTRACT REDUCES LOW ATTENUATION PLAQUE IN CORONARY ARTERIES OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES IN A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73(9). 1645–1645. 3 indexed citations
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Shekar, Chandana, Dong Li, Kashif Shaikh, et al.. (2018). Abstract 16894: Association Between Flow Mediated Vasodilation and Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation. 138(Suppl_1). 4 indexed citations
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Li, Dong, Christopher Dailing, Rine Nakanishi, et al.. (2018). RELIABILITY OF CARDIAC FAT VOLUMES MEASURED BY NON-CONTRAST CORONARY CALCIUM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY USING A SEMI-AUTOMATED CARDIAC FAT ANALYSIS SOFTWARE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71(11). A1686–A1686. 1 indexed citations
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Budoff, Matthew J., Sandy Liu, David Z. Chow, et al.. (2014). Coronary CT angiography versus standard of care strategies to evaluate patients with potential coronary artery disease; effect on long term clinical outcomes. Atherosclerosis. 237(2). 494–498. 7 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Naser, Vahid Nabavi, Fereshteh Hajsadeghi, et al.. (2013). Aged garlic extract with supplement is associated with increase in brown adipose, decrease in white adipose tissue and predict lack of progression in coronary atherosclerosis. International Journal of Cardiology. 168(3). 2310–2314. 35 indexed citations
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Larijani, Vahid Nabavi, Fereshteh Hajsadeghi, Ferdinand Flores, Matthew J. Budoff, & Naser Ahmadi. (2012). Abstract 9943: Aged Garlic Extract Plus Coenzyme Q10 Significantly Reduce Perceived Mental Stress, Inflammaion and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Firefighters ‰the FAITH Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. 126(suppl_21).
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Larijani, Vahid Nabavi, Naser Ahmadi, Irfan Zeb, et al.. (2012). Beneficial effects of aged garlic extract and coenzyme Q10 on vascular elasticity and endothelial function: The FAITH randomized clinical trial. Nutrition. 29(1). 71–75. 48 indexed citations
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Dong, Li, et al.. (2012). EVALUATION OF LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME AND DIAMETER BY 64-SLICE MULTI DETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(13). E1203–E1203.
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Ahmadi, Naser, Song Mao, Fereshteh Hajsadeghi, et al.. (2011). Relation of subclinical left and right ventricular dysfunctions measured by computed tomography angiography with the severity of coronary artery disease. Coronary Artery Disease. 22(6). 380–387. 3 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Naser, Irfan Zeb, Panteha Rezaeian, et al.. (2010). Abstract 20824: Aged Garlic Extract Supplemented with B Vitamins, Folic Acid and L-Arginine Reduce the Progression of Adipose Tissue and Coronary Artery Calcium. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Naser, David M. Shavelle, Vahid Nabavi, et al.. (2010). Coronary distensibility index measured by computed tomography is associated with the severity of coronary artery disease. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 4(2). 119–126. 9 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Naser, Vahid Nabavi, Fereshteh Hajsadeghi, et al.. (2010). Mortality Incidence of Patients With Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosed by Computed Tomography Angiography. The American Journal of Cardiology. 107(1). 10–16. 82 indexed citations
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Budoff, Matthew J., Naser Ahmadi, Frank Pratt, et al.. (2009). Cost-effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography compared with myocardial perfusion imaging as gatekeeper to invasive coronary angiography in asymptomatic firefighters with positive treadmill tests. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 3(5). 323–330. 17 indexed citations
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Gopal, Ajay K., Naser Ahmadi, Khurram Nasir, et al.. (2008). Mortality Incidence and the Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by Computed Tomography Angiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 52(16). 1335–1343. 255 indexed citations
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Nasir, Khurram, Leslee J. Shaw, Sandy Liu, et al.. (2007). Ethnic Differences in the Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcification for All-Cause Mortality. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 50(10). 953–960. 120 indexed citations
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Budoff, Matthew J., Leslee J. Shaw, Sandy Liu, et al.. (2007). Long-Term Prognosis Associated With Coronary Calcification. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 49(18). 1860–1870. 991 indexed citations breakdown →

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