Fernando Verdugo

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Fernando Verdugo is a scholar working on Oral Surgery, Surgery and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernando Verdugo has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Oral Surgery, 22 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Fernando Verdugo's work include Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (21 papers), Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments (13 papers) and Dental Radiography and Imaging (11 papers). Fernando Verdugo is often cited by papers focused on Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (21 papers), Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments (13 papers) and Dental Radiography and Imaging (11 papers). Fernando Verdugo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Spain. Fernando Verdugo's co-authors include Antonio D’Addona, Hessam Nowzari, José Pontón, Carlo Lajolo, Carolina Nazzal, Ana Castillo, Jorge Bartolucci, Marı́a D. Moragues, Rubén Lamich and Ema Abarzúa and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation Research, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Fernando Verdugo

47 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Safety and Efficacy of the Intravenous Infusion of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Heart Failure

2017 345 citations Jorge Bartolucci, Fernando Verdugo et al. Circulation Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fernando Verdugo United States	18	492	310	225	220	197	55	1.1k
Sølve Hellem Norway	21	408 0.8×	350 1.1×	167 0.7×	195 0.9×	93 0.5×	38	1.1k
Siddharth Shanbhag Norway	17	429 0.9×	154 0.5×	165 0.7×	282 1.3×	81 0.4×	35	922
Vidya Rattan India	19	247 0.5×	331 1.1×	184 0.8×	84 0.4×	290 1.5×	113	1.2k
Nasser Nooh Saudi Arabia	15	225 0.5×	266 0.9×	125 0.6×	162 0.7×	261 1.3×	37	1.1k
Earl Freymiller United States	25	825 1.7×	763 2.5×	70 0.3×	667 3.0×	198 1.0×	47	2.0k
Gaston N. King United Kingdom	15	509 1.0×	139 0.4×	109 0.5×	653 3.0×	265 1.3×	18	1.2k
Antonio D’Agostino Italy	21	311 0.6×	389 1.3×	101 0.4×	123 0.6×	195 1.0×	95	1.3k
Xanthippi Dereka Greece	18	317 0.6×	152 0.5×	60 0.3×	321 1.5×	156 0.8×	34	917
James E. Hinrichs United States	21	667 1.4×	143 0.5×	79 0.4×	614 2.8×	202 1.0×	38	1.4k
Volker Gaßling Germany	17	335 0.7×	263 0.8×	51 0.2×	448 2.0×	75 0.4×	32	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Fernando Verdugo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fernando Verdugo

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Castillo, Rodrigo L., Esteban G. Figueroa, Alejandro González‐Candia, et al.. (2025). Effects of Exercise on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Responses in Adults and Childhood Cancer Survivors: The Role of NETosis and Low-Grade Inflammation as a Novel Therapeutic Target—A Narrative Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(22). 10843–10843.

Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2025). One-Stop Transcatheter Pulmonary and Tricuspid Valve Replacement for Carcinoid Heart Disease Treatment. JACC Case Reports. 31(3). 106224–106224.

Ramírez, Iván J., et al.. (2025). Multimodal Inpatient Prehabilitation Prior to Heart or Lung Transplantation in a Latin American Transplant Reference Center. Transplantation Proceedings. 57(2). 348–354.

Pérez, Ignacio, et al.. (2023). Mucormicosis invasora en pacientes con COVID-19: reporte de 2 casos. Revista médica de Chile. 151(1). 125–128. 1 indexed citations

Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2021). Consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on myocardial infarction reperfusion therapy and prognosis. Revista médica de Chile. 149(5). 672–681. 2 indexed citations

Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2020). Peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for periprocedural Cardiogenic shock during interventional cardiology. Revista médica de Chile. 148(9). 1295–1301.

Passarelli, Pier Carmine, Paolo De Angelis, Guido Pasquantonio, et al.. (2018). Management of Single Uncomplicated Dental Extractions and Postoperative Bleeding Evaluation in Patients With Factor V Deficiency: A Local Antihemorrhagic Approach. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 76(11). 2280–2283. 9 indexed citations

Bartolucci, Jorge, Fernando Verdugo, Paz L. González, et al.. (2017). Safety and Efficacy of the Intravenous Infusion of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation Research. 121(10). 1192–1204. 345 indexed citations breakdown →

Bartolucci, Jorge, Fernando Verdugo, Ricardo Larrea, et al.. (2016). Phase 1/2 randomized clinical trial of intravenous infusion of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in patients with chronic cardiopathy with stable heart failure (RIMECARD). European Heart Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Fíca, Alberto, et al.. (2016). An unusual complication after interventional cardiology reveals and infrequent condition: Idiopathic CD4 deficiency. Journal of Infection and Public Health. 9(4). 528–531.

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Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2015). Systemic antibiotics and the risk of superinfection in peri-implantitis. Archives of Oral Biology. 64. 39–50. 46 indexed citations

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Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2014). Implant Treatment Planning: Endodontic Considerations. Journal of the California Dental Association. 42(12). 835–839. 1 indexed citations

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Brusca, María Isabel, et al.. (2013). Anabolic steroids affect human periodontal health and microbiota. Clinical Oral Investigations. 18(6). 1579–1586. 16 indexed citations

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Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2011). Long-term onlay graft volume maintenance in aggressive periodontitis patients.. PubMed. 31(5). e71–9. 2 indexed citations

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Nowzari, Hessam, et al.. (2011). The Thickness of Facial Alveolar Bone Overlying Healthy Maxillary Anterior Teeth. Journal of Periodontology. 83(2). 187–197. 72 indexed citations

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Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2010). Bone Microbial Decontamination Agents in Osseous Grafting: An In Vitro Study With Fresh Human Explants. Journal of Periodontology. 82(6). 863–871. 21 indexed citations

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Raffaelli, L., Rosaria Santangelo, Felice Galluccio, et al.. (2010). Examination of Periodontal Pathogens in Stenotic Valve Specimens and in Whole Blood Samples in Patients Affected by Aortic Valve Stenosis and Chronic Periodontitis. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 23(2). 561–566. 10 indexed citations

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Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2010). Human Bone Repair After Mandibular Symphysis Block Harvesting: A Clinical and Tomographic Study. Journal of Periodontology. 81(5). 702–709. 29 indexed citations

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Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (2009). Quantitation of Mandibular Symphysis Volume as a Source of Bone Grafting. Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research. 12(2). 99–104. 23 indexed citations

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Verdugo, Fernando, et al.. (1996). Cytological changes in oral mucosa in denture stomatitis. Gerodontology. 13(1). 63–67. 12 indexed citations

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