Finlay A. McAlister

42.7k total citations · 11 hit papers
476 papers, 28.2k citations indexed

About

Finlay A. McAlister is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Economics and Econometrics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Finlay A. McAlister has authored 476 papers receiving a total of 28.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 298 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 95 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 69 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Finlay A. McAlister's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (114 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (96 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (66 papers). Finlay A. McAlister is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (114 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (96 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (66 papers). Finlay A. McAlister collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Finlay A. McAlister's co-authors include Justin A. Ezekowitz, Paul W. Armstrong, Sumit R. Majumdar, Simon Stewart, Ross T. Tsuyuki, Sharon E. Straus, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Marcello Tonelli, Raj Padwal and Dean T. Eurich and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Finlay A. McAlister

464 papers receiving 27.0k citations

Hit Papers

Chronic Kidney Disease an... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2006 2004 2005 2003 2008 400 800 1.2k
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. Chronic Kidney Disease and Mortality Risk
    2006 1.3k citations Finlay A. McAlister et al. profile →
  2. Multidisciplinary strategies for the management of heart failure patients at high risk for admission
    2004 952 citations Finlay A. McAlister, Simon Stewart et al. profile →
  3. Meta-Analysis: Secondary Prevention Programs for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
    2005 680 citations Alexander M. Clark, Finlay A. McAlister et al. profile →
  4. Anemia Is Common in Heart Failure and Is Associated With Poor Outcomes
    2003 678 citations Justin A. Ezekowitz, Finlay A. McAlister et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Body mass index and mortality in heart failure: A meta-analysis
    2008 631 citations Raj Padwal, Finlay A. McAlister et al. profile →
  6. Assessing the Quality of Randomized Trials
    1999 540 citations Finlay A. McAlister et al. profile →
  7. Renal Insufficiency and Heart Failure
    2004 532 citations Finlay A. McAlister, Justin A. Ezekowitz et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2007 486 citations Robyn Clark, Sally C. Inglis et al. profile →
  9. Accuracy of administrative databases in identifying patients with hypertension.
    2007 466 citations Finlay A. McAlister et al. profile →
  10. Structured telephone support or telemonitoring programmes for patients with chronic heart failure
    2010 455 citations Sally C. Inglis, Robyn Clark et al. profile →
  11. Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in national surveys from England, the USA and Canada, and correlation with stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality: a cross-sectional study
    2013 350 citations Finlay A. McAlister et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Finlay A. McAlister Canada 85 15.1k 4.0k 3.6k 3.4k 3.3k 476 28.2k
Frederick A. Masoudi United States 88 23.5k 1.6× 5.3k 1.3× 3.9k 1.1× 2.7k 0.8× 3.9k 1.2× 476 34.5k
Richard Hobbs United Kingdom 74 10.3k 0.7× 3.9k 1.0× 3.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 557 24.0k
Daniel T. Lackland United States 57 12.1k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 3.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 4.3k 1.3× 270 24.3k
Véronique L. Roger United States 102 25.0k 1.7× 5.5k 1.4× 3.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 448 38.1k
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb United States 46 10.4k 0.7× 3.6k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 3.6k 1.1× 245 22.5k
Khurram Nasir United States 88 14.4k 1.0× 7.5k 1.8× 3.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 811 29.7k
Paul A. Heidenreich United States 89 26.0k 1.7× 5.7k 1.4× 4.3k 1.2× 2.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 611 35.9k
Daniel W. Jones United States 39 16.0k 1.1× 5.0k 1.2× 2.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 4.7k 1.4× 115 26.3k
Erin D. Michos United States 77 11.7k 0.8× 5.9k 1.5× 2.9k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 5.4k 1.6× 689 30.5k
Koon Teo Canada 77 12.5k 0.8× 4.1k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 3.9k 1.2× 375 22.9k

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All Works

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EL‐Andari, Ryaan, Jimmy J.H. Kang, Padma Kaul, et al.. (2025). Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With 3‐Vessel Coronary Artery Disease and Diabetes. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(12). e039663–e039663. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Kaiming, Anita Y.M. Chan, D. Ian Paterson, et al.. (2024). Early Genetic Screening and Cardiac Intervention in Patients with Cardiomyopathies in a Multidisciplinary Clinic. ESC Heart Failure. 12(3). 1942–1955. 1 indexed citations
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Fine, Nowell M., Sunil V. Kalmady, Russell Greiner, et al.. (2024). Machine Learning For Risk Prediction After Heart Failure Emergency Department Visit or Hospital Admission Using Administrative Health Data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(10). e0000636–e0000636. 1 indexed citations
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Kalmady, Sunil V., Nariman Sepehrvand, Kevin R. Bainey, et al.. (2023). Towards artificial intelligence-based learning health system for population-level mortality prediction using electrocardiograms. npj Digital Medicine. 6(1). 21–21. 19 indexed citations
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Sandhu, Roopinder K., Sunjidatul Islam, Douglas C. Dover, et al.. (2021). Concurrent use of P-glycoprotein or Cytochrome 3A4 drugs and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. 8(2). 195–201. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Douglas S., Shihao Ma, Anna Chu, et al.. (2021). Predictors of mortality among long‐term care residents with SARS‐CoV ‐2 infection. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69(12). 3377–3388. 22 indexed citations
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Albrecht, Lauren, Peter W. Wood, Miriam Fradette, et al.. (2018). Usability and Acceptability of a Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring Device Among Community-Dwelling Senior Citizens With Hypertension: Qualitative Study. JMIR Aging. 1(2). e10975–e10975. 17 indexed citations
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Wong, Chih, Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Justin A. Ezekowitz, et al.. (2017). Heart Failure in Young Adults Is Associated With High Mortality: A Contemporary Population-Level Analysis. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(11). 1472–1477. 28 indexed citations
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Brar, Sandeep, Finlay A. McAlister, Erik Youngson, & Brian H. Rowe. (2013). Do Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure Vary by Emergency Department Volume?. Circulation Heart Failure. 6(6). 1147–1154. 35 indexed citations
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Linde, Cecilia, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, & Finlay A. McAlister. (2012). Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT): Clinical trials, guidelines, and target populations. Heart Rhythm. 9(8). S3–S13. 78 indexed citations
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Diepen, Sean van, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Finlay A. McAlister, & Justin A. Ezekowitz. (2011). Mortality and Readmission of Patients With Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, or Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Circulation. 124(3). 289–296. 133 indexed citations
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Gamble, John‐Michael, Finlay A. McAlister, Jeffrey Johnson, & Dean T. Eurich. (2011). Quantifying the Impact of Drug Exposure Misclassification due to Restrictive Drug Coverage in Administrative Databases: A Simulation Cohort Study. Value in Health. 15(1). 191–197. 17 indexed citations
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Kaul, Padma, Finlay A. McAlister, Justin A. Ezekowitz, et al.. (2010). Abstract 13165: The Evolving Economic Burden of Heart Failure In Alberta. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations
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Clark, Robyn, Sally C. Inglis, Finlay A. McAlister, et al.. (2010). Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of remote (non-invasive) monitoring in 8,323 heart failure patients on length of stay, quality of life, knowledge, compliance and satisfaction. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Clark, Alexander M., et al.. (2009). Patient and Informal Caregivers’ Knowledge of Heart Failure: Necessary but Insufficient for Effective Self-Care. European Journal of Heart Failure. 11(6). 617–621. 102 indexed citations
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Diepen, Sean van, Sumit R. Majumdar, Jeffrey A. Bakal, Finlay A. McAlister, & Justin A. Ezekowitz. (2008). Heart Failure Is a Risk Factor for Orthopedic Fracture. Circulation. 118(19). 1946–1952. 112 indexed citations
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Ezekowitz, Justin A., Douglas S. Lee, Jack V. Tu, Alice Newman, & Finlay A. McAlister. (2008). Comparison of One-Year Outcome (Death and Rehospitalization) in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients With Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction >50% Versus Those With Ejection Fraction <50%. The American Journal of Cardiology. 102(1). 79–83. 17 indexed citations
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Yee, Amy S., Sumit R. Majumdar, Scot H. Simpson, et al.. (2004). Statin use in Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with a delay in starting insulin. Diabetic Medicine. 21(9). 962–967. 25 indexed citations
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McAlister, Finlay A., et al.. (2004). Incidence of and Risk Factors for Pulmonary Complications after Nonthoracic Surgery. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171(5). 514–517. 236 indexed citations

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