Francis Wellens

4.1k total citations
104 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Francis Wellens is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Wellens has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 47 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Francis Wellens's work include Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (31 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (25 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (24 papers). Francis Wellens is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (31 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (25 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (24 papers). Francis Wellens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Francis Wellens's co-authors include Hugo Vanermen, Frank Van Praet, Mark La Meir, Filip Casselman, Yvette Vermeulen, Raphaël De Geest, Ivan Degrieck, Pedro Brugada, Peter Geelen and Carlo de Asmundis and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Francis Wellens

99 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis Wellens Belgium 29 2.3k 1.2k 472 382 341 104 2.8k
Claudio Muneretto Italy 22 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 776 1.6× 137 0.4× 424 1.2× 129 2.2k
W. Randolph Chitwood United States 24 1.4k 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 545 1.2× 115 0.3× 279 0.8× 67 2.2k
Utz Kappert Germany 24 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 792 1.7× 108 0.3× 777 2.3× 145 2.4k
Charles C. Canver United States 24 1.1k 0.5× 733 0.6× 522 1.1× 133 0.3× 458 1.3× 74 1.8k
Gianluigi Bisleri Italy 21 1.2k 0.5× 909 0.8× 417 0.9× 134 0.4× 325 1.0× 138 1.8k
Seiki Nagata Japan 27 2.0k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 903 1.9× 141 0.4× 294 0.9× 94 2.9k
Gary K. Lofland United States 25 1.1k 0.5× 1.0k 0.8× 746 1.6× 247 0.6× 1.1k 3.3× 69 2.4k
Christine H. Attenhofer Jost Switzerland 27 2.4k 1.0× 841 0.7× 634 1.3× 454 1.2× 933 2.7× 56 3.0k
Tetsuro Kamiya Japan 24 1.0k 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 1.3k 2.9× 271 0.7× 614 1.8× 72 2.3k
G. Frank O. Tyers United States 29 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 518 1.1× 106 0.3× 589 1.7× 113 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Francis Wellens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Wellens

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Casado-Arroyo, Rubén, Paola Berne, Jayakeerthi Y. Rao, et al.. (2016). Long-Term Trends in Newly Diagnosed Brugada Syndrome. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 68(6). 614–623. 53 indexed citations
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Ströker, Erwin, Carlo de Asmundis, Philippe Vanduynhoven, et al.. (2015). Long-Term Performance of the Riata/ST Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator Lead. The American Journal of Cardiology. 117(5). 807–812. 11 indexed citations
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Conte, Giulio, Wendy Dewals, Juan Sieira, et al.. (2014). Drug-Induced Brugada Syndrome in Children. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(21). 2272–2279. 55 indexed citations
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Meir, Mark La, Sandro Gelsomino, Fabiana Lucà, et al.. (2012). Minimally invasive thoracoscopic hybrid treatment of lone atrial fibrillation: early results of monopolar versus bipolar radiofrequency source. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 14(4). 445–450. 32 indexed citations
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Meir, Mark La, Sandro Gelsomino, Fabiana Lucà, et al.. (2012). Minimally invasive surgical treatment of lone atrial fibrillation: Early results of hybrid versus standard minimally invasive approach employing radiofrequency sources. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(4). 1469–1475. 56 indexed citations
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Vanderheyden, Marc, Wilfried Müllens, Leen Delrue, et al.. (2008). Myocardial Gene Expression in Heart Failure Patients Treated With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 51(2). 129–136. 125 indexed citations
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Kennergren, Charles, C. Bucknall, Christian Butter, et al.. (2007). Laser-assisted lead extraction: the European experience. EP Europace. 9(8). 651–656. 106 indexed citations
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Bakır, İhsan, Filip Casselman, Francis Wellens, et al.. (2006). Minimally Invasive Versus Standard Approach Aortic Valve Replacement: A Study in 506 Patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 81(5). 1599–1604. 146 indexed citations
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Jeanmart, Hugues, Filip Casselman, Roel Beelen, et al.. (2006). Modified Maze During Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery: The OLV Clinic Experience. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 82(5). 1765–1769. 25 indexed citations
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Vanderheyden, Marc, Francis Wellens, Jozef Bartúnek, et al.. (2006). Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Delays Heart Transplantation in Patients With End-stage Heart Failure and Mechanical Dyssynchrony. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 25(4). 447–453. 8 indexed citations
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Casselman, Filip, et al.. (2004). Surgical management of progression to type A dissection from an intramural hematoma previously treated with endovascular stent graft placement. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 128(5). 773–775. 2 indexed citations
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Savini, Carlo, Filip Casselman, Ivan Degrieck, et al.. (2004). Surgical management of progression to type A dissection from an intramural hematoma previously treated with endovascular stent graft placement. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 128(5). 773–775. 9 indexed citations
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Casselman, Filip, Sam Van Slycke, Francis Wellens, et al.. (2003). From classical sternotomy to truly endoscopic mitral valve surgery: A step by step procedure. Heart Lung and Circulation. 12(3). 172–177. 29 indexed citations
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Vanermen, Hugo, et al.. (2000). Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Mitral Valve Surgery: From Port-Access Towards a Totally Endoscopic Procedure. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 15(1). 51–60. 47 indexed citations
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Primo, João, Peter Geelen, Josép Brugada, et al.. (1998). Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Role of the Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31(5). 1081–1085. 44 indexed citations
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Vanermen, Hugo, Yvette Vermeulen, Francis Wellens, et al.. (1998). Port-access mitral valve surgery. Perfusion. 13(4). 249–252. 7 indexed citations
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Wellens, Francis, et al.. (1995). Prophylaxis in cardiac surgeryA controlled randomized comparison between cefazolin and cefuroxime. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 9(6). 325–329. 13 indexed citations
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Flameng, Willem, Urbain Mees, Paul Sergeant, Francis Wellens, & Willem Daenen. (1991). Hemolytic complications during left ventricular assist using the hemopump. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A357–A357.
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Deuvaert, Frank, et al.. (1986). Aortico-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT). A diagnostic and surgical "must".. PubMed. 41(1). 53–62. 3 indexed citations
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Wellens, Francis, et al.. (1985). Combined heart-lung transplantation for terminal pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 89(6). 872–876. 17 indexed citations

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