Francis X. McGowan

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
171 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Francis X. McGowan is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis X. McGowan has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 44 papers in Surgery and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Francis X. McGowan's work include Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (30 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (24 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (23 papers). Francis X. McGowan is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (30 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (24 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (23 papers). Francis X. McGowan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Francis X. McGowan's co-authors include Pedro J. del Nido, Peter J. Davis, Peter C. Laussen, David Zurakowski, Douglas B. Cowan, Ingeborg Friehs, James A. DiNardo, Barry D. Kussman, Christof Stamm and Hung Cao-Danh and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Francis X. McGowan

168 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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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.

Association Between a Single General Anesthesia Exposure Before Age 36 Months and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Later Childhood

2016 553 citations Lena S. Sun, Guohua Li et al. JAMA profile →
Airway management complications in children with difficult tracheal intubation from the Pediatric Difficult Intubation (PeDI) registry: a prospective cohort analysis

2015 259 citations Francis X. McGowan, Pete G. Kovatsis et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis X. McGowan United States	44	2.0k	1.9k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	171	6.6k
Hilary P. Grocott United States	47	3.7k 1.9×	3.3k 1.7×	742 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	537 0.4×	193	8.1k
Judy R. Kersten United States	56	3.7k 1.9×	2.6k 1.4×	642 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	864 0.7×	153	8.4k
Donat R. Spahn Switzerland	35	895 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	302 0.2×	121	4.3k
Simon Gelman United States	32	1.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	619 0.4×	767 0.6×	307 0.3×	111	4.0k
Peter Rehak Austria	43	967 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	438 0.3×	1.9k 1.4×	757 0.6×	189	5.7k
Juan P. Cata United States	43	644 0.3×	2.1k 1.1×	1000 0.7×	747 0.6×	930 0.8×	243	6.5k
C. G. Schmidt Germany	38	1.5k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	258 0.2×	784 0.6×	501 0.4×	225	5.8k
Thomas Pasch Switzerland	37	930 0.5×	916 0.5×	532 0.3×	642 0.5×	527 0.4×	101	4.4k
Dan Longrois France	34	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	640 0.4×	646 0.5×	308 0.3×	196	3.9k
John M. Murkin Canada	33	2.8k 1.4×	3.2k 1.7×	461 0.3×	921 0.7×	115 0.1×	151	6.3k

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Himebauch, Adam S., Yan Wang, Francis X. McGowan, et al.. (2020). Preoperative echocardiographic parameters predict primary graft dysfunction following pediatric lung transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation. 25(2). e13858–e13858. 5 indexed citations

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Lassó, András, Anusha Jegatheeswaran, Francis X. McGowan, et al.. (2017). Comparison of 3D Echocardiogram-Derived 3D Printed Valve Models to Molded Models for Simulated Repair of Pediatric Atrioventricular Valves. Pediatric Cardiology. 39(3). 538–547. 59 indexed citations

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Sun, Lena S., Guohua Li, Tonya Miller, et al.. (2016). Association Between a Single General Anesthesia Exposure Before Age 36 Months and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Later Childhood. JAMA. 315(21). 2312–2312. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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Costello, John M., Catherine K. Allan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, et al.. (2013). Abstract 12099: Impact of Empiric Nesiritide or Milrinone Infusion on Early Postoperative Recovery Following Fontan Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. Circulation. 128. 1 indexed citations

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Goobie, Susan M., Petra M. Meier, Luis M. Pereira, et al.. (2011). Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Pediatric Craniosynostosis Surgery. Anesthesiology. 114(4). 862–871. 208 indexed citations

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Allan, Catherine K., Jane W. Newburger, Ellen McGrath, et al.. (2010). The Relationship Between Inflammatory Activation and Clinical Outcome After Infant Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 111(5). 1244–1251. 104 indexed citations

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Wolf, Cordula M., Stephen P. Seslar, Amy L. Juraszek, et al.. (2009). Atrial Remodeling After the Fontan Operation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 104(12). 1737–1742. 26 indexed citations

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Choi, Yeong‐Hoon, Douglas B. Cowan, Meena Nathan, et al.. (2008). Myocardial Hypertrophy Overrides the Angiogenic Response to Hypoxia. PLoS ONE. 3(12). e4042–e4042. 17 indexed citations

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Almond, Christopher S., Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Christine Duncan, et al.. (2006). Successful Use of Bivalirudin for Cardiac Transplantation in a Child With Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 25(11). 1376–1379. 41 indexed citations

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McClain, Craig D., Francis X. McGowan, & Pete G. Kovatsis. (2006). Laparoscopic Surgery in a Patient with Fontan Physiology. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 103(4). 856–858. 39 indexed citations

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Odegard, Kirsten C., Francis X. McGowan, David Zurakowski, et al.. (2003). Procoagulant and anticoagulant factor abnormalities following the fontan procedure: increased factor VIII may predispose to thrombosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 125(6). 1260–1267. 98 indexed citations

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Odegard, Kirsten C., Francis X. McGowan, James A. DiNardo, et al.. (2002). Coagulation abnormalities in patients with single-ventricle physiology precede the Fontan procedure. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 123(3). 459–465. 64 indexed citations

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Davis, Peter J., Jeffrey L. Galinkin, Francis X. McGowan, et al.. (2001). A Randomized Multicenter Study of Remifentanil Compared with Halothane in Neonates and Infants Undergoing Pyloromyotomy. I. Emergence and Recovery Profiles. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 93(6). 1380–1386. 53 indexed citations

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Takeuchi, Koh, Mitsugi Nagashima, Kazuo Itoh, et al.. (2001). Improving Glucose Metabolism and/or Sarcoplasmic Reti-culum Ca<sup>2+</sup>-ATPase Function is Warranted for Immature Pressure Overload Hypertrophied Myocardium. Japanese Circulation Journal. 65(12). 1064–1070. 3 indexed citations

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Stamm, Christof, Douglas B. Cowan, Ingeborg Friehs, et al.. (2001). Rapid Endotoxin-induced Alterations in Myocardial Calcium Handling. Anesthesiology. 95(6). 1396–1405. 34 indexed citations

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Odegard, Kirsten C., Daniel J. Kirse, Pedro J. del Nido, et al.. (2000). Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for patent ductus arteriosus. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 14(5). 562–564. 23 indexed citations

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Casta, Alfonso, Éva Gruber, Peter C. Laussen, et al.. (2000). Parameters associated with perioperative baffle fenestration closure in the Fontan operation. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 14(5). 553–556. 5 indexed citations

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Davis, Peter J., Jerrold Lerman, Santhanam Suresh, et al.. (1997). A Randomized Multicenter Study of Remifentanil Compared with Alfentanil, Isoflurane, or Propofol in Anesthetized Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Strabismus Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 84(5). 982–989. 44 indexed citations

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Davis, Peter J., Jerrold Lerman, Santhanam Suresh, et al.. (1997). A Randomized Multicenter Study of Remifentanil Compared with Alfentanil, Isoflurane, or Propofol in Anesthetized Pediatric Patients Undergoing Elective Strabismus Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 84(5). 982–989. 75 indexed citations

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McGowan, Francis X., Machiko Ikegami, Pedro J. del Nido, et al.. (1993). Cardiopulmonary bypass significantly reduces surfactant activity in children. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 106(6). 968–977. 54 indexed citations

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