Gian‐Battista Chierchia

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
339 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Gian‐Battista Chierchia is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Gian‐Battista Chierchia has authored 339 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 325 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 30 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Gian‐Battista Chierchia's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (255 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (216 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (173 papers). Gian‐Battista Chierchia is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (255 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (216 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (173 papers). Gian‐Battista Chierchia collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and United States. Gian‐Battista Chierchia's co-authors include Carlo de Asmundis, Pedro Brugada, Juan Sieira, Andrea Sarkozy, Giulio Conte, Giacomo Mugnai, Giuseppe Ciconte, Erwin Ströker, Yukio Saitoh and Giacomo Di Giovanni and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gian‐Battista Chierchia

322 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Cryoballoon ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drugs: first-line... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2024 2025 40 80 120
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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.

  1. Cryoballoon ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drugs: first-line therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
    2021 144 citations Malte Kuniss, Nikola Pavlović et al. EP Europace profile →
  2. Characterization and Clinical Significance of Hemolysis After Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Results of a Multicenter Analysis
    2024 37 citations Domenico G. Della Rocca, Stéphane Combes et al. profile →
  3. Safety and effectiveness of the first balloon-in-basket pulsed field ablation system for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: VOLT CE Mark Study 6-month results
    2025 14 citations Gian‐Battista Chierchia et al. EP Europace profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gian‐Battista Chierchia Belgium 40 5.4k 900 486 309 165 339 5.6k
Thomas Arentz Germany 33 5.7k 1.1× 330 0.4× 406 0.8× 232 0.8× 306 1.9× 115 5.9k
Gabriele Vicedomini Italy 32 7.3k 1.4× 332 0.4× 175 0.4× 459 1.5× 399 2.4× 95 7.7k
Rukshen Weerasooriya France 30 5.7k 1.1× 366 0.4× 117 0.2× 320 1.0× 253 1.5× 61 5.9k
Andrea Sarkozy Belgium 31 2.7k 0.5× 854 0.9× 107 0.2× 184 0.6× 62 0.4× 162 2.9k
Vincenzo Santinelli Italy 32 7.2k 1.4× 268 0.3× 174 0.4× 457 1.5× 343 2.1× 112 7.5k
Yasuo Okumura Japan 24 2.3k 0.4× 264 0.3× 142 0.3× 372 1.2× 273 1.7× 378 2.7k
Nicolas Lellouche France 29 3.6k 0.7× 147 0.2× 206 0.4× 463 1.5× 189 1.1× 126 3.8k
Mark La Meir Belgium 29 2.4k 0.5× 371 0.4× 55 0.1× 390 1.3× 135 0.8× 189 2.7k
Léna Rivard Canada 31 3.2k 0.6× 172 0.2× 110 0.2× 224 0.7× 166 1.0× 104 3.4k
Roy M. John United States 34 3.4k 0.6× 334 0.4× 51 0.1× 261 0.8× 238 1.4× 134 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Rocca, Domenico G. Della, et al.. (2024). Interference from lobe-and-disk left atrial appendage occluder affecting left superior pulmonary vein pulsed field ablation. Heart Rhythm. 21(8). 1240–1241. 8 indexed citations
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Casella, Michela, Domenico G. Della Rocca, Marco Schiavone, et al.. (2024). Redefining the blanking period after pulsed field ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 22(4). 891–897. 23 indexed citations
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Pannone, Luigi, Cinzia Monaco, Domenico G. Della Rocca, et al.. (2024). Predicting and Recognizing Drug‐Induced Type I Brugada Pattern Using ECG‐Based Deep Learning. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(10). e033148–e033148. 7 indexed citations
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Pannone, Luigi, Cinzia Monaco, Mark La Meir, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of photogrammetry for medical application in cardiology. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 1044647–1044647. 4 indexed citations
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Vetta, Giampaolo, Michele Magnocavallo, Rodolfo Caminiti, et al.. (2023). Axillary vein puncture versus cephalic vein cutdown for cardiac implantable electronic device implantation: a meta-analysis. EP Europace. 25(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
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Rocca, Domenico G. Della, Carlo de Asmundis, Erwin Ströker, et al.. (2023). Cerebral microembolic signal burden during pulsed field ablation: preliminary results from robotically-assisted transcranial doppler and magnetic resonance imaging. EP Europace. 25(Supplement_1).
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Andrade, Jason G., J. Moss, Malte Kuniss, et al.. (2023). The Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Cryoablation vs First-Line Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Canadian Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 40(4). 576–584. 5 indexed citations
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Almorad, Alexandre, Alvise Del Monte, Domenico G. Della Rocca, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with radiofrequency balloon vs. cryoballoon ablation: a multi-centric study. EP Europace. 25(9). 5 indexed citations
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Pannone, Luigi, Cinzia Monaco, Mark La Meir, et al.. (2023). 3D-Printed Biomaterial Testing in Response to Cryoablation: Implications for Surgical Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 1036–1036. 2 indexed citations
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Pannone, Luigi, Anaïs Gauthey, Antonio Sorgente, et al.. (2023). Age and genetics are associated with ventricular fibrillation but not with monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in Brugada syndrome. EP Europace. 25(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
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Velagić, Vedran, Giacomo Mugnai, Davor Puljević, et al.. (2022). Radiation dose reduction in the setting of cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: the value of optimized fluoroscopy settings and intracardiac echocardiography. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 39(1). 245–254. 4 indexed citations
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Abugattas, Juan‐Pablo, Varnavas Varnavas, Jeroen De Cocker, et al.. (2021). Efficacy and safety of the second‐generation cryoballoon ablation for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation in elderly patients. Journal of Arrhythmia. 37(3). 626–634. 13 indexed citations
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Główniak, Andrzej, Kamil Torres, Andrzej Wysokiński, et al.. (2021). Remote proctoring for cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: A challenge or an opportunity in the COVID-19 era?. Cardiology Journal. 28(6). 970–972. 2 indexed citations
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Osório, Thiago Guimarães, Gianluca Borio, Saverio Iacopino, et al.. (2020). A novel strategy to treat vaso-vagal syncope: Cardiac neuromodulation by cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 20(4). 154–159. 4 indexed citations
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Creta, António, Rui Providência, Pedro Adragão, et al.. (2019). Impact of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus on the Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (European Observational Multicentre Study). The American Journal of Cardiology. 125(6). 901–906. 41 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Sande, José Luis, Moisés Rodríguez‐Mañero, Javier García‐Seara, et al.. (2018). Acute and long‐term outcomes of simultaneous atrioventricular node ablation and leadless pacemaker implantation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 41(11). 1484–1490. 9 indexed citations
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Regibus, Valentina De, Saverio Iacopino, Juan‐Pablo Abugattas, et al.. (2017). Repeat procedures using the second-generation cryoballoon for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after initial ablation with conventional radiofrequency. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 49(2). 119–125. 11 indexed citations
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Regibus, Valentina De, Saverio Iacopino, Juan‐Pablo Abugattas, et al.. (2017). Single freeze strategy with the second- generation cryballoon for atrial fibrillation: a multicenter international retrospective analysis in a large cohort of patients. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 49(2). 173–180. 9 indexed citations
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Mugnai, Giacomo, Carlo de Asmundis, Burak Hünük, et al.. (2016). Improved visualisation of real-time recordings during third generation cryoballoon ablation: a comparison between the novel short-tip and the second generation device. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 46(3). 307–314. 20 indexed citations

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