GW Dec

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

GW Dec is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, GW Dec has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 34 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in GW Dec's work include Viral Infections and Immunology Research (21 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (17 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (11 papers). GW Dec is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Immunology Research (21 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (17 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (11 papers). GW Dec collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. GW Dec's co-authors include Igor F. Palacios, John T. Fallon, Judith K. Gwathmey, Roger J. Hajjar, Marc J. Semigran, Federica del Monte, Siân E. Harding, Thomas G. DiSalvo, Anthony Rosenzweig and Ulrich Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

GW Dec

83 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Active Myocarditis in the Spectrum of Acute Dilated Cardi... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 100 200 300 400
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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. Active Myocarditis in the Spectrum of Acute Dilated Cardiomyopathies
    1985 421 citations GW Dec, Igor F. Palacios et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
GW Dec United States 32 2.9k 1.3k 856 535 493 85 4.3k
William A. Baumgartner United States 42 2.4k 0.8× 2.8k 2.2× 271 0.3× 1.2k 2.3× 830 1.7× 147 5.1k
M. Kittleson United States 40 3.9k 1.4× 3.0k 2.3× 1.5k 1.7× 528 1.0× 715 1.5× 350 7.5k
Christian Zugck Germany 34 2.5k 0.9× 397 0.3× 567 0.7× 347 0.6× 256 0.5× 112 3.7k
Nicholas R. Banner United Kingdom 43 1.8k 0.6× 3.9k 3.0× 677 0.8× 556 1.0× 654 1.3× 204 6.3k
Mark L. Barr United States 42 763 0.3× 3.3k 2.5× 851 1.0× 1.1k 2.1× 596 1.2× 137 6.2k
D. Ian Paterson Canada 30 3.6k 1.2× 855 0.7× 337 0.4× 446 0.8× 651 1.3× 130 5.1k
Stephen Large United Kingdom 34 1.1k 0.4× 3.0k 2.3× 157 0.2× 795 1.5× 372 0.8× 250 4.5k
Bryan A. Whitson United States 35 532 0.2× 2.7k 2.1× 423 0.5× 2.0k 3.7× 414 0.8× 257 5.0k
Anthony Magalski United States 21 1.6k 0.6× 496 0.4× 166 0.2× 171 0.3× 210 0.4× 66 3.0k
Diego Delgado Canada 28 671 0.2× 898 0.7× 272 0.3× 182 0.3× 158 0.3× 104 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by GW Dec

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of GW Dec

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of GW Dec. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of GW Dec based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with GW Dec. GW Dec is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dec, GW, Robert E. Hillman, Maulik D. Majmudar, et al.. (2023). Acoustic Voice and Speech Biomarkers of Treatment Status during Hospitalization for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Applied Sciences. 13(3). 1827–1827. 9 indexed citations
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Baliga, Ragavendra R., Vinay K. Bahl, Thomas H. Alexander, et al.. (2014). Management of STEMI in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Global Heart. 9(4). 469–469. 2 indexed citations
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Inglessis, Ignacio, Sammy Elmariah, Pablo Rengifo‐Moreno, et al.. (2013). Long-Term Experience and Outcomes With Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 6(11). 1176–1183. 47 indexed citations
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Salvo, Thomas G. Di, Michael A. Acker, GW Dec, & John G. Byrne. (2010). Mitral Valve Surgery in Advanced Heart Failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(4). 271–282. 81 indexed citations
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Smith, R. Neal, Luanda Grazette, Susan L. Saidman, et al.. (2005). C4d Deposition in Cardiac Allografts Correlates With Alloantibody. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 24(9). 1202–1210. 57 indexed citations
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Narula, Navneet, Jagat Narula, & GW Dec. (2005). Endomyocardial Biopsy for Non–Transplant-Related Disorders. PubMed. 123(suppl_1). S106–S118. 7 indexed citations
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Dec, GW. (2003). Digoxin remains useful in the management of chronic heart failure. Medical Clinics of North America. 87(2). 317–337. 43 indexed citations
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Smith, R. Neal, Yuchiao Chang, Stuart L. Houser, GW Dec, & Luanda Grazette. (2002). Higher frequency of high-grade rejections in cardiac allograft patients after quilty B lesions or grade 2/4 rejections. Transplantation. 73(12). 1928–1932. 18 indexed citations
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Polanczyk, Carísi Anne, et al.. (2002). Hospital outcomes in major teaching, minor teaching, and nonteaching hospitals in New York state. The American Journal of Medicine. 112(4). 255–261. 94 indexed citations
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Young, James B., David C. Naftel, Gregory A. Ewald, et al.. (2001). Determinants of early graft failure following cardiac transplantation, a 10-year, multi-institutional, multivariable analysis. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 20(2). 212–212. 61 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Lee R., et al.. (1998). Is “borderline” myocarditis really myocarditis?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 110–110. 1 indexed citations
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Barsky, Arthur J., David K. Ahern, Jasper Brener, et al.. (1998). Palpitations and Cardiac Awareness After Heart Transplantation. Psychosomatic Medicine. 60(5). 557–562. 31 indexed citations
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Dec, GW. (1996). Risk Stratification in Heart Failure.. Journal watch. 1996. 1 indexed citations
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Dec, GW. (1995). Pericardial Effusion Following Cardiac Surgery. Journal watch. 1995. 2 indexed citations
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Pavri, Behzad B., et al.. (1995). Prevalence and prognostic significance of atrial arrhythmias after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 25(7). 1673–1680. 89 indexed citations
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Dec, GW. (1993). Myocarditis mimicking myocardial infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 21(5). 1302–1303. 3 indexed citations
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Burstein, Steven, Marc J. Semigran, GW Dec, Charles A. Boucher, & Michael A. Fifer. (1991). Flosequinan improves left ventricular relaxation in patients with heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A142–A142. 1 indexed citations
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Gold, Michael R., GW Dec, Diane Cocca-Spofford, & Bruce Thompson. (1990). Acute intravenous beta blockade with esmolol in cardiac patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). A24–A24. 2 indexed citations
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Frisman, Dennis M., Lenora A. Boyle, John T. Fallon, et al.. (1990). Clonal analysis of graft-infiltrating lymphocytes from renal and cardiac biopsies dominant rearrangements of TcRβ genes and persistence of dominant rearrangements in serial biopsies. Human Immunology. 28(2). 208–215. 28 indexed citations
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Dec, GW, John T. Fallon, James F. Southern, & Igor F. Palacios. (1990). “Borderline” myocarditis: An indication for repeat endomyocardial biopsy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). 283–289. 31 indexed citations

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