H. Lester Kirchner

22.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
237 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

H. Lester Kirchner is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Lester Kirchner has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Epidemiology, 41 papers in Surgery and 30 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in H. Lester Kirchner's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (20 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (19 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (18 papers). H. Lester Kirchner is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (20 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (19 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (18 papers). H. Lester Kirchner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and South Africa. H. Lester Kirchner's co-authors include Susan Redline, Carol L. Rosen, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Amy Storfer‐Isser, Nathan L. Johnson, Reena Mehra, Dennis Drotar, James E. Hartle, Robert M. Perkins and Lynn T. Singer and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

H. Lester Kirchner

229 papers receiving 10.2k citations

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Association of Nocturnal Arrhythmias with Sleep-disordered Breathing

2006 871 citations H. Lester Kirchner, Susan Redline et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Prevalence and risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in 8- to 11-year-old children: association with race and prematurity

2003 540 citations Carol L. Rosen, H. Lester Kirchner et al. profile →
The Effects of Age, Sex, Ethnicity, and Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Sleep Architecture

2004 524 citations Susan Redline, H. Lester Kirchner et al. profile →
Increased risk of death and de novo chronic kidney disease following reversible acute kidney injury

2011 426 citations Ion D. Bucaloiu, H. Lester Kirchner et al. Kidney International profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. Lester Kirchner United States	57	2.8k	2.1k	2.0k	1.4k	1.3k	237	10.6k
Mark L. Unruh United States	55	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	700 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	233	10.1k
Ben Vandermeer Canada	56	1.0k 0.4×	600 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	982 0.7×	207	12.1k
Gayane Yenokyan United States	38	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	418 0.3×	383 0.3×	161	7.2k
Karl Wegscheider Germany	73	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	389 0.3×	416	18.7k
F. Javier Nieto United States	56	1.5k 0.5×	609 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	405 0.3×	529 0.4×	106	12.6k
Duane L. Sherrill United States	45	4.1k 1.5×	713 0.3×	4.3k 2.1×	230 0.2×	726 0.6×	123	9.3k
Ammarin Thakkinstian Thailand	51	1.2k 0.4×	476 0.2×	781 0.4×	433 0.3×	744 0.6×	351	10.0k
Christer Janson Sweden	80	12.4k 4.4×	2.1k 1.0×	10.6k 5.2×	543 0.4×	2.0k 1.5×	688	21.3k
Msm Ip Hong Kong	54	9.5k 3.4×	4.9k 2.4×	8.7k 4.3×	323 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	346	18.6k
Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis Greece	48	2.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.5×	177 0.1×	357 0.3×	495	8.2k

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Jones, Laney K., Gemme Campbell‐Salome, Mary P. McGowan, et al.. (2024). IMPACT-FH Study for Implementing Innovative Family Communication and Cascade Testing Strategies for Familial Hypercholesterolemia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(9). 101198–101198. 4 indexed citations

Walsh, Colin G., Yirui Hu, Yi-han Sheu, et al.. (2024). Development and multi-site external validation of a generalizable risk prediction model for bipolar disorder. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 58–58. 4 indexed citations

Jones, Laney K., H. Lester Kirchner, Yirui Hu, et al.. (2024). Using implementation science to develop a familial hypercholesterolemia screening program in primary care: The CARE-FH study. Journal of clinical lipidology. 18(2). e176–e188. 3 indexed citations

Shuhaiber, Jeffrey, Mostafa Abbas, Thomas Morland, H. Lester Kirchner, & Yasser EL‐Manzalawy. (2024). Atrial appendage closure is associated with increased risk for postoperative atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 19(1). 619–619.

Solanki, Kaushal, Melissa Kelly, Karyn Meltz Steinberg, et al.. (2024). Genotype-First Analysis in an Unselected Health System–Based Population and Phenotypic Severity of COL4A5 Variants. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 36(6). 1138–1151. 2 indexed citations

Campbell‐Salome, Gemme, H. Lester Kirchner, Mary P. McGowan, et al.. (2024). Innovative Implementation Strategies for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Cascade Testing: The Impact of Genetic Counseling. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 14(8). 841–841. 2 indexed citations

Gidding, Samuel S., H. Lester Kirchner, William H. Howard, et al.. (2023). Yield of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetic and Phenotypic Diagnoses After Electronic Health Record and Genomic Data Screening. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(13). e030073–e030073. 7 indexed citations

Garg, Tullika, John Danella, H. Lester Kirchner, et al.. (2023). Geriatric assessment‐derived deficit accumulation and patient‐reported treatment burden in older adults with bladder cancer. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(2). 490–502. 2 indexed citations

Carruth, Eric, Amro Alsaid, Melissa Kelly, et al.. (2022). Loss-of-Function FLNC Variants Are Associated With Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Phenotypes When Identified Through Exome Sequencing of a General Clinical Population. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 15(4). e003645–e003645. 15 indexed citations

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Jones, Laney K., Marc S. Williams, Ilene Ladd, et al.. (2022). Collaborative Approach to Reach Everyone with Familial Hypercholesterolemia: CARE-FH Protocol. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12(4). 606–606. 9 indexed citations

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Kirchner, H. Lester, et al.. (2022). Exploring Social Cognition Tests to Differentiate Frontotemporal Dementia from Depression. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 37(2). 145–148. 2 indexed citations

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Hu, Yirui, Thomas G. Urosevich, Stuart N. Hoffman, et al.. (2020). <p>Predictors of Current DSM-5 PTSD Diagnosis and Symptom Severity Among Deployed Veterans: Significance of Predisposition, Stress Exposure, and Genetics</p>. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 16. 43–54. 11 indexed citations

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Adams, Richard E., Thomas G. Urosevich, Stuart N. Hoffman, et al.. (2019). Social and Psychological Risk and Protective Factors for Veteran Well-Being: The Role of Veteran Identity and Its Implications for Intervention. Military Behavioral Health. 7(3). 304–314. 17 indexed citations

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Lent, Michelle R., et al.. (2017). Attitudes about Future Genetic Testing for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Addiction among Community-Based Veterans. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 8. 76–76. 7 indexed citations

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Mandalakas, Anna M., H. Lester Kirchner, Gerhard Walzl, et al.. (2015). Optimizing the Detection of Recent Tuberculosis Infection in Children in a High Tuberculosis–HIV Burden Setting. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(7). 820–830. 35 indexed citations

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Boscarino, Joseph A., H. Lester Kirchner, Stuart N. Hoffman, et al.. (2012). The New York PTSD risk score for assessment of psychological trauma: Male and female versions. Psychiatry Research. 200(2-3). 827–834. 14 indexed citations

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Bucaloiu, Ion D., H. Lester Kirchner, Evan Norfolk, James E. Hartle, & Robert M. Perkins. (2011). Increased risk of death and de novo chronic kidney disease following reversible acute kidney injury. Kidney International. 81(5). 477–485. 426 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lewandowski, Amy S., Tonya M. Palermo, H. Lester Kirchner, & Dennis Drotar. (2009). Comparing Diary and Retrospective Reports of Pain and Activity Restriction in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain Conditions. Clinical Journal of Pain. 25(4). 299–306. 67 indexed citations

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Redline, Susan, et al.. (2007). Association between Metabolic Syndrome and Sleep-disordered Breathing in Adolescents. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 176(4). 401–408. 225 indexed citations

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Watkins, Catherine, Henrietta L. Logan, & H. Lester Kirchner. (2002). Anticipated and experienced pain associated with endodontic therapy. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 133(1). 45–54. 76 indexed citations

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