Houman Ashrafian

7.8k total citations
79 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Houman Ashrafian is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Houman Ashrafian has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Houman Ashrafian's work include Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (27 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (16 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (13 papers). Houman Ashrafian is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (27 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (16 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (13 papers). Houman Ashrafian collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Houman Ashrafian's co-authors include Hugh Watkins, Michael Frenneaux, Charles Redwood, Lionel H. Opie, Patrick Davey, Edward Blair, John D. Horowitz, William J. McKenna, Irfan Ahmed and Khalid Abozguia and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Houman Ashrafian

78 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Houman Ashrafian United Kingdom 38 2.9k 1.5k 687 572 460 79 4.8k
Tetsuro Shishido Japan 36 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 519 0.8× 259 0.5× 607 1.3× 149 4.0k
Inês Falcão‐Pires Portugal 31 3.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 504 0.7× 363 0.6× 789 1.7× 143 4.5k
David Montaigne France 30 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 414 0.6× 322 0.6× 547 1.2× 106 3.4k
Iwao Yamaguchi Japan 33 2.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 2.1× 393 0.7× 401 0.9× 182 4.2k
Frans A. van Nieuwenhoven Netherlands 36 1.2k 0.4× 2.2k 1.5× 577 0.8× 448 0.8× 417 0.9× 63 3.9k
Peter M. Buttrick United States 41 2.7k 0.9× 2.8k 1.9× 490 0.7× 186 0.3× 644 1.4× 117 5.3k
Kazufumi Nakamura Japan 47 4.6k 1.6× 3.0k 2.0× 630 0.9× 333 0.6× 904 2.0× 321 7.5k
Marc W. Merx Germany 32 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 902 1.3× 168 0.3× 692 1.5× 75 4.3k
Vincenzo Lionetti Italy 37 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 1.3× 423 0.6× 320 0.6× 751 1.6× 131 4.1k
E. Douglas Lewandowski United States 32 1.9k 0.6× 1.8k 1.2× 1.3k 1.9× 679 1.2× 320 0.7× 81 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Houman Ashrafian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Houman Ashrafian

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Houman Ashrafian. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Houman Ashrafian 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 Houman Ashrafian. Houman Ashrafian is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kelly, Matt, Charlotte Hooper, Arash Yavari, et al.. (2018). Mutant Muscle LIM Protein C58G causes cardiomyopathy through protein depletion. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 121. 287–296. 15 indexed citations
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Pal, Nikhil, Masliza Mahmod, Arash Yavari, et al.. (2015). Effect of Selective Heart Rate Slowing in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Circulation. 132(18). 1719–1725. 113 indexed citations
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Gehmlich, Katja, Michael S. Dodd, J. William Allwood, et al.. (2014). Changes in the cardiac metabolome caused by perhexiline treatment in a mouse model of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Molecular BioSystems. 11(2). 564–573. 38 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Sarah, Masliza Mahmod, Theodoros D. Karamitsos, et al.. (2014). A novel cardiac phenotype in patients with GFPT1 or DPAGT1 mutations. 20(8). 3139–3145. 1 indexed citations
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Dodd, Michael S., Vicky Ball, Houman Ashrafian, et al.. (2013). In vivo mouse cardiac hyperpolarized magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 15(1). 19–19. 33 indexed citations
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Siddiqui, M., Houman Ashrafian, Phil Tozer, et al.. (2012). PTU-118 A diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis of endoanal ultrasound and MRI for perianal fistula assessment. Gut. 61(Suppl 2). A233.2–A234. 33 indexed citations
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Howell, Neil, Houman Ashrafian, Nigel E Drury, et al.. (2011). Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Reduces the Incidence of Low Cardiac Output Episodes After Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy. Circulation. 123(2). 170–177. 49 indexed citations
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Contractor, Hussain, Houman Ashrafian, Ishtiaq Rahman, et al.. (2009). Increased Beta-Catenin Pathway Expression by a Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning Stimulus: First Evidence in Humans. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 53(10). 1 indexed citations
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Ormerod, Julian O.M., Houman Ashrafian, & Michael Frenneaux. (2008). Impaired energetics in heart failure — A new therapeutic target. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 119(3). 264–274. 8 indexed citations
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Feelisch, Martin, Bernadette Fernandez, Nathan S. Bryan, et al.. (2008). Tissue Processing of Nitrite in Hypoxia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(49). 33927–33934. 176 indexed citations
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Ashrafian, Houman, Massimo Griselli, M. Rubens, Michael Mullen, & Babulal Sethia. (2007). Pulmonary Homograft Endocarditis 19 Years after a Ross Procedure. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 55(1). 55–56. 6 indexed citations
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Ashrafian, Houman, Mark Mason, & Andrew Mitchell. (2007). Regression of dilated-hypokinetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by biventricular cardiac pacing. EP Europace. 9(1). 50–54. 19 indexed citations
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Lim, Tiong K., Houman Ashrafian, Girish Dwivedi, Paul Collinson, & Roxy Senior. (2005). Increased Left Atrial Volume Index is an Independent Predictor of Raised Serum Natriuretic Peptide in Patients with Suspected Heart Failure but Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Implication for Diagnosis of Diastolic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 8(1). 38–45. 87 indexed citations
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Jalali, Farhang, et al.. (2005). SERUM FERRITIN AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. The Horizon of Medical Sciences. 11(1). 48–52. 2 indexed citations
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Ashrafian, Houman & Andonis G. Violaris. (2005). Beta-blocker therapy of cardiovascular diseases in patients with bronchial asthma or COPD: The pro viewpoint. Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 14(5). 236–241. 18 indexed citations
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Barakat, Maha T, et al.. (2004). Renal magnesium loss causing hypomagnesaemia and autonomous hyperparathyroidism. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 19(4). 977–980. 2 indexed citations
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Blair, Edward, Charles Redwood, Houman Ashrafian, et al.. (2001). Mutations in the gamma2 subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase cause familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: evidence for the central role of energy compromise in disease pathogenesis.. Journal of Medical Genetics. 38. 115 indexed citations
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Ashrafian, Houman & Patrick Davey. (2001). A review of the causes of central pontine myelinosis: yet another apoptotic illness?. European Journal of Neurology. 8(2). 103–109. 102 indexed citations
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Davey, Patrick & Houman Ashrafian. (2000). New therapies for heart failure: is thalidomide the answer?. QJM. 93(5). 305–311. 26 indexed citations
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