Irwin Klein

19.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
155 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Irwin Klein is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Irwin Klein has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 62 papers in Molecular Biology and 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Irwin Klein's work include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (71 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (28 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (27 papers). Irwin Klein is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (71 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (28 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (27 papers). Irwin Klein collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Irwin Klein's co-authors include Kaie Ojamaa, Sara Danzi, Jeffrey R. Garber, Gerald S. Levey, Rhoda H. Cobin, James V. Hennessey, Peter Singer, Hossein Gharib, Jeffrey I. Mechanick and Rachel Pessah‐Pollack and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Irwin Klein

155 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Thyroid Hormone and the Cardiovascular System 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2012 2007 2011 2012 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Thyroid Hormone and the Cardiovascular System
    2001 1.6k citations Irwin Klein, Kaie Ojamaa New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypothyroidism in Adults: Cosponsored by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association
    2012 1.1k citations Jeffrey R. Garber, Irwin Klein et al. Endocrine Practice profile →
  3. Thyroid Disease and the Heart
    2007 817 citations Irwin Klein, Sara Danzi Circulation profile →
  4. Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis: Management Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
    2011 800 citations Rebecca S. Bahn, Henry B. Burch et al. Endocrine Practice profile →
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hypothyroidism in Adults: Cosponsored by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association
    2012 696 citations Jeffrey R. Garber, Irwin Klein et al. Thyroid profile →
  6. Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis: Management Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
    2011 564 citations Rebecca S. Bahn, Henry B. Burch et al. Thyroid profile →
  7. Thyroid Hormones and Cardiovascular Function and Diseases
    2018 272 citations Salman Razvi, Avais Jabbar et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Irwin Klein United States 53 9.5k 3.5k 2.4k 2.0k 1.3k 155 13.5k
Gilbert H. Daniels United States 42 9.8k 1.0× 2.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 3.2k 1.6× 628 0.5× 102 12.3k
Gordon H. Williams United States 69 8.8k 0.9× 3.8k 1.1× 6.9k 2.8× 3.3k 1.6× 679 0.5× 385 17.5k
Masakazu Haneda Japan 67 5.4k 0.6× 4.8k 1.4× 2.4k 1.0× 2.7k 1.3× 839 0.6× 292 16.1k
Fuad N. Ziyadeh United States 66 2.9k 0.3× 6.3k 1.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 974 0.7× 161 15.7k
Giancarlo Viberti United Kingdom 62 6.6k 0.7× 3.7k 1.1× 3.8k 1.5× 2.1k 1.0× 421 0.3× 190 13.7k
George Jerums Australia 66 4.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.6× 2.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 933 0.7× 285 13.4k
Kenneth D. Burman United States 55 9.3k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 418 0.2× 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 310 13.3k
Andrzej S. Królewski United States 63 5.8k 0.6× 3.1k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 3.2k 1.6× 627 0.5× 190 15.7k
Wolfgang Patsch Austria 59 4.9k 0.5× 3.0k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 3.7k 1.8× 524 0.4× 207 12.2k
Jerome M. Hershman United States 60 8.2k 0.9× 2.8k 0.8× 532 0.2× 1.0k 0.5× 558 0.4× 352 13.1k

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All Works

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Razvi, Salman, Avais Jabbar, Alessandro Pingitore, et al.. (2018). Thyroid Hormones and Cardiovascular Function and Diseases. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71(16). 1781–1796. 272 indexed citations breakdown →
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Selvaraj, Senthil, Irwin Klein, Sara Danzi, et al.. (2012). Association of Serum Triiodothyronine With B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Severe Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 110(2). 234–239. 37 indexed citations
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Danzi, Sara & Irwin Klein. (2012). Thyroid Hormone and the Cardiovascular System. Medical Clinics of North America. 96(2). 257–268. 112 indexed citations
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Bahn, Rebecca S., Henry B. Burch, David S. Cooper, et al.. (2011). Hyperthyroidism and Other Causes of Thyrotoxicosis: Management Guidelines of the American Thyroid Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Endocrine Practice. 17(3). 456–520. 800 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ladenson, Paul W., Jens D. Kristensen, E. Chester Ridgway, et al.. (2010). Use of the Thyroid Hormone Analogue Eprotirome in Statin-Treated Dyslipidemia. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 65(8). 512–513. 5 indexed citations
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Henderson, Kyle K., et al.. (2009). Physiological Replacement of T 3 Improves Left Ventricular Function in an Animal Model of Myocardial Infarction-Induced Congestive Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure. 2(3). 243–252. 83 indexed citations
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Danzi, Sara, Steven D. Klein, & Irwin Klein. (2008). Differential Regulation of the Myosin Heavy Chain Genes α and β in Rat Atria and Ventricles: Role of Antisense RNA. Thyroid. 18(7). 761–768. 20 indexed citations
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Klein, Irwin & Sara Danzi. (2007). Thyroid Disease and the Heart. Circulation. 116(15). 1725–1735. 817 indexed citations breakdown →
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Danzi, Sara, Irwin Klein, & Michael A. Portman. (2005). Effect of triiodothyronine on gene transcription during cardiopulmonary bypass in infants with ventricular septal defect. The American Journal of Cardiology. 95(6). 787–789. 9 indexed citations
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Danzi, Sara & Irwin Klein. (2003). Thyroid hormone and blood pressure regulation. Current Hypertension Reports. 5(6). 513–520. 165 indexed citations
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Klein, Irwin & Kaie Ojamaa. (2001). Thyroid Hormone and the Cardiovascular System. New England Journal of Medicine. 344(7). 501–509. 1620 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klein, Irwin & Kaie Ojamaa. (1998). THYROTOXICOSIS AND THE HEART. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 27(1). 51–62. 79 indexed citations
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Sherman, Steven I., James D. Brierley, Matthew Sperling, et al.. (1998). Prospective multicenter study of thyroid carcinoma treatment. Cancer. 83(5). 1012–1021. 312 indexed citations
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Klemperer, John D., Irwin Klein, Robert E. Helm, et al.. (1996). Triiodothyronine therapy lowers the incidence of atrial fibrillation after cardiac operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 61(5). 1323–1329. 113 indexed citations
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Attie, Joseph N., et al.. (1993). Thyroid carcinoma presenting as an enlarged cervical lymph node. The American Journal of Surgery. 166(4). 428–430. 27 indexed citations
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Ojamaa, Kaie & Irwin Klein. (1991). Thyroid hormone regulation of alpha-myosin heavy chain promoter activity assessed by invivo DNA transfer in rat heart. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 179(3). 1269–1275. 19 indexed citations
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Trzepacz, Paula T., Michael McCue, Irwin Klein, Gerald S. Levey, & Joel B. Greenhouse. (1988). A psychiatric and neuropsychological study of patients with untreated Graves' disease. General Hospital Psychiatry. 10(1). 49–55. 80 indexed citations
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McDermott, Paul J., Monica J. Daood, & Irwin Klein. (1985). Contraction regulates myosin synthesis and myosin content of cultured heart cells. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 249(4). H763–H769. 36 indexed citations
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Levey, Gerald S., M A Fletcher, & Irwin Klein. (1975). Glucagon and adenylate cyclase: binding studies and requirements for activation.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 5. 53–65. 5 indexed citations
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Schreiber, SS, et al.. (1973). Cardiac protein degradation in acute overload in vitro: reutilization of amino acids. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 224(2). 338–345. 48 indexed citations

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