J. Philip Saul

21.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
191 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

J. Philip Saul is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Philip Saul has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 47 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in J. Philip Saul's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (81 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (69 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (53 papers). J. Philip Saul is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (81 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (69 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (53 papers). J. Philip Saul collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Norway. J. Philip Saul's co-authors include Richard J. Cohen, Ronald D. Berger, Edward P. Walsh, Dwain L. Eckberg, John K. Triedman, Peter Kaufmann, J. Thomas Bigger, Gary G. Berntson, Haikady N. Nagaraja and Stephen W. Porges and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

J. Philip Saul

186 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

Heart rate variability: Origins, methods, and interpretiv... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1997 1995 1988 1991 1989 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Heart rate variability: Origins, methods, and interpretive caveats
    1997 3.0k citations Gary G. Berntson, J. Thomas Bigger et al. Psychophysiology profile →
  2. Spectral Analysis of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Evaluating Cardiovascular Regulation
    1995 689 citations Gianfranco Parati, J. Philip Saul et al. profile →
  3. Assessment of autonomic regulation in chronic congestive heart failure by heart rate spectral analysis
    1988 604 citations J. Philip Saul et al. The American Journal of Cardiology profile →
  4. Transfer function analysis of the circulation: unique insights into cardiovascular regulation
    1991 602 citations J. Philip Saul et al. profile →
  5. Modulation of cardiac autonomic activity during and immediately after exercise
    1989 564 citations J. Philip Saul et al. profile →
  6. Beat to beat variability in cardiovascular variables: Noise or music?
    1989 439 citations J. Philip Saul et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  7. Transfer function analysis of autonomic regulation. I. Canine atrial rate response
    1989 415 citations J. Philip Saul 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
J. Philip Saul United States 54 11.5k 3.0k 2.2k 1.4k 1.2k 191 15.1k
A. John Camm United Kingdom 32 14.2k 1.2× 3.6k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 646 0.5× 97 17.8k
Marek Malík United Kingdom 60 16.1k 1.4× 3.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 661 0.6× 392 19.1k
J. Thomas Bigger United States 24 12.9k 1.1× 3.7k 1.2× 1.7k 0.8× 2.0k 1.5× 579 0.5× 53 16.2k
Marek Malik United Kingdom 24 11.7k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 582 0.5× 52 14.4k
Federico Lombardi Italy 54 14.9k 1.3× 5.1k 1.7× 2.7k 1.2× 2.1k 1.5× 569 0.5× 258 17.2k
Nicola Montano Italy 55 8.3k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 840 0.7× 287 12.6k
Phyllis K. Stein United States 59 8.8k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 992 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 493 0.4× 184 11.6k
Heikki V. Huikuri Finland 79 20.9k 1.8× 3.8k 1.3× 2.5k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 724 0.6× 488 24.0k
A. J. Moss United States 7 10.4k 0.9× 3.4k 1.1× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.4× 522 0.4× 12 13.1k
J. Thomas Bigger United States 43 13.4k 1.2× 2.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 505 0.4× 122 16.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saul, J. Philip, Felicia Trachtenberg, Richard J. Czosek, et al.. (2022). Relation of Norwood Shunt Type and Frequency of Arrhythmias at 6 Years (from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial). The American Journal of Cardiology. 169. 107–112. 1 indexed citations
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Saul, J. Philip & Gaetano Valenza. (2021). Heart rate variability and the dawn of complex physiological signal analysis: methodological and clinical perspectives. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 379(2212). 20200255–20200255. 21 indexed citations
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Valenza, Gaetano, Francesco Faita, Luca Citi, et al.. (2020). Validation of Sympathetic Activity Index from Heart Rate Variability series: A Preliminary Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity Study. Computing in cardiology. 47. 3 indexed citations
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Annett, Robert D., Thomas H. Chun, Kelly Cowan, et al.. (2020). IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network for Underserved and Rural Communities. PEDIATRICS. 146(4). e20200290–e20200290. 5 indexed citations
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Parati, Gianfranco, Paolo Castiglioni, Andrea Faini, et al.. (2019). Closed-Loop Cardiovascular Interactions and the Baroreflex Cardiac Arm: Modulations Over the 24 h and the Effect of Hypertension. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 477–477. 11 indexed citations
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Valenza, Gaetano, Luca Citi, J. Philip Saul, & Riccardo Barbieri. (2018). Measures of sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic outflow from heartbeat dynamics. Journal of Applied Physiology. 125(1). 19–39. 74 indexed citations
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Dubin, Anne M., Edward P. Walsh, Wayne H. Franklin, et al.. (2015). Task Force 4: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training in Electrophysiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 66(6). 706–711. 5 indexed citations
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Sanatani, Shubhayan, James E. Potts, John H. Reed, et al.. (2012). The Study of Antiarrhythmic Medications in Infancy (SAMIS). Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 5(5). 984–991. 66 indexed citations
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Fagermoen, Even, Dag Sulheim, Anette Winger, et al.. (2012). Clonidine in the treatment of adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome: a pilot study for the NorCAPITAL trial. BMC Research Notes. 5(1). 418–418. 7 indexed citations
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Lai, Wyman W., Victoria L. Vetter, Marc E. Richmond, et al.. (2010). Clinical Research Careers: Reports from a NHLBI Pediatric Heart Network Clinical Research Skills Development Conference. American Heart Journal. 161(1). 13–67. 5 indexed citations
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Wyller, Vegard Bruun, Riccardo Barbieri, Erik Thaulow, & J. Philip Saul. (2008). Enhanced Vagal Withdrawal During Mild Orthostatic Stress in Adolescents with Chronic Fatigue. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology. 13(1). 67–73. 37 indexed citations
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Wyller, Vegard Bruun, J. Philip Saul, Lars Walløe, & Erik Thaulow. (2007). Sympathetic cardiovascular control during orthostatic stress and isometric exercise in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 102(6). 623–632. 49 indexed citations
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Wyller, Vegard Bruun, et al.. (2007). Usefulness of an Abnormal Cardiovascular Response During Low-Grade Head-Up Tilt-Test for Discriminating Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue from Healthy Controls. The American Journal of Cardiology. 99(7). 997–1001. 53 indexed citations
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Saul, J. Philip, et al.. (2006). Convective Cooling Effect on Cooled‐Tip Catheter Compared to Large‐Tip Catheter Radiofrequency Ablation. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 29(12). 1368–1374. 19 indexed citations
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Sobh, J.F., Marcelo Risk, Riccardo Barbieri, & J. Philip Saul. (2002). Database for ECG, arterial blood pressure, and respiration signal analysis: feature extraction, spectral estimation, and parameter quantification. 2. 955–956. 4 indexed citations
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Saul, J. Philip, et al.. (2000). Diary of Events. Cardiology in the Young. 10(2). 176–176. 1 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Michael S., Robert M. Gow, Jeffrey P. Moak, & J. Philip Saul. (2000). Mortality following radiofrequency catheter ablation (from the Pediatric Radiofrequency Ablation Registry). The American Journal of Cardiology. 86(6). 639–643. 68 indexed citations
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Berntson, Gary G., J. Thomas Bigger, Dwain L. Eckberg, et al.. (1997). Heart rate variability: Origins, methods, and interpretive caveats. Psychophysiology. 34(6). 623–648. 3008 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mezzacappa, Enrico, Richard E. Tremblay, J. Philip Saul, et al.. (1996). Relationship of Aggression and Anxiety to Autonomic Regulation of Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Males. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 794(1). 376–379. 19 indexed citations
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Walsh, Edward P. & J. Philip Saul. (1991). Transcatheter Ablation for Pediatric Tachyarrhythmias Using Radiofrequency Electrical Energy. Pediatric Annals. 20(7). 386–392. 36 indexed citations

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