Jack P. Whisnant

21.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
185 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

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Jack P. Whisnant is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack P. Whisnant has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 85 papers in Epidemiology and 57 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jack P. Whisnant's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (76 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (67 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (32 papers). Jack P. Whisnant is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (76 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (67 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (32 papers). Jack P. Whisnant collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belarus and United Kingdom. Jack P. Whisnant's co-authors include David O. Wiebers, W. Michael O’Fallon, W. Michael O’Fallon, Thoralf M. Sundt, JoRean D. Sicks, Robert D. Brown, George W. Petty, Robert L. Frye, Lila R. Elveback and Irene Meissner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Jack P. Whisnant

183 papers receiving 14.9k citations

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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.

The Natural History of Lone Atrial Fibrillation

1987 660 citations Jack P. Whisnant, Robert L. Frye et al. profile →
Ischemic Stroke Subtypes

1999 557 citations George W. Petty, Jack P. Whisnant et al. Stroke profile →
Ischemic Stroke Subtypes

2000 541 citations George W. Petty, Jack P. Whisnant et al. Stroke profile →
Stroke incidence, prevalence, and survival: secular trends in Rochester, Minnesota, through 1989.

1996 517 citations Jack P. Whisnant, JoRean D. Sicks et al. PubMed profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jack P. Whisnant United States	71	6.7k	6.4k	5.7k	4.9k	1.4k	185	16.1k
Steven J. Kittner United States	59	4.5k 0.7×	5.6k 0.9×	2.3k 0.4×	5.6k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	139	15.1k
James F. Meschia United States	45	5.4k 0.8×	6.1k 1.0×	3.8k 0.7×	4.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	291	14.2k
James F. Toole United States	48	5.8k 0.9×	3.8k 0.6×	2.7k 0.5×	4.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	194	11.5k
Robert D. Brown United States	57	5.3k 0.8×	4.1k 0.6×	6.9k 1.2×	2.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	199	12.8k
David O. Wiebers United States	54	5.5k 0.8×	3.4k 0.5×	7.4k 1.3×	3.4k 0.7×	784 0.6×	118	13.3k
Birgitte H. Bendixen United States	15	4.6k 0.7×	7.4k 1.2×	2.6k 0.5×	2.7k 0.5×	817 0.6×	20	10.9k
Thomas G. Brott United States	67	8.1k 1.2×	10.0k 1.6×	11.9k 2.1×	5.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	252	19.4k
Seemant Chaturvedi United States	43	7.1k 1.1×	7.4k 1.1×	3.9k 0.7×	5.5k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	217	13.3k
Heinrich P. Mattle Switzerland	77	9.1k 1.4×	8.9k 1.4×	6.8k 1.2×	2.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.5×	312	16.6k
Marc I. Chimowitz United States	46	8.1k 1.2×	7.8k 1.2×	4.9k 0.9×	3.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	146	12.1k

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Petty, George W., Bijoy K. Khandheria, Jack P. Whisnant, et al.. (2005). Outcomes Among Valvular Heart Disease Patients Experiencing Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 80(8). 1001–1008. 4 indexed citations

Kizer, Jorge R., David O. Wiebers, Jack P. Whisnant, et al.. (2005). Mitral Annular Calcification, Aortic Valve Sclerosis, and Incident Stroke in Adults Free of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease. Stroke. 36(12). 2533–2537. 133 indexed citations

Meissner, Irene, Jack P. Whisnant, Peter C. Spittell, et al.. (1999). Prevalence of Potential Risk Factors for Stroke Assessed by Transesophageal Echocardiography and Carotid Ultrasonography: The SPARC Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 74(9). 862–869. 289 indexed citations

Leibson, C. L., Tingjun Hu, Robert D. Brown, et al.. (1996). Utilization of acute care services in the year before and after first stroke: A population-based study.. PubMed. 46(3). 861–9. 94 indexed citations

Whisnant, Jack P., David O. Wiebers, W. Michael O’Fallon, JoRean D. Sicks, & Robert L. Frye. (1996). A population-based model of risk factors for ischemic stroke. Neurology. 47(6). 1420–1428. 100 indexed citations

Schievink, Wouter I., et al.. (1995). The poor prognosis of ruptured intracranial aneurysms of the posterior circulation. Journal of neurosurgery. 82(5). 791–795. 158 indexed citations

Feigin, Valery L., David O. Wiebers, Nikitin IuP, W. Michael O’Fallon, & Jack P. Whisnant. (1995). Stroke Epidemiology in Novosibirsk, Russia: A Population-Based Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 70(9). 847–852. 9 indexed citations

Meyer, Fredric B., Gregory D. Cascino, Jack P. Whisnant, et al.. (1995). Nimodipine as an Add-On Therapy for Intractable Epilepsy. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 70(7). 623–627. 13 indexed citations

Feigin, Valery L., David O. Wiebers, & Jack P. Whisnant. (1994). Update on stroke risk factors. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 4(4). 207–215. 1 indexed citations

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Evans, Bruce, JoRean D. Sicks, & Jack P. Whisnant. (1994). Factors Affecting Survival and Occurrence of Stroke in Patients With Transient Ischemic Attacks. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 69(5). 416–421. 17 indexed citations

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Whisnant, Jack P.. (1993). Stroke : populations, cohorts, and clinical trials. Butterworth-Heinemann eBooks. 73 indexed citations

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Whisnant, Jack P., Simona Sacco, W. Michael O’Fallon, Nicolee C. Fode, & Thoralf M. Sundt. (1993). Referral bias in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of neurosurgery. 78(5). 726–732. 53 indexed citations

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Orencia, Anthony J., et al.. (1992). Population-Based in-hospital stroke morbidity and mortality. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 2(4). 202–208. 2 indexed citations

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Sacco, Simona, et al.. (1991). Epidemiological characteristics of lacunar infarcts in a population.. Stroke. 22(10). 1236–1241. 140 indexed citations

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Whisnant, Jack P., L. Joseph Melton, Patricia H. Davis, et al.. (1990). Comparison of case ascertainment by medical record linkage and cohort follow-up to determine incidence rates for transient ischemic attacks and stroke. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 43(8). 791–797. 47 indexed citations

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Davis, Patricia H., James M. Dambrosia, Bruce S. Schoenberg, et al.. (1987). Risk factors for ischemic stroke: A prospective study in Rochester, Minnesota. Annals of Neurology. 22(3). 319–327. 118 indexed citations

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Dexter, Donn, Jack P. Whisnant, Daniel C. Connolly, & W. Michael O’Fallon. (1987). The Association of Stroke and Coronary Heart Disease: A Population Study. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 62(12). 1077–1083. 41 indexed citations

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Schoenberg, Bruce S., Jack P. Whisnant, William F. Taylor, & Roger D. Kempers. (1970). Strokes in women of childbearing age. Neurology. 20(2). 181–181. 30 indexed citations

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Whisnant, Jack P., Robert G. Siekert, & Clark H. Millikan. (1960). Appraisal of the Current Trend Toward Surgical Treatment of Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease. Medical Clinics of North America. 44(4). 875–886. 7 indexed citations

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Millikan, Clark H., Robert G. Siekert, & Jack P. Whisnant. (1960). Intermittent carotid and vertebral‐basilar insufficiency associated with polycythemia. Neurology. 10(2). 188–188. 60 indexed citations

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