James D. Thomas

70.3k total citations · 17 hit papers
639 papers, 45.8k citations indexed

About

James D. Thomas is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, James D. Thomas has authored 639 papers receiving a total of 45.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 521 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 236 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 160 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in James D. Thomas's work include Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (343 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (250 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (204 papers). James D. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (343 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (250 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (204 papers). James D. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Belgium. James D. Thomas's co-authors include Mario J. García, Zoran Popović, Robert O. Bonow, Arthur E. Weyman, Thomas H. Marwick, Allan L. Klein, Blasé A. Carabello, Catherine M Otto, Robert A. Guyton and Thoralf M. Sundt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

James D. Thomas

617 papers receiving 44.5k citations

Hit Papers

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Manag... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2014 2017 2014 2014 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2014 2.4k citations Rick A. Nishimura, Catherine M Otto et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation
    2017 2.2k citations Robert O. Bonow, James D. Thomas et al. profile →
  3. 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2014 2.2k citations Rick A. Nishimura, Catherine M Otto et al. Circulation profile →
  4. 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary
    2014 1.8k citations Rick A. Nishimura, Catherine M Otto et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Definitions for a Common Standard for 2D Speckle Tracking Echocardiography: Consensus Document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to Standardize Deformation Imaging
    2015 1.2k citations Thomas H. Marwick, Gerard P. Aurigemma et al. profile →
  6. 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary
    2014 1.2k citations Rick A. Nishimura, Catherine M Otto et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  7. Effect of stromal-cell-derived factor 1 on stem-cell homing and tissue regeneration in ischaemic cardiomyopathy
    2003 1.0k citations Zoran Popović, James D. Thomas et al. profile →
  8. Current and Evolving Echocardiographic Techniques for the Quantitative Evaluation of Cardiac Mechanics: ASE/EAE Consensus Statement on Methodology and Indications
    2011 919 citations Thomas H. Marwick, James D. Thomas et al. profile →
  9. Definitions for a common standard for 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging
    2014 857 citations Thomas H. Marwick, Gerard P. Aurigemma et al. profile →
  10. Current and Evolving Echocardiographic Techniques for the Quantitative Evaluation of Cardiac Mechanics: ASE/EAE Consensus Statement on Methodology and Indications Endorsed by the Japanese Society of Echocardiography
    2011 793 citations Thomas H. Marwick, James D. Thomas et al. profile →
  11. New Doppler echocardiographic applications for the study of diastolic function
    1998 786 citations James D. Thomas, Allan L. Klein et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  12. Relative apical sparing of longitudinal strain using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography is both sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis
    2012 650 citations Zoran Popović, Thomas H. Marwick et al. profile →
  13. Measurement of Ventricular Torsion by Two-Dimensional Ultrasound Speckle Tracking Imaging
    2005 594 citations Takahiro Shiota, Zoran Popović et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  14. Head-to-Head Comparison of Global Longitudinal Strain Measurements among Nine Different Vendors
    2015 468 citations James D. Thomas et al. profile →
  15. Valve-Related Hemodynamics Mediate Human Bicuspid Aortopathy
    2015 328 citations Jyothy Puthumana, Robert O. Bonow et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  16. Utility of a Deep-Learning Algorithm to Guide Novices to Acquire Echocardiograms for Limited Diagnostic Use
    2021 233 citations Akhil Narang, Patrick M. McCarthy et al. profile →
  17. Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation
    2019 224 citations James D. Thomas et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James D. Thomas United States 102 39.7k 14.0k 10.6k 10.6k 6.7k 639 45.8k
Elyse Foster United States 67 46.3k 1.2× 11.5k 0.8× 11.5k 1.1× 12.3k 1.2× 8.4k 1.2× 210 53.8k
Jae K. Oh United States 100 39.0k 1.0× 13.3k 1.0× 7.2k 0.7× 10.6k 1.0× 9.0k 1.3× 544 45.8k
Patricia A. Pellikka United States 89 37.6k 0.9× 16.3k 1.2× 8.2k 0.8× 8.5k 0.8× 7.9k 1.2× 593 47.1k
Frank A. Flachskampf Germany 50 42.7k 1.1× 15.0k 1.1× 6.3k 0.6× 8.4k 0.8× 8.4k 1.3× 212 50.2k
A. Jamil Tajik United States 120 49.8k 1.3× 14.0k 1.0× 13.6k 1.3× 14.5k 1.4× 11.1k 1.7× 583 58.7k
Luigi P. Badano Italy 58 31.6k 0.8× 10.7k 0.8× 7.1k 0.7× 6.9k 0.7× 7.3k 1.1× 355 36.8k
Roberto M. Lang United States 87 48.2k 1.2× 17.3k 1.2× 9.5k 0.9× 11.6k 1.1× 10.3k 1.5× 706 58.7k
Michael H. Picard United States 72 40.7k 1.0× 13.3k 1.0× 6.6k 0.6× 9.1k 0.9× 8.3k 1.2× 361 50.4k
Jens‐Uwe Voigt Belgium 52 27.8k 0.7× 10.1k 0.7× 4.5k 0.4× 5.6k 0.5× 5.7k 0.8× 365 33.0k
James B. Seward United States 101 31.0k 0.8× 10.2k 0.7× 7.7k 0.7× 7.7k 0.7× 8.4k 1.2× 454 37.2k

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All Works

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Nisivaco, Sarah, et al.. (2023). Late results of chord transfer and other techniques for anterior leaflet repair without neochords. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 168(4). 1045–1056.e3. 3 indexed citations
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Malaisrie, S. Chris, Adin‐Cristian Andrei, Robert O. Bonow, et al.. (2021). Fate of moderate aortic regurgitation after cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 164(6). 1784–1792.e1.
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Adams, David B., et al.. (2019). Abstract 15694: Automated Guidance and Image Capture of Echocardiographic Views Using a Deep Learning-Derived Technology. Circulation. 3 indexed citations
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White, Brent, et al.. (2019). Abstract 13831: Handheld Wireless Digital Phonocardiography for Machine Learning-Based Detection of Mitral Regurgitation. Circulation. 2 indexed citations
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Park, Jae‐Hyeong, Kenya Kusunose, Deborah Kwon, et al.. (2015). Relationship between Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain, Invasive Hemodynamics, and Functional Assessment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Korean Circulation Journal. 45(5). 398–398. 22 indexed citations
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Duncan, Andra E., Akhil Kant Singh, Olga Stenina‐Adognravi, et al.. (2015). Hyperinsulinemic Normoglycemia Does Not Meaningfully Improve Myocardial Performance during Cardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology. 123(2). 272–287. 18 indexed citations
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Nishimura, Rick A., Catherine M Otto, Robert O. Bonow, et al.. (2014). 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease. Circulation. 129(23). e521–185. 2158 indexed citations breakdown →
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Al‐Bawardy, Rasha, Amar Krishnaswamy, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, et al.. (2014). Tricuspid Regurgitation and Implantable Devices. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 38(2). 259–266. 61 indexed citations
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Borowski, Allen G., David Martín, Zoran Popović, et al.. (2014). AFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY ON CARDIAC SHAPE: COMPARISON OF PRE- AND IN-FLIGHT DATA TO MATHEMATICAL MODELING. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(12). A1096–A1096. 6 indexed citations
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Lam, Carolyn S.P., Amil M. Shah, Barry A. Borlaug, et al.. (2012). Effect of antihypertensive therapy on ventricular-arterial mechanics, coupling, and efficiency. European Heart Journal. 34(9). 676–683. 59 indexed citations
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De, Sabe, Allen G. Borowski, Heng Wang, et al.. (2011). Subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities in phenotype-negative carriers of myosin-binding protein C3 gene mutation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal. 162(2). 262–267.e3. 34 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Ali, et al.. (2006). Abstract 2906: Longitudinal Rotation: An Unrecognized Motion Pattern in Patients with Left Bundle Branch Block and Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 114. 1 indexed citations
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Greenberg, Neil, Shiro Fukuda, Deborah A. Agler, et al.. (2006). 4D ultrasound quantification of LV function and valvular pathology. Computing in Cardiology Conference. 729–731. 1 indexed citations
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Takagaki, Masami, Patrick M. McCarthy, Tomotsugu Tabata, et al.. (2002). Induction and maintenance of an experimental model of severe cardiomyopathy with a novel protocol of rapid ventricular pacing. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 123(3). 544–549. 25 indexed citations
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Yalçın, Fatih & James D. Thomas. (1999). Diastolic dysfunction: Pathogenesis, therapy and the importance of Doppler echocardiography. TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 29(5). 501–505. 7 indexed citations
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Murray, R.Daniel, Allan L. Klein, Shalabh Chandra, et al.. (1995). The “Swirling” Pattern of Atrial Spontaneous Echo Contrast can be Characterized by Integrated Backscatter Using Fourier Analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 25(2). 202A–203A. 1 indexed citations
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Flachskampf, Frank A., John P. O’Shea, Brian P. Griffin, et al.. (1991). Patterns of normal transvalvular regurgitation in mechanical valve prostheses. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 18(6). 1493–1498. 39 indexed citations
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Thomas, James D.. (1985). Gypsies and American Medical Care. Annals of Internal Medicine. 102(6). 842–845. 19 indexed citations
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Mathers, A. C., B. A. Stewart, & James D. Thomas. (1977). Manure Effects on Water Intake and Runoff Quality from Irrigated Grain Sorghum Plots. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 41(4). 782–785. 14 indexed citations

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