James Edwards

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

James Edwards is a scholar working on Genetics, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, James Edwards has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Genetics, 15 papers in Surgery and 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in James Edwards's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (9 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (8 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (8 papers). James Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (9 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (8 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (8 papers). James Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. James Edwards's co-authors include Alan Cameron, D.G. Harnden, R. G. Record, Thomas McKeown, Ian Leck, Robert Stuklis, John Stubberfield, Melissa Oxlad, Tracey Wade and J M Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, The American Journal of Medicine and Thorax.

In The Last Decade

James Edwards

78 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

A NEW TRISOMIC SYNDROME 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 100 200 300 400
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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. A NEW TRISOMIC SYNDROME
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Edwards United Kingdom 29 738 694 446 294 211 83 2.6k
Alan E. Donnenfeld United States 23 582 0.8× 923 1.3× 437 1.0× 375 1.3× 77 0.4× 86 2.2k
Cyril Clarke United Kingdom 32 1.2k 1.7× 478 0.7× 286 0.6× 248 0.8× 55 0.3× 134 3.5k
Joseph H. Hersh United States 25 1.3k 1.7× 554 0.8× 866 1.9× 309 1.1× 46 0.2× 82 2.7k
Pierre‐Simon Jouk France 24 616 0.8× 543 0.8× 872 2.0× 200 0.7× 359 1.7× 90 2.4k
G. R. Fraser United Kingdom 27 530 0.7× 236 0.3× 728 1.6× 214 0.7× 346 1.6× 83 2.4k
T. V. N. Persaud Canada 19 409 0.6× 888 1.3× 634 1.4× 1.3k 4.4× 134 0.6× 97 3.5k
J Feingold France 27 866 1.2× 192 0.3× 801 1.8× 135 0.5× 159 0.8× 115 2.5k
Gerald Hackett United Kingdom 29 705 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 553 1.2× 212 0.7× 80 0.4× 51 3.5k
Simon C. Riley United Kingdom 36 614 0.8× 745 1.1× 890 2.0× 276 0.9× 128 0.6× 103 3.9k
Matthew Edwards Australia 33 621 0.8× 272 0.4× 1.1k 2.5× 331 1.1× 79 0.4× 108 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by James Edwards

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Edwards

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Edwards

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abrahams, John M., Jim Manavis, John Finnie, et al.. (2021). The susceptibility of the aortic root: porcine aortic rupture testing under cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 16(1). 283–283. 2 indexed citations
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Ramponi, Fabio, et al.. (2020). Tissue “valve‐over‐valve” implantation in previous mechanical Bentall. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 35(12). 3645–3647. 1 indexed citations
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Abrahams, John M., et al.. (2020). The functional limits of the aneurysmal aortic root. A unique pressure testing apparatus. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 15(1). 259–259. 1 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Tadashi, James Edwards, & Kagami Miyaji. (2017). Continuous Suture Technique for Aortic Valve Replacement Shortens Cross-Clamp and Bypass Times. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 44(6). 390–394. 7 indexed citations
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Crouch, Gareth, et al.. (2013). E-VITA Jotec Open Hybrid Stent Graft System for the Treatment of Complex Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection—A Four Year Experience. Heart Lung and Circulation. 23(3). e77–e79. 2 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Tadashi, James Edwards, Robert Stuklis, & Michael Brown. (2011). Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement in a patient with previous omphalocele repair and severe scoliosis. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 59(2). 117–119. 2 indexed citations
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Kitamura, Tadashi, et al.. (2010). Early results of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: initial series in a public hospital in Australia. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 58(11). 568–572. 2 indexed citations
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Stuklis, Robert, et al.. (2008). Novel Strategies for Recurrent Cardiac Myxoma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 85(6). 2125–2126. 8 indexed citations
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Oxlad, Melissa, John Stubberfield, Robert Stuklis, James Edwards, & Tracey Wade. (2006). Psychological risk factors for cardiac-related hospital readmission within 6 months of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 61(6). 775–781. 68 indexed citations
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Oxlad, Melissa, John Stubberfield, Robert Stuklis, James Edwards, & Tracey Wade. (2006). Psychological Risk Factors for Increased Post-Operative Length of Hospital Stay Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 29(2). 179–190. 47 indexed citations
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Johnson, Mitzi M. S., et al.. (1998). PREDICTING PERFORMANCE AND SATISFACTION. Academic Medicine. 73(10). S41–43. 16 indexed citations
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Edwards, James. (1998). Penrose and sib‐pairs. Annals of Human Genetics. 62(5). 365–377. 4 indexed citations
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Taylor, D.J., Graham J. Kemp, C. G. Woods, James Edwards, & G. K. Radda. (1993). Skeletal muscle bioenergetics in myotonic dystrophy. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 116(2). 193–200. 29 indexed citations
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Edwards, James. (1990). Leukaemia and lymphoma among young people near Sellafield. BMJ. 300(6725). 678.2–678. 3 indexed citations
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Fraser, G. R., A. I. Friedmann, Joy Delhanty, et al.. (1970). Karyotype studies among children with severe visual handicap.. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 54(2). 79–89. 4 indexed citations
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Edwards, James. (1969). FAMILIAL PREDISPOSITION IN MAN. British Medical Bulletin. 25(1). 58–64. 147 indexed citations
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Barker, D J & James Edwards. (1967). Obstetric complications and school performance.. BMJ. 3(5567). 695–699. 30 indexed citations
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Edwards, James, et al.. (1964). A Classification of Malformations. Human Heredity. 14(1). 76–90. 10 indexed citations
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Edwards, James. (1963). The genetic basis of common disease. The American Journal of Medicine. 34(5). 627–638. 61 indexed citations
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Buckwalter, Joseph A., et al.. (1962). Rheumatic Fever and the Blood Groups. BMJ. 2(5311). 1023–1028. 32 indexed citations

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