James F. Symes

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

James F. Symes is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, James F. Symes has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in James F. Symes's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (27 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (15 papers) and Peripheral Artery Disease Management (9 papers). James F. Symes is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (27 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (15 papers) and Peripheral Artery Disease Management (9 papers). James F. Symes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. James F. Symes's co-authors include Jeffrey M. Isner, Takayuki Asahara, Peter R. Vale, Douglas W. Losordo, Darryl D. Esakof, Stuart Bunting, Christophe Bauters, Napoleone Ferrara, Satoshi Takeshita and Michael Maysky and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

James F. Symes

61 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Gene Therapy for Myocardial Angiogenesis

1998 763 citations Douglas W. Losordo, Peter R. Vale et al. profile →
Clinical evidence of angiogenesis after arterial gene transfer of phVEGF165 in patient with ischaemic limb

1996 750 citations Jeffrey M. Isner, Ann Pieczek et al. The Lancet profile →
Synergistic Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on Angiogenesis In Vivo

1995 501 citations Takayuki Asahara, Christophe Bauters et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James F. Symes United States	31	4.3k	2.8k	1.1k	811	783	61	6.6k
Alison Sullivan United States	9	5.7k 1.3×	2.0k 0.7×	720 0.6×	734 0.9×	378 0.5×	9	8.3k
Rien van der Zee Netherlands	7	5.2k 1.2×	1.9k 0.7×	901 0.8×	692 0.9×	256 0.3×	12	7.8k
Ann Pieczek United States	18	2.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	464 0.4×	288 0.4×	407 0.5×	25	3.6k
Elena Rabkin United States	21	1.6k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.8×	982 1.2×	204 0.3×	21	5.7k
Young‐sup Yoon United States	41	3.6k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	635 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	211 0.3×	95	6.4k
Tuomas T. Rissanen Finland	36	2.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	326 0.4×	492 0.6×	82	4.1k
Sanjay Sinha United Kingdom	32	3.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	653 0.6×	363 0.4×	456 0.6×	104	5.4k
Tomono Takahashi United States	10	6.7k 1.6×	2.2k 0.8×	837 0.7×	805 1.0×	223 0.3×	12	9.0k
Sonja Schrepfer United States	30	2.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	495 0.4×	431 0.5×	402 0.5×	143	4.5k
Ian McNiece United States	47	2.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	324 0.3×	707 0.9×	648 0.8×	133	8.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Symes, James F.. (2010). Focal Angiogenic Therapy for Myocardial Ischemia. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 15(4). 283–290. 1 indexed citations

Fortuin, F. David, Peter R. Vale, Douglas W. Losordo, et al.. (2003). One-year follow-up of direct myocardial gene transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor-2 using naked plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid by way of thoracotomy in no-option patients**Drs. Isner and Schatz are stockholders of Vascular Genetics, Inc., the sponsor of this trial.. The American Journal of Cardiology. 92(4). 436–439. 82 indexed citations

Pu, Lee L.Q., Kevin R. Holme, & James F. Symes. (2003). Heparinase enhances collateral vessel development in the ischemic limb.. PubMed. 87(4). 260–8. 3 indexed citations

Symes, James F.. (2001). Gene Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. 1(3). 159–166. 9 indexed citations

Lathi, Kishor G., Peter R. Vale, Douglas W. Losordo, et al.. (2001). Gene Therapy with Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor for Inoperable Coronary Artery Disease: Anesthetic Management and Results. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 92(1). 19–25. 48 indexed citations

Esakof, Darryl D., Michael Maysky, Douglas W. Losordo, et al.. (1999). Intraoperative Multiplane Transesophageal Echocardiography for Guiding Direct Myocardial Gene Transfer of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Patients with Refractory Angina Pectoris. Human Gene Therapy. 10(14). 2307–2314. 39 indexed citations

Tio, René A., Tengis Tkebuchava, Thomas H. Scheuermann, et al.. (1999). Intramyocardial Gene Therapy with Naked DNA Encoding Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Improves Collateral Flow to Ischemic Myocardium. Human Gene Therapy. 10(18). 2953–2960. 103 indexed citations

Luo, Zhengyu, Takayuki Asahara, Yukio Tsurumi, Jeffrey M. Isner, & James F. Symes. (1998). Reduction of vein graft intimal hyperplasia and preservation of endothelium-dependent relaxation by topical vascular endothelial growth factor. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 27(1). 167–173. 41 indexed citations

Luo, Zhengyu, et al.. (1997). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 64(4). 993–998. 86 indexed citations

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Asahara, Takayuki, Donghui Chen, Marianne Kearney, et al.. (1996). Accelerated re-endothelialization and reduced neointimal thickening following catheter transfer of phVEGF165. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 1–1. 4 indexed citations

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Isner, Jeffrey M., Ann Pieczek, Robert M. Schainfeld, et al.. (1996). Clinical evidence of angiogenesis after arterial gene transfer of phVEGF165 in patient with ischaemic limb. The Lancet. 348(9024). 370–374. 750 indexed citations breakdown →

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Asahara, Takayuki, Christophe Bauters, Lu Zheng, et al.. (1995). 1012-103 Restoration of Endothelial Function in Hypercholesterolemic Rabbit by Intermittent Administration of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 25(2). 366A–366A. 2 indexed citations

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Graham, Alan M., et al.. (1995). Enhanced revascularisation after angiogenic stimulation in a rabbit model of bilateral limb ischaemia. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 9(2). 189–196. 8 indexed citations

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Symes, James F. & Allan D. Sniderman. (1994). Angiogenesis: potential therapy for ischaemic disease. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 5(4). 305–312. 11 indexed citations

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Lachapelle, Kevin, Alan M. Graham, & James F. Symes. (1994). Antibacterial activity, antibiotic retention, and infection resistance of a rifampin-impregnated gelatin-sealed Dacron graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 19(4). 675–682. 45 indexed citations

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Ricci, Michael A., Reza J. Mehran, N. V. Christou, et al.. (1991). Species Differences in the Clearance ofStaphylococcus AureusBacteremia. Journal of Investigative Surgery. 4(1). 53–58. 5 indexed citations

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Ricci, Michael A., et al.. (1990). Replication of the Compartment Syndrome in a Canine Model: Experimental Evaluation of Treatment. Journal of Investigative Surgery. 3(2). 129–140. 23 indexed citations

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Ricci, Michael A., et al.. (1989). Are free radical scavengers beneficial in the treatment of compartment syndrome after acute arterial ischemia?. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 9(2). 244–250. 4 indexed citations

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Fitchett, David, et al.. (1980). Ventricular Aneurysm: False or True? An Important Distinction. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 29(5). 474–477. 11 indexed citations

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Fisk, R. Leighton, et al.. (1969). Improved perfusion of functioning isolated lungs based on normal pulmonary hemodynamics. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 58(2). 231–241. 7 indexed citations

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