James McCord

12.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
122 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

James McCord is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, James McCord has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 34 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 19 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in James McCord's work include Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (65 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (45 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (34 papers). James McCord is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (65 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (45 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (34 papers). James McCord collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Norway. James McCord's co-authors include Richard M. Nowak, Peter A. McCullough, Judd E. Hollander, Alan S. Maisel, William T. Abraham, Torbjørn Omland, Alan H.B. Wu, Alan B. Storrow, Philippe Duc and Arne Westheim and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James McCord

118 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid Measurement of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Em... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2002 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. Rapid Measurement of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Diagnosis of Heart Failure
    2002 2.4k citations Alan S. Maisel, Padma Krishnaswamy et al. profile →
  2. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Clinical Judgment in Emergency Diagnosis of Heart Failure
    2002 658 citations Peter A. McCullough, Richard M. Nowak et al. Circulation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James McCord United States 32 5.9k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 920 122 7.3k
W. Frank Peacock United States 46 6.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 1.7k 1.6× 840 0.9× 404 9.4k
Peter S. Rahko United States 29 7.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 931 1.0× 102 9.3k
Padma Krishnaswamy United States 24 7.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 583 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 36 8.5k
Radmila Kazanegra United States 21 6.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 420 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 33 7.6k
Nicolas Girerd France 37 3.9k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 666 0.6× 1.4k 1.4× 652 0.7× 346 5.9k
Peter S. Pang United States 37 4.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 379 0.3× 857 0.8× 414 0.5× 182 6.0k
Shun Kohsaka Japan 37 4.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 830 0.8× 2.1k 2.1× 664 0.7× 429 6.4k
Sunil Mankad United States 41 4.5k 0.8× 569 0.5× 1.8k 1.7× 2.0k 1.9× 1.0k 1.1× 130 6.6k
Arne Westheim Norway 32 5.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 323 0.3× 970 0.9× 924 1.0× 130 7.5k
Rosemary F. Kelly United States 29 5.0k 0.8× 903 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 2.8k 2.7× 423 0.5× 131 7.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ashburn, Nicklaus P., Anna C. Snavely, Brandon R. Allen, et al.. (2024). Sex‐specific high‐sensitivity troponin T cut‐points have similar safety but lower efficacy than overall cut‐points in a multisite U.S. cohort. Academic Emergency Medicine. 32(1). 45–53. 2 indexed citations
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Allen, Brandon R., Robert H. Christenson, Richard M. Nowak, et al.. (2021). Diagnostic Performance of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Strategies and Clinical Variables in a Multisite US Cohort. Circulation. 143(17). 1659–1672. 41 indexed citations
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Apple, Fred S., Yader Sandoval, Christopher R. deFilippi, et al.. (2021). RISK ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN I CONCENTRATIONS BELOW THE 99TH PERCENTILE SEX-SPECIFIC UPPER REFERENCE LIMITS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77(18). 215–215. 1 indexed citations
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Raad, Mohamad, Mohammed Dabbagh, Sarah Gorgis, et al.. (2020). Cardiac Injury Patterns and Inpatient Outcomes Among Patients Admitted With COVID-19. The American Journal of Cardiology. 133. 154–161. 33 indexed citations
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deFilippi, Christopher R., W. Frank Peacock, Simon A. Mahler, et al.. (2020). The utility of risk scores when evaluating for acute myocardial infarction using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I. American Heart Journal. 227. 1–8. 7 indexed citations
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Peterson, Edward L., Hongsheng Gui, James McCord, et al.. (2020). Suppression tumorigenicity 2 (ST2) turbidimetric immunoassay compared to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in predicting survival in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction. Clinica Chimica Acta. 510. 767–771. 8 indexed citations
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McCord, James, et al.. (2018). THE RATIO OF N-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TO HIGH SENSITIVITY CARDIAC TROPONIN TO DISTINGUISH TYPE 1 FROM TYPE 2 ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71(11). A231–A231. 1 indexed citations
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McCord, James, Richard M. Nowak, Evangelos Giannitsis, et al.. (2016). SYMPTOMS PREDICTIVE OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE TROPONIN ERA: ANALYSIS FROM THE TRAPID-AMI STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67(13). 518–518. 1 indexed citations
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McCord, James, Kaleigh L. Evans, Richard M. Nowak, et al.. (2015). THE PROGNOSTIC UTILITY OF A MODIFIED HEART SCORE IN PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT APPLIED TO THE TRAPID-AMI STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65(10). A132–A132. 2 indexed citations
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Peacock, W. Frank, Michael C. Kontos, Christopher P. Cannon, et al.. (2013). Impact of Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care Accreditation on Quality. Critical Pathways in Cardiology A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 12(3). 116–120. 11 indexed citations
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Greenbaum, Adam B., et al.. (2009). Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease: 5‐Year Follow‐up. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 22(6). 564–570. 7 indexed citations
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Knudsen, Cathrine Wold, Torbjørn Omland, Paul Clopton, et al.. (2005). Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on the Diagnostic Performance of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration in Dyspneic Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(5). 838–844. 130 indexed citations
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McCullough, Peter A., Judd E. Hollander, Richard M. Nowak, et al.. (2003). Uncovering Heart Failure in Patients with a History of Pulmonary Disease: Rationale for the Early Use of B‐type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 10(3). 198–204. 79 indexed citations
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McCullough, Peter A., Philippe Gabríel Steg, Marie-Claude Aumont, et al.. (2003). What causes elevated B-type natriuretic peptide in patients without heart failure?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 278–279. 9 indexed citations
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McCullough, Peter A., Philippe Duc, Torbjørn Omland, et al.. (2003). B-type natriuretic peptide and renal function in the diagnosis of heart failure: An analysis from the BNP multinational study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 222–222. 1 indexed citations
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McCullough, Peter A., Judd E. Hollander, Richard M. Nowak, et al.. (2003). Uncovering Heart Failure in Patients with a History of Pulmonary Disease: Rationale for the Early Use of B-type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 10(3). 198–204. 154 indexed citations
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McCullough, Peter A., Richard M. Nowak, Craig C. Foreback, et al.. (2002). Performance of Multiple Cardiac Biomarkers Measured in the Emergency Department in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Chest Pain. Academic Emergency Medicine. 9(12). 1389–1396. 16 indexed citations
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McCullough, Peter A., Richard M. Nowak, Craig C. Foreback, et al.. (2002). Performance of Multiple Cardiac Biomarkers Measured in the Emergency Department in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Chest Pain. Academic Emergency Medicine. 9(12). 1389–1396. 29 indexed citations
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Maisel, Alan S., Radmila Kazanegra, James McCord, et al.. (2002). The effect of diabetes on B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with acute dyspnea. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 182–182.
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Maisel, Alan S., Radmila Kazanegra, James McCord, et al.. (2002). Primary results of the BNP multinational study: B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 201–201. 1 indexed citations

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