James S. Forrester

30.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
302 papers, 21.9k citations indexed

About

James S. Forrester is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, James S. Forrester has authored 302 papers receiving a total of 21.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Surgery, 144 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 101 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in James S. Forrester's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (92 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (65 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (48 papers). James S. Forrester is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (92 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (65 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (48 papers). James S. Forrester collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. James S. Forrester's co-authors include George Diamond, H. J. C. Swan, William Ganz, H.J.C. Swan, Kanu Chatterjee, Harold S. Marcus, H.J.C. Swan, Daniel S. Berman, Richard H. Helfant and James A. Fagin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

James S. Forrester

289 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of Probability a... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1979 1970 1986 2000 1971 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Analysis of Probability as an Aid in the Clinical Diagnosis of Coronary-Artery Disease
    1979 1.9k citations George Diamond, James S. Forrester profile →
  2. Catheterization of the Heart in Man with Use of a Flow-Directed Balloon-Tipped Catheter
    1970 1.4k citations H. J. C. Swan, James S. Forrester et al. profile →
  3. Coronary Angioscopy in Patients with Unstable Angina Pectoris
    1986 647 citations Frank Litvack, Warren Grundfest et al. profile →
  4. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association expert consensus document on electron-beam computed tomography for the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease
    2000 575 citations William S. Weintraub, William L. Winters et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  5. A new technique for measurement of cardiac output by thermodilution in man
    1971 564 citations James S. Forrester et al. The American Journal of Cardiology profile →
  6. Medical Therapy of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Application of Hemodynamic Subsets
    1976 444 citations James S. Forrester, George Diamond et al. profile →
  7. Renal and Extrarenal Hemodynamic Effects of Furosemide in Congestive Heart Failure after Acute Myocardial Infarction
    1973 371 citations James S. Forrester, H.J.C. Swan et al. 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 S. Forrester United States 75 11.6k 9.9k 7.4k 3.3k 2.8k 302 21.9k
Anthony N. DeMaria United States 70 18.2k 1.6× 8.7k 0.9× 8.4k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 3.5k 1.2× 462 26.5k
Burton E. Sobel United States 97 17.3k 1.5× 6.4k 0.6× 9.5k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 647 33.5k
Sanjiv Kaul United States 72 11.0k 1.0× 4.5k 0.5× 13.7k 1.8× 9.3k 2.8× 1.8k 0.6× 302 24.2k
Maarten L. Simoons Netherlands 77 22.8k 2.0× 9.8k 1.0× 8.8k 1.2× 1.4k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 355 29.8k
Bernard Chaitman United States 91 30.7k 2.6× 14.4k 1.4× 14.6k 2.0× 1.9k 0.6× 3.6k 1.3× 353 41.9k
Kanu Chatterjee United States 64 18.3k 1.6× 6.9k 0.7× 3.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 4.0k 1.4× 322 22.4k
James E. Udelson United States 80 20.0k 1.7× 5.5k 0.6× 6.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.1× 326 25.9k
Udo Hoffmann United States 87 14.0k 1.2× 8.8k 0.9× 16.4k 2.2× 5.5k 1.7× 4.1k 1.5× 555 31.3k
Thomas J. Ryan United States 72 15.0k 1.3× 9.4k 0.9× 7.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.4× 2.8k 1.0× 294 21.2k
Joseph S. Alpert United States 67 37.7k 3.3× 11.9k 1.2× 12.0k 1.6× 2.2k 0.7× 4.6k 1.7× 348 48.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chakravarty, Tarun, Satoshi Matsushita, James S. Forrester, et al.. (2009). Abstract 3611: Thymosin Beta-4 (TB4) Enhances Cardiosphere-derived Cardiac Stem Cell (CDC)-mediated Cardioprotection by Promoting CDC Migration and Angiogenesis via Akt Phosphorylation. Circulation. 120. 1 indexed citations
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Price, Matthew J., Chung‐Chuan Chou, Malka Frantzen, et al.. (2004). 1100-55 Intravenous mesenchymal stem cell therapy early after reperfused acute myocardial infarction improves left ventricular function and alters ventricular electrophysiologic properties. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A63–A63. 2 indexed citations
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Kobal, Sergio, Kirsten Tolstrup, Tasneem Z. Naqvi, et al.. (2004). 1016-152 Rebirth of bedside cardiovascular examination using hand-carried ultrasound. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A309–A309.
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Forrester, James S., C. Noel Bairey Merz, & Sanjay Kaul. (2000). The aggressive low density lipoprotein lowering controversy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 36(4). 1419–1425. 17 indexed citations
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Cheitlin, Melvin D., Adolph M. Hutter, Ralph G. Brindis, et al.. (1999). Use of Sildenafil (Viagra) in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 99(1). 168–177. 372 indexed citations
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Atar, Shaul, Josephine Chiu, James S. Forrester, & Robert J. Siegel. (1999). Bloody Pericardial Effusion in Patients With Cardiac Tamponade. CHEST Journal. 116(6). 1564–1569. 92 indexed citations
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Cheitlin, Melvin D., Adolph M. Hutter, Ralph G. Brindis, et al.. (1999). Use of sildenafil (Viagra) in patients with cardiovascular disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 33(1). 273–282. 348 indexed citations
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Campeau, Lucien, Genell L. Knatterud, Mikołaj Domański, et al.. (1998). Delayed progression of atherosclerosis in coronary bypass grafts is similar in women compared to men following aggressive cholesterol lowering despite more frequent risk factors: post CABG trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 280–281. 1 indexed citations
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Luo, Huai, Toshihiko Nishioka, Michael C. Fishbein, et al.. (1996). Transcutaneous Ultrasound Augments Lysis of Arterial Thrombi In Vivo. Circulation. 94(4). 775–778. 103 indexed citations
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Forrester, James S., C. Noel Bairey Merz, Trudy L. Bush, et al.. (1996). Task force 4. Efficacy of risk factor management. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(5). 991–1006. 33 indexed citations
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Shah, Prediman K. & James S. Forrester. (1991). Pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes. The American Journal of Cardiology. 68(12). 16–23. 44 indexed citations
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Siegel, Robert J., et al.. (1990). In vivo ultrasound arterial recanalization of atherosclerotic total occlusions. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). 345–351. 31 indexed citations
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Siegel, Robert J., Jang‐Seong Chae, James S. Forrester, & Carlos E. Ruiz. (1990). Angiography, angioscopy, and ultrasound imaging before and after percutaneous balloon angioplasty. American Heart Journal. 120(5). 1086–1090. 33 indexed citations
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Litvack, Frank, Warren S. Grundfest, Louis Adler, et al.. (1989). Percutaneous excimer-laser and excimer-laser-assisted angioplasty of the lower extremities: results of initial clinical trial.. Radiology. 172(2). 331–335. 37 indexed citations
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Laudenslager, James B., Tsvi Goldenberg, Thomas J. Pacala, et al.. (1988). Development and use of a clinical XeCl laser angioplasty system. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Pollock, Brad H., Alan Rozanski, Daniel S. Berman, et al.. (1986). Extent and severity of myocardial hypoperfusion as predictors of prognosis in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 7(3). 464–471. 326 indexed citations
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Grundfest, Warren S., Frank Litvack, James S. Forrester, et al.. (1985). Laser ablation of human atherosclerotic plaque without adjacent tissue injury. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 5(4). 929–933. 249 indexed citations
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Diamond, George, Howard M. Staniloff, James S. Forrester, Brad H. Pollock, & H.J.C. Swan. (1983). Computer-assisted diagnosis in the noninvasive evaluation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1(2). 444–455. 223 indexed citations
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Maddahi, Jamshid, Ernest Garcia, Daniel S. Berman, et al.. (1981). Improved noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease by quantitative analysis of regional stress myocardial distribution and washout of thallium-201.. Circulation. 64(5). 924–935. 196 indexed citations
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