Jessica L. Mega

21.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
80 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Jessica L. Mega is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Internal Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jessica L. Mega has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 22 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Internal Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jessica L. Mega's work include Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (37 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (19 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (15 papers). Jessica L. Mega is often cited by papers focused on Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (37 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (19 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (15 papers). Jessica L. Mega collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Jessica L. Mega's co-authors include Marc S. Sabatine, Stephen D. Wiviott, Elliott M. Antman, Dale R. Webster, Subhashini Venugopalan, Kim Ramasamy, Varun Gulshan, Jorge Cuadros, Kasumi Widner and Lily Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Jessica L. Mega

79 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

Development and Validation of a Deep Learni... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2016 2008 2011 2013 2006 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Retinal Fundus Photographs
    2016 4.5k citations Jessica L. Mega et al. profile →
  2. Cytochrome P-450 Polymorphisms and Response to Clopidogrel
    2008 1.7k citations Jessica L. Mega, Stephen D. Wiviott et al. profile →
  3. Rivaroxaban in Patients with a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome
    2011 1.3k citations Jessica L. Mega, Stephen D. Wiviott et al. profile →
  4. Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guidelines for CYP2C19 Genotype and Clopidogrel Therapy: 2013 Update
    2013 680 citations Jessica L. Mega, Marc S. Sabatine et al. profile →
  5. Meta-Analysis of Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials Comparing Intensive Versus Moderate Statin Therapy
    2006 537 citations Christopher P. Cannon, Benjamin A. Steinberg et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  6. Pharmacodynamic effect and clinical efficacy of clopidogrel and prasugrel with or without a proton-pump inhibitor: an analysis of two randomised trials
    2009 500 citations Michelle L. O’Donoghue, Eugene Braunwald et al. The Lancet profile →
  7. Cytochrome P450 Genetic Polymorphisms and the Response to Prasugrel
    2009 467 citations Jessica L. Mega, Stephen D. Wiviott et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Genetic risk, coronary heart disease events, and the clinical benefit of statin therapy: an analysis of primary and secondary prevention trials
    2015 455 citations Jessica L. Mega, James J. Devlin et al. The Lancet profile →
  9. Genetic variants in ABCB1 and CYP2C19 and cardiovascular outcomes after treatment with clopidogrel and prasugrel in the TRITON–TIMI 38 trial: a pharmacogenetic analysis
    2010 437 citations Jessica L. Mega, Stephen D. Wiviott et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

Jessica L. Mega
David L. DeMets United States
Kent R. Bailey United States
Kurt Huber Austria
Hao Li China
Tong Liu China
Halit Silbershatz United States
Jonathan L. Halperin United States
Brian F. Gage United States
Kazem Rahimi United Kingdom
Paul A. Heidenreich United States
David L. DeMets United States
Jessica L. Mega
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jessica L. Mega

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

All Works

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Corey, Kristin, Seyedeh M. Zekavat, Sarah M. Short, et al.. (2025). Leveraging deep learning applied to chest radiograph images to identify individuals at high risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective model validation study. The Lancet Digital Health. 7(9). 100903–100903.
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Cauwenberghs, Nicholas, François Haddad, Melissa A. Daubert, et al.. (2023). Clinical and Echocardiographic Diversity Associated With Physical Fitness in the Project Baseline Health Study: Implications for Heart Failure Staging. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 29(11). 1477–1489. 2 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Susan C., Jennifer L. Hall, Abha Khandelwal, et al.. (2022). Research Goes Red: Early Experience With a Participant-Centric Registry. Circulation Research. 130(3). 343–351. 9 indexed citations
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Haddad, François, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, Melissa A. Daubert, et al.. (2022). Association of left ventricular diastolic function with coronary artery calcium score: A Project Baseline Health Study. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 16(6). 498–508. 5 indexed citations
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Califf, Robert M., et al.. (2022). Biological and clinical correlates of the patient health questionnaire-9: exploratory cross-sectional analyses of the baseline health study. BMJ Open. 12(1). e054741–e054741. 4 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Ranee, Lydia Coulter Kwee, Neha J. Pagidipati, et al.. (2022). Multi-dimensional characterization of prediabetes in the Project Baseline Health Study. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 21(1). 134–134. 2 indexed citations
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Lau, Emily S., Eugene Braunwald, Sabina A. Murphy, et al.. (2017). Potent P2Y 12 Inhibitors in Men Versus Women. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69(12). 1549–1559. 39 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L. & Tabassome Simon. (2015). Pharmacology of antithrombotic drugs: an assessment of oral antiplatelet and anticoagulant treatments. The Lancet. 386(9990). 281–291. 195 indexed citations
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Hochholzer, Willibald, Christian T. Ruff, Lanyu Lei, et al.. (2014). Variability of Individual Platelet Reactivity Over Time in Patients Treated With Clopidogrel. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 64(4). 361–368. 61 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L., Eugene Braunwald, Sabina A. Murphy, et al.. (2013). RIVAROXABAN IN THE SETTING OF CONTINUED DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY: FINDINGS FROM THE ATLAS ACS 2-TIMI 51 TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 61(10). E4–E4. 2 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L., Eugene Braunwald, Stephen D. Wiviott, et al.. (2013). Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Two Rivaroxaban Doses in Acute Coronary Syndrome (from ATLAS ACS 2–TIMI 51). The American Journal of Cardiology. 112(4). 472–478. 35 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L., et al.. (2012). Antithrombotic therapy: triple therapy or triple threat?. PubMed. 2012. 547–52. 9 indexed citations
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Ruff, Christian T., Jessica L. Mega, David A. Morrow, et al.. (2012). TELOMERE LENGTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(13). E356–E356. 1 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L., Tabassome Simon, Jeffrey L. Anderson, et al.. (2009). Abstract 2126: CYP2C19 Genetic Variants and Clinical Outcomes With Clopidogrel: A Collaborative Meta-Analysis. Circulation. 120. 12 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L., Olga A. Iakoubova, James J. Devlin, et al.. (2009). Abstract 5765: 9p21 Genetic Variant and Benefit From Intensive Statin Therapy After an Acute Coronary Syndrome. Circulation. 120(suppl_18). 1 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L., David A. Morrow, Erika Östör, et al.. (2007). Outcomes and Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy in Women Undergoing Fibrinolysis for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 115(22). 2822–2828. 41 indexed citations
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Murphy, Sabina A., et al.. (2007). Abstract 2221: Triple Therapy (TTx): ASA, Thienopyridine and Oral Anticoagulation (OA) Therapy Following ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Is it Safe?. Circulation. 116. 2 indexed citations
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Cannon, Christopher P., Benjamin A. Steinberg, Sabina A. Murphy, Jessica L. Mega, & Eugene Braunwald. (2006). Meta-Analysis of Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials Comparing Intensive Versus Moderate Statin Therapy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 48(3). 438–445. 537 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mega, Jessica L., Alexander R. Opotowsky, Zelmira Curillova, & Patrick T. O’Gara. (2006). Dynamic Aortic Obstruction in a Patient With Acute Type B Dissection. Cardiology in Review. 14(3). 151–154. 1 indexed citations
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Mega, Jessica L., et al.. (2000). Brainwashing and battering fatigue. Psychological abuse in domestic violence.. PubMed. 61(5). 260–5. 10 indexed citations

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