Joanna Chikwe

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
177 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Joanna Chikwe is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joanna Chikwe has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 111 papers in Surgery and 58 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Joanna Chikwe's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (88 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (51 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (49 papers). Joanna Chikwe is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (88 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (51 papers) and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (49 papers). Joanna Chikwe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Joanna Chikwe's co-authors include Shinobu Itagaki, David Adams, Natalia Egorova, Farzan Filsoufi, David Adams, Anelechi Anyanwu, Nana Toyoda, Javier G. Castillo, Parwis B. Rahmanian and Paul Cavallaro and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Joanna Chikwe

169 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2021 197 citations Joanna Chikwe et al. profile →
2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert consensus document: Surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection

2021 168 citations Leonard N. Girardi, Thoralf M. Sundt et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery profile →
Escalating and De-escalating Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2022 102 citations Joanna Chikwe et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joanna Chikwe United States	37	3.6k	2.5k	1.8k	1.3k	475	177	4.8k
Suk Jung Choo South Korea	32	2.9k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	354 0.7×	208	4.1k
Christopher M. Feindel Canada	45	5.0k 1.4×	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.3×	3.4k 2.5×	357 0.8×	132	6.3k
Ibrahim Sultan United States	28	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	806 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	516 1.1×	352	3.4k
Pinak Shah United States	23	1.9k 0.5×	2.6k 1.0×	902 0.5×	2.0k 1.5×	493 1.0×	96	4.1k
Nandan S. Anavekar United States	33	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	681 0.5×	507 1.1×	176	3.8k
Mohamad Alkhouli United States	37	4.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	275 0.6×	389	5.6k
J. Scott Rankin United States	34	3.5k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	158 0.3×	98	4.1k
Juan F. Delgado Spain	41	2.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	958 0.5×	935 0.7×	1.1k 2.2×	329	5.6k
Elfriede Pahl United States	36	3.0k 0.8×	4.4k 1.8×	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	1.5k 3.2×	173	6.7k
Arman Kilic United States	42	2.2k 0.6×	3.7k 1.5×	922 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.4k 3.0×	343	6.0k

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Gill, George W., et al.. (2025). Association of Postoperative Cumulative Fluid Balance and Outcomes Following Elective Cardiac Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Sabik, Joseph F., J. Hunter Mehaffey, Vinay Badhwar, et al.. (2024). Multiarterial vs Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: 10-Year Follow-up of 1 Million Patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 117(4). 780–788. 25 indexed citations

Itagaki, Shinobu, et al.. (2024). Choice of revascularization strategy for ischemic cardiomyopathy due to multivessel coronary disease. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 169(2). 639–647.e21. 1 indexed citations

Badhwar, Vinay, Joanna Chikwe, A. Marc Gillinov, et al.. (2023). Risk of Surgical Mitral Valve Repair for Primary Mitral Regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 115(3). 600–610. 12 indexed citations

Chikwe, Joanna, Milan Milojevic, Harindra C. Wijeysundera, et al.. (2023). ESC/EACTS vs. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of severe aortic stenosis. European Heart Journal. 44(10). 796–812. 47 indexed citations

Chen, Qiudong, Jad Malas, Michael E. Bowdish, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous Lung-Kidney Transplantation in the United States. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 116(5). 1063–1070. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Qiudong, Asishana A. Osho, Dominic Emerson, et al.. (2023). Repeat pediatric heart transplantation: A united network for organ sharing database analysis. Clinical Transplantation. 37(11). e15073–e15073.

Chen, Qiudong, Peter Chiu, Asishana A. Osho, et al.. (2023). Impact of donor‐recipient age‐difference in adolescent heart transplantation. Clinical Transplantation. 37(12). e15146–e15146. 3 indexed citations

Itagaki, Shinobu, et al.. (2023). Multiple arterial versus single arterial grafting in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. JTCVS Open. 13. 119–135. 7 indexed citations

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Schwann, Thomas A., Andrew M. Vekstein, Daniel T. Engelman, et al.. (2023). Long-term Outcomes and Anticoagulation in Mitral Valve Surgery—A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 116(5). 944–953. 1 indexed citations

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Gaudino, Mario, Katia Audisio, Antonino Di Franco, et al.. (2022). Radial artery versus saphenous vein versus right internal thoracic artery for coronary artery bypass grafting. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 62(1). 18 indexed citations

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Emerson, Dominic, Jon Kobashigawa, Errol Lobo, et al.. (2022). Heart transplantation for COVID-19 myopathy in the United States. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 42(4). 447–450. 2 indexed citations

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Hannan, Edward L., Yifeng Wu, Kimberly Cozzens, et al.. (2020). Hybrid Coronary Revascularization Versus Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 13(10). e009386–e009386. 15 indexed citations

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Gaudino, Mario, Joanna Chikwe, Volkmar Falk, et al.. (2020). Transatlantic editorial: The use of multiple arterial grafts for coronary revascularization in Europe and North America. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159(6). 2254–2259. 2 indexed citations

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Itagaki, Shinobu, Paul Cavallaro, David Adams, & Joanna Chikwe. (2013). Bilateral internal mammary artery grafts, mortality and morbidity: an analysis of 1 526 360 coronary bypass operations. Heart. 99(12). 849–853. 64 indexed citations

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Chikwe, Joanna, David Cooke, & Aaron R. Weiss. (2013). Oxford specialist handbook of cardiothoracic surgery. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Marcuse, Lara, et al.. (2013). Evaluating the obtunded patient after cardiac surgery: The role of continuous electroencephalography. Journal of Critical Care. 29(2). 316.e1–316.e5. 6 indexed citations

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Chikwe, Joanna, et al.. (2011). Ross procedure. Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2011(126). mmcts.2009.004176–mmcts.2009.004176. 2 indexed citations

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Chikwe, Joanna, Thanos Athanasiou, & Roberto Casula. (2006). Recent advances in adult cardiac surgery. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 67(4). 200–205. 2 indexed citations

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Chikwe, Joanna. (1994). Art and literature in the anatomy of Charles Bell.. PubMed. 39(4). 201–7. 5 indexed citations

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