Johan Herlitz

39.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
581 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Johan Herlitz is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Herlitz has authored 581 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 316 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 314 papers in Emergency Medicine and 75 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Johan Herlitz's work include Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (266 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (155 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (123 papers). Johan Herlitz is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (266 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (155 papers) and Emergency and Acute Care Studies (123 papers). Johan Herlitz collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Norway. Johan Herlitz's co-authors include Thomas Karlsson, Stig Holmberg, Leif Svensson, Johan Engdahl, Angela Bång, Jonny Lindqvist, Marianne Hartford, Åke Hjalmarson, Anders Waldenström and Hans Wedel and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Johan Herlitz

566 papers receiving 21.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Indications for fibrinolytic therapy in suspected acute myocardial infarction : collaborative overview of early mortality and major morbidity results from all randomised trials of more than 1000 patients

1994 1.7k citations Johan Herlitz profile →
Randomized trial of insulin-glucose infusion followed by subcutaneous insulin treatment in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction (DIGAMI study): Effects on mortality at 1 year

1995 1.1k citations Johan Herlitz et al. profile →
EFFECT ON MORTALITY OF METOPROLOL IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

1981 781 citations Johan Herlitz, Stig Holmberg et al. profile →
Intense metabolic control by means of insulin in patients with diabetes mellitus and acute myocardial infarction (DIGAMI 2): effects on mortality and morbidity

2005 728 citations Johan Herlitz et al. profile →
Incidence of EMS-treated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Europe

2005 641 citations Johan Herlitz et al. Resuscitation profile →
Early Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

2015 640 citations Gabriel Riva, Johan Herlitz et al. profile →
Effect of Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Nonsleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The RICCADSA Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 451 citations Johan Herlitz et al. profile →
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Epidemiology of cardiac arrest in Europe

2021 373 citations Jan‐Thorsten Gräsner, Johan Herlitz et al. Resuscitation profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Advancing a machine learning-based decision support tool for pre-hospital assessment of dyspnoea by emergency medical service clinicians: a retrospective observational study 2025 ·BMC Emergency Medicine ·(unknown), Henrik Imberg, Johan Herlitz, (unknown), Christer Axelsson, Carl Magnusson	1
2	Characteristics, survival and neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in young adults in Sweden: A nationwide study 2023 ·Resuscitation Plus ·(unknown), Araz Rawshani, Truls Råmunddal, Björn Redfors, Pétur Pétursson, Oskar Angerås, Geir Hirlekar, Elmir Ömerovic, Christian Dworeck, Sebastian Völz, Johan Herlitz, Clara Hjalmarsson, (unknown), Anna Myredal	3
3	Clinical presentation in EMS patients with acute chest pain in relation to sex, age and medical history: prospective cohort study 2022 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Markus Lingman, Johan Herlitz, (unknown), (unknown), Angela Bång	3
4	The potential of new prediction models for emergency medical dispatch prioritisation of patients with chest pain: a cohort study 2022 ·Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine ·(unknown), Markus Lingman, Johan Herlitz, Angela Bång	6
5	Randomized comparison of early supplemental oxygen versus ambient air in patients with confirmed myocardial infarction: Sex-related outcomes from DETO2X-AMI 2021 ·American Heart Journal ·Joakim Alfredsson, Stefan James, David Erlinge, Johan Herlitz, Ole Fröbert, Christian Dworeck, Björn Redfors, Gabriel Arefalk, Ollie Östlund, Tomas Jernberg, (unknown), (unknown), Bertil Lindahl, Eva Swahn, Sofia Sederholm Lawesson, Robin Hofmann	2
6	Guideline adherence among prehospital emergency nurses when caring for patients with chest pain: a prospective cohort study 2021 ·Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine ·(unknown), Markus Lingman, Johan Herlitz, (unknown), (unknown), Angela Bång	6
7	Epidemiologie des Kreislaufstillstands in Europa 2021 ·Notfall + Rettungsmedizin ·Jan‐Thorsten Gräsner, Johan Herlitz, Ingvild Tjelmeland, Jan Wnent, Siobhán Masterson, Gisela Lilja, Berthold Bein, Bernd W. Böttiger, Fernando Rosell Ortiz, Jerry P. Nolan, Leo Bossaert, Gavin D. Perkins	10
8	ECG-monitoring of in-hospital cardiac arrest and factors associated with survival 2020 ·Resuscitation ·Anna Thorén, Araz Rawshani, Johan Herlitz, Johan Engdahl, Thomas Kahan, Linnéa Gustafsson, Therese Djärv	25
9	Health-related quality of life after surviving an out-of-hospital compared to an in-hospital cardiac arrest: A Swedish population-based registry study 2020 ·Resuscitation ·Therese Djärv, Anders Bremer, Johan Herlitz, Johan Israelsson, Tobias Cronberg, Gisela Lilja, Araz Rawshani, Kristofer Årestedt	32
10	Oxygen Therapy in Myocardial Infarction Patients With or Without Diabetes: A Predefined Subgroup Analysis From the DETO2X-AMI Trial 2019 ·Diabetes Care ·Thomas Nyström, Stefan James, Bertil Lindahl, Ollie Östlund, David Erlinge, Johan Herlitz, Elmir Ömerovic, Linda Mellbin, Joakim Alfredsson, Ole Fröbert, Tomas Jernberg, Robin Hofmann	5
11	Symptom description in patients with chest pain—A qualitative analysis of emergency medical calls involving high‐risk conditions 2019 ·Journal of Clinical Nursing ·(unknown), Johan Herlitz, Markus Lingman, Angela Bång	6
12	Prearrest prediction of favourable neurological survival following in-hospital cardiac arrest: The Prediction of outcome for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (PIHCA) score 2019 ·Resuscitation ·(unknown), Katarina E. Göransson, Sune Forsberg, Matteo Bottai, Mark H. Ebell, Johan Herlitz, Therese Djärv	23
13	Abstract 13201: Increase in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Sweden During the Last 15 Years is Mainly Attributed to Increased Rates of “Chest Compression Only” CPR 2016 ·Circulation ·Gabriel Riva, Jacob Hollenberg, Leif Svensson, Mattias Ringh, Sten Rubertsson, Per Nordberg, Andreas Claesson, Therese Djärv, Johan Herlitz	3
14	Prehospital factors associated with an acute life-threatening condition in non-traumatic chest pain patients — A systematic review 2016 ·International Journal of Cardiology ·(unknown), Johan Herlitz, Lennart Christensson, Markus Lingman, Angela Bång	15
15	Angiographic findings and survival in patients undergoing coronary angiography due to sudden cardiac arrest in Western Sweden 2015 ·Resuscitation ·Björn Redfors, Truls Råmunddal, Oskar Angerås, Christian Dworeck, Inger Haraldsson, Dan Ioanes, Pétur Pétursson, Berglind Libungan, Jacob Odenstedt, Jason Stewart, Lotta Robertsson, (unknown), Per Albertsson, Johan Herlitz, Elmir Ömerovic	22
16	Suspicion and treatment of severe sepsis. An overview of the prehospital chain of care 2012 ·Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine ·Johan Herlitz, Angela Bång, (unknown), Christer Axelsson, Anders Bremer, Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Anders Jönsson, Lars Lundberg, Björn‐Ove Suserud, Lars Ljungström	27
17	Do the Right Patients use the Ambulance Service in South-Eastern Finland? 2011 ·International Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Björn‐Ove Suserud, (unknown), Ingvar Karlberg, (unknown), Maaret Castrén, Johan Herlitz	3
18	Epidemiology of cardiac arrest outside and inside hospital Experiences from registries in Sweden 2010 ·Signa Vitae ·Johan Herlitz, Solveig Aune, Andreas Claesson, Leif Svensson	4
19	Hospital employees' theoretical knowledge on what to do in an in-hospital cardiac arrest 2010 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Andreas Rosenblad, Jerzy Leppert, Johan Herlitz, Mats Enlund	12
20	Symptoms, thoughts, and environmental factors in suspected acute myocardial infarction. 1993 ·PubMed ·Marianne Hartford, B. W. Karlson, (unknown), Stig Holmberg, Johan Herlitz	37

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