John H. Alexander

43.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
432 papers, 15.4k citations indexed

About

John H. Alexander is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Internal Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, John H. Alexander has authored 432 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 315 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 106 papers in Surgery and 48 papers in Internal Medicine. Recurrent topics in John H. Alexander's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (184 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (93 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (87 papers). John H. Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (184 papers), Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (93 papers) and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (87 papers). John H. Alexander collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. John H. Alexander's co-authors include Renato D. Lópes, Lars Wallentin, Christopher B. Granger, Elaine M. Hylek, Ziad Hijazi, Robert A. Harrington, Michael G. Hanna, Daniel Wojdyla, Michael Hanna and Laine Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John H. Alexander

408 papers receiving 14.9k citations

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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.

Effect of Linagliptin vs Placebo on Major Cardiovascular Events in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and High Cardiovascular and Renal Risk

2018 756 citations Julio Rosenstock, Vlado Perkovic et al. JAMA profile →
Efficacy of apixaban when compared with warfarin in relation to renal function in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the ARISTOTLE trial

2012 422 citations Ziad Hijazi, John H. Alexander et al. European Heart Journal profile →
The novel biomarker-based ABC (age, biomarkers, clinical history)-bleeding risk score for patients with atrial fibrillation: a derivation and validation study

2016 330 citations Ziad Hijazi, Jonas Oldgren et al. profile →
The ABC (age, biomarkers, clinical history) stroke risk score: a biomarker-based risk score for predicting stroke in atrial fibrillation

2016 284 citations Ziad Hijazi, Johan Lindbäck et al. European Heart Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John H. Alexander United States	70	10.7k	4.0k	3.3k	1.5k	1.4k	432	15.4k
Dan Atar Norway	57	10.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	815 0.6×	386	15.0k
Ran Kornowski Israel	56	10.2k 1.0×	7.6k 1.9×	1.4k 0.4×	2.0k 1.4×	471 0.3×	652	15.5k
Charles R. Bridges United States	38	6.1k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	757 0.2×	746 0.5×	537 0.4×	114	9.8k
Victor Aboyans France	45	7.5k 0.7×	8.8k 2.2×	1.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	266	16.5k
Felix Zijlstra Netherlands	67	14.7k 1.4×	9.9k 2.5×	1.3k 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	566	19.4k
Neal S. Kleiman United States	74	16.4k 1.5×	10.4k 2.6×	3.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.5×	445 0.3×	454	21.4k
Sabino Iliceto Italy	67	12.0k 1.1×	3.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	2.1k 1.4×	231 0.2×	521	16.2k
Iréne Lang Austria	74	12.3k 1.1×	3.3k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	515 0.4×	527	20.4k
Juan J. Badimón United States	70	8.7k 0.8×	8.3k 2.1×	1.8k 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.8×	305	21.3k
Marco Roffi Switzerland	45	12.1k 1.1×	6.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	440 0.3×	271	16.6k

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Fudim, Marat, Renato D. Lópes, Daniel Wojdyla, et al.. (2025). Apixaban Dose in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Coronary Syndrome and/or Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC Advances. 4(4). 101665–101665. 1 indexed citations

Sandner, Sigrid, Björn Redfors, Kevin R. An, et al.. (2024). Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Failure in Women. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 84(2). 182–191. 9 indexed citations

Eikelboom, John W., Hardi Mundl, John H. Alexander, et al.. (2024). Bleeding Outcomes in Patients Treated With Asundexian in Phase II Trials. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 83(6). 669–678. 4 indexed citations

Carson, Jeffrey L., John H. Alexander, Paul C. Hébert, et al.. (2024). Effect of four hemoglobin transfusion threshold strategies in patients with acute myocardial infarction and anemia: a target trial emulation using MINT trial data. European Heart Journal. 45(Supplement_1). 2 indexed citations

Wojdyla, Daniel, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Andrzej Budaj, et al.. (2024). Antithrombotic Strategies in Atrial Fibrillation After ACS and/or PCI. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 84(10). 875–885. 1 indexed citations

Alexander, John H., et al.. (2023). Probabilistic error assessment and correction of design code-based shear strength prediction models for reliability analysis of prestressed concrete girders. Engineering Structures. 279. 115664–115664. 4 indexed citations

Redfors, Björn, Gregg W. Stone, John H. Alexander, et al.. (2023). Outcomes According to Coronary Revascularization Modality in the ISCHEMIA Trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 83(5). 549–558. 10 indexed citations

Gaudino, Mario, Lamia Harik, Björn Redfors, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Posterior Pericardiotomy on the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery–Extended Follow-Up study (PALACS-EF): rationale and design. European Heart Journal Open. 3(6). oead118–oead118. 1 indexed citations

Pol, Tymon, Ziad Hijazi, Johan Lindbäck, et al.. (2021). Using multimarker screening to identify biomarkers associated with cardiovascular death in patients with atrial fibrillation. Cardiovascular Research. 118(9). 2112–2123. 20 indexed citations

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Pol, Tymon, Ziad Hijazi, Johan Lindbäck, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the prognostic value of GDF-15, ABC-AF-bleeding score and ABC-AF-death score in patients with atrial fibrillation across different geographical areas. Open Heart. 8(1). e001471–e001471. 7 indexed citations

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Gaudino, Mario, Antonino Di Franco, Deepak L. Bhatt, et al.. (2021). The association between coronary graft patency and clinical status in patients with coronary artery disease. European Heart Journal. 42(14). 1433–1441. 38 indexed citations

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Hijazi, Ziad, Lars Wallentin, Johan Lindbäck, et al.. (2020). Screening of Multiple Biomarkers Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(24). e018984–e018984. 41 indexed citations

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McGuire, Darren K., John H. Alexander, Odd Erik Johansen, et al.. (2019). Linagliptin Effects on Heart Failure and Related Outcomes in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at High Cardiovascular and Renal Risk in CARMELINA. Circulation. 139(3). 351–361. 112 indexed citations

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Samad, Zainab, Linda K. Shaw, Matthew Phelan, et al.. (2015). Management and outcomes in patients with moderate or severe functional mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular dysfunction. European Heart Journal. 36(40). 2733–2741. 43 indexed citations

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Avezum, Álvaro, Renato D. Lópes, Phillip J. Schulte, et al.. (2015). Apixaban in Comparison With Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease. Circulation. 132(8). 624–632. 166 indexed citations

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Mehta, Rajendra H., T. Bruce Ferguson, Renato D. Lópes, et al.. (2011). Saphenous Vein Grafts With Multiple Versus Single Distal Targets in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation. 124(3). 280–288. 66 indexed citations

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Alexander, John H., Robert W. Emery, Michel Carrier, et al.. (2008). Efficacy and Safety of Pyridoxal 5′-Phosphate (MC-1) in High-Risk Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. JAMA. 299(15). 1777–1777. 28 indexed citations

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Dyke, Christopher K., Steven R. Steinhubl, Neal S. Kleiman, et al.. (2006). First-in-Human Experience of an Antidote-Controlled Anticoagulant Using RNA Aptamer Technology. Circulation. 114(23). 2490–2497. 166 indexed citations

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Williams, Bryan, Olivier F. Bertrand, & John H. Alexander. (2005). Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts. Circulation. 112(21). 3362–3364. 4 indexed citations

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Alexander, John H., David F. Kong, & Warren J. Cantor. (1999). Highlights from the 71st American Heart Association Scientific Sessions: November 8 to 11, 1998. American Heart Journal. 137(3). 555–574. 2 indexed citations

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