K. Alvin Merendino

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

K. Alvin Merendino is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Alvin Merendino has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Surgery, 51 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 41 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in K. Alvin Merendino's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (34 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (22 papers) and Congenital Heart Disease Studies (19 papers). K. Alvin Merendino is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (34 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (22 papers) and Congenital Heart Disease Studies (19 papers). K. Alvin Merendino collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Denmark. K. Alvin Merendino's co-authors include David H. Dillard, Hitoshi Mohri, Edward A. Rittenhouse, Loren C. Winterscheid, Robert A. Bruce, George I. Thomas, Leonard A. Cobb, Eugene A. Hessel, Dennis D. Reichenbach and John E. Jesseph and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

K. Alvin Merendino

125 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

An Evaluation of Internal-Mammary-Artery Ligation by a Do... 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 100 200 300
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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. An Evaluation of Internal-Mammary-Artery Ligation by a Double-Blind Technic
    1959 336 citations David H. Dillard, K. Alvin Merendino et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Alvin Merendino United States 28 1.1k 891 796 688 349 127 2.5k
David H. Dillard United States 23 821 0.7× 431 0.5× 580 0.7× 321 0.5× 342 1.0× 66 1.8k
Charles R. Hatcher United States 39 2.7k 2.4× 2.0k 2.3× 1.8k 2.2× 721 1.0× 417 1.2× 161 4.5k
Lewis Dexter United States 32 634 0.6× 1.7k 1.9× 961 1.2× 611 0.9× 81 0.2× 79 3.1k
S. Sevitt United Kingdom 30 1.6k 1.4× 752 0.8× 607 0.8× 611 0.9× 467 1.3× 90 3.6k
Jeffrey P. Morray United States 18 743 0.7× 942 1.1× 783 1.0× 314 0.5× 323 0.9× 46 2.2k
Robert C. Ashton United States 20 1.1k 0.9× 717 0.8× 625 0.8× 721 1.0× 352 1.0× 55 2.1k
M A Branthwaite United Kingdom 27 801 0.7× 482 0.5× 1.5k 1.9× 126 0.2× 242 0.7× 89 2.6k
Tom D. Ivey United States 30 836 0.7× 1.7k 1.9× 434 0.5× 263 0.4× 229 0.7× 74 2.3k
Daniel M. Thys United States 37 2.9k 2.5× 1.7k 1.9× 411 0.5× 209 0.3× 168 0.5× 133 4.0k
Charles M. Haberkern United States 26 1.1k 1.0× 675 0.8× 576 0.7× 195 0.3× 322 0.9× 54 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dillard, David H., Hitoshi Mohri, & K. Alvin Merendino. (1977). Prefabricated Dacron Baffle for Use in Correction of Transposition of the Great Arteries. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 23(3). 204–208. 1 indexed citations
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Miller, Donald W., Eugene A. Hessel, Loren C. Winterscheid, K. Alvin Merendino, & David H. Dillard. (1977). Current practice of coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 73(1). 75–83. 46 indexed citations
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Wong, K. C., Hitoshi Mohri, David H. Dillard, et al.. (1974). Deep Hypothermia and Diethyl Ether Anesthesia For Open-Heart Surgery in infants. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 53(5). 765???771–765???771. 10 indexed citations
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Mohri, Hitoshi, Eugene A. Hessel, Ronald J. Nelson, et al.. (1973). Design and durability test of Silastic trileaflet aortic valve prostheses. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 65(4). 576–582. 22 indexed citations
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Rittenhouse, Edward A., et al.. (1971). Reconstructive surgery for the treatment of mitral incompetence. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 62(5). 781–787. 13 indexed citations
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Reichenbach, Dennis D., et al.. (1971). Viability of connective tissue cells following storage of aortic valve leaflets. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 62(5). 690–695. 12 indexed citations
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Rittenhouse, Edward A., et al.. (1970). Aortic valve replacement with a pulmonic valve homograft. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 59(3). 432–437. 6 indexed citations
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Hessel, Eugene A., et al.. (1970). Open Heart Surgery in Infective Endocarditis. Circulation. 41(5). 841–848. 32 indexed citations
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Ikard, Robert W. & K. Alvin Merendino. (1970). Accidental Excision of the Superior Mesenteric Artery: Technical and Physiological Considerations. Surgical Clinics of North America. 50(5). 1075–1085. 5 indexed citations
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Mohri, Hitoshi, Robert W. Barnes, Edward A. Rittenhouse, et al.. (1970). Fate of autologous pericardium and Dacron fabric used as substitutes for total atrial septum in growing animals. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 59(4). 501–511. 34 indexed citations
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Mohri, Hitoshi, Dennis D. Reichenbach, Robert W. Barnes, & K. Alvin Merendino. (1968). Homologous aortic valve transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 56(6). 767–774. 28 indexed citations
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Mohri, Hitoshi, Dennis D. Reichenbach, Ronald J. Nelson, Robert W. Barnes, & K. Alvin Merendino. (1968). Preparation and preservation of aortic valve grafts with special attention to problem areas. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 56(4). 546–553. 5 indexed citations
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Merendino, K. Alvin. (1964). Vagotomy for the relief of pain secondary to pancreatic carcinoma. The American Journal of Surgery. 108(1). 1–2. 6 indexed citations
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Anderson, Howard N., et al.. (1964). AN IMPROVED ACCELERATED FATIGUE MACHINE AND PULSE SIMULATOR FOR TESTING AND DEVELOPING PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVES. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 47(2). 186–198. 16 indexed citations
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Merendino, K. Alvin. (1961). Prosthetic valves for cardiac surgery. Thomas eBooks. 35 indexed citations
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Dillard, David H., et al.. (1961). The Surgical Therapy of Extracardiac Anomalous Pulmonary Drainage. Circulation. 23(6). 907–919. 16 indexed citations
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Wagner, Bernard M., et al.. (1961). Histological observations of aortic teflon grafts in normal dogs after five years. Journal of Surgical Research. 1(1). 53–57. 3 indexed citations
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Merendino, K. Alvin. (1960). Certain considerations in the use of jejunum or colon for esophageal substitution. The American Journal of Surgery. 99(6). 833–834. 6 indexed citations
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Winterscheid, Loren C., et al.. (1960). A coronary sinus system for use during cardiopulmonary bypass.. PubMed. 48. 785–95. 3 indexed citations
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Merendino, K. Alvin, et al.. (1954). An elucidation of the intestinal sensitivity factor and the distance factors in the incidence of stomal ulcer in the Billroth II type gastrectomy.. PubMed. 35(4). 538–46. 11 indexed citations

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