Kennedy R. Lees

48.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
324 papers, 26.7k citations indexed

About

Kennedy R. Lees is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kennedy R. Lees has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 26.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 220 papers in Epidemiology, 103 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 78 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kennedy R. Lees's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (215 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (98 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (74 papers). Kennedy R. Lees is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (215 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (98 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (74 papers). Kennedy R. Lees collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Kennedy R. Lees's co-authors include Werner Hacke, Markku Kaste, Danilo Toni, Christopher J. Weir, Nils Wahlgren, Keith W. Muir, Antoni Dávalos, Vincent Larrue, Erich Bluhmki and Matthew R. Walters and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Kennedy R. Lees

322 papers receiving 25.8k 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.

Thrombolysis with Alteplase 3 to 4.5 Hours after Acute Ischemic Stroke

2008 4.7k citations Werner Hacke, Markku Kaste et al. profile →
Thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-Monitoring Study (SITS-MOST): an observational study

2007 1.6k citations Nils Wahlgren, Niaz Ahmed et al. The Lancet profile →
Time to treatment with intravenous alteplase and outcome in stroke: an updated pooled analysis of ECASS, ATLANTIS, NINDS, and EPITHET trials

2010 1.6k citations Kennedy R. Lees, Erich Bluhmki et al. The Lancet profile →
The Desmoteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial (DIAS)

2004 758 citations Werner Hacke, Gregory W. Albers et al. Stroke profile →
NXY-059 for the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

2007 523 citations Kennedy R. Lees, Patrick D. Lyden et al. profile →
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Evaluated Using Doppler Embolic Signal Detection

2005 505 citations Hugh S. Markus, Dirk W. Droste et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kennedy R. Lees United Kingdom	71	18.0k	7.7k	7.1k	6.5k	4.8k	324	26.7k
James C. Grotta United States	94	18.3k 1.0×	11.3k 1.5×	7.9k 1.1×	6.5k 1.0×	4.6k 1.0×	456	29.9k
Markku Kaste Finland	87	22.9k 1.3×	10.5k 1.4×	9.8k 1.4×	9.0k 1.4×	6.2k 1.3×	367	34.7k
Edward C. Jauch United States	56	16.8k 0.9×	7.5k 1.0×	7.0k 1.0×	5.4k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	158	24.8k
Geoffrey A. Donnan Australia	94	21.6k 1.2×	10.5k 1.4×	10.4k 1.5×	8.4k 1.3×	4.2k 0.9×	652	37.5k
Antoni Dávalos Spain	58	15.5k 0.9×	6.6k 0.9×	6.7k 0.9×	5.2k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	204	21.1k
Eric E. Smith Canada	96	16.2k 0.9×	10.8k 1.4×	5.3k 0.7×	5.5k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	646	32.0k
Larry B. Goldstein United States	76	12.8k 0.7×	5.2k 0.7×	7.9k 1.1×	5.1k 0.8×	2.1k 0.4×	397	27.9k
Harold P. Adams United States	65	24.6k 1.4×	15.6k 2.0×	15.1k 2.1×	7.3k 1.1×	5.3k 1.1×	255	41.1k
Carlos S. Kase United States	71	12.2k 0.7×	8.6k 1.1×	5.8k 0.8×	2.8k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	220	23.4k
Peter J. Koudstaal Netherlands	96	12.5k 0.7×	8.3k 1.1×	9.7k 1.4×	2.8k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	448	38.8k

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Godolphin, Peter J., Alan Montgomery, Lisa J Woodhouse, et al.. (2018). Central adjudication of serious adverse events did not affect trial’s safety results: Data from the Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial. PLoS ONE. 13(11). e0208142–e0208142. 6 indexed citations

Abdul‐Rahim, Azmil H., Li Shen, Christopher Rush, et al.. (2018). Effect of Digoxin in Patients with Heart Failure and Mid-Range (Borderline) Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. European Journal of Heart Failure. 20(7). 1139–1145. 38 indexed citations

Arba, Francesco, Myzoon Ali, Terence J. Quinn, et al.. (2016). Lacunar Infarcts, Depression, and Anxiety Symptoms One Year after Stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 25(4). 831–834. 17 indexed citations

Chaisinanunkul, Napasri, Jeffrey L. Saver, Tudor G. Jovin, et al.. (2014). A Utility-Weighted Modified Rankin Scale: Derivation and Application to Completed Stroke Trials (P5.008). Neurology. 82(10_supplement). 4 indexed citations

Bottle, Alex, Abdul Mozid, Hilary P. Grocott, et al.. (2013). Preoperative Stroke and Outcomes after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Anesthesiology. 118(4). 885–893. 17 indexed citations

Higgins, Peter, Peter W. Macfarlane, Jesse Dawson, et al.. (2013). Noninvasive Cardiac Event Monitoring to Detect Atrial Fibrillation After Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 44(9). 2525–2531. 84 indexed citations

Hankey, Graeme J., John W. Eikelboom, Qilong Yi, et al.. (2012). Antiplatelet therapy and the effects of B vitamins in patients with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a post-hoc subanalysis of VITATOPS, a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Neurology. 11(6). 512–520. 64 indexed citations

Mishra, Nishant K., Hans‐Christoph Diener, Patrick D. Lyden, Erich Bluhmki, & Kennedy R. Lees. (2010). Influence of Age on Outcome From Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke. Stroke. 41(12). 2840–2848. 72 indexed citations

Diedler, Jennifer, Niaz Ahmed, M. Sýkora, et al.. (2010). Safety of Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients Receiving Antiplatelet Therapy at Stroke Onset. Stroke. 41(2). 288–294. 84 indexed citations

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Mishra, Nishant K., Kennedy R. Lees, Nils Wahlgren, et al.. (2010). 5th UK Stroke Forum Conference 30 November-2 December 2010 SECC, Glasgow, UK Abstracts. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1 indexed citations

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Mishra, Nishant K., Gregory W. Albers, Stephen M. Davis, et al.. (2009). Mismatch-Based Delayed Thrombolysis. Stroke. 41(1). e25–33. 126 indexed citations

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Lees, Kennedy R., et al.. (2008). Thrombolysis with alteplase 3-4.5 h after acute ischaemic stroke (SITS-ISTR) : an observational study. Commentary. The Lancet. 372(9646). 5 indexed citations

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Walters, Matthew R., Christopher J. Weir, & Kennedy R. Lees. (2006). A Randomised, Controlled Pilot Study to Investigate the Potential Benefit of Intervention with Insulin in Hyperglycaemic Acute Ischaemic Stroke Patients. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 22(2-3). 116–122. 91 indexed citations

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Markus, Hugh S., Dirk W. Droste, Manfred Kaps, et al.. (2005). Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Evaluated Using Doppler Embolic Signal Detection. Circulation. 111(17). 2233–2240. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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Muir, Keith W. & Kennedy R. Lees. (2003). Excitatory amino acid antagonists for acute stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2010(1). CD001244–CD001244. 90 indexed citations

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Lees, Kennedy R., Kjell Asplund, Antonio Carolei, et al.. (2000). Glycine antagonist (gavestinel) in neuroprotection (GAIN International) in patients with acute stroke: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 355(9219). 1949–1954. 242 indexed citations

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Elliott, Henry L., et al.. (1996). White-coat hypertension as a cause of cardiovascular dysfunction. The Lancet. 348(9028). 654–657. 127 indexed citations

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Granat, Malcolm, et al.. (1996). Peroneal stimulator: Evaluation for the correction of spastic drop foot in hemiplegia. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 77(1). 19–24. 92 indexed citations

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MacFadyen, Robert J., Kennedy R. Lees, & JL Reid. (1993). Double blind controlled study of low dose intravenous perindoprilat or enalaprilat infusion in elderly patients with heart failure.. Heart. 69(4). 293–297. 13 indexed citations

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Lees, Kennedy R., Stephen T Green, & John L. Reid. (1988). Influence of age on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of perindopril. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 44(4). 418–425. 42 indexed citations

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