Kirk L. Peterson

18.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
176 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Kirk L. Peterson is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirk L. Peterson has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 51 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Kirk L. Peterson's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (47 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (34 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (27 papers). Kirk L. Peterson is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (47 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (34 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (27 papers). Kirk L. Peterson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and China. Kirk L. Peterson's co-authors include Yusu Gu, Nancy D. Dalton, John Ross, Ju Chen, Kenneth R. Chien, David O. Williams, Thomas J. Ryan, David P. Faxon, R M Gunnar and T.Joseph Reeves and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kirk L. Peterson

173 papers receiving 11.8k 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.

Guidelines for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Assessment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures (Subcommittee on Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty).

1988 1.7k citations Kirk L. Peterson et al. Circulation profile →
ErbB2 is essential in the prevention of dilated cardiomyopathy

2002 668 citations Steven A. Crone, You‐Yang Zhao et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Resident fibroblast lineages mediate pressure overload–induced cardiac fibrosis

2014 486 citations Thomas Moore‐Morris, Nuno Guimarães‐Camboa et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Pericytes of Multiple Organs Do Not Behave as Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vivo

2017 361 citations Nuno Guimarães‐Camboa, Thomas Moore‐Morris et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kirk L. Peterson United States	59	7.3k	4.0k	3.3k	1.8k	1.6k	176	12.4k
Satoshi Ogawa Japan	65	7.4k 1.0×	4.8k 1.2×	4.1k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	324	14.6k
Jutta Schaper Germany	54	5.6k 0.8×	5.4k 1.3×	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	573 0.4×	214	11.8k
Jack P.M. Cleutjens Netherlands	58	4.9k 0.7×	3.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	783 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	144	11.4k
Carsten Tschöpe Germany	72	16.5k 2.3×	4.6k 1.1×	3.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	355	22.7k
Francis G. Spinale United States	75	12.3k 1.7×	5.3k 1.3×	4.2k 1.3×	837 0.5×	2.1k 1.3×	380	19.0k
Hans W.M. Niessen Netherlands	50	4.6k 0.6×	3.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	891 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	259	11.2k
Dominique P.V. de Kleijn Netherlands	60	3.4k 0.5×	6.4k 1.6×	3.1k 0.9×	626 0.3×	2.2k 1.4×	266	14.5k
Michiaki Hiroe Japan	52	5.6k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	767 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	248	9.5k
Yigal M. Pinto Netherlands	67	8.9k 1.2×	7.2k 1.8×	1.7k 0.5×	531 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	218	15.9k
James Bristow United States	54	4.3k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	181	9.6k

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Blondelle, Jordan, Matúš Soták, É. Estève, et al.. (2025). Combined Loss of Obsc and Obsl1 in Murine Hearts Results in Diastolic Dysfunction, Altered Metabolism, and Deregulated Mitophagy. Circulation Heart Failure. 18(4). e011867–e011867. 1 indexed citations

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Bradford, William H., Jing Zhang, Yan Liang, et al.. (2023). Plakophilin 2 gene therapy prevents and rescues arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in a mouse model harboring patient genetics. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 2(12). 1246–1261. 33 indexed citations

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Liang, Yan, Robert C. Lyon, Jason Pellman, et al.. (2016). Abstract 20108: A Newly Identified Interaction Between Desmoplakin and COP9 Signalsome Subunit 6 Reveals a New Mechanism Underlying Sudden Death. Circulation. 134. 1 indexed citations

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Moore‐Morris, Thomas, Nuno Guimarães‐Camboa, Indroneal Banerjee, et al.. (2014). Resident fibroblast lineages mediate pressure overload–induced cardiac fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(7). 2921–2934. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

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Westenbrink, B. Daan, Haiyun Ling, Shigeki Miyamoto, et al.. (2012). Abstract 18574: Mitochondrial Reprogramming By Camkiiδ Underlies Gq-induced Cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 126(suppl_21). 1 indexed citations

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Ling, Haiyun, Tong Zhang, Laëtitia Pereira, et al.. (2012). Requirement for Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II in the transition from pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure in mice (Journal of Clinical Investigation (2009) 119, 5, (1230-1240) doi: 10.1172/JCI38022). Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(4). 1 indexed citations

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Manso, Ana Maria, Ruixia Li, Susan J. Monkley, et al.. (2012). Talin1 Has Unique Expression versus Talin 2 in the Heart and Modifies the Hypertrophic Response to Pressure Overload. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(6). 4252–4264. 65 indexed citations

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Sheikh, Farah, Kunfu Ouyang, Stuart G. Campbell, et al.. (2010). Abstract 17554: A Unique Synergistic Approach That Uncovers MLC2v Phosphorylation as an Early Marker for Heart Disease. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations

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Buser, Peter, et al.. (2010). Acute Effects of Urocortin 2 on Cardiac Function and Propensity for Arrhythmias in an Animal Model of Hypertension-Induced Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 12(8). 797–804. 17 indexed citations

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Wright, Adam, Joyce Chuang, Kunfu Ouyang, et al.. (2008). Abstract 1429: Defects in Connexin Signaling Underlie Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy in a Novel Mouse Model. Circulation. 118. 1 indexed citations

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Negro, Alejandra, Bhawanjit K. Brar, Yusu Gu, et al.. (2006). erbB2 is required for G protein-coupled receptor signaling in the heart. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(43). 15889–15893. 40 indexed citations

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Trifilo, Matthew J., Toshitaka Yajima, Yusu Gu, et al.. (2006). Prion-Induced Amyloid Heart Disease with High Blood Infectivity in Transgenic Mice. Science. 313(5783). 94–97. 49 indexed citations

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Iwanaga, Yoshitaka, Masahiko Hoshijima, Yusu Gu, et al.. (2004). Chronic phospholamban inhibition prevents progressive cardiac dysfunction and pathological remodeling after infarction in rats. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(5). 727–736. 12 indexed citations

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Iwanaga, Yoshitaka, Masahiko Hoshijima, Yusu Gu, et al.. (2004). Chronic phospholamban inhibition prevents progressive cardiac dysfunction and pathological remodeling after infarction in rats. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(5). 727–736. 140 indexed citations

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Crone, Steven A., You‐Yang Zhao, Lian Fan, et al.. (2002). ErbB2 is essential in the prevention of dilated cardiomyopathy. Nature Medicine. 8(5). 459–465. 668 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heusch, Gerd, et al.. (1987). Ischemic myocardial hysfunction assessed by temporal Fourier transform of regional myocardial wall thickening. American Heart Journal. 113(1). 116–124. 30 indexed citations

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Mancini, G.B.John, Sharon L. Norris, Kirk L. Peterson, et al.. (1983). Quantitative assessment of segmental wall motion abnormalities at rest and after atrial pacing using digital intravenous ventriculography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2(1). 70–76. 16 indexed citations

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Schüler, Gerhard, Kirk L. Peterson, Allen D. Johnson, et al.. (1979). Serial noninvasive assessment of left ventricular hypertrophy and function after surgical correction of aortic regurgitation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 44(4). 585–594. 86 indexed citations

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Johnson, Allen D., et al.. (1978). Evaluation of the in vivo function of the Hancock porcine xenograft in the aortic position. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 75(4). 599–605. 25 indexed citations

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Oury, James H., et al.. (1977). Mitral valve replacement versus reconstruction. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 73(6). 825–835. 31 indexed citations

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