Martin Borggrefe

30.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
503 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Martin Borggrefe is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Borggrefe has authored 503 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 411 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 92 papers in Surgery and 64 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Martin Borggrefe's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (197 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (186 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (139 papers). Martin Borggrefe is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (197 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (186 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (139 papers). Martin Borggrefe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Martin Borggrefe's co-authors include Günter Breithardt, Wilhelm Haverkamp, Christian Wolpert, Rainer Schimpf, Thomas Wichter, Günter Breithardt, Heiko Mahrholdt, Perry Elliott, Burkert Pieske and Jens Mogensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Martin Borggrefe

487 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

2014 ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2014 1998 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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. 2014 ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    2014 2.9k citations Perry Elliott, Aris Anastasakis et al. European Heart Journal profile →
  2. Genetic basis and molecular mechanism for idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
    1998 1.2k citations Josép Brugada, Josép Brugada et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin Borggrefe Germany 59 15.4k 3.8k 2.1k 1.8k 1.2k 503 17.7k
Paulus Kirchhof Germany 75 23.0k 1.5× 3.3k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 2.0k 1.7× 554 26.1k
Rainer Dietz Germany 70 10.4k 0.7× 4.5k 1.2× 2.3k 1.1× 3.1k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 395 17.5k
Walter J. Paulus Netherlands 69 15.7k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 3.1k 1.4× 3.2k 1.8× 1.5k 1.2× 221 21.4k
Giuseppe Ambrosio Italy 58 7.1k 0.5× 2.2k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.0k 0.9× 410 14.1k
Stefan H. Hohnloser Germany 90 29.4k 1.9× 2.0k 0.5× 3.1k 1.5× 2.2k 1.2× 2.1k 1.7× 422 31.9k
Andrew D. Krahn Canada 68 16.5k 1.1× 2.7k 0.7× 5.6k 2.6× 867 0.5× 735 0.6× 469 18.7k
Akira Kitabatake Japan 59 7.3k 0.5× 2.8k 0.7× 3.5k 1.7× 2.6k 1.4× 992 0.8× 380 14.5k
Anthony M. Dart Australia 69 9.0k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 2.7k 1.3× 962 0.5× 867 0.7× 315 15.6k
George J. Klein Canada 78 22.8k 1.5× 1.6k 0.4× 4.6k 2.1× 1.2k 0.7× 740 0.6× 506 25.5k
Gaetano Maria De Ferrari Italy 53 9.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 5.4k 2.5× 941 0.5× 750 0.6× 430 14.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Martin Borggrefe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martin Borggrefe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Borggrefe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rudic, Boris, Silke Kauferstein, İbrahim Akın, & Martin Borggrefe. (2024). Can wearables outscore general practitioners? Congenital long QT syndrome diagnosis initiated by a smartwatch. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 10(10). 699–701.
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El‐Battrawy, Ibrahim, Siegfried Lang, Xiaobo Zhou, et al.. (2019). Impact of T‐inversion on the outcome of Takotsubo syndrome as compared to acute coronary syndrome. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 49(4). e13078–e13078. 3 indexed citations
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Elliott, Perry, Aris Anastasakis, Michael A. Borger, et al.. (2014). 2014 ESC Guidelines on diagnosis and management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal. 35(39). 2733–2779. 2934 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baumann, Stefan, et al.. (2014). Myocardial Scar Detected by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in a Competitive Bodybuilder With Longstanding Abuse of Anabolic Steroids. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine. 5(4). e24058–e24058. 10 indexed citations
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Kirchhof, Paulus, Dietrich Andresen, Ralph Bosch, et al.. (2012). Short-term versus long-term antiarrhythmic drug treatment after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (Flec-SL): a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint assessment trial. The Lancet. 380(9838). 238–246. 91 indexed citations
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Veldhuisen, Dirk J. van, Frieder Braunschweig, Viviane M. Conraads, et al.. (2011). Intrathoracic Impedance Monitoring, Audible Patient Alerts, and Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure. Circulation. 124(16). 1719–1726. 310 indexed citations
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Braunschweig, Frieder, Ian Ford, Viviane M. Conraads, et al.. (2008). Can Monitoring of Intrathoracic Impedance Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure? Rationale and Design of the Diagnostic Outcome Trial in Heart Failure (DOT-HF). European Journal of Heart Failure. 10(9). 907–916. 42 indexed citations
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Behnes, Michael, Martina Brueckmann, Siegfried Lang, et al.. (2008). Time-course of neopterin levels in patients suffering from severe sepsis treated with and without Drotrecogin-alpha (activated). Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 40(6-7). 503–508. 3 indexed citations
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Wilde, Arthur A.M., Charles Antzelevitch, Martin Borggrefe, et al.. (2003). The Brugada Numbers (reply to letter). Circulation. 107(18). 122–122. 35 indexed citations
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Böcker, D., Michael S. Block, Rainer Gradaus, et al.. (2003). QRS duration: a simple marker for predicting cardiac mortality in ICD patients with heart failure. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 79(938). 714–714. 7 indexed citations
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Martínez‐Rubio, Antoni, et al.. (2003). Advances for treating in-hospital cardiac arrest: safety and effectiveness of a new automatic external cardioverter-defibrillator. ACC Current Journal Review. 12(3). 80–80. 1 indexed citations
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Schulze‐Bahr, Eric, et al.. (2003). Electrical Alternans In Long QT Syndrome Resembling a Brugada Syndrome Pattern. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 26(10). 2033–2035. 3 indexed citations
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Haverkamp, Wilhelm, Gerold Mönnig, Paulus Kirchhof, et al.. (2001). Torsade de pointes induced by ajmaline. Zeitschrift für Kardiologie. 90(8). 586–590. 8 indexed citations
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Wichter, Thomas, Martin Borggrefe, & Günter Breithardt. (1998). ARRHYTHMOGENE RECHTSVENTRIKULARE KARDIOMYOPATHIE : ATIOLOGIE, DIAGNOSTIK UND THERAPIE. Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. 93(4). 268–277. 7 indexed citations
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Hindricks, Gerhard, et al.. (1995). Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of right sided accessory pathways during sustained atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal. 16(7). 967–970. 6 indexed citations
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Borggrefe, Martin, et al.. (1991). Effects of enflurane on inducibility of ventricular tachycardia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 68(6). 609–613. 6 indexed citations
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Shenasa, Mohammad, Martin Fromer, Martin Borggrefe, & Günter Breithardt. (1991). Subthreshold electrical stimulation for termination and prevention of reentrant tachycardias. Journal of Electrocardiology. 24. 25–31. 12 indexed citations
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Borggrefe, Martin & G Breithardt. (1986). [Graded criteria to assess the effectiveness of anti-arrhythmia therapy in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmia by serial electrophysiological testing].. PubMed. 75(2). 70–9. 2 indexed citations

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