Michael B. Higginbotham

8.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
54 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Michael B. Higginbotham is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Complementary and alternative medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael B. Higginbotham has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 26 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 16 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Michael B. Higginbotham's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (26 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (11 papers). Michael B. Higginbotham is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (26 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (12 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (11 papers). Michael B. Higginbotham collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Korea. Michael B. Higginbotham's co-authors include Frederick R. Cobb, Michael Sullivan, R. Edward Coleman, Robert M. Califf, David B. Pryor, Dalane W. Kitzman, Kerry L. Lee, Robin Boineau, Daniel B. Mark and Mark A. Hlatky and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Michael B. Higginbotham

53 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

  1. A brief self-administered questionnaire to determine functional capacity (The Duke Activity Status Index)
    1989 1.2k citations Mark A. Hlatky, Robin Boineau et al. The American Journal of Cardiology profile →
  2. Exercise intolerance in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular systolic function: Failure of the Frank-Starling mechanism
    1991 538 citations Dalane W. Kitzman, Michael B. Higginbotham et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  3. Exercise training in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. Hemodynamic and metabolic effects.
    1988 534 citations Michael B. Higginbotham, Frederick R. Cobb et al. profile →
  4. Relation between central and peripheral hemodynamics during exercise in patients with chronic heart failure. Muscle blood flow is reduced with maintenance of arterial perfusion pressure.
    1989 414 citations Michael B. Higginbotham, Frederick R. Cobb et al. profile →
  5. Regulation of stroke volume during submaximal and maximal upright exercise in normal man.
    1986 379 citations Michael B. Higginbotham, K G Morris et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael B. Higginbotham United States 29 4.9k 2.5k 980 612 609 54 6.3k
Ray W. Squires United States 38 3.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 714 0.7× 724 1.2× 503 0.8× 157 5.3k
Ugo Corrà Italy 40 5.7k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 785 0.8× 819 1.3× 619 1.0× 133 7.2k
Ernest L. Fallen Canada 28 3.2k 0.7× 961 0.4× 819 0.8× 454 0.7× 540 0.9× 66 5.4k
Peter H. Brubaker United States 45 5.0k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 662 0.7× 1.7k 2.8× 401 0.7× 154 7.5k
Viviane M. Conraads Belgium 45 4.5k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 729 0.7× 967 1.6× 194 0.3× 137 6.8k
Alessandro Mezzani Italy 31 3.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 408 0.4× 745 1.2× 178 0.3× 77 4.4k
Martin Juneau Canada 38 4.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 958 1.0× 911 1.5× 717 1.2× 167 6.7k
Dat Do United States 12 2.3k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 295 0.3× 1.0k 1.7× 364 0.6× 19 3.8k
H. Roskamm Germany 33 2.4k 0.5× 802 0.3× 1.1k 1.1× 402 0.7× 654 1.1× 208 4.4k
Stig A. Slørdahl Norway 31 4.7k 1.0× 3.3k 1.3× 555 0.6× 1.5k 2.5× 1.1k 1.8× 69 7.5k

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All Works

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Felker, G. Michael, Carmelo A. Milano, Adrian F. Hernandez, et al.. (2005). Outcomes With an Alternate List Strategy for Heart Transplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 24(11). 1781–1786. 62 indexed citations
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Marco, Teresa De, Michael B. Higginbotham, Leslie A. Saxon, et al.. (2004). 1163-122 Does wider QRS reflect heart fialure severity?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A229–A229. 1 indexed citations
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Carson, Peter E., Thomas D. Giles, Michael B. Higginbotham, et al.. (2001). Angiotensin receptor blockers: Evidence for preserving target organs. Clinical Cardiology. 24(3). 183–190. 31 indexed citations
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Lowes, Brian D., Michael B. Higginbotham, Marcus A. DeWood, et al.. (2000). Low-dose enoximone improves exercise capacity in chronic heart failure∗∗A list of the Enoximone Study Group Members and institutional affiliations is provided in the appendix.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 36(2). 501–508. 37 indexed citations
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Higginbotham, Michael B., et al.. (2000). Bridging Patients to Cardiac Transplantation. Congestive Heart Failure. 6(5). 238–243. 10 indexed citations
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Milano, Carmelo A., Ashish S. Shah, Peter Van Trigt, et al.. (2000). Evaluation of early postoperative results after bicaval versus standard cardiac transplantation and review of the literature. American Heart Journal. 140(5). 717–721. 28 indexed citations
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Morey, Miriam C., Margaret Schenkman, Stephanie A. Studenski, et al.. (1999). Spinal-Flexibility-Plus-Aerobic Versus Aerobic-Only Training: Effects of a Randomized Clinical Trial on Function in At-Risk Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 54(7). M335–M342. 37 indexed citations
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Russell, Stuart D., et al.. (1999). Lack of effect of increased inspired oxygen concentrations on maximal exercise capacity or ventilation in stable heart failure. The American Journal of Cardiology. 84(12). 1412–1416. 17 indexed citations
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Gaynor, J. William, et al.. (1996). Survival Benefits of Heart and Lung Transplantation. Annals of Surgery. 223(5). 576–584. 24 indexed citations
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Steenbergen, Charles, et al.. (1995). Recovery of left ventricular function in acute nonischemic congestive cardiomyopathy. American Heart Journal. 129(1). 24–30. 13 indexed citations
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Edinger, Jack D., et al.. (1993). Aerobic Fitness, Acute Exercise and Sleep in Older Men. SLEEP. 16(4). 351–359. 86 indexed citations
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Kitzman, Dalane W., Polly A. Beere, & Michael B. Higginbotham. (1991). Effect of normal aging on atrial natriuretic factor and atrial pressures during postural and exercise stress. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A294–A294. 1 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Martin J., Frederick R. Cobb, & Michael B. Higginbotham. (1991). Stroke volume increases by similar mechanisms during upright exercise in normal men and women. The American Journal of Cardiology. 67(16). 1405–1412. 64 indexed citations
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Kitzman, Dalane W, et al.. (1991). Age-related alterations of Doppler left ventricular filling indexes in normal subjects are independent of left ventricular mass, heart rate, contractility and loading conditions. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 18(5). 1243–1250. 165 indexed citations
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Kitzman, Dalane W., et al.. (1990). Normal aging is accompanied by early diastolic filling independent of LV mass, heart rate, contractility and loading conditions. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). A187–A187. 1 indexed citations
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Hlatky, Mark A., Robin Boineau, Michael B. Higginbotham, et al.. (1989). A brief self-administered questionnaire to determine functional capacity (The Duke Activity Status Index). The American Journal of Cardiology. 64(10). 651–654. 1171 indexed citations breakdown →
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Higginbotham, Michael B., Robert N. Belkin, Kenneth G. Morris, R. Edward Coleman, & Frederick R. Cobb. (1986). Value and limitation of biplane rest and exercise radionuclide angiography for assessing individual bypass grafts: A prospective study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 7(5). 1004–1014. 3 indexed citations
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Higginbotham, Michael B., Robert E. Coleman, Robert H. Jones, & Frederick R. Cobb. (1984). Mechanism and significance of a decrease in ejection fraction during exercise in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction at rest. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 3(1). 88–97. 27 indexed citations
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Seaworth, John F., Michael B. Higginbotham, R. Edward Coleman, & Frederick R. Cobb. (1983). Effect of partial decreases in exercise work load on radionuclide indexes of ischemia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2(3). 522–529. 15 indexed citations

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