Michael E. De Bakey

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
144 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Michael E. De Bakey is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael E. De Bakey has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Surgery, 78 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 38 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Michael E. De Bakey's work include Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (34 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (34 papers) and Trauma Management and Diagnosis (17 papers). Michael E. De Bakey is often cited by papers focused on Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (34 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (34 papers) and Trauma Management and Diagnosis (17 papers). Michael E. De Bakey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Michael E. De Bakey's co-authors include Denton A. Cooley, E. Stanley Crawford, George C. Morris, Arthur C. Beall, Oscar Creech, Edward B. Diethrich, H. Edward Garrett, George L. Jordan, H. Edward Garrett and Jimmy F. Howell and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Michael E. De Bakey

139 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Surgical Considerations of Dissecting Aneurysm of the Aorta 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Surgical Considerations of Dissecting Aneurysm of the Aorta
    1955 279 citations Michael E. De Bakey, Denton A. Cooley et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael E. De Bakey United States 38 3.1k 2.5k 1.3k 679 502 144 4.6k
George C. Morris United States 39 3.4k 1.1× 2.7k 1.1× 2.2k 1.7× 574 0.8× 426 0.8× 114 5.0k
John L. Ochsner United States 35 1.7k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 524 0.8× 240 0.5× 169 3.9k
Hushang Javid United States 26 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 921 0.7× 344 0.5× 377 0.8× 75 2.3k
George J. Reul United States 44 2.7k 0.9× 3.1k 1.2× 2.7k 2.1× 1.5k 2.2× 320 0.6× 164 5.3k
Ronald J. Stoney United States 41 3.4k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 640 0.9× 434 0.9× 166 5.1k
F. Henry Ellis United States 45 3.0k 1.0× 5.5k 2.2× 1.2k 0.9× 881 1.3× 150 0.3× 211 7.2k
Raymond C. Read United States 35 1.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 840 0.7× 374 0.6× 91 0.2× 124 4.1k
A Senning Switzerland 26 1.2k 0.4× 2.3k 0.9× 2.1k 1.7× 915 1.3× 167 0.3× 193 4.0k
Israel Steinberg United States 28 1.5k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 691 1.0× 168 0.3× 192 2.7k
William R. Flinn United States 38 2.8k 0.9× 3.5k 1.4× 865 0.7× 309 0.5× 184 0.4× 116 4.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lawrie, Gerald M., Nan Earle, & Michael E. De Bakey. (1994). Evolution of Surgical Techniques for Aneurysms of the Descending Thoracic Aorta: Twenty-Nine Years Experience with 659 Patients. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 9(6). 648–661. 38 indexed citations
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Liddicoat, John, et al.. (1975). Double prosthetic aortic valve. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 69(5). 763–766. 3 indexed citations
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Wieting, David W., et al.. (1974). Hydraulic and morphologic study of fibrous intimal hyperplasia in autogenous saphenous vein bypass grafts. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 67(5). 805–813. 37 indexed citations
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Mattox, Kenneth L., Arthur C. Beall, George L. Jordan, & Michael E. De Bakey. (1974). Cardiorrhaphy in the emergency center. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 68(6). 886–895. 90 indexed citations
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Adachi, Minoru, Minoru Suzuki, James N. Ross, et al.. (1973). Neointimas cultured in vitro for circulatory assistors. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 65(5). 778–785. 7 indexed citations
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Bakey, Michael E. De, Edward B. Diethrich, Gerald Glick, et al.. (1969). Human cardiac transplantation: Clinical experience. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 58(3). 303–317. 21 indexed citations
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Bakey, Michael E. De. (1968). Human cardiac transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 55(3). 447–451. 5 indexed citations
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Bakey, Michael E. De, et al.. (1967). Abnormalities of the sinuses of Valsalva. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 54(3). 312–332. 41 indexed citations
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Hall, C. William, et al.. (1967). Velour fabrics applied to medicine. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 1(2). 179–196. 32 indexed citations
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Howell, Jimmy F., E. Stanley Crawford, George C. Morris, H. Edward Garrett, & Michael E. De Bakey. (1966). Surgical Treatment of Peripheral Arteriosclerotic Aneurysm. Surgical Clinics of North America. 46(4). 979–989. 11 indexed citations
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Garrett, H. Edward, et al.. (1965). HEMOPTYSIS SECONDARY TO AORTOPULMONARY FISTULA. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 49(4). 588–593. 24 indexed citations
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Bakey, Michael E. De, et al.. (1964). ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA OF THE INTERNAL MAMMARY VESSELS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 48(1). 49–53. 10 indexed citations
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Crawford, E. Stanley, Michael E. De Bakey, George C. Morris, & Denton A. Cooley. (1962). THROMBO-OBLITERATIVE DISEASE OF THE GREAT VESSELS ARISING FROM THE AORTIC ARCH. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 43(1). 38–53. 52 indexed citations
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Ellis, Paul, et al.. (1962). THE USE OF HEAVY MARLEX MESH FOR TRACHEAL RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING RESECTION FOR MALIGNANCY. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 44(4). 520–527. 38 indexed citations
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Beall, Arthur C., et al.. (1962). Successful Surgical Management of Through-and-Through Stab Wound of the Aortic Arch. Annals of Surgery. 156(5). 823–826. 18 indexed citations
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Beall, Arthur C., George C. Morris, Denton A. Cooley, & Michael E. De Bakey. (1961). HOMOTRANSPLANTATION OF THE AORTIC VALVE. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 42(4). 497–506. 52 indexed citations
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Crawford, E. Stanley, Michael E. De Bakey, & F. William Blaisdell. (1961). SIMPLIFIED TREATMENT OF LARGE, SACCIFORM AORTIC ANEURYSMS WITH PATCH GRAFTS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 41(4). 479–491. 7 indexed citations
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Ellis, Paul, Denton A. Cooley, & Michael E. De Bakey. (1961). CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ANNULO-AORTIC ECTASIA. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 42(3). 363–370. 71 indexed citations
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Morris, George C., Denton A. Cooley, Michael E. De Bakey, & E. Stanley Crawford. (1960). COARCTATION OF THE AORTA WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS UPON IMPROVED TECHNIQUES OF SURGICAL REPAIR. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 40(6). 705–722. 29 indexed citations
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Bakey, Michael E. De. (1955). TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMS AND OCCLUSIVE DISEASE OF THE AORTA BY RESECTION. Journal of the American Medical Association. 157(3). 203–203. 26 indexed citations

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