Nicholas Goel

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 807 citations indexed

About

Nicholas Goel is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Goel has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 807 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 13 papers in Surgery and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Goel's work include Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (11 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (10 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (5 papers). Nicholas Goel is often cited by papers focused on Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (11 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (10 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (5 papers). Nicholas Goel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Nicholas Goel's co-authors include Shyam M. Kavuri, Ron Bose, Dong Shen, Adam B. Aronson, John Monsey, X. Cynthia, Li Ding, Elaine R. Mardis, Matthew J. Ellis and Wei Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and Journal of Vascular Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Goel

22 papers receiving 789 citations

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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.

Activating HER2 Mutations in HER2 Gene Amplification Negative Breast Cancer

2012 600 citations Ron Bose, Shyam M. Kavuri et al. Cancer Discovery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas Goel United States	10	453	243	226	210	196	28	807
Keith Unger United States	17	398 0.9×	373 1.5×	169 0.7×	107 0.5×	154 0.8×	64	940
Franchette W.P.J. van den Berkmortel Netherlands	16	388 0.9×	169 0.7×	123 0.5×	142 0.7×	88 0.4×	58	771
Daniel Buergy Germany	13	289 0.6×	152 0.6×	143 0.6×	157 0.7×	93 0.5×	29	674
Reinhilde Weytjens Belgium	8	337 0.7×	161 0.7×	143 0.6×	254 1.2×	93 0.5×	18	719
Naohito Yamamoto Japan	16	405 0.9×	114 0.5×	272 1.2×	123 0.6×	106 0.5×	75	892
Matilde Cacciatore Italy	12	293 0.6×	161 0.7×	166 0.7×	122 0.6×	123 0.6×	21	630
Rubina Qamar United States	12	479 1.1×	239 1.0×	210 0.9×	203 1.0×	83 0.4×	21	908
Amir H. Khandani United States	18	215 0.5×	377 1.6×	110 0.5×	104 0.5×	305 1.6×	59	759
Antonio Febbraro Italy	18	649 1.4×	314 1.3×	241 1.1×	249 1.2×	78 0.4×	56	1.2k
Aurora Poon Australia	16	163 0.4×	269 1.1×	159 0.7×	126 0.6×	328 1.7×	32	800

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Goel, Nicholas, John J. Kelly, William L. Patrick, et al.. (2025). Malperfusion in Patients With Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Nationwide Analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 119(5). 980–989. 4 indexed citations

Goel, Nicholas, Mikołaj Berezowski, Kendall M. Lawrence, et al.. (2025). Aortic Valve–Sparing Root Operation in Patients With Marfan and Loeys-Dietz Syndrome. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 121(2). 338–345.

Schoenhoff, Florian, Nicholas Goel, Mikołaj Berezowski, et al.. (2025). Revisiting ascending aortic resection in the elective valve-sparing root replacement: assessing the benefits and necessity of hemiarch replacement at three centres. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 67(2). 3 indexed citations

Gillinov, Lauren, Grace J. Wang, Nicholas Goel, et al.. (2025). Long-term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms based on pooled results from FDA clinical trials. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 82(3). 770–779.e2.

Goel, Nicholas, Joseph E. Bavaria, John J. Kelly, et al.. (2024). Performance of the open-first repair strategy in type A aortic dissection with mesenteric malperfusion syndrome eligible for delayed repair. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 169(6). 1653–1662.e4. 2 indexed citations

Goel, Nicholas, Mikołaj Berezowski, Waseem Lutfi, et al.. (2024). National Trends in the Use and Timing of Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair After Type B Aortic Dissection. Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. 3(2). 379–384.

Goel, Nicholas, Mauer Biscotti, Michael A. Catalano, & Michael A. Acker. (2024). Approach to Severe Mitral Annular Calcification Using Ultrasonic Aspiration. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 29(4). 310–319.

Goel, Nicholas, Mikołaj Berezowski, Waseem Lutfi, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 169(6). 1645–1652.e3.

Goel, Nicholas, John J. Kelly, Mikołaj Berezowski, et al.. (2024). When Is Laparotomy for Mesenteric Ischemia After Aortic Dissection Futile?. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 118(6). 1308–1316. 1 indexed citations

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Smood, Benjamin, Michael V. Genuardi, Alexandra Sperry, et al.. (2022). Subacute groin complications related to ECMO cannulation are associated with longer hospitalizations. Journal of Artificial Organs. 26(2). 119–126. 8 indexed citations

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Goel, Nicholas, Cylaina Bird, William H. Hicks, & Kalil G. Abdullah. (2021). Economic implications of the modern treatment paradigm of glioblastoma: an analysis of global cost estimates and their utility for cost assessment. Journal of Medical Economics. 24(1). 1018–1024. 27 indexed citations

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Iyengar, Amit, Nicholas Goel, John J. Kelly, et al.. (2020). Effects of Frailty on Outcomes and 30-day Readmissions After Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109(4). 1120–1126. 25 indexed citations

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Goel, Nicholas, Amit Iyengar, John J. Kelly, et al.. (2020). Volume of frail patients predicts outcome in frail patients after cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 163(1). 151–160.e6. 13 indexed citations

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Goel, Nicholas, Amit Iyengar, John J. Kelly, et al.. (2019). Causes, Risk Factors, and Costs of 30-Day Readmissions After Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 108(6). 1729–1737. 9 indexed citations

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Goel, Nicholas, Amit Iyengar, John J. Kelly, et al.. (2019). Nationwide Analysis of 30-Day Readmissions After Esophagectomy: Causes, Costs, and Risk Factors. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109(1). 185–193. 12 indexed citations

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Iyengar, Amit, Jason J. Han, Mark R. Helmers, et al.. (2019). Relationship Between Change in Heart Transplant Volume and Outcomes: A National Analysis. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 26(6). 515–521. 4 indexed citations

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Goel, Nicholas, Arka N. Mallela, Prateek Agarwal, et al.. (2018). Complications Predicting Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Elective Craniotomy: A Population-Based Study. World Neurosurgery. 118. e195–e205. 9 indexed citations

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Goel, Nicholas, Charles B. Huddleston, & Andrew C. Fiore. (2018). A novel mutation of the MYH7 gene in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics. 60(3). 315–318. 7 indexed citations

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Fiore, Andrew C., Eric S. Armbrecht, Charles B. Huddleston, et al.. (2014). Comparison of Fenestrated and Nonfenestrated Patients Undergoing Extracardiac Fontan. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 97(3). 924–931. 26 indexed citations

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Bose, Ron, Shyam M. Kavuri, Adam C. Searleman, et al.. (2012). Activating HER2 Mutations in HER2 Gene Amplification Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Discovery. 3(2). 224–237. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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