Nikola Kozhuharov

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 943 citations indexed

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Nikola Kozhuharov is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikola Kozhuharov has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 943 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Nikola Kozhuharov's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (33 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (26 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (21 papers). Nikola Kozhuharov is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (33 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (26 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (21 papers). Nikola Kozhuharov collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and Chile. Nikola Kozhuharov's co-authors include Christian Mueller, James L. Januzzi, Wouter C. Meijers, Petar Seferović, Rudolf A. de Boer, John G.F. Cleland, Mitja Lainščak, Gerasimos Filippatos, Alexandre Mebazaa and Kenneth McDonald and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, European Heart Journal and Clinical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nikola Kozhuharov

51 papers receiving 930 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.

Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Practical Guidance on the Use of Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations

2019 464 citations Christian Mueller, Kenneth McDonald et al. European Journal of Heart Failure profile →
Pulsed Field or Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

2025 40 citations Tobias Reichlin, Thomas Kueffer et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nikola Kozhuharov Switzerland	14	773	120	95	67	66	61	943
Mateusz Sokolski Poland	14	566 0.7×	220 1.8×	116 1.2×	98 1.5×	119 1.8×	42	844
Ida Haugen Löfman Sweden	9	468 0.6×	84 0.7×	70 0.7×	44 0.7×	82 1.2×	22	590
Eliot Peyster United States	12	382 0.5×	146 1.2×	133 1.4×	37 0.6×	44 0.7×	27	629
Carsten Jungbauer Germany	15	444 0.6×	76 0.6×	86 0.9×	55 0.8×	121 1.8×	54	681
Hyue Mee Kim South Korea	18	615 0.8×	76 0.6×	114 1.2×	120 1.8×	60 0.9×	41	868
Roland van Kimmenade Netherlands	10	972 1.3×	237 2.0×	156 1.6×	145 2.2×	52 0.8×	20	1.2k
Adnan Kaya Türkiye	13	315 0.4×	118 1.0×	159 1.7×	82 1.2×	36 0.5×	58	682
Jacek Niedziela Poland	13	378 0.5×	95 0.8×	143 1.5×	97 1.4×	35 0.5×	62	685
Thenral Socrates Switzerland	18	536 0.7×	197 1.6×	192 2.0×	84 1.3×	141 2.1×	46	854
Yusaku Shibata Japan	12	289 0.4×	117 1.0×	152 1.6×	68 1.0×	114 1.7×	57	561

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Kueffer, Thomas, Hildegard Tanner, Fabian Noti, et al.. (2025). Hemolysis Induced by Pulsed‐Field Ablation of Atrial Arrhythmias: A Comparative Analysis of Current Systems. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36(10). 2498–2506.

Kueffer, Thomas, Gregor Thalmann, Nikola Kozhuharov, et al.. (2025). Comparison of a Novel Temperature-Controlled Diamond-Tip Catheter and a Power-Controlled Gold-Tip Catheter for the Irrigated Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(3). 701–701. 1 indexed citations

Wussler, Desirée, Ivo Strebel, Samyut Shrestha, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic and prognostic utility of bone morphogenetic protein 10 in acute dyspnea: a cohort study. Clinical Research in Cardiology.

Lam, Anna, Mattia Branca, Helge Servatius, et al.. (2024). Incidental Arrhythmias During Atrial Fibrillation Screening With Repeat 7‐Day Holter ECGs in a Hospital‐Based Patient Population. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(4). e032223–e032223.

Kueffer, Thomas, Sven Knecht, Patrick Badertscher, et al.. (2024). Impact of shortening the blanking period to 8 weeks after PVI: Insights from COMPARE-CRYO using continuous rhythm monitoring. Heart Rhythm. 22(11). 2801–2809. 2 indexed citations

Hammerer‐Lercher, Angelika, Beatrice De Maria, Desirée Wussler, et al.. (2024). A-018 Diagnostic Performance of the Novel Beckman-Coulter NT-proBNP-assay in the Early Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure. Clinical Chemistry. 70(Supplement_1).

Tanner, Hildegard, Thomas Kueffer, Antonio Madaffari, et al.. (2024). Pulsed-field ablation for repeat procedures after failed prior thermal ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm O2. 5(5). 257–265.

Wussler, Desirée, Eleni Michou, Ivo Strebel, et al.. (2023). Prognostic Value of Self-Reported Subjective Exercise Capacity in Patients With Acute Dyspnea. JACC Advances. 2(3). 100342–100342. 1 indexed citations

Kozhuharov, Nikola, et al.. (2023). Procedural outcome and follow-up of stylet-driven leads compared with lumenless leads for left bundle branch area pacing. EP Europace. 25(10). 28 indexed citations

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Kueffer, Thomas, Hildegard Tanner, Antonio Madaffari, et al.. (2023). Posterior wall ablation by pulsed-field ablation: procedural safety, efficacy, and findings on redo procedures. EP Europace. 26(1). 34 indexed citations

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Ding, Wern Yew, et al.. (2022). Ablation index-guided 50W radiofrequency ablation for left atrial posterior wall isolation in atrial fibrillation. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 22(4). 200–206. 3 indexed citations

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Kozhuharov, Nikola, et al.. (2022). Case report of hidden (yet visible) systolic fascicular potentials in a patient with left bundle branch block during conduction system pacing implantation. European Heart Journal - Case Reports. 7(1). ytad024–ytad024. 3 indexed citations

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Chu, Gavin S., Peter Calvert, Nikola Kozhuharov, et al.. (2022). Patient experience of very high power short duration radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation under mild conscious sedation. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 66(2). 445–453. 12 indexed citations

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Kozhuharov, Nikola, Wern Yew Ding, Gavin S. Chu, et al.. (2021). Procedural efficiencies, lesion metrics, and 12-month clinical outcomes for Ablation Index-guided 50 W ablation for atrial fibrillation. EP Europace. 23(6). 878–886. 16 indexed citations

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Ding, Wern Yew, Nikola Kozhuharov, Matthew Shaw, et al.. (2020). Feasibility of weight loss in obese atrial fibrillation patients attending a specialist arrhythmia clinic and its impact on ablation outcomes. Journal of Arrhythmia. 36(6). 984–990. 12 indexed citations

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Asatryan, Babken, Ramin Ebrahimi, Ivo Strebel, et al.. (2019). Man vs machine: Performance of manual vs automated electrocardiogram analysis for predicting the chamber of origin of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31(2). 410–416. 5 indexed citations

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Mueller, Christian, Kenneth McDonald, Rudolf A. de Boer, et al.. (2019). Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Practical Guidance on the Use of Natriuretic Peptide Concentrations. European Journal of Heart Failure. 21(6). 715–731. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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Badertscher, Patrick, Jasper Boeddinghaus, Raphael Twerenbold, et al.. (2018). P1735Direct comparison of the 0/1h- and 0/3h-algorithm for early rule-out of acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal. 39(suppl_1). 2 indexed citations

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Breidthardt, Tobias, Zaid Sabti, Ronny Ziller, et al.. (2017). Diagnostic and prognostic value of cystatin C in acute heart failure. Clinical Biochemistry. 50(18). 1007–1013. 26 indexed citations

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Breidthardt, Tobias, Zoraida Moreno Weidmann, Raphael Twerenbold, et al.. (2016). Impact of Haemoconcentration During Acute Heart Failure Therapy on Mortality and its Relationship with Worsening Renal Function. European Journal of Heart Failure. 19(2). 226–236. 48 indexed citations

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