Paul Novak

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Paul Novak is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Novak has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 4 papers in Neurology and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Paul Novak's work include Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (38 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (37 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (15 papers). Paul Novak is often cited by papers focused on Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (38 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (37 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (15 papers). Paul Novak collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Norway. Paul Novak's co-authors include Laurent Macle, Atul Verma, Carlos A. Morillo, Jian Chen, Rukshen Weerasooriya, Roberto Mantovan, Prashanthan Sanders, Endrj Menardi, Isabel Deisenhofer and Stefano Nardi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Paul Novak

48 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Approaches to Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fib... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2015 2012 400 800 1.2k
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. Approaches to Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
    2015 1.5k citations Atul Verma, Chenyang Jiang et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Placebo-Controlled Trial of Amantadine for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
    2012 516 citations Joseph T. Giacino, John Whyte et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers

Paul Novak
Laura Lennihan United States
Louis M. Borowicz United States
Victoria J. Haunton United Kingdom
Lorne J. Gula Canada
M. Jauß Germany
Silvana Naredi Sweden
Miguel Arango Canada
Kazuomi Kario Japan
Kristian Barlinn Germany
L McDonald Bulgaria
Laura Lennihan United States
Paul Novak
Citations per year, relative to Paul Novak Paul Novak (= 1×) peers Laura Lennihan

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Novak

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Paul Novak's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Paul Novak with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Paul Novak more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Novak

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Novak. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Paul Novak. The network helps show where Paul Novak may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Novak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Novak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Novak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Novak. Paul Novak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Andrade, Jason G., Marc W. Deyell, Paul Khairy, et al.. (2023). Atrial fibrillation progression after cryoablation vs. radiofrequency ablation: the CIRCA-DOSE trial. European Heart Journal. 45(7). 510–518. 40 indexed citations
2.
Nair, Girish M., David H. Birnie, George A. Wells, et al.. (2022). Augmented wide area circumferential catheter ablation for reduction of atrial fibrillation recurrence (AWARE) trial: Design and rationale. American Heart Journal. 248. 1–12. 2 indexed citations
3.
Andrade, Jason G., Laurent Macle, Atul Verma, et al.. (2020). Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization in the CIRCA-DOSE Study. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(8). 935–944. 28 indexed citations
4.
Deyell, Marc W., Richard Leather, Laurent Macle, et al.. (2020). Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 6(6). 609–619. 60 indexed citations
5.
Jain, Sandeep, Paul Novak, Robert Sangrigoli, et al.. (2019). Sustained quality-of-life improvement post-cryoballoon ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Results from the STOP-AF Post-Approval Study. Heart Rhythm. 17(3). 485–491. 12 indexed citations
6.
Conti, Sergio, Rukshen Weerasooriya, Paul Novak, et al.. (2017). Contact force sensing for ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: A randomized, multicenter trial. Heart Rhythm. 15(2). 201–208. 44 indexed citations
7.
8.
9.
Verma, Atul, Chenyang Jiang, Timothy R. Betts, et al.. (2015). Approaches to Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. New England Journal of Medicine. 372(19). 1812–1822. 1463 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
Giacino, Joseph T., John Whyte, Emilia Bagiella, et al.. (2013). Placebo-Controlled Trial of Amantadine for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Survey of Anesthesiology. 57(5). 216–217. 39 indexed citations
11.
Giacino, Joseph T., John Whyte, Emilia Bagiella, et al.. (2012). Placebo-Controlled Trial of Amantadine for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. New England Journal of Medicine. 366(9). 819–826. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Andrade, Jason G., Laurent Macle, Paul Khairy, et al.. (2012). Incidence and Significance of Early Recurrences Associated with Different Ablation Strategies for AF: A STAR‐AF Substudy. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 23(12). 1295–1301. 53 indexed citations
13.
Macle, Laurent, Giuseppe Martino, Jian Chen, et al.. (2010). Substrate and Trigger Ablation for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation (STAR AF): a randomized, multicentre, international trial. European Heart Journal. 31(11). 1344–1356. 207 indexed citations
14.
Whyte, John, Olivia Gosseries, Inna Chervoneva, et al.. (2009). Predictors of short-term outcome in brain-injured patients with disorders of consciousness. Progress in brain research. 177. 63–72. 60 indexed citations
15.
Novak, Paul. (2008). Effectiveness of catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug therapy for atrial fibrillation. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 24(1). 9–17. 7 indexed citations
16.
17.
Whyte, John, Douglas I. Katz, David Long, et al.. (2005). Predictors of outcome in prolonged posttraumatic disorders of consciousness and assessment of medication effects: A multicenter study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 86(3). 453–462. 122 indexed citations
18.
Thibault, Bernard, Denis Roy, Peter G. Guerra, et al.. (2005). Anodal Right Ventricular Capture During Left Ventricular Stimulation in CRT‐Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 28(7). 613–619. 16 indexed citations
19.
20.
Shenkin, Henry A., et al.. (1953). THE EFFECTS OF AGING, ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, AND HYPERTENSION UPON THE CEREBRAL CIRCULATION 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 32(6). 459–465. 62 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Laura Lennihan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Louis M. Borowicz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Victoria J. Haunton Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lorne J. Gula Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by M. Jauß Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Silvana Naredi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Miguel Arango Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kazuomi Kario Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Kristian Barlinn Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by L McDonald
Rankless by CCL
2026