R. Scott Mitchell

16.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
138 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

R. Scott Mitchell is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Scott Mitchell has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 77 papers in Surgery and 67 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in R. Scott Mitchell's work include Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (81 papers), Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (61 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (49 papers). R. Scott Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (81 papers), Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (61 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (49 papers). R. Scott Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. R. Scott Mitchell's co-authors include D. Craig Miller, Michael D. Dake, Charles P. Semba, Norman E. Shumway, Edward B. Stinson, Mahmood K. Razavi, Stephen T. Kee, Philip E. Oyer, Kate Moore and Noriyuki Kato and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

R. Scott Mitchell

133 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Endovascular Stent–Graft Placement for the Treatment of A... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 2008 2010 250 500 750
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. Endovascular Stent–Graft Placement for the Treatment of Acute Aortic Dissection
    1999 912 citations Michael D. Dake, R. Scott Mitchell et al. profile →
  2. Expert Consensus Document on the Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aortic Disease Using Endovascular Stent-Grafts
    2008 564 citations D. Craig Miller, R. Scott Mitchell et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
  3. Endovascular repair of traumatic thoracic aortic injury: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery
    2010 398 citations Jon S. Matsumura, R. Scott Mitchell et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Scott Mitchell United States 57 9.7k 6.3k 5.5k 1.3k 394 138 11.6k
Rossella Fattori Italy 49 9.7k 1.0× 4.1k 0.7× 6.8k 1.2× 725 0.6× 284 0.7× 132 10.9k
Roy K. Greenberg United States 61 10.9k 1.1× 5.6k 0.9× 4.7k 0.9× 613 0.5× 377 1.0× 172 11.9k
G. Chad Hughes United States 47 4.3k 0.4× 2.4k 0.4× 3.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 306 0.8× 224 6.3k
Santi Trimarchi Italy 54 10.6k 1.1× 3.7k 0.6× 7.4k 1.4× 598 0.5× 323 0.8× 301 11.5k
Wilson Y. Szeto United States 53 6.3k 0.7× 4.1k 0.7× 7.2k 1.3× 3.0k 2.4× 1.2k 3.1× 332 10.8k
Eric E. Roselli United States 45 5.2k 0.5× 3.2k 0.5× 5.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.5× 274 0.7× 255 7.7k
Christopher M. Feindel Canada 45 3.4k 0.3× 2.8k 0.4× 5.0k 0.9× 2.5k 1.9× 357 0.9× 132 6.3k
Nimesh D. Desai United States 47 4.4k 0.5× 3.5k 0.6× 5.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.7× 776 2.0× 269 8.2k
Alfred T. Culliford United States 46 1.9k 0.2× 4.2k 0.7× 4.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 600 1.5× 105 6.4k
Roberto Di Bartolomeo Italy 50 5.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.4× 4.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 286 0.7× 232 7.1k

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All Works

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Zhu, Yuanjia, Bharathi Lingala, Michael Baiocchi, et al.. (2020). Type A Aortic Dissection—Experience Over 5 Decades. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 76(14). 1703–1713. 144 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Justin, Bharathi Lingala, Michael P. Fischbein, et al.. (2014). Abstract 12173: TEVAR versus Open Descending Thoracic Aortic Repair for the Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: An Analysis of the Medicare Database. Circulation. 130. 2 indexed citations
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Schaffer, Justin, Bharathi Lingala, D. Craig Miller, et al.. (2014). Midterm survival after thoracic endovascular aortic repair in more than 10,000 Medicare patients. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 149(3). 808–823. 37 indexed citations
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Kari, Fabian A., et al.. (2012). Bicuspid aortic valve configuration and aortopathy pattern might represent different pathophysiologic substrates. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 144(2). 516–517. 20 indexed citations
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Caffarelli, Anthony, Hari R. Mallidi, Paul M. Maggio, et al.. (2010). Early outcomes of deliberate nonoperative management for blunt thoracic aortic injury in trauma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 140(3). 598–605. 42 indexed citations
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Matsumura, Jon S., R. Scott Mitchell, Mark A. Farber, et al.. (2010). Endovascular repair of traumatic thoracic aortic injury: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 53(1). 187–192. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fleischmann, Dominik, R. Scott Mitchell, & D. Craig Miller. (2008). Acute Aortic Syndromes: New Insights from Electrocardiographically Gated Computed Tomography. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 20(4). 340–347. 37 indexed citations
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Starre, Pieter J.A. van der, et al.. (2006). Stent-Graft Repair of an Aortic Rupture Caused by Invasive Hemangiopericytoma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 81(6). 2300–2302. 1 indexed citations
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Coady, Michael A. & R. Scott Mitchell. (2003). Femoro-femoral partial bypass in the treatment of thoracoabdominal aneurysms. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 15(4). 340–344. 9 indexed citations
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Umaña, Juan P., D. Craig Miller, & R. Scott Mitchell. (2002). What is the best treatment for patients with acute type B aortic dissections—medical, surgical, or endovascular stent-grafting?. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 74(5). S1840–S1843. 72 indexed citations
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Wolf, Yehuda G., Thomas J. Fogarty, Cornelius Olcott, et al.. (2000). Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Eligibility rate and impact on the rate of open repair. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 32(3). 519–523. 84 indexed citations
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Slonim, Suzanne M., D. Craig Miller, R. Scott Mitchell, et al.. (1999). Percutaneous balloon fenestration and stenting for life-threatening ischemic complications in patients with acute aortic dissection. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 117(6). 1118–1127. 147 indexed citations
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Dake, Michael D., Mahmood K. Razavi, Stephen T. Kee, et al.. (1998). Endovascular procedures for the treatment of aortic dissection: Techniques and results. The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 39. 45–52. 5 indexed citations
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Mitchell, R. Scott, et al.. (1996). Endovascular stent–graft repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 111(5). 1054–1062. 279 indexed citations
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Slonim, Suzanne M., Ulf Nyman, Charles P. Semba, et al.. (1996). Aortic dissection: Percutaneous management of ischemic complications with endovascular stents and balloon fenestration. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 23(2). 241–253. 153 indexed citations
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Fish, Kevin J., Frank H. Sarnquist, Otto I. Linet, et al.. (1987). A prospective, randomized study of the effects of prostacyclin on neuropsychologic dysfunction after coronary artery operation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 93(4). 609–615. 36 indexed citations
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Scott, William C., D. Craig Miller, Axel Haverich, et al.. (1985). Determinants of operative mortality for patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 89(3). 400–413. 74 indexed citations
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Mitchell, R. Scott, et al.. (1983). Pulmonary artery surgical aneurysmorrhaphy: Where do we go from here?. American Heart Journal. 106(3). 614–618. 17 indexed citations
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Mitchell, R. Scott, Frank Seifert, D. Craig Miller, Stuart W. Jamieson, & Norman E. Shumway. (1983). Aneurysm of the diverticulum of the ductus arteriosus in the adult. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 86(3). 400–408. 44 indexed citations
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Miller, D. Craig, Philip E. Oyer, Edward B. Stinson, et al.. (1983). Ten to fifteen year reassessment of the performance characteristics of the Starr-Edwards Model 6120 mitral valve prosthesis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 85(1). 1–20. 106 indexed citations

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