Richard Kirk

14.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
181 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Richard Kirk is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Kirk has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Surgery, 59 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 39 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in Richard Kirk's work include Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (84 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (58 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (34 papers). Richard Kirk is often cited by papers focused on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (84 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (58 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (34 papers). Richard Kirk collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Richard Kirk's co-authors include Leah B. Edwards, Jason D. Christie, Anna Y. Kucheryavaya, Axel Rahmel, Fabienne Dobbels, Josef Stehlik, Marshall I. Hertz, Christian Benden, Paul Aurora and Anne I. Dipchand and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Richard Kirk

175 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The 2016 International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation listing criteria for heart transplantation: A 10-year update

2016 904 citations James K. Kirklin, Richard Kirk et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →
The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirtieth Official Adult Heart Transplant Report—2013; Focus Theme: Age

2013 479 citations Leah B. Edwards, Anna Y. Kucheryavaya et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →
The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 29th Adult Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Report—2012

2012 450 citations Jason D. Christie, Leah B. Edwards et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →
The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 29th Official Adult Heart Transplant Report—2012

2012 423 citations Leah B. Edwards, Anna Y. Kucheryavaya et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →
The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-seventh official adult lung and heart-lung transplant report—2010

2010 414 citations Jason D. Christie, Leah B. Edwards et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →
The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirtieth Adult Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Report—2013; Focus Theme: Age

2013 404 citations Jason D. Christie, Leah B. Edwards et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →
The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-eighth Adult Heart Transplant Report—2011

2011 379 citations Leah B. Edwards, Anna Y. Kucheryavaya et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →
The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-eighth Adult Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Report—2011

2011 334 citations Jason D. Christie, Leah B. Edwards et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Kirk United Kingdom	42	6.5k	3.1k	2.1k	2.0k	1.4k	181	9.2k
Daniel C. Chambers Australia	40	6.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	2.1k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	178	8.9k
Günther Laufer Austria	47	5.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	3.8k 1.8×	871 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	521	8.9k
R. Duane Davis United States	57	5.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.4×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	208	9.4k
Dale G. Renlund United States	49	4.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	3.8k 1.8×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	183	9.1k
Anne Keogh Australia	55	4.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.4×	6.5k 3.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	273	13.7k
Brack Hattler United States	44	3.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	4.5k 2.1×	395 0.2×	613 0.4×	186	8.4k
Shu‐Hsun Chu Taiwan	36	2.4k 0.4×	925 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	365 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	405	5.8k
Abdallah G. Kfoury United States	44	4.0k 0.6×	3.0k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	936 0.5×	457 0.3×	150	5.7k
Fausto J. Pinto Portugal	41	3.0k 0.5×	724 0.2×	3.8k 1.8×	231 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	505	8.3k
Robert F. Wilson United States	55	5.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	3.4k 1.6×	327 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	286	11.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Kirk

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Cooper, J, et al.. (2024). Data linkage studies of primary care utilisation after release from prison: a scoping review. BMC Primary Care. 25(1). 287–287. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Xiaodong, Richard Kirk, Mark Matijevic, et al.. (2024). Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Bioavailability, and Immunogenicity of Obexelimab Following Subcutaneous Administration in Healthy Japanese and Non-Japanese Volunteers. Advances in Therapy. 42(2). 813–829. 1 indexed citations

Hussain, Tarique, et al.. (2023). Cardiovascular remodelling in response to exercise training in patients after the Fontan procedure: a pilot study. Cardiology in the Young. 34(3). 604–613. 2 indexed citations

Ferrigno, Federica, et al.. (2022). Jacobsen Syndrome with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Outcome after Cardiac Transplantation. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 10(1). 8–8.

Cooper, J, Ifeoma N. Onyeka, Dermot O’Reilly, Richard Kirk, & Michael Donnelly. (2022). Record linkage studies of drug-related deaths among former adult prisoners who have been released to the community: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 12(3). e056598–e056598. 1 indexed citations

Butler, Alison, Gretchen B. Chapman, Jonathan N. Johnson, et al.. (2020). Behavioral economics—A framework for donor organ decision‐making in pediatric heart transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation. 24(3). e13655–e13655. 11 indexed citations

Zimpfer, Daniel, Peta Alexander, Ryan R. Davies, et al.. (2020). Pediatric donor management to optimize donor heart utilization. Pediatric Transplantation. 24(3). e13679–e13679. 2 indexed citations

Kirk, Richard, et al.. (2020). Heart transplantation in an infant with Williams‐Beuren syndrome and rapidly progressive ischemic cardiomyopathy. Pediatric Transplantation. 24(4). e13688–e13688. 1 indexed citations

Kirk, Richard, Ryan R. Davies, David Sutcliffe, et al.. (2020). A comprehensive strategy in donor acceptance: Impact on pediatric waitlist and heart transplant outcomes. Pediatric Transplantation. 24(6). e13764–e13764. 7 indexed citations

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Gossett, Jeffrey G., Shahnawaz Amdani, David N. Rosenthal, et al.. (2020). Review of interactions between high‐risk pediatric heart transplant recipients and marginal donors including utilization of risk score models. Pediatric Transplantation. 24(3). e13665–e13665. 9 indexed citations

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Gooty, Vasu, Daniel A. Castellanos, Gerald Greil, et al.. (2020). Coronary CT Angiography in Pediatric and Young Adult Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 14(5). 1065–1067. 3 indexed citations

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Godown, Justin, Kurt R. Schumacher, Alison Butler, et al.. (2019). Patients and their family members prioritize post‐transplant survival over waitlist survival when considering donor hearts for transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation. 24(2). e13589–e13589. 5 indexed citations

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Butts, Ryan J., Anne I. Dipchand, David Sutcliffe, et al.. (2018). Comparison of basiliximab vs antithymocyte globulin for induction in pediatric heart transplant recipients: An analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation database. Pediatric Transplantation. 22(4). e13190–e13190. 9 indexed citations

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Kirk, Richard, Anne I. Dipchand, David N. Rosenthal, et al.. (2014). The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the management of pediatric heart failure: Executive summary. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 33(9). 888–909. 179 indexed citations

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Kirk, Richard, et al.. (2012). Mutational analysis of the GYS2 gene in patients diagnosed with ketotic hypoglycaemia. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 25(9-10). 963–7. 9 indexed citations

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Whittaker, Steven R., Delphine Ménard, Richard Kirk, et al.. (2010). A Novel, Selective, and Efficacious Nanomolar Pyridopyrazinone Inhibitor of V600EBRAF. Cancer Research. 70(20). 8036–8044. 15 indexed citations

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Kirk, Richard, David C. Naftel, Timothy M. Hoffman, et al.. (2009). Outcome of Pediatric Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy Listed for Transplant: A Multi-institutional Study. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 28(12). 1322–1328. 57 indexed citations

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Kirk, Richard, et al.. (2008). Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Eleventh official pediatric heart transplantation report – 2008. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2008. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 27(9). 970–977. 58 indexed citations

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Kirk, Richard, Leah B. Edwards, Paul Aurora, et al.. (2008). Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Eleventh Official Pediatric Heart Transplantation Report—2008. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 27(9). 970–977. 60 indexed citations

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Kirk, Richard, J L Gibbs, J L Wilkinson, et al.. (1988). Protein-losing enteropathy caused by baffle obstruction after Mustard's operation.. Heart. 59(1). 69–72. 15 indexed citations

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