Richard Sutton

31.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
335 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Richard Sutton is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Sutton has authored 335 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 222 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Richard Sutton's work include Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders (204 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (129 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (124 papers). Richard Sutton is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders (204 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (129 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (124 papers). Richard Sutton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Richard Sutton's co-authors include Michele Brignole, Rose Anne Kenny, Artur Fedorowski, Andrés Moyá, Adam Fitzpatrick, Ann Ingram, Wouter Wieling, David G. Benditt, George Theodorakis and Anne M. Fitzpatrick and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Richard Sutton

324 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

2015 Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, and Vasovagal Syncope

2015 621 citations Robert S. Sheldon, Brian Olshansky et al. profile →
HEAD-UP TILT: A USEFUL TEST FOR INVESTIGATING UNEXPLAINED SYNCOPE

1986 566 citations Rose Anne Kenny, Richard Sutton et al. profile →
Autonomic dysfunction in ‘long COVID’: rationale, physiology and management strategies

2020 462 citations Melanie Dani, Patricia Taraborrelli et al. profile →
2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope

2018 330 citations Michele Brignole, Andrés Moyá et al. Kardiologia Polska profile →
Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a major health-care burden

2024 55 citations Artur Fedorowski, Alessandra Fanciulli et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard Sutton United Kingdom	53	9.8k	8.3k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	335	12.6k
David G. Benditt United States	57	9.7k 1.0×	6.3k 0.8×	698 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	662 0.6×	351	12.1k
Michele Brignole Italy	60	12.0k 1.2×	10.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	333	14.6k
Andrew D. Krahn Canada	68	16.5k 1.7×	5.6k 0.7×	597 0.4×	819 0.6×	433 0.4×	469	18.7k
Satish R. Raj United States	51	5.8k 0.6×	6.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	479 0.4×	255	9.1k
Blair P. Grubb United States	41	5.0k 0.5×	5.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	628 0.6×	214	7.0k
Brian Olshansky United States	59	11.1k 1.1×	3.3k 0.4×	536 0.4×	541 0.4×	338 0.3×	305	12.9k
Johannes J. van Lieshout Netherlands	52	5.4k 0.5×	4.1k 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	397 0.3×	259 0.2×	168	9.0k
Lars S. Rasmussen Denmark	60	4.4k 0.4×	3.0k 0.4×	900 0.6×	287 0.2×	451 0.4×	350	12.5k
Henning Andersen Denmark	60	5.2k 0.5×	2.4k 0.3×	3.2k 2.2×	741 0.5×	418 0.4×	322	13.4k
Adrian W. Gelb Canada	53	2.6k 0.3×	2.2k 0.3×	2.3k 1.5×	728 0.5×	289 0.3×	251	9.1k

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Johansson, Madeleine, et al.. (2025). Clinical characteristics of psychogenic pseudosyncope in a population-based cohort. EP Europace. 27(7). 1 indexed citations

Fedorowski, Artur, Alessandra Fanciulli, Satish R. Raj, et al.. (2024). Reply to ‘Graded exercise therapy should not be recommended for patients with post-exertional malaise’. Nature Reviews Cardiology. 21(6). 432–432. 2 indexed citations

Ricci, Fabrizio, Anders Larsson, Toralph Ruge, et al.. (2024). Orthostatic hypotension is associated with higher levels of circulating endostatin. European Heart Journal Open. 4(3). oeae030–oeae030. 1 indexed citations

Dijk, J. Gert van, Robert S. Sheldon, & Richard Sutton. (2024). Making certain that noninvasive therapy for vasovagal syncope has failed before proceeding to invasive interventions. EP Europace. 26(4). 2 indexed citations

Stewart, Julian M., J. Gert van Dijk, Seshadri Balaji, & Richard Sutton. (2023). A framework to simplify paediatric syncope diagnosis. European Journal of Pediatrics. 182(11). 4771–4780. 2 indexed citations

Fedorowski, Artur, Mirnabi Pirouzifard, Jan Sundquist, et al.. (2023). Familial Associations of Complete Atrioventricular Block: A National Family Study in Sweden. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 16(2). e003654–e003654.

Sutton, Richard, et al.. (2023). Tilt table testing, methodology and practical insights for the clinic. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 44(2). 119–130. 7 indexed citations

Fedorowski, Artur, Philip Eardley, Patricia Taraborrelli, et al.. (2023). Autoimmunity in Long Covid and POTS. PubMed. 4(1). iqad002–iqad002. 27 indexed citations

Russo, Vincenzo, Antonella Groppelli, Giulia Rivasi, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of asystole during tilt test-induced vasovagal syncope may depend on test methodology. EP Europace. 25(2). 263–269. 21 indexed citations

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Brignole, Michele, Giulia Rivasi, Richard Sutton, et al.. (2021). Low-blood pressure phenotype underpins the tendency to reflex syncope. Journal of Hypertension. 39(7). 1319–1325. 41 indexed citations

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Thijs, Roland D., Michele Brignole, Cristian Falup‐Pecurariu, et al.. (2021). Recommendations for tilt table testing and other provocative cardiovascular autonomic tests in conditions that may cause transient loss of consciousness. Clinical Autonomic Research. 31(3). 369–384. 52 indexed citations

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Sutton, Richard, Artur Fedorowski, Brian Olshansky, et al.. (2021). Tilt testing remains a valuable asset. European Heart Journal. 42(17). 1654–1660. 45 indexed citations

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Johansson, Madeleine, Fabrizio Ricci, Giuseppe Di Martino, et al.. (2018). Cardiovascular biomarkers predict fragility fractures in older adults. Heart. 105(6). 449–454. 10 indexed citations

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Brignole, Michele, C. Menozzi, Andrés Moyá, et al.. (2012). Pacemaker Therapy in Patients With Neurally Mediated Syncope and Documented Asystole. Circulation. 125(21). 2566–2571. 249 indexed citations

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Vardas, Panos, Angelo Auricchio, Jean‐Claude Daubert, et al.. (2010). Uaktualnienie wytycznych ESC dotyczących stosowania urządzeń u chorych z niewydolnością serca - 2010. Uaktualnienie wytycznych ESC z 2008 roku dotyczących rozpoznawania, leczenia ostrej i przewlekłej niewydolności serca oraz wytycznych ESC z 2007 roku dotyczących stymulacji i resynchronizacji serca. Opracowane przy szczególnym udziale HFA ( Heart Failure Association ) i EHRA ( European Heart Rhythm Association ). Kardiologia Polska. 68. 475–486.

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Lobban, Trudie, et al.. (2009). Emergence of the rapid access blackout clinic. British Journal of Cardiology. 16(1). 22–28. 2 indexed citations

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Sutton, Richard, Fabrizio Ammirati, Jean‐Jacques Blanc, et al.. (2009). ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope (Version 2009) Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y manejo del síncope (versión 2009). Revista Española de Cardiología. 62(12). 14 indexed citations

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Sutton, Richard & Ivan Bourgeois. (1991). An illustrated practical guide to basic pacing. 2 indexed citations

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Sutton, Richard. (1989). PACING IN PATIENTS WITH CAROTID SINUS AND VASOVAGAL SYNDROMES. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 12(7). 1260–1263. 31 indexed citations

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Canepa‐Anson, R, et al.. (1984). Mechanism of polyuria and natriuresis in atrioventricular nodal tachycardia.. BMJ. 289(6449). 866–868. 34 indexed citations

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