Robert A. O’Rourke

53.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
294 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

About

Robert A. O’Rourke is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. O’Rourke has authored 294 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 226 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 111 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 75 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert A. O’Rourke's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (104 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (69 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (50 papers). Robert A. O’Rourke is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (104 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (69 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (50 papers). Robert A. O’Rourke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Nigeria. Robert A. O’Rourke's co-authors include David P. Faxon, Bruce W. Lytle, Pravin M. Shah, Michael D. Freed, Blasé A. Carabello, Patrick T. O’Gara, Kanu Chatterjee, Michael H. Crawford, Robert O. Bonow and Catherine M Otto and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. O’Rourke

283 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for... 1966 2026 1986 2006 2006 2008 1996 2008 2000 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2006 6.1k citations Kanu Chatterjee, Bruce W. Lytle et al. Circulation profile →
  2. 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2008 1.6k citations Kanu Chatterjee, Bruce W. Lytle et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  3. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction
    1996 1.4k citations Richard O. Russell, James L. Ritchie et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  4. 2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
    2008 790 citations Kanu Chatterjee, Bruce W. Lytle et al. Circulation profile →
  5. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association expert consensus document on electron-beam computed tomography for the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease
    2000 575 citations Robert A. O’Rourke, Rory Hachamovitch et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  6. Hurst's the Heart
    1966 517 citations Robert A. O’Rourke et al. profile →
  7. Guidelines for perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery
    1996 501 citations Bernard Chaitman, Robert C. Schlant et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  8. Effect of PCI on Quality of Life in Patients with Stable Coronary Disease
    2008 434 citations William S. Weintraub, John A. Spertus et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert A. O’Rourke United States 58 18.5k 7.0k 6.5k 5.5k 4.0k 294 22.6k
Kanu Chatterjee United States 64 18.3k 1.0× 6.9k 1.0× 3.8k 0.6× 5.0k 0.9× 4.0k 1.0× 322 22.4k
William H. Gaasch United States 54 17.6k 1.0× 4.4k 0.6× 4.3k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 3.3k 0.8× 154 19.3k
William A. Zoghbi United States 75 22.9k 1.2× 6.2k 0.9× 8.8k 1.3× 6.4k 1.2× 3.9k 1.0× 320 27.1k
David P. Faxon United States 75 24.4k 1.3× 13.7k 1.9× 9.5k 1.5× 5.7k 1.0× 5.6k 1.4× 257 32.7k
Loren F. Hiratzka United States 42 14.1k 0.8× 7.9k 1.1× 3.8k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 6.4k 1.6× 91 21.5k
Anthony N. DeMaria United States 70 18.2k 1.0× 8.7k 1.2× 8.4k 1.3× 2.3k 0.4× 3.5k 0.9× 462 26.5k
Maarten L. Simoons Netherlands 77 22.8k 1.2× 9.8k 1.4× 8.8k 1.3× 2.9k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 355 29.8k
Rick A. Nishimura United States 85 33.6k 1.8× 8.1k 1.1× 6.0k 0.9× 10.1k 1.8× 6.0k 1.5× 397 36.6k
Shahbudin H. Rahimtoola United States 61 10.7k 0.6× 4.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 275 13.4k
Richard Gorlin United States 71 14.1k 0.8× 6.1k 0.9× 7.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.2× 2.1k 0.5× 271 19.2k

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All Works

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Maron, David J., William E. Boden, John A. Spertus, et al.. (2011). Impact of Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes on Prognosis and Outcomes With Early Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the COURAGE (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation) Trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 58(2). 131–137. 27 indexed citations
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Shaw, Leslee J., Daniel S. Berman, David J. Maron, et al.. (2010). IMPACT OF PRETREATMENT ISCHEMIA ON THERAPEUTIC RISK REDUCTION AND LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE ANGINA: RESULTS FROM COURAGE TRIAL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 55(10). A98.E925–A98.E925. 2 indexed citations
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Boden, William E., Koon Teo, Pamela Hartigan, et al.. (2007). Abstract 2447: Impact of Optimal Medical Therapy With or Without PCI on Long-term Cardiovascular Endpoints in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Tertiary Outcomes from the COURAGE Trial. Circulation. 116.
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Ćhilton, Robert, Edmund Kenneth Kerut, Dimitrios Charalampidis, et al.. (2004). 1006-57 Atherosclerotic plaque can be quantified using multifractal and wavelet decomposition techniques. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(5). A34–A34. 1 indexed citations
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Pohost, Gerald M., Robert A. O’Rourke, & Daniel S. Berman. (2000). Imaging in cardiovascular disease. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Boden, William E., Robert A. O’Rourke, Michael H. Crawford, et al.. (1999). Outcomes in Patients with Acute Non-Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction Randomly Assigned to an Invasive as Compared with a Conservative Management Strategy. Survey of Anesthesiology. 43(5). 253–254. 236 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Raymond J., Kanu Chatterjee, Jennifer Daley, et al.. (1999). ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina11This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees in March 1999, the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in March 1999, and the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Board of Regents in February 1999.When citing this document, please use the following citation format: Gibbons RJ, Chatterjee K, Daley J, Douglas JS, Fihn SD, Gardin JM, Grunwald MA, Levy D, Lytle BW, O’Rourke RA, Schafer WP, Williams SV. ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina). J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:2092–197.This document is available on the World Wide Web sites of the American College of Cardiology (www.acc.org) and the American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org). Reprints of this document are available by calling 1-800-253-4636 or writing the American College of Cardiology, Educational Services, at 9111 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-1699. Ask for reprint number 71-0166. To obtain a reprint of the Executive Summary and Recommendations published in the June 1, 1999 issue of Circulation, ask for reprint number 71-0167. To purchase bulk reprints (specify version and reprint number): Up to 999 copies call 1-800-611-6083 (US only) or fax 413-665-2671; 1000 or more copies call 214-706-1466, fax 214-691-6342, or e-mail pubauth@heart.org. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 33(7). 2092–2197. 441 indexed citations
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Zabalgoitia, Miguel, et al.. (1997). Comparison of Exercise and Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Assessing Mitral Stenosis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 80(10). 1374–1377. 29 indexed citations
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Zipes, Douglas P., John Dimarco, P. C. Gillette, et al.. (1995). Guidelines for clinical intracardiac electrophysiological and catheter ablation procedures: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Clinical Intracardiac Electrophysiologic and Catheter Ablation Procedures). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 6(8). 652–679. 19 indexed citations
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Walling, Ann, et al.. (1991). Incidence and significance of abnormal signal-averaged ECGS as determined serially after myocardial infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A66–A66. 2 indexed citations
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Lembo, Nicholas, Louis J. Dell’Italia, Michael H. Crawford, & Robert A. O’Rourke. (1988). Bedside Diagnosis of Systolic Murmurs. New England Journal of Medicine. 318(24). 1572–1578. 78 indexed citations
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Murdaugh, Carolyn & Robert A. O’Rourke. (1988). Coronary heart disease in women: Special considerations. Current Problems in Cardiology. 13(2). 78–156. 25 indexed citations
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Kawanishi, David T., Robert B. Leman, Craig M. Pratt, & Robert A. O’Rourke. (1987). Efficacy and safety of sustained-release diltiazem as replacement therapy for beta blockers and diuretics for stable angina pectoris and coexisting essential hypertension: A multicenter trial. The American Journal of Cardiology. 60(17). 29–35. 5 indexed citations
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Wenger, Nanette K., Gregory M. Marcus, & Robert A. O’Rourke. (1987). 18th Bethesda conference: Cardiovascular disease in the elderly. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 10(2). 2A–6A. 4 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Robert A., Kanu Chatterjee, & Jeanne Y. Wei. (1987). Coronary heart disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 10(2). 52A–56A. 15 indexed citations
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O’Rourke, Robert A., et al.. (1985). Congestive heart failure. II. Therapeutic options, old and new. 54(12). 61–65. 3 indexed citations
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McManus, Linda M., R. Neal Pinckard, F.A. Fitzpatrick, et al.. (1981). Acetyl glyceryl ether phosphorylcholine. Intravascular alterations following intravenous infusion into the baboon.. PubMed. 45(4). 303–7. 63 indexed citations
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McManus, Linda M., et al.. (1980). Effect of cobra venom factor (CVF) and ibuprofen on complement localization in ischemic baboon myocardium. Circulation. 62. 4 indexed citations
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Sorensen, Sherman G., et al.. (1979). Reversibility of adriamycin induced in myocardial thallium-201 uptake by intravenous digoxin. Clinical research. 27(5). 1 indexed citations

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