Robert E. Hobbs

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Hobbs is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Hobbs has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Surgery, 47 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 24 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Hobbs's work include Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (37 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (17 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (16 papers). Robert E. Hobbs is often cited by papers focused on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (37 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (17 papers) and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (16 papers). Robert E. Hobbs collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Switzerland. Robert E. Hobbs's co-authors include Osamu Yamanaka, James B. Young, Patrick M. McCarthy, E. Murat Tuzcu, Steven E. Nissen, Khaled M. Ziada, Samir Kapadia, Rita L. Vargo, Gustavo Rincón and Randall C. Starling and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Hobbs

97 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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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.

Coronary artery anomalies in 126,595 patients undergoing coronary arteriography

1990 1.3k citations Osamu Yamanaka, Robert E. Hobbs Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis profile →
High Prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Teenagers and Young Adults

2001 501 citations E. Murat Tuzcu, Samir Kapadia et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Hobbs United States	29	3.2k	2.2k	1.8k	963	708	99	4.7k
Gabriel Thabut France	45	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	573 0.6×	790 1.1×	131	5.9k
Odd Geiran Norway	38	2.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	687 0.7×	979 1.4×	182	4.5k
Elfriede Pahl United States	36	4.4k 1.4×	3.0k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.8×	173	6.7k
John C. Baldwin United States	40	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.0×	525 0.5×	655 0.9×	103	4.1k
Steven A. Webber United States	33	2.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	559 0.6×	2.2k 3.1×	92	4.3k
Jack M. Matloff United States	43	3.2k 1.0×	4.5k 2.0×	955 0.5×	743 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	189	6.3k
Nizar Yonan United Kingdom	35	2.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	535 0.3×	773 0.8×	473 0.7×	145	3.6k
Charles B. Huddleston United States	45	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.9×	164	4.7k
Nancy D. Bridges United States	35	2.4k 0.7×	854 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	446 0.5×	2.5k 3.5×	95	4.4k
David O. Taylor United States	34	2.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	727 0.4×	848 0.9×	512 0.7×	79	4.2k

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Hobbs, Robert E. & W.H. Wilson Tang. (2006). Vasopressin Receptor Antagonists in Heart Failure. Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery (Formerly Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery). 1(2). 177–184. 3 indexed citations

Yamani, Mohamad H., Robin K. Avery, Steven D. Mawhorter, et al.. (2006). The Impact of Hypogammaglobulinemia on Infection Outcome in Patients Undergoing Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 25(7). 820–824. 12 indexed citations

Tuzcu, E. Murat, Samir Kapadia, Ravish Sachar, et al.. (2005). Intravascular Ultrasound Evidence of Angiographically Silent Progression in Coronary Atherosclerosis Predicts Long-Term Morbidity and Mortality After Cardiac Transplantation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 45(9). 1538–1542. 205 indexed citations

Yamani, Mohamad H., Norman B. Ratliff, Daniel Cook, et al.. (2005). Peritransplant Ischemic Injury Is Associated With Up-Regulation of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 46(6). 1029–1035. 38 indexed citations

Hobbs, Robert E.. (2004). Management of Decompensated Heart Failure. American Journal of Therapeutics. 11(6). 473–479. 5 indexed citations

Tsutsui, Hiroshi, Paul Schoenhagen, Khaled M. Ziada, et al.. (2003). Early constriction or expansion of the external elastic membrane area determines the late remodeling response and cumulative lumen loss in transplant vasculopathy: an intravascular ultrasound study with 4-year follow-up. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 22(5). 519–525. 14 indexed citations

Ramasubbu, Kumudha, Paul Schoenhagen, Mohammed Balghith, et al.. (2003). Repeated intravascular ultrasound imaging in cardiac transplant recipients does not accelerate transplant coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(10). 1739–1743. 21 indexed citations

Hobbs, Robert E.. (2003). Using BNP to diagnose, manage, and treat heart failure.. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 70(4). 333–336. 18 indexed citations

Kapadia, Samir, Tim Crowe, Khaled M. Ziada, et al.. (1998). Natural history of donor-transmitted atherosclerosis in transplant patients: serial intravascular ultrasound study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31. 224–224. 1 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Robert E.. (1997). Digoxin's effect on mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: implications of the DIG study. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 64(5). 234–327. 8 indexed citations

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Brozena, Susan C., Maryl R. Johnson, Héctor O. Ventura, et al.. (1996). Effectiveness and safety of diltiazem or lisinopril in treatment of hypertension after heart transplantation Results of a prospective, randomized multicenter trial. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(7). 1707–1712. 50 indexed citations

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James, Karen, et al.. (1996). Course of neurohormones from heart failure to left ventricular assist device to cardiac transplantation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 341–342. 1 indexed citations

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Tuzcu, E. Murat, Anthony C. De Franco, Ellen Mayer, et al.. (1995). 784-4 Older Donor Age Predicts Increased Risk for Coronary Vasculopathy in the Year Following Transplantation: Serial Examination by Intravascular Ultrasound. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 25(2). 333A–333A. 1 indexed citations

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Czerska, Barbara, Robert E. Hobbs, Karen James, et al.. (1995). Clinical manifestation of acute vascular rejection in cardiac transplant recipients. 2. 46. 2 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Patrick M., Karen James, Robert Savage, et al.. (1994). Implantable left ventricular assist device approaching an alternative for end-stage heart failure. Circulation. 90(5). 31 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Robert E. & Barbara Czerska. (1994). Congestive heart failure. Postgraduate Medicine. 96(5). 167–172. 8 indexed citations

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Levin, H. S., et al.. (1991). Evaluation and management of Carney's complex: an illustrative case. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 58(3). 248–256. 8 indexed citations

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Yamanaka, Osamu & Robert E. Hobbs. (1990). Coronary artery anomalies in 126,595 patients undergoing coronary arteriography. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 21(1). 28–40. 1298 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marwick, Thomas H., et al.. (1989). Use of Digital Subtraction Fluorography in Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Chronic Renal Failure. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 14(2). 105–109. 10 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Robert E., et al.. (1980). Congenital variations of coronary artery anatomy. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 47(3). 126–130. 11 indexed citations

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