Robert E. Kleiger

17.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
103 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

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Robert E. Kleiger is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Kleiger has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 19 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Kleiger's work include Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (34 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (31 papers) and ECG Monitoring and Analysis (16 papers). Robert E. Kleiger is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (34 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (31 papers) and ECG Monitoring and Analysis (16 papers). Robert E. Kleiger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Canada. Robert E. Kleiger's co-authors include J. Philip Miller, Phyllis K. Stein, J. Thomas Bigger, Arthur J. Moss, J. Thomas Bigger, Jeffrey N. Rottman, Linda Rolnitzky, Joseph L. Fleiss, R.C. Steinman and William E. Boden and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Kleiger

102 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

Decreased heart rate variability and its association with increased mortality after acute myocardial infarction

1987 3.2k citations Robert E. Kleiger, J. Philip Miller et al. The American Journal of Cardiology profile →
Frequency domain measures of heart period variability and mortality after myocardial infarction.

1992 1.4k citations J. Thomas Bigger, Joseph L. Fleiss et al. profile →
Heart Rate Variability: Measurement and Clinical Utility

2005 934 citations Robert E. Kleiger, Phyllis K. Stein et al. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology profile →
The relationships among ventricular arrhythmias, left ventricular dysfunction, and mortality in the 2 years after myocardial infarction.

1984 908 citations J. Thomas Bigger, Joseph L. Fleiss et al. profile →
Heart rate variability: A measure of cardiac autonomic tone

1994 576 citations Phyllis K. Stein, Robert E. Kleiger et al. American Heart Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Kleiger United States	44	11.4k	2.6k	2.0k	1.6k	1.1k	103	12.9k
J. Thomas Bigger United States	43	13.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	638 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	122	16.0k
Marek Malík United Kingdom	60	16.1k 1.4×	3.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	703 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	392	19.1k
Ronald D. Berger United States	74	18.1k 1.6×	2.5k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.8×	583 0.5×	355	20.4k
J. Philip Saul United States	54	11.5k 1.0×	3.0k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	509 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	191	15.1k
Heikki V. Huikuri Finland	79	20.9k 1.8×	3.8k 1.4×	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	2.7k 2.4×	488	24.0k
John M. Karemaker Netherlands	44	5.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	449 0.3×	792 0.7×	149	7.5k
Jeffrey J. Goldberger United States	62	12.4k 1.1×	954 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	870 0.8×	313	15.1k
Alan H. Kadish United States	63	13.3k 1.2×	876 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	648 0.6×	313	15.1k
Arthur J. Moss United States	46	16.2k 1.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	972 0.6×	468 0.4×	174	17.8k
Federico Lombardi Italy	54	14.9k 1.3×	5.1k 2.0×	2.7k 1.3×	585 0.4×	1.9k 1.7×	258	17.2k

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Stein, Phyllis K., Larisa G. Tereshchenko, Peter P. Domitrovich, et al.. (2006). Diastolic Dysfunction and Autonomic Abnormalities in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(4). 364–369. 14 indexed citations

Kleiger, Robert E., Phyllis K. Stein, & J. Thomas Bigger. (2005). Heart Rate Variability: Measurement and Clinical Utility. Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology. 10(1). 88–101. 934 indexed citations breakdown →

Stein, Phyllis K., Robert M. Carney, Kenneth E. Freedland, et al.. (2000). Severe depression is associated with markedly reduced heart rate variability in patients with stable coronary heart disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 48(4-5). 493–500. 205 indexed citations

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

Ferry, David, Robert A. O’Rourke, Alvin Blaustein, et al.. (1998). Design and Baseline Characteristics of the Veterans Affairs Non-Q-Wave Infarction Strategies In-Hospital (VANQWISH) Trial fn1fn1This study was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program, Palo Alto, California and Washington, D.C. and by a grant from Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri.. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 31(2). 312–320. 19 indexed citations

Stein, Phyllis K., et al.. (1996). Heart rate variability in a case of pheochromocytoma. Clinical Autonomic Research. 6(1). 41–44. 8 indexed citations

Stein, Phyllis K., Michael W. Rich, Jeffrey N. Rottman, & Robert E. Kleiger. (1995). Stability of index of heart rate variability in patients with congestive heart failure. American Heart Journal. 129(5). 975–981. 66 indexed citations

Bigger, J. Thomas, Joseph L. Fleiss, Richard C. Steinman, et al.. (1992). Correlations among time and frequency domain measures of heart period variability two weeks after acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 69(9). 891–898. 290 indexed citations

Boden, William E., Ronald J. Krone, Robert E. Kleiger, et al.. (1991). Electrocardiographic subset analysis of diltiazem administration on long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 67(5). 335–342. 45 indexed citations

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Kleiger, Robert E., J. Thomas Bigger, Linda Rolnitzky, James Cook, & Richard C. Steinman. (1991). Stability over time of variables measuring heart rate variability. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A60–A60. 12 indexed citations

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Kleiger, Robert E., J. Thomas Bigger, Linda Rolnitzky, James Cook, & Richard C. Steinman. (1991). Relationship between time and frequency domain measurements of heart rate variability. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A191–A191. 6 indexed citations

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Kleiger, Robert E., William E. Boden, Kenneth B. Schechtman, et al.. (1990). Frequency and significance of late evolution of Q waves in patients with initial non-Q-wave acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 65(1). 23–27. 18 indexed citations

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Coromilas, James, et al.. (1990). Effect of diltiazem on cardiac rate and rhythm after myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 65(9). 539–546. 18 indexed citations

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Kleiger, Robert E., et al.. (1990). Cycle length variability predicts cardiac mortality independent of diltiazem therapy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 15(2). A190–A190. 1 indexed citations

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Salerno, David M., Virgil C. Dias, Robert E. Kleiger, et al.. (1989). Efficacy and safety of intravenous diltiazem for treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. The American Journal of Cardiology. 63(15). 1046–1051. 117 indexed citations

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Bigger, J. Thomas, Robert E. Kleiger, Joseph L. Fleiss, et al.. (1988). Components of heart rate variability measured during healing of acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 61(4). 208–215. 301 indexed citations

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Rich, Michael W., Joseph G. Sandza, Robert E. Kleiger, & John P. Connors. (1985). Cardiac operations in patients over 80 years of age. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 90(1). 56–60. 59 indexed citations

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Rolnitzky, Linda, J. Philip Miller, John DeCamilla, et al.. (1980). AMBULATORY ECG ANALYSIS SHARED BY TWO INDEPENDENT COMPUTER LABS IN THE MULTICENTER POST-INFARCTION PROGRAM (MPIP).. 271–274.

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Hernandez, Antonio, Arnold W. Strauss, Robert E. Kleiger, & David Goldring. (1975). Idiopathic paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia in infants and children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 86(2). 182–188. 29 indexed citations

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O’Kane, Hugh, et al.. (1973). Stable left ventricular hypertrophy in the dog. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 65(2). 264–271. 13 indexed citations

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