Robert E. Whalen

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
78 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Whalen is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Whalen has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 18 papers in Surgery and 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Whalen's work include Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (10 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (9 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (8 papers). Robert E. Whalen is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (10 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (9 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (8 papers). Robert E. Whalen collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Robert E. Whalen's co-authors include Henry D. McIntosh, C F Starmer, Howard Thompson, James J. Morris, Yihong Kong, Kerry L. Lee, Redford B. Williams, James A. Blumenthal, Thomas L. Haney and E. Harvey Estes and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Whalen

75 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Indicator Transit Time Considered as a Gamma Variate 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 1980 100 200 300 400
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. Indicator Transit Time Considered as a Gamma Variate
    1964 465 citations Howard Thompson, C F Starmer et al. Circulation Research profile →
  2. Type A Behavior, Hostility, and Coronary Atherosclerosis*
    1980 455 citations Redford B. Williams, Thomas L. Haney et al. Psychosomatic Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert E. Whalen United States 26 1.4k 560 480 332 220 78 2.8k
Yihong Kong United States 29 1.7k 1.2× 866 1.5× 848 1.8× 271 0.8× 161 0.7× 39 2.4k
Ronald E. Olson United States 31 1.3k 0.9× 328 0.6× 677 1.4× 300 0.9× 178 0.8× 87 4.4k
Robert B. Case United States 35 3.7k 2.5× 1.1k 1.9× 752 1.6× 471 1.4× 602 2.7× 94 5.2k
J. Willis Hurst United States 24 1.5k 1.0× 363 0.6× 670 1.4× 428 1.3× 142 0.6× 177 2.3k
Josef Kořínek United States 24 3.0k 2.1× 1.0k 1.9× 887 1.8× 452 1.4× 250 1.1× 77 5.6k
A S Jaffe United States 22 3.3k 2.3× 1.1k 2.0× 1.0k 2.1× 236 0.7× 184 0.8× 36 4.3k
Carleton B. Chapman United States 19 851 0.6× 228 0.4× 341 0.7× 203 0.6× 149 0.7× 52 1.9k
Adolph M. Hutter United States 41 4.2k 2.9× 1.7k 3.0× 1.3k 2.7× 615 1.9× 350 1.6× 112 6.5k
James Hall United Kingdom 24 664 0.5× 220 0.4× 531 1.1× 191 0.6× 91 0.4× 89 2.0k
Charlés Fisch United States 32 3.0k 2.1× 303 0.5× 577 1.2× 473 1.4× 224 1.0× 138 3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert E. Whalen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Williams, Redford B., Thomas L. Haney, Kerry L. Lee, et al.. (1980). Type A Behavior, Hostility, and Coronary Atherosclerosis*. Psychosomatic Medicine. 42(6). 539–549. 455 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ramo, Barry W., et al.. (1970). Hemodynamic Findings in 123 Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction on Admission. Circulation. 42(4). 567–577. 52 indexed citations
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Zeft, Howard J., et al.. (1969). Prophylaxis versus treatment of acetylstrophanthidin intoxication. American Heart Journal. 77(2). 237–245. 4 indexed citations
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Kong, Yihong, et al.. (1969). Natural history of experimental coronary occlusion in pigs: A serial cineangiographic study. American Heart Journal. 77(1). 45–54. 38 indexed citations
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Zeft, Howard J., et al.. (1968). DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN THERAPY IN EXPERIMENTAL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 162(1). 80–84. 3 indexed citations
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Whalen, Robert E. & Herbert A. Saltzman. (1968). Hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 10(6). 575–583. 17 indexed citations
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Craig, Robert J., Robert E. Whalen, Victor S. Behar, & Henry D. McIntosh. (1968). Pressure and volume changes of the left ventricle in acute pericardial tamponade. The American Journal of Cardiology. 22(1). 65–74. 29 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Henry D., et al.. (1967). Bilateral functional subaortic stenosis in the alligator.. PubMed. 78. 119–28. 2 indexed citations
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Heyman, Albert, Herbert A. Saltzman, & Robert E. Whalen. (1966). The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygenation in the Treatment of Cerebral Ischemia and Infarction. Circulation. 33(5s2). II20–7. 36 indexed citations
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Peter, Robert H., Robert E. Whalen, Edward S. Orgain, & Henry D. McIntosh. (1966). Postpericardiotomy syndrome as a complication of percutaneous left ventricular puncture. The American Journal of Cardiology. 17(1). 86–90. 21 indexed citations
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Starmer, C F, Robert E. Whalen, & Henry D. McIntosh. (1966). Determination of leakage currents in medical equipment. The American Journal of Cardiology. 17(3). 437–438. 5 indexed citations
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Weglicki, William B., et al.. (1965). Infundibular pulmonic stenosis due to a pericardial band. The American Journal of Cardiology. 16(2). 262–266. 10 indexed citations
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Anderson, Banks, et al.. (1965). Migraine‐like phenomena after decompression from hyperbaric environment. Neurology. 15(11). 1035–1035. 14 indexed citations
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Starmer, C F, et al.. (1965). ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARDS IN RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS. American Journal of Roentgenology. 95(4). 976–980. 2 indexed citations
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Starmer, C F, et al.. (1965). 71. Current density and ventricular fibrillation thresholds. The American Journal of Cardiology. 15(1). 148–148. 1 indexed citations
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Thompson, Howard, C F Starmer, Robert E. Whalen, & Henry D. McIntosh. (1964). Indicator Transit Time Considered as a Gamma Variate. Circulation Research. 14(6). 502–515. 465 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kong, Yihong, et al.. (1963). Visualization of the Renal Artery. Circulation. 28(5). 843–852. 3 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Henry D., et al.. (1963). Image Distortion in Cineradiographic Equipment. Radiology. 81(3). 508–513. 1 indexed citations
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Whalen, Robert E.. (1963). Perfusion Hypothermia Studies in Dogs. Archives of Surgery. 86(1). 118–118. 2 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Henry D., et al.. (1961). A potential hazard of the transseptal left atrial catheterization technic∗. The American Journal of Cardiology. 8(6). 835–837. 14 indexed citations

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