Robert Frank

13.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
227 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Frank is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Sensory Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Frank has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 24 papers in Surgery and 22 papers in Sensory Systems. Recurrent topics in Robert Frank's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (79 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (49 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (41 papers). Robert Frank is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (79 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (49 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (41 papers). Robert Frank collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Canada. Robert Frank's co-authors include G Fontaine, Y Grosgogeat, G Guiraudon, Gregory M. Marcus, J L Laurenceau, F Fontaliran, Bryan Raudenbush, J Tonet, P. Neal Ritchey and Ziad Mallat and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert Frank

214 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Right ventricular dysplasia: a report of 24 adult cases.

1982 1.1k citations G Fontaine, Robert Frank et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Frank France	41	4.5k	1.3k	879	763	719	227	7.5k
Are Hugo Pripp Norway	47	690 0.2×	281 0.2×	959 1.1×	145 0.2×	304 0.4×	341	7.1k
Michael J. McKenna Australia	53	701 0.2×	2.9k 2.2×	1.7k 1.9×	287 0.4×	189 0.3×	195	8.5k
Michael Walker Canada	36	1.2k 0.3×	340 0.3×	1.8k 2.0×	56 0.1×	79 0.1×	186	4.7k
Karl‐Heinz Herzig Finland	51	458 0.1×	104 0.1×	2.0k 2.2×	99 0.1×	990 1.4×	305	8.4k
R. James Barnard United States	51	1.2k 0.3×	353 0.3×	1.8k 2.0×	16 0.0×	803 1.1×	100	8.4k
Kazuo Inoue Japan	39	464 0.1×	75 0.1×	1.3k 1.5×	484 0.6×	680 0.9×	252	5.5k
Hans Stødkilde‐Jørgensen Denmark	37	329 0.1×	147 0.1×	822 0.9×	188 0.2×	264 0.4×	189	5.6k
Riccardo Calvani Italy	59	578 0.1×	238 0.2×	3.7k 4.2×	30 0.0×	738 1.0×	250	11.7k
Megan A. McCrory United States	44	198 0.0×	291 0.2×	485 0.6×	74 0.1×	907 1.3×	123	6.5k
Giuseppe Cibelli Italy	37	529 0.1×	254 0.2×	1.3k 1.5×	46 0.1×	159 0.2×	120	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Frank

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20 of 20 papers shown

Korevaar, Daniël A., Yasaman Vali, Robert Frank, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of adherence to STARD for abstracts in a diverse sample of diagnostic accuracy abstracts published in 2012 and 2019 reveals suboptimal reporting practices. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 173. 111459–111459. 2 indexed citations

Salameh, Jean‐Paul, David Moher, Trevor A. McGrath, et al.. (2024). Assessing Adherence to the PRISMA-DTA Guideline in Diagnostic Test Accuracy Systematic Reviews: A Five-Year Follow-up Analysis. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 10(2). 416–431.

Frank, Robert, Jean‐Paul Salameh, Nayaar Islam, et al.. (2023). How to Critically Appraise and Interpret Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Diagnostic Accuracy: A User Guide. Radiology. 307(3). e221437–e221437. 5 indexed citations

McGrath, Trevor A., Robert Frank, Nicola Schieda, et al.. (2020). Diagnostic accuracy of dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) to differentiate uric acid from non-uric acid calculi: systematic review and meta-analysis. European Radiology. 30(5). 2791–2801. 32 indexed citations

Maupain, Carole, Nicolas Badenco, Françoise Pousset, et al.. (2018). Risk Stratification in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy/Dysplasia Without an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 4(6). 757–768. 20 indexed citations

Frank, Robert, Matthew D. F. McInnes, Deborah Levine, et al.. (2017). Are Study and Journal Characteristics Reliable Indicators of “Truth” in Imaging Research?. Radiology. 287(1). 215–223. 11 indexed citations

Tong, Jenny, Pascaline Aimé, Paul T. Pfluger, et al.. (2011). Ghrelin Enhances Olfactory Sensitivity and Exploratory Sniffing in Rodents and Humans. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(15). 5841–5846. 129 indexed citations

Grimard, Caroline, Jérôme Lacotte, Françoise Hidden‐Lucet, et al.. (2009). Percutaneous Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias After Failure of Endocardial Approach: A 9‐Year Experience. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 21(1). 56–61. 19 indexed citations

Halimi, Franck, Manlio F. Márquez, Jérôme Lacotte, et al.. (2008). Three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping of right periatriotomy tachycardias after interatrial defect correction. Archives of cardiovascular diseases. 101(9). 533–538. 1 indexed citations

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Chauvin, Michel, Robert Frank, C Barnay, et al.. (2004). Recommandations concernant l'implantation et la surveillance des défibrillateurs automatiques implantables.. Archives Des Maladies Du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux. 97(9).

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Chachques, Juan Carlos, G Fontaine, Jean‐Louis Hébert, et al.. (2003). Right ventricular cardiomyoplasty: 10-year follow-up. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 75(5). 1464–1468. 21 indexed citations

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Fontaine, G, Jean‐Louis Hébert, D. S. Chemla, et al.. (2001). La dysplasie ventriculaire droite. 7(5). 361–368.

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Frank, Robert, et al.. (1993). La loi des géants, 1941-1964. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 2 indexed citations

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Öz, Mehmet C., Valluvan Jeevanandam, Craig R. Smith, et al.. (1992). Autologous fibrin glue from intraoperatively collected platelet-rich plasma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 53(3). 530–531. 50 indexed citations

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Tonet, J, et al.. (1991). Electrophysiological effects of intravenous rilmenidine in man. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 41(6). 537–540. 2 indexed citations

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Poulain, François, et al.. (1991). Frequency of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 67(13). 1153–1153. 41 indexed citations

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Fontaine, G, Robert Frank, J Tonet, et al.. (1989). Electrode catheter ablation of resistant ventricular tachycardia in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia: experience of 13 patients with a mean follow-up of 45 months. European Heart Journal. 10(suppl D). 74–81. 38 indexed citations

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Frank, Robert, et al.. (1988). Turbulente Europe et nouveaux mondes. Masson eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Jaillon, Patrice, Jean‐Marie Poirier, G Cheymol, et al.. (1985). Long-term efficacy and safety of oral encainide in the treatment of chronic ventricular ectopic activity: Relationship to plasma concentrations—a French multicenter trial. American Heart Journal. 110(3). 575–581. 13 indexed citations

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Frank, Robert, et al.. (1983). Tachycardie supraventriculaire rebelle. Interruption thérapeutique du faisceau de His par choc électrique.. La Presse Médicale. 12(14). 899–900. 1 indexed citations

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