Robert Higgins

9.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
168 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Higgins is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Higgins has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Surgery, 60 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 33 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert Higgins's work include Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (66 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (32 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (26 papers). Robert Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (66 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (32 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (26 papers). Robert Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and South Africa. Robert Higgins's co-authors include Ahmet Kılıç, Edward L. Hannan, Jeffrey P. Gold, Alfred T. Culliford, James K. Kirklin, Bryan A. Whitson, Craig R. Smith, Chuntao Wu, Pavan Atluri and Francis D. Pagani and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert Higgins

164 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Guideline

2007 675 citations Robert Higgins et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs database annual report: Evolving indications, outcomes, and scientific partnerships

2019 301 citations Robert L. Kormos, Jennifer Cowger et al. profile →
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications

2020 247 citations Jeffrey J. Teuteberg, Joseph C. Cleveland et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Higgins United States	37	3.2k	2.7k	1.3k	811	720	168	5.9k
Richard J. Novick Canada	41	4.4k 1.4×	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	381 0.5×	133	6.3k
Richard J. Shemin United States	46	4.5k 1.4×	4.9k 1.8×	1.3k 1.0×	2.3k 2.8×	690 1.0×	287	8.9k
Madhav Swaminathan United States	39	2.1k 0.7×	3.2k 1.2×	593 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	663 0.9×	153	5.6k
Robert B. Karp United States	41	2.4k 0.7×	3.9k 1.5×	455 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	460 0.6×	131	6.1k
James S. Tweddell United States	59	4.8k 1.5×	3.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	3.9k 4.8×	1.1k 1.6×	273	10.4k
A. Laurie Shroyer United States	45	4.1k 1.3×	5.5k 2.0×	874 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	365 0.5×	181	8.2k
Tom Treasure United Kingdom	50	3.6k 1.1×	3.4k 1.2×	517 0.4×	4.6k 5.6×	445 0.6×	352	10.1k
Paul Kurlansky United States	37	3.0k 1.0×	2.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	961 1.2×	1.1k 1.5×	294	5.4k
David C. McGiffin United States	41	3.8k 1.2×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	413 0.6×	316	6.0k
Eileen Hsich United States	39	3.9k 1.2×	2.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	576 0.7×	249 0.3×	97	5.9k

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Higgins, Robert, et al.. (2023). Specialized Thoracic Adapted Recovery Model for Thoracic Organ Recovery: a 15-Year Review. Transplantation Proceedings. 55(2). 384–386.

Mohan, Navyatha, et al.. (2022). Trends in Diversity in Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residencies. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 114(3). 1044–1048. 11 indexed citations

Bowring, Mary G., Allan B. Massie, Sunjae Bae, et al.. (2021). Better Understanding the Disparity Associated With Black Race in Heart Transplant Outcomes. Circulation Heart Failure. 14(2). e006107–e006107. 27 indexed citations

Etchill, Eric, Katherine Giuliano, Alejandro Suarez‐Pierre, et al.. (2021). Posttransplant Long-Term Outcomes for Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices on the Heart Transplant Waitlist. ASAIO Journal. 68(8). 1054–1062. 8 indexed citations

Etchill, Eric, Katherine Giuliano, Jennifer S. Lawton, et al.. (2020). Ventricular assist devices and middle age reduce heart transplantation rates for waitlist candidates. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 35(8). 1778–1786. 1 indexed citations

Suarez‐Pierre, Alejandro, Eric Etchill, Katherine Giuliano, et al.. (2020). Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange Increases Heart Transplant Wait-List Mortality. Journal of Surgical Research. 255. 277–284. 3 indexed citations

Teuteberg, Jeffrey J., Joseph C. Cleveland, Jennifer Cowger, et al.. (2020). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109(3). 649–660. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

Fernández, Félix G., David M. Shahian, Robert L. Kormos, et al.. (2019). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2019 Annual Report. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 108(6). 1625–1632. 114 indexed citations

Leeds, Ira L., Sandra R. DiBrito, Christian Jones, Robert Higgins, & Elliott R. Haut. (2018). Using Audience Response Systems for Real-Time Learning Assessments During Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conference. Journal of surgical education. 75(6). 1535–1543. 10 indexed citations

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Crawford, Todd C., Cecillia Lui, J. Trent Magruder, et al.. (2018). Five-Year Mortality Hazard Is Reduced In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Receiving Double- versus Single-Lung Transplants. Journal of Surgical Research. 237. 118–125. 8 indexed citations

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Zilla, Peter, R. Morton Bolman, Magdi H. Yacoub, et al.. (2018). The Cape Town Declaration on Access to Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World. Cardiovascular journal of South Africa. 29(4). 256–259. 13 indexed citations

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Grimm, Joshua C., J. Trent Magruder, Todd C. Crawford, et al.. (2016). Duration of Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Does Not Impact Survival After US Heart Transplantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 102(4). 1206–1212. 14 indexed citations

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Kilic, Arman, et al.. (2015). Assessment of Thoracic Endografting Operative Mortality Risk Score: Development and Validation in 2,000 Patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 100(3). 860–867. 26 indexed citations

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Whitson, Bryan A., Marshall I. Hertz, Rosemary F. Kelly, et al.. (2014). Use of the Donor Lung After Asphyxiation or Drowning: Effect on Lung Transplant Recipients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 98(4). 1145–1151. 17 indexed citations

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Kirkby, Stephen, Bryan A. Whitson, Allison Wehr, et al.. (2014). Survival benefit of induction immunosuppression in cystic fibrosis lung transplant recipients. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 14(1). 104–110. 12 indexed citations

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Jaik, Nikhil P., Robert Higgins, & Bryan A. Whitson. (2013). Simultaneous Procedures During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Is Less Always More?. Current Heart Failure Reports. 11(1). 98–102. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Chuntao, Fabian Camacho, Andrew S. Wechsler, et al.. (2012). Risk Score for Predicting Long-Term Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Circulation. 125(20). 2423–2430. 83 indexed citations

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Hannan, Edward L., Zaza Samadashvili, Andrew S. Wechsler, et al.. (2010). The relationship between perioperative temperature and adverse outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 139(6). 1568–1575.e1. 24 indexed citations

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Hannan, Edward L., Chuntao Wu, Edward V. Bennett, et al.. (2006). Risk Stratification of In-Hospital Mortality for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47(3). 661–668. 77 indexed citations

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Higgins, Robert, George V. Letsou, Juan A. Sánchez, et al.. (1993). Improved ultrastructural lung preservation with prostaglandin E1 as donor pretreatment in a primate model of heart-lung transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 105(6). 965–971. 20 indexed citations

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