Robert S. Sheldon

12.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
181 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Sheldon is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Sheldon has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 139 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 113 papers in Surgery and 24 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Sheldon's work include Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders (109 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (64 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (63 papers). Robert S. Sheldon is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders (109 papers), Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (64 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (63 papers). Robert S. Sheldon collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Italy. Robert S. Sheldon's co-authors include Stuart J. Connolly, Michael Gent, Satish R. Raj, Debbie Ritchie, Sarah Rose, L. Brent Mitchell, Paul Dorian, Robin S. Roberts, George J. Klein and Carlos A. Morillo and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Sheldon

177 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Canadian Implantable Defibrillator Study (CIDS)

2000 1.0k citations Stuart J. Connolly, Robert S. Sheldon et al. Circulation profile →
2015 Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia, and Vasovagal Syncope

2015 621 citations Robert S. Sheldon, Michele Brignole et al. Heart Rhythm profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. Sheldon Canada	39	5.7k	4.0k	937	628	511	181	7.3k
Robert S. Sheldon Canada	34	4.6k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	630 0.7×	403 0.6×	230 0.5×	129	5.6k
Win-Kuang Shen United States	45	7.6k 1.3×	2.7k 0.7×	469 0.5×	375 0.6×	409 0.8×	147	8.9k
Satish R. Raj United States	51	5.8k 1.0×	6.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	1.9k 3.1×	1.6k 3.2×	255	9.1k
Michele Brignole Italy	60	12.0k 2.1×	10.9k 2.7×	2.0k 2.1×	1.1k 1.8×	1.0k 2.0×	333	14.6k
Lennart Bergfeldt Sweden	36	3.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	446 0.5×	173 0.3×	163 0.3×	163	4.6k
William D. White United States	51	3.4k 0.6×	3.2k 0.8×	143 0.2×	457 0.7×	429 0.8×	173	7.1k
David Gaist Denmark	42	919 0.2×	884 0.2×	1.1k 1.2×	1.0k 1.7×	693 1.4×	149	5.6k
Gudrun Boysen Denmark	49	3.6k 0.6×	755 0.2×	437 0.5×	1.9k 3.1×	487 1.0×	175	9.1k
David A. Scott Australia	38	1.8k 0.3×	1.3k 0.3×	221 0.2×	186 0.3×	246 0.5×	123	4.7k
Bahman Farahmand Sweden	33	845 0.1×	900 0.2×	1.2k 1.2×	286 0.5×	534 1.0×	61	4.1k

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Baker, Jacquie, et al.. (2025). Physiological and clinical comparison of active stand and head-up tilt tests in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Autonomic Neuroscience. 260. 103281–103281. 1 indexed citations

Bourne, Kate M., et al.. (2024). A Community-Based Trial of Commercially Available Compression Tights in Patients With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(1). 179–190. 3 indexed citations

Bourne, Kate M., Kara Nerenberg, Lauren E. Stiles, et al.. (2023). Symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in pregnancy: a cross‐sectional, community‐based survey. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 130(9). 1120–1127. 5 indexed citations

Galbraith, Craig S., et al.. (2023). An Adaptive Management Framework Concept for the Sustainable Use of the Saker Falcon. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 465–468.

Vandenberk, Bert, Lucy Y. Lei, David Vickers, et al.. (2022). Cardioneuroablation for vasovagal syncope: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Rhythm. 19(11). 1804–1812. 64 indexed citations

Brignole, Michele, Giulia Rivasi, Richard Sutton, et al.. (2021). Low-blood pressure phenotype underpins the tendency to reflex syncope. Journal of Hypertension. 39(7). 1319–1325. 41 indexed citations

Sheldon, Robert S., Peter Faris, Anthony Tang, et al.. (2021). Midodrine for the Prevention of Vasovagal Syncope. Annals of Internal Medicine. 174(10). 1349–1356. 38 indexed citations

Vandenberk, Bert, Carlos A. Morillo, Robert S. Sheldon, et al.. (2021). Clinician needs and perceptions about cardioneuroablation for recurrent vasovagal syncope: An international clinician survey. Heart Rhythm. 18(12). 2160–2166. 10 indexed citations

Sheldon, Robert S., Mario Talajic, Anthony Tang, et al.. (2021). Randomized Pragmatic Trial of Pacemaker Versus Implantable Cardiac Monitor in Syncope and Bifascicular Block. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 8(2). 239–248. 18 indexed citations

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Raj, Satish R., Juan C. Guzmán, Paula Harvey, et al.. (2020). Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement on Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Related Disorders of Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36(3). 357–372. 117 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Robert S., et al.. (2019). Sex Differences in Vasovagal Syncope: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Prevention of Syncope Trials (POST) I and II. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 36(1). 79–83. 16 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Robert S.. (2018). Inventing water lilies: Latour-Marliac and the social dynamics of market creation. Entreprises et histoire. No 88(3). 147–165. 1 indexed citations

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Rizkallah, Jacques, Glen Sumner, & Robert S. Sheldon. (2015). Central venous catheter fracture during pacemaker lead extraction. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 2(1). 11–13.

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Sheldon, Robert S., et al.. (2007). Valuing urban realm - business cases in public spaces. 6 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Robert S., et al.. (2007). Mechanism of hypotensive transients associated with abrupt bradycardias in conscious rabbits. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 23(9). 721–726. 5 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Robert S., Stuart J. Connolly, Sarah Rose, et al.. (2006). Prevention of Syncope Trial (POST). Circulation. 113(9). 1164–1170. 165 indexed citations

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Raj, Satish R., Anne M. Gillis, L. Brent Mitchell, et al.. (2003). Paced QT Dispersion and QT Morphology After Radiofrequency Atrioventricular Junction Ablation:. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 26(3). 662–668. 4 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Robert S.. (2001). Components of clinical trials for vasovagal syncope. EP Europace. 3(3). 233–240. 19 indexed citations

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Mitchell, L. Brent, Robert S. Sheldon, Anne M. Gillis, et al.. (1997). Definition of Predicted Effective Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias by the Electrophysiologic Study Approach: Randomized Comparison of Patient Response Criteria. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 30(5). 1346–1353. 14 indexed citations

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Hill, Roger J., et al.. (1991). Transcainide: biochemical evidence for state-dependent interaction with the class I antiarrhythmic drug receptor. European Journal of Pharmacology. 203(1). 51–58. 1 indexed citations

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