Rolf M.F. Berger

18.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
235 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Rolf M.F. Berger is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf M.F. Berger has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 119 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 112 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rolf M.F. Berger's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (131 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (108 papers) and Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (48 papers). Rolf M.F. Berger is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (131 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (108 papers) and Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (48 papers). Rolf M.F. Berger collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Switzerland. Rolf M.F. Berger's co-authors include Maurice Beghetti, Beatrijs Bartelds, Marcus T.R. Roofthooft, Hans L. Hillege, D. Dunbar Ivy, Elke S. Hoendermis, Damien Bonnet, Nazzareno Galiè, Michael G. Dickinson and Rosa Laura E. van Loon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rolf M.F. Berger

225 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Bosentan Therapy in Patients With Eisenmenger Syndrome

2006 578 citations Nazzareno Galiè, Maurice Beghetti et al. Circulation profile →
Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension: updates on definition, classification, diagnostics and management

2018 352 citations Maurice Beghetti, Damien Bonnet et al. profile →
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

2013 323 citations D. Dunbar Ivy, Rolf M.F. Berger et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rolf M.F. Berger Netherlands	49	6.0k	4.3k	3.2k	1.4k	1.0k	235	8.2k
Ian Adatia Canada	43	6.0k 1.0×	3.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	389 0.4×	132	8.0k
Erika B. Rosenzweig United States	43	5.4k 0.9×	3.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	493 0.5×	189	6.7k
Seán Gaine Ireland	38	6.8k 1.1×	4.0k 0.9×	665 0.2×	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	143	8.2k
Reda E. Girgis United States	45	5.9k 1.0×	3.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.3×	1.8k 1.3×	498 0.5×	136	7.7k
Patricia A. Thistlethwaite United States	42	4.2k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	823 0.3×	1.4k 1.0×	2.2k 2.2×	101	8.5k
Stephen J. Wort United Kingdom	41	3.5k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	883 0.6×	566 0.6×	132	5.3k
Mardi Gomberg‐Maitland United States	45	7.1k 1.2×	5.2k 1.2×	811 0.3×	951 0.7×	772 0.8×	148	8.5k
J. Simon R. Gibbs United Kingdom	36	4.6k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	609 0.2×	652 0.5×	563 0.6×	78	6.0k
Anna R. Hemnes United States	44	5.8k 1.0×	4.1k 1.0×	728 0.2×	896 0.6×	915 0.9×	222	7.2k
Ekkehard Grünig Germany	50	9.4k 1.6×	6.7k 1.6×	875 0.3×	789 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	253	11.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hoendermis, Elke S., et al.. (2025). Hemodynamic profiling of patients with a Fontan circulation using pulmonary pressure/flow relations during dobutamine stress and pulmonary vasodilation testing. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 329(2). H366–H373.

Ploegstra, Mark‐Jan, S. Schwartz, Meindina G. Haarman, et al.. (2025). Physical Activity Measured by Hip-Anchored Accelerometry in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. CHEST Journal. 168(1). 200–222.

Chu, Hung, Johannes M. Douwes, Meindina G. Haarman, et al.. (2025). Predicting pulmonary hemodynamics in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and machine learning: an exploratory pilot study. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging.

Berger, Rolf M.F., et al.. (2024). Prognostic Value of Serial Risk Stratification in Adult and Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(13). e034151–e034151. 1 indexed citations

Ploegstra, Mark‐Jan, et al.. (2024). The Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index Provides No Additional Prognostic Information in Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Children. 11(10). 1152–1152.

Duinen, H. van, Otto T. H. M. Lelieveld, Tineke P. Willems, et al.. (2023). Decreased Muscle Strength in Children With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Relation With Exercise Capacity. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(11). e027937–e027937. 3 indexed citations

Chan, Frandics P., Joost P. van Melle, Tjark Ebels, et al.. (2022). Quantification of systemic-to-pulmonary collateral flow in univentricular physiology with 4D flow MRI. Cardiology in the Young. 33(9). 1634–1642. 2 indexed citations

Feen, Diederik E. van der, Guido P. L. Bossers, Quint A. J. Hagdorn, et al.. (2020). Cellular senescence impairs the reversibility of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Science Translational Medicine. 12(554). 85 indexed citations

Meyer, Sophie, et al.. (2019). Pulmonary artery size is associated with functional clinical status in the Fontan circulation. Heart. 106(3). 233–239. 14 indexed citations

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Hagdorn, Quint A. J., et al.. (2018). Pulmonary vasodilator therapy as treatment for patients with a Fontan circulation: the Emperor’s new clothes?. Pulmonary Circulation. 8(4). 1–2. 4 indexed citations

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Berger, Rolf M.F., Martine Géhin, Maurice Beghetti, et al.. (2017). A bosentan pharmacokinetic study to investigate dosing regimens in paediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: FUTURE‐3. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 83(8). 1734–1744. 20 indexed citations

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Dijkstra, Hildebrand, Djoeke Wolff, Joost P. van Melle, et al.. (2017). Diminished liver microperfusion in Fontan patients: A biexponential DWI study. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0173149–e0173149. 11 indexed citations

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Bossers, Guido P. L., Quint A. J. Hagdorn, Mark‐Jan Ploegstra, et al.. (2014). Rapid Fire - Acute Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 16(4). 5–10. 20 indexed citations

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Borgdorff, Marinus A.J., Beatrijs Bartelds, Michael G. Dickinson, et al.. (2012). Sildenafil Enhances Systolic Adaptation, but does not Prevent Diastolic Dysfunction, in the Pressure-Loaded Right Ventricle. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(9). 1067–1074. 56 indexed citations

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Bartelds, Beatrijs, Marinus A.J. Borgdorff, Janny Takens, et al.. (2011). Differential Responses of the Right Ventricle to Abnormal Loading Conditions in Mice: Pressure vs. Volume Load. European Journal of Heart Failure. 13(12). 1275–1282. 55 indexed citations

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Bresser, Paul, Jeroen C. Vis, Rolf M.F. Berger, et al.. (2011). Predictors of long-term survival in pulmonary hypertension treated with bosentan. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 1 indexed citations

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Duffels, M. G. J., Mart N. van der Plas, Sulaiman Surie, et al.. (2009). Bosentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a comparison between congenital heart disease and chronic pulmonary embolism. Netherlands Heart Journal. 17(9). 334–338. 8 indexed citations

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Heuvel, Freek van den, et al.. (2008). Arrhythmias from Neonate to Adult, Part II. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 31(s1). S1–S1. 3 indexed citations

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Galiè, Nazzareno, Maurice Beghetti, Michael Α. Gatzoulis, et al.. (2006). Bosentan Therapy in Patients With Eisenmenger Syndrome. Circulation. 114(1). 48–54. 578 indexed citations breakdown →

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Berger, Rolf M.F., et al.. (2004). Aerodynamic design of the wing-fuselage junction for the high-performance sailplane Mu-31. 28(3). 13–23. 1 indexed citations

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