Sanjeev Saksena

12.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
220 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Sanjeev Saksena is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Sanjeev Saksena has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 12 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Sanjeev Saksena's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (169 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (144 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (100 papers). Sanjeev Saksena is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (169 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (144 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (100 papers). Sanjeev Saksena collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Sanjeev Saksena's co-authors include Albert L. Waldo, Joseph Levine, David S. Cannom, Helmut Klein, Moonseong Heo, William J. Hall, James P. Daubert, Steven L. Higgins, Arthur J. Moss and David J. Wilber and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Sanjeev Saksena

204 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

Improved Survival with an Implanted Defibrillator in Pati... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. Improved Survival with an Implanted Defibrillator in Patients with Coronary Disease at High Risk for Ventricular Arrhythmia
    1996 2.8k citations Sanjeev Saksena, Albert L. Waldo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sanjeev Saksena United States 40 8.2k 967 441 339 242 220 8.6k
Luc Jordaens Netherlands 46 8.2k 1.0× 787 0.8× 371 0.8× 495 1.5× 166 0.7× 314 8.7k
Roger A. Freedman United States 29 8.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 342 0.8× 444 1.3× 168 0.7× 92 8.9k
Fred Morady United States 58 10.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 473 1.1× 492 1.5× 231 1.0× 252 11.3k
Michael O. Sweeney United States 33 9.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 331 0.8× 420 1.2× 146 0.6× 79 9.5k
Richard G. Trohman United States 37 3.9k 0.5× 608 0.6× 307 0.7× 310 0.9× 187 0.8× 190 4.5k
Bruce B. Lerman United States 53 8.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 788 1.8× 393 1.2× 597 2.5× 279 10.0k
S. Adam Strickberger United States 46 7.7k 0.9× 966 1.0× 199 0.5× 359 1.1× 146 0.6× 163 8.0k
Arjun D. Sharma Canada 38 4.2k 0.5× 807 0.8× 241 0.5× 201 0.6× 327 1.4× 132 4.7k
Derek V. Exner Canada 39 6.1k 0.7× 763 0.8× 282 0.6× 457 1.3× 178 0.7× 172 7.0k
Jonathan S. Steinberg United States 54 9.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 198 0.4× 568 1.7× 160 0.7× 213 9.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sanjeev Saksena

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All Works

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Saksena, Sanjeev, et al.. (2025). Arrhythmia Recurrence and Rhythm Control Strategies After Catheter Ablation of Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation (ARRC-AF Study). JACC. Clinical electrophysiology. 11(4). 763–775. 3 indexed citations
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Fengsrud, Espen, Carina Blomström‐Lundqvist, A. John Camm, et al.. (2025). Antiarrhythmic drug use in atrial fibrillation among different European countries – as determined by a physician survey. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 59. 101709–101709.
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Saksena, Sanjeev & April Slee. (2024). Rate Versus Rhythm Control for Atrial Fibrillation with Heart Failure. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics. 17(1). 19–41. 1 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev, et al.. (2015). Three-dimensional mapping and intracardiac echocardiography in the treatment of sinoatrial nodal tachycardias. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 46(1). 55–61.
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Saksena, Sanjeev, April Slee, Albert L. Waldo, et al.. (2011). Cardiovascular Outcomes in the AFFIRM Trial (Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 58(19). 1975–1985. 92 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev & Rangadham Nagarakanti. (2008). The future of implantable defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy trials. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 23(1). 29–39. 1 indexed citations
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Cheitlin, Melvin D., Gary Gerstenblith, William R. Hazzard, et al.. (2001). Do Existing Databases Answer Clinical Questions about Geriatric Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke?. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 10(4). 207–223. 16 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev, et al.. (2001). Application of Bradford's and Lotka's distribution to bio-energy literature: A study based on ten abstracting services. Annals of Library and Information Studies. 48(1). 3–30. 2 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev, Irakli Giorgberidzė, Rahul Mehra, et al.. (1999). Electrophysiology and endocardial mapping of induced atrial fibrillation in patients with spontaneous atrial fibrillation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 83(2). 187–193. 44 indexed citations
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Król, Ryszard B., et al.. (1999). Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Programmed Atrial Stimulation Protocol for Induction of Sustained Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 3(1). 19–25. 8 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev & Berndt Lüderitz. (1996). Interventional electrophysiology : a textbook. 18 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev, et al.. (1996). The Investigational Device Saga: A Study in Public Policy Evolution. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 19(9). 1384–1385.
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Saksena, Sanjeev, et al.. (1995). Medical Information and Disinformation: The Perils of a New Era. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 18(12). 2216–2217. 1 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev. (1993). Current Status of Third Generation Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Cardiology in Review. 1(5). 290–300. 2 indexed citations
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Scheinman, Melvin M., Masood Akhtar, Pedro Brugada, et al.. (1988). Teaching objectives for fellowship programs in clinical electrophysiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 12(1). 255–261. 12 indexed citations
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Saksena, Sanjeev, et al.. (1984). Studies on left ventricular function during sustained ventricular tachycardia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 4(3). 501–508. 37 indexed citations

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