Seán Gaine

28.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
143 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Seán Gaine is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Seán Gaine has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 58 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 20 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Seán Gaine's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (109 papers), Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (22 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (18 papers). Seán Gaine is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (109 papers), Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy (22 papers) and Heart Failure Treatment and Management (18 papers). Seán Gaine collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Seán Gaine's co-authors include Lewis J. Rubin, Olivier Sitbon, Michael J. Krowka, Gérald Simonneau, Richard N. Channick, Horst Olschewski, Ivan M. Robbins, Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Victor F. Tapson and Maurice Beghetti and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Seán Gaine

134 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Updated Clinical Classifi... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2009 2004 2015 2018 2012 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Updated Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension
    2009 1.5k citations Gérald Simonneau, Ivan M. Robbins et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. Diagnosis and differential assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
    2004 731 citations Robyn J. Barst, Michael D. McGoon et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  3. Selexipag for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    2015 706 citations Olivier Sitbon, Richard N. Channick et al. profile →
  4. Pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung disease and hypoxia
    2018 428 citations Seán Gaine, Horst Olschewski et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
  5. Changing Demographics, Epidemiology, and Survival of Incident Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Results from the Pulmonary Hypertension Registry of the United Kingdom and Ireland
    2012 392 citations Yi Ling, Martin Johnson et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  6. Treatment algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension
    2024 50 citations Kelly Chin, Seán Gaine et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Seán Gaine Ireland 38 6.8k 4.0k 1.2k 1.0k 1.0k 143 8.2k
Laurent Savale France 52 6.6k 1.0× 3.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.3× 798 0.8× 251 8.3k
Mardi Gomberg‐Maitland United States 45 7.1k 1.0× 5.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 951 0.9× 772 0.8× 148 8.5k
Zhi‐Cheng Jing China 39 8.6k 1.3× 5.8k 1.4× 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 221 10.6k
Ekkehard Grünig Germany 50 9.4k 1.4× 6.7k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 789 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 253 11.5k
Tomás Pulido Mexico 28 5.9k 0.9× 4.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 630 0.6× 381 0.4× 93 6.5k
Peter Dorfmüller France 56 8.6k 1.3× 3.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 1.5k 1.5× 2.0k 2.0× 171 10.7k
Ronald J. Oudiz United States 48 10.3k 1.5× 7.7k 1.9× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 543 0.5× 127 11.7k
Raymond L. Benza United States 48 8.8k 1.3× 7.1k 1.7× 1.8k 1.5× 2.3k 2.2× 1.3k 1.3× 316 12.2k
Ivan M. Robbins United States 42 10.9k 1.6× 7.0k 1.7× 2.2k 1.8× 1.4k 1.4× 892 0.9× 106 12.2k
Steeve Provencher Canada 53 6.2k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 640 0.5× 874 0.8× 2.0k 2.0× 187 8.3k

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All Works

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Howard, Luke, Jean Elwing, Catarina Fernandes, et al.. (2025). 10-year Data on Oral Selexipag: Long-Term Survival, Safety, and Dosing Insights in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) from the GRIPHON Study and Its Open-Label Extension (OLE). The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 44(4). S75–S76.
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Cullivan, Sarah, Barry Kevane, Brian McCullagh, et al.. (2024). Pulmonary vascular manifestations of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. Pulmonary Circulation. 14(4). e70007–e70007.
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Muller, Audrey, Pilar Escribano Subías, Catarina Fernandes, et al.. (2024). Real-World Management of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Insights from EXPOSURE. Advances in Therapy. 41(3). 1103–1119. 6 indexed citations
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Söderberg, Stefan, et al.. (2024). Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) for 669 Patients Treated with Selexipag in Clinical Practice: Insights from EXPOSURE. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 43(4). S85–S85. 1 indexed citations
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Gaine, Seán, et al.. (2024). IgG4 disease mimicking lung cancer. QJM. 117(5). 380–381. 1 indexed citations
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Gaine, Seán, Pilar Escribano Subías, Audrey Muller, et al.. (2024). Selexipag in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue disease (PAH‐CTD): Real‐world experience from EXPOSURE. Pulmonary Circulation. 14(3). e12403–e12403. 3 indexed citations
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Benza, Raymond L., Kelly Chin, Seán Gaine, et al.. (2024). Changes in REVEAL Lite 2 risk status are associated with long-term outcomes in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: A post-hoc analysis of the GRIPHON study. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 43(12). 1998–2007. 3 indexed citations
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Weiß, Luisa, Sarah Cullivan, Claire Murphy, et al.. (2022). Non‐severe COVID‐19 is associated with endothelial damage and hypercoagulability despite pharmacological thromboprophylaxis. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 20(4). 1008–1014. 18 indexed citations
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Gaine, Seán, et al.. (2022). There Must Be Something in the Water: An Unusual Cutaneous Infection. The American Journal of Medicine. 135(8). 966–968. 1 indexed citations
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Hardcastle, Sarah J., Noel McCaffrey, Andrew McCarren, et al.. (2021). Pulmonary hypertension and home-based (PHAHB) exercise intervention: protocol for a feasibility study. BMJ Open. 11(5). e045460–e045460. 4 indexed citations
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Beghetti, Maurice, Richard N. Channick, Kelly Chin, et al.. (2019). Selexipag Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Congenital Heart Disease After Defect Correction: Insights from the Randomised Controlled Griphon Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 21(3). 352–359. 37 indexed citations
12.
Rosenkranz, Stephan, Richard N. Channick, Kelly Chin, et al.. (2019). 4973Efficacy and safety of selexipag in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients with and without significant cardiovascular (CV) comorbidities. European Heart Journal. 40(Supplement_1). 2 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Vallerie V., Richard N. Channick, Teresa De Marco, et al.. (2019). Results of an Expert Consensus Survey on the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With Oral Prostacyclin Pathway Agents. CHEST Journal. 157(4). 955–965. 30 indexed citations
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Galiè, Nazzareno, Seán Gaine, Richard N. Channick, et al.. (2018). 3016Long-term survival and safety with selexipag in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: results from the GRIPHON study and its open-label extension. European Heart Journal. 39(suppl_1). 1 indexed citations
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Yorke, Janelle, Paul Corris, Seán Gaine, et al.. (2013). emPHasis-10: development of a health-related quality of life measure in pulmonary hypertension. European Respiratory Journal. 43(4). 1106–1113. 115 indexed citations
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Ling, Yi, Martin Johnson, David G. Kiely, et al.. (2012). Changing Demographics, Epidemiology, and Survival of Incident Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Results from the Pulmonary Hypertension Registry of the United Kingdom and Ireland. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(8). 790–796. 392 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chróinín, Danielle Ní & Seán Gaine. (2012). Crack-ing the case: a patient with persistent delirium due to body packing with cocaine.. PubMed. 105(4). 118–9. 2 indexed citations
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Barst, Robyn J., Michael D. McGoon, Adam Torbicki, et al.. (2004). Diagnosis and differential assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(12). S40–S47. 731 indexed citations breakdown →
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McLaughlin, Vallerie V., Seán Gaine, Robyn J. Barst, et al.. (2003). Efficacy and Safety of Treprostinil: An Epoprostenol Analog for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 41(2). 293–299. 176 indexed citations
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Kuo, Paul C., Jeffrey S. Plotkin, Seán Gaine, et al.. (1999). PORTOPULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND THE LIVER TRANSPLANT CANDIDATE. Transplantation. 67(8). 1087–1093. 103 indexed citations

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