Sidney C. Smith

135.0k total citations · 29 hit papers
317 papers, 67.7k citations indexed

About

Sidney C. Smith is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sidney C. Smith has authored 317 papers receiving a total of 67.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 104 papers in Surgery and 70 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Sidney C. Smith's work include Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (101 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (64 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (53 papers). Sidney C. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (101 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (64 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (53 papers). Sidney C. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Sidney C. Smith's co-authors include Scott M. Grundy, James I. Cleeman, Richard C. Pasternak, Karen A. Donato, Robert H. Eckel, Neil J. Stone, Paul Zimmet, K. G. M. M. Alberti, Jean‐Charles Fruchart and Catherine M. Loria and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Sidney C. Smith

303 papers receiving 65.0k citations

Hit Papers

Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome 1999 2026 2008 2017 2009 2004 2003 2010 2013 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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. Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome
    2009 11.2k citations K. G. M. M. Alberti, Robert H. Eckel et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines
    2004 5.3k citations Scott M. Grundy, James I. Cleeman et al. Circulation profile →
  3. Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 5.1k citations Thomas A. Pearson, Yuling Hong et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease
    2010 5.0k citations Robert D. Brook, Sanjay Rajagopalan et al. Circulation profile →
  5. 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk
    2013 3.9k citations Philip Greenland, Christopher J. O’Donnell et al. profile →
  6. 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults
    2013 2.9k citations Sidney C. Smith, Peter W.F. Wilson et al. profile →
  7. Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease
    2004 1.8k citations Robert D. Brook, Yuling Hong et al. Circulation profile →
  8. AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update
    2006 1.6k citations Sidney C. Smith, Jerilyn K. Allen et al. Circulation profile →
  9. Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome
    2005 1.3k citations Scott M. Grundy, James I. Cleeman et al. profile →
  10. AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 Update
    2011 1.3k citations Sidney C. Smith, Robert O. Bonow et al. Circulation profile →
  11. Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines
    2004 1.2k citations Scott M. Grundy, James I. Cleeman et al. profile →
  12. 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
    2016 1.0k citations Glenn N. Levine, Eric Bates et al. profile →
  13. Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk by Use of Multiple-Risk-Factor Assessment Equations
    1999 994 citations Scott M. Grundy, Richard C. Pasternak et al. Circulation profile →
  14. 2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults
    2010 982 citations Philip Greenland, Mark A. Hlatky et al. profile →
  15. 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines: An Update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, 2012 ACC/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes, and 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
    2016 895 citations Glenn N. Levine, Eric Bates et al. Circulation profile →
  16. ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary angiography11“ACC/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Angiography” was approved by the American College of Cardiology Board of Trustees in October 1998 and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee in December 1998.22When citing this document, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association request that the following format be used: Scanlon PJ, Faxon DP, Audet AM, Carabello B, Dehmer GJ, Eagle KA, Legako RD, Leon DF, Murray JA, Nissen SD, Pepine CJ, Watson RM. ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary angiography: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Coronary Angiography). J Am Coll Cardiol1999;33:1756–82433This document is available on the websites of the ACC (www.acc.org) and the AHA (www.americanheart.org). Reprints of this document (the complete guidelines) are available for $5 each by calling 800-253-4636 (US only) or writing the American College of Cardiology, Educational Services, 9111 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-1699. Ask for reprint No. 71-0164. To obtain a reprint of the shorter version (executive summary and summary of recommendations) published in the May 4, 1999, issue of Circulation, ask for reprint No. 71-0163. To purchase additional reprints (specify version and reprint number): up to 999 copies, call 800-611-6083 (US only) or fax 413-665-2671; 1000 or more copies, call 214-706-1466, fax 214-691-6342, or e-mail pubauth@heart.org
    1999 842 citations Sidney C. Smith et al. profile →
  17. Criteria for Evaluation of Novel Markers of Cardiovascular Risk
    2009 806 citations Mark A. Hlatky, Philip Greenland et al. Circulation profile →
  18. Definition of Metabolic Syndrome
    2004 632 citations Scott M. Grundy, James I. Cleeman et al. profile →
  19. ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices: Summary Article
    2002 616 citations Mark A. Hlatky, Loren F. Hiratzka et al. Circulation profile →
  20. International Day for the Evaluation of Abdominal Obesity (IDEA)
    2007 553 citations Sidney C. Smith et al. Circulation profile →
  21. 1999 Update: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Executive Summary and Recommendations
    1999 550 citations Loren F. Hiratzka, Kim A. Eagle et al. Circulation profile →
  22. Comparative Determinants of 4-Year Cardiovascular Event Rates in Stable Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis
    2010 539 citations Deepak L. Bhatt, Alan T. Hirsch et al. profile →
  23. AHA/ACC guidelines for preventing heart attack and death in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: 2001 update
    2001 536 citations Sidney C. Smith, Steven N. Blair et al. profile →
  24. AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update
    2006 517 citations Sidney C. Smith, Jerilyn K. Allen et al. profile →
  25. Association Between Hospital Process Performance and Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
    2006 486 citations Eric D. Peterson, Matthew T. Roe et al. profile →
  26. 2007 Focused Update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 Guideline Update for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    2008 454 citations Sidney C. Smith et al. profile →
  27. Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Hospitalization for Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Events, and Death
    2015 364 citations Matthew A. Cavender, Philippe Gabríel Steg et al. Circulation profile →
  28. 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk
    2022 290 citations Christie M. Ballantyne, Sidney C. Smith et al. profile →
  29. Managing Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Young Adults
    2022 118 citations Sidney C. Smith, Daniel W. Jones 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
Sidney C. Smith United States 90 27.3k 19.6k 14.3k 9.5k 7.2k 317 67.7k
Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones United States 105 34.7k 1.3× 18.0k 0.9× 11.7k 0.8× 7.1k 0.7× 9.2k 1.3× 739 69.0k
Rory Collins United Kingdom 86 23.5k 0.9× 15.0k 0.8× 9.8k 0.7× 7.1k 0.7× 7.0k 1.0× 245 62.1k
Josef Coresh United States 133 30.8k 1.1× 16.1k 0.8× 16.9k 1.2× 14.4k 1.5× 7.7k 1.1× 952 116.0k
Tom Greene United States 100 17.9k 0.7× 12.6k 0.6× 11.4k 0.8× 8.8k 0.9× 4.4k 0.6× 481 81.4k
Andrew S. Levey United States 130 30.9k 1.1× 17.8k 0.9× 13.6k 0.9× 15.4k 1.6× 7.8k 1.1× 514 125.4k
Ramachandran S. Vasan United States 146 57.4k 2.1× 13.8k 0.7× 16.0k 1.1× 15.2k 1.6× 10.1k 1.4× 955 108.8k
Aaron R. Folsom United States 139 26.9k 1.0× 11.1k 0.6× 10.3k 0.7× 9.6k 1.0× 10.7k 1.5× 867 75.6k
Martin G. Larson United States 142 53.4k 2.0× 12.7k 0.6× 9.6k 0.7× 9.0k 1.0× 5.7k 0.8× 587 89.4k
Diederick E. Grobbee Netherlands 125 18.5k 0.7× 9.8k 0.5× 12.3k 0.9× 7.8k 0.8× 7.6k 1.1× 943 64.5k
Lewis H. Kuller United States 139 19.6k 0.7× 11.1k 0.6× 16.2k 1.1× 10.6k 1.1× 9.8k 1.4× 1.0k 78.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zulfiqar, Maria, et al.. (2025). Patient-centered research in radiology: A Canadian perspective. Clinical Imaging. 125. 110562–110562.
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Zhou, Shuduo, Yan Zhang, Na Li, et al.. (2024). Regional variations in management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome in China: Evidence from the National Chest Pain Center Program. Science Bulletin. 69(9). 1302–1312. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Sidney C., et al.. (2024). Moderating Effect of Sex on the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Coronary Heart Disease Patients in China. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 44(3). 220–226.
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Virk, Hafeez Ul Hassan, Eric Bates, Umair Khalid, et al.. (2023). Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: A Concise Review for Clinicians. Life. 13(7). 1580–1580. 16 indexed citations
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Acevedo, Mónica, et al.. (2023). Mobile-phone text messaging to promote ideal cardiovascular health in women. Open Heart. 10(1). e002214–e002214. 4 indexed citations
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Song, Suhang, Junjie Huang, Martin C. S. Wong, et al.. (2021). Socioeconomic Inequalities in Premature Cancer Mortality Among U.S. Counties During 1999 to 2018. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 30(7). 1375–1386. 13 indexed citations
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Fan, Fangfang, Yuxi Li, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Chest Pain Center Accreditation Is Associated With Improved In‐Hospital Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients in China: Findings From the CCC‐ACS Project. Journal of the American Heart Association. 8(21). e013384–e013384. 38 indexed citations
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Pauley, Eric, et al.. (2019). Mechanisms of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients Hospitalized for Noncardiac Conditions. The American Journal of Cardiology. 123(9). 1393–1398. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, David W., Prashant Kaul, George A. Stouffer, et al.. (2017). Abstract 19292: Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention Therapies are Underprescribed in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: Findings From the NCDR PINNACLE Registry. Circulation. 1 indexed citations
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Roussel, Ronan, Samy Hadjadj, Blandine Pasquet, et al.. (2012). Thiazolidinedione use is not associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes: A study in 28,332 high risk patients with diabetes in routine clinical practice. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(4). 1380–1384. 8 indexed citations
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Kumbhani, Dharam J., Philippe Gabríel Steg, Christopher P. Cannon, et al.. (2011). Abstract 15957: Prospective Assessment of the Relationship Between Use of Evidence-Based Secondary Prevention Therapies and Long-Term (4-Year) Clinical Outcomes in Stable Outpatients With Established Atherothrombotic Disease: Insights from the International REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry. Circulation. 124. 2 indexed citations
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Brook, Robert D., Sanjay Rajagopalan, C. Arden Pope, et al.. (2010). Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 121(21). 2331–2378. 4969 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bangalore, Sripal, Deepak L. Bhatt, Joachim Röther, et al.. (2010). Late Outcomes After Carotid Artery Stenting Versus Carotid Endarterectomy. Circulation. 122(11). 1091–1100. 20 indexed citations
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Alberti, K. G. M. M., Robert H. Eckel, Scott M. Grundy, et al.. (2009). Harmonizing the Metabolic Syndrome. Circulation. 120(16). 1640–1645. 11185 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hlatky, Mark A., Philip Greenland, Donna K. Arnett, et al.. (2009). Criteria for Evaluation of Novel Markers of Cardiovascular Risk. Circulation. 119(17). 2408–2416. 806 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roe, Matthew T., Anita Y. Chen, Rajendra H. Mehta, et al.. (2007). Influence of Inpatient Service Specialty on Care Processes and Outcomes for Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circulation. 116(10). 1153–1161. 33 indexed citations
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Elmariah, Sammy, Sidney C. Smith, & Valentı́n Fuster. (2007). Late medical versus interventional therapy for stable ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. 5(1). 42–52. 4 indexed citations
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Roe, Matthew T., Eric D. Peterson, Anita Y. Chen, et al.. (2006). Low-molecular-weight heparin compared with unfractionated heparin for patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes treated with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors: Results from the CRUSADE initiative. Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis. 21(3). 211–220. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, Sidney C., Jerilyn K. Allen, Steven N. Blair, et al.. (2006). AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update. Circulation. 113(19). 2363–2372. 1611 indexed citations breakdown →

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