Steve W.K. Lai

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Steve W.K. Lai is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Steve W.K. Lai has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 1 paper in Surgery and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Steve W.K. Lai's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (10 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (10 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (6 papers). Steve W.K. Lai is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (10 papers), Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (10 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (6 papers). Steve W.K. Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and China. Steve W.K. Lai's co-authors include Hakan Oral, Bradley P. Knight, Frank Pelosi, Aman Chugh, Christoph Scharf, Mehmet Özaydın, S. Adam Strickberger, Sohail Hassan, Radmira Greenstein and Hiroshi Tada and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Steve W.K. Lai

11 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

2002 821 citations Hakan Oral, Bradley P. Knight et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steve W.K. Lai United States	9	1.6k	96	78	36	21	11	1.7k
Radmira Greenstein United States	10	1.5k 0.9×	67 0.7×	54 0.7×	38 1.1×	19 0.9×	14	1.6k
Roberto Mantovan Italy	17	2.1k 1.3×	56 0.6×	58 0.7×	90 2.5×	39 1.9×	34	2.1k
Cosimo Dicandia Italy	9	1.9k 1.1×	130 1.4×	54 0.7×	96 2.7×	27 1.3×	16	1.9k
Mehul Dhinoja United Kingdom	20	1.2k 0.7×	58 0.6×	27 0.3×	68 1.9×	20 1.0×	59	1.2k
WEN‐CHUNG YU Taiwan	18	799 0.5×	47 0.5×	28 0.4×	33 0.9×	14 0.7×	28	826
David Tschopp United States	15	1.4k 0.9×	92 1.0×	63 0.8×	62 1.7×	23 1.1×	26	1.4k
Ching‐Tai Tai Taiwan	19	1.2k 0.7×	72 0.8×	44 0.6×	92 2.6×	24 1.1×	44	1.3k
Jihn Han United States	16	1.5k 0.9×	129 1.3×	39 0.5×	46 1.3×	37 1.8×	24	1.5k
Thomas Zerm Germany	10	1.1k 0.7×	31 0.3×	90 1.2×	53 1.5×	18 0.9×	16	1.1k
Vanessa Sciacca Germany	13	632 0.4×	63 0.7×	32 0.4×	35 1.0×	23 1.1×	74	706

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Chan, William, et al.. (2019). Extended dual antiplatelet therapy for Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome: expert recommendations. Internal Medicine Journal. 49(S1). 5–8. 6 indexed citations

Chugh, Aman, Mehmet Özaydın, Christoph Scharf, et al.. (2004). Mechanism of Immediate Recurrences of Atrial Fibrillation After Restoration of Sinus Rhythm. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 27(1). 77–82. 20 indexed citations

Knight, Bradley P., Hakan Oral, Aman Chugh, et al.. (2003). Effects of operator experience on the outcome and duration of pulmonary vein isolation procedures for atrial fibrillation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 91(6). 673–677. 22 indexed citations

Özaydın, Mehmet, Hiroshi Tada, Aman Chugh, et al.. (2003). Atrial Electrogram Amplitude and Efficacy of Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation for Atrial Flutter. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 26(9). 1859–1863. 21 indexed citations

Oral, Hakan, Mehmet Özaydın, Christian Sticherling, et al.. (2003). Effect of Atrial Fibrillation Duration on Probability of Immediate Recurrence after Transthoracic Cardioversion. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 14(2). 182–185. 22 indexed citations

Scharf, Christoph, Michael B. Sneider, Ian Case, et al.. (2003). Anatomy of the Pulmonary Veins in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Effects of Segmental Ostial Ablation Analyzed by Computed Tomography. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 14(2). 150–155. 150 indexed citations

Oral, Hakan, Bradley P. Knight, Mehmet Özaydın, et al.. (2002). Clinical significance of early recurrences of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 40(1). 100–104. 266 indexed citations

Oral, Hakan, Mehmet Özaydın, Hiroshi Tada, et al.. (2002). Mechanistic Significance of Intermittent Pulmonary Vein Tachycardia in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 13(7). 645–650. 156 indexed citations

Oral, Hakan, Mehmet Özaydın, Hiroshi Tada, et al.. (2002). Comparison of amiodarone versus ibutilide for the prevention of immediate recurrences of atrial fibrillation during pulmonary vein isolation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 90(5). 492–495. 7 indexed citations

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Oral, Hakan, Bradley P. Knight, Hiroshi Tada, et al.. (2002). Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 105(9). 1077–1081. 821 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oral, Hakan, Bradley P. Knight, Mehmet Özaydın, et al.. (2002). Segmental Ostial Ablation to Isolate the Pulmonary Veins During Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation. 106(10). 1256–1262. 181 indexed citations

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