Thomas Brott

33.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
68 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Brott is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Brott has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Epidemiology, 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 21 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Thomas Brott's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (57 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (22 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (21 papers). Thomas Brott is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (57 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (22 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (21 papers). Thomas Brott collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Thomas Brott's co-authors include John R. Marler, Harold P. Adams, William G. Barsan, Judith Spilker, Charles P. Olinger, Joseph P. Broderick, James C. Grotta, Robert Eberle, Vicki Hertzberg and José Biller and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Brott

68 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical exa... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 2010 1994 2003 2000 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical examination scale.
    1989 4.4k citations Thomas Brott, Charles P. Olinger et al. Stroke profile →
  2. Time to treatment with intravenous alteplase and outcome in stroke: an updated pooled analysis of ECASS, ATLANTIS, NINDS, and EPITHET trials
    2010 1.6k citations Thomas Brott, James C. Grotta et al. profile →
  3. Improved reliability of the NIH Stroke Scale using video training. NINDS TPA Stroke Study Group.
    1994 961 citations Patrick D. Lyden, Thomas Brott et al. Stroke profile →
  4. Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Ischemic Stroke
    2003 902 citations Thomas Brott, Anthony J. Furlan et al. Stroke profile →
  5. Early stroke treatment associated with better outcome
    2000 622 citations John R. Marler, Barbara C. Tilley et al. profile →
  6. Guidelines for Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Stroke: A Supplement to the Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
    1996 547 citations Thomas Brott, Anthony J. Furlan 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
Thomas Brott United States 41 11.5k 5.4k 4.9k 4.7k 2.6k 68 16.0k
John R. Marler United States 40 10.6k 0.9× 4.8k 0.9× 5.4k 1.1× 5.0k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 65 16.4k
Danilo Toni Italy 50 13.8k 1.2× 5.0k 0.9× 5.8k 1.2× 6.1k 1.3× 4.5k 1.7× 209 17.1k
Bart M. Demaerschalk United States 40 10.4k 0.9× 3.8k 0.7× 4.4k 0.9× 4.3k 0.9× 3.3k 1.3× 230 15.2k
Lewis B. Morgenstern United States 68 10.8k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 7.6k 1.6× 2.1k 0.8× 312 18.7k
Anthony J. Furlan United States 52 13.0k 1.1× 3.6k 0.7× 8.6k 1.7× 7.0k 1.5× 3.2k 1.2× 161 17.6k
Gary A. Ford United Kingdom 62 7.3k 0.6× 3.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 334 14.6k
William G. Barsan United States 41 8.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 6.8k 1.5× 1.3k 0.5× 125 15.1k
Dawn Kleindorfer United States 61 9.5k 0.8× 3.2k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 4.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 252 16.7k
Bruce Ovbiagele United States 42 10.1k 0.9× 3.7k 0.7× 5.0k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 159 16.0k
Sidney Starkman United States 56 10.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.5× 5.4k 1.1× 5.7k 1.2× 2.2k 0.8× 212 13.9k

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All Works

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Rodés‐Cabau, Josep, Franz‐Josef Neumann, Gerhard Schymik, et al.. (2014). Feasibility and Exploratory Efficacy Evaluation of the Embrella Embolic Deflector System for the Prevention of Cerebral Emboli in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 7(10). 1146–1155. 104 indexed citations
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Levy, Jerrold H., Abe Fingerhut, Thomas Brott, et al.. (2006). Recombinant factor VIIa in patients with coagulopathy secondary to anticoagulant therapy, cirrhosis, or severe traumatic injury: review of safety profile. Transfusion. 46(6). 919–933. 74 indexed citations
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He, Zhen, James F. Meschia, Thomas Brott, Dennis W. Dickson, & Michael McKinney. (2006). Aging is Neuroprotective During Global Ischemia but Leads to Increased Caspase-3 and Apoptotic Activity in Hippocampal Neurons. Current Neurovascular Research. 3(3). 181–186. 17 indexed citations
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He, Zhen, Julia E. Crook, James F. Meschia, et al.. (2005). Aging Blunts Ischemic-Preconditioning-Induced Neuroprotection Following Transient Global Ischemia in Rats. Current Neurovascular Research. 2(5). 365–374. 47 indexed citations
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Pancioli, Arthur & Thomas Brott. (2004). Therapeutic Potential of Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Antagonists in Acute Ischaemic Stroke. CNS Drugs. 18(14). 981–988. 17 indexed citations
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Lü, Mei, Patrick D. Lyden, Thomas Brott, et al.. (2004). Beyond subgroup analysis: improving the clinical interpretation of treatment effects in stroke research. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 143(2). 209–216. 32 indexed citations
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Meschia, James F., David A. Miller, & Thomas Brott. (2002). Thrombolytic Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 77(6). 542–551. 21 indexed citations
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Meschia, James F. & Thomas Brott. (2002). Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: Future directions. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 11(3-4). 183–196. 1 indexed citations
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Kothari, Rashmi, Werner Hacke, Thomas Brott, et al.. (2001). Stroke. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 37(4). S137–S144. 28 indexed citations
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Brott, Thomas. (2001). Thrombolytic Therapy for Stroke. Humana Press eBooks. 3(2). 91–113. 13 indexed citations
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Broderick, Joseph, Mei Lü, Christy Jackson, et al.. (2001). Apolipoprotein E phenotype and the efficacy of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke. Annals of Neurology. 49(6). 736–744. 39 indexed citations
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Meschia, James F. & Thomas Brott. (2001). New insights on thrombolytic treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 1(1). 19–25. 9 indexed citations
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Brott, Thomas & Julien Bogousslavsky. (2000). Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. New England Journal of Medicine. 343(10). 710–722. 301 indexed citations
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Kothari, Rashmi, Edward C. Jauch, Joseph P. Broderick, et al.. (1999). Acute Stroke: Delays to Presentation and Emergency Department Evaluation. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 33(1). 3–8. 210 indexed citations
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Kothari, Rashmi, Kent N. Hall, Thomas Brott, & Joseph P. Broderick. (1997). Early Stroke Recognition: Developing an Out‐of‐hospital NIH Stroke Scale. Academic Emergency Medicine. 4(10). 986–990. 131 indexed citations
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Tilley, Barbara C., John R. Marler, Nancy L. Geller, et al.. (1996). Use of a Global Test for Multiple Outcomes in Stroke Trials With Application to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke t-PA Stroke Trial. Stroke. 27(11). 2136–2142. 175 indexed citations
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Barsan, William G., Thomas Brott, Joseph P. Broderick, et al.. (1994). Urgent therapy for acute stroke. Effects of a stroke trial on untreated patients.. Stroke. 25(11). 2132–2137. 82 indexed citations
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Tomsick, Thomas A., Thomas Brott, William G. Barsan, et al.. (1992). Thrombus localization with emergency cerebral CT.. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 13(1). 257–263. 62 indexed citations
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Barsan, William G., et al.. (1989). Stroke patient evaluation in the emergency department before pharmacologic therapy. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 7(1). 11–15. 15 indexed citations
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Brott, Thomas, E. Clarke Haley, David T. Levy, et al.. (1988). The investigational use of tPA for stroke. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 17(11). 1202–1205. 25 indexed citations

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