Thomas C. Smitherman

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

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Thomas C. Smitherman is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Smitherman has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 17 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Smitherman's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (15 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (5 papers) and Pharmaceutical studies and practices (4 papers). Thomas C. Smitherman is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (15 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (5 papers) and Pharmaceutical studies and practices (4 papers). Thomas C. Smitherman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Switzerland. Thomas C. Smitherman's co-authors include H. Daniel Lewis, Elliot Chesler, James E. Doherty, Martin M. LeWinter, Harold W. Schnaper, Donald Archibald, Jean M. Pouget, Esteban Linares, Henry DeMots and James W. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Smitherman

46 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Protective Effects of Aspirin against Acute Myocardial Infarction and Death in Men with Unstable Angina

1983 1.2k citations H. Daniel Lewis, James W. Davis et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas C. Smitherman United States	18	1.7k	654	640	314	228	46	2.5k
Peter Crean Ireland	26	1.7k 1.0×	842 1.3×	494 0.8×	170 0.5×	279 1.2×	78	2.6k
Harold W. Schnaper United States	30	2.1k 1.3×	867 1.3×	342 0.5×	266 0.8×	375 1.6×	101	3.7k
Louis Roy Canada	24	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	469 0.7×	438 1.4×	218 1.0×	67	2.9k
Stephen J. Boccuzzi United States	21	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 2.5×	490 0.8×	263 0.8×	108 0.5×	43	3.4k
Simcha Meisel Israel	21	1.4k 0.8×	809 1.2×	265 0.4×	123 0.4×	80 0.4×	83	2.7k
Ronnier J. Aviles United States	19	2.0k 1.2×	748 1.1×	582 0.9×	172 0.5×	68 0.3×	27	3.7k
Jay M. Sullivan United States	23	1.5k 0.9×	491 0.8×	298 0.5×	122 0.4×	98 0.4×	72	2.8k
M.F. Oliver United Kingdom	42	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	581 0.9×	58 0.2×	128 0.6×	112	4.6k
Elliot Chesler United States	26	2.7k 1.6×	1.6k 2.4×	517 0.8×	361 1.1×	233 1.0×	88	3.5k
James M. McLenachan United Kingdom	16	2.1k 1.3×	562 0.9×	489 0.8×	106 0.3×	59 0.3×	48	2.8k

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Carson, Jeffrey L., Maria M. Brooks, J. Dawn Abbott, et al.. (2013). Liberal versus restrictive transfusion thresholds for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal. 165(6). 964–971.e1. 235 indexed citations

Ansani, Nicole T., Robert A. Branch, Thomas C. Smitherman, et al.. (2006). United States Medical Practice Summary. American Journal of Medical Quality. 21(4). 246–254. 12 indexed citations

Ansani, Nicole T., Carl Sirio, Thomas C. Smitherman, et al.. (2006). Designing a Strategy to Promote Safe, Innovative Off-Label Use of Medications. American Journal of Medical Quality. 21(4). 255–261. 24 indexed citations

Ansani, Nicole T., Susan J. Skledar, Robert A. Branch, et al.. (2005). Practical approach to grading evidence for formulary recommendations. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 62(14). 1498–1501. 17 indexed citations

Markovitz, Jerome H., Karen A. Matthews, Joseph E. Kiss, & Thomas C. Smitherman. (1996). Effects of Hostility on Platelet Reactivity to Psychological Stress in Coronary Heart Disease Patients and in Healthy Controls. Psychosomatic Medicine. 58(2). 143–149. 73 indexed citations

Popma, Jeffrey J., Gregory Dehmer, Brandy S. Walker, Theodore R. Simon, & Thomas C. Smitherman. (1992). Analysis of thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomography after intravenous dipyridamole using different quantitative measures of coronary stenosis severity and receiver operator characteristic curves. American Heart Journal. 124(1). 65–74. 4 indexed citations

Popma, Jeffrey J., Thomas C. Smitherman, Brandy S. Walker, Theodore R. Simon, & Gregory Dehmer. (1990). Reverse redistribution of thallium-201 detected by SPECT imaging after dipyridamole in angina pectoris. The American Journal of Cardiology. 65(18). 1176–1180. 21 indexed citations

Smitherman, Thomas C., et al.. (1990). Direct Coronary Vasodilation Induced by Intracoronary Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 16(6). 1000–1006. 17 indexed citations

Grayburn, Paul, Jeffrey J. Popma, S L Pryor, et al.. (1989). Comparison of dipyridamole-Doppler echocardiography to thallium-201 imaging and quantitative coronary arteriography in the assessment of coronary artery disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 63(18). 1315–1320. 11 indexed citations

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Smitherman, Thomas C., Gregory Dehmer, & Sami I. Said. (1988). Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide as a Coronary Vasodilator. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 527(1). 421–430. 4 indexed citations

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Lewis, H. Daniel, James W. Davis, Donald Archibald, et al.. (1983). Protective Effects of Aspirin against Acute Myocardial Infarction and Death in Men with Unstable Angina. New England Journal of Medicine. 309(7). 396–403. 1227 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nixon, J.V., et al.. (1982). Identification of transient and persistent segmental wall motion abnormalities in patients with unstable angina by two-dimensional echocardiography.. Circulation. 65(7). 1497–1503. 124 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, Ananya, et al.. (1980). Studies on human heart citrate synthase.. PubMed. 1. 329–37. 1 indexed citations

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Rothkopf, Michael M., Julie L. Boerner, Marvin J. Stone, et al.. (1979). Detection of myocardial infarct extension by CK-B radioimmunoassay.. Circulation. 59(2). 268–274. 26 indexed citations

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Smitherman, Thomas C., et al.. (1978). Serial myocardial scintigraphy after a single dose of thallium-201 in men after acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 42(2). 177–182. 31 indexed citations

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Adams, H. Richard, et al.. (1977). Influence of mannitol on contractile responses of isolated perfused arteries. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 232(1). H59–H66. 17 indexed citations

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Smitherman, Thomas C., et al.. (1975). Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect: Report of the Oldest Known Surviving Case. CHEST Journal. 67(5). 603–606. 5 indexed citations

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Riesz, Peter & Thomas C. Smitherman. (1972). Radiation‐Induced Hydrogen Transfer in Nucleic Acids and Proteins in the Solid State. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 10(6). 1165–1184. 7 indexed citations

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Smitherman, Thomas C., et al.. (1971). Radiation-Induced Hydrogen Transfer in Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Related Substances: Effects of Temperature and Scavengers. Radiation Research. 46(2). 251–251. 8 indexed citations

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Riesz, Peter, Thomas C. Smitherman, & Charles D. Scher. (1970). Hydrogen Transfer from Exchangeable to Carbon-bound Sites in γ-irradiated Proteins and Nucleic Acids. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 17(4). 389–393. 12 indexed citations

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