Thomas Killip

14.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
111 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Killip is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Killip has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 35 papers in Surgery and 27 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Thomas Killip's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (24 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (18 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (16 papers). Thomas Killip is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (24 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (18 papers) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (16 papers). Thomas Killip collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and New Zealand. Thomas Killip's co-authors include Kathryn Davis, Lloyd D. Fisher, Eugene R. Passamani, Bernard Chaitman, Stephen Scheidt, Michael B. Mock, John W. Kennedy, George C. Kaiser, Edwin L. Alderman and Thomas J. Ryan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Killip

106 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Treatment of myocardial infarction in a coronary care unit

1967 1.5k citations Thomas Killip et al. The American Journal of Cardiology profile →
Effect of coronary artery bypass graft surgery on survival: overview of 10-year results from randomised trials by the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Trialists Collaboration

1994 1.4k citations Salim Yusuf, David M. Zucker et al. The Lancet profile →
Survival of medically treated patients in the coronary artery surgery study (CASS) registry.

1982 552 citations Michael B. Mock, Ivar Ringqvist et al. Circulation profile →
A Randomized Trial of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

1985 450 citations Eugene R. Passamani, Kathryn Davis et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation in Cardiogenic Shock

1973 399 citations Stephen Scheidt, Gary Wilner et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Killip United States	46	7.5k	4.4k	3.8k	1.4k	1.1k	111	10.1k
James L. Ritchie United States	53	8.6k 1.1×	3.8k 0.9×	5.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	597 0.5×	147	12.2k
Richard O. Russell United States	47	10.7k 1.4×	4.6k 1.1×	5.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	684 0.6×	165	14.6k
Gabriel Gregoratos United States	31	11.2k 1.5×	3.2k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	903 0.7×	479 0.4×	69	13.6k
Hiltrud S. Mueller United States	34	4.9k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	753 0.6×	733 0.7×	89	7.2k
Edwin L. Alderman United States	62	9.1k 1.2×	7.2k 1.6×	4.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	357 0.3×	190	14.1k
William L. Winters United States	39	7.2k 1.0×	3.3k 0.7×	4.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	260 0.2×	93	10.4k
Philip E. Aylward Australia	50	8.9k 1.2×	3.5k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	834 0.6×	908 0.8×	223	11.1k
H.J.C. Swan United States	41	4.7k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	2.9k 0.8×	894 0.7×	297 0.3×	123	7.0k
Melvin D. Cheitlin United States	41	5.7k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	588 0.4×	606 0.5×	138	9.2k
Desmond G. Julian United Kingdom	46	4.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	950 0.2×	403 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	134	6.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Martin, Judith A., Anthony Campbell, Thomas Killip, et al.. (2011). QT Interval Screening in Methadone Maintenance Treatment: Report of a SAMHSA Expert Panel. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 30(4). 283–306. 63 indexed citations

Achenbach, Stephan, Antonia Nomayo, Dieter Ropers, et al.. (2003). Relation between coronary calcium and 10-year risk scores in primary prevention patients. The American Journal of Cardiology. 92(12). 1471–1475. 27 indexed citations

Yusuf, Salim, David M. Zucker, Eugene R. Passamani, et al.. (1994). Effect of coronary artery bypass graft surgery on survival: overview of 10-year results from randomised trials by the Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Trialists Collaboration. The Lancet. 344(8922). 563–570. 1378 indexed citations breakdown →

Alderman, Edwin L., Scott Corley, Lloyd D. Fisher, et al.. (1993). Five-year angiographic follow-up of factors associated with progression of coronary artery disease in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS). Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 22(4). 1141–1154. 258 indexed citations

Chaitman, Bernard, Thomas J. Ryan, Richard A. Kronmal, et al.. (1990). Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS): Comparability of 10 year survival in randomized and randomizable patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 16(5). 1071–1078. 55 indexed citations

Ross, David L., Kathryn Davis, Mary Pettinger, et al.. (1987). Features of cardiac arrest episodes with and without acute myocardial infarction in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS). The American Journal of Cardiology. 60(16). 1219–1224. 4 indexed citations

Holmes, David R., Kathryn Davis, Michael B. Mock, et al.. (1986). The effect of medical and surgical treatment on subsequent sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary artery disease: a report from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study.. Circulation. 73(6). 1254–1263. 149 indexed citations

Passamani, Eugene R., et al.. (1985). A Randomized Trial of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine. 312(26). 1665–1671. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

Zimmern, Samuel H., William J. Rogers, Peter R. Bream, et al.. (1982). Total occlusion of the left main coronary artery: The Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) experience. The American Journal of Cardiology. 49(8). 2003–2010. 51 indexed citations

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Chaitman, Bernard, Lloyd D. Fisher, Martial G. Bourassa, et al.. (1981). Effect of coronary bypass surgery on survival patterns in subsets of patients with left main coronary artery disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 48(4). 765–777. 292 indexed citations

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Vlietstra, Ronald E., Robert L. Frye, Richard A. Kronmal, et al.. (1980). Risk factors and angiographic coronary artery disease: a report from the coronary artery surgery study (CASS).. Circulation. 62(2). 254–261. 71 indexed citations

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Nemickas, R, et al.. (1978). Massive myocardial necrosis in a young woman. American Heart Journal. 95(6). 766–774. 11 indexed citations

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Christodoulou, J, et al.. (1975). Metabolic and hemodynamic consequences of mannitol following myocardial anoxia. American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content. 229(3). 847–852. 7 indexed citations

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Scheidt, Stephen, Daniel R. Alonso, Gary Wilner, & Thomas Killip. (1974). Conference on Cardiogenic Shock: Preservation of Ischemic Myocardium: New York Heart Association: New concepts of cardiogenic shock: Preservation of ischemic myocardium. 50(3). 247–260. 2 indexed citations

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Butler, Vincent P., Arthur C. Fox, Alfred G. Gilman, et al.. (1974). What Should the Practicing Physician Know About Digoxin Bioavailability and How Will FDA Action Affect Him?. Circulation. 49(3). 399–400. 7 indexed citations

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Scheidt, Stephen, Gary Wilner, Hiltrud S. Mueller, et al.. (1973). Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in cardiogenic shock. Critical Care Medicine. 1(4). 225–225. 1 indexed citations

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Fillmore, S, Stephen Scheidt, & Thomas Killip. (1971). Objective Assessment of Pericardial Tamponade; Right Heart Catheterization at the Bedside. CHEST Journal. 59(3). 312–315. 5 indexed citations

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Killip, Thomas. (1971). Arrhythmia, sudden death and coronary artery disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 28(5). 614–616. 10 indexed citations

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Killip, Thomas. (1968). Management of the Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction. Medical Clinics of North America. 52(5). 1061–1075. 7 indexed citations

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Killip, Thomas, et al.. (1968). Aggressive treatment of arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction: Procedures and results. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 10(6). 483–504. 70 indexed citations

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