Thomas S. Hatsukami

22.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
238 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas S. Hatsukami is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas S. Hatsukami has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 204 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 123 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 106 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Thomas S. Hatsukami's work include Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (187 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (109 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (75 papers). Thomas S. Hatsukami is often cited by papers focused on Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (187 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (109 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (75 papers). Thomas S. Hatsukami collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Thomas S. Hatsukami's co-authors include Chun Yuan, Marina S. Ferguson, Nayak L. Polissar, Baocheng Chu, William Kerwin, Tobias Saam, Norihide Takaya, Jianming Cai, Hunter R. Underhill and Vasily L. Yarnykh and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas S. Hatsukami

229 papers receiving 15.9k 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.

Definition and Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack

2009 1.2k citations Thomas S. Hatsukami et al. profile →
In Vivo Accuracy of Multispectral Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Identifying Lipid-Rich Necrotic Cores and Intraplaque Hemorrhage in Advanced Human Carotid Plaques

2001 621 citations Chun Yuan, Marina S. Ferguson et al. Circulation profile →
Classification of Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Lesions With In Vivo Multicontrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

2002 615 citations Thomas S. Hatsukami, Marina S. Ferguson et al. Circulation profile →
Association Between Carotid Plaque Characteristics and Subsequent Ischemic Cerebrovascular Events

2006 583 citations Norihide Takaya, Chun Yuan et al. profile →
Imaging biomarkers of vulnerable carotid plaques for stroke risk prediction and their potential clinical implications

2019 316 citations Luca Saba, Tobias Saam et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas S. Hatsukami United States	61	12.0k	7.6k	6.1k	5.0k	3.6k	238	16.2k
Christopher K. Zarins United States	68	11.9k 1.0×	9.4k 1.2×	3.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.2×	8.9k 2.5×	326	20.2k
Paul Schoenhagen United States	53	3.6k 0.3×	8.2k 1.1×	6.6k 1.1×	3.0k 0.6×	9.4k 2.6×	259	17.1k
Petros Nihoyannopoulos United Kingdom	56	3.3k 0.3×	15.2k 2.0×	3.6k 0.6×	3.8k 0.8×	3.8k 1.1×	296	19.0k
Marc R. Dweck United Kingdom	56	3.3k 0.3×	7.2k 0.9×	6.1k 1.0×	2.3k 0.5×	3.3k 0.9×	394	12.6k
James H.F. Rudd United Kingdom	54	4.6k 0.4×	3.7k 0.5×	5.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.3×	2.5k 0.7×	174	11.0k
Henrik Sillesen Denmark	45	3.6k 0.3×	3.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.2×	2.0k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	207	7.4k
Hans‐Henning Eckstein Germany	48	6.7k 0.6×	4.1k 0.5×	611 0.1×	2.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	413	9.2k
Gert J. de Borst Netherlands	45	5.3k 0.4×	4.2k 0.6×	660 0.1×	2.9k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	429	9.6k
Kenneth Rosenfield United States	49	6.0k 0.5×	3.4k 0.4×	1.0k 0.2×	6.2k 1.2×	4.3k 1.2×	204	13.5k
Francesco De Cobelli Italy	50	3.1k 0.3×	2.0k 0.3×	2.8k 0.5×	1.5k 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	357	10.5k

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Chen, Tong, Chun Yuan, Thomas S. Hatsukami, et al.. (2025). Carotid Plaque Characteristics Combined With Serum Inflammatory Biomarkers Predict Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. Brain and Behavior. 15(10). e70909–e70909. 1 indexed citations

Yuan, Chun, Thomas S. Hatsukami, Xihai Zhao, et al.. (2025). Incremental value of serum inflammatory biomarkers to carotid atherosclerotic plaque burden for prediction of ipsilateral ischemic stroke recurrence. Acta Radiologica. 66(10). 1047–1056. 1 indexed citations

Balu, Niranjan, Kaiyu Zhang, Thomas S. Hatsukami, & Chun Yuan. (2024). 3D Isotropic black-blood cine MRI of intracranial arteries. Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition.

Zhang, Kaiyu, Gádor Cantón, Yin Guo, et al.. (2024). Estimating Flow Direction of Circle of Willis Using Dynamic Arterial Spin-Labeling MR Angiography. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 45(10). 1419–1426.

Mossa‐Basha, Mahmud, Chun Yuan, Bruce A. Wasserman, et al.. (2022). Survey of the American Society of Neuroradiology Membership on the Use and Value of Extracranial Carotid Vessel Wall MRI. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 43(12). 1756–1761. 4 indexed citations

Wei, H., Xihai Zhao, Gádor Cantón, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of 3D multi-contrast carotid vessel wall MRI: a comparative study. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 10(1). 269–282. 11 indexed citations

Hippe, Daniel S., Binh An P. Phan, Jie Sun, et al.. (2018). Lp(a) (Lipoprotein(a)) Levels Predict Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease on Intensive Lipid Therapy. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 38(3). 673–678. 33 indexed citations

Shalhub, Sherene, Michal Schäfer, Jason D. Reynolds, et al.. (2017). VESS15. Association of Variant Arch Anatomy With Type B Aortic Dissection and Hemodynamic Mechanisms. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 65(6). 12S–12S. 1 indexed citations

Sun, Jie, Hunter R. Underhill, Daniel S. Hippe, et al.. (2012). Sustained Acceleration in Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression With Intraplaque Hemorrhage. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(8). 798–804. 105 indexed citations

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Fleg, Jerome L., Gregg W. Stone, Zahi A. Fayad, et al.. (2012). Detection of High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaque. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 5(9). 941–955. 165 indexed citations

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Tran, Nam T., et al.. (2012). RR29. Intravascular Ultrasound: A Critical Tool for Accurate Endograft Sizing in Blunt Traumatic Aortic Injury. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 55(6). 101S–101S. 1 indexed citations

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Dong, Li, Huijun Chen, Baocheng Chu, et al.. (2011). Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis: Effect of Intensive Lipid Therapy on the Vasa Vasorum—Evaluation by Using Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging. Radiology. 260(1). 224–231. 72 indexed citations

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Underhill, Hunter R., Chun Yuan, Vasily L. Yarnykh, et al.. (2009). Arterial Remodeling in the Subclinical Carotid Artery Disease. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 2(12). 1381–1389. 62 indexed citations

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Yu, Wei, et al.. (2008). A study of disrupted carotid plaque using high-resolution MRI. Zhonghua fangshexian yixue zazhi. 42(8). 844–848. 1 indexed citations

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Saam, Tobias, Hunter R. Underhill, Baocheng Chu, et al.. (2008). Prevalence of American Heart Association Type VI Carotid Atherosclerotic Lesions Identified by Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Different Levels of Stenosis as Measured by Duplex Ultrasound. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 51(10). 1014–1021. 102 indexed citations

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Oikawa, Minako, Chun Yuan, Hunter R. Underhill, et al.. (2007). Abstract 1912: Time Course of Change in Plaque Composition Associated with Rosuvastatin Therapy as Assessed by High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circulation. 116.

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Underhill, Hunter R., Chun Yuan, Baocheng Chu, et al.. (2006). Abstract 1730: Intraplaque Hemorrhage and Statin Therapy Alter the Natural History of Carotid Atherosclerosis: A Prospective Three Year Observational Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation. Circulation. 114. 1 indexed citations

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Rozek, Laura S., Thomas S. Hatsukami, Rebecca J. Richter, et al.. (2005). The correlation of paraoxonase (PON1) activity with lipid and lipoprotein levels differs with vascular disease status. Journal of Lipid Research. 46(9). 1888–1895. 46 indexed citations

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Nikkari, Seppo T., Randolph L. Geary, Thomas S. Hatsukami, et al.. (1996). Expression of collagen, interstitial collagenase, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in restenosis after carotid endarterectomy.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 148(3). 777–83. 60 indexed citations

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Moneta, Gregory L., James M. Edwards, George Papanicolaou, et al.. (1995). Screening for asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis: Duplex criteria for discriminating 60% to 99% stenosis. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 21(6). 989–994. 166 indexed citations

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