Torsten Doenst

17.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
337 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Torsten Doenst is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Doenst has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 166 papers in Surgery and 79 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Doenst's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (124 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (65 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (57 papers). Torsten Doenst is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (124 papers), Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (65 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (57 papers). Torsten Doenst collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Torsten Doenst's co-authors include E. Dale Abel, Tiến Dũng Nguyễn, Michael A. Borger, Heinrich Taegtmeyer, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Michael Schwarzer, Gary W. Goodwin, Eric J. Velazquez, Robert O. Bonow and Paulo Amorim and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Doenst

299 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Cardiac Metabolism in Heart Failure

2013 819 citations Torsten Doenst et al. profile →
Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

2016 576 citations Eric J. Velazquez, Robert E. Michler et al. profile →
PCI and CABG for Treating Stable Coronary Artery Disease

2019 283 citations Torsten Doenst, Patrick W. Serruys et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Torsten Doenst	4.9k	3.0k	1.9k	1.3k	1.1k	337	7.9k
Yasuki Kihara	5.9k 1.2×	2.2k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	823 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	446	10.3k
Dirk Westermann	7.6k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	916 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	424	11.9k
Minoru Yoshiyama	6.1k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	908 0.7×	3.0k 2.6×	385	11.0k
Robin P. Choudhury	3.9k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	3.2k 2.8×	202	9.8k
Chung‐Wah Siu	4.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	926 0.7×	548 0.5×	279	8.9k
Shunichi Homma	4.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	193	8.1k
Yochai Birnbaum	5.2k 1.1×	2.7k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	638 0.5×	2.0k 1.8×	357	9.1k
Masatsugu Hori	3.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	197	8.2k
Guillermo Torre‐Amione	8.2k 1.7×	3.6k 1.2×	3.3k 1.7×	923 0.7×	987 0.9×	248	12.9k
Doron Aronson	5.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	967 0.8×	206	10.9k

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Rad, Arian Arjomandi, Hristo Kirov, Max Wacker, et al.. (2025). Mini-Sternotomy vs. Right Anterior Mini-Thoracotomy for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 40(3). e20240211–e20240211.

Kirov, Hristo, et al.. (2025). Survival Trends of Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Sex-Specific Differences—A Meta-Analysis of Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data. The American Journal of Cardiology. 253. 53–58.

Berretta, Paolo, Torsten Doenst, Mauro Rinaldi, et al.. (2025). Second cross-clamp in less invasive mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation: Predictors and outcomes. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 171(2). 400–407.e2.

Saha, Shekhar, Carolyn Weber, Mateo Marin‐Cuartas, et al.. (2025). Infective endocarditis in octogenarians—a multicenter analysis. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 67(4).

Kirov, Hristo, Túlio Caldonazo, Johannes Fischer, et al.. (2024). Cardiac Surgery 2023 Reviewed. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 72(5). 346–357. 6 indexed citations

Jeppsson, Anders, Efstratios I. Charitos, Sebastian Sadoni, et al.. (2024). Characterization of Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Atrial Fibrillation Patterns: Rationale and Design of an Investigator-Initiated Observational Study. The American Journal of Cardiology. 234. 47–52. 1 indexed citations

Masuda, Shinichiro, Pruthvi C. Revaiah, Shigetaka Kageyama, et al.. (2024). Quantitative coronary computed tomography assessment for differentiating between total occlusions and severe stenoses. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography. 18(5). 450–456. 1 indexed citations

Kirov, Hristo, et al.. (2024). Comparing percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting for left main stenosis on the basis of current regional registry evidence. JTCVS Open. 22. 257–271. 1 indexed citations

Gaudino, Mario, Marcus Flather, Davide Capodanno, et al.. (2024). European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) expert consensus statement on perioperative myocardial infarction after cardiac surgery. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 65(2). 4 indexed citations

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Caldonazo, Túlio, et al.. (2024). Herzklappenchirurgie – Literaturübersicht 2023. Zeitschrift für Herz- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie. 38(6). 350–357.

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Caldonazo, Túlio, Stefan Hagel, Torsten Doenst, et al.. (2024). Conservative Versus Surgical Therapy in Patients With Infective Endocarditis and Surgical Indication—Meta‐Analysis of Reconstructed Time‐to‐Event Data. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(7). e033404–e033404. 4 indexed citations

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Siemeni, T., Torsten Doenst, Túlio Caldonazo, et al.. (2023). Short- and long-term results of total arch replacement for acute type I aortic dissection in comparison to hemiarch replacement: a 10-year follow-up analysis. European Heart Journal. 44(Supplement_2). 2 indexed citations

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Caldonazo, Túlio, Hristo Kirov, Torsten Doenst, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 205. 354–359. 1 indexed citations

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Doenst, Torsten, Paolo Berretta, Nikolaos Bonaros, et al.. (2023). Aortic cross-clamp time correlates with mortality in the mini-mitral international registry. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 63(6). 17 indexed citations

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Kirov, Hristo, Túlio Caldonazo, & Torsten Doenst. (2022). Treatment of valvular heart disease in young patients—“early evidence” versus “latest fashion”. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 37(8). 2375–2377. 1 indexed citations

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Schlattmann, Peter, Túlio Caldonazo, Hristo Kirov, et al.. (2022). Surgical Timing in Patients With Infective Endocarditis and With Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(10). e024401–e024401. 13 indexed citations

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Kuehn, C., Artur Lichtenberg, Dominik Jóskowiak, et al.. (2022). Wearable cardioverter defibrillator multicentre experience in a large cardiac surgery cohort at transient risk of sudden cardiac death. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 61(5). 1031–1040. 7 indexed citations

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Lauten, Alexander, Hans R. Figulla, Axel Unbehaun, et al.. (2018). Interventional Treatment of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 11(2). e006061–e006061. 86 indexed citations

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Doenst, Torsten, et al.. (2018). Cardiac surgery 2017 reviewed. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 107(12). 1087–1102. 11 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Michael R., Lilin She, Torsten Doenst, et al.. (2015). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with and without Diabetes in the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial. European Journal of Heart Failure. 17(7). 725–734. 19 indexed citations

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