Varner J. Johns

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Varner J. Johns is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Varner J. Johns has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Varner J. Johns's work include Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (3 papers), Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (3 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (2 papers). Varner J. Johns is often cited by papers focused on Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (3 papers), Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (3 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (2 papers). Varner J. Johns collaborates with scholars based in United States. Varner J. Johns's co-authors include Albert E. Hirst, Milton G. Crane, Shannon Brunjes, John J. Harris, Donald R. Wybenga, Joan E. Hodgman, Roy V. Jutzy, Benjamin H. Barbour, George C. Griffith and David C. Levinson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Varner J. Johns

17 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

DISSECTING ANEURYSM OF THE AORTA 1958 2026 1980 2003 1958 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. DISSECTING ANEURYSM OF THE AORTA
    1958 1.1k citations Albert E. Hirst, Varner J. Johns et al. Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Varner J. Johns United States 11 1.1k 800 686 202 115 19 1.5k
Albert A. Driedger Canada 18 435 0.4× 221 0.3× 424 0.6× 177 0.9× 161 1.4× 45 1.1k
Robert I. Hamby United States 25 314 0.3× 1.5k 1.9× 755 1.1× 63 0.3× 128 1.1× 89 1.9k
Nelson W. Barker United States 12 227 0.2× 357 0.4× 356 0.5× 127 0.6× 71 0.6× 21 1.1k
Robert McManus United States 10 234 0.2× 421 0.5× 427 0.6× 50 0.2× 55 0.5× 18 888
Walter T. Goodale United States 17 304 0.3× 635 0.8× 191 0.3× 31 0.2× 139 1.2× 22 1.1k
G. William‐Olsson Sweden 18 284 0.3× 467 0.6× 374 0.5× 124 0.6× 68 0.6× 79 1.1k
A Zuccalà Italy 18 435 0.4× 384 0.5× 202 0.3× 105 0.5× 34 0.3× 62 1.1k
Juha Salenius Finland 15 481 0.4× 346 0.4× 486 0.7× 139 0.7× 57 0.5× 38 980
P Bareiss France 16 257 0.2× 907 1.1× 311 0.5× 44 0.2× 56 0.5× 43 1.2k
C Rusconi Italy 10 287 0.3× 2.0k 2.5× 237 0.3× 90 0.4× 159 1.4× 24 2.2k

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Johns, Varner J.. (1984). Beta-blocking drugs for arrhythmias, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease. The American Journal of Surgery. 147(6). 725–730.
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Bansal, Ramesh C., et al.. (1980). Isolated Right Ventricular Mechanical Alternans in Right Ventricular Infarction. CHEST Journal. 77(1). 115–118. 3 indexed citations
3.
Johns, Varner J., et al.. (1977). Cardiac myxomas: report of eight cases with successful excision.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 127(4). 284–91. 7 indexed citations
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Crane, Milton G., John J. Harris, & Varner J. Johns. (1972). Hyporeninemic hypertension. The American Journal of Medicine. 52(4). 457–466. 109 indexed citations
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Jutzy, Roy V., et al.. (1968). Contributions of ultrasound to the study of up-right, exercising man. The American Journal of Cardiology. 21(1). 92–92. 9 indexed citations
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Crane, Milton G., et al.. (1966). Effect of Ethinyl Estradiol (Estinyl) on Plasma Renin Activity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 26(12). 1403–1406. 36 indexed citations
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Brunjes, Shannon, et al.. (1964). Decreased oxidative deamination of catecholamines associated with clinical scleroderma. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 7(2). 138–152. 13 indexed citations
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Brunjes, Shannon, Donald R. Wybenga, & Varner J. Johns. (1964). Fluorometric Determination of Urinary Metanephrine and Normetanephrine. Clinical Chemistry. 10(1). 1–12. 35 indexed citations
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Leak, David J., Shannon Brunjes, Varner J. Johns, & Paul Starr. (1963). Excess Thyroid Medication and Adrenal Medullary Response to Insulin Hypoglycemia. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 23(8). 834–836. 5 indexed citations
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Brunjes, Shannon, et al.. (1963). Adrenal medullary function in idiopathic spontaneous hypoglycemia of infancy and childhood. The American Journal of Medicine. 34(2). 168–176. 25 indexed citations
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Johns, Varner J. & Shannon Brunjes. (1962). Pheochromocytoma. The American Journal of Cardiology. 9(1). 120–125. 19 indexed citations
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Hirst, Albert E. & Varner J. Johns. (1962). Experimental Dissection of Media of Aorta by Pressure. Circulation Research. 10(6). 897–903. 20 indexed citations
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Barbour, Benjamin H., Albert E. Hirst, & Varner J. Johns. (1961). Nontraumatic hemopericardium. The American Journal of Cardiology. 7(1). 102–108. 13 indexed citations
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Brunjes, Shannon, et al.. (1961). PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA. Survey of Anesthesiology. 5(4). 417–417. 1 indexed citations
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Brunjes, Shannon, Varner J. Johns, & Milton G. Crane. (1960). Pheochromocytoma. New England Journal of Medicine. 262(8). 393–396. 118 indexed citations
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Hirst, Albert E., et al.. (1958). DISSECTING ANEURYSM OF THE AORTA. Medicine. 37(3). 217–217. 1102 indexed citations breakdown →
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Griffith, George C., Harold Miller, Richard S. Cosby, et al.. (1953). The Selection and Medical Management of Patients with Mitral Stenosis Treated by Mitral Commissurotomy. Circulation. 7(1). 30–36. 17 indexed citations
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Hirst, Albert E. & Varner J. Johns. (1952). LYMPHOPENIA IN DIAGNOSIS OF THE ACUTE ABDOMEN. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 223(5). 548–552.
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Zinn, Willard J., David C. Levinson, Varner J. Johns, & George C. Griffith. (1951). The Effect of Angiocardiography on the Heart as Measured by Electrocardiographic Alterations. Circulation. 3(5). 658–662. 5 indexed citations

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