Walter M. Kirkendall

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

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Walter M. Kirkendall is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter M. Kirkendall has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 11 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Walter M. Kirkendall's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (20 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (11 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (8 papers). Walter M. Kirkendall is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (20 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (11 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (8 papers). Walter M. Kirkendall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Walter M. Kirkendall's co-authors include Edward D. Freis, Frederick H. Epstein, Alan C. Burton, Jeremy Hammond, Merrill Overturf, Annette Fitz, Jay H. Stein, Jonathan K. Wilkin, Manning Feinleib and William R. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Walter M. Kirkendall

74 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter M. Kirkendall United States	23	886	376	371	275	236	76	2.1k
Frank A. Finnerty United States	27	817 0.9×	341 0.9×	247 0.7×	313 1.1×	149 0.6×	110	2.2k
Andrew J. Zweifler United States	22	879 1.0×	281 0.7×	308 0.8×	137 0.5×	200 0.8×	61	1.7k
Gordon S. Stokes Australia	26	805 0.9×	237 0.6×	422 1.1×	248 0.9×	283 1.2×	130	2.0k
C J Bulpitt United Kingdom	29	979 1.1×	207 0.6×	475 1.3×	181 0.7×	207 0.9×	97	2.8k
Marvin Moser United States	27	1.3k 1.5×	369 1.0×	555 1.5×	182 0.7×	123 0.5×	154	2.3k
R. Fagard Belgium	27	1.6k 1.8×	310 0.8×	538 1.5×	432 1.6×	312 1.3×	85	2.6k
Mohinder P. Sambhi United States	25	922 1.0×	206 0.5×	751 2.0×	224 0.8×	179 0.8×	98	2.2k
E. B. Raftery United Kingdom	30	1.9k 2.2×	656 1.7×	275 0.7×	311 1.1×	171 0.7×	140	2.9k
R Sannerstedt Sweden	24	893 1.0×	224 0.6×	493 1.3×	112 0.4×	387 1.6×	66	2.0k
T. Strasser Switzerland	10	701 0.8×	463 1.2×	498 1.3×	359 1.3×	126 0.5×	25	2.1k

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Holtzman, Jordan L., et al.. (1990). Multicenter comparison of once- and twice-daily isradipine to hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of hypertension in elderly patients. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 48(5). 590–597. 4 indexed citations

Gifford, Ray W., et al.. (1989). Office evaluation of hypertension. A statement for health professionals by a writing group of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research, American Heart Association.. Circulation. 79(3). 721–731. 17 indexed citations

Samuel, Paul, et al.. (1988). Effects of isradipine, a new calcium antagonist, versus hydrochlorothiazide on serum lipids and apolipoproteins in patients with systemic hypertension. The American Journal of Cardiology. 62(16). 1068–1071. 9 indexed citations

Tuck, Michael L., et al.. (1986). Low‐Dose Captopril in Mild to Moderate Geriatric Hypertension. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 34(10). 693–696. 28 indexed citations

Frishman, William H., Walter M. Kirkendall, John Lunn, et al.. (1985). Diuretics versus calcium-channel blockers in systemic hypertension: A preliminary multicenter experience with hydrochlorothiazide and sustained-release diltiazem. The American Journal of Cardiology. 56(16). H92–H96. 8 indexed citations

Glassock, Richard J., Richard E. Weitzman, Cathy Bennett, et al.. (1982). Pindolol: Effects on blood pressure and plasma renin activity. American Heart Journal. 104(2). 421–425. 7 indexed citations

Overturf, Merrill, et al.. (1979). Evidence against acetone-soluble renin inhibitors in normal human plasma.. Hypertension. 1(2). 98–105. 5 indexed citations

Hammond, Jeremy, Walter M. Kirkendall, & Richard V. Calfee. (1979). Hypertensive crisis managed by computer controlled infusion of sodium nitroprusside: A model for the closed loop administration of short acting vasoactive agents. Computers and Biomedical Research. 12(2). 97–108. 36 indexed citations

Overturf, Merrill, et al.. (1979). Phthalate esters in normal and pathological human kidneys. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 22(1). 536–542. 25 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M., et al.. (1978). RENIN AS A PREDICTOR OF HYPERTENSIVE COMPLICATIONS*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 304(1). 147–160. 8 indexed citations

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Wilson, Curtis B. & Walter M. Kirkendall. (1970). THE EFFECTS OF MEFRUSIDE IN THE WATER DIURETIC AND HYDROPENIC DOG: A COMPARISON WITH CHLOROTHIAZIDE. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 173(2). 422–429. 1 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M. & Jay H. Stein. (1968). Clinical pharmacology furosemide and ethacrynic acid. The American Journal of Cardiology. 22(2). 162–167. 41 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M.. (1967). The Placebo and Clinical Investigation. PubMed. 7(5). 245–247. 5 indexed citations

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Fitz, Annette, et al.. (1966). Cardiorenal hemodynamic effects of ethacrynic acid. American Heart Journal. 71(2). 153–165. 21 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M.. (1961). Essential Hypertension: An International Symposium. Archives of Internal Medicine. 108(6). 974–974. 24 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M.. (1960). CURRENT CONCEPTS OF THE MECHANISMS OF HYPERTENSION. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 88(4). 922–926. 1 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M.. (1959). Clinical Evaluation of Chlorothiazide. Circulation. 19(6). 933–941. 9 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M.. (1958). Urine and Urinary Sediment, a Practical Manual and Atlas.. Archives of Internal Medicine. 101(6). 1180–1180. 5 indexed citations

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Culbertson, James W., John W. Eckstein, Walter M. Kirkendall, & George N. Bedell. (1957). General Hemodynamics and Splanchnic Circulation in Patients with Coarctation of the Aorta1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 36(11). 1537–1545. 14 indexed citations

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Kirkendall, Walter M.. (1956). The Treatment of Renal Failure.. Archives of Internal Medicine. 98(1). 121–121. 53 indexed citations

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