Will C. Sealy

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
173 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Will C. Sealy is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Will C. Sealy has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 45 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Will C. Sealy's work include Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (65 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (46 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (38 papers). Will C. Sealy is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (65 papers), Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (46 papers) and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes (38 papers). Will C. Sealy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Australia. Will C. Sealy's co-authors include John J. Gallagher, Andrew G. Wallace, W. Glenn Young, Edward L.C. Pritchett, J Kasell, Jackie Kasell, Robert H. Svenson, R.W. Postlethwait, John P. Boineau and Sarah D. Blumenschein and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Will C. Sealy

170 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

  1. The preexcitation syndromes
    1978 560 citations John J. Gallagher, Edward L.C. Pritchett et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Will C. Sealy United States 41 3.8k 1.4k 987 608 355 173 5.8k
James R. Malm United States 39 2.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 1.3k 2.2× 322 0.9× 153 4.3k
Roque Pifarré United States 33 1.8k 0.5× 2.2k 1.6× 703 0.7× 468 0.8× 431 1.2× 173 3.8k
Dwight E. Harken United States 34 2.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 727 0.7× 938 1.5× 374 1.1× 103 3.8k
Alberto Benchimol United States 34 2.9k 0.7× 893 0.6× 637 0.6× 338 0.6× 168 0.5× 220 4.0k
Vallee L. Willman United States 37 2.3k 0.6× 2.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.1× 613 1.0× 391 1.1× 164 4.1k
Mervyn S. Gotsman Israel 33 2.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 722 0.7× 418 0.7× 229 0.6× 229 3.5k
Charles R. Hatcher United States 39 2.0k 0.5× 2.7k 2.0× 1.8k 1.8× 721 1.2× 417 1.2× 161 4.5k
Morris N. Kotler United States 39 3.8k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 1.2k 2.0× 130 0.4× 203 5.0k
Charles A. Sanders United States 35 2.7k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 407 0.4× 389 0.6× 578 1.6× 104 4.0k
Marvin M. Kirsh United States 37 1.7k 0.4× 2.2k 1.6× 1.6k 1.7× 526 0.9× 744 2.1× 145 4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Will C. Sealy

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sealy, Will C.. (1994). Surgical anatomy of accessory connections of atrioventricular conduction. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 57(6). 1675–1683. 9 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C., et al.. (1993). Naming the bronchopulmonary segments and the development of pulmonary surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 55(1). 184–188. 15 indexed citations
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Gallagher, John J., Jay G. Selle, Robert H. Svenson, et al.. (1988). Surgical treatment of arrhythmias. The American Journal of Cardiology. 61(2). A27–A44. 46 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C.. (1983). Surgical treatment of the two types of tachycardia caused by Kent bundles with only retrograde function. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 85(5). 746–751. 1 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C. & John J. Gallagher. (1981). Surgical problems with multiple accessory pathways of atrioventricular conduction. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 81(5). 707–712. 26 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C. & John J. Gallagher. (1981). Surgical treatment of left free wall accessory pathways of atrioventricular conduction of the Kent type. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 81(5). 698–706. 36 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C.. (1979). Reply. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 78(2). 311–312. 2 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C., John J. Gallagher, & Edward L.C. Pritchett. (1978). The surgical anatomy of Kent bundles based on electrophysiological mapping and surgical exploration. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 76(6). 804–815. 102 indexed citations
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Gillette, Paul C., et al.. (1977). Concealed anomalous cardiac conduction pathway: An operable cause of supraventricular tachycardia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 90(3). 427–430. 11 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C., Robert W. Anderson, & John J. Gallagher. (1977). Surgical treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 73(4). 511–522. 46 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C. & Anthony V. Seaber. (1975). The action of carbon dioxide on the collateral pathways of pulmonary ventilation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 69(4). 533–538. 1 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C., Joseph C. Farmer, W. Glenn Young, & Ivan W. Brown. (1969). Atrial dysrhythmia and atrial secundum defects. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 57(2). 245–250. 25 indexed citations
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Crawford, Fred A., et al.. (1967). The role of functional demand on the development of pulmonary lesions during hemorrhagic shock. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 54(5). 658–665. 25 indexed citations
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Zotti, E, Sadao Ikeda, Alan M. Lesage, Will C. Sealy, & W. Glenn Young. (1966). Prolonged veno-venous perfusion with a membrane oxygenator for respiratory failure. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 51(3). 383–390. 19 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C. & W. Glenn Young. (1964). SCHATZKI'S RING OR LOWER ESOPHAGEAL WEB: A SEMANTIC AND SURGICAL ENIGMA. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 47(2). 143–150. 20 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C., Alan M. Lesage, & W. Glenn Young. (1963). VASCULAR RESPONSES DURING HYPOTHERMIA. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 46(6). 795–810. 3 indexed citations
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Pomerantz, Marvin, Jean R. Herdt, S. David Rockoff, Alfred S. Ketcham, & Will C. Sealy. (1963). EVALUATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE THORACIC DUCT BY LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 46(5). 568–575. 29 indexed citations
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Postlethwait, R.W. & Will C. Sealy. (1961). Surgery of the esophagus. Appleton-Century-Crofts eBooks. 178 indexed citations
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Sealy, Will C., et al.. (1960). The use of steroids for the control and prevention of serious respiratory embarrassment during and after intrathoracic operations. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 39(1). 109–116. 10 indexed citations
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Ferguson, T. Bruce, et al.. (1951). NOCARDIOSIS. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 22(4). 424–433. 24 indexed citations

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