Yongfei Wang

18.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
206 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Yongfei Wang is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Yongfei Wang has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 55 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 41 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Yongfei Wang's work include Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (63 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (53 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (45 papers). Yongfei Wang is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (63 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (53 papers) and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (45 papers). Yongfei Wang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Yongfei Wang's co-authors include Harlan M. Krumholz, Saif S. Rathore, Jeptha P. Curtis, Frederick A. Masoudi, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand, Jersey Chen, Edward P. Havranek, Mikhail Kosiborod, Martha J. Radford and Zhenqiu Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Yongfei Wang

193 papers receiving 13.1k 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. Incidence, predictors at admission, and impact of worsening renal function among patients hospitalized with heart failure
    2004 706 citations Yongfei Wang, Harlan M. Krumholz et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. The Obesity Paradox
    2005 617 citations Jeptha P. Curtis, Yongfei Wang et al. profile →
  3. Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction
    2005 504 citations Mikhail Kosiborod, Saif S. Rathore et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Patterns of Hospital Performance in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure 30-Day Mortality and Readmission
    2009 454 citations Harlan M. Krumholz, Geoffrey C. Schreiner et al. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes profile →
  5. An Administrative Claims Measure Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance on the Basis of 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure
    2008 418 citations Zhenqiu Lin, Joseph S. Ross et al. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yongfei Wang United States 60 9.0k 1.8k 1.8k 1.8k 1.6k 206 13.5k
Larry A. Allen United States 62 11.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 2.4k 1.3× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 345 16.8k
Lesley H. Curtis United States 62 7.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 312 14.3k
Carl van Walraven Canada 68 5.5k 0.6× 2.3k 1.3× 2.8k 1.5× 2.9k 1.6× 3.2k 2.0× 265 16.5k
Dennis T. Ko Canada 52 6.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 3.9k 2.1× 944 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 354 12.0k
Saif S. Rathore United States 47 5.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 778 0.5× 96 9.2k
Andreas Laupacis Canada 52 3.7k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 120 10.2k
Pamela N. Peterson United States 38 9.2k 1.0× 797 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.6× 740 0.5× 140 12.4k
P. Michael Ho United States 54 7.6k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 2.5k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 475 0.3× 304 13.9k
Héctor Bueno Spain 59 9.9k 1.1× 988 0.5× 3.0k 1.7× 884 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 394 13.7k
Jeptha P. Curtis United States 59 11.0k 1.2× 944 0.5× 3.3k 1.8× 1.0k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 293 14.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yongfei Wang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Higgins, Angela, Sarah Zimmerman, Yongfei Wang, et al.. (2025). LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOLLOWING LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION IN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES: OUTCOMES FROM THE NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR DATA REGISTRY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 85(12). 869–869. 1 indexed citations
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Kyanko, Kelly A., Yongfei Wang, Shu‐Xia Li, et al.. (2024). Incorporating Medicare Advantage Admissions Into the CMS Hospital-Wide Readmission Measure. JAMA Network Open. 7(6). e2414431–e2414431.
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Kyanko, Kelly A., Yongfei Wang, Jing Zhang, et al.. (2024). Processing and validation of inpatient Medicare Advantage data for use in hospital outcome measures. Health Services Research. 59(6). e14350–e14350. 1 indexed citations
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Daimee, Usama A., Yongfei Wang, Frederick A. Masoudi, et al.. (2022). Indications for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in the United States and Associated In-Hospital Outcomes: Results From the NCDR LAAO Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 15(8). e008418–e008418. 17 indexed citations
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Mori, Makoto, Khurram Nasir, Haikun Bao, et al.. (2021). Administrative Claims Measure for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 90-Day All-Cause Mortality Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 14(2). e006644–e006644.
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Khera, Rohan, Yongfei Wang, Susannah M. Bernheim, Zhenqiu Lin, & Harlan M. Krumholz. (2020). Post-discharge acute care and outcomes following readmission reduction initiatives: national retrospective cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. BMJ. 368. l6831–l6831. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Shilin, Jeph Herrin, Zhenqiu Lin, et al.. (2019). Measuring hospital‐specific disparities by dual eligibility and race to reduce health inequities. Health Services Research. 54(S1). 243–254. 24 indexed citations
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Huang, Chenxi, Karthik Murugiah, Shiwani Mahajan, et al.. (2018). Enhancing the prediction of acute kidney injury risk after percutaneous coronary intervention using machine learning techniques: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS Medicine. 15(11). e1002703–e1002703. 92 indexed citations
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Annapureddy, Amarnath, Karl E. Minges, Yongfei Wang, et al.. (2018). Abstract 14982: Association Between Industry Payments to Physicians and Device Selection: A Report From the NCDR ICD Registry. Circulation. 2 indexed citations
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Spatz, Erica S., Xianyan Jiang, Jiapeng Lu, et al.. (2015). Qingdao Port Cardiovascular Health Study: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 5(12). e008403–e008403. 4 indexed citations
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Russo, Andrea M., Stacie L. Daugherty, Frederick A. Masoudi, et al.. (2012). Abstract 9310: Gender and Outcomes Following Primary Prevention ICD Placement: Analysis of the NCDR ICD Registry. Circulation. 126(suppl_21). 1 indexed citations
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Vidán, María Teresa, Héctor Bueno, Yongfei Wang, et al.. (2010). The Relationship Between Systolic Blood Pressure on Admission and Mortality in Older Patients with Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 12(2). 148–155. 38 indexed citations
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Kosiborod, Mikhail, Silvio E. Inzucchi, John A. Spertus, et al.. (2009). Elevated Admission Glucose and Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. Circulation. 119(14). 1899–1907. 94 indexed citations
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Al‐Khatib, Sana M., Yongfei Wang, Wojciech Zaręba, et al.. (2007). Abstract 2428: Patients Who Receive an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator for MADIT-II Criteria in Clinical Practice are Different From Patients Enrolled in MADIT-II. Circulation. 116. 4 indexed citations
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Nallamothu, Brahmajee K., Eric Bates, Yongfei Wang, Elizabeth H. Bradley, & Harlan M. Krumholz. (2006). Driving Times and Distances to Hospitals With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States. Circulation. 113(9). 1189–1195. 161 indexed citations
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Chen, Jersey, Saif S. Rathore, Yongfei Wang, Martha J. Radford, & Harlan M. Krumholz. (2006). Physician board certification and the care and outcomes of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 21(3). 238–244. 87 indexed citations
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Curtis, Jeptha, Yongfei Wang, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, et al.. (2006). Abstract 3915: PCI in Asymptomatic Outpatients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization: Results from the American College of Cardiology - National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR(R)). Circulation. 114. 1 indexed citations
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Bradley, Elizabeth H., Jeph Herrin, Jennifer A. Mattera, et al.. (2005). Quality Improvement Efforts and Hospital Performance. Medical Care. 43(3). 282–292. 94 indexed citations

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