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Alexander G.G. Turpie

Alexander G.G. Turpie

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Medicine
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
114
Citations
68119
World Ranking
4635
National Ranking
180

Alexander G.G. Turpie publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander G.G. Turpie sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 527 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alexander G.G. Turpie D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexander G.G. Turpie sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Alexander G.G. Turpie is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on multiple aspects of medicine, with specializations in internal medicine, surgery, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, hematology, and epidemiology. The emphasis of their work lies especially on venous thromboembolism (VTE) diagnosis and management, diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases, and atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, among other topics.

The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Alexander G.G. Turpie has contributed to the field through multiple recent papers, some of which include:

  • Assessment of Outcomes Among Patients With Venous Thromboembolism With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease, 2020, published in JAMA Network Open
  • Provoked versus unprovoked venous thromboembolism: Findings from GARFIELD-VTE, 2021, published in Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Comparative effectiveness of oral anticoagulants in venous thromboembolism: GARFIELD-VTE, 2020, published in Thrombosis Research
  • Anticoagulant treatment for venous thromboembolism: A pooled analysis and additional results of the XALIA and XALIA-LEA noninterventional studies, 2021, published in Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • The influence of anemia on clinical outcomes in venous thromboembolism: Results from GARFIELD-VTE, 2021, published in Thrombosis Research

Their frequent coauthors include Walter Ageno, Sylvia Haas, Alfredo E. Farjat, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, and Pantep Angchaisuksiri. This indicates collaborative work predominantly in thrombosis and cardiovascular research fields.

Alexander G.G. Turpie's research has been published in various venues, with several papers appearing in:

  • Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Thrombosis Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • JAMA Network Open
  • The Lancet

Their contributions span medicine broadly, with a concentration on cardiovascular and thrombotic disorders, reflecting a comprehensive engagement with clinical research and patient outcomes in these areas.

Best Publications

  • COLLABORATIVE OVERVIEW OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS OF ANTIPLATELET THERAPY .1. PREVENTION OF DEATH, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, AND STROKE BY PROLONGED ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF PATIENTS

    R Altman;L Carreras;R Diaz;E Figueroa

  • ISIS-4: a randomised factorial trial assessing early oral captopril, oral mononitrate, and intravenous magnesium sulphate in 58,050 patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. ISIS-4 (Fourth International Study of Infarct Survival) Collaborative Group.

    R Collins;R Peto;M Flather;S Parish

  • Derivation of a Simple Clinical Model to Categorize Patients Probability of Pulmonary Embolism: Increasing the Models Utility with the SimpliRED D-dimer

    Philip S. Wells;David R. Anderson;Marc Rodger;Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

  • Rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after total knee arthroplasty.

    Michael R. Lassen;Walter Ageno;Lars C. Borris;Jay R. Lieberman

  • A comparison of low-molecular-weight heparin administered primarily at home with unfractionated heparin administered in the hospital for proximal deep-vein thrombosis.

    Mark Levine;Michael Gent;Jack Hirsh;Jacques Leclerc

  • A comparison of three months of anticoagulation with extended anticoagulation for a first episode of idiopathic venous thromboembolism.

    Clive Kearon;Michael Gent;Michael Gent;Jack Hirsh;Jack Hirsh;Jeffrey Weitz

  • ISIS-3 - A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF STREPTOKINASE VS TISSUE PLASMINOGEN-ACTIVATOR VS ANISTREPLASE AND OF ASPIRIN PLUS HEPARIN VS ASPIRIN ALONE AMONG 41,299 CASES OF SUSPECTED ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

    D Hunt;J Varigos;F Dienstl;P Lechleitner

  • Use of a clinical model for safe management of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism.

    Philip S. Wells;Jeffrey S. Ginsberg;David R. Anderson;Clive Kearon

  • Rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after total knee arthroplasty (RECORD4): a randomised trial

    Alexander G. G. Turpie;Michael R. Lassen;Bruce L. Davidson;Kenneth A. Bauer

  • Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Dalteparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

    Alain Leizorovicz;Alexander T Cohen;Alexander G G Turpie;Carl-Gustav Olsson

  • Comparison of Low-Intensity Warfarin Therapy With Conventional-Intensity Warfarin Therapy for Long-Term Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism

    Clive Kearon;Jeffrey S. Ginsberg;Michael J. Kovacs;David R. Anderson

  • ISIS-4 - A randomised factorial assessing early oral captopril, oral mononitrate, and intravenous magnesium sulphate in 58.050 patient with suspected acute myocardial-infarction.

    R Collins;R Peto;M Flather;S Parish

  • Efficacy and safety of fondaparinux for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in older acute medical patients: randomised placebo controlled trial

    Alexander T Cohen;Bruce L Davidson;Alexander S Gallus;Michael R Lassen

  • Fondaparinux vs enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in major orthopedic surgery: a meta-analysis of 4 randomized double-blind studies.

    Alexander G. G. Turpie;Kenneth A. Bauer;Bengt I. Eriksson;Michael R. Lassen

  • Different intensities of oral anticoagulant therapy in the treatment of proximal-vein thrombosis.

    R. Hull;J. Hirsh;R. Jay;C. Carter

  • Pulmonary Angiography, Ventilation Lung Scanning, and Venography for Clinically Suspected Pulmonary Embolism with Abnormal Perfusion Lung Scan

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  • Fondaparinux Compared with Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism after Hip-Fracture Surgery

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  • Fondaparinux compared with enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after elective major knee surgery.

    K A Bauer;B I Eriksson;M R Lassen;A G Turpie

  • Comparison of low-molecular-weight heparin with unfractionated heparin acutely and with placebo for 6 weeks in the management of unstable coronary artery disease - Fragmin in unstable coronary artery disease study (FRIC)

    W. Klein;A. Buchwald;S. E. Hillis;S. Monrad

  • Postoperative fondaparinux versus postoperative enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism after elective hip-replacement surgery: a randomised double-blind trial

    Alexander G G Turpie;Kenneth A Bauer;Bengt I Eriksson;Michael R Lassen

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Samuel Z. Goldhaber Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ajay K. Kakkar
Ajay K. Kakkar University College London
Michael Gent
Michael Gent McMaster University
Jack Hirsh
Jack Hirsh McMaster University
Shinya Goto
Shinya Goto Tokai University
Walter Ageno
Walter Ageno University of Insubria
Paolo Prandoni
Paolo Prandoni University of Padua
Bengt I. Eriksson
Bengt I. Eriksson University of Gothenburg
Jeffrey I. Weitz
Jeffrey I. Weitz McMaster University
Russell D. Hull
Russell D. Hull University of Calgary

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