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90
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28595
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12235
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6266

Bernard Lown 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 Bernard Lown sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 388 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernard Lown 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 Bernard Lown sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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

  • 1988 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Bernard Lown was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, mainly focusing on social sciences and engineering. Their subfields of study included political science and international relations, sociology and political science, as well as safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

The scientist's main topics of work covered nuclear issues and defense, Korean Peninsula historical and political studies, and nuclear and radioactivity studies.

Lown published in several venues, with a notable publication in the New England Journal of Medicine. Their recent paper, published in 2021, was titled "Renewed Threat of Nuclear Holocaust Requires Physician Activism" and appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Renewed Threat of Nuclear Holocaust Requires Physician Activism, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine

Coauthors who frequently collaborated with Lown included Richard A. Cash and Jon E. Rohde.

  • Richard A. Cash
  • Jon E. Rohde

Throughout their career, Bernard Lown was recognized by several professional organizations. These honors included becoming a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 1988, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1987, and a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Approaches to Sudden Death from Coronary Heart Disease

    Bernard Lown;Marshall Wolf

  • Neural activity and ventricular fibrillation.

    Bernard Lown;Richard L. Verrier

  • Aggravation and provocation of ventricular arrhythmias by antiarrhythmic drugs.

    V Velebit;P Podrid;B Lown;B H Cohen

  • New method for terminating cardiac arrhythmias. Use of synchronized capacitor discharge.

    Bernard Lown;Raghavan Amarasingham;Jose Neuman

  • The Coronary Care Unit: New Perspectives and Directions

    Bernard Lown;Ali M. Fakhro;William B. Hood;George W. Thorn

  • Long-term survival of patients with malignant ventricular arrhythmia treated with antiarrhythmic drugs☆

    Thomas B. Graboys;Thomas B. Graboys;Bernard Lown;Bernard Lown;Philip J. Podrid;Philip J. Podrid;Regis DeSilva;Regis DeSilva

  • Sudden cardiac death: the major challenge confronting contemporary cardiology.

    Bernard Lown

  • Basis for recurring ventricular fibrillation in the absence of coronary heart disease and its management.

    B Lown;J V Temte;P Reich;C Gaughan

  • "Cardioversion" of atrial fibrillation. A report on the treatment of 65 episodes in 50 patients.

    Bernard Lown;Mark G. Perlroth;Sami Kaidbey;Tadaaki Abe

  • Comparison of alternating current with direct current electroshock across the closed chest

    Bernard Lown;Jose Neuman;Raghavan Amarasingham;Barouh V. Berkovits

  • Neural and psychologic mechanisms and the problem of sudden cardiac death

    Bernard Lown;Richard L. Verrier;Stephen H. Rabinowitz

  • Unresolved problems in coronary care

    Bernard Lown;Carlos Vassaux;William B. Hood;Ali M. Fakhro

  • Congestive Heart Failure Caused by Oral Disopyramide

    Philip J. Podrid;Arno Schoeneberger;Bernard Lown

  • The Syndrome of Short P-R Interval Normal QRS Complex and Paroxysmal Rapid Heart Action

    Bernard Lown;William F. Ganong;Samuel A. Levine

  • Comparison of ventricular ectopic activity during 24-hour monitoring and exercise testing in patients with coronary heart disease.

    Michael Ryan;Bernard Lown;Howard Horn

  • Sleep and ventricular premature beats.

    Bernard Lown;Mark Tykocinski;Andre Garfein;Phillip Brooks

  • Psychologic Stress and Threshold for Repetitive Ventricular Response

    Bernard Lown;Richard Verrier;Ramon Corbalan

  • The effect of vagus nerve stimulation upon vulnerability of the canine ventricle: role of sympathetic-parasympathetic interactions.

    B S Kolman;R L Verrier;B Lown

  • Exercise stress testing for exposure of cardiac arrhythmia.

    Michael V. Jelinek;Bernard Lown

  • Acute psychological disturbances preceding life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias

    Peter Reich;Regis A. DeSilva;Bernard Lown;Benjamin J. Murawski

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Verrier
Richard L. Verrier Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Joseph F. Polak
Joseph F. Polak Boston University
Henry Blackburn
Henry Blackburn University of Minnesota
John P. Merrill
John P. Merrill Harvard University
Elliott M. Antman
Elliott M. Antman Brigham and Women's Hospital
David U. Himmelstein
David U. Himmelstein City University of New York
Steffie Woolhandler
Steffie Woolhandler City University of New York
Robert I. Handin
Robert I. Handin Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stephen B. Manuck
Stephen B. Manuck University of Pittsburgh

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