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D-Index
159
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148536
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797
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450

Bertram Pitt 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 Bertram Pitt sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,017 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bertram Pitt 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 Bertram Pitt sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 159 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Bertram Pitt is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has contributed substantially to medical research, with a primary focus in the field of Medicine. Their work covers subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, and Surgery.

Their research has concentrated on key topics including Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Electrolyte and Hormonal Disorders, and Potassium and Related Disorders.

Bertram Pitt has published frequently in major scientific venues. The most common publication venues include the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, European Heart Journal, Circulation, European Journal of Heart Failure, and JACC Heart Failure.

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated extensively with Pitt across numerous research projects. These include Peter Rossing, Stefan D. Anker, Luís M. Ruilope, Gerasimos Filippatos, and George L. Bakris.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Pitt provide insight into their research focus:

  • Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Cardiovascular and kidney outcomes with finerenone in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the FIDELITY pooled analysis, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet
  • Finerenone in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Age-stratified and blood-pressure-stratified effects of blood-pressure-lowering pharmacotherapy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and death: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet

Contributions to the scientific community have been recognized with membership in professional organizations, including as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The effect of spironolactone on morbidity and mortality in patients with severe heart failure. Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study Investigators.

    Bertram Pitt;Faiez Zannad;Willem J. Remme;Robert Cody

  • Effect of enalapril on survival in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fractions and congestive heart failure.

    Solvd Investigators;Salim Yusuf;Bertram Pitt;Clarence E Davis

  • Eplerenone, a Selective Aldosterone Blocker, in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

    Bertram Pitt;Willem Remme;Faiez Zannad;James Neaton

  • The Effect of Spironolactone on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Severe Heart Failure

    Bertram Pitt;Faiez Zannad;Willem J. Remme;Robert Cody

  • Effect of enalapril on mortality and the development of heart failure in asymptomatic patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fractions.

    Solvd Investigators;Yusuf S;Pitt B;Davis Ce

  • Eplerenone in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure and Mild Symptoms

    Faiez Zannad;John J. V. McMurray;Henry Krum;Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

  • Benazepril plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension in High-Risk Patients

    Kenneth Jamerson;Michael A. Weber;George L. Bakris;Björn Dahlöf

  • Effect of losartan compared with captopril on mortality in patients with symptomatic heart failure: randomised trial—the Losartan Heart Failure Survival Study ELITE II

    Bertram Pitt;Philip A Poole-Wilson;Robert Segal;Felipe A Martinez

  • Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

    Bertram Pitt;Marc A. Pfeffer;Susan F. Assmann;Robin Boineau

  • Randomised trial of losartan versus captopril in patients over 65 with heart failure (Evaluation of Losartan in the Elderly Study, ELITE)

    Bertram Pitt;Robert Segal;Felipe A Martinez;Georg Meurers

  • The Seattle Heart Failure Model Prediction of Survival in Heart Failure

    Wayne C. Levy;Dariush Mozaffarian;David T. Linker;Santosh C. Sutradhar

  • Effect of d-sotalol on mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction after recent and remote myocardial infarction

    Albert L Waldo;A John Camm;Hans deRuyter;Peter L Friedman

  • Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

    George L Bakris;Rajiv Agarwal;Stefan D Anker;Bertram Pitt

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition With Quinapril Improves Endothelial Vasomotor Dysfunction in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease The TREND (Trial on Reversing ENdothelial Dysfunction) Study

    G.B. J. Mancini;G. C. Henry;C. Macaya;B. J. O'Neill

  • Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Recent Worsening Heart Failure

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Michael Szarek;P. Gabriel Steg;Christopher P. Cannon

  • Limitation of Excessive Extracellular Matrix Turnover May Contribute to Survival Benefit of Spironolactone Therapy in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure Insights From the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study (RALES)

    Faiez Zannad;François Alla;Brigitte Dousset;Alfonso Perez

  • Effect of Amlodipine on the Progression of Atherosclerosis and the Occurrence of Clinical Events

    Bertram Pitt;Robert P. Byington;Curt D. Furberg;Donald B. Hunninghake

  • A randomized trial of immediate versus delayed elective angioplasty after intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute myocardial infarction.

    Eric J. Topol;Robert M. Califf;Barry S. George;Dean J. Kereiakes

  • Effects of eplerenone, enalapril, and eplerenone/enalapril in patients with essential hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: the 4E-left ventricular hypertrophy study.

    Bertram Pitt;Nathaniel Reichek;Roland Willenbrock;Faiez Zannad

  • Regional Variation in Patients and Outcomes in the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure With an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT) Trial

    Marc A. Pfeffer;Brian Claggett;Susan F. Assmann;Robin Boineau

Frequent Co-Authors

Faiez Zannad
Faiez Zannad University of Lorraine
Scott D. Solomon
Scott D. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital
John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow
Marc A. Pfeffer
Marc A. Pfeffer Harvard Medical School
George L. Bakris
George L. Bakris University of Chicago
Karl Swedberg
Karl Swedberg University of Gothenburg
Ali Ahmed
Ali Ahmed Georgetown University
Akshay S. Desai
Akshay S. Desai Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brian Claggett
Brian Claggett Brigham and Women's Hospital
Henry Krum
Henry Krum Monash University

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