2026 Christopher P. Cannon: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	187	466	431	306	278	1327	169037
Medicine	189	262	238	175	157	1316	172635

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2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Christopher P. Cannon is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their primary research interests encompass:

Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
Spinal Hematomas and Complications
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
Cardiac Health and Mental Health

Their scholarly work includes publications focused on cardiology and cardiovascular interventions. Frequent publication venues include:

Circulation
European Heart Journal
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
UNC Libraries

Notable recent papers by Christopher P. Cannon include:

"Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Oral P2Y ₁₂ Inhibitors in Acute Coronary Syndrome" (2020) published in Circulation
"Ticagrelor-Induced Dyspnea" (2023) published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
"TCT CONNECT-58 Evaluation of Antithrombotic Strategies Before and After the First Month of Therapy: Landmark Analysis of the RE-DUAL PCI Trial" (2020) published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
"Acute Clopidogrel Use and Outcomes in Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery" (2021) published in UNC Libraries
"ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction" (2021) published in DeckerMed Transitional Year Weekly Curriculum™

Frequent collaborators contributing to their research efforts include:

Shahzad Hassan
David Zelle
Christian Figueroa
Alexander Blood
Matthew T. Roe

Best Publications

Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Lars Wallentin;Richard C. Becker;Andrzej Budaj;Christopher P. Cannon

8340
Citations
Intensive versus moderate lipid lowering with statins after acute coronary syndromes.

Christopher P. Cannon;Eugene Braunwald;Carolyn H. McCabe;Daniel J. Rader

6446
Citations
Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy

Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Meg J. Jardine;Meg J. Jardine;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Severine Bompoint

4916
Citations
Alogliptin after Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

William B. White;Christopher P. Cannon;Simon R. Heller;Steven E. Nissen

2994
Citations
Predictors of hospital mortality in the global registry of acute coronary events.

Christopher B. Granger;Robert J. Goldberg;Omar Dabbous;Karen S. Pieper

2922
Citations
Addition of Clopidogrel to Aspirin and Fibrinolytic Therapy for Myocardial Infarction with ST-Segment Elevation

Marc S. Sabatine;Christopher P. Cannon;C. Michael Gibson;Jose L. López-Sendón

2799
Citations
C-Reactive Protein Levels and Outcomes after Statin Therapy

Paul M Ridker;Christopher P. Cannon;David Morrow;Nader Rifai

2599
Citations
TIMI Frame Count A Quantitative Method of Assessing Coronary Artery Flow

Gibson Cm;Cannon Cp;Daley Wl;Dodge Jt

2582
Citations
Comparison of early invasive and conservative strategies in patients with unstable coronary syndromes treated with the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban.

Christopher P. Cannon;William S. Weintraub;Laura A. Demopoulos;Ralph Vicari

2537
Citations
Cardiac-Specific Troponin I Levels to Predict the Risk of Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Elliott M. Antman;Milenko J. Tanasijevic;Bruce Thompson;Mark Schactman

2520
Citations
The prognostic value of B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

James A. de Lemos;David A. Morrow;Jane H. Bentley;Torbjørn Omland

2053
Citations
Risk of Incident Diabetes With Intensive-Dose Compared With Moderate-Dose Statin Therapy A Meta-analysis

David Preiss;Sreenivasa Rao Kondapally Seshasai;Paul Welsh;Sabina A. Murphy

1848
Citations
Relationship of symptom-onset-to-balloon time and door-to-balloon time with mortality in patients undergoing angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction.

Cannon Cp;Gibson Cm;Lambrew Ct;Shoultz Da

1595
Citations
Standard- vs high-dose clopidogrel based on platelet function testing after percutaneous coronary intervention: the GRAVITAS randomized trial.

Matthew J. Price;Peter B. Berger;Paul S. Teirstein;Jean-François Tanguay

1586
Citations
Clopidogrel with or without Omeprazole in Coronary Artery Disease

Deepak L. Bhatt;Deepak L. Bhatt;Byron L. Cryer;Charles F. Contant;Marc Cohen

1552
Citations
Vascular and upper gastrointestinal effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Meta-analyses of individual participant data from randomised trials

Colin Baigent;N. Bhala;J. Emberson;A. Merhi

1535
Citations
Standard- vs High-Dose Clopidogrel Based on Platelet Function Testing After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Matthew J. Price;Peter B. Berger;Paul S. Teirstein;Dominick J. Angiolillo

1461
Citations
Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Recent Worsening Heart Failure

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

1402
Citations
Reduced-function CYP2C19 genotype and risk of adverse clinical outcomes among patients treated with clopidogrel predominantly for PCI: a meta-analysis.

Jessica L. Mega;Tabassome Simon;Jean Philippe Collet;Jeffrey L. Anderson

1373
Citations
Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin and fibrinolytic therapy for myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation

Marc S. Sabatine;Christopher P. Cannon;C. Michael Gibsonn;Jose L. Lopez-Sendon

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene Braunwald Harvard Medical School

Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital

Sabina A. Murphy Brigham and Women's Hospital

David A. Morrow Brigham and Women's Hospital

C. Michael Gibson Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Marc S. Sabatine Brigham and Women's Hospital

Carolyn H. McCabe Brigham and Women's Hospital

Robert P. Giugliano Brigham and Women's Hospital

Gregg C. Fonarow University of California, Los Angeles

Elliott M. Antman Brigham and Women's Hospital

External Links

Personal website of Christopher P. Cannon

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