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David J. Tester

David J. Tester

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
28839
World Ranking
11810
National Ranking
6054

David J. Tester 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 David J. Tester sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 356 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David J. Tester 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 David J. Tester sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David J. Tester is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broader domains, their work concentrates notably on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, and surgery.

The main topics of Tester's investigations include cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, ion channel regulation and function, cardiovascular effects of exercise, CRISPR and genetic engineering, neuroscience and neural engineering, and genomics and rare diseases.

Tester has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with publications frequently appearing in key journals. The most common venues for their work are:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • Circulation
  • Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • EP Europace
  • European Heart Journal

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • "Transethnic Genome-Wide Association Study Provides Insights in the Genetic Architecture and Heritability of Long QT Syndrome" (2020, Circulation)
  • "Enhancing rare variant interpretation in inherited arrhythmias through quantitative analysis of consortium disease cohorts and population controls" (2020, Genetics in Medicine)
  • "Suppression-Replacement KCNQ1 Gene Therapy for Type 1 Long QT Syndrome" (2021, Circulation)
  • "SCN5A Mutation Type and a Genetic Risk Score Associate Variably With Brugada Syndrome Phenotype in SCN5A Families" (2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine)
  • an additional publication in 2020 within the Institutional Repository University of Antwerp

Tester often collaborates with other researchers, including frequent coauthors such as:

  • Michael J. Ackerman
  • John R. Giudicessi
  • Dan Ye
  • J. Martijn Bos
  • Sahej Bains

The research contributions made by Tester span multiple subfields of study, engaging deeply with both fundamental and applied aspects of their disciplines. Their collective work attends to the genetic bases and molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac conditions and related neurological and molecular processes, with a strong grounding in clinical and translational research approaches.

Best Publications

  • Hypermethylation of the hMLH1 promoter in colon cancer with microsatellite instability

    Julie M. Cunningham;Eric R. Christensen;David J. Tester;Cheong Yong Kim

  • An international compendium of mutations in the SCN5A-encoded cardiac sodium channel in patients referred for Brugada syndrome genetic testing.

    Jamie D. Kapplinger;David J. Tester;Marielle Alders;Begoña Benito

  • Compendium of Cardiac Channel Mutations in 541 Consecutive Unrelated Patients Referred for Long QT Syndrome Genetic Testing

    David J. Tester;Melissa L. Will;Carla M. Haglund;Michael J. Ackerman

  • Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer: different mutator phenotypes and the principal involvement of hMLH1.

    Stephen N. Thibodeau;Amy J. French;Julie M. Cunningham;David Tester

  • Mutant Caveolin-3 Induces Persistent Late Sodium Current and Is Associated With Long-QT Syndrome

    Matteo Vatta;Michael J. Ackerman;Bin Ye;Jonathan C. Makielski

  • Altered Expression of hMSH2 and hMLH1 in Tumors with Microsatellite Instability and Genetic Alterations in Mismatch Repair Genes

    Stephen N. Thibodeau;Amy J. French;Patrick C. Roche;Julie M. Cunningham

  • Postmortem molecular analysis of SCN5A defects in sudden infant death syndrome.

    Michael J. Ackerman;Benjamin L. Siu;William Q. Sturner;David J. Tester

  • Postmortem long QT syndrome genetic testing for sudden unexplained death in the young.

    David J. Tester;Michael J. Ackerman

  • Most LQT2 Mutations Reduce Kv11.1 (hERG) Current by a Class 2 (Trafficking-Deficient) Mechanism

    Corey L. Anderson;Brian P. Delisle;Blake D. Anson;Jennifer A. Kilby

  • Spectrum and prevalence of mutations from the first 2,500 consecutive unrelated patients referred for the FAMILION long QT syndrome genetic test.

    Jamie D. Kapplinger;David J. Tester;Benjamin A. Salisbury;Janet L. Carr

  • Syntrophin mutation associated with long QT syndrome through activation of the nNOS–SCN5A macromolecular complex

    Kazuo Ueda;Carmen Valdivia;Argelia Medeiros-Domingo;David J. Tester

  • SCN4B-Encoded Sodium Channel β4 Subunit in Congenital Long-QT Syndrome

    Argelia Medeiros-Domingo;Toshihiko Kaku;David J. Tester;Pedro Iturralde-Torres

  • The RYR2-Encoded Ryanodine Receptor/Calcium Release Channel in Patients Diagnosed Previously With Either Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia or Genotype Negative, Exercise-Induced Long QT Syndrome A Comprehensive Open Reading Frame Mutational Analysis

    Argelia Medeiros-Domingo;Zahurul A. Bhuiyan;David J. Tester;Nynke Hofman

  • The frequency of hereditary defective mismatch repair in a prospective series of unselected colorectal carcinomas.

    Julie M. Cunningham;Cheong Yong Kim;Eric R. Christensen;David J. Tester

  • Mutation of an A-kinase-anchoring protein causes long-QT syndrome

    Lei Chen;Michelle L. Marquardt;David J. Tester;Kevin J. Sampson

  • Spectrum and prevalence of cardiac sodium channel variants among black, white, Asian, and Hispanic individuals: implications for arrhythmogenic susceptibility and Brugada/long QT syndrome genetic testing.

    Michael J. Ackerman;Igor Splawski;Jonathan C. Makielski;David J. Tester

  • Spectrum and Frequency of Cardiac Channel Defects in Swimming-Triggered Arrhythmia Syndromes

    Grace Choi;Laura J. Kopplin;David J. Tester;Melissa L. Will

  • Genetic Testing for Long-QT Syndrome Distinguishing Pathogenic Mutations From Benign Variants

    Suraj Kapa;David J. Tester;Benjamin A. Salisbury;Carole Harris-Kerr

  • Novel NOTCH1 mutations in patients with bicuspid aortic valve disease and thoracic aortic aneurysms.

    Stephen H. McKellar;David J. Tester;Marineh Yagubyan;Ramanath Majumdar

  • Ethnic differences in cardiac potassium channel variants: implications for genetic susceptibility to sudden cardiac death and genetic testing for congenital long QT syndrome.

    Michael J. Ackerman;David J. Tester;Gregg S. Jones;Melissa L. Will

Frequent Co-Authors

Elijah R. Behr
Elijah R. Behr St George's, University of London
Peter J. Schwartz
Peter J. Schwartz Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Arthur A.M. Wilde
Arthur A.M. Wilde University of Amsterdam
Charles Antzelevitch
Charles Antzelevitch Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Minoru Horie
Minoru Horie Shiga University of Medical Science
Pascale Guicheney
Pascale Guicheney Sorbonne University
Connie R. Bezzina
Connie R. Bezzina University of Amsterdam

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