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D-Index
103
Citations
37850
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7386
National Ranking
3861

David M. Shahian 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 M. Shahian sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 385 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David M. Shahian 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 M. Shahian sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 103 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David M. Shahian is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, as well as Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics that include:

  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with David M. Shahian are:

  • Jeffrey P. Jacobs
  • Vinay Badhwar
  • Sean M. O'Brien
  • Michael E. Bowdish
  • Robert Habib

The main publication venues where the scientist has extensively contributed include:

  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • JAMA Cardiology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by David M. Shahian are:

  • The Safety of Inpatient Health Care, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Outcomes, Quality, and Research, 2021, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Volume-Outcome Association of Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States, 2020, JAMA Cardiology
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2020 Update on Outcomes and Research, 2020, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Updating an Empirically Based Tool for Analyzing Congenital Heart Surgery Mortality, 2021, World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for Reporting Mortality and Morbidity After Cardiac Valve Interventions

    Cary W. Akins;D. Craig Miller;Marko I. Turina;Nicholas T. Kouchoukos

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery.

    Sean M. O'Brien;David M. Shahian;Giovanni Filardo;Victor A. Ferraris

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

    David M. Shahian;Sean M. O'Brien;Giovanni Filardo;Victor A. Ferraris

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

    L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;Jeffrey L. Anderson;John A. Bittl

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;John A. Bittl;Charles R. Bridges

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Executive summary: A report of the american college of cardiology foundation/American heart association task force on practice guidelines

    L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;Jeffrey L. Anderson;John A. Bittl

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Revascularization Strategies

    William S. Weintraub;Maria V. Grau-Sepulveda;Jocelyn M. Weiss;Sean M. O'Brien

  • 2016 Annual Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

    Frederick L Grover;Sreekanth Vemulapalli;John D Carroll;Fred H Edwards

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: Antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery, part II: Antibiotic choice.

    Richard Engelman;David Shahian;Richard Shemin;T. Sloane Guy

  • Outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States.

    Michael J. Mack;J. Matthew Brennan;Ralph Brindis;John Carroll

  • Clinical Outcomes at 1 Year Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

    David R. Holmes;J. Matthew Brennan;John S. Rumsfeld;David Dai

  • Addition of Frailty and Disability to Cardiac Surgery Risk Scores Identifies Elderly Patients at High Risk of Mortality or Major Morbidity

    Jonathan Afilalo;Salvatore Mottillo;Mark J. Eisenberg;Karen Patton Alexander

  • Cardiac surgery report cards: comprehensive review and statistical critique

    David M. Shahian;Sharon-Lise Normand;David F. Torchiana;Stanley M. Lewis

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2-Statistical Methods and Results

    Sean M. O’Brien;Liqi Feng;Xia He;Ying Xian

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Outcomes and Quality.

    Richard S. D’Agostino;Jeffrey P. Jacobs;Vinay Badhwar;Felix G. Fernandez

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guideline Series: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery, Part I: Duration

    Fred H. Edwards;Richard M. Engelman;Peter Houck;David M. Shahian

  • Blueprint for a new American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.

    John D. Birkmeyer;David M. Shahian;Justin B. Dimick;Samuel R.G. Finlayson

  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1 - Background, Design Considerations, and Model Development

    David M. Shahian;Jeffrey P. Jacobs;Jeffrey P. Jacobs;Vinay Badhwar;Paul A. Kurlansky

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Executive summary

    L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;Jeffrey L. Anderson;John A. Bittl

  • ACCF/AHA Practice Guideline 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Jeffrey P. Jacobs University of Florida
Sean M. O'Brien
Sean M. O'Brien Duke University
Fred H. Edwards
Fred H. Edwards University of Florida
Frederick L. Grover
Frederick L. Grover University of Colorado Denver
Sharon-Lise T. Normand
Sharon-Lise T. Normand Harvard University
John E. Mayer
John E. Mayer Boston Children's Hospital
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michael J. Mack
Michael J. Mack Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Ralph G. Brindis
Ralph G. Brindis University of California, San Francisco
Marshall L. Jacobs
Marshall L. Jacobs Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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