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102
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47772
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7552
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Dobromir Dobrev 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 Dobromir Dobrev sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 495 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Dobromir Dobrev 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 Dobromir Dobrev sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 102 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Dobromir Dobrev is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant concentration in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Other notable subfields include molecular biology, surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and physiology.

The scientist's research spans several key topics, notably atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, antiplatelet therapy and cardiovascular diseases, ion channel regulation and function, and inflammasome and immune disorders.

Dobrev's recent publications cover a range of high-impact cardiology topics. Notable papers include:

  • 2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), European Heart Journal, 2020
  • 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), European Heart Journal, 2024
  • Molecular Basis of Atrial Fibrillation Pathophysiology and Therapy, Circulation Research, 2020
  • Atrial Myocyte NLRP3/CaMKII Nexus Forms a Substrate for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation, Circulation Research, 2020
  • Inflammatory signalling in atrial cardiomyocytes: a novel unifying principle in atrial fibrillation pathophysiology, Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2022

The scientist often collaborates with other researchers, including Anke C. Fender, Jordi Heijman, Issam Abu-Taha, Markus Kamler, and Stanley Nattel.

Dobrev's research is frequently published in the following venues:

  • IJC Heart & Vasculature
  • European Heart Journal
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • International Journal of Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Best Publications

  • 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Paulus Kirchhof;Stefano Benussi;Dipak Kotecha;Anders Ahlsson

  • 2014 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization: The Task Force on Myocardial Revascularization of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)Developed with the special contribution of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).

    Stephan Windecker;Philippe Kolh;Fernando Alfonso;Jean-Philippe Collet

  • Atrial remodeling and atrial fibrillation: mechanisms and implications.

    Stanley Nattel;Brett Burstein;Dobromir Dobrev

  • The Clinical Profile and Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation Relationships Among Clinical Features, Epidemiology, and Mechanisms

    Jason Andrade;Paul Khairy;Dobromir Dobrev;Stanley Nattel

  • EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: Definition, characterization, and clinical implication

    Andreas Goette;Jonathan M. Kalman;Luis Aguinaga;Joseph Akar

  • Enhanced Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Leak and Increased Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger Function Underlie Delayed Afterdepolarizations in Patients With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

    Niels Voigt;Na Li;Qiongling Wang;Wei Wang

  • Cellular and Molecular Electrophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation Initiation, Maintenance, and Progression

    Jordi Heijman;Niels Voigt;Stanley Nattel;Dobromir Dobrev

  • Recent advances in the molecular pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation

    Reza Wakili;Niels Voigt;Stefan Kääb;Dobromir Dobrev

  • The G protein-gated potassium current I(K,ACh) is constitutively active in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation.

    D. Dobrev;A. Friedrich;N. Voigt;Norbert Jost

  • Enhanced Cardiomyocyte NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling Promotes Atrial Fibrillation.

    Chunxia Yao;Tina Veleva;Larry Scott;Shuyi Cao

  • Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Atrial Arrhythmogenesis in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

    Niels Voigt;Jordi Heijman;Qiongling Wang;David Y. Chiang

  • Molecular Basis of Downregulation of G-Protein–Coupled Inward Rectifying K+ Current (IK,ACh) in Chronic Human Atrial Fibrillation Decrease in GIRK4 mRNA Correlates With Reduced IK,ACh and Muscarinic Receptor–Mediated Shortening of Action Potentials

    Dobromir Dobrev;E. Graf;E. Wettwer;H. M. Himmel

  • Calcium Signaling and Cardiac Arrhythmias.

    Andrew P. Landstrom;Dobromir Dobrev;Xander H.T. Wehrens

  • Calmodulin kinase II–mediated sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak promotes atrial fibrillation in mice

    Mihail G. Chelu;Mihail G. Chelu;Satyam Sarma;Subeena Sood;Sufen Wang;Sufen Wang

  • Postoperative atrial fibrillation: mechanisms, manifestations and management.

    Dobromir Dobrev;Dobromir Dobrev;Martin Aguilar;Jordi Heijman;Jordi Heijman;Jean-Baptiste Guichard

  • Human Atrial Action Potential and Ca2+ Model: Sinus Rhythm and Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

    Eleonora Grandi;Sandeep V. Pandit;Niels Voigt;Antony J. Workman

  • Defective Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor Regulation During Atrial Fibrillation

    John A. Vest;Xander H.T. Wehrens;Steven R. Reiken;Stephan E. Lehnart

  • Atrial fibrillation promotion by endurance exercise: demonstration and mechanistic exploration in an animal model.

    Eduard Guasch;Begoña Benito;Xiaoyan Qi;Carlo Cifelli

  • L-Type Ca2+ Current Downregulation in Chronic Human Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Increased Activity of Protein Phosphatases

    T. Christ;P. Boknik;S. Wöhrl;E. Wettwer

  • New antiarrhythmic drugs for treatment of atrial fibrillation

    Dobromir Dobrev;Stanley Nattel

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley Nattel
Stanley Nattel Montreal Heart Institute
Ursula Ravens
Ursula Ravens University of Freiburg
Xander H.T. Wehrens
Xander H.T. Wehrens Baylor College of Medicine
Paulus Kirchhof
Paulus Kirchhof University of Birmingham
Gregory Y.H. Lip
Gregory Y.H. Lip University of Liverpool
Stefan Kääb
Stefan Kääb Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Eschenhagen
Thomas Eschenhagen Universität Hamburg
Thomas Wieland
Thomas Wieland Heidelberg University
Jean-Claude Tardif
Jean-Claude Tardif Montreal Heart Institute
Harry J.G.M. Crijns
Harry J.G.M. Crijns Maastricht University Medical Centre

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