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Eugene H. Blackstone

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Eugene H. Blackstone 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 Eugene H. Blackstone sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,118 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Eugene H. Blackstone 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 Eugene H. Blackstone sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 177 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Eugene H. Blackstone is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. The subfields of their work include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics within cardiovascular and related medical research, notably:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices

Eugene H. Blackstone has published extensively with frequent contributions to several key peer-reviewed journals, including:

  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JTCVS Open
  • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Among recent notable papers featuring Eugene H. Blackstone are:

  • Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: Updated Endpoint Definitions for Aortic Valve Clinical Research, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: updated endpoint definitions for aortic valve clinical research, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Heart Transplantation, 2020, JACC Heart Failure
  • Apixaban or Warfarin in Patients with an On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve, 2023, NEJM Evidence
  • Five-year Outcomes of the COMMENCE Trial Investigating Aortic Valve Replacement With RESILIA Tissue, 2022, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Lars G. Svensson
  • Eric E. Roselli
  • Jeevanantham Rajeswaran
  • Gösta Pettersson
  • Shinya Unai

Best Publications

  • Updated standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document.

    A. Pieter Kappetein;Stuart J. Head;Philippe Généreux;Nicolo Piazza

  • The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer.

    Peter Goldstraw;Kari Chansky;John Crowley;Ramon Rami-Porta

  • Guidelines for Reporting Mortality and Morbidity After Cardiac Valve Interventions

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

  • Heart Rate Recovery Immediately After Exercise as a Predictor of Mortality

    C R Cole;E H Blackstone;F J Pashkow;C E Snader

  • Updated Standardized Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

    A. Pieter Kappetein;Stuart J. Head;Philippe Généreux;Nicolo Piazza

  • 5-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement for high surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis (PARTNER 1): a randomised controlled trial

    Michael J Mack;Martin B Leon;Craig R Smith;D Craig Miller

  • Complement and the damaging effects of cardiopulmonary bypass

    James K. Kirklin;Stephen Westaby;Eugene H. Blackstone;John W. Kirklin

  • Random survival forests

    Hemant Ishwaran;Udaya B. Kogalur;Eugene H. Blackstone;Michael S. Lauer

  • Duration of red-cell storage and complications after cardiac surgery

    Colleen Gorman Koch;Liang Li;Daniel I. Sessler;Priscilla Figueroa

  • Standardized Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Clinical Trials : A Consensus Report From the Valve Academic Research Consortium

    Martin B Leon;Nicolo Piazza;Eugenia Nikolsky;Eugene H. Blackstone

  • Complement activation during cardiopulmonary bypass. Evidence for generation of C3a and C5a anaphylatoxins

    Dennis E. Chenoweth;Steven W. Cooper;Tony E. Hugli;Robert W. Stewart

  • Two internal thoracic artery grafts are better than one.

    Bruce W. Lytle;Eugene H. Blackstone;Floyd D. Loop;Penny L. Houghtaling

  • Valve Academic Research Consortium 3: Updated Endpoint Definitions for Aortic Valve Clinical Research.

    Philippe Généreux;Nicolo Piazza;Maria C. Alu

  • Morbidity and mortality risk associated with red blood cell and blood-component transfusion in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting.

    Colleen Gorman Koch;Liang Li;Andra I. Duncan;Tomislav Mihaljevic

  • 7th Edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual: Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction

    Thomas W. Rice;Eugene H. Blackstone;Valerie W. Rusch

  • Standardized Endpoint Definitions for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Clinical Trials

    Martin B. Leon;Nicolo Piazza;Eugenia Nikolsky;Eugene H. Blackstone

  • Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

    Michael A. Acker;Michael K. Parides;Louis P. Perrault;Alan J. Moskowitz

  • Heart Rate Recovery and Treadmill Exercise Score as Predictors of Mortality in Patients Referred for Exercise ECG

    Erna Obenza Nishime;Christopher R. Cole;Eugene H. Blackstone;Fredric J. Pashkow

  • Comparing apples and oranges

    Eugene H. Blackstone

  • Tricuspid valve repair: Durability and risk factors for failure

    Patrick M McCarthy;Sunil K Bhudia;Jeevanantham Rajeswaran;Katherine J Hoercher

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars G. Svensson
Lars G. Svensson Cleveland Clinic
A. Marc Gillinov
A. Marc Gillinov Cleveland Clinic
Bruce W. Lytle
Bruce W. Lytle Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital
Joseph F. Sabik
Joseph F. Sabik University Hospitals of Cleveland
Thomas W. Rice
Thomas W. Rice University of California, Los Angeles
John W. Kirklin
John W. Kirklin University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael S. Lauer
Michael S. Lauer National Institutes of Health
Nicholas G. Smedira
Nicholas G. Smedira Cleveland Clinic
Delos M. Cosgrove
Delos M. Cosgrove Cleveland Clinic
Samir R. Kapadia
Samir R. Kapadia Cleveland Clinic

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