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Gerald D. Buckberg 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 Gerald D. Buckberg sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 434 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gerald D. Buckberg 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 Gerald D. Buckberg sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gerald D. Buckberg was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research was primarily focused in the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as well as Surgery.

Their work encompassed several main topics related to cardiovascular health and treatments, including:

  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Gerald D. Buckberg's publications appeared in various scientific venues, notably including:

  • Heart Failure Reviews
  • Current Cardiology Reviews

Their recent papers include:

  • How His bundle pacing prevents and reverses heart failure induced by right ventricular pacing, published in 2020 in Heart Failure Reviews
  • Timing of Surgery for Asymptomatic Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Possible Value of Early, Serial Measurements of Left Ventricular Sphericity, published in 2024 in Current Cardiology Reviews

Frequent collaborators included Alfred W.H. Stanley, with whom they co-authored multiple papers.

Best Publications

  • Some sources of error in measuring regional blood flow with radioactive microspheres.

    G. D. Buckberg;J. C. Luck;D. B. Payne;J. I. Hoffman

  • Surgical ventricular restoration in the treatment of congestive heart failure due to post-infarction ventricular dilation.

    Constantine L. Athanasuleas;Gerald D. Buckberg;Alfred W.H. Stanley;William Siler

  • Studies of the effects of hypothermia on regional myocardial blood flow and metabolism during cardiopulmonary bypass. I. The adequately perfused beating, fibrillating, and arrested heart.

    Buckberg Gd;Brazier;Nelson Rl;Goldstein Sm

  • Role of L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in myocardial reoxygenation injury

    G. Matheis;M. P. Sherman;G. D. Buckberg;D. M. Haybron

  • The structure and function of the helical heart and its buttress wrapping. I. The normal macroscopic structure of the heart.

    Francisco Torrent-Guasp;Gerald D. Buckberg;Carmine Clemente;James L. Cox

  • A proposed "solution" to the cardioplegic controversy.

    Gerald D. Buckberg

  • Cardiac mechanics revisited: the relationship of cardiac architecture to ventricular function.

    Gerald Buckberg;Julien I.E. Hoffman;Aman Mahajan;Saleh Saleh

  • Spatial orientation of the ventricular muscle band: Physiologic contribution and surgical implications

    Francisco Torrent-Guasp;Manel Ballester;Gerald D. Buckberg;Francesc Carreras

  • Surgical anterior ventricular endocardial restoration (SAVER) in the dilated remodeled ventricle after anterior myocardial infarction

    Constantine L Athanasuleas;Alfred W.H Stanley;Gerald D Buckberg;Vincent Dor

  • Advantages of blood cardioplegia over continuous coronary perfusion or intermittent ischemia: Experimental and clinical study

    David M. Follette;Donald G. Mulder;James V. Maloney;Gerald D. Buckberg

  • Peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass and coronary reperfusion system

    Gerald D. Buckberg;James V. Maloney;Kenneth A. Jones;Weldon D. West

  • Subendocardial ischemia after cardiopulmonary bypass.

    Gerald D. Buckberg;Bernard Towers;Donald E. Paglia;Donald G. Mulder

  • Sodium-hydrogen exchange inhibition by cariporide to reduce the risk of ischemic cardiac events in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: results of the EXPEDITION study.

    Robert M. Mentzer;Claus Bartels;Roberto Bolli;Steven Boyce

  • Basic science review: the helix and the heart.

    Gerald D. Buckberg

  • The myocardial supply:demand ratio--a critical review.

    Julien I.E. Hoffman;Julien I.E. Hoffman;Gerald D. Buckberg;Gerald D. Buckberg

  • Safety of prolonged aortic clamping with blood cardioplegia. III. Aspartate enrichment of glutamate-blood cardioplegia in energy-depleted hearts after ischemic and reperfusion injury.

    Eliot R. Rosenkranz;Fumiyuki Okamoto;Gerald D. Buckberg;John M. Robertson

  • Reperfusion conditions: importance of ensuring gentle versus sudden reperfusion during relief of coronary occlusion.

    Fumiyuki Okamoto;Bradley S. Allen;Gerald D. Buckberg;Helen Bugyi

  • Strategies and logic of cardioplegic delivery to prevent, avoid, and reverse ischemic and reperfusion damage.

    Gerald D. Buckberg

  • Studies of controlled reperfusion after ischemia. XVII. Reperfusion conditions: controlled reperfusion through an internal mammary artery graft--a new technique emphasizing fixed pressure versus fixed flow.

    Christophe Acar;Marshall T. Partington;Gerald D. Buckberg

  • Reducing postischemic damage by temporary modification of reperfusate calcium, potassium, pH, and osmolarity.

    David M. Follette;Klaus Fey;Gerald D. Buckberg;John J. Helly

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Friedhelm Beyersdorf University of Freiburg
Louis J. Ignarro
Louis J. Ignarro University of California, Los Angeles
Hillel Laks
Hillel Laks University of California, Los Angeles
Morteza Gharib
Morteza Gharib California Institute of Technology
John V. Conte
John V. Conte Pennsylvania State University
Jagat Narula
Jagat Narula Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James W. Covell
James W. Covell University of California, San Diego
Irving L. Kron
Irving L. Kron University of Virginia
Arthur J. Moss
Arthur J. Moss University of Rochester Medical Center
Richard D. Weisel
Richard D. Weisel University Health Network

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