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D-Index
124
Citations
55752
World Ranking
3233
National Ranking
119

Hein J.J. Wellens 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 Hein J.J. Wellens sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 992 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Hein J.J. Wellens 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 Hein J.J. Wellens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 124 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 1998 - James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association

Overview

Hein J.J. Wellens was affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focused on the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Wellens contributed extensively to subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Surgery.

The main topics covered in their work included:

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

They published frequently in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets were:

  • EP Europace
  • Heart Rhythm
  • Journal of Electrocardiology
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Wellens are the following:

  • "ECG criteria for the detection of high-risk cardiovascular conditions in master athletes" (2020, European Journal of Preventive Cardiology)
  • "Long-Term Outcome of the Randomized DAPA Trial" (2020, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology)
  • "Immediate Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Sports is Associated with Improved Survival-a Video Analysis" (2021, Sports Medicine - Open)
  • "Miniseries 2-Septal and paraseptal accessory pathways-Part II: Para-Hisian accessory pathways-so-called anteroseptal pathways revisited" (2021, EP Europace)
  • "Miniseries 2-Septal and paraseptal accessory pathways-Part I: The anatomic basis for the understanding of para-Hisian accessory atrioventricular pathways" (2021, EP Europace)

Frequent co-authors during Wellens's career included:

  • Eduardo Back Sternick
  • Robert H. Anderson
  • Damian Sánchez-Quintana
  • Jerónimo Farré
  • Yash Lokhandwala

Wellens was recognized with the James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology by the American Heart Association in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Sudden Cardiac Death

    Douglas P. Zipes;Hein J. J. Wellens

  • High-density mapping of electrically induced atrial fibrillation in humans.

    Karen T. S. Konings;Charles J. H. J. Kirchhof;Joep R. L. M. Smeets;Hein J. J. Wellens

  • Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the 1990s: A population-based study in the Maastricht area on incidence, characteristics and survival

    Jacqueline J.M de Vreede-Swagemakers;Anton P.M Gorgels;Willy I Dubois-Arbouw;Jan W van Ree

  • Electrical Stimulation of the Heart in Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia

    Hein J. J. Wellens;Reinier M. Schuilenburg;Dirk Durrer

  • Configuration of Unipolar Atrial Electrograms During Electrically Induced Atrial Fibrillation in Humans

    Karen T.S. Konings;Joep L.R.M. Smeets;Olaf C. Penn;Hein J.J. Wellens

  • The value of the electrocardiogram in the differential diagnosis of a tachycardia with a widened QRS complex

    Hein J.J. Wellens;Frits W.H.M. Bär;K.I. Lie

  • The Role of Premature Beats in the Initiation and the Termination of Supraventricular Tachycardia in the Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

    D. Durrer;L. Schoo;R. M. Schuilenburg;H. J. J. Wellens

  • Characteristic electrocardiographic pattern indicating a critical stenosis high in left anterior descending coronary artery in patients admitted because of impending myocardial infarction

    Chris de Zwaan;Frits W.H.M Bär;Hein J.J Wellens

  • Lidocaine in the prevention of primary ventricular fibrillation. A double-blind, randomized study of 212 consecutive patients.

    Lie Ki;Wellens Hj;van Capelle Fj;Durrer D

  • Visualisation of cell death in vivo in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

    L Hofstra;I H Liem;E A Dumont;Hendrikus Boersma

  • Observations on mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia in man.

    Hein J. J. Wellens;Donald R. Düren;K. I. Lie

  • Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death: current status and challenges for the future

    Hein J.J. Wellens;Peter J. Schwartz;Fred W. Lindemans;Alfred E Buxton

  • A new ECG sign of proximal LAD occlusion.

    Robbert J de Winter;Niels J W Verouden;Hein J J Wellens;Arthur A M Wilde

  • Value and limitations of thallium-201 scintigraphy in the acute phase of myocardial infarction

    Frans J. Th. Wackers;Ellinor Busemann Sokole;Gerard Samson;J. B. V. D. Schoot

  • Angiographic and clinical characteristics of patients with unstable angina showing an ECG pattern indicating critical narrowing of the proximal LAD coronary artery.

    Chris de Zwaan;Frits W. Bär;Johan H.A. Janssen;Emiel C. Cheriex

  • Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest--the relevance of heart failure. The Maastricht Circulatory Arrest Registry.

    Anton P M Gorgels;Claudia Gijsbers;Jacqueline de Vreede-Swagemakers;Aimee Lousberg

  • Significance of ventricular arrhythmias initiated by programmed ventricular stimulation: the importance of the type of ventricular arrhythmia induced and the number of premature stimuli required.

    P. Brugada;M. Green;H. Abdollah;H. J. J. Wellens

  • Early treatment of unstable angina in the coronary care unit: a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled comparison of recurrent ischaemia in patients treated with nifedipine or metoprolol or both

    F. L. Meijler;A. C. Arntzenuis;A. J. Dunning;P. G. Hugenholtz

  • Programmed electrical stimulation of the heart in patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias: what is the significance of induced arrhythmias and what is the correct stimulation protocol?

    H. J. J. Wellens;P. Brugada;W. G. Stevenson

  • Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death of the European Society of Cardiology: erratum

    S.G. Priori;E. Aliot;C. Blomstrom-Lundqvist;L. Bossaert

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro Brugada
Pedro Brugada Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mark E. Josephson
Mark E. Josephson Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Kong I. Lie
Kong I. Lie University of Amsterdam
Mitchell W. Krucoff
Mitchell W. Krucoff Duke University
Douglas P. Zipes
Douglas P. Zipes Indiana University
William G. Stevenson
William G. Stevenson Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Harry J.G.M. Crijns
Harry J.G.M. Crijns Maastricht University Medical Centre
Josep Brugada
Josep Brugada University of Barcelona
Mat J.A.P. Daemen
Mat J.A.P. Daemen University of Amsterdam
Albert L. Waldo
Albert L. Waldo Case Western Reserve University

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