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63758
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Jaap W. Deckers 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 Jaap W. Deckers sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 363 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Jaap W. Deckers 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 Jaap W. Deckers sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jaap W. Deckers is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a particular emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. This specialization is reflected in a substantial number of publications within the field, including topics related to surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, economics and econometrics, and genetics.

The scientist's main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine

Their subfields of study include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Genetics

Jaap W. Deckers has contributed to multiple topics within their field, including:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • M. Arfan Ikram
  • Maryam Kavousi
  • Sven Geurts
  • Bruno H. Stricker
  • Eric Boersma

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with notable frequency in:

  • European Heart Journal
  • European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • International Journal of Cardiology
  • ESC Heart Failure
  • Diabetes Care

Among their recent substantive works are:

  • Screening for Glucose Perturbations and Risk Factor Management in Dysglycemic Patients With Coronary Artery Disease-A Persistent Challenge in Need of Substantial Improvement: A Report From ESC EORP EUROASPIRE V (2020), published in Diabetes Care
  • Heart rate variability and atrial fibrillation in the general population: a longitudinal and Mendelian randomization study (2022), published in Clinical Research in Cardiology
  • Thoracic Aortic Diameter and Cardiovascular Events and Mortality among Women and Men (2022), published in Radiology
  • Survival After Uncomplicated EVAR in Octogenarians is Similar to the General Population of Octogenarians Without an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (2020), published in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  • Disentangling the association between kidney function and atrial fibrillation: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study (2022), published in International Journal of Cardiology

Best Publications

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): Developed in Collaboration With the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Valentin Fuster;Lars E. Rydén;David S. Cannom;Harry J. Crijns

  • Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease The Task Force on the Management of Valvular Heart Disease of the European Society of Cardiology

    Alec Vahanian;Helmut Baumgartner;Jeroen Bax;Eric Butchart

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Third Joint Task Force of European and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice.

    Guy De Backer;Ettore Ambrosioni;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Carlos Brotons

  • American College of Cardiology/European Society of Cardiology clinical expert consensus document on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines

    Barry J. Maron;William J. McKenna;Gordon K. Danielson;Lukas J. Kappenberger

  • Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases: executive summary. The Task Force on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).

    Lars Rydén;Eberhard Standl;Małgorzata Bartnik;Greet Van den Berghe

  • Early thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction: reappraisal of the golden hour.

    Eric Boersma;Arthur Cp Maas;Jaap W Deckers;Maarten L Simoons

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation)

    Valentin Fuster;Lars E. Rydén;David S. Cannom;Harry J. Crijns

  • The epidemiology of heart failure

    M. R. Cowie;A. Mosterd;D. A. Wood;J. W. Deckers

  • Quantifying the heart failure epidemic: prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart failure The Rotterdam Study.

    Gysèle S. Bleumink;Anneke M. Knetsch;Miriam C.J.M. Sturkenboom;Sabine M.J.M. Straus

  • Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The Task Force on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Nazzareno Galiè;Adam Torbicki;Robyn Barst;Philippe Dartevelle

  • ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias - Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias)

    Carina Blomström-Lundqvist;Melvin M. Scheinman;Etienne M. Aliot;Joseph S. Alpert

  • Predictors of outcome in patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST-segment elevation. Results from an international trial of 9461 patients. The PURSUIT Investigators.

    Eric Boersma;Karen S. Pieper;Ewout W. Steyerberg;Robert G. Wilcox

  • EUROASPIRE IV: A European Society of Cardiology survey on the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management of coronary patients from 24 European countries:

    Kornelia Kotseva;Kornelia Kotseva;David Wood;David Wood;Dirk De Bacquer;Dirk De Bacquer;Guy De Backer;Guy De Backer

  • The benefits of statins in people without established cardiovascular disease but with cardiovascular risk factors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    J. J. Brugts;T. Yetgin;S. E. Hoeks;Antonio Gotto

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation–executive summary. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation)

    Valentin Fuster;Lars E. Rydén;David S. Cannom;Harry J. Crijns

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

    Douglas P. Zipes;A. John Camm;Martin Borggrefe;Alfred E. Buxton

  • Prolonged QTc interval and risk of sudden cardiac death in a population of older adults

    Sabine M.J.M. Straus;Jan A. Kors;Marie L. De Bruin;Cornelis S. van der Hooft

  • Prevalence of heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction in the general population; The Rotterdam Study.

    A Mosterd;A W Hoes;M C de Bruyne;J W Deckers

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation - executive summary: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Aassociation task force on practice guidelines and the European society of cardiology committee for practice guidelines (writing committee to revise the 2001 guidelines for the management of patients With atrial fibrillation)Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation)

    Jeffrey L. Anderson;Cynthia D. Adams;Elliott M. Antman;Charles R. Bridges

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation—Executive Summary

    Valentin Fuster;Lars E. Rydén;David S. Cannom;Harry J. Crijns

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten L. Simoons
Maarten L. Simoons Erasmus University Rotterdam
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Bruno H. Stricker
Bruno H. Stricker Erasmus University Rotterdam
Oscar H. Franco
Oscar H. Franco University Medical Center Utrecht
Eric Boersma
Eric Boersma Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ron T. van Domburg
Ron T. van Domburg Erasmus University Rotterdam
Silvia G. Priori
Silvia G. Priori University of Pavia
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Erasmus University Rotterdam
Andrzej Budaj
Andrzej Budaj Center of Postgraduate Medical Education, Grochowski Hospital
Juan Tamargo
Juan Tamargo Complutense University of Madrid

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