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James B. Young

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Medicine

D-Index
132
Citations
84289
World Ranking
2279
National Ranking
1287

James B. Young publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 806 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James B. Young 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 James B. Young sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 132 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

James B. Young is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. Their primary field of research is Medicine, with a strong focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Infectious Diseases, and Clinical Psychology. The scientist has produced a significant body of work centered on heart failure treatment and management, mechanical circulatory support devices, and clinical research related to COVID-19.

Key topics of their research include:

  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

James B. Young has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • W.H. Wilson Tang (10 coauthored works)
  • Lara Jehi (9 coauthored works)
  • William T. Abraham (9 coauthored works)
  • Alex Milinovich (8 coauthored works)
  • Justin C. Cordova (8 coauthored works)

The scientist's publications have appeared in numerous venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal (29 publications)
  • International Journal of Social Science Studies (27 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (9 publications)
  • Journal of Cardiac Failure (4 publications)
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine (3 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by James B. Young include:

  • "Association of Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers With Testing Positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)", 2020, JAMA Cardiology
  • "Individualizing Risk Prediction for Positive Coronavirus Disease 2019 Testing", 2020, CHEST Journal
  • "Development and validation of a model for individualized prediction of hospitalization risk in 4,536 patients with COVID-19", 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "SARS-CoV-2 and ACE2: The biology and clinical data settling the ARB and ACEI controversy", 2020, EBioMedicine
  • "Mavrilimumab in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and systemic hyperinflammation (MASH-COVID): an investigator initiated, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial", 2021, The Lancet Rheumatology

Best Publications

  • Contemporary Definitions and Classification of the Cardiomyopathies An American Heart Association Scientific Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee; Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdisciplinary Working Groups; and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention

    Barry J. Maron;Jeffrey A. Towbin;Gaetano Thiene;Charles Antzelevitch

  • Albuminuria and risk of cardiovascular events, death, and heart failure in diabetic and nondiabetic individuals

    Hertzel C. Gerstein;Johannes F. E. Mann;Qilong Yi;Bernard Zinman

  • Combined cardiac resynchronization and implantable cardioversion defibrillation in advanced chronic heart failure: the MIRACLE ICD Trial.

    James B. Young;William T. Abraham;Andrew L. Smith;Angel R. Leon

  • Evaluation study of congestive heart failure and pulmonary artery catheterization effectiveness

    James A. Hill;Daniel F. Pauly;Debra R. Olitsky;Stuart Russell

  • Proinflammatory cytokine levels in patients with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction: A report from the studies of left ventricular dysfunction (SOLVD)

    Guillermo Torre-Amione;Samir Kapadia;Claude Benedict;Hakan Oral

  • Importance of Venous Congestion for Worsening of Renal Function in Advanced Decompensated Heart Failure

    Wilfried Mullens;Zuheir Abrahams;Gary S. Francis;George Sokos

  • Seventh INTERMACS annual report: 15,000 patients and counting

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Francis D. Pagani;Robert L. Kormos

  • Characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with preserved systolic function hospitalized for heart failure: a report from the OPTIMIZE-HF Registry.

    Gregg C. Fonarow;Wendy Gattis Stough;William T. Abraham;Nancy M. Albert

  • Cytokines and Cytokine Receptors in Advanced Heart Failure An Analysis of the Cytokine Database from the Vesnarinone Trial (VEST)

    Anita Deswal;Nancy J. Petersen;Arthur M. Feldman;James B. Young

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors in the Failing Human Heart

    Guillermo Torre-Amione;Samir Kapadia;Joseph Lee;Jean Bernard Durand

  • Comparison of candesartan, enalapril, and their combination in congestive heart failure: randomized evaluation of strategies for left ventricular dysfunction (RESOLVD) pilot study. The RESOLVD Pilot Study Investigators.

    R. S. McKelvie;S. Yusuf;D. Pericak;A. Avezum

  • Eighth annual INTERMACS report: Special focus on framing the impact of adverse events.

    James K. Kirklin;Francis D. Pagani;Robert L. Kormos;Lynne W. Stevenson

  • Incidence, predictors at admission, and impact of worsening renal function among patients hospitalized with heart failure.

    Daniel E. Forman;Javed Butler;Yongfei Wang;William T. Abraham

  • Systolic Blood Pressure at Admission, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure

    Mihai Gheorghiade;William T. Abraham;Nancy M. Albert;Barry H. Greenberg

  • A new, simplified and accurate method for determining ejection fraction with two-dimensional echocardiography.

    Miguel A. Quiñones;A. D. Waggoner;L. A. Reduto;J. G. Nelson

  • Withdrawal of digoxin from patients with chronic heart failure treated with angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors.

    Milton Packer;Milton Packer;Mihai Gheorghiade;James B. Young;Peter J. Costantini

  • High Prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Teenagers and Young Adults Evidence From Intravascular Ultrasound

    E. Murat Tuzcu;Samir R. Kapadia;Eralp Tutar;Khaled M. Ziada

  • Sixth INTERMACS annual report: a 10,000-patient database.

    James K. Kirklin;David C. Naftel;Francis D. Pagani;Robert L. Kormos

  • Impact of diabetes on outcomes in patients with low and preserved ejection fraction heart failure: an analysis of the Candesartan in Heart failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity (CHARM) programme.

    Michael R. MacDonald;Mark C. Petrie;Fumi Varyani;Jan Östergren

  • 555 Importance of venous congestion for worsening of renal function in advanced decompensated heart failure

    W. Mullens;Z. Abrahams;G. Francis;G. Sokos

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall C. Starling
Randall C. Starling Cleveland Clinic
Patrick M. McCarthy
Patrick M. McCarthy Northwestern University
Nicholas G. Smedira
Nicholas G. Smedira Cleveland Clinic
William T. Abraham
William T. Abraham The Ohio State University
David C. Naftel
David C. Naftel University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mihai Gheorghiade
Mihai Gheorghiade Northwestern University
James K. Kirklin
James K. Kirklin University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lynne W. Stevenson
Lynne W. Stevenson Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clyde W. Yancy
Clyde W. Yancy Northwestern University
Nancy M. Albert
Nancy M. Albert Cleveland Clinic

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