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James T. Willerson

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
134
Citations
91710
World Ranking
2106
National Ranking
1190

James T. Willerson 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 James T. Willerson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 986 publications — 94th percentile

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

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

James T. Willerson 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 T. Willerson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 134 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research
  • 2003 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association
  • 2000 - Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

James T. Willerson was affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Key subfields of study included Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's main topics of work covered several aspects of cardiovascular research and regenerative medicine. These topics comprised:

  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by James T. Willerson were:

  • A Phase II study of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells and c-kit positive cardiac cells, alone or in combination, in patients with ischaemic heart failure: the CCTRN CONCERT-HF trial, 2021, European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Gene therapy knockdown of Hippo signaling induces cardiomyocyte renewal in pigs after myocardial infarction, 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • Allogeneic Mesenchymal Cell Therapy in Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy Heart Failure Patients, 2020, JACC CardioOncology
  • Left Ventricular Noncompaction Detected by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Screening: A Reexamination of Diagnostic Criteria, 2020, Texas Heart Institute Journal
  • Reparative cell therapy for the heart: critical internal appraisal of the field in response to recent controversies, 2021, ESC Heart Failure

Frequent co-authors included:

  • Emerson C. Perin
  • Roberto Bolli
  • Jay H. Traverse
  • Joshua M. Hare
  • Carl J. Pepine

James T. Willerson had multiple publications in notable venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Texas Heart Institute Journal
  • European Journal of Heart Failure
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • JACC CardioOncology

The scientist received several awards throughout their career, including:

  • Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research, 2006
  • Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association, 2003
  • Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC), 2000
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1997
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1992
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women With Elevated C-Reactive Protein

    Paul M. Ridker;Eleanor Danielson;Francisco A. H. Fonseca;Jacques Genest

  • From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part II.

    Morteza Naghavi;Peter Libby;Erling Falk;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells

  • Direct Proinflammatory Effect of C-Reactive Protein on Human Endothelial Cells

    Vincenzo Pasceri;Vincenzo Pasceri;James T. Willerson;James T. Willerson;Edward T. H. Yeh

  • Circadian variation in the frequency of onset of acute myocardial infarction

    J. E. Muller;P. H. Stone;Z. G. Turi;J. D. Rutherford

  • Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Trial of Infliximab, a Chimeric Monoclonal Antibody to Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Heart Failure Results of the Anti-TNF Therapy Against Congestive Heart failure (ATTACH) Trial

    Eugene S. Chung;Milton Packer;Kim Hung Lo;Adedigbo A. Fasanmade

  • Inflammation as a cardiovascular risk factor.

    James T. Willerson;Paul M. Ridker

  • Appointment of New Associate Editor for Circulation

    James T. Willerson

  • Modulation of C-Reactive Protein–Mediated Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Induction in Human Endothelial Cells by Anti-Atherosclerosis Drugs

    Vincenzo Pasceri;Vincenzo Pasceri;Jed Chang;James T. Willerson;James T. Willerson;Edward T. H. Yeh

  • The VIVA Trial Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Ischemia for Vascular Angiogenesis

    Timothy D. Henry;Brian H. Annex;George R. McKendall;Michael A. Azrin

  • Reduction in C-reactive protein and LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular event rates after initiation of rosuvastatin: a prospective study of the JUPITER trial.

    Paul M Ridker;Eleanor Danielson;Francisco Ah Fonseca;Jacques Genest

  • Thrombolysis inMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) Trial, Phase I:acomparison between intravenous tissue plasminogen activator andintravenous streptokinase*

    J. H. Chesebro;G. Knatterud;R. Roberts;J. Borer

  • Reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction with fibrinolytic therapy or combination reduced fibrinolytic therapy and platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition: the GUSTO V randomised trial.

    EJ Topol;AM Lincoff;RM Califf;EM Ohman

  • A Randomized Trial of Rosuvastatin in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

    Robert J. Glynn;Eleanor Danielson;Francisco A.H. Fonseca;Jacques Genest

  • Release of prostaglandins and thromboxane into the coronary circulation in patients with ischemic heart disease.

    P. D. Hirsh;L. D. Hillis;W. B. Campbell;B. G. Firth

  • Leukocyte count and coronary heart disease: Implications for risk assessment

    Mohammad Madjid;Mohammad Madjid;Imran Awan;Imran Awan;James T. Willerson;James T. Willerson;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells

  • Risk factors for sudden death after acute myocardial infarction: Two-year follow-up☆

    Jhulan Mukharji;Robert E Rude;W.Kenneth Poole;Nancy Gustafson

  • Modulation of Vascular Inflammation In Vitro and In Vivo by Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor-γ Activators

    Vincenzo Pasceri;Henry D. Wu;James T. Willerson;James T. Willerson;Edward T. H. Yeh

  • The effect of diabetes mellitus on prognosis and serial left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction: Contribution of both coronary disease and diastolic left ventricular dysfunction to the adverse prognosis☆

    Peter H. Stone;Peter H. Stone;James E. Muller;James E. Muller;Tyler Hartwell;Tyler Hartwell;B. J. York;B. J. York

  • Suppression of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling by nuclear plakoglobin recapitulates phenotype of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

    Eduardo Garcia-Gras;Raffaella Lombardi;Michael J. Giocondo;James T. Willerson

  • The Pathology of Vulnerable Plaque

    Renu Virmani;Allen P Burke;James T Willerson;Andrew Farb

Frequent Co-Authors

L. M. Buja
L. M. Buja The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Edward T.H. Yeh
Edward T.H. Yeh University of Missouri
James E. Muller
James E. Muller Brigham and Women's Hospital
Pascal Nicod
Pascal Nicod University Hospital of Lausanne
William B. Campbell
William B. Campbell Medical College of Wisconsin
Kenneth R. Chien
Kenneth R. Chien Karolinska Institute
Richard A. Dixon
Richard A. Dixon University of North Texas
Eugene Braunwald
Eugene Braunwald Harvard Medical School
David R. Holmes
David R. Holmes Mayo Clinic
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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