2026 Jean-Claude Tardif: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	125	3016	2814	124	119	1216	86557

Overview

Jean-Claude Tardif is affiliated with the Montreal Heart Institute in Canada and has a significant body of research in medicine, particularly within cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their published work spans multiple related subfields, including molecular biology, surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their research topics focus primarily on cardiovascular health and disease mechanisms. Key areas include lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, inflammasome and immune disorders, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, cardiovascular function and risk factors, genetic associations and epidemiology, and fatty acid research and health.

Recent papers reflect ongoing research in cardiovascular disease and genetics, with publications listed as follows:

Lipoprotein(a) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases, 2020, Cell
Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations, 2020, Cell
Inflamm-ageing: the role of inflammation in age-dependent cardiovascular disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
Time-to-treatment initiation of colchicine and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction in the Colchicine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (COLCOT), 2020, European Heart Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in several leading journals, notably:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Circulation
European Heart Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Tardif collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors, including Marie-Pierre Dubé, Philippe Gabríel Steg, Christie M. Ballantyne, Eliot A. Brinton, and Deepak L. Bhatt.

Their extensive experience and publication record contribute to research advancements in cardiovascular medicine, with a strong emphasis on the genetic and inflammatory components influencing cardiovascular disease outcomes.

Best Publications

Effects of Torcetrapib in Patients at High Risk for Coronary Events

Philip J. Barter;Mark Caulfield;Mats Eriksson;Scott M Grundy

3689
Citations
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

3540
Citations
Effect of very high-intensity statin therapy on regression of coronary atherosclerosis: the ASTEROID trial.

Steven E. Nissen;Stephen J. Nicholls;Ilke Sipahi;Peter Libby

3089
Citations
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Icosapent Ethyl for Hypertriglyceridemia

Deepak L. Bhatt;P. Gabriel Steg;Michael Miller;Eliot A. Brinton

2836
Citations
Lixisenatide in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Acute Coronary Syndrome

Marc A. Pfeffer;Brian L. Claggett;Rafael Diaz;Kenneth Dickstein

2395
Citations
Effects of Dalcetrapib in Patients with a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome

Gregory G. Schwartz;Anders G. Olsson;Markus Abt;Christie M. Ballantyne

2249
Citations
Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction

Jean-Claude Tardif;Simon Kouz;David D. Waters;Olivier F. Bertrand

2215
Citations
Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

2210
Citations
Resting heart rate in cardiovascular disease.

Kim Fox;Jeffrey S. Borer;A. John Camm;Nicolas Danchin

1397
Citations
Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

1200
Citations
Effect of Torcetrapib on the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis

Steven E. Nissen;Jean Claude Tardif;Stephen J. Nicholls;James H. Revkin

1181
Citations
Long-term prognostic value of resting heart rate in patients with suspected or proven coronary artery disease

Ariel Diaz;Martial G. Bourassa;Marie-Claude Guertin;Jean-Claude Tardif

1135
Citations
Probucol and multivitamins in the prevention of restenosis after coronary angioplasty. Multivitamins and Probucol Study Group.

J C Tardif;G Cöté;J Lespérance;M Bourassa

917
Citations
Enalapril decreases the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction: insight from the Studies Of Left Ventricular Dysfunction (SOLVD) trials.

Emmanuelle Vermes;Jean-Claude Tardif;Martial G. Bourassa;Normand Racine

848
Citations
Cholesterol reduction rapidly improves endothelial function after acute coronary syndromes. The RECIFE (reduction of cholesterol in ischemia and function of the endothelium) trial.

Jocelyn Dupuis;Jean-Claude Tardif;Peter Cernacek;Pierre Théroux

833
Citations
Lipoprotein(a) Reduction in Persons with Cardiovascular Disease.

Tsimikas S;Karwatowska-Prokopczuk E;Gouni-Berthold I;Tardif Jc

765
Citations
Efficacy of ivabradine, a new selective I(f) inhibitor, compared with atenolol in patients with chronic stable angina

Jean-Claude Tardif;Ian Ford;Michal Tendera;Martial G. Bourassa

747
Citations
Effects of hormone replacement therapy and antioxidant Vitamin supplements on coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial

David D. Waters;Edwin L. Alderman;Judith Hsia;Barbara V. Howard

719
Citations
Effects of reconstituted high-density lipoprotein infusions on coronary atherosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial.

Jean-Claude Tardif;Jean Grégoire;Philippe L. L’Allier;Reda Ibrahim

683
Citations
Effect of Very High-Intensity Statin Therapy on Regression of Coronary Atherosclerosis

Steven E. Nissen;Stephen J. Nicholls;Ilke Sipahi;Peter Libby

186
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie-Pierre Dubé Montreal Heart Institute

Ian Ford University of Glasgow

Stanley Nattel Montreal Heart Institute

Roberto Ferrari University of Ferrara

Guillaume Lettre Montreal Heart Institute

Christie M. Ballantyne Baylor College of Medicine

Mario Talajic Montreal Heart Institute

Tonu Esko University of Tartu

J. Wouter Jukema Leiden University Medical Center

Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington

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