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D-Index
146
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93267
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1324
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765

Joao A.C. Lima 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 Joao A.C. Lima sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 1,412 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Joao A.C. Lima 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 Joao A.C. Lima sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 146 D-Index — 94th percentile

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

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Overview

Joao A.C. Lima is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a substantial concentration in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Throughout their career, they have contributed to various interdisciplinary subfields including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and biomedical engineering.

Lima's work extensively covers topics related to cardiac imaging and diagnostics, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiovascular disease and adiposity, blood pressure and hypertension studies, as well as cardiovascular health and disease prevention. They have also researched advanced MRI techniques and applications alongside advanced X-ray and CT imaging.

Frequent publication venues for Lima include:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
  • Radiology
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Some recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Lima are:

  • Remnant cholesterol predicts cardiovascular disease beyond LDL and ApoB: a primary prevention study (2021, European Heart Journal)
  • Analysis of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in 36,000 individuals yields genetic insights into dilated cardiomyopathy (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors (2020, JAMA Cardiology)
  • 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)
  • Longitudinal Association of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Changes in Myocardial Structure and Function: The CARDIA Study (2020, Journal of the American Heart Association)

Lima has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Bharath Ambale-Venkatesh
  • David A. Bluemke
  • Wendy S. Post
  • Colin O. Wu
  • Yoko Kato

Best Publications

  • Neurohumoral Features of Myocardial Stunning Due to Sudden Emotional Stress

    Ilan S. Wittstein;David R. Thiemann;Joao A.C. Lima;Kenneth L. Baughman

  • Diagnostic Performance of Coronary Angiography by 64-Row CT

    Julie M Miller;Carlos E Rochitte;Marc Dewey;Armin Arbab-Zadeh

  • Assessment of coronary artery disease by cardiac computed tomography : A scientific statement from the american heart association committee on cardiovascular imaging and intervention, council on cardiovascular radiology and intervention, and committee on cardiac imaging, council on clinical cardiology

    Matthew J. Budoff;Stephan Achenbach;Roger S. Blumenthal;J. Jeffrey Carr

  • Noninvasive myocardial strain measurement by speckle tracking echocardiography: validation against sonomicrometry and tagged magnetic resonance imaging.

    Brage H. Amundsen;Thomas Helle-Valle;Thor Edvardsen;Hans Torp

  • Prognostic Significance of Microvascular Obstruction by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Katherine C. Wu;Elias A. Zerhouni;Robert M. Judd;Carlos H. Lugo-Olivieri

  • Assessment of Myocardial Fibrosis With Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

    Nathan Mewton;Chia Ying Liu;Pierre Croisille;David Bluemke;David Bluemke

  • Predictive Value of Brachial Flow-Mediated Dilation for Incident Cardiovascular Events in a Population-Based Study The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

    Joseph Yeboah;Aaron R. Folsom;Gregory L. Burke;Craig Johnson

  • New Noninvasive Method for Assessment of Left Ventricular Rotation Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

    Thomas Helle-Valle;Jonas Crosby;Thor Edvardsen;Erik Lyseggen

  • Aortic stiffness: current understanding and future directions.

    João L. Cavalcante;João A.C. Lima;Alban Redheuil;Mouaz H. Al-Mallah

  • Nitric oxide regulates the heart by spatial confinement of nitric oxide synthase isoforms.

    Lili A. Barouch;Robert W. Harrison;Michael W. Skaf;Gisele O. Rosas

  • Infarct tissue heterogeneity by magnetic resonance imaging identifies enhanced cardiac arrhythmia susceptibility in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

    André Schmidt;Clerio F. Azevedo;Alan Cheng;Sandeep N. Gupta

  • Myocardial Gd-DTPA Kinetics Determine MRI Contrast Enhancement and Reflect the Extent and Severity of Myocardial Injury After Acute Reperfused Infarction

    Raymond J. Kim;Enn-Ling Chen;Joa˜o A.C. Lima;Robert M. Judd

  • The relationship of left ventricular mass and geometry to incident cardiovascular events: the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) study.

    David A. Bluemke;Richard A. Kronmal;João A.C. Lima;Kiang Liu

  • Quantitative assessment of intrinsic regional myocardial deformation by Doppler strain rate echocardiography in humans. Validation against three-dimensional tagged magnetic resonance imaging

    Thor Edvardsen;Bernhard L. Gerber;Jérôme Garot;David Alan Bluemke

  • Risk factors for the progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

    Richard A. Kronmal;Robyn L. McClelland;Robert Detrano;Steven Shea

  • Differences in the Incidence of Congestive Heart Failure by Ethnicity: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

    Hossein Bahrami;Richard Kronmal;David A. Bluemke;Jean Olson

  • Percent emphysema, airflow obstruction, and impaired left ventricular filling.

    R. Graham Barr;David A. Bluemke;Firas S. Ahmed;J. Jeffery Carr

  • Late Gadolinium Enhancement by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Heralds an Adverse Prognosis in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

    Katherine C. Wu;Robert G. Weiss;David R. Thiemann;Kakuya Kitagawa

  • Regional Heterogeneity of Human Myocardial Infarcts Demonstrated by Contrast-Enhanced MRI Potential Mechanisms

    João A. C. Lima;Robert M. Judd;Ann Bazille;Steven P. Schulman

  • Cardiovascular imaging for assessing cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic men versus women the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Aditya Jain;Robyn L. McClelland;Joseph F. Polak;Steven Shea

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Bluemke
David A. Bluemke University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kiang Liu
Kiang Liu Northwestern University
Matthew J. Budoff
Matthew J. Budoff UCLA Medical Center
Wendy S. Post
Wendy S. Post Johns Hopkins University
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Steven M. Kawut
Steven M. Kawut University of Pennsylvania
Richard A. Kronmal
Richard A. Kronmal University of Washington
Robyn L. McClelland
Robyn L. McClelland University of Washington
Susan R. Heckbert
Susan R. Heckbert University of Washington
R. Graham Barr
R. Graham Barr Columbia University

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