2026 John D. Puskas: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	86	13979	13163	7095	6568	435	31765

John D. Puskas 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 John D. Puskas sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 435 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John D. Puskas 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 John D. Puskas sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

John D. Puskas is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital in the United States. Their work focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and biomedical engineering.

Their research covers a range of main topics, including:

Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

John D. Puskas has authored and co-authored numerous scientific papers. Selected recent publications include:

Association of Radial Artery Graft vs Saphenous Vein Graft With Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, 2020, JAMA
Apixaban or Warfarin in Patients with an On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve, 2023, NEJM Evidence
Five-year Outcomes of the COMMENCE Trial Investigating Aortic Valve Replacement With RESILIA Tissue, 2022, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
2021: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Document: Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure, 2021, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Effect of total arterial grafting in the Arterial Revascularization Trial, 2020, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, among whom the most frequent include:

David P. Taggart
Patrick W. Serruys
Mario Gaudino
Yoshinobu Onuma
Jagat Narula

Best Publications

2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;Jeffrey L. Anderson;John A. Bittl

1159
Citations
Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Gregg W. Stone;Joseph F. Sabik;Patrick W. Serruys;Charles A. Simonton

1103
Citations
Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Michael A. Acker;Michael K. Parides;Louis P. Perrault;Alan J. Moskowitz

949
Citations
2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;John A. Bittl;Charles R. Bridges

933
Citations
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting provides complete revascularization with reduced myocardial injury, transfusion requirements, and length of stay: A prospective randomized comparison of two hundred unselected patients undergoing off-pump versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting

J.D. Puskas;W.H. Williams;P.G. Duke;J.R. Staples

838
Citations
2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Executive summary: A report of the american college of cardiology foundation/American heart association task force on practice guidelines

L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;Jeffrey L. Anderson;John A. Bittl

833
Citations
Two-year outcomes of surgical treatment of severe ischemic mitral regurgitation

Robert E. Michler;Peter K. Smith;Michael K. Parides;Gorav Ailawadi

818
Citations
Devices and methods for vagus nerve stimulation

John D. Puskas

742
Citations
Off-pump vs conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: early and 1-year graft patency, cost, and quality-of-life outcomes: a randomized trial.

John D. Puskas;Willis H. Williams;Elizabeth M. Mahoney;Philip R. Huber

739
Citations
Five-Year Outcomes after PCI or CABG for Left Main Coronary Disease

Gregg W. Stone;A. Pieter Kappetein;Joseph F. Sabik;Stuart J. Pocock

667
Citations
Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery

A Marc Gillinov;Annetine C Gelijns;Michael K Parides;Joseph J DeRose

484
Citations
Radial-artery or saphenous-vein grafts in coronary-artery bypass surgery

Mario Gaudino;Umberto Benedetto;Stephen Fremes;Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

479
Citations
Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Peter K. Smith;John D. Puskas;Deborah D. Ascheim;Pierre Voisine

430
Citations
New-onset atrial fibrillation predicts long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft.

Mikhael F. El-Chami;Patrick Kilgo;Vinod Thourani;Omar M. Lattouf

422
Citations
Methods of indirectly stimulating the vagus nerve with an electrical field

John D. Puskas

415
Citations
Bilateral versus Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafts at 10 Years.

David P Taggart;Umberto Benedetto;Stephen Gerry;Douglas G Altman

403
Citations
Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is predictive of adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery

Michael E. Halkos;John D. Puskas;Omar M. Lattouf;Patrick Kilgo

361
Citations
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Disproportionately Benefits High-Risk Patients

John D. Puskas;Vinod H. Thourani;Patrick Kilgo;William Cooper

358
Citations
2011 ACCF/AHA guideline for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Executive summary

L. David Hillis;Peter K. Smith;Jeffrey L. Anderson;John A. Bittl

270
Citations
Off-pump vs. conventional coronary artery bypass grafting: early and 1-year graft patency, cost and quality-of-life outcomes: a randomized trial

J.D Puskas;W.H Williams;E.M Mahoney

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Guyton Emory University

David P. Taggart University of Oxford

Vinod H. Thourani Georgetown University

Patrick W. Serruys University of Galway

Joseph F. Sabik University Hospitals of Cleveland

Gregg W. Stone Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

David E. Kandzari Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

Patrick T. O'Gara Brigham and Women's Hospital

Peter K. Smith Duke University

Eugene H. Blackstone Cleveland Clinic

External Links

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