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117
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José Jalife 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 José Jalife sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 541 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

José Jalife 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 José Jalife sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award
  • 2001 - Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

José Jalife is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a concentrated focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as well as Molecular Biology.

Their scholarly work covers several subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology
  • Physiology

Jalife's research topics largely emphasize cardiac-related areas, particularly:

  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
  • Nuclear Structure and Function

Their recent publications provide insight into their focus and scholarly activity. Some notable papers include:

  • "Atrial cardiomyopathy revisited-evolution of a concept: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS)" (2024, EP Europace)
  • "Human influenza A virus causes myocardial and cardiac-specific conduction system infections associated with early inflammation and premature death" (2020, Cardiovascular Research)
  • "Novel approaches to mechanism-based atrial fibrillation ablation" (2021, Cardiovascular Research)
  • "Tbx5 variants disrupt Nav1.5 function differently in patients diagnosed with Brugada or Long QT Syndrome" (2021, Cardiovascular Research)
  • "Transcriptome and proteome mapping in the sheep atria reveal molecular features of atrial fibrillation progression" (2020, Cardiovascular Research)

José Jalife's collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Francisco M. Cruz, Álvaro Macías, María Linarejos Vera-Pedrosa, Lilian K. Gutiérrez, and David Filgueiras-Rama, reflecting sustained partnerships in their research endeavors.

Their work is often published in venues associated with cardiovascular and electrophysiologic research. Key publication venues include:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • EP Europace
  • eLife

Throughout their career, Jalife has received several acknowledgments including the Distinguished Fellowship Award from the American College of Cardiology in 2001 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design

    Hugh Calkins;Karl Heinz Kuck;Riccardo Cappato;Josep Brugada

  • 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design

    Hugh Calkins;Karl Heinz Kuck;Riccardo Cappato;Josep Brugada

  • 2017 HRS / EHRA / ECAS / APHRS / SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

    Hugh Calkins;Gerhard Hindricks;Riccardo Cappato;Young Hoon Kim

  • Cardiac Electrophysiology : From Cell to Bedside

    Douglas P. Zipes;José Jalife

  • Stationary and drifting spiral waves of excitation in isolated cardiac muscle

    Jorge M. Davidenko;Arcady V. Pertsov;Remy Salomonsz;William Baxter

  • Spatial and temporal organization during cardiac fibrillation

    Richard A. Gray;Arkady M. Pertsov;José Jalife

  • Spectral Analysis Identifies Sites of High-Frequency Activity Maintaining Atrial Fibrillation in Humans

    Prashanthan Sanders;Omer Berenfeld;Mélèze Hocini;Pierre Jaïs

  • Stable Microreentrant Sources as a Mechanism of Atrial Fibrillation in the Isolated Sheep Heart

    Ravi Mandapati;Allan Skanes;Jay Chen;Omer Berenfeld

  • EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: Definition, characterization, and clinical implication

    Andreas Goette;Jonathan M. Kalman;Luis Aguinaga;Joseph Akar

  • Spiral waves of excitation underlie reentrant activity in isolated cardiac muscle.

    Arkady M. Pertsov;Jorge M. Davidenko;Remy Salomonsz;William T. Baxter

  • A Novel Form of Short QT Syndrome (SQT3) Is Caused by a Mutation in the KCNJ2 Gene

    Silvia G. Priori;Sandeep V. Pandit;Ilaria Rivolta;Omer Berenfeld

  • Mother rotors and fibrillatory conduction: a mechanism of atrial fibrillation

    José Jalife;Omer Berenfeld;Moussa Mansour

  • Biobank-driven genomic discovery yields new insight into atrial fibrillation biology

    Jonas B. Nielsen;Rosa B. Thorolfsdottir;Rosa B. Thorolfsdottir;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Zhou

  • Spatiotemporal Periodicity During Atrial Fibrillation in the Isolated Sheep Heart

    Allan C. Skanes;Ravi Mandapati;Orner Berenfeld;Jorge M. Davidenko

  • 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: executive summary

    Hugh Calkins;Gerhard Hindricks;Riccardo Cappato;Young Hoon Kim

  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

    Douglas P. Zipes;José Jalife;Gordon Kenneth Moe

  • Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Report From a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop

    Emelia J. Benjamin;Emelia J. Benjamin;Peng Sheng Chen;Diane E. Bild;Alice M. Mascette

  • Mechanisms of Cardiac Fibrillation

    Richard A. Gray;José Jalife;Alexandre V. Panfilov;William T. Baxter

  • Extracellular Matrix Promotes Highly Efficient Cardiac Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells: The Matrix Sandwich Method

    Jianhua Zhang;Matthew Klos;Gisela F. Wilson;Amanda M. Herman

  • Mechanisms of Wave Fractionation at Boundaries of High-Frequency Excitation in the Posterior Left Atrium of the Isolated Sheep Heart During Atrial Fibrillation

    Jérôme Kalifa;Kazuhiko Tanaka;Alexey V. Zaitsev;Mark Warren

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanley Nattel
Stanley Nattel Montreal Heart Institute
Dhananjay Vaidya
Dhananjay Vaidya Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Andrea Natale
Andrea Natale Case Western Reserve University
Charles Antzelevitch
Charles Antzelevitch Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Jonathan M. Kalman
Jonathan M. Kalman University of Melbourne
Francis E. Marchlinski
Francis E. Marchlinski University of Pennsylvania
Shih-Ann Chen
Shih-Ann Chen National Chung Hsing University
Prashanthan Sanders
Prashanthan Sanders University of Adelaide
Héctor H. Valdivia
Héctor H. Valdivia University of Wisconsin–Madison
M. C. Deo
M. C. Deo Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

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