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D-Index
71
Citations
18997
World Ranking
19983
National Ranking
9952

Kurt Amplatz 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 Kurt Amplatz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 567 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt Amplatz 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 Kurt Amplatz sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kurt Amplatz was affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. The available data does not detail specific fields of study, main topics of work, or subfields related to their research activity.

There are no records of recent papers, including titles, publication years, or venues. Similarly, information regarding frequent co-authors, publication venues, and book publications has not been documented.

No awards or recognitions have been recorded in the accessible data. The profile indicates that Kurt Amplatz is deceased.

Best Publications

  • Effect of partial ileal bypass surgery on mortality and morbidity from coronary heart disease in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Report of the Program on the Surgical Control of the Hyperlipidemias (POSCH)

    Henry Buchwald;Richard L. Varco;John P. Matts;John M. Long

  • Left retrograde cardioangiography in acquired cardiac disease: Technic, indications and interpretations in 700 cases∗

    Robert D. Sellers;Morris J. Levy;Kurt Amplatz;C.Walton Lillehei

  • The mechanism of balloon angioplasty.

    W. R. Castaneda-Zuniga;A. Formanek;S Murthy Tadavarthy;Z. Vlodaver

  • Snare-type probe

    Kurt Amplatz;Frank Kotula;Rudy A. Mazzocchi

  • Balloon dilation angioplasty of aortic coarctations in infants and children.

    J. E. Lock;John L Bass;K. Amplatz;B. P. Fuhrman

  • Nonsurgical placement of arterial endoprostheses: a new technique using nitinol wire.

    A Cragg;G Lund;J Rysavy;F Castaneda

  • TERMINATION OF LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA IN LEFT ATRIUM, ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT, AND ABSENCE OF CORONARY SINUS; A DEVELOPMENTAL COMPLEX.

    Gunay Raghib;Herbert D. Ruttenberg;Ray C. Anderson;Kurt Amplatz

  • Transvenous Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects Preliminary Results With a New Self-Expanding Nitinol Prosthesis in a Swine Model

    Melhem J. A. Sharafuddin;Xiaoping Gu;Jack L. Titus;Myra Urness

  • POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (IVALON)—A NEW EMBOLIC MATERIAL

    S. M Tadavarthy;James H Moller;K. Amplatz

  • Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel

    Morris J. Levy;C. Walton Lillehei;Ray C. Anderson;Kurt Amplatz

  • Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Extraction of Renal and Ureteral Calculi from 100 Patients

    Ralph V. Clayman;Vilanur Surya;Robert P. Miller;Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga

  • Nitinol gooseneck snare for removal of foreign bodies: experimental study and clinical evaluation.

    Joseph W. Yedlicka;John E. Carlson;David W. Hunter;Wilfrido R. Castañeda-Zúñiga

  • Changes in Sequential Coronary Arteriograms and Subsequent Coronary Events

    Henry Buchwald;John P. Matts;Laurie L. Fitch;Christian T. Campos

  • Arterial Thrombus Formation During Clinical Percutaneous Catheterization

    Gustave Formanek;Robert S. Frech;Kurt Amplatz

  • Balloon dilatation of excised aortic coarctations.

    J. E. Lock;W. R. Castaneda-Zuniga;John L Bass;John E Foker

  • Device and method for fluoroscope-monitored percutaneous puncture treatment

    Kurt Amplatz;Frank Kotula

  • Coil embolization of congenital thoracic vascular anomalies in infants and children.

    B P Fuhrman;J L Bass;W Castaneda-Zuniga;K Amplatz

  • Percutaneous removal of renal and ureteral calculi: experience with 400 cases

    P.K. Reddy;J.C. Hulbert;P.H. Lange;R.V. Clayman

  • Percutaneous Techniques for the Management of Caliceal Diverticula Containing Calculi

    John C. Hulbert;Pratap K. Reddy;David W. Hunter;Wilfredo Castaneda-Zuniga

  • Medical introducer and valve assembly

    Kurt Amplatz;Frank Kotula

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesse E. Edwards
Jesse E. Edwards University of Minnesota
Paul H. Lange
Paul H. Lange University of Washington
Richard D. Moore
Richard D. Moore Johns Hopkins University
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
James E. Lock
James E. Lock Stanford University
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ralph V. Clayman
Ralph V. Clayman University of California, Irvine
Robert I. White
Robert I. White Yale University
Richard K. Sibley
Richard K. Sibley Stanford University
James G. White
James G. White University of Minnesota

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