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Michael J. Ackerman

Michael J. Ackerman

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
144
Citations
68766
World Ranking
1456
National Ranking
850

Michael J. Ackerman 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 Michael J. Ackerman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 868 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael J. Ackerman 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 Michael J. Ackerman sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 144 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 1992 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Michael J. Ackerman is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, molecular biology, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and surgery.

Their main research topics include cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy and myosin studies, cardiovascular effects of exercise, cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, ion channel regulation and function, and cardiovascular function and risk factors.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • European Heart Journal

Recent papers associated with this researcher are:

  • Urgent Guidance for Navigating and Circumventing the QTc-Prolonging and Torsadogenic Potential of Possible Pharmacotherapies for Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19), 2020, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • An International, Multicentered, Evidence-Based Reappraisal of Genes Reported to Cause Congenital Long QT Syndrome, 2020, Circulation
  • Detection of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using a Convolutional Neural Network-Enabled Electrocardiogram, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) Expert Consensus Statement on the state of genetic testing for cardiac diseases, 2022, EP Europace
  • 2020 APHRS/HRS expert consensus statement on the investigation of decedents with sudden unexplained death and patients with sudden cardiac arrest, and of their families, 2020, Heart Rhythm

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • J. Martijn Bos
  • John R. Giudicessi
  • David J. Tester
  • Sahej Bains
  • Ramin Garmany

Michael J. Ackerman has been recognized as a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) since 1992.

Best Publications

  • Recommendations and Considerations Related to Preparticipation Screening for Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Competitive Athletes: 2007 Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism: Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology Foundation

    Barry J. Maron;Paul D. Thompson;Michael J. Ackerman;Gary Balady

  • Prevention of torsade de pointes in hospital settings: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

    Barbara J. Drew;Michael John Ackerman;Marjorie Funk;W. Brian Gibler

  • The visible human male: a technical report.

    Victor M. Spitzer;Michael J. Ackerman;Ann L. Scherzinger;David Whitlock

  • Long-term effects of surgical septal myectomy on survival in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

    Steve R. Ommen;Barry J. Maron;Iacopo Olivotto;Martin S. Maron

  • An international compendium of mutations in the SCN5A-encoded cardiac sodium channel in patients referred for Brugada syndrome genetic testing.

    Jamie D. Kapplinger;David J. Tester;Marielle Alders;Begoña Benito

  • Compendium of Cardiac Channel Mutations in 541 Consecutive Unrelated Patients Referred for Long QT Syndrome Genetic Testing

    David J. Tester;Melissa L. Will;Carla M. Haglund;Michael J. Ackerman

  • Gain-of-function RAF1 mutations cause Noonan and LEOPARD syndromes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Bhaswati Pandit;Anna Sarkozy;Len A Pennacchio;Claudio Carta

  • Executive summary: HRS/EHRA/APHRS expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of patients with inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes

    Silvia G. Priori;Arthur A. Wilde;Minoru Horie;Yongkeun Cho

  • 2019 HRS expert consensus statement on evaluation, risk stratification, and management of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

    Jeffrey A. Towbin;William J. McKenna;Dominic J. Abrams;Michael J. Ackerman

  • Electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes: the ‘Seattle Criteria’

    Jonathan A Drezner;Michael John Ackerman;Jeffrey Anderson;Euan Ashley

  • Mutant Caveolin-3 Induces Persistent Late Sodium Current and Is Associated With Long-QT Syndrome

    Matteo Vatta;Michael J. Ackerman;Bin Ye;Jonathan C. Makielski

  • Prevalence, Clinical Significance, and Natural History of Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysms in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Martin S. Maron;John J. Finley;J. Martijn Bos;Thomas H. Hauser

  • International recommendations for electrocardiographic interpretation in athletes

    Sanjay Sharma;Jonathan A. Drezner;Aaron Baggish;Michael Papadakis

  • Postmortem molecular analysis of SCN5A defects in sudden infant death syndrome.

    Michael J. Ackerman;Benjamin L. Siu;William Q. Sturner;David J. Tester

  • Recommendations for Physical Activity and Recreational Sports Participation for Young Patients With Genetic Cardiovascular Diseases

    Barry J. Maron;Bernard R. Chaitman;Michael J. Ackerman;Antonio Bayés De Luna

  • 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

    Sana M. Al-Khatib;William G. Stevenson;Michael John Ackerman;William J. Bryant

  • Mutation in glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1 like gene (GPD1-L) decreases cardiac Na+ current and causes inherited arrhythmias

    Barry London;Michael Michalec;Haider Mehdi;Xiaodong Zhu

  • Incidence, cause, and comparative frequency of sudden cardiac death in national collegiate athletic association athletes a decade in review

    Kimberly G. Harmon;Irfan M. Asif;Joseph J. Maleszewski;David S. Owens

  • Characteristics and Clinical Significance of Late Gadolinium Enhancement by Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Ronen Rubinshtein;James F. Glockner;Steve R. Ommen;Philip A. Araoz

  • Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes with Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 3: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Other Cardiomyopathies, and Myocarditis: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology

    Barry J. Maron;James E. Udelson;Robert O. Bonow;Rick A. Nishimura

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Tester
David J. Tester Mayo Clinic
Steve R. Ommen
Steve R. Ommen Mayo Clinic
Arthur A.M. Wilde
Arthur A.M. Wilde University of Amsterdam
Peter J. Schwartz
Peter J. Schwartz Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Bernard J. Gersh
Bernard J. Gersh Mayo Clinic
Elijah R. Behr
Elijah R. Behr St George's, University of London
Wojciech Zareba
Wojciech Zareba University of Rochester Medical Center
Arthur J. Moss
Arthur J. Moss University of Rochester Medical Center

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