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135
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72329
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2062
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76

Pim van der Harst 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 Pim van der Harst sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 645 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pim van der Harst 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 Pim van der Harst sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 135 D-Index — 90th percentile

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

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

Overview

Pim van der Harst is affiliated with the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their work covers several subfields including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Genetics

The main topics that Pim van der Harst has contributed to are:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Netherlands Heart Journal
  • UNC Libraries
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Pim van der Harst has co-authored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Hilde E. Groot
  • Folkert W. Asselbergs
  • Niek Verweij
  • Erik Lipšic
  • Marco Guglielmo

Selected recent publications are:

  • "Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Aspirin with or without Clopidogrel after Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Anticoagulation with or without Clopidogrel after Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "The single-cell eQTLGen consortium," 2020, eLife
  • "Age dependent associations of risk factors with heart failure: pooled population based cohort study," 2021, BMJ

Best Publications

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • The interleukin-6 receptor as a target for prevention of coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis.

    D I Swerdlow;M V Holmes;K B Kuchenbaecker

  • Identification of 64 Novel Genetic Loci Provides an Expanded View on the Genetic Architecture of Coronary Artery Disease.

    Pim van der Harst;Niek Verweij

  • Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

    Veryan Codd;Christopher P Nelson;Eva Albrecht;Massimo Mangino

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

  • Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood

  • Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity

    Simone Wahl;Alexander Drong;Benjamin Lehne;Marie Loh;Marie Loh;Marie Loh

  • HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials.

    Daniel I Swerdlow;David Preiss;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Michael Holmes

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Ticagrelor plus aspirin for 1 month, followed by ticagrelor monotherapy for 23 months vs aspirin plus clopidogrel or ticagrelor for 12 months, followed by aspirin monotherapy for 12 months after implantation of a drug-eluting stent: a multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial

    Pascal Vranckx;Marco Valgimigli;Peter Jüni;Christian Hamm

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Niek Verweij
Niek Verweij University Medical Center Groningen
Dirk J. van Veldhuisen
Dirk J. van Veldhuisen University Medical Center Groningen
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Rudolf A. de Boer
Rudolf A. de Boer University Medical Center Groningen
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Wiek H. van Gilst
Wiek H. van Gilst University Medical Center Groningen
Harold Snieder
Harold Snieder University Medical Center Groningen
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital

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