2026 Robert C. Gorman: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	78	18155	17057	9050	8362	524	19307

Overview

Robert C. Gorman is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focused contribution of 124 publications. Subfields of particular emphasis include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine with 59 works, Surgery with 20 publications, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging with 18, Epidemiology with 12, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine with 7 publications.

The scientist's work covers several major topics, including:

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Frequent co-authors in Robert C. Gorman's publications consist of Joseph H. Gorman (30 joint papers), Alison M. Pouch (15), Giovanni Ferrari (14), Michael S. Sacks (11), and Estíbaliz Castillero (11).

Key publication venues include:

Circulation (6 publications)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4)
Scientific Reports (3)
Annals of Biomedical Engineering (3)
Medical Image Analysis (2)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert C. Gorman are:

Iron imaging in myocardial infarction reperfusion injury, 2020, Nature Communications
Age-related enhanced degeneration of bioprosthetic valves due to leaflet calcification, tissue crosslinking, and structural changes, 2022, Cardiovascular Research
How hydrogel inclusions modulate the local mechanical response in early and fully formed post-infarcted myocardium, 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
The impact of myocardial compressibility on organ-level simulations of the normal and infarcted heart, 2021, Scientific Reports
Glycation and Serum Albumin Infiltration Contribute to the Structural Degeneration of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves, 2020, JACC Basic to Translational Science

Best Publications

Mitral valve system

David G. Lamphere;Tuan Anh Nguyen;Howard C. Herrmann;Todd C. Tomba

556
Citations
Effect of Annular Shape on Leaflet Curvature in Reducing Mitral Leaflet Stress

Ivan S. Salgo;Joseph H. Gorman;Robert C. Gorman;Benjamin M. Jackson

533
Citations
Injectable and bioresponsive hydrogels for on-demand matrix metalloproteinase inhibition

Brendan P. Purcell;David Lobb;Manoj B. Charati;Shauna M. Dorsey

466
Citations
Are vitamin B12 and folate deficiency clinically important after roux-en-Y gastric bypass?

R E Brolin;J H Gorman;R C Gorman;A J Petschenik

397
Citations
Injectable hydrogel properties influence infarct expansion and extent of postinfarction left ventricular remodeling in an ovine model

Jamie L. Ifkovits;Elena Tous;Masahito Minakawa;Masato Morita

325
Citations
Extension of borderzone myocardium in postinfarction dilated cardiomyopathy

Benjamin M Jackson;Joseph H Gorman;Sina L Moainie;T.Sloane Guy

265
Citations
Region- and Type-Specific Induction of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Post–Myocardial Infarction Remodeling

Eric M. Wilson;Sina L. Moainie;Julia M. Baskin;Abigail S. Lowry

263
Citations
Advances in the treatment of acute type A dissection: an integrated approach.

Joseph E Bavaria;Derek R Brinster;Robert C Gorman;Y.Joseph Woo

255
Citations
Prophylactic iron supplementation after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a prospective, double-blind, randomized study.

Robert E. Brolin;Joseph H. Gorman;Robert C. Gorman;Andrew J. Petschenik

249
Citations
Expression of matrix metalloproteinases and endogenous inhibitors within ascending aortic aneurysms of patients with bicuspid or tricuspid aortic valves

John S. Ikonomidis;Jeffery A. Jones;John R. Barbour;Robert E. Stroud

238
Citations
Dynamic three-dimensional imaging of the mitral valve and left ventricle by rapid sonomicrometry array localization

Joseph H. Gorman;Krishanu B. Gupta;James T. Streicher;Robert C. Gorman

224
Citations
New paradigms and improved results for the surgical treatment of acute type A dissection

Joseph E. Bavaria;Alberto Pochettino;Derek R. Brinster;Robert C. Gorman

209
Citations
A technique for in vivo mapping of myocardial creatine kinase metabolism

Mohammad Haris;Anup Singh;Kejia Cai;Feliks Kogan

204
Citations
Sustained release of endothelial progenitor cell-derived extracellular vesicles from shear-thinning hydrogels improves angiogenesis and promotes function after myocardial infarction

Carol W Chen;Leo L Wang;Samir Zaman;Jon Gordon

201
Citations
Metabolite Exchange between Mammalian Organs Quantified in Pigs.

Cholsoon Jang;Sheng Hui;Xianfeng Zeng;Alexis J. Cowan

200
Citations
Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Mechanisms in Aortic Valve Calcification: Increased Alkaline Phosphatase and Related Events

Jocelyn N. Clark-Greuel;Jeanne M. Connolly;Elizabeth Sorichillo;Navneet R. Narula

197
Citations
Multivitamin prophylaxis in prevention of post-gastric bypass vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Brolin Re;Gorman Rc;Milgrim Lm;Kenler Ha

193
Citations
The dilemma of outcome assessment after operations for morbid obesity.

Brolin Re;Kenler Ha;Gorman Rc;Cody Rp

186
Citations
Pathogenesis of acute ischemic mitral regurgitation in three dimensions

Robert C Gorman;James S McCaughan;Mark B Ratcliffe;Krishanu B Gupta

186
Citations
Influence of injectable hyaluronic acid hydrogel degradation behavior on infarction-induced ventricular remodeling.

Elena Tous;Jamie L. Ifkovits;Kevin J. Koomalsingh;Takashi Shuto

182
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph H. Gorman University of Pennsylvania

Michael S. Sacks The University of Texas at Austin

Joseph E. Bavaria University of Pennsylvania

Paul A. Yushkevich University of Pennsylvania

Jason A. Burdick University of Colorado Boulder

Francis G. Spinale University of South Carolina

Ajit P. Yoganathan Georgia Institute of Technology

Robert J. Levy Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Britton Chance University of Pennsylvania

Jagat Narula Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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