2026 Robert J. Siegel: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	92	11160	10487	5740	5308	664	37576

Robert J. Siegel 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 Robert J. Siegel sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 664 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Siegel 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 Robert J. Siegel sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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

2015 - Distinguished Teacher Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
1996 - Max Jakob Memorial Award

Overview

Robert J. Siegel is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their body of work includes 299 publications, with a significant emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, reflecting 180 publications in this subfield.

The scientist's research interests encompass several interrelated areas, notably:

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Siegel has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Florian Rader
Tarun Chakravarty
Raj Makkar
Takahiro Shiota
Moody Makar

Their research has appeared in various high-impact journals, with multiple papers published in venues such as:

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Circulation
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
Echocardiography

Some of the recent papers by Robert J. Siegel include:

Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis 2020: Challenges and Updates in Diagnosis and Treatment, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
Blinded, randomized trial of sonographer versus AI cardiac function assessment, 2023, Nature
Recommendations for the Use of Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography, 2022, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Artificial Intelligence Trumps TAVI2-SCORE and CoreValve Score in Predicting 1-Year Mortality Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, 2020, Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Prognostic Value of Increased Mitral Valve Gradient After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Primary Mitral Regurgitation, 2022, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Over the course of their career, Siegel has been recognized with awards such as the Distinguished Teacher Award from the American College of Cardiology in 2015 and the Max Jakob Memorial Award in 1996.

Best Publications

American College of Cardiology Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Standards for Acquisition, Measurement and Reporting of Intravascular Ultrasound Studies (IVUS). A report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents.

Gary S Mintz;Steven E Nissen;William D Anderson;Steven R Bailey

3189
Citations
Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation

Ted Feldman;Elyse Foster;Donald G. Glower;Saibal Kar

2507
Citations
Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Inoperable Severe Aortic Stenosis

Raj R Makkar;Gregory P Fontana;Hasan Jilaihawi;Samir Kapadia

1542
Citations
Pembrolizumab versus paclitaxel for previously treated, advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer (KEYNOTE-061): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial

Kohei Shitara;Mustafa Özgüroğlu;Yung-Jue Bang;Maria Di Bartolomeo

1294
Citations
Subclinical leaflet thrombosis in surgical and transcatheter bioprosthetic aortic valves: an observational study

Tarun Chakravarty;Lars Søndergaard;John Friedman;Ole De Backer

851
Citations
Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous Repair and Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation 5-Year Results of EVEREST II

Ted Feldman;Saibal Kar;Sammy Elmariah;Steven C. Smart

823
Citations
Acute and 12-Month Results With Catheter-Based Mitral Valve Leaflet Repair: The EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair) High Risk Study

Patrick L. Whitlow;Ted Feldman;Wes R. Pedersen;D. Scott Lim

636
Citations
Idiopathic dilated Cardiomyopathy: Analysis of 152 necropsy patients

William C. Roberts;Robert J. Siegel;Bruce M. McManus

584
Citations
Focused cardiac ultrasound: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.

Kirk T. Spencer;Bruce J. Kimura;Claudia E. Korcarz;Patricia A. Pellikka

584
Citations
Cardiovascular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Neil E. Doherty;Robert J. Siegel

518
Citations
Ventricular Septal Rupture after Acute Myocardial Infarction

Yochai Birnbaum;Michael C Fishbein;Carlos Blanche;Robert J Siegel

494
Citations
The Left Atrial Appendage: Anatomy, Function, and Noninvasive Evaluation

Roy Beigel;Nina C. Wunderlich;Siew Yen Ho;Reza Arsanjani

489
Citations
Ultrasound catheter having integrated drug delivery system and methods of using same

Henry Nita;Timothy Mills;Robert Siegel

439
Citations
Origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva and its functional consequences: Analysis of 10 necropsy patients

William C. Roberts;Robert J. Siegel;Douglas P. Zipes

435
Citations
Comparison of effectiveness of hand-carried ultrasound to bedside cardiovascular physical examination.

Sergio L. Kobal;Luca Trento;Simin Baharami;Kirsten Tolstrup

415
Citations
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: A review

J A Lopez;R S Ross;M C Fishbein;R J Siegel

374
Citations
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Valvular Regurgitation After Percutaneous Valve Repair or Replacement: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Japanese Society of Echocardiography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

William A. Zoghbi;Federico M. Asch;Charles Bruce;Linda D. Gillam

357
Citations
Contribution of inadequate compensatory enlargement to development of human coronary artery stenosis: an in vivo intravascular ultrasound study.

Toshihiko Nishioka;Huai Luo;Neal L. Eigler;Hans Berglund

334
Citations
Alterations of phasic coronary artery flow velocity humans during percutaneous coronary angioplasty

Jerome Segal;Morton J. Kern;Neal A. Scott;Spencer B. King

322
Citations
Accuracy of right ventricular volumes and function determined by three-dimensional echocardiography in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging: a meta-analysis study.

Yuichi J. Shimada;Maiko Shiota;Robert J. Siegel;Takahiro Shiota

309
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael C. Fishbein University of California, Los Angeles

Raj Makkar Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Gerald Maurer Medical University of Vienna

Daniel S. Berman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

John D. Friedman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Peter M. Schlag Charité - University Medicine Berlin

Martin B. Leon Columbia University Medical Center

Jonathan W. Said University of California, Los Angeles

Donald D. Glower Duke University

Pamela S. Douglas Duke University

External Links

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