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Stefan James

Stefan James

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Medicine
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
99030
World Ranking
5219
National Ranking
106

Stefan James 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 Stefan James sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 710 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stefan James 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 Stefan James 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: 400 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: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Stefan James is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research primarily covers the field of Medicine with a particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics of Stefan James's work include the following:

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Stefan James has contributed extensively to several frequent publication venues, among which are:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
  • American Heart Journal

Some of Stefan James's recent papers include:

  • 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes, 2023, European Heart Journal
  • 2023 Focused Update of the 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure, 2023, European Heart Journal
  • 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), 2024, European Heart Journal
  • 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of chronic coronary syndromes, 2024, European Heart Journal
  • 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension, 2024, European Heart Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stefan James are:

  • David Erlinge
  • Ole Fröbert
  • Tomas Jernberg
  • Elmir Ömerovic
  • Sasha Koul

Best Publications

  • ESC Guidelines for the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation

    Stefan K. James;Dan Atar;Luigi P. Badano;Carina Blomstrom Lundqvist

  • 2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

    Borja Ibanez;Stefan James;Stefan Agewall;Manuel J Antunes

  • Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Lars Wallentin;Richard C. Becker;Andrzej Budaj;Christopher P. Cannon

  • 2013 ESC guidelines on the management of stable coronary artery disease: the Task Force on the management of stable coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology.

    Gilles Montalescot;Udo Sechtem;Stephan Achenbach;Felicita Andreotti

  • Guidelines on myocardial revascularization: The Task Force on Myocardial Revascularization of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)

    William Wijns;Philippe Kolh;Nicolas Danchin;Volkmar Falk

  • 2017 ESC focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease developed in collaboration with EACTS: The Task Force for dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS).

    Marco Valgimigli;Héctor Bueno;Robert A Byrne;Jean-Philippe Collet

  • 2017 ESC focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease developed in collaboration with EACTS

    Marco Valgimigli;Héctor Bueno;Robert A. Byrne;Jean-Philippe Collet

  • Long-Term Outcomes with Drug-Eluting Stents versus Bare-Metal Stents in Sweden

    Bo Lagerqvist;Stefan K. James;Ulf Stenestrand;Johan Lindbäck

  • Defining High Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention : A Consensus Document From the Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk

    Philip Urban;Roxana Mehran;Roisin Colleran;Dominick J. Angiolillo

  • Thrombus aspiration during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

    Ole Fröbert;Bo Lagerqvist;Göran K. Olivecrona;Elmir Omerovic

  • Apixaban with Antiplatelet Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome

    John H. Jh Alexander;RD D Renato D. Rd Renato D Lopes;Stefan James;Rakhi Kilaru

  • 2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation

    Borja Ibanez;Stefan James;Stefan Agewall;Manuel J. Antunes

  • Derivation and validation of the predicting bleeding complications in patients undergoing stent implantation and subsequent dual antiplatelet therapy (PRECISE-DAPT) score: a pooled analysis of individual-patient datasets from clinical trials

    Francesco Costa;Francesco Costa;Francesco Costa;David van Klaveren;David van Klaveren;Stefan James;Dik Heg

  • Randomized study on simple versus complex stenting of coronary artery bifurcation lesions: the Nordic bifurcation study

    Terje K. Steigen;Michael Maeng;Rune Wiseth;Andrejs Erglis

  • Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio versus Fractional Flow Reserve to Guide PCI

    Matthias Götberg;Evald H. Christiansen;Ingibjörg J. Gudmundsdottir;Lennart Sandhall

  • Guidelines on myocardial revascularization.

    Philippe Kolh;William Wijns;Nicolas Danchin;Carlo Di Mario

  • N-Terminal Pro–Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Other Risk Markers for the Separate Prediction of Mortality and Subsequent Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Unstable Coronary Artery Disease A Global Utilization of Strategies To Open occluded arteries (GUSTO)-IV Substudy

    Stefan K. James;Bertil Lindahl;Agneta Siegbahn;Mats Stridsberg

  • Comparison of ticagrelor with clopidogrel in patients with a planned invasive strategy for acute coronary syndromes (PLATO): a randomised double-blind study

    Christopher P Cannon;Robert A Harrington;Stefan James;Diego Ardissino

  • The Swedish Web-system for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-based care in Heart disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies (SWEDEHEART)

    Tomas Jernberg;Mona F Attebring;Kristina Hambraeus;Torbjorn Ivert

  • Effect of CYP2C19 and ABCB1 single nucleotide polymorphisms on outcomes of treatment with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes: a genetic substudy of the PLATO trial

    Lars Wallentin;Stefan James;Robert F Storey;Martin Armstrong

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Wallentin
Lars Wallentin Uppsala University
Robert F. Storey
Robert F. Storey University of Sheffield
David Erlinge
David Erlinge Lund University
Richard C. Becker
Richard C. Becker University of Cincinnati
Agneta Siegbahn
Agneta Siegbahn Uppsala University
Christopher P. Cannon
Christopher P. Cannon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Steen Husted
Steen Husted Aarhus University Hospital
Robert A. Harrington
Robert A. Harrington Cornell University
Hugo A. Katus
Hugo A. Katus Heidelberg University
Claes Held
Claes Held Uppsala University

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