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Thomas J. Ryan 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 Thomas J. Ryan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 780 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas J. Ryan 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 Thomas J. Ryan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 139 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Thomas J. Ryan is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on surgery and several related subfields including pathology and forensic medicine, epidemiology, pharmacology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist has contributed to topics such as spinal fractures and fixation techniques, bone fractures and treatments, spinal cord injury research, pharmaceutical industry and healthcare, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, cervical and thoracic myelopathy, and orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation.

Thomas J. Ryan's published works include:

  • Contemporary Long-Term Patient Reported Outcomes of Pilon Fractures, 2025, ANZ Journal of Surgery
  • Jones Fracture Treatment: A Novel Surgical Technique and Case Series, 2020, Foot & Ankle Specialist

Additional recent papers, although not authored by Ryan, are frequently encountered within their research network and include:

  • Comparative effectiveness of revascularization strategies for early coronary artery disease: A multicenter analysis, 2020, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Efficacy of Mesenchymal and Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Studies, 2025, Global Spine Journal
  • Spine surgeon conflict of interest disclosure discrepancies between a national conference and the open payments database, 2025, North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)

Thomas J. Ryan collaborates frequently with co-authors including Danielle E. Chipman, Emily K. Vallee, Christopher Lucasti, David Kowalski, and Maxwell M. Scott. These collaborations have resulted in multiple publications across several journals.

The preferred publication venues for Ryan's research are Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication, ANZ Journal of Surgery, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Global Spine Journal, and North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ).

Their work has been recognized with the Distinguished Fellowship Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Standardized Myocardial Segmentation and Nomenclature for Tomographic Imaging of the Heart A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Cardiac Imaging Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association

    Manuel D. Cerqueira;Neil J. Weissman;Vasken Dilsizian;Alice K. Jacobs

  • Proposed Modifications to the Duke Criteria for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

    Li Js;Sexton Dj;Mick N;Nettles R

  • Guidelines for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Assessment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Procedures (Subcommittee on Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty)

    Thomas J. Ryan

  • ACC/AHA Guideline Update for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery—Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery)

    Kim A. Eagle;Peter B. Berger;Hugh Calkins;Bernard R. Chaitman

  • 1999 update: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction)

    Thomas J. Ryan;Elliott M. Antman;Neil H. Brooks;Robert M. Califf

  • Guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: Executive summary: A report of the American college of cardiology/American heart association task force on practice guidelines (Committee on management of patients with valvular heart disease)

    Robert O. Bonow;Blase Carabello;Antonio C. de Leon;L. Henry Edmunds

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for coronary angiography: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Coronary Angiography) developed in collaboration with the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

    Patrick J. Scanlon;David P. Faxon;Anne Marie Audet;Blase Carabello

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Thomas J. Ryan;Jeffrey L. Anderson;Elliott M. Antman

  • GUIDELINES FOR PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY

    T J Ryan;D P Faxon;R M Gunnar

  • Validating recommendations for coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in the elderly: A matched analysis using propensity scores

    Sharon-Lise T. Normand;Mary Beth Landrum;Edward Guadagnoli;John Z. Ayanian;John Z. Ayanian

  • Survival of medically treated patients in the coronary artery surgery study (CASS) registry.

    Mock Mb;Ringqvist I;Fisher Ld;Davis Kb

  • A regional intervention to improve the hospital mortality associated with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group

    Gerald T. O'Connor;Stephen K. Plume;Elaine M. Olmstead;Jeremy R. Morton

  • Guidelines for perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery. Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Committee on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery.

    K. A. Eagle;B. H. Brundage;B. R. Chaitman;G. A. Ewy

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography

    Melvin D. Cheitlin;Joseph S. Alpert;William F. Armstrong;Gerard P. Aurigemma

  • 1999 Update: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Executive Summary and Recommendations A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction)

    T. J. Ryan;E. M. Antman;N. H. Brooks;R. M. Califf

  • Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure Report of the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure)

    John F. Williams;Michael R. Bristow;Michael B. Fowler;Gary S. Francis

  • Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting versus Stent Implantation

    Edward L. Hannan;Michael J. Racz;Gary Walford;Robert H. Jones

  • ACC/AHA/ACP-ASIM guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina).

    Raymond J. Gibbons;Kanu Chatterjee;Jennifer Daley;John S. Douglas

  • Echocardiographic detection of coronary artery disease during dobutamine infusion.

    S G Sawada;D S Segar;T Ryan;S E Brown

  • The Effect of Atherosclerosis on the Vasomotor Response of Coronary Arteries to Mental Stress

    Alan C. Yeung;Vladimir I. Vekshtein;David S. Krantz;Joseph A. Vita

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Faxon
David P. Faxon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvey Feigenbaum
Harvey Feigenbaum Indiana University
Alice K. Jacobs
Alice K. Jacobs Boston University
Carolyn H. McCabe
Carolyn H. McCabe Brigham and Women's Hospital
David J. Malenka
David J. Malenka Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
Lloyd D. Fisher
Lloyd D. Fisher University of Washington
Gerald T. O'Connor
Gerald T. O'Connor Dartmouth College
Dermot Kelleher
Dermot Kelleher University of British Columbia
Bernard R. Chaitman
Bernard R. Chaitman Saint Louis University

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