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Valentin Fuster 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 Valentin Fuster sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 1,902 publications — 100th percentile

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Valentin Fuster 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 Valentin Fuster sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 227 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Prince Mahidol Award
  • 2009 - Distinguished Teacher Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • 2008 - Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research
  • 2003 - Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association
  • 2001 - James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association
  • 2000 - Distinguished Service Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Valentin Fuster is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Infectious Diseases, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Fuster has published extensively in multiple reputable venues, with notable frequent publication outlets being:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • European Heart Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Basic Research in Cardiology

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on cardiovascular disease burden and COVID-19 related cardiovascular impacts, including:

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019 (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk (2022), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022 (2023), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Association of Treatment Dose Anticoagulation With In-Hospital Survival Among Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Prevalence and Impact of Myocardial Injury in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Infection (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Their frequent coauthors include Borja Ibáñez, Javier Sánchez-González, Antonio Fernández-Ortíz, Rodrigo Fernández-Jiménez, and Leticia Fernández-Friera.

Over their career, Fuster has received several awards, such as:

  • Prince Mahidol Award (2020)
  • Distinguished Teacher Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC) (2009)
  • Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research (2008)
  • Distinguished Scientist Award, American Heart Association (2003)
  • James B. Herrick Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association (2001)
  • Distinguished Service Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC) (2000)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2000)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Executive summary and recommendations: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force on practice guidelines (committee on the management of patients with unstable angina)

    Eugene Braunwald;Elliott M. Antman;John W. Beasley;Robert M. Califf

  • ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): Developed in Collaboration With the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Valentin Fuster;Lars E. Rydén;David S. Cannom;Harry J. Crijns

  • ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction).

    Elliott M. Antman;Daniel T. Anbe;Paul Wayne Armstrong;Eric R. Bates

  • The pathogenesis of coronary artery disease and the acute coronary syndromes (1).

    Valentin Fuster;Lina Badimon;Juan J. Badimon;James H. Chesebro

  • A Definition of Advanced Types of Atherosclerotic Lesions and a Histological Classification of Atherosclerosis A Report From the Committee on Vascular Lesions of the Council on Arteriosclerosis, American Heart Association

    H. C. Stary;A. B. Chandler;R. E. Dinsmore;V. Fuster

  • ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)

    Alan T. Hirsch;Ziv J. Haskal;Norman R. Hertzer;Curtis W. Bakal

  • Coronary Plaque Disruption

    Erling Falk;Prediman K. Shah;Valentin Fuster

  • The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

    Philip J Landrigan;Richard Fuller;Nereus J R Acosta;Olusoji Adeyi

  • American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Guide to Warfarin Therapy

    Jack Hirsh;Valentin Fuster;Jack Ansell;Jonathan L. Halperin

  • ACC/AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing: Summary Article A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1997 Exercise Testing Guidelines)

    Raymond J. Gibbons;Gary J. Balady;J. Timothy Bricker;Bernard R. Chaitman

  • ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult

    Sharon Ann Hunt;William T. Abraham;Marshall H. Chin

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure)

    Sharon A Hunt;David W Baker;Marshall H Chin;Michael P Cinquegrani

  • ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: summary article. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to Update the 1997 Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography).

    Melvin D Cheitlin;William F Armstrong;Gerard P Aurigemma;George A Beller

  • ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with chronic stable angina--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina)

    Raymond J. Gibbons;Jonathan Abrams;Kanu Chatterjee;Jennifer Daley

  • 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

  • ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention--summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/SCAI Writing Committee to update the 2001 Guidelines for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention).

    Sidney C. Smith;Ted E. Feldman;John W. Hirshfeld;Alice K. Jacobs

  • ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease)

    Robert O. Bonow;Blase A. Carabello;Kanu Chatterjee;Antonio C. de Leon

  • ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with unstable angina and non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction—summary article

    Eugene Braunwald;Elliott M Antman;John W Beasley;Robert M Califf

  • ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult—Summary Article

    Sharon Ann Hunt;William T. Abraham;Marshall H. Chin

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan J. Badimon
Juan J. Badimon Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Borja Ibanez
Borja Ibanez Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Zahi A. Fayad
Zahi A. Fayad Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James H. Chesebro
James H. Chesebro University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Lina Badimon
Lina Badimon Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Jagat Narula
Jagat Narula Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jonathan L. Halperin
Jonathan L. Halperin Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Roger J. Hajjar
Roger J. Hajjar Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
John T. Fallon
John T. Fallon East Carolina University
Sidney C. Smith
Sidney C. Smith University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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