Alain Combes

41.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
329 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Alain Combes is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Emergency Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Combes has authored 329 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 141 papers in Emergency Medicine and 108 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alain Combes's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (195 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (136 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (85 papers). Alain Combes is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (195 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (136 papers) and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (85 papers). Alain Combes collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Alain Combes's co-authors include Jean Chastre, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Jean‐Louis Trouillet, Matthieu Schmidt, Daniel Brodie, Pascal Leprince, Nicolas Bréchot, Claude Gibert, Ania Nieszkowska and Guillaume Lebreton and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Alain Combes

316 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Predicting Survival after Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Failure. The Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Survival Prediction (RESP) Score

2014 500 citations Matthieu Schmidt, Peter Rycus et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Outcomes and long-term quality-of-life of patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock*

2008 466 citations Alain Combes, Pascal Leprince et al. profile →
Formal guidelines: management of acute respiratory distress syndrome

2019 406 citations Laurent Brochard, Alain Combes et al. Annals of Intensive Care profile →
The PRESERVE mortality risk score and analysis of long-term outcomes after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome

2013 370 citations Matthieu Schmidt, Guillaume Lebreton et al. profile →
Planning and provision of ECMO services for severe ARDS during the COVID-19 pandemic and other outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases

2020 342 citations Kollengode Ramanathan, Alain Combes et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiopulmonary Disease in Adults

2014 327 citations Alain Combes, Daniel Brodie et al. profile →
The ENCOURAGE mortality risk score and analysis of long-term outcomes after VA-ECMO for acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock

2016 299 citations Guillaume Lebreton, Charles‐Édouard Luyt et al. profile →
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Posterior Probability of Mortality Benefit in a Post Hoc Bayesian Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

2018 294 citations Daniel Brodie, Alain Combes et al. profile →
2019 EACTS Expert Consensus on long-term mechanical circulatory support

2019 220 citations Alain Combes, Federico Pappalardo et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery profile →
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: evolving outcomes from the international Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry

2021 212 citations Ryan P. Barbaro, Graeme MacLaren et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Outcomes of transplant recipients on ECMO for COVID-19 respiratory failure: an ELSO registry study 2025 ·Critical Care ·Marijke Peetermans, (unknown), Philippe Meersseman, Alexander Wilmer, Joost Wauters, Bart Meyns, Matthias Lubnow, Ann Belmans, Thomas Müller, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, Alain Combes, Greet Hermans	0
2	Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory cardiac arrest 2025 ·The Lancet Respiratory Medicine ·Alexander Supady, (unknown), Alain Combes, Alice Hutin, Roberto Lorusso, Graeme MacLaren, Ingrid Magnet, Marcel C.G. van de Poll, Susanna Price, Dawid L. Staudacher, Fabio Silvio Taccone, (unknown), Daniel Brodie	3
3	Mechanical ventilation settings during weaning from venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 2024 ·Annals of Intensive Care ·(unknown), Matthieu Petit, (unknown), Guillaume Lebreton, Charles Edouard Luyt, Marc Pineton de Chambrun, Juliette Chommeloux, Guillaume Hékimian, Emanuele Rezoagli, Giuseppe Foti, Alain Combes, Marco Giani, Matthieu Schmidt	1
4	Incidence and outcomes of prosthetic valve thrombosis during peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 2024 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Pichoy Danial, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pierre Demondion, Cosimo D’Alessandro, Adrien Bouglé, (unknown), Alain Combes, Pascal Leprince, Guillaume Lebreton	1
5	Mechanical Circulatory Support for Massive Pulmonary Embolism 2024 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·(unknown), Vivek Kakar, (unknown), Ibrahim Fawzy Hassan, Alain Combes, Daniel Brodie, Nicholas Barrett, Jack Wei Chieh Tan, (unknown)	6
6	Noninvasive Ventilation Before Intubation and Mortality in Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: An Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry 2024 ·ASAIO Journal ·Marco Giani, Emanuele Rezoagli, Ryan P. Barbaro, Jordi Riera, Giacomo Bellani, Laurent Brochard, Alain Combes, Giuseppe Foti, Daniel Brodie	1
7	Use of the Win Ratio Analysis in Critical Care Trials 2024 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Luca Monzo, Bruno Lévy, Kévin Duarte, Guillaume Baudry, Alain Combes, Alexandre Ouattara, Clément Delmas, Antoine Kimmoun, Nicolas Girerd	2
8	Early renal recovery after acute kidney injury in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective study 2023 ·Journal of Critical Care ·(unknown), Maxime Coutrot, Santiago Montero, Juliette Chommeloux, Guillaume Lebreton, Florent Huang, (unknown), Benjamin Assouline, Marc Pineton de Chambrun, Guillaume Hékimian, Charles Edouard Luyt, Alain Combes, Matthieu Schmidt	2
9	Diaphragm function in patients with Covid-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 2023 ·Annals of Intensive Care ·(unknown), (unknown), Jacques Ropers, (unknown), Alexandre Demoule, Thomas Similowski, Alain Combes, Matthieu Schmidt, Martin Dres	5
10	Systemic lupus erythematosus-related acute lung disease 2023 ·Lupus ·(unknown), Emmanuelle Guérin, Samia Boussouar, Guillaume Hékimian, M. Pha, Philippe Rouvier, Alexis Mathian, Paul Quentric, Quentin Moyon, (unknown), Matthieu Schmidt, Alain Combes, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Zahir Amoura, Marc Pineton de Chambrun	2
11	Transportation of patients under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support on an airliner: Flying bridge to transplantation 2023 ·Archives of cardiovascular diseases ·Guillaume Lebreton, (unknown), (unknown), Jean-Luc Hennequin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alain Combes, Pascal Leprince, F. Roques	1
12	Venovenous extracorporeal CO ₂ removal to support ultraprotective ventilation in moderate-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature 2022 ·Perfusion ·(unknown), Daniel Brodie, Ryan Ruiyang Ling, Kollengode Ramanathan, Alain Combes, Kiran Shekar	2
13	In-ICU-acquired infections in flare-up systemic rheumatic disease patients receiving immunosuppressant 2022 ·Clinical Rheumatology ·Florence Assan, Pierre Bay, Alexis Mathian, Guillaume Hékimian, Nicolas Bréchot, Paul Quentric, Quentin Moyon, Matthieu Schmidt, Fleur Cohen‐Aubart, Julien Haroche, Zahir Amoura, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Alain Combes, Marc Pineton de Chambrun	3
14	Joint EAPCI/ACVC expert consensus document on percutaneous ventricular assist devices 2021 ·European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care ·Alaide Chieffo, Dariusz Dudek, Christian Hassager, Alain Combes, Mario Gramegna, Sigrun Halvorsen, Kurt Huber, Vijay Kunadian, Jiří Malý, Jacob Eifer Møller, Federico Pappalardo, Giuseppe Tarantini, Guido Tavazzi, Hölger Thiele, Christophe Vandenbriele, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Pascal Vranckx, Nikos Werner, Susanna Price	51
15	Characteristics and outcomes of patients with postoperative Candida versus bacterial mediastinitis: a case-matched comparative study 2021 ·European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Quentin Moyon, Guillaume Lebreton, Florent Huang, Pierre Demondion, Cyrielle Desnos, Juliette Chommeloux, Guillaume Hékimian, Nicolas Bréchot, Ania Nieszkowska, Matthieu Schmidt, Pascal Leprince, Alain Combes, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Marc Pineton de Chambrun	5
16	Awake venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock 2021 ·European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care ·Santiago Montero, Florent Huang, Mercedes Rivas‐Lasarte, Juliette Chommeloux, Pierre Demondion, Nicolas Bréchot, Guillaume Hékimian, Guillaume Franchineau, Romain Persichini, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Cosme García‐García, Antoni Bayés‐Genís, Guillaume Lebreton, Juan Cinca, Pascal Leprince, Alain Combes, Jesús Álvarez‐García, Matthieu Schmidt	27
17	Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Is a Major Contributor to COVID-19–Associated Coagulopathy 2020 ·Circulation ·Paul Masi, Guillaume Hékimian, Manon Lejeune, Juliette Chommeloux, Cyrielle Desnos, Marc Pineton de Chambrun, Isabelle Martin‐Toutain, Ania Nieszkowska, Guillaume Lebreton, Nicolas Bréchot, Matthieu Schmidt, Charles Edouard Luyt, Alain Combes, Corinne Frère	92
18	In-Hospital Neurologic Complications in Adult Patients Undergoing Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 2016 ·University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg) ·Roberto Lorusso, Fabio Barili, Michele Di Mauro, Sandro Gelsomino, Orlando Parise, Peter Rycus, Jos G. Maessen, Nicolas J. Mueller, (unknown), Jan Bělohlávek, Giles J. Peek, Alain Combes, Björn Frenckner, Antonio Pesenti, Ravi R. Thiagarajan	1
19	Impact of Methicillin Resistance on Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Ventilator-associated Pneumonia 2004 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Alain Combes, Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Jean-Yves Fagon, (unknown), Jean‐Louis Trouillet, Claude Gibert, Jean Chastre	87
20	Procalcitonin Kinetics as a Prognostic Marker of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia 2004 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Charles‐Édouard Luyt, Valérie Guérin, Alain Combes, Jean‐Louis Trouillet, S. Ben Ayed, Maguy Bernard, Claude Gibert, Jean Chastre	224

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