Alex Macario

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
203 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Alex Macario is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Macario has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 74 papers in Surgery and 55 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Alex Macario's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (88 papers), Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization (50 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (34 papers). Alex Macario is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (88 papers), Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization (50 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (34 papers). Alex Macario collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Spain. Alex Macario's co-authors include Franklin Dexter, Matthew B. Weinger, Ann Kim, Stacie Carney, Rodney D. Traub, Terry S. Vitez, David A. Lubarsky, Phuong Truong, Tom McDonald and Brian Dunn and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alex Macario

198 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Which Clinical Anesthesia Outcomes Are Important to Avoid... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 1999 200 400 600
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.

  1. Which Clinical Anesthesia Outcomes Are Important to Avoid? The Perspective of Patients
    1999 663 citations Alex Macario, Matthew B. Weinger et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
  2. Which Clinical Anesthesia Outcomes Are Important to Avoid? The Perspective of Patients
    1999 510 citations Alex Macario, Matthew B. Weinger et al. Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Macario United States 48 4.2k 2.4k 2.1k 1.7k 913 203 7.5k
Alan Merry New Zealand 42 2.8k 0.7× 3.8k 1.6× 3.7k 1.7× 1.3k 0.8× 909 1.0× 232 9.5k
Richard D. Urman United States 43 4.5k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 680 0.3× 2.3k 1.4× 435 0.5× 522 8.9k
William R. Berry United States 36 3.1k 0.7× 4.7k 2.0× 4.1k 1.9× 757 0.4× 1.2k 1.3× 83 10.7k
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld United States 38 2.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 513 0.2× 670 0.4× 819 0.9× 201 6.0k
David A. Lubarsky United States 33 2.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 814 0.5× 488 0.5× 144 3.7k
Franklin Dexter United States 63 7.0k 1.6× 5.7k 2.4× 8.1k 3.8× 1.6k 0.9× 4.0k 4.3× 619 14.8k
Elizabeth C. Wick United States 42 3.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 252 0.1× 567 0.3× 283 0.3× 185 5.8k
Richard P. Dutton United States 44 2.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 451 0.2× 709 0.4× 3.3k 3.6× 220 6.9k
Steve Goodacre United Kingdom 43 1.4k 0.3× 2.6k 1.1× 593 0.3× 216 0.1× 2.0k 2.2× 300 7.3k
Laurie J. Morrison Canada 60 2.8k 0.7× 2.8k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 353 0.2× 10.7k 11.7× 306 14.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Macario

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Macario

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cohen, Samuel, et al.. (2022). Content Evaluation of Residency Websites for All 159 Anesthesiology ACGME Programs in the USA. PubMed. 24(1). E683–E683. 4 indexed citations
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Morris, Amanda J., et al.. (2018). Overlapping Surgery. Anesthesiology Clinics. 36(2). 161–176. 10 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex & Bassam Kadry. (2010). Diary of an Anesthesiologist Blogger: Connecting With Today’s Millennial Learners. ASA Newsletter. 74(12). 20–22. 2 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex & Mike A. Royal. (2010). A Literature Review of Randomized Clinical Trials of Intravenous Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) for Acute Postoperative Pain. Pain Practice. 11(3). 290–296. 111 indexed citations
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Balust, Jaume, et al.. (2010). Prevalence of anaesthesia information management systems in university-affiliated hospitals in Europe. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 27(2). 202–208. 16 indexed citations
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Apfel, Christian C., Özlem Serpil Çakmakkaya, William E. Martin, et al.. (2010). Restoration of disk height through non-surgical spinal decompression is associated with decreased discogenic low back pain: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 11(1). 155–155. 40 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Catherine A. & Alex Macario. (2009). Managing quality in an anesthesia department. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 22(2). 223–231. 21 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex. (2007). Are your operating rooms 'efficient'?. PubMed. 23(12). 16–8. 6 indexed citations
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Dexter, Franklin & Alex Macario. (2004). When to Release Allocated Operating Room Time to Increase Operating Room Efficiency. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 98(3). 758–762. 63 indexed citations
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Dexter, Franklin, Rodney D. Traub, & Alex Macario. (2003). How to Release Allocated Operating Room Time to Increase Efficiency. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 96. 6 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex & Mark A. McCoy. (2003). The pharmacy cost of delivering postoperative analgesia to patients undergoing joint replacement surgery. Journal of Pain. 4(1). 22–28. 15 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex, et al.. (2001). The Surgical Suite Meets The New Health Economy. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 192(6). 768–776. 21 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex, et al.. (2001). Variation in practice patterns of anesthesiologists in California for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 13(5). 353–360. 20 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex, et al.. (1999). Which Clinical Anesthesia are Important to Avoid? The Perspective of Patients. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 89. 1 indexed citations
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Vitez, Terry S. & Alex Macario. (1998). Setting Performance Standards for an Anesthesia Department. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 10(2). 166–175. 61 indexed citations
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Macario, Alex, et al.. (1995). What Does Perioperative Care Really Cost? Analysis of Hospital Costs and Charges for Inpatient Surgical Care. Anesthesiology. 83. 10 indexed citations

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