Alexander Wilmer

8.2k citations

26 papers · 5.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 15

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.5%
Epidemiology top 1%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 1%
Surgery top 2%
Infectious Diseases top 2%

Co-authors: Greet Van den Berghe Wouter Meersseman Pieter Wouters Eric Van Wijngaerden Greet Hermans Ilse Milants Roger Bouillon Herman Bobbaers
Topics: Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients (9 papers)Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers)Diabetes Management and Research (4 papers)
Cited by: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Emergency Medicine
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine Hepatology The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Partner nations: Belgium Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Alexander Wilmer

25 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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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.

Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Medical ICU

2006 2.4k citations Greet Van den Berghe, Alexander Wilmer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. I. Definitions

2006 1.0k citations Manu L. N. G. Malbrain, Michael L. Cheatham et al. Intensive Care Medicine 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	Impact of tight blood glucose control within normal fasting ranges with insulin titration prescribed by the Leuven algorithm in adult critically ill patients: the TGC-fast randomized controlled trial 2022 ·Trials ·Jan Gunst,Liese Mebis,Pieter Wouters,Greet Hermans,Jasperina Dubois,Alexander Wilmer,Eric A. J. Hoste,Dominique Benoît,Greet Van den Berghe	3
3	Atypical response to bacterial coinfection and persistent neutrophilic bronchoalveolar inflammation distinguish critical COVID-19 from influenza 2021 ·JCI Insight ·Seppe Cambier,Mieke Metzemaekers,(unknown),(unknown),Cato Jacobs,Lore Vanderbeke,Bert Malengier‐Devlies,Mieke Gouwy,Elisabeth Heylen,Philippe Meersseman,Greet Hermans,Els Wauters,Alexander Wilmer,Dominique Schols,Patrick Matthys,Ghislain Opdenakker,Rafael Elias Marques,Joost Wauters,Jennifer Vandooren,Paul Proost	39
4	Predicting patient nurse-level intensity for a subsequent shift in the intensive care unit: A single-centre prospective observational study 2020 ·International Journal of Nursing Studies ·(unknown),Michaël P. Casaer,Fabián Güiza,Pieter Wouters,(unknown),Alexander Wilmer,Stefan Janssens,Sandra Verelst,Greet Van den Berghe,Luk Bruyneel	4
5	Cerebral cortex and respiratory muscles perfusion during spontaneous breathing attempts in ventilated patients and its relation to weaning outcomes: a protocol for a prospective observational study 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Zafeiris Louvaris,Marine Van Hollebeke,(unknown),(unknown),Philippe Meersseman,Joost Wauters,Rik Gosselink,Alexander Wilmer,Daniël Langer,Greet Hermans	2
6	Software-guided versus nurse-directed blood glucose control in critically ill patients: the LOGIC-2 multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial 2017 ·Critical Care ·Jasperina Dubois,Tom Van Herpe,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Pieter Wouters,A. Van Assche,(unknown),Bart De Moor,Joost Wauters,Alexander Wilmer,Marcus J. Schultz,Greet Van den Berghe,Dieter Mesotten	50
7	Critical illness evokes elevated circulating bile acids related to altered hepatic transporter and nuclear receptor expression 2011 ·Hepatology ·Yoo-Mee Vanwijngaerden,Joost Wauters,Lies Langouche,Sarah Vander Perre,Christopher Liddle,Sally Coulter,(unknown),Tania Roskams,Alexander Wilmer,Greet Van den Berghe,Dieter Mesotten	76
8	Cytomegalovirus serostatus and outcome in nonimmunocompromised critically ill patients* 2011 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Greet De Vlieger,Wouter Meersseman,Katrien Lagrou,Pieter Wouters,Alexander Wilmer,Willy Peetermans,Greet Van den Berghe,Eric Van Wijngaerden	15
9	The Impact of Resuscitated Fecal Peritonitis on the Expression of the Hepatic Bile Salt Transporters in a Porcine Model 2010 ·Shock ·Joost Wauters,Dieter Mesotten,(unknown),Jos van Pelt,Steven Thiessen,Anne-Sophie Dieudonné,Sara Vander Borght,Greet Van den Berghe,Alexander Wilmer	8
10	Intensive Insulin Therapy in Critically Ill Patients: NICE-SUGAR or Leuven Blood Glucose Target? 2009 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Greet Van den Berghe,Miet Schetz,Dirk Vlasselaers,Greet Hermans,Alexander Wilmer,Roger Bouillon,Dieter Mesotten	160
11	Polymorphisms in innate immunity genes predispose to bacteremia and death in the medical intensive care unit* 2008 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Liesbet Henckaerts,Kaspar René Nielsen,Rudi Steffensen,Kristel Van Steen,Chantal Mathieu,Annapaula Giulietti,Pieter Wouters,Ilse Milants,Ilse Vanhorebeek,Lies Langouche,Séverine Vermeire,Paul Rutgeerts,Steffen Thiel,Alexander Wilmer,Troels Krarup Hansen,Greet Van den Berghe	80
12	Effect of insulin therapy on coagulation and fibrinolysis in medical intensive care patients* 2008 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Lies Langouche,Wouter Meersseman,Sarah Vander Perre,Ilse Milants,Pieter Wouters,Greet Hermans,Jakob Gjedsted,Troels Krarup Hansen,Jozef Arnout,Alexander Wilmer,Miet Schetz,Greet Van den Berghe	24
13	Galactomannan in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid 2007 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Wouter Meersseman,Katrien Lagrou,Johan Maertens,Alexander Wilmer,Greet Hermans,Steven Vanderschueren,Isabel Spriet,Eric Verbeken,Eric Van Wijngaerden	349
14	Impact of Intensive Insulin Therapy on Neuromuscular Complications and Ventilator Dependency in the Medical Intensive Care Unit 2006 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Greet Hermans,Alexander Wilmer,Wouter Meersseman,Ilse Milants,Pieter Wouters,Herman Bobbaers,Frans Bruyninckx,Greet Van den Berghe	260
15	Evaluation of drotrecogin alpha use in a Belgian university hospital 2006 ·Pharmacy World & Science ·Isabel Spriet,Wouter Meersseman,Alexander Wilmer,Geert Meyfroidt,Minne Casteels,Ludo Willems	7
16	Results from the International Conference of Experts on Intra-abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. I. Definitionsbreakdown → 2006 ·Intensive Care Medicine ·Manu L. N. G. Malbrain,Michael L. Cheatham,Andrew W. Kirkpatrick,Michael Sugrue,Michael Parr,Jan J. De Waele,Zsolt J. Balogh,Ari Leppäniemi,Claudia Olvera,Rao R. Ivatury,Scott D’Amours,Julia Wendon,Ken Hillman,Kenth Johansson,Karel A. Kolkman,Alexander Wilmer	1033
17	Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Medical ICUbreakdown → 2006 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Greet Van den Berghe,Alexander Wilmer,Greet Hermans,Wouter Meersseman,Pieter Wouters,Ilse Milants,Eric Van Wijngaerden,Herman Bobbaers,Roger Bouillon	2414
18	Invasive Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients without Malignancy 2004 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Wouter Meersseman,Stefaan J. Vandecasteele,Alexander Wilmer,Eric Verbeken,Willy Peetermans,Eric Van Wijngaerden	415
19	What’s new in the management of acute pancreatitis? 2001 ·Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology ·Alexander Wilmer	4
20	In vitro cytotoxic activity of lithotripter shock waves combined with Adriamycin or with cisplatin on L1210 mouse leukemia cells 1989 ·Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology ·Alexander Wilmer,S. Gambihler,(unknown),W. Brendel	11

About Alexander Wilmer

Alexander Wilmer is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, having authored 26 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients (9 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (2.3k citations), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (629 citations) and Emergency Medicine (604 citations). Alexander Wilmer has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Greet Van den Berghe, Wouter Meersseman, Pieter Wouters, Eric Van Wijngaerden, Greet Hermans, Ilse Milants, Roger Bouillon, Herman Bobbaers, Eric Verbeken and Miet Schetz. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Hepatology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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