Atul A. Gawande

44.7k total citations · 20 hit papers
258 papers, 26.5k citations indexed

About

Atul A. Gawande is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Atul A. Gawande has authored 258 papers receiving a total of 26.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 63 papers in Surgery and 53 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Atul A. Gawande's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (66 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (44 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (40 papers). Atul A. Gawande is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (66 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (44 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (40 papers). Atul A. Gawande collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Atul A. Gawande's co-authors include Stuart R. Lipsitz, William R. Berry, Thomas G. Weiser, Alex B. Haynes, Michael J. Zinner, David M. Studdert, Troyen A. Brennan, Scott E. Regenbogen, David W. Bates and Alan Merry and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Atul A. Gawande

253 papers receiving 25.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mo... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2009 2008 2003 2003 1999 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population
    2009 3.5k citations Alex B. Haynes, Thomas G. Weiser et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data
    2008 1.7k citations Thomas G. Weiser, Scott E. Regenbogen et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. Improving Safety with Information Technology
    2003 1.0k citations Atul A. Gawande et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  4. Analysis of errors reported by surgeons at three teaching hospitals
    2003 798 citations Atul A. Gawande, Michael J. Zinner et al. profile →
  5. The incidence and nature of surgical adverse events in Colorado and Utah in 1992
    1999 707 citations Atul A. Gawande, Michael J. Zinner et al. profile →
  6. Risk Factors for Retained Instruments and Sponges after Surgery
    2003 676 citations Atul A. Gawande, E. John Orav et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
    2011 675 citations Atul A. Gawande profile →
  8. Patterns of Communication Breakdowns Resulting in Injury to Surgical Patients
    2007 632 citations Caprice C. Greenberg, Scott E. Regenbogen et al. Journal of the American College of Surgeons profile →
  9. Estimate of the global volume of surgery in 2012: an assessment supporting improved health outcomes
    2015 579 citations Thomas G. Weiser, Alex B. Haynes et al. The Lancet profile →
  10. Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation
    2006 563 citations Atul A. Gawande et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  11. Variation in Surgical-Readmission Rates and Quality of Hospital Care
    2013 555 citations Thomas C. Tsai, Karen E. Joynt et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  12. Long-term assessment of a multidisciplinary approach to thyroid nodule diagnostic evaluation
    2007 549 citations Atul A. Gawande et al. profile →
  13. Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012
    2016 436 citations Thomas G. Weiser, Alex B. Haynes et al. profile →
  14. Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
    2015 414 citations George Molina, Thomas G. Weiser et al. profile →
  15. Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention
    2011 362 citations Alex B. Haynes, Thomas G. Weiser et al. BMJ Quality & Safety profile →
  16. Simulation-Based Trial of Surgical-Crisis Checklists
    2013 358 citations Stuart R. Lipsitz, William R. Berry et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  17. Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention
    2015 322 citations Rachelle Bernacki, Mathilde Hutchings et al. BMJ Open profile →
  18. Health Insurance Coverage and Health — What the Recent Evidence Tells Us
    2017 304 citations Atul A. Gawande et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  19. Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient Oncology
    2019 249 citations Rachelle Bernacki, Joanna Paladino et al. profile →
  20. Evaluating an Intervention to Improve Communication Between Oncology Clinicians and Patients With Life-Limiting Cancer
    2019 225 citations Joanna Paladino, Rachelle Bernacki et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Atul A. Gawande United States 73 7.8k 7.7k 7.2k 5.2k 4.6k 258 26.5k
Stuart R. Lipsitz United States 93 10.0k 1.3× 9.7k 1.3× 5.1k 0.7× 6.2k 1.2× 2.5k 0.5× 767 39.7k
Peter J. Pronovost United States 110 6.8k 0.9× 7.1k 0.9× 13.0k 1.8× 6.9k 1.3× 4.8k 1.1× 697 44.3k
Charles Vincent United Kingdom 86 3.8k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 9.3k 1.3× 3.2k 0.6× 5.5k 1.2× 449 23.4k
Troyen A. Brennan United States 72 3.0k 0.4× 2.4k 0.3× 5.6k 0.8× 3.7k 0.7× 6.0k 1.3× 314 22.6k
E. John Orav United States 95 7.7k 1.0× 4.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 446 33.5k
Albert W. Wu United States 87 2.6k 0.3× 2.6k 0.3× 4.0k 0.6× 7.3k 1.4× 2.5k 0.6× 434 32.4k
Nick Sevdalis United Kingdom 75 3.4k 0.4× 4.0k 0.5× 4.3k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 455 18.0k
Neil R. Powe United States 101 5.9k 0.8× 6.2k 0.8× 3.3k 0.5× 8.9k 1.7× 682 0.1× 489 46.0k
Amit X. Garg Canada 91 6.5k 0.8× 8.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.3× 8.1k 1.5× 397 0.1× 658 41.4k
William A. Ghali Canada 80 9.0k 1.2× 7.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.2× 4.7k 0.9× 537 0.1× 392 39.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gawande, Atul A., et al.. (2023). Long per-rectal endoscopic myotomy for a case of Hirchsprung's disease. VideoGIE. 8(6). 242–244.
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Clark, Melissa A., et al.. (2022). Paving the way for universal medical student training in serious illness communication: the Massachusetts Medical Schools’ Collaborative. BMC Medical Education. 22(1). 654–654. 6 indexed citations
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Delaney, Megan Marx, Shambhavi Singh, Vishwajeet Kumar, et al.. (2019). Unpacking the null: a post-hoc analysis of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist in Uttar Pradesh, India (BetterBirth). The Lancet Global Health. 7(8). e1088–e1096. 14 indexed citations
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Semrau, Katherine, Lisa R. Hirschhorn, Megan Marx Delaney, et al.. (2018). Outcomes of a Coaching-Based WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program in India. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 73(5). 257–258. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Zhonghe, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Shehnaz Alidina, et al.. (2017). Relationship Between Labor and Delivery Unit Management Practices and Maternal Outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 130(2). 358–365. 47 indexed citations
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Molina, George, Thomas G. Weiser, Stuart R. Lipsitz, et al.. (2016). Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71(4). 201–202. 5 indexed citations
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Weiser, Thomas G., Alex B. Haynes, George Molina, et al.. (2015). Estimate of the global volume of surgery in 2012: an assessment supporting improved health outcomes. The Lancet. 385. S11–S11. 579 indexed citations breakdown →
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Debas, Haile T., Peter Donkor, Atul A. Gawande, et al.. (2015). Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition : Volume 1. Essential Surgery. World Bank Publications. 1 indexed citations
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Debas, Haile T., Peter Donkor, Atul A. Gawande, et al.. (2015). Disease Control Priorities. 164 indexed citations
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Bernacki, Rachelle, Mathilde Hutchings, Judith B. Vick, et al.. (2015). Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention. BMJ Open. 5(10). e009032–e009032. 322 indexed citations breakdown →
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Uribe‐Leitz, Tarsicio, Micaela M. Esquivel, George Molina, et al.. (2015). Projections for Achieving the Lancet Commission Recommended Surgical Rate of 5000 Operations per 100,000 Population by Region‐Specific Surgical Rate Estimates. World Journal of Surgery. 39(9). 2168–2172. 9 indexed citations
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Kwakye, Gifty, William R. Berry, Elliot L. Chaikof, et al.. (2015). Can 360-Degree Reviews Help Surgeons? Evaluation of Multisource Feedback for Surgeons in a Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 221(4). 837–844. 38 indexed citations
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Tsai, Thomas C., Karen E. Joynt, E. John Orav, Atul A. Gawande, & Ashish K. Jha. (2013). Variation in Surgical-Readmission Rates and Quality of Hospital Care. New England Journal of Medicine. 369(12). 1134–1142. 555 indexed citations breakdown →
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Regenbogen, Scott E., et al.. (2010). A comparative analysis of incident reporting lag times in academic medical centres in Japan and the USA. BMJ Quality & Safety. 19(6). e10–e10. 3 indexed citations
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Gawande, Atul A.. (2009). Hellhole: the United States holds tens of thousands of inmates in long-term solitary confinement. Is this torture?. PubMed. 36–45. 9 indexed citations
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Gawande, Atul A.. (2009). Getting there from here: how should Obama reform health care?. PubMed. 26–33. 5 indexed citations
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Regenbogen, Scott E., Atul A. Gawande, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Caprice C. Greenberg, & Ashish K. Jha. (2009). Do Differences in Hospital and Surgeon Quality Explain Racial Disparities in Lower-Extremity Vascular Amputations?. Annals of Surgery. 250(3). 424–431. 102 indexed citations
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Bickler, Stephen W., David A. Spiegel, Thomas G. Weiser, et al.. (2008). An estimation of the global volume of surgery : a modelling strategy based on available data. Commentary. The Lancet. 372(9633). 15 indexed citations
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Regenbogen, Scott E., Robert T. Lancaster, Stuart R. Lipsitz, et al.. (2008). Does the Surgical Apgar Score Measure Intraoperative Performance?. Annals of Surgery. 248(2). 320–328. 69 indexed citations
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Gawande, Atul A.. (2007). The way we age now: medicine has increased the ranks of the elderly. Can it make old age any easier?. PubMed. 50–9. 9 indexed citations

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