Basil Varkey

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Basil Varkey is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Basil Varkey has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 23 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Basil Varkey's work include Fungal Infections and Studies (16 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (13 papers). Basil Varkey is often cited by papers focused on Fungal Infections and Studies (16 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (13 papers). Basil Varkey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Basil Varkey's co-authors include Harold D. Rose, Jay B. Varkey, Richard A. Mularski, Bruce S. Klein, Robert W. Bradsher, Leo Kaufman, James M. Vergeront, George Mathai, Paul A. Selecky and Brian L. Erstad and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Basil Varkey

82 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Principles of Clinical Ethics and Their Application to Practice
    2020 418 citations Basil Varkey Medical Principles and Practice profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Basil Varkey United States 24 706 669 550 465 357 86 2.5k
Federico Marchetti Italy 24 629 0.9× 651 1.0× 354 0.6× 277 0.6× 565 1.6× 241 3.4k
Mark J. Rosen United States 30 867 1.2× 1.6k 2.4× 1000 1.8× 320 0.7× 387 1.1× 73 3.2k
Simon Nadel United Kingdom 38 866 1.2× 2.1k 3.2× 349 0.6× 596 1.3× 524 1.5× 134 4.2k
Karen E. Fowler United States 28 582 0.8× 680 1.0× 240 0.4× 358 0.8× 548 1.5× 105 3.3k
Paul L. McCarthy United States 28 525 0.7× 973 1.5× 199 0.4× 535 1.2× 188 0.5× 73 2.5k
Todd A. Florin United States 25 534 0.8× 1.2k 1.9× 308 0.6× 387 0.8× 181 0.5× 109 2.6k
Fabio Cardinale Italy 27 536 0.8× 454 0.7× 318 0.6× 275 0.6× 319 0.9× 117 3.0k
Ginny Gildengorin United States 31 448 0.6× 687 1.0× 256 0.5× 381 0.8× 273 0.8× 79 2.8k
Michael A. Gropper United States 37 1.4k 2.0× 495 0.7× 105 0.2× 386 0.8× 649 1.8× 103 5.0k
Anne M. Stack United States 26 251 0.4× 829 1.2× 265 0.5× 199 0.4× 231 0.6× 68 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Basil Varkey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Basil Varkey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Basil Varkey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Basil Varkey based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Basil Varkey. Basil Varkey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Varkey, Basil, Arunangshu Ghoshal, Naveen Salins, & Catriona R Mayland. (2025). Mapping end-of-life care in India: a scoping review to identify gaps in policy, practice, and psychosocial support. BMC Palliative Care. 24(1). 189–189.
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Enas, Enas A., Basil Varkey, & Rajeev Gupta. (2020). Expanding statin use for prevention of ASCVD in Indians: Reasoned and simplified proposals. Indian Heart Journal. 72(2). 65–69. 7 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil. (2020). Principles of Clinical Ethics and Their Application to Practice. Medical Principles and Practice. 30(1). 17–28. 418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Varkey, Basil, et al.. (2015). Late Relapse of Pulmonary Blastomycosis after Adequate Treatment with Amphotericin B. American Review of Respiratory Disease.
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Colman, Rebecca E., J. Randall Curtis, Judith E. Nelson, et al.. (2013). Barriers to Optimal Palliative Care of Lung Transplant Candidates. CHEST Journal. 143(3). 736–743. 55 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil. (2010). Opioids for palliation of refractory dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 16(2). 150–154. 18 indexed citations
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Puntillo, Kathleen, Chris Pasero, Denise Li, et al.. (2009). Evaluation of Pain in ICU Patients. CHEST Journal. 135(4). 1069–1074. 87 indexed citations
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Varkey, Jay B., Anita B. Varkey, & Basil Varkey. (2009). Prophylactic vaccinations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: current status. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 15(2). 90–99. 29 indexed citations
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Erstad, Brian L., Kathleen Puntillo, Hugh C. Gilbert, et al.. (2009). Pain Management Principles in the Critically Ill. CHEST Journal. 135(4). 1075–1086. 94 indexed citations
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Varkey, Jay B. & Basil Varkey. (2008). Viral infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 14(2). 89–94. 57 indexed citations
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Balasubramanian, Vijay & Basil Varkey. (2006). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effects beyond the lungs. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 12(2). 106–112. 48 indexed citations
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Dolan, Stephen A. & Basil Varkey. (2005). Prognostic factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 11(2). 149–152. 34 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil. (2003). Muscle hypertrophy in myotonia congenita. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 74(3). 338–338. 3 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil, et al.. (2001). Acute respiratory distress syndrome from blastomycosis: a case report.. PubMed. 100(7). 40–2. 3 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil. (2001). Time for Introspection. CHEST Journal. 119(4). 1255–1256. 1 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil. (1997). Blastomycosis in children.. PubMed. 12(3). 235–42. 14 indexed citations
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Dark, Diana S., M. O. Farber, Kathryn Rice, et al.. (1995). Oral ofloxacin versus cefaclor for LRTIs in adults. 12(10). 551–556. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, David K., et al.. (1985). Blastomycotic osteomyelitis of the mandible: Successful treatment with ketoconazole. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 60(4). 370–371. 5 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil, et al.. (1982). Sarcoidosis presenting with posterior mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Postgraduate Medicine. 71(1). 64–66. 4 indexed citations
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Varkey, Basil, et al.. (1979). Empyema seven years after pneumonectomy. Detection by Gallium 67 scan.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 242(21). 2322–4. 6 indexed citations

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