Brian C. Sauer

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
177 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Brian C. Sauer is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian C. Sauer has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Rheumatology, 27 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 27 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Brian C. Sauer's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (51 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (21 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (17 papers). Brian C. Sauer is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (51 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (21 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (17 papers). Brian C. Sauer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Brian C. Sauer's co-authors include Robert W. Platt, Sonia Hernández–Dı́az, Miguel A. Hernán, Ian Shrier, Ted R. Mikuls, Almut G. Winterstein, Grant W. Cannon, Charles D. Hepler, Bryant R. England and Joshua F. Baker and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Brian C. Sauer

169 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Specifying a target trial prevents immortal time bias and other self-inflicted injuries in observational analyses
    2016 556 citations Brian C. Sauer et al. profile →

Peers

Brian C. Sauer
John D. Seeger United States
Kevin Haynes United States
Joerg Hasford Germany
Nancy A Dreyer United States
Tyler Williamson Canada
Rishi Desai United States
Agnès Dechartres France
Daniel A. Ollendorf United States
Harriet Forbes United Kingdom
Sigrún Alba Jóhannesdóttir Schmidt Denmark
John D. Seeger United States
Brian C. Sauer
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian C. Sauer

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All Works

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England, Bryant R., Joshua F. Baker, Michael George, et al.. (2025). Advanced therapies in US veterans with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: a retrospective, active-comparator, new-user, cohort study. The Lancet Rheumatology. 7(3). e166–e177. 4 indexed citations
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Wichman, Christopher, Jianghu Dong, Punyasha Roul, et al.. (2025). Non-TNFi biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: A propensity score-matched, active-comparator, new-user study. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 73. 152735–152735. 3 indexed citations
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Jackson, George L., et al.. (2023). Use of a Medication Safety Audit and Feedback Tool in the Emergency Department Is Affected by Prescribing Characteristics. Applied Clinical Informatics. 14(4). 684–692. 3 indexed citations
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England, Bryant R., Punyasha Roul, Yangyuna Yang, et al.. (2023). Extracting forced vital capacity from the electronic health record through natural language processing in rheumatoid arthritis‐associated interstitial lung disease. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 33(1). e5744–e5744. 9 indexed citations
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Roul, Punyasha, Yangyuna Yang, Grant W. Cannon, et al.. (2023). Updating and Validating the Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Index to Incorporate ICD‐10‐CM Diagnostic Codes. Arthritis Care & Research. 75(10). 2199–2206. 3 indexed citations
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Roul, Punyasha, Joshua F. Baker, Brian C. Sauer, et al.. (2020). Risk of Prostate Cancer in U.S. Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Graduate Medical Education Research Journal. 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Halwani, Ahmad, Vikas Patil, Zachary Burningham, et al.. (2019). Real-world practice patterns in veterans with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 38(1). 1.e1–1.e10. 19 indexed citations
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England, Bryant R., Punyasha Roul, Tina Mahajan, et al.. (2019). Performance of Administrative Algorithms to Identify Interstitial Lung Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 72(10). 1392–1403. 29 indexed citations
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Halwani, Ahmad, Vikas Patil, Catherine Li, et al.. (2019). Survival Patterns in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: Treatment Trajectories and Responses after the First Relapse. Blood. 134(Supplement_1). 1622–1622. 6 indexed citations
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Jones, Barbara, et al.. (2018). Development and Validation of a Natural Language Processing Tool to Identify Patients Treated for Pneumonia across VA Emergency Departments. Applied Clinical Informatics. 9(1). 122–128. 33 indexed citations
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FitzHenry, Fern, Jason Denton, Jonathan R. Nebeker, et al.. (2015). Transforming the National Department of Veterans Affairs Data Warehouse to the OMOP Common Data Model.. AMIA. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Barbara, Brian C. Sauer, Makoto Jones, et al.. (2015). Variation in Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections in the Veteran Population. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1 indexed citations
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Leng, Jianwei, et al.. (2013). Improving Efficiency in Text Extraction using the Extendable and Accumulable Text Extraction Platform (EATEP).. AMIA. 1 indexed citations
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Porucznik, Christina A., et al.. (2010). Adult use of prescription opioid pain medications - Utah, 2008.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 59(6). 153–157. 55 indexed citations
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Sauer, Brian C., et al.. (2007). Computerized indicators of potential drug-related emergency department and hospital admissions.. PubMed. 13(1). 29–35. 14 indexed citations
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Nebeker, Jonathan R., Paul R. Yarnold, Robert C. Soltysik, et al.. (2007). Developing Indicators of Inpatient Adverse Drug Events Through Nonlinear Analysis Using Administrative Data. Medical Care. 45(10). S81–S88. 25 indexed citations
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Sauer, Brian C., et al.. (2001). Sexual dimorphism in rat oxytocinergic hypothalamic regions. European Journal of Anatomy. 5(3). 139–144. 2 indexed citations
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Hulbert, Samuel, et al.. (1971). Characterization of Tissue Ingrowth Into Porous Bioceramics. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 9 indexed citations

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