Bruce M. Sprague

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Bruce M. Sprague is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Urology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce M. Sprague has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Epidemiology, 16 papers in Urology and 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Bruce M. Sprague's work include Urinary Tract Infections Management (13 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (12 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (8 papers). Bruce M. Sprague is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Tract Infections Management (13 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (12 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (8 papers). Bruce M. Sprague collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and Chile. Bruce M. Sprague's co-authors include Hans G. Pohl, Suzanne L. Groah, Inger Ljungberg, Kantilal M. Patel, Nalini Singh, Murray M. Pollack, Nalini Singh-Naz, Manolito Torralba, William Nelson and Susan M. Knoblach and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PEDIATRICS and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bruce M. Sprague

33 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Integrated next-generation sequencing of 16S rDNA and metaproteomics differentiate the healthy urine microbiome from asymptomatic bacteriuria in neuropathic bladder associated with spinal cord injury

2012 370 citations Derrick E. Fouts, Rembert Pieper et al. Journal of Translational Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce M. Sprague United States	17	776	435	381	256	248	33	1.5k
Dean C. Norman United States	28	829 1.1×	78 0.2×	189 0.5×	102 0.4×	241 1.0×	76	2.2k
Muhammet Güven Türkiye	23	276 0.4×	58 0.1×	128 0.3×	63 0.2×	133 0.5×	74	1.5k
G. Chéron France	22	236 0.3×	40 0.1×	457 1.2×	52 0.2×	113 0.5×	111	1.6k
DJ Morgan Australia	19	665 0.9×	31 0.1×	141 0.4×	132 0.5×	172 0.7×	39	1.5k
Thierry Christiaens Belgium	16	350 0.5×	99 0.2×	148 0.4×	93 0.4×	31 0.1×	33	898
Jutta Bleidorn Germany	16	507 0.7×	235 0.5×	187 0.5×	181 0.7×	46 0.2×	64	960
Arturo Artero Spain	16	470 0.6×	29 0.1×	83 0.2×	45 0.2×	78 0.3×	53	987
François Beaufils France	18	296 0.4×	51 0.1×	207 0.5×	11 0.0×	80 0.3×	62	1.3k
Elodie von Dach Switzerland	15	423 0.5×	50 0.1×	89 0.2×	30 0.1×	183 0.7×	35	1.0k
Claude Martin France	25	1.0k 1.3×	24 0.1×	67 0.2×	24 0.1×	138 0.6×	63	2.3k

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Morgan, Kathryn E., Sherry S. Ross, Hans G. Pohl, et al.. (2022). Upper pole pathologies in duplex kidneys: an analysis of predictive factors for surgery and urinary tract infections from the Mid-Atlantic Pediatric Academic Consortium. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 18(6). 803.e1–803.e6. 2 indexed citations

Varda, Briony K., et al.. (2021). Predicting the likelihood of prolongation of half-time among infants with initially indeterminate drainage values: A single-institution retrospective study of 535 patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 17(4). 512.e1–512.e7. 5 indexed citations

Zee, Rebecca, et al.. (2020). High incidence of abnormal imaging findings in circumcised boys diagnosed with urinary tract infections. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 16(5). 560–565. 4 indexed citations

Pohl, Hans G., Suzanne L. Groah, Marcos Pérez‐Losada, et al.. (2020). The Urine Microbiome of Healthy Men and Women Differs by Urine Collection Method. International Neurourology Journal. 24(1). 41–51. 75 indexed citations

Forster, Catherine S., et al.. (2020). The association between urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and UTI in people with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Spinal Cord. 59(9). 959–966. 4 indexed citations

McNally, E, Suzanne L. Groah, Marcos Pérez‐Losada, et al.. (2018). Identification of Burkholderia fungorum in the urine of an individual with spinal cord injury and augmentation cystoplasty using 16S sequencing: copathogen or innocent bystander?. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 4(1). 85–85. 7 indexed citations

Blum, E, Antonio R. Porras, Rachael D. Sussman, et al.. (2017). Early Detection of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Using Signal Analysis and Machine Learning: A Dynamic Solution to a Dynamic Problem. The Journal of Urology. 199(3). 847–852. 39 indexed citations

Sussman, Rachael D., E Blum, Bruce M. Sprague, et al.. (2016). Prediction of Clinical Outcomes in Prenatal Hydronephrosis: Importance of Gravity Assisted Drainage. The Journal of Urology. 197(3 Part 2). 838–844. 7 indexed citations

Keren, Ron, Nader Shaikh, Hans G. Pohl, et al.. (2015). Risk Factors for Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection and Renal Scarring. PEDIATRICS. 136(1). e13–e21. 187 indexed citations

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Fouts, Derrick E., Rembert Pieper, Sebastian Szpakowski, et al.. (2012). Integrated next-generation sequencing of 16S rDNA and metaproteomics differentiate the healthy urine microbiome from asymptomatic bacteriuria in neuropathic bladder associated with spinal cord injury. Journal of Translational Medicine. 10(1). 174–174. 370 indexed citations breakdown →

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Viteri, Bernarda, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of Differential Renal Function and Renographic Patterns in Patients with Dietl Crisis. The Journal of Urology. 189(2). 684–689. 6 indexed citations

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Anderson, Brian J., et al.. (2008). Molecular and Descriptive Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Hospitalized Infants. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 29(3). 250–255. 27 indexed citations

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Sprague, Bruce M., et al.. (2007). Epidemiology of Infection and Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Frequency of Cocolonization With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(7). 880–882. 6 indexed citations

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Sprague, Bruce M., et al.. (2005). Characterizing Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Neonatal Intensive Care. Emerging infectious diseases. 12(9). 1470–1472. 2 indexed citations

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Sprague, Bruce M., et al.. (2005). Characterizing Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Neonatal Intensive Care. Emerging infectious diseases. 11(9). 1470–1472. 28 indexed citations

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Palmer, M. Elizabeth, Christine Haller, Patrick E. McKinney, et al.. (2003). Adverse events associated with dietary supplements: an observational study. The Lancet. 361(9352). 101–106. 176 indexed citations

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Singh, Nalini, Kantilal M. Patel, Billie Lou Short, et al.. (2002). Risk of resistant infections with Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized neonates. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 21(11). 1029–1033. 83 indexed citations

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Slonim, Anthony D., et al.. (2001). The costs associated with nosocomial bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2(2). 170–174. 79 indexed citations

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Singh-Naz, Nalini, Bruce M. Sprague, Kantilal M. Patel, & Murray M. Pollack. (2000). Risk assessment and standardized nosocomial infection rate in critically ill children. Critical Care Medicine. 28(6). 2069–2075. 28 indexed citations

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Singh-Naz, Nalini, Bruce M. Sprague, Kantilal M. Patel, & Murray M. Pollack. (1996). Risk factors for nosocomial infection in critically ill children. Critical Care Medicine. 24(5). 875–878. 87 indexed citations

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