Christopher G. Hughes

9.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
43 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher G. Hughes is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher G. Hughes has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 17 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 16 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christopher G. Hughes's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (29 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (17 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (16 papers). Christopher G. Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (29 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (17 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (16 papers). Christopher G. Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Christopher G. Hughes's co-authors include Pratik P. Pandharipande, Eduard E. Vasilevskis, Timothy D. Girard, Alessandro Morandi, Robert S. Dittus, Nathan E. Brummel, Jennifer L. Thompson, Ayumi Shintani, E. Wesley Ely and Brenda T. Pun and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christopher G. Hughes

41 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness

2013 1.8k citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness

2014 905 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. Survey of Anesthesiology profile →
Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults

2018 750 citations Joanna L. Stollings, Christopher G. Hughes et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Postoperative Delirium Prevention

2020 208 citations Christopher G. Hughes, Christina Boncyk et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher G. Hughes United States	24	4.1k	1.7k	1.4k	807	703	43	5.5k
Nathan E. Brummel United States	27	5.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.9×	910 1.3×	60	6.3k
Margaret A. Pisani United States	37	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	720 0.9×	250 0.4×	128	5.3k
Eduard E. Vasilevskis United States	40	5.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	1.7k 2.1×	724 1.0×	123	8.6k
Shiva Gautam United States	15	5.3k 1.3×	3.5k 2.1×	2.3k 1.6×	1.0k 1.3×	521 0.7×	29	7.2k
Angelo E. Canonico United States	15	5.2k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.6×	791 1.1×	18	6.2k
Sunil K. Geevarghese United States	19	2.7k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	911 0.6×	633 0.8×	544 0.8×	68	3.9k
Linda Leo‐Summers United States	37	3.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	635 0.8×	768 1.1×	103	10.5k
Yahya Shehabi Australia	27	3.3k 0.8×	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	560 0.7×	253 0.4×	93	4.0k
John W. Devlin United States	43	5.1k 1.2×	3.7k 2.2×	2.0k 1.4×	1.1k 1.4×	378 0.5×	208	6.8k
William D. Schweickert United States	22	4.3k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	633 0.4×	1.4k 1.8×	513 0.7×	47	5.6k

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Lopez, Marcos G., Arvind K. Pandey, Cassandra Hennessy, et al.. (2025). Effects of Oxygen on Perioperative Vascular Function: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(15). e041778–e041778.

Yamanashi, Takehiko, Taku Saito, Kyosuke Yamanishi, et al.. (2024). Epigenetic signals associated with delirium replicated across four independent cohorts. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 275–275.

Boncyk, Christina, Kimberly F. Rengel, Joanna L. Stollings, et al.. (2023). Recurrent delirium episodes within the intensive care unit: Incidence and associated factors. Journal of Critical Care. 79. 154490–154490. 4 indexed citations

Hughes, Christopher G., et al.. (2022). Anesthesia Machine and New Modes of Ventilation. PubMed. 40(1). 167–183. 2 indexed citations

Alvis, Bret D., Xiaoke Feng, Matthew S. Shotwell, et al.. (2020). Effects of an anesthesia perioperative surgical home for total knee and hip arthroplasty at a Veterans Affairs Hospital: a quality improvement before-and-after cohort study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 68(3). 367–375. 7 indexed citations

Chandrasekhar, Rameela, Christopher G. Hughes, Brenda T. Pun, et al.. (2020). Statistical analysis plan for the Maximizing the Efficacy of Sedation and Reducing Neurological Dysfunction and Mortality in Septic Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 22(1). 63–71. 3 indexed citations

Lopez, Marcos G., Christopher G. Hughes, Jason B. O’Neal, et al.. (2019). Intraoperative Oxidative Damage and Delirium after Cardiac Surgery. Anesthesiology. 132(3). 551–561. 71 indexed citations

Hayhurst, Christina J., Mayur B. Patel, J. Brennan McNeil, et al.. (2019). Association of neuronal repair biomarkers with delirium among survivors of critical illness. Journal of Critical Care. 56. 94–99. 8 indexed citations

Rengel, Kimberly F., Pratik P. Pandharipande, & Christopher G. Hughes. (2018). Postoperative delirium. La Presse Médicale. 47(4). e53–e64. 78 indexed citations

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Patel, Mayur B., James C. Jackson, Alessandro Morandi, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit–related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans and Civilians. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(12). 1373–1381. 74 indexed citations

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Martin, Jason, Jill Ramsay, Christopher G. Hughes, D.M. Peters, & Martin Edwards. (2015). Age and Grip Strength Predict Hand Dexterity in Adults. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0117598–e0117598. 110 indexed citations

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Pandharipande, Pratik P., Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson, et al.. (2014). Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness. Survey of Anesthesiology. 58(5). 212–213. 905 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morandi, Alessandro, Christopher G. Hughes, Jennifer L. Thompson, et al.. (2014). Statins and Delirium During Critical Illness. Critical Care Medicine. 42(8). 1899–1909. 61 indexed citations

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Pandharipande, Pratik P., Timothy D. Girard, J.C. Jackson, et al.. (2013). Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness. New England Journal of Medicine. 369(14). 1306–1316. 1779 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vasilevskis, Eduard E., Jin H. Han, Christopher G. Hughes, & E. Wesley Ely. (2012). Epidemiology and risk factors for delirium across hospital settings. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 26(3). 277–287. 255 indexed citations

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Hughes, Christopher G., Mayur B. Patel, & Pratik P. Pandharipande. (2012). Pathophysiology of acute brain dysfunction. Current Opinion in Critical Care. 18(5). 518–526. 89 indexed citations

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Blewett, D. T., E. I. Coman, B. R. Hawke, et al.. (2011). Lunar swirls: Examining crustal magnetic anomalies and space weathering trends. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 116(E2). 87 indexed citations

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Morandi, Alessandro, Christopher G. Hughes, Timothy D. Girard, et al.. (2011). Statins and Brain Dysfunction. CHEST Journal. 140(3). 580–585. 48 indexed citations

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Aziz, Ibrahim M., et al.. (1996). A comparative analysis of pharmacokinetics of ceftriaxone in serum and pleural fluid in humans: a study of once daily administration by intramuscular and intravenous routes. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 38(6). 969–976. 18 indexed citations

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Hughes, Christopher G.. (1992). Teaching self-instruction utilizing multiple exemplars to produce generalized problem-solving among individuals with severe mental retardation.. PubMed. 97(3). 302–14. 25 indexed citations

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