Christopher L. Wu

24.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
235 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher L. Wu is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher L. Wu has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Surgery, 105 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 78 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher L. Wu's work include Anesthesia and Pain Management (138 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (105 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (55 papers). Christopher L. Wu is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Pain Management (138 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (105 papers) and Pain Management and Opioid Use (55 papers). Christopher L. Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Christopher L. Wu's co-authors include Spencer S. Liu, Andrew J. Rowlingson, Michael C. Grant, Elizabeth C. Wick, Jeffrey M. Richman, Srinivasa N. Raja, Peter J. Pronovost, Lee A. Fleisher, Brian M. Block and Mark C. Bicket and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christopher L. Wu

230 papers receiving 11.8k citations

Hit Papers

Prescription Opioid Analg... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2017 2003 2017 2011 200 400 600
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. Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery
    2017 663 citations Mark C. Bicket, G. Caleb Alexander et al. profile →
  2. Efficacy of postoperative epidural analgesia: a meta-analysis.
    2003 655 citations Christopher L. Wu et al. PubMed profile →
  3. Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques
    2017 635 citations Elizabeth C. Wick, Michael C. Grant et al. profile →
  4. Treatment of acute postoperative pain
    2011 428 citations Christopher L. Wu et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Christopher L. Wu 9.0k 4.4k 3.7k 1.6k 1.1k 235 12.3k
Edward J. Mascha 3.9k 0.4× 1.1k 0.2× 2.9k 0.8× 905 0.6× 299 0.3× 200 10.1k
Ann Merete Møller 3.6k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 476 0.3× 265 0.2× 185 7.4k
Michael P. W. Grocott 4.9k 0.5× 453 0.1× 4.6k 1.2× 555 0.3× 147 0.1× 329 11.5k
Victor Novack 2.1k 0.2× 316 0.1× 1.6k 0.4× 426 0.3× 209 0.2× 327 9.0k
J. A. Kanis 9.8k 1.1× 228 0.1× 990 0.3× 844 0.5× 2.3k 2.2× 122 21.7k
Mark S. Link 4.2k 0.5× 303 0.1× 17.2k 4.6× 461 0.3× 249 0.2× 315 22.2k
Αλεξάνδρα Παπαϊωάννου 4.1k 0.5× 191 0.0× 489 0.1× 809 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 318 10.9k
Allen R. Kunselman 2.4k 0.3× 130 0.0× 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 1.5× 372 0.3× 321 10.4k
Phyo Kyaw Myint 1.8k 0.2× 133 0.0× 3.0k 0.8× 996 0.6× 216 0.2× 419 10.8k
Peter Vestergaard 4.3k 0.5× 108 0.0× 1.9k 0.5× 963 0.6× 3.7k 3.4× 537 19.4k

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All Works

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Meng, Marie‐Louise, Bessie Kachulis, Michael C. Grant, et al.. (2024). Practice Advisory for Postoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: A Report from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 39(5). 1306–1324. 2 indexed citations
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Meng, Marie‐Louise, Bessie Kachulis, Michael C. Grant, et al.. (2024). Practice Advisory for Postoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: Executive Summary: A Report From the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 39(4). 880–888.
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Wu, Christopher L., Brian C. Cho, Rodney A. Gabriel, et al.. (2023). Addition of dexamethasone to prolong peripheral nerve blocks: a ChatGPT-created narrative review. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 49(11). 777–781. 9 indexed citations
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Gabriel, Rodney A., Edward R. Mariano, Julian McAuley, & Christopher L. Wu. (2023). How large language models can augment perioperative medicine: a daring discourse. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 48(11). 575–577. 9 indexed citations
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Meng, Marie‐Louise, et al.. (2023). Practice Advisory for Preoperative and Intraoperative Pain Management of Thoracic Surgical Patients: Part 1. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 137(1). 2–25. 25 indexed citations
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Peter, Katherine T., Jessica I. Lundin, Christopher L. Wu, et al.. (2022). Characterizing the Chemical Profile of Biological Decline in Stormwater-Impacted Urban Watersheds. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(5). 3159–3169. 29 indexed citations
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Wu, Christopher L., et al.. (2022). Clinical care pathways for ambulatory total shoulder arthroplasty. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 35(5). 634–640. 2 indexed citations
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Wu, Christopher L., et al.. (2021). The role for regional anesthesia in medical emergencies during deep space flight. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 46(10). 919–922. 1 indexed citations
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Peter, Katherine T., Fan Hou, Zhenyu Tian, et al.. (2020). More Than a First Flush: Urban Creek Storm Hydrographs Demonstrate Broad Contaminant Pollutographs. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(10). 6152–6165. 109 indexed citations
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Peter, Katherine T., Christopher L. Wu, Zhenyu Tian, & Edward P. Kolodziej. (2019). Application of Nontarget High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data to Quantitative Source Apportionment. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(21). 12257–12268. 34 indexed citations
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Bicket, Mark C., Irene B. Murimi, Omar Mansour, Christopher L. Wu, & G. Caleb Alexander. (2019). Association of new opioid continuation with surgical specialty and type in the United States. The American Journal of Surgery. 218(5). 818–827. 20 indexed citations
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Peter, Katherine T., Skuyler Herzog, Zhenyu Tian, et al.. (2018). Evaluating emerging organic contaminant removal in an engineered hyporheic zone using high resolution mass spectrometry. Water Research. 150. 140–152. 37 indexed citations
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Peter, Katherine T., Zhenyu Tian, Christopher L. Wu, et al.. (2018). Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Identify Organic Contaminants Linked to Urban Stormwater Mortality Syndrome in Coho Salmon. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(18). 10317–10327. 186 indexed citations
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Semerjian, Alice, Max Kates, Michael A. Gorin, et al.. (2017). Hospital Charges and Length of Stay Following Radical Cystectomy in the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Era. Urology. 111. 86–91. 46 indexed citations
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Grant, Michael C., Philip Sommer, Andrew J. Page, et al.. (2017). Preserved Analgesia With Reduction in Opioids Through the Use of an Acute Pain Protocol in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Open Hepatectomy. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 42(4). 451–457. 43 indexed citations
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Bloniarz, Adam, Ameet Talwalkar, Bin Yu, & Christopher L. Wu. (2016). Supervised Neighborhoods for Distributed Nonparametric Regression. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics. 1450–1459. 4 indexed citations
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Gottschalk, Allan & Christopher L. Wu. (2004). New concepts in acute pain therapy. 12(11). 18–24. 4 indexed citations
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Wu, Christopher L.. (2001). Measurement of patient satisfaction as an outcome of regional anesthesia and analgesia: A systematic review. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 26(3). 196–208. 140 indexed citations
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Wu, Christopher L., et al.. (2000). Postoperative analgesic requirements in patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.. PubMed. 29(12). 974–8. 8 indexed citations
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Wu, Christopher L., et al.. (1997). Epidural hematoma in an ambulatory surgical patient. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 9(1). 74–77. 26 indexed citations

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