Christopher R. Polage

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher R. Polage is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher R. Polage has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Infectious Diseases, 26 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Christopher R. Polage's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (17 papers), Microscopic Colitis (10 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (10 papers). Christopher R. Polage is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (17 papers), Microscopic Colitis (10 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (10 papers). Christopher R. Polage collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Christopher R. Polage's co-authors include Allan Ronald, Thomas C. Quinn, Merle A. Sande, Stuart H. Cohen, Jay V. Solnick, C. A. Petti, Paul C. Schreckenberger, Jhansi L. Leslie, Yi‐Wei Tang and David L. Chin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Analytical Chemistry and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Christopher R. Polage

50 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Laboratory Medicine in Africa: A Barrier to Effective Health Care

2006 571 citations Christopher R. Polage, Thomas C. Quinn et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Overdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection in the Molecular Test Era

2015 421 citations Christopher R. Polage, Clare E. Gyorke et al. JAMA Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher R. Polage United States	21	1.2k	1.0k	373	349	242	52	2.3k
Robert C. Jerris United States	21	749 0.6×	873 0.8×	359 1.0×	538 1.5×	160 0.7×	53	1.9k
Evelina Tacconelli Italy	33	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	401 1.1×	372 1.1×	250 1.0×	117	3.4k
Shey‐Ying Chen Taiwan	34	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	502 1.3×	496 1.4×	460 1.9×	105	3.5k
Simon Goldenberg United Kingdom	25	1.7k 1.5×	972 0.9×	144 0.4×	200 0.6×	612 2.5×	90	2.9k
José Marı́a Eiros Bouza Spain	28	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	214 0.6×	130 0.4×	500 2.1×	301	3.3k
Helmut Albrecht United States	31	1.4k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	311 0.8×	266 0.8×	250 1.0×	121	3.1k
Kimberly E. Hanson United States	27	1.7k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	199 0.5×	447 1.3×	419 1.7×	92	3.1k
Thøger Gorm Jensen Denmark	25	567 0.5×	798 0.8×	248 0.7×	340 1.0×	204 0.8×	91	2.1k
Ioannis M. Zacharioudakis United States	23	1.3k 1.1×	927 0.9×	184 0.5×	308 0.9×	265 1.1×	60	1.9k
James W. Snyder United States	19	452 0.4×	810 0.8×	422 1.1×	583 1.7×	211 0.9×	64	2.0k

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Turner, Nicholas, Christopher R. Polage, Ronda L. Sinkowitz‐Cochran, et al.. (2024). CDC’s Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Prevention Framework in a Regional Hospital Network. JAMA Network Open. 7(3). e243846–e243846. 2 indexed citations

Smith, Claire, et al.. (2024). From pre-test and post-test probabilities to medical decision making. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 24(1). 210–210.

Seidelman, Jessica, Rebekah W. Moehring, Rachel Jordan, et al.. (2023). Implementation of a diagnostic stewardship intervention to improve blood-culture utilization in 2 surgical ICUs: Time for a blood-culture change. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 45(4). 452–458. 7 indexed citations

Polage, Christopher R., et al.. (2022). Evaluation of hospital blood culture utilization rates to identify opportunities for diagnostic stewardship. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44(2). 200–205. 8 indexed citations

Advani, Sonali D., Christopher R. Polage, & Mohamad G. Fakih. (2021). Deconstructing the urinalysis: A novel approach to diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 20 indexed citations

Polage, Christopher R., Jonathan Grein, Laurel Gibbs, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of the National Healthcare Safety Network standardized infection ratio risk adjustment for healthcare-facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in intensive care, oncology, and hematopoietic cell transplant units in general acute-care hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41(4). 404–410. 3 indexed citations

Peng, Zhong, Charles W. Stratton, Chunhui Li, et al.. (2018). Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infections. Emerging Microbes & Infections. 7(1). 1–13. 76 indexed citations

Ledeboer, Nathan A., Bert K. Lopansri, Neelam Dhiman, et al.. (2015). Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria and Genetic Resistance Determinants from Positive Blood Culture Broths by Use of the Verigene Gram-Negative Blood Culture Multiplex Microarray-Based Molecular Assay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53(8). 2460–2472. 126 indexed citations

Polage, Christopher R., Clare E. Gyorke, Michael A. Kennedy, et al.. (2015). Overdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection in the Molecular Test Era. JAMA Internal Medicine. 175(11). 1792–1792. 421 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mannis, Mark J., et al.. (2013). Evaluation of Microbial Flora in Eyes With a Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis. Cornea. 32(12). 1537–1539. 9 indexed citations

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Polage, Christopher R., Jay V. Solnick, & Stuart H. Cohen. (2012). Nosocomial Diarrhea: Evaluation and Treatment of Causes Other Than Clostridium difficile. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 55(7). 982–989. 120 indexed citations

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Polage, Christopher R., et al.. (2012). Outcomes in patients tested for Clostridium difficile toxins. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 74(4). 369–373. 35 indexed citations

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Li, Jennifer, Vahid Feiz, Ana Carolina Vieira, David Davis-Boozer, & Christopher R. Polage. (2012). The Safety and Efficacy of Linezolid and Daptomycin as an Additive in Optisol-GS Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Cornea. 31(5). 551–558. 3 indexed citations

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Taylor, Douglas S., et al.. (2010). Raman Spectroscopic Signatures of the Metabolic States of Escherichia Coli Cells and their Dependence on Antibiotics Treatment. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 742a–742a. 6 indexed citations

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She, Rosemary C., Christopher R. Polage, Edward W. Taggart, et al.. (2010). Performance of diagnostic tests to detect respiratory viruses in older adults. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 67(3). 246–250. 21 indexed citations

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Chen, Jodi, Edward W. Taggart, David R. Hillyard, et al.. (2009). Respiratory Syncytial Virus Outbreak in a Long‐Term Care Facility Detected Using Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction: An Argument for Real‐Time Detection Methods. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57(3). 482–485. 39 indexed citations

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Polage, Christopher R., et al.. (2006). Assessment of the Utility of Viral Culture of Cerebrospinal Fluid. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 43(12). 1578–1579. 31 indexed citations

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Polage, Christopher R., et al.. (2006). Laboratory Medicine in Africa: A Barrier to Effective Health Care. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 42(3). 377–382. 571 indexed citations breakdown →

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Petti, C. A., Christopher R. Polage, & Paul C. Schreckenberger. (2005). The Role of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing in Identification of Microorganisms Misidentified by Conventional Methods. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 43(12). 6123–6125. 178 indexed citations

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Polage, Christopher R., Randie R. Little, Curt L. Rohlfing, Thomas Cole, & William L. Roberts. (2004). Effects of beta thalassemia minor on results of six glycated hemoglobin methods. Clinica Chimica Acta. 350(1-2). 123–128. 9 indexed citations

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