Daniel F. McAuley

57.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
371 papers, 24.6k citations indexed

About

Daniel F. McAuley is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel F. McAuley has authored 371 papers receiving a total of 24.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 116 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 100 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Daniel F. McAuley's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (151 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (88 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (86 papers). Daniel F. McAuley is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (151 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (88 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (86 papers). Daniel F. McAuley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Daniel F. McAuley's co-authors include Michael Brown, Jessica Manson, Rachel Tattersall, Puja Mehta, Emilie Sanchez, Cecilia O’Kane, Gavin D. Perkins, Michael A. Matthay, John G. Laffey and Eddy Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Daniel F. McAuley

358 papers receiving 24.2k citations

Hit Papers

COVID-19: consider cytoki... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2020 2016 2017 2016 2014 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. COVID-19: consider cytokine storm syndromes and immunosuppression
    2020 6.6k citations Puja Mehta, Daniel F. McAuley et al. profile →
  2. Epidemiology, Patterns of Care, and Mortality for Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Intensive Care Units in 50 Countries
    2016 3.3k citations Giacomo Bellani, John G. Laffey et al. JAMA profile →
  3. Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Modulate Macrophages in Clinically Relevant Lung Injury Models by Extracellular Vesicle Mitochondrial Transfer
    2017 584 citations Adrien Kissenpfennig, Daniel F. McAuley et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  4. The inflammatory response to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): a review of the pathophysiology
    2016 489 citations Jonathan Millar, Daniel F. McAuley et al. profile →
  5. The statistical significance of randomized controlled trial results is frequently fragile: a case for a Fragility Index
    2014 443 citations Daniel F. McAuley et al. profile →
  6. Mitochondrial Transfer via Tunneling Nanotubes is an Important Mechanism by Which Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Macrophage Phagocytosis in the In Vitro and In Vivo Models of ARDS
    2016 410 citations Daniel F. McAuley, Michael A. Matthay et al. profile →
  7. Guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome
    2019 311 citations Mark Griffiths, Daniel F. McAuley et al. BMJ Open Respiratory Research profile →
  8. Simvastatin in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    2014 307 citations Daniel F. McAuley, John G. Laffey et al. profile →
  9. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
    2016 287 citations Daniel F. McAuley et al. profile →
  10. Conservative fluid management or deresuscitation for patients with sepsis or acute respiratory distress syndrome following the resuscitation phase of critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2016 260 citations Jonathan A. Silversides, Daniel F. McAuley et al. profile →
  11. Acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults: diagnosis, outcomes, long-term sequelae, and management
    2022 197 citations Cecilia O’Kane, Daniel F. McAuley et al. profile →
  12. Vascular leak in sepsis: physiological basis and potential therapeutic advances
    2024 44 citations Daniel F. McAuley, Cecilia O’Kane et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel F. McAuley United Kingdom 65 9.5k 5.9k 4.8k 4.8k 3.7k 371 24.6k
Tobias Welte Germany 89 13.5k 1.4× 5.7k 1.0× 10.3k 2.1× 4.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 957 35.3k
Marcel Levi Netherlands 94 4.9k 0.5× 6.3k 1.1× 9.3k 1.9× 6.4k 1.3× 3.9k 1.0× 526 38.8k
Yaseen M. Arabi Saudi Arabia 65 6.5k 0.7× 3.0k 0.5× 5.5k 1.1× 4.4k 0.9× 2.9k 0.8× 379 20.1k
Sylvie Chevret France 87 4.4k 0.5× 2.1k 0.4× 6.7k 1.4× 3.1k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 598 28.1k
Antonio Artigas Spain 65 9.3k 1.0× 2.4k 0.4× 10.1k 2.1× 7.1k 1.5× 1.3k 0.4× 292 23.9k
Carolyn S. Calfee United States 62 8.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.3× 4.8k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 218 15.5k
Élie Azoulay France 91 6.5k 0.7× 4.3k 0.7× 8.2k 1.7× 5.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.3× 572 26.1k
Djillali Annane France 80 8.7k 0.9× 2.9k 0.5× 20.6k 4.3× 9.8k 2.0× 4.0k 1.1× 405 42.4k
Marcus J. Schultz Netherlands 79 10.4k 1.1× 1.5k 0.3× 7.0k 1.4× 7.2k 1.5× 1.1k 0.3× 751 25.3k
Lorraine B. Ware United States 81 17.2k 1.8× 1.5k 0.3× 7.9k 1.6× 5.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.3× 360 31.0k

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All Works

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Umaña, Mauricio, Olivier Costerousse, Ryan Zarychanski, et al.. (2025). Effect of statins on neurological functional outcomes in critically ill adult patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 15(2). e091971–e091971. 2 indexed citations
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Linden, Dermot, Melanie L. Bailey, J. Michael Conlon, et al.. (2025). Effects of Hyperoxia on Pulmonary Inflammation and organ injury in a human in vivo model (HIPI): study protocol of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 12(1). e002393–e002393. 1 indexed citations
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Coyle, Vicky M., Richard Adams, Ashley Agus, et al.. (2024). Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with cancer who have low-risk neutropenic sepsis: the EASI-SWITCH RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 28(14). 1–101. 1 indexed citations
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López‐Martínez, Cecilia, Inés López-Alonso, Laura Amado‐Rodríguez, et al.. (2024). Mechanical Stretch Induces Senescence of Lung Epithelial Cells and Drives Fibroblast Activation by Paracrine Mechanisms. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 72(2). 195–205. 4 indexed citations
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Verghis, Rejina, et al.. (2023). Re-analysis of ventilator-free days (VFD) in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) studies. Trials. 24(1). 183–183. 5 indexed citations
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Mehta, Puja, Rebecca C. Coll, Andrew Boyle, et al.. (2023). Elevated ferritin, mediated by IL-18 is associated with systemic inflammation and mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Thorax. 79(3). 227–235. 11 indexed citations
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Millar, Jonathan, Nicole Bartnikowski, Margaret R. Passmore, et al.. (2020). Combined Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Trial in Sheep. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 202(3). 383–392. 17 indexed citations
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Rowland, Matthew, Tonny Veenith, Charlotte Scomparin, et al.. (2020). Sugar or salt (“SOS”): A protocol for a UK multicentre randomised trial of mannitol and hypertonic saline in severe traumatic brain injury and intracranial hypertension. Journal of the Intensive Care Society. 23(2). 222–232. 9 indexed citations
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Pan, Xiaobei, Emma Cunningham, Anthony Peter Passmore, et al.. (2019). Cerebrospinal Fluid Spermidine, Glutamine and Putrescine Predict Postoperative Delirium Following Elective Orthopaedic Surgery. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 4191–4191. 20 indexed citations
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Dumigan, Amy, M Fitzgerald, Joana Sá‐Pessoa, et al.. (2019). A Porcine Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Model To Investigate Bacterial Pathogenesis. mBio. 10(6). 18 indexed citations
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Johnston, Brian, Ruaraidh Hill, Rui Duarte, et al.. (2019). Protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of the management of new onset atrial fibrillation in critically unwell adult patients. Systematic Reviews. 8(1). 242–242. 4 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Mark, Daniel F. McAuley, Gavin D. Perkins, et al.. (2019). Guidelines on the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 6(1). e000420–e000420. 311 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bellani, Giacomo, John G. Laffey, Tài Pham, et al.. (2016). Epidemiology, Patterns of Care, and Mortality for Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Intensive Care Units in 50 Countries. JAMA. 315(8). 788–788. 3333 indexed citations breakdown →
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Muir, Roshell, Alice V. Dubois, Emma Doran, et al.. (2015). Innate Lymphoid Cells Are the Predominant Source of IL-17A during the Early Pathogenesis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(4). 407–416. 98 indexed citations
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Page, Valérie, Daniel Davis, Xiao Bei Zhao, et al.. (2014). Statin Use and Risk of Delirium in the Critically Ill. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(6). 666–673. 64 indexed citations
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Blackwood, Bronagh, Mike Clarke, Daniel F. McAuley, et al.. (2014). How Outcomes Are Defined in Clinical Trials of Mechanically Ventilated Adults and Children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(8). 886–893. 41 indexed citations
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Perkins, Gavin D., Simon Gates, Daniel Park, et al.. (2014). The Beta Agonist Lung Injury Trial Prevention. A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(6). 674–683. 50 indexed citations
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Shyamsundar, Murali, Scott McKeown, Cecilia O’Kane, et al.. (2009). Simvastatin Decreases Lipopolysaccharide-induced Pulmonary Inflammation in Healthy Volunteers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(12). 1107–1114. 194 indexed citations

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