David E. Wennberg

19.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
76 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

About

David E. Wennberg is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David E. Wennberg has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 33 papers in General Health Professions and 32 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in David E. Wennberg's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (33 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (18 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (18 papers). David E. Wennberg is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (33 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (18 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (18 papers). David E. Wennberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. David E. Wennberg's co-authors include Thérèse A. Stukel, John D. Birkmeyer, Andrea E. Siewers, F. Lee Lucas, Philip P. Goodney, Elliott S. Fisher, F. Lee Lucas, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Emily Finlayson and H. Gilbert Welch and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

David E. Wennberg

75 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States

2002 3.8k citations John D. Birkmeyer, Andrea E. Siewers et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Surgeon Volume and Operative Mortality in the United States

2003 2.3k citations John D. Birkmeyer, Thérèse A. Stukel et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 1: The Content, Quality, and Accessibility of Care

2003 1.2k citations Elliott S. Fisher, David E. Wennberg et al. profile →
The Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 2: Health Outcomes and Satisfaction with Care

2003 994 citations Elliott S. Fisher, David E. Wennberg et al. profile →
Surgeon volume and operative mortality in the United States

2004 949 citations John D. Birkmeyer, Thérèse A. Stukel et al. ACC Current Journal Review profile →
Analysis of Observational Studies in the Presence of Treatment Selection Bias

2007 582 citations Thérèse A. Stukel, Elliott S. Fisher et al. JAMA profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David E. Wennberg United States	40	5.5k	3.8k	3.6k	3.6k	3.5k	76	14.4k
Jennifer Daley United States	64	6.4k 1.2×	3.4k 0.9×	5.9k 1.6×	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	134	15.2k
Karl Y. Bilimoria United States	69	9.6k 1.8×	4.4k 1.2×	4.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	413	20.3k
Patrick S. Romano United States	59	2.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	270	14.0k
Ethan A. Halm United States	61	2.1k 0.4×	3.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	277	12.6k
Martin A. Makary United States	60	6.5k 1.2×	2.6k 0.7×	2.8k 0.8×	857 0.2×	1.3k 0.4×	311	13.8k
Justin B. Dimick United States	83	13.1k 2.4×	6.1k 1.6×	8.3k 2.3×	3.9k 1.1×	3.8k 1.1×	501	26.0k
Shukri F. Khuri United States	75	11.2k 2.1×	5.0k 1.3×	9.0k 2.5×	1.0k 0.3×	1.1k 0.3×	221	20.8k
John Z. Ayanian United States	87	3.1k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	3.2k 0.9×	7.3k 2.0×	7.8k 2.3×	355	26.1k
E. Francis Cook United States	65	5.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	7.0k 1.9×	974 0.3×	1.2k 0.3×	158	16.2k
John E. Wennberg United States	60	2.6k 0.5×	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	6.7k 1.9×	7.5k 2.2×	111	16.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Wennberg, David E., Sandra M. Sharp, Gwyn Bevan, et al.. (2014). A population health approach to reducing observational intensity bias in health risk adjustment: cross sectional analysis of insurance claims. BMJ. 348(apr10 2). g2392–g2392. 23 indexed citations

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Sirovich, Brenda, Patricia M. Gallagher, David E. Wennberg, & Elliott S. Fisher. (2008). Discretionary Decision Making By Primary Care Physicians And The Cost Of U.S. Health Care. Health Affairs. 27(3). 813–823. 185 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., et al.. (2008). Building partnerships: addressing overuse, underuse and misuse of care.. PubMed. 23(4). 8–10, 12, 14. 4 indexed citations

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Sirovich, Brenda, Patricia M. Gallagher, David E. Wennberg, & Elliott S. Fisher. (2008). Discretionary Decision Making By Primary Care Physicians And The Cost Of U.S. Health Care Clinical judgment, not clinical guidelines, should be the focus of policy efforts to improve the quality of care and address disparities in. 1 indexed citations

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Siewers, Andrea E., et al.. (2007). Differences in cardiac stress testing by sex and race among Medicare beneficiaries. American Heart Journal. 154(3). 502–509. 10 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., F. L. Lucas, Andrea E. Siewers, Mirle A. Kellett, & David J. Malenka. (2005). Outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions performed at centers without and with onsite coronary artery bypass graft surgery. ACC Current Journal Review. 14(1). 43–43. 17 indexed citations

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Birkmeyer, John D., Thérèse A. Stukel, Andrea E. Siewers, et al.. (2003). Surgeon Volume and Operative Mortality in the United States. New England Journal of Medicine. 349(22). 2117–2127. 2346 indexed citations breakdown →

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Goodney, Philip P., Gerald T. O’Connor, David E. Wennberg, & John D. Birkmeyer. (2003). Do hospitals with low mortality rates in coronary artery bypass also perform well in valve replacement?. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 76(4). 1131–1137. 68 indexed citations

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Keller, Robert B., et al.. (2002). Searching for Quality in Medical Care. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 25(1). 63–79. 1 indexed citations

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Shubrooks, Samuel J., Winthrop D. Piper, William A. Bradley, et al.. (2000). Safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary interventions performed immediately after diagnostic catheterization in northern New England and comparison with similar procedures performed later. The American Journal of Cardiology. 86(1). 41–45. 19 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., et al.. (1999). Pounds of prevention for ounces of cure: surgery as a preventive strategy. The Lancet. 353. S9–S11. 4 indexed citations

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McGrath, Paul, David J. Malenka, David E. Wennberg, et al.. (1999). Changing outcomes in percutaneous coronary interventions. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 34(3). 674–680. 57 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Gerald T, John F. Robb, Mirle A. Kellett, et al.. (1999). Multivariate prediction of in-hospital mortality after percutaneous coronary interventions in 1994–1996. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 34(3). 681–691. 122 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., David J. Malenka, Anjana Sengupta, et al.. (1999). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in the elderly: Epidemiology, clinical risk factors, and in-hospital outcomes. American Heart Journal. 137(4). 639–645. 69 indexed citations

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Malenka, David J., Paul McGrath, David E. Wennberg, et al.. (1999). The relationship between operator volume and outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions in high volume hospitals in 1994–1996. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 34(5). 1471–1480. 63 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., F. Lee Lucas, John D. Birkmeyer, Carl E. Bredenberg, & Elliott S. Fisher. (1998). Variation in Carotid Endarterectomy Mortality in the Medicare Population. JAMA. 279(16). 1278–1278. 379 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., et al.. (1997). Do Physicians Do What They Say? The Inclination to Test and Its Association with Coronary Angiography Rates. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 12(3). 172–176. 14 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., et al.. (1997). Do Physicians Do What They Say?: The Inclination to Test and Its Association with Coronary Angiography Rates. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 12(3). 172–176. 33 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., David N. Soule, Mirle A. Kellett, et al.. (1997). The Relationship between the Supply of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Cardiologists and the use of Invasive Cardiac Procedures in Northern New England. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 2(2). 75–80. 52 indexed citations

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Wennberg, David E., et al.. (1996). The impact of stress testing on subsequent invasive cardiac procedures. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 318–318.

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