David J. van Westerloo

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

David J. van Westerloo is a scholar working on Surgery, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. van Westerloo has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Surgery, 22 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 19 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in David J. van Westerloo's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (12 papers) and Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (10 papers). David J. van Westerloo is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (12 papers) and Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (10 papers). David J. van Westerloo collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Canada and United Kingdom. David J. van Westerloo's co-authors include Tom van der Poll, Diederik van de Beek, Willem A. van Gool, Inge C.M. Hoogland, Evert de Jonge, Hendrik J. F. Helmerhorst, Alex F. de Vos, Sandrine Florquin, Marco J. Bruno and Gregory J. LaRosa and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nature Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

David J. van Westerloo

65 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Stimulation of the vagus nerve attenuates macrophage activation by activating the Jak2-STAT3 signaling pathway

2005 880 citations David J. van Westerloo et al. profile →
Systemic inflammation and microglial activation: systematic review of animal experiments

2015 700 citations Inge C.M. Hoogland, David J. van Westerloo et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
David J. van Westerloo	1.6k	1.2k	762	533	527	71	4.0k
Todd W. Costantini	684 0.4×	914 0.7×	273 0.4×	322 0.6×	386 0.7×	176	3.1k
Jared M. Huston	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	220 0.3×	220 0.4×	368 0.7×	53	3.7k
William Loomis	470 0.3×	738 0.6×	513 0.7×	905 1.7×	812 1.5×	74	3.4k
L. V. Borovikova	2.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.7×	369 0.5×	287 0.5×	665 1.3×	6	6.3k
Minghuang Zhang	2.4k 1.5×	3.0k 2.4×	539 0.7×	322 0.6×	903 1.7×	14	8.7k
Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari	1.4k 0.8×	3.8k 3.1×	346 0.5×	227 0.4×	524 1.0×	114	6.4k
Christopher J. Czura	3.9k 2.4×	4.2k 3.4×	563 0.7×	447 0.8×	1.0k 1.9×	60	10.4k
Suyue Pan	549 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	201 0.3×	271 0.5×	494 0.9×	163	3.1k
Mauricio Rosas‐Ballina	3.6k 2.2×	3.0k 2.4×	248 0.3×	283 0.5×	422 0.8×	39	6.6k
K. Unertl	256 0.2×	450 0.4×	367 0.5×	593 1.1×	763 1.4×	103	3.5k

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Hout, Wilbert B. van den, et al.. (2025). Response. 3(2). 100152–100152.

Hout, Wilbert B. van den, et al.. (2025). Response. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 100173–100173.

Hout, Wilbert B. van den, et al.. (2024). The SONIC CENTRAL Study. 2(4). 100091–100091. 5 indexed citations

Heldeweg, Micah L. A., Arthur Lieveld, Luigi Pisani, et al.. (2023). Validation of New Quantitative Lung Ultrasound Protocol and Comparison With Lung Ultrasound Score in Patients With COVID-19. CHEST Journal. 164(6). 1512–1515. 2 indexed citations

Heldeweg, Micah L. A., Luigi Pisani, Stefanie Slot, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Thoracic Ultrasound on Clinical Management of Critically Ill Patients (UltraMan): An International Prospective Observational Study*. Critical Care Medicine. 51(3). 357–364. 8 indexed citations

Moes, Dirk Jan A. R., David J. van Westerloo, Sandra M. Arend, et al.. (2021). Towards Fixed Dosing of Tocilizumab in ICU-Admitted COVID-19 Patients: Results of an Observational Population Pharmacokinetic and Descriptive Pharmacodynamic Study. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 61(2). 231–247. 10 indexed citations

Hoogland, Inge C.M., Joo-Yeon Engelen-Lee, Mercedes Valls Serón, et al.. (2021). Aging and Microglial Response following Systemic Stimulation with Escherichia coli in Mice. Cells. 10(2). 279–279. 6 indexed citations

Heldeweg, Micah L. A., Mark E. Haaksma, Jasper M. Smit, et al.. (2021). Lung ultrasound and computed tomography to monitor COVID-19 pneumonia in critically ill patients: a two-center prospective cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 9(1). 1–1. 22 indexed citations

Kraemer, Carlos V. Elzo, et al.. (2020). Pocus series : E-point septal separation, a quick assessment of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction in a pocus setting. Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository. 28(3). 139–141. 2 indexed citations

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Haaksma, Mark E., Micah L. A. Heldeweg, Jeff M. Smit, et al.. (2020). POCUS series: point-of-care lung ultrasound in patients with COVID-19. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 28(4). 162–164. 2 indexed citations

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Tuinman, Pieter R., et al.. (2020). Pocus series : Assessment of shock using the rapid ultrasound in shock (rush) protocol. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 28(6). 231–235.

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Helmerhorst, Hendrik J. F., Marcus J. Schultz, Tineke Winters, et al.. (2020). Changes in Attitudes and Actual Practice of Oxygen Therapy in ICUs after Implementation of a Conservative Oxygenation Guideline. Respiratory Care. 65(10). 1502–1510. 2 indexed citations

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Kraemer, Carlos V. Elzo, et al.. (2019). POCUS series : The use of velocity time integral in assessing cardiac output and fluid responsiveness. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 27(5). 196–198. 2 indexed citations

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Müller, Marcella C.A., M. Sesmu Arbous, Bart J. Biemond, et al.. (2018). Time trend analysis of long term outcome of patients with haematological malignancies admitted at dutch intensive care units. British Journal of Haematology. 181(1). 68–76. 11 indexed citations

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Müller, Marcella C.A., M. Sesmu Arbous, Bart J. Biemond, et al.. (2018). Long-Term Outcome of Patients With a Hematologic Malignancy and Multiple Organ Failure Admitted at the Intensive Care. Critical Care Medicine. 47(2). e120–e128. 31 indexed citations

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Helmerhorst, Hendrik J. F., Marcus J. Schultz, Pepijn H. van der Voort, et al.. (2015). Stepwise Implementation Is Effective In Lowering Oxygenation Targets. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191.

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Vermeij, Jan‐Dirk, Hamid Aslami, Kees Fluiter, et al.. (2013). Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats Induces Lung Injury and Systemic Immune Suppression. Journal of Neurotrauma. 30(24). 2073–2079. 44 indexed citations

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Witlox, Joost, Leo Koenderman, Kees J. Kalisvaart, et al.. (2013). Preoperative cerebrospinal fluid cytokine levels and the risk of postoperative delirium in elderly hip fracture patients. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 10(1). 122–122. 63 indexed citations

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Witlox, Joost, Inge C.M. Hoogland, Leo Koenderman, et al.. (2012). PREOPERATIVE CYTOKINE LEVELS IN CSF DO NOT PREDICT POST-SURGICAL DELIRIUM. Shock. 37. 37–38. 1 indexed citations

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Kruyt, Nyika D., David J. van Westerloo, & J. Hans DeVries. (2012). Stress-Induced Hyperglycemia in Healthy Bungee Jumpers Without Diabetes Due to Decreased Pancreatic β-Cell Function and Increased Insulin Resistance. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. 14(4). 311–314. 13 indexed citations

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