David M. Gaba

19.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
143 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

David M. Gaba is a scholar working on Emergency Medical Services, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Gaba has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Emergency Medical Services, 48 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 41 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David M. Gaba's work include Patient Safety and Medication Errors (47 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (41 papers) and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (39 papers). David M. Gaba is often cited by papers focused on Patient Safety and Medication Errors (47 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (41 papers) and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (39 papers). David M. Gaba collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Australia. David M. Gaba's co-authors include Steven K. Howard, Ruth M. Fanning, Abe DeAnda, Kevin J. Fish, Sara J. Singer, Brian E. Smith, Alyson Falwell, Yasser A. Sowb, Laurence C. Baker and Marcus Rall and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

David M. Gaba

142 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The future vision of simulation in health care

2004 1.3k citations David M. Gaba BMJ Quality & Safety profile →
The Role of Debriefing in Simulation-Based Learning

2007 1.1k citations David M. Gaba et al. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare profile →
Fatigue among Clinicians and the Safety of Patients

2002 503 citations David M. Gaba, Steven K. Howard New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Anesthesia crisis resource management training: teaching anesthesiologists to handle critical incidents.

1992 489 citations Steven K. Howard, David M. Gaba et al. profile →
Relationship of Safety Climate and Safety Performance in Hospitals

2008 417 citations Sara J. Singer, Shoutzu Lin et al. Health Services Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David M. Gaba United States	48	5.5k	4.5k	2.9k	2.6k	2.0k	143	11.9k
William C. McGaghie United States	56	9.3k 1.7×	2.7k 0.6×	8.2k 2.9×	3.8k 1.5×	2.4k 1.2×	229	16.1k
Krishna Moorthy United Kingdom	50	1.3k 0.2×	3.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	5.8k 2.3×	1.3k 0.6×	150	11.6k
Robert L. Wears United States	46	868 0.2×	2.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 1.2×	214	8.3k
Debra Nestel Australia	43	3.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.2×	3.3k 1.1×	1.7k 0.7×	659 0.3×	232	7.2k
Steven K. Howard United States	30	2.0k 0.4×	1.7k 0.4×	942 0.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	89	5.1k
Sonal Arora United Kingdom	44	1.3k 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	1.6k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	941 0.5×	130	6.3k
Alan Merry New Zealand	42	768 0.1×	3.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	909 0.4×	232	9.5k
S. Barry Issenberg United States	32	7.0k 1.3×	1.5k 0.3×	4.8k 1.7×	2.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	104	10.0k
Steven Yule United States	35	1.0k 0.2×	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	672 0.3×	143	4.7k
Roger Kneebone United Kingdom	41	2.5k 0.5×	910 0.2×	2.4k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	558 0.3×	152	6.5k

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Akerib, D. S., A. Ames, M. Breidenbach, et al.. (2021). A Simple Ventilator Designed To Be Used in Shortage Crises: Construction and Verification Testing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). e26047–e26047. 4 indexed citations

Weinger, Matthew B., Arna Banerjee, Amanda R. Burden, et al.. (2017). Simulation-based Assessment of the Management of Critical Events by Board-certified Anesthesiologists. Anesthesiology. 127(3). 475–489. 48 indexed citations

Banerjee, Arna, John R. Boulet, Tanja Bekhuis, et al.. (2016). A Taxonomy of Delivery and Documentation Deviations During Delivery of High-Fidelity Simulations. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 12(1). 1–8. 8 indexed citations

Gaba, David M.. (2016). Introduction to Special Issue on Highly Communicable Disease Management. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 11(2). 71–71. 1 indexed citations

Udani, Ankeet D., T. Kyle Harrison, Edward R. Mariano, et al.. (2016). Comparative-Effectiveness of Simulation-Based Deliberate Practice Versus Self-Guided Practice on Resident Anesthesiologists’ Acquisition of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Skills. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 41(2). 151–157. 24 indexed citations

Singer, Sara J., et al.. (2013). Improving Patient Care Through Leadership Engagement with Frontline Staff: A Department of Veterans Affairs Case Study. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 39(8). 349–360. 10 indexed citations

Singer, Sara J., Shoutzu Lin, Alyson Falwell, David M. Gaba, & Laurence C. Baker. (2008). Relationship of Safety Climate and Safety Performance in Hospitals. Health Services Research. 44(2p1). 399–421. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

Harrison, T. Kyle, Tanja Manser, Steven K. Howard, & David M. Gaba. (2006). Use of Cognitive Aids in a Simulated Anesthetic Crisis. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 103(3). 551–556. 145 indexed citations

Gaba, David M.. (2004). The future vision of simulation in health care. BMJ Quality & Safety. 13(suppl_1). i2–i10. 387 indexed citations

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Gaba, David M. & Steven K. Howard. (2002). Fatigue among Clinicians and the Safety of Patients. New England Journal of Medicine. 347(16). 1249–1255. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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Howard, Steven K., David M. Gaba, Mark R. Rosekind, & Vincent P. Zarcone. (2002). The Risks and Implications of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Resident Physicians. Academic Medicine. 77(10). 1019–1025. 147 indexed citations

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Rall, Marcus, Tanja Manser, H. Guggenberger, David M. Gaba, & Kim M. Unertl. (2001). Patientensicherheit und Fehler in der Medizin : Entstehung, Prävention und Analyse von Zwischenfällen. AINS - Anästhesiologie · Intensivmedizin · Notfallmedizin · Schmerztherapie. 36(6). 321–330. 9 indexed citations

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Howard, Steven K., et al.. (1998). Attitudes Toward Production Pressure and Patient Safety: A Survey of Anesthesia Residents. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 14(2). 145–146. 8 indexed citations

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Paté‐Cornell, M. Elisabeth, et al.. (1997). Anesthesia Patient Risk: A Quantitative Approach to Organizational Factors and Risk Management Options. Risk Analysis. 17(4). 511–523. 18 indexed citations

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Larsson, Jan Eric, Barbara Hayes‐Roth, David M. Gaba, & Brian E. Smith. (1997). Evaluation of a medical diagnosis system using simulator test scenarios. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. 11(2). 119–140. 19 indexed citations

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Holzman, Robert S., et al.. (1995). Anesthesia crisis resource management: Real-life simulation training in operating room crises. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 7(8). 675–687. 226 indexed citations

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Gaba, David M., et al.. (1992). Bronchial cuff pressures of two tubes used in thoracic surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 6(2). 190–192. 20 indexed citations

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DeAnda, Abe & David M. Gaba. (1991). Role of Experience in the Response to Simulated Critical Incidents. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 72(3). 308???315–308???315. 86 indexed citations

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DeAnda, Abe & David M. Gaba. (1990). Unplanned Incidents During Comprehensive Anesthesia Simulation. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 71(1). 77???82–77???82. 70 indexed citations

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Gaba, David M. & Thomas Lee. (1990). Measuring the Workload of the Anesthesiologist. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 71(4). 354???361–354???361. 67 indexed citations

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