David Ratz

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

David Ratz is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Emergency Medical Services and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ratz has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Epidemiology, 29 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 28 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in David Ratz's work include Urinary Tract Infections Management (28 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (25 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (18 papers). David Ratz is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Tract Infections Management (28 papers), Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (25 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (18 papers). David Ratz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Thailand. David Ratz's co-authors include Sarah L. Krein, Vineet Chopra, Sanjay Saint, Latoya Kuhn, Karen E. Fowler, M. Todd Greene, Valerie M. Vaughn, Scott A. Flanders, Tejal Gandhi and Lindsay A Petty and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David Ratz

92 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Empiric Antibacterial Therapy and Community-onset Bacterial Coinfection in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Multi-hospital Cohort Study

2020 274 citations Valerie M. Vaughn, Tejal Gandhi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Ratz United States	23	863	590	350	337	326	98	2.0k
M. Todd Greene United States	22	689 0.8×	349 0.6×	95 0.3×	367 1.1×	281 0.9×	76	1.6k
Katherine Allen‐Bridson United States	13	879 1.0×	757 1.3×	240 0.7×	263 0.8×	309 0.9×	26	2.4k
Brian H. Nathanson United States	32	1.2k 1.4×	259 0.4×	207 0.6×	166 0.5×	265 0.8×	159	3.5k
Anne Gardner Australia	27	560 0.6×	302 0.5×	129 0.4×	1.1k 3.3×	406 1.2×	143	2.7k
Christopher J. Crnich United States	27	1.2k 1.4×	1.3k 2.3×	540 1.5×	639 1.9×	495 1.5×	102	3.5k
Brett Mitchell Australia	26	813 0.9×	133 0.2×	299 0.9×	393 1.2×	1.1k 3.3×	142	2.3k
Jennifer Meddings United States	27	1.4k 1.7×	429 0.7×	125 0.4×	766 2.3×	230 0.7×	86	2.6k
Valerie M. Vaughn United States	19	713 0.8×	151 0.3×	532 1.5×	349 1.0×	327 1.0×	85	1.7k
Sam R. Watson United States	20	519 0.6×	618 1.0×	73 0.2×	529 1.6×	95 0.3×	30	1.8k
Carol Pellowe United Kingdom	12	425 0.5×	314 0.5×	63 0.2×	165 0.5×	383 1.2×	38	1.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Advani, Sonali D., David Ratz, Jennifer Horowitz, et al.. (2024). Bacteremia From a Presumed Urinary Source in Hospitalized Adults With Asymptomatic Bacteriuria. JAMA Network Open. 7(3). e242283–e242283. 7 indexed citations

Gupta, Ashwin, Scott A. Flanders, Lindsay A Petty, et al.. (2024). Inappropriate Diagnosis of Pneumonia Among Hospitalized Adults. JAMA Internal Medicine. 184(5). 548–548. 20 indexed citations

Ratz, David, et al.. (2023). Enhancing Resident Education by Embedding Improvement Specialists Into a Quality and Safety Curriculum. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 15(3). 348–355.

Houchens, Nathan, Sanjay Saint, Christopher M. Petrilli, et al.. (2022). International patient preferences for physician attire: results from cross-sectional studies in four countries across three continents. BMJ Open. 12(10). e061092–e061092. 4 indexed citations

Najjar‐Debbiny, Ronza, Bibiana Chazan, M. Todd Greene, et al.. (2022). Healthcare-associated infection prevention and control practices in Israel: results of a national survey. BMC Infectious Diseases. 22(1). 739–739. 4 indexed citations

Petty, Lindsay A, Scott A. Flanders, Valerie M. Vaughn, et al.. (2021). Risk factors and outcomes associated with community-onset and hospital-acquired coinfection in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A multihospital cohort study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 43(9). 1184–1193. 13 indexed citations

Huis, Anita, Jeroen Schouten, Sarah L. Krein, et al.. (2020). Infection prevention practices in the Netherlands: results from a National Survey. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 9(1). 7–7. 10 indexed citations

Kleidon, Tricia, Jennifer Horowitz, Claire M. Rickard, et al.. (2020). Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Thrombosis After Placement via Electrocardiography vs Traditional Methods. The American Journal of Medicine. 134(2). e79–e88. 22 indexed citations

Kamiya, Toru, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, et al.. (2019). Assessing sustainability of hand hygiene adherence 5 years after a contest-based intervention in 3 Japanese hospitals. American Journal of Infection Control. 48(1). 77–81. 9 indexed citations

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Vaughn, Valerie M., M. Todd Greene, David Ratz, et al.. (2019). Antibiotic stewardship teams and Clostridioides difficile practices in United States hospitals: A national survey in The Joint Commission antibiotic stewardship standard era. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41(2). 1–6. 11 indexed citations

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Sakamoto, Fumie, Sanjay Saint, M. Todd Greene, et al.. (2018). Changes in health care-associated infection prevention practices in Japan: Results from 2 national surveys. American Journal of Infection Control. 47(1). 65–68. 9 indexed citations

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Tapper, Elliot B., Neehar D. Parikh, Neil Sengupta, et al.. (2017). A risk score to predict the development of hepatic encephalopathy in a population‐based cohort of patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology. 68(4). 1498–1507. 72 indexed citations

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Chopra, Vineet, Latoya Kuhn, David Ratz, et al.. (2017). Vascular Access Specialist Training, Experience, and Practice in the United States. Journal of Infusion Nursing. 40(1). 15–25. 18 indexed citations

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Krein, Sarah L., Latoya Kuhn, David Ratz, et al.. (2017). The relationship between perceived role and appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters: A survey of vascular access nurses in the United States. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 71. 28–33. 7 indexed citations

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Saint, Sanjay, M. Todd Greene, Sarah L. Krein, et al.. (2016). A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Acute Care. New England Journal of Medicine. 374(22). 2111–2119. 224 indexed citations

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Manojlovich, Milisa, David Ratz, Melissa A. Miller, & Sarah L. Krein. (2016). Use of Daily Interruption of Sedation and Early Mobility in US Hospitals. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 32(1). 71–76.

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Sharpe, Elizabeth, Latoya Kuhn, David Ratz, Sarah L. Krein, & Vineet Chopra. (2016). Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Practices and Providers. Advances in Neonatal Care. 17(3). 209–221. 25 indexed citations

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Rosland, Ann‐Marie, et al.. (2015). Measuring patient-centered medical home access and continuity in clinics with part-time clinicians.. PubMed. 21(5). e320–8. 8 indexed citations

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Manojlovich, Milisa, Sanjay Saint, Jennifer Meddings, et al.. (2015). Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Practices in the Emergency Department: An Observational Study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37(1). 117–119. 16 indexed citations

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Chopra, Vineet, Latoya Kuhn, David Ratz, et al.. (2014). Do Clinicians Know Which of Their Patients Have Central Venous Catheters. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2 indexed citations

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