Dean Hess

16.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
222 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Dean Hess is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Hess has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 181 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 68 papers in Emergency Medicine and 63 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Dean Hess's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (157 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (62 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (62 papers). Dean Hess is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (157 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (62 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (62 papers). Dean Hess collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Dean Hess's co-authors include Robert M. Kacmarek, Luca M. Bigatello, Suhail Raoof, Rajiv Dhand, Ulrich Schmidt, Paula Anderson, Myrna Dolovich, Nicholas S. Hill, Gerald C. Smaldone and Gordon Guyatt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Dean Hess

221 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Official ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure

2017 796 citations Dean Hess, Nicholas S. Hill et al. profile →
Device Selection and Outcomes of Aerosol Therapy: Evidence-Based Guidelines

2005 593 citations Dean Hess, Rajiv Dhand et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dean Hess United States	53	7.0k	2.2k	1.9k	1.8k	1.4k	222	9.0k
Stefano Nava Italy	51	7.2k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	254	8.8k
Paolo Navalesi Italy	44	6.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	3.1k 1.6×	1.8k 1.0×	794 0.6×	295	9.6k
Robert M. Kacmarek United States	54	8.2k 1.2×	3.1k 1.4×	2.9k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	826 0.6×	270	10.1k
A. Harf France	56	7.9k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.7×	270	11.1k
Martin J. Tobin United States	59	9.4k 1.3×	2.1k 0.9×	3.8k 2.1×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	194	12.2k
Sean Keenan Canada	46	4.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	3.6k 1.9×	1.1k 0.6×	834 0.6×	159	8.9k
Nicolino Ambrosino Italy	51	7.0k 1.0×	927 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	747 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	307	8.6k
Giorgio Conti Italy	53	10.3k 1.5×	3.8k 1.7×	4.9k 2.6×	3.1k 1.7×	641 0.5×	441	14.6k
John J. Marini United States	60	10.6k 1.5×	4.2k 1.9×	3.6k 1.9×	1.9k 1.1×	489 0.4×	287	12.7k
Christian Putensen Germany	51	4.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	326 0.2×	252	8.8k

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Goodfellow, Lynda T, et al.. (2024). AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Patient-Ventilator Assessment. Respiratory Care. 69(8). 1042–1054. 8 indexed citations

Hess, Dean. (2024). Pulse Oximetry: 2023 Year in Review. Respiratory Care. 69(8). 1033–1041. 1 indexed citations

Hess, Dean. (2023). Research and Publication in Respiratory Care. Respiratory Care. 68(8). 1171–1173. 9 indexed citations

Hess, Dean. (2023). How to Write an Effective Discussion. Respiratory Care. 68(12). 1771–1774. 8 indexed citations

Hess, Dean. (2023). Respiratory Care Management of COPD Exacerbations. Respiratory Care. 68(6). 821–837. 5 indexed citations

Hess, Dean. (2023). Observational Studies. Respiratory Care. 68(11). 1585–1597. 7 indexed citations

Hess, Dean. (2021). Loss of a Legend: Remembering Robert M. Kacmarek. Respiratory Care. 66(6). 1016–1020.

Barker, Alan F., John Bernardo, Robin R. Deterding, et al.. (2017). A Comparative Analysis of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Guideline Development Methodologies. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(5). 621–627. 22 indexed citations

Strickland, Shawna L, Bruce K. Rubin, Carl F Haas, et al.. (2013). AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Effectiveness of Nonpharmacologic Airway Clearance Therapies in Hospitalized Patients. Respiratory Care. 58(12). 2187–2193. 107 indexed citations

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Hess, Dean. (2013). Science and Evidence: Separating Fact from Fiction. Respiratory Care. 58(10). 1649–1661. 4 indexed citations

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MacIntyre, Neil R., et al.. (2012). Respiratory Care Year in Review 2011: Long-Term Oxygen Therapy, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Airway Management, Acute Lung Injury, Education, and Management. Respiratory Care. 57(4). 590–606. 6 indexed citations

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Rubin, Bruce K., Rajiv Dhand, Gregg L Ruppel, Richard D. Branson, & Dean Hess. (2011). Respiratory Care Year in Review 2010: Part 1. Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Function Testing, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Respiratory Care. 56(4). 488–502. 16 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Ulrich, et al.. (2008). Effects of Supervision by Attending Anesthesiologists on Complications of Emergency Tracheal Intubation. Anesthesiology. 109(6). 973–977. 106 indexed citations

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Hess, Dean. (2007). The Mask for Noninvasive Ventilation: Principles of Design and Effects on Aerosol Delivery. Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 20(s1). S85–S99. 48 indexed citations

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Evgenov, Oleg V., Daniel S. Kohane, Kenneth D. Bloch, et al.. (2007). Inhaled Agonists of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Induce Selective Pulmonary Vasodilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 176(11). 1138–1145. 57 indexed citations

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Gay, Peter C., Dean Hess, & Nicholas S. Hill. (2001). Noninvasive Proportional Assist Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Insufficiency. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(9). 1606–1611. 70 indexed citations

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Harris, R. Scott, Dean Hess, & José G. Venegas. (2000). An Objective Analysis of the Pressure-Volume Curve in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(2). 432–439. 143 indexed citations

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Fujino, Yuji, Max Kirmse, Dean Hess, & Robert M. Kacmarek. (1999). The Effect of Mode, Inspiratory Time, and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Partial Liquid Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(4). 1087–1095. 26 indexed citations

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Imanaka, Hideaki, et al.. (1999). Expiratory Phase Tracheal Gas Insufflation and Pressure Control in Sheep with Permissive Hypercapnia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(1). 49–54. 21 indexed citations

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Kirmse, Max, Yuji Fujino, Dean Hess, & Robert M. Kacmarek. (1998). Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Improves Gas Exchange and Pulmonary Mechanics during Partial Liquid Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(5). 1550–1556. 48 indexed citations

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