E. Wesley Ely

64.5k total citations · 18 hit papers
413 papers, 37.0k citations indexed

About

E. Wesley Ely is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Wesley Ely has authored 413 papers receiving a total of 37.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 325 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 183 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 117 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in E. Wesley Ely's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (318 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (176 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (117 papers). E. Wesley Ely is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (318 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (176 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (117 papers). E. Wesley Ely collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. E. Wesley Ely's co-authors include Pratik P. Pandharipande, Robert S. Dittus, Gordon R. Bernard, Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson, Brenda T. Pun, Ayumi Shintani, Sharon K. Inouye, Brenda Truman and Theodore Speroff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

E. Wesley Ely

398 papers receiving 35.8k citations

Hit Papers

Efficacy and Safety of Re... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2001 2001 2001 2007 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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.

  1. Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C for Severe Sepsis
    2001 4.0k citations Pierre‐François Laterre, E. Wesley Ely et al. profile →
  2. Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
    2001 2.2k citations E. Wesley Ely, Sharon K. Inouye et al. profile →
  3. Evaluation of delirium in critically ill patients: Validation of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU)
    2001 1.6k citations E. Wesley Ely, Robert S. Dittus et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  4. Effect of Sedation With Dexmedetomidine vs Lorazepam on Acute Brain Dysfunction in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
    2007 945 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Brenda T. Pun et al. profile →
  5. Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness
    2010 845 citations Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  6. Effect on the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation of Identifying Patients Capable of Breathing Spontaneously
    1996 829 citations E. Wesley Ely et al. profile →
  7. Lorazepam Is an Independent Risk Factor for Transitioning to Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients
    2005 793 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Ayumi Shintani et al. profile →
  8. The impact of delirium in the intensive care unit on hospital length of stay
    2001 735 citations E. Wesley Ely, Robert S. Dittus et al. profile →
  9. Delirium
    2020 644 citations Jo Ellen Wilson, Matthew F. Mart et al. profile →
  10. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and functional disability in survivors of critical illness in the BRAIN-ICU study: a longitudinal cohort study
    2014 441 citations James C. Jackson, Pratik P. Pandharipande et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →
  11. The ABCDEF Bundle in Critical Care
    2017 423 citations E. Wesley Ely, Pratik P. Pandharipande et al. profile →
  12. Effectiveness and Safety of the Awakening and Breathing Coordination, Delirium Monitoring/Management, and Early Exercise/Mobility Bundle*
    2014 348 citations Eduard E. Vasilevskis, E. Wesley Ely et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  13. COVID-19: ICU delirium management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
    2020 334 citations Katarzyna Kotfis, Shawniqua Williams Roberson et al. profile →
  14. Co-Occurrence of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Problems Among 406 Survivors of Critical Illness*
    2018 312 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  15. The ABCDEF Bundle: Science and Philosophy of How ICU Liberation Serves Patients and Families
    2017 291 citations E. Wesley Ely Critical Care Medicine profile →
  16. Incidence and Prevalence of Delirium Subtypes in an Adult ICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis*
    2018 231 citations E. Wesley Ely et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  17. Delirium in critical illness: clinical manifestations, outcomes, and management
    2021 217 citations Katarzyna Kotfis, Brenda T. Pun et al. profile →
  18. Long Covid Defined
    2024 101 citations E. Wesley Ely et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
E. Wesley Ely 26.6k 14.8k 9.8k 6.7k 5.5k 413 37.0k
Robert S. Dittus 16.8k 0.6× 10.1k 0.7× 6.6k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 253 28.5k
Sharon K. Inouye 33.8k 1.3× 19.1k 1.3× 14.7k 1.5× 4.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.3× 381 45.3k
Ayumi Shintani 14.5k 0.5× 8.5k 0.6× 5.8k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 2.8k 0.5× 363 26.3k
E. Wesley Ely 12.2k 0.5× 6.1k 0.4× 4.0k 0.4× 2.7k 0.4× 2.3k 0.4× 125 15.4k
Timothy D. Girard 11.8k 0.4× 5.8k 0.4× 4.2k 0.4× 2.9k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 173 14.9k
Dale M. Needham 16.4k 0.6× 2.2k 0.1× 1.5k 0.2× 7.0k 1.1× 6.6k 1.2× 368 27.8k
Edward R. Marcantonio 14.6k 0.5× 8.6k 0.6× 8.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 1.9k 0.4× 329 25.2k
Claudia Spies 7.0k 0.3× 3.8k 0.3× 2.7k 0.3× 721 0.1× 2.8k 0.5× 816 21.4k
Theodore Speroff 6.6k 0.2× 4.3k 0.3× 2.8k 0.3× 1.5k 0.2× 1.2k 0.2× 143 13.6k
Sangeeta Mehta 6.5k 0.2× 1.9k 0.1× 665 0.1× 2.0k 0.3× 5.6k 1.0× 211 12.7k

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All Works

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Mart, Matthew F., Matthew W. Semler, Cathy A. Jenkins, et al.. (2024). Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 209(7). 861–870. 6 indexed citations
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Fleischmann-Struzek, Carolin, Miriam Kesselmeier, E. Wesley Ely, et al.. (2024). Functional dependence following intensive care unit-treated sepsis: three-year follow-up results from the prospective Mid-German Sepsis Cohort (MSC). The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 46. 101066–101066. 7 indexed citations
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Pandharipande, Pratik P., Shawniqua Williams Roberson, Fiona E. Harrison, et al.. (2023). Mitigating neurological, cognitive, and psychiatric sequelae of COVID-19-related critical illness. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 11(8). 726–738. 26 indexed citations
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Devinney, Michael J., Mary Cooter, Edward R. Marcantonio, et al.. (2023). Role of Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Delirium following Non‐cardiac Surgery in Older Adults. Annals of Neurology. 94(6). 1024–1035. 28 indexed citations
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Kim, Ahra, Simon Vandekar, Nathan E. Brummel, et al.. (2023). In-hospital catatonia, delirium, and coma and mortality: Results from the delirium and catatonia prospective cohort investigation. Schizophrenia Research. 263. 223–228. 6 indexed citations
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Kim, Dae Hyun, Su Been Lee, Chan Mi Park, et al.. (2023). Comparative Safety Analysis of Oral Antipsychotics for In-Hospital Adverse Clinical Events in Older Adults After Major Surgery. Annals of Internal Medicine. 176(9). 1153–1162. 2 indexed citations
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Acosta, Lealani Mae Y. & E. Wesley Ely. (2023). Holistic care in healthy aging: Caring for the wholly and holy human. Aging Cell. 23(1). e14021–e14021. 3 indexed citations
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Kim, Dae Hyun, Hemin Lee, Ajinkya Pawar, et al.. (2023). Trends in use of antipsychotics and psychoactive drugs in older patients after major surgery. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71(12). 3755–3767. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Keibun, Kensuke Nakamura, Sapna R. Kudchadkar, et al.. (2022). Mobilization and Rehabilitation Practice in ICUs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 37(9). 1256–1264. 10 indexed citations
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Kotfis, Katarzyna, et al.. (2021). Delirium Severely Worsens Outcome in Patients with COVID-19—A Retrospective Cohort Study from Temporary Critical Care Hospitals. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(13). 2974–2974. 10 indexed citations
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Casey, Jonathan D., Bradley D. Lloyd, Karen E. Jackson, et al.. (2021). Protocolized Postextubation Respiratory Support to Prevent Reintubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 204(3). 294–302. 17 indexed citations
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Roberson, Shawniqua Williams, et al.. (2020). Quantitative EEG During Critical Illness Correlates with Patterns of Long-Term Cognitive Impairment. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience. 53(5). 435–442. 9 indexed citations
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Casey, Jonathan D., Bradley D. Lloyd, Eric J. Hall, et al.. (2019). Protocolized Post-Extubation Respiratory Support to prevent reintubation: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a clinical trial. BMJ Open. 9(8). e030476–e030476. 4 indexed citations
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Han, Jin H., Alex Chen, Eduard E. Vasilevskis, et al.. (2019). Supratherapeutic Psychotropic Drug Levels in the Emergency Department and Their Association with Delirium Duration: A Preliminary Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 67(11). 2387–2392. 3 indexed citations
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Barnes‐Daly, Mary Ann, Gary Phillips, & E. Wesley Ely. (2016). Improving Hospital Survival and Reducing Brain Dysfunction at Seven California Community Hospitals: Implementing PAD Guidelines Via the ABCDEF Bundle in 6,064 Patients*. Critical Care Medicine. 45(2). 171–178. 255 indexed citations
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Gunther, Max L., Alessandro Morandi, Pratik P. Pandharipande, et al.. (2012). The association between brain volumes, delirium duration, and cognitive outcomes in intensive care unit survivors. Critical Care Medicine. 40(7). 2022–2032. 198 indexed citations
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Girard, Timothy D., James C. Jackson, Pratik P. Pandharipande, et al.. (2010). Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness. Critical Care Medicine. 38(7). 1513–1520. 845 indexed citations breakdown →
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Angus, Derek C., Pierre‐François Laterre, E. Wesley Ely, et al.. (2004). The effect of drotrecogin alfa (activated) on long-term survival after severe sepsis *. Critical Care Medicine. 32(11). 2199–2206. 99 indexed citations
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Bernard, Gordon R., E. Wesley Ely, Theressa J. Wright, et al.. (2001). Safety and dose relationship of recombinant human activated protein C for coagulopathy in severe sepsis. Critical Care Medicine. 29(11). 2051–2059. 197 indexed citations

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