E. Wesley Ely

23.5k total citations · 8 hit papers
125 papers, 15.4k 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 125 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 48 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 37 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in E. Wesley Ely's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (97 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (48 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (37 papers). E. Wesley Ely is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (97 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (48 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (37 papers). E. Wesley Ely collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. E. Wesley Ely's co-authors include Ayumi Shintani, Robert S. Dittus, Theodore J. Iwashyna, Dylan M. Smith, Kenneth M. Langa, Timothy D. Girard, Jennifer L. Thompson, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Gordon R. Bernard and Brenda T. Pun and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

E. Wesley Ely

119 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

Delirium as a Predictor of Mortality in Mechanically Vent... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2004 2013 2010 2008 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Delirium as a Predictor of Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
    2004 2.1k citations E. Wesley Ely JAMA profile →
  2. Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness
    2013 1.8k citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. profile →
  3. Long-term Cognitive Impairment and Functional Disability Among Survivors of Severe Sepsis
    2010 1.7k citations E. Wesley Ely et al. JAMA profile →
  4. Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial
    2008 1.3k citations Timothy D. Girard, John P. Kress et al. profile →
  5. Monitoring Sedation Status Over Time in ICU Patients
    2003 1.2k citations E. Wesley Ely, Brenda Truman et al. JAMA profile →
  6. Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness
    2014 905 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. Survey of Anesthesiology profile →
  7. Costs associated with delirium in mechanically ventilated patients*
    2004 613 citations Ayumi Shintani, Theodore Speroff et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  8. Long-term cognitive impairment after acute respiratory distress syndrome: a review of clinical impact and pathophysiological mechanisms
    2019 207 citations E. Wesley Ely et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Wesley Ely United States 44 12.2k 6.1k 4.0k 2.7k 2.3k 125 15.4k
Timothy D. Girard United States 52 11.8k 1.0× 5.8k 1.0× 4.2k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 173 14.9k
James C. Jackson United States 54 11.2k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 3.9k 1.0× 3.2k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 174 14.1k
Pratik P. Pandharipande United States 62 14.0k 1.1× 8.0k 1.3× 5.8k 1.4× 3.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 203 16.8k
Brenda T. Pun United States 37 11.3k 0.9× 6.4k 1.1× 4.3k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 68 12.7k
Jennifer L. Thompson United States 39 9.8k 0.8× 5.1k 0.8× 3.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 71 11.4k
John P. Kress United States 43 8.5k 0.7× 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 4.2k 1.8× 111 11.3k
Sharon M. Gordon United States 36 6.8k 0.6× 4.3k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 81 10.1k
Alessandro Morandi Italy 46 7.3k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 755 0.3× 144 9.2k
Anne S. Pohlman United States 37 7.0k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 3.7k 1.6× 68 9.5k
Richard R. Riker United States 43 6.1k 0.5× 4.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 846 0.3× 935 0.4× 145 8.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Silverberg, Noah D., Kathy Lee, Ana Mikolić, et al.. (2025). Priority Clinical Actions for Outpatient Management of Nonhospitalized Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 42(17-18). 1524–1533. 2 indexed citations
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Wilcox, M. Elizabeth, et al.. (2025). Communicating to Patients and Families About Post-Intensive Care Syndrome. CHEST Journal. 168(4). 924–931.
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Mart, Matthew F., Carla M. Sevin, Lauren E. Ferrante, et al.. (2025). Communication of Post Intensive Care Syndrome: What Providers Reportedly Do and What Patients Remember. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A1172–A1172.
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James, Bryan D., R. J. Wilson, Ana W. Capuano, et al.. (2019). Hospitalization, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Neuropathologies, and Cognitive Decline. Annals of Neurology. 86(6). 844–852. 15 indexed citations
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Kotfis, Katarzyna, Małgorzata Zegan-Barańska, Maciej Żukowski, et al.. (2017). Multicenter assessment of sedation and delirium practices in the intensive care units in Poland - is this common practice in Eastern Europe?. BMC Anesthesiology. 17(1). 120–120. 43 indexed citations
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Brummel, Nathan E., Susan P. Bell, Timothy D. Girard, et al.. (2017). Frailty and Subsequent Disability and Mortality among Patients with Critical Illness. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(1). 64–72. 207 indexed citations
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Bond, Stewart M., Mary S. Dietrich, Jill Gilbert, et al.. (2016). Neurocognitive function in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing primary or adjuvant chemoradiation treatment. Supportive Care in Cancer. 24(10). 4433–4442. 20 indexed citations
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Patel, Mayur B., James C. Jackson, Alessandro Morandi, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit–related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans and Civilians. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(12). 1373–1381. 74 indexed citations
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Pandharipande, Pratik P., Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson, et al.. (2014). Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness. Survey of Anesthesiology. 58(5). 212–213. 905 indexed citations breakdown →
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Page, Valérie, Daniel Davis, Xiao Bei Zhao, et al.. (2014). Statin Use and Risk of Delirium in the Critically Ill. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(6). 666–673. 64 indexed citations
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Naidech, Andrew M., Jennifer L. Beaumont, Neil Rosenberg, et al.. (2013). Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Delirium Symptoms. Length of Stay, Function, and Quality of Life in a 114-Patient Cohort. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(11). 1331–1337. 91 indexed citations
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Luetz, Alawi, Alexander Gratopp, Judith Mueller, et al.. (2012). The paediatric Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (pCAM-ICU): Translation and cognitive debriefing for the German-speaking area. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Han, Jin H., Svetlana Eden, Ayumi Shintani, et al.. (2011). Delirium in Older Emergency Department Patients Is an Independent Predictor of Hospital Length of Stay. Academic Emergency Medicine. 18(5). 451–457. 88 indexed citations
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Shehabi, Yahya, Richard R. Riker, Paula M. Bokesch, et al.. (2010). Delirium duration and mortality in lightly sedated, mechanically ventilated intensive care patients*. Critical Care Medicine. 38(12). 2311–2318. 328 indexed citations
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Jackson, James C., Timothy D. Girard, Sharon M. Gordon, et al.. (2010). Long-term Cognitive and Psychological Outcomes in the Awakening and Breathing Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(2). 183–191. 180 indexed citations
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Tsuruta, Ryosuke, Timothy D. Girard, E. Wesley Ely, et al.. (2008). Associations between markers of inflammation and cholinergic blockade and delirium in intensive care unit patients: A pilot study. 55(3). 34–42. 6 indexed citations
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Pisani, Margaret A., et al.. (2005). Short-term outcomes in older intensive care unit patients with dementia*. Critical Care Medicine. 33(6). 1371–1376. 37 indexed citations
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Ely, E. Wesley, Brenda Truman, Ayumi Shintani, et al.. (2003). Monitoring Sedation Status Over Time in ICU Patients. JAMA. 289(22). 2983–2983. 1152 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bernard, GR, Pierre‐François Laterre, E. Wesley Ely, et al.. (2001). The efficacy and safety of recombinant human activated protein C for the treatment of patients with severe sepsis (vol 28, pg 48, 2000). Critical Care Medicine. 29(2). 469–469. 168 indexed citations

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