Edmond I. Eger

29.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
602 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

About

Edmond I. Eger is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Developmental Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Edmond I. Eger has authored 602 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 360 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 206 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 88 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Edmond I. Eger's work include Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (349 papers), Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (206 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (74 papers). Edmond I. Eger is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (349 papers), Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (206 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (74 papers). Edmond I. Eger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Edmond I. Eger's co-authors include Michael J. Laster, James M. Sonner, Richard B. Weiskopf, Donald D. Koblin, Brynte H. Johnson, Lawrence J. Saidman, Diane Gong, Bernard Brandstater, Nobuhiko Yasuda and Wendell C. Stevens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Edmond I. Eger

597 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

Minimum Alveolar Anesthetic Concentration 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1980 200 400 600
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. Minimum Alveolar Anesthetic Concentration
    1965 645 citations Edmond I. Eger et al. Anesthesiology profile →
  2. Determination and Applications of MAC
    1980 463 citations Edmond I. Eger et al. Anesthesiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edmond I. Eger United States 76 11.1k 6.5k 4.3k 3.6k 3.3k 602 21.2k
Mervyn Maze United States 81 9.7k 0.9× 10.1k 1.6× 4.1k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 344 23.5k
Paul F. White United States 78 11.3k 1.0× 2.8k 0.4× 10.8k 2.5× 4.2k 1.2× 1.0k 0.3× 435 20.1k
Steven L. Shafer United States 52 9.1k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 4.2k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 663 0.2× 217 12.5k
David S. Warner United States 85 3.4k 0.3× 2.9k 0.4× 5.4k 1.3× 2.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 439 22.1k
Mika Scheinin Finland 65 3.2k 0.3× 1.3k 0.2× 2.0k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 4.4k 1.4× 389 15.3k
Daqing Ma United Kingdom 74 4.1k 0.4× 7.3k 1.1× 2.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 428 18.5k
Albert Dahan Netherlands 69 5.6k 0.5× 779 0.1× 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.6× 437 17.1k
John P. Kampine United States 47 1.9k 0.2× 1.1k 0.2× 1.9k 0.4× 3.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.3× 358 8.5k
Marcel E. Durieux United States 52 2.8k 0.3× 897 0.1× 4.5k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 239 9.7k
John W. Olney United States 91 4.0k 0.4× 9.0k 1.4× 873 0.2× 974 0.3× 17.9k 5.5× 262 36.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Perouansky, Misha, et al.. (2010). Slowing of the Hippocampal θ Rhythm Correlates with Anesthetic-induced Amnesia. Anesthesiology. 113(6). 1299–1309. 36 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jing, Yi Zhang, Edmond I. Eger, & James M. Sonner. (2008). Intrathecal Glycine Significantly Decreases the Minimum Alveolar Concentration of Isoflurane in Rats. Chinese Medical Sciences Journal. 23(1). 16–18. 1 indexed citations
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Lemmens, Hendrikus J. M., Lawrence J. Saidman, Edmond I. Eger, & Michael J. Laster. (2008). Obesity Modestly Affects Inhaled Anesthetic Kinetics in Humans. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 107(6). 1864–1870. 30 indexed citations
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Eger, Edmond I., Mark Liao, Michael J. Laster, et al.. (2008). Inhaled Anesthetics Do Not Combine to Produce Synergistic Effects Regarding Minimum Alveolar Anesthetic Concentration in Rats. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 107(2). 479–485. 24 indexed citations
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Sonner, James M., Bryce Vissel, Gordon Royle, et al.. (2005). The Effect of Three Inhaled Anesthetics in Mice Harboring Mutations in the GluR6 (Kainate) Receptor Gene. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 101(1). 143–148. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yi, et al.. (2003). Blockade of 5-HT2A Receptors May Mediate or Modulate Part of the Immobility Produced by Inhaled Anesthetics. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 97(2). 475–479. 20 indexed citations
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Eger, Edmond I., et al.. (1999). A Demonstration of the Concentration and Second Gas Effects in Humans Anesthetized with Nitrous Oxide and Desflurane. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 89(3). 774–774. 22 indexed citations
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Eger, Edmond I.. (1998). Current and Future Perspectives on Inhaled Anesthetics. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 18(5). 895–910. 8 indexed citations
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Eger, Edmond I., Terri Bowland, Pompiliu Ionescu, et al.. (1997). Recovery and Kinetic Characteristics of Desflurane and Sevoflurane in Volunteers after 8-h Exposure, including Kinetics of Degradation Products. Anesthesiology. 87(3). 517–526. 91 indexed citations
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Fang, Zexu, et al.. (1997). Maturation Decreases Ethanol Minimum Alveolar Anesthetic Concentration in Mice as Previously Demonstrated in Rats. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 85(1). 160–163. 6 indexed citations
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Eger, Edmond I.. (1995). Physicochemical properties and pharmacodynamics of desflurane. Anaesthesia. 50(s10). 3–8. 9 indexed citations
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Chortkoff, Ben S., Charles T. Gonsowski, Henry L. Bennett, et al.. (1995). Subanesthetic Concentrations of Desflurane and Propofol Suppress Recall of Emotionally Charged Information. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 81(4). 728–736. 10 indexed citations
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Eger, Edmond I.. (1994). New Inhaled Anesthetics. Anesthesiology. 80(4). 906–922. 246 indexed citations
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Kendig, Joan J., et al.. (1994). Correlates of anesthetic properties in isolated spinal cord: cyclobutanes. European Journal of Pharmacology. 264(3). 427–436. 32 indexed citations
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Liu, Jin, Michael J. Laster, Shahram Taheri, et al.. (1994). Effect of n-Alkane Kinetics in Rats on Potency Estimations and the Meyer-Overton Hypothesis. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 79(6). 1049???1055–1049???1055. 29 indexed citations
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Yasuda, Nobuhiko, Stephen H. Lockhart, Edmond I. Eger, et al.. (1991). Comparison of Kinetics of Sevoflurane and Isoflurane in Humans. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 72(3). 316???324–316???324. 158 indexed citations
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Eger, Edmond I.. (1981). Isoflurane. Anesthesiology. 55(5). 559–576. 274 indexed citations

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