Elaine Larson

32.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
522 papers, 23.4k citations indexed

About

Elaine Larson is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elaine Larson has authored 522 papers receiving a total of 23.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Infectious Diseases, 143 papers in General Health Professions and 109 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Elaine Larson's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (136 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (57 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (55 papers). Elaine Larson is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (136 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (57 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (55 papers). Elaine Larson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Elaine Larson's co-authors include Allison E. Aiello, Patricia W. Stone, Bevin Cohen, Timothy Landers, Lisa Saiman, Thomas E. Wittum, Didier Pittet, Janet P. Haas, Benedetta Allegranzi and Phyllis Della‐Latta and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Elaine Larson

509 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of Antibiotic Use in Food Ani... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2012 2003 1995 2008 2007 250 500 750
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. A Review of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: Perspective, Policy, and Potential
    2012 897 citations Timothy Landers, Bevin Cohen et al. profile →
  2. Central Challenges Facing the National Clinical Research Enterprise
    2003 875 citations Elaine Larson et al. profile →
  3. APIC guidelines for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings
    1995 564 citations Elaine Larson American Journal of Infection Control profile →
  4. Effect of Hand Hygiene on Infectious Disease Risk in the Community Setting: A Meta-Analysis
    2008 556 citations Allison E. Aiello, Elaine Larson et al. profile →
  5. ‘My five moments for hand hygiene’: a user-centred design approach to understand, train, monitor and report hand hygiene
    2007 549 citations Elaine Larson et al. profile →
  6. Dissemination of health information through social networks: Twitter and antibiotics
    2010 499 citations Elaine Larson et al. American Journal of Infection Control profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elaine Larson United States 78 9.0k 4.4k 3.5k 3.3k 3.1k 522 23.4k
Donald A. Goldmann United States 75 4.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.3× 3.4k 1.0× 2.7k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 255 16.8k
Robert A. Weinstein United States 78 9.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.4× 7.3k 2.1× 2.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 349 27.9k
Jonathan R. Edwards United States 64 8.7k 1.0× 1.8k 0.4× 8.6k 2.5× 2.5k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 173 28.4k
Sara E. Cosgrove United States 63 9.2k 1.0× 2.2k 0.5× 6.5k 1.9× 1.1k 0.3× 3.2k 1.0× 290 23.5k
Petra Gastmeier Germany 63 5.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 4.2k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 504 15.8k
Benedetta Allegranzi Switzerland 52 6.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 1.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 171 13.1k
Trish M. Perl United States 68 8.4k 0.9× 913 0.2× 5.2k 1.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 287 24.6k
Nasia Safdar United States 60 6.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 5.7k 1.6× 2.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 418 15.9k
Stephan Harbarth Switzerland 68 7.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.3× 5.8k 1.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 342 19.3k
William R. Jarvis United States 88 12.9k 1.4× 1.2k 0.3× 10.7k 3.1× 4.4k 1.3× 3.9k 1.3× 482 41.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Larson, Elaine, et al.. (2023). The development of a long-term care infection prevention compendium during the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Infection Control. 51(12). 1356–1359.
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Iribarren, Sarah, Samantha Stonbraker, Brandon T. Larsen, et al.. (2018). Clinical nursing and midwifery research in Latin American and Caribbean countries: A scoping review. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 24(2). e12623–e12623. 11 indexed citations
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Carter, Eileen, et al.. (2017). Clarifying the Conundrum: Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, or Research?. JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration. 47(5). 266–270. 27 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., Elaine Larson, Grace Omoni, et al.. (2016). Building a Sustainable Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Network to Improve Health Outcomes in Southern and Eastern African Countries. 2 indexed citations
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Hessels, Amanda, Mansi Agarwal, Jianfang Liu, & Elaine Larson. (2016). Incidence and Risk Factors for Health-Care Associated Infections after Hip Operation. Surgical Infections. 17(6). 761–765. 5 indexed citations
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Shang, Jingjing, Elaine Larson, Jianfang Liu, & Patricia W. Stone. (2015). Infection in home health care: Results from national Outcome and Assessment Information Set data. American Journal of Infection Control. 43(5). 454–459. 59 indexed citations
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Hogle, Nancy J., et al.. (2014). Incidence and Risk Factors for and the Effect of a Program To Reduce the Incidence of Surgical Site Infection after Cardiac Surgery. Surgical Infections. 15(3). 299–304. 9 indexed citations
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Apte, Mandar, et al.. (2011). Comparison of Two Computer Algorithms To Identify Surgical Site Infections. Surgical Infections. 12(6). 459–464. 26 indexed citations
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Stockwell, Melissa S., et al.. (2010). Improving Care of Upper Respiratory Infections Among Latino Early Head Start Parents. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 12(6). 925–931. 16 indexed citations
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Patel, Sameer, Priya A. Prasad, Patricia DeLaMora, et al.. (2009). Antibiotic Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Adherence With Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12 Step Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 28(12). 1047–1051. 131 indexed citations
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Bloomfield, Sally F., Allison E. Aiello, B. Cookson, Carol O’Boyle, & Elaine Larson. (2007). The effectiveness of hand hygiene procedures in reducing the risks of infections in home and community settings including handwashing and alcohol-based hand sanitizers. American Journal of Infection Control. 35(10). S27–S64. 238 indexed citations
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Aboelela, Sally W., Jacqueline Merrill, Kathleen M. Carley, & Elaine Larson. (2007). Social Network Analysis to Evaluate an Interdisciplinary Research Center. 38(1). 61–75. 34 indexed citations
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Stone, Patricia W., et al.. (2006). Nurse Working Conditions, Organizational Climate, and Intent to Leave in ICUs: An Instrumental Variable Approach. Health Services Research. 42(3p1). 1085–1104. 111 indexed citations
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Graham, Philip L., et al.. (2006). Risk Factors for Late Onset Gram-Negative Sepsis in Low Birth Weight Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 25(2). 113–117. 103 indexed citations
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Choi, Jeungok, Suzanne Bakken, Elaine Larson, Yunling Du, & Patricia W. Stone. (2004). Perceived Nursing Work Environment of Critical Care Nurses. Nursing Research. 53(6). 370–378. 100 indexed citations
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Aiello, Allison E. & Elaine Larson. (2001). An analysis of 6 decades of hygiene-related advertising: 1940-2000. American Journal of Infection Control. 29(6). 383–388. 6 indexed citations
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Larson, Elaine, et al.. (1999). Hospitalk: an exploratory study to assess what is said and what is heard between physicians and nurses.. PubMed. 6(4). 183–9. 7 indexed citations
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Mooney, Barbara, Sue Reeves, & Elaine Larson. (1993). Infected control and bone marrow transplantation. American Journal of Infection Control. 21(3). 131–138. 8 indexed citations
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Larson, Elaine & Linda Bobo. (1992). Effective hand degerming in the presence of blood. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 10(1). 7–11. 46 indexed citations

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