Élie Azoulay

72.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
572 papers, 26.1k citations indexed

About

Élie Azoulay is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Élie Azoulay has authored 572 papers receiving a total of 26.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 211 papers in Epidemiology, 157 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 134 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Élie Azoulay's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (110 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (95 papers) and Neutropenia and Cancer Infections (74 papers). Élie Azoulay is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (110 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (95 papers) and Neutropenia and Cancer Infections (74 papers). Élie Azoulay collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Belgium. Élie Azoulay's co-authors include Benoı̂t Schlemmer, Michaël Darmon, Frédéric Pochard, Virginie Lemiale, Sylvie Chevret, Maïté Garrouste-Orgeas, Christophe Adrie, Lara Zafrani, Laurent Papazian and Nancy Kentish‐Barnes and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Élie Azoulay

546 papers receiving 25.4k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Half the families of intensive care unit patients experience inadequate communication with physicians
    2000 526 citations Élie Azoulay, Sylvie Chevret et al. profile →
  2. High Level of Burnout in Intensivists
    2007 479 citations Nathalie Embriaco, Élie Azoulay et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  3. Burnout syndrome among critical care healthcare workers
    2007 425 citations Nathalie Embriaco, Laurent Papazian et al. profile →
  4. Acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19
    2020 352 citations Michaël Darmon, Élie Azoulay et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →
  5. An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units
    2015 321 citations Gabriel T. Bosslet, Thaddeus Mason Pope et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  6. Recovery and outcomes after the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients and their family caregivers
    2016 280 citations Élie Azoulay et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →
  7. Symptoms of burnout in intensive care unit specialists facing the COVID-19 outbreak
    2020 260 citations Élie Azoulay, Michaël Darmon et al. profile →
  8. High flow nasal cannula compared with conventional oxygen therapy for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 246 citations Armand Mekontso Dessap, Élie Azoulay et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →
  9. COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers
    2021 234 citations Laurent Papazian, Élie Azoulay et al. profile →
  10. Ethical dilemmas due to the Covid-19 pandemic
    2020 202 citations Élie Azoulay et al. profile →
  11. Outcomes after Critical Illness
    2023 158 citations Élie Azoulay et al. profile →
  12. Long-term outcomes after critical illness: recent insights
    2021 154 citations Élie Azoulay et al. Critical Care profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Élie Azoulay France 91 8.2k 6.5k 5.5k 4.4k 4.3k 572 26.1k
Sylvie Chevret France 87 6.7k 0.8× 4.4k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.5× 598 28.1k
Mitchell M. Levy United States 65 27.7k 3.4× 6.3k 1.0× 11.6k 2.1× 6.2k 1.4× 2.5k 0.6× 205 46.8k
Gordon D. Rubenfeld United States 76 20.0k 2.4× 14.4k 2.2× 11.5k 2.1× 6.3k 1.4× 2.3k 0.5× 253 46.3k
Charles L. Sprung Israel 65 10.8k 1.3× 4.5k 0.7× 5.5k 1.0× 4.1k 0.9× 895 0.2× 263 24.6k
Mary E. Charlson United States 47 10.0k 1.2× 9.0k 1.4× 3.1k 0.6× 4.8k 1.1× 2.6k 0.6× 133 52.8k
Peter Pompei United States 12 8.1k 1.0× 7.0k 1.1× 3.4k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.5× 20 41.3k
C. Ronald MacKenzie United States 23 8.3k 1.0× 7.1k 1.1× 2.6k 0.5× 3.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.5× 57 42.3k
Kathy L. Aleš United States 17 8.1k 1.0× 7.1k 1.1× 2.5k 0.5× 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.5× 35 40.9k
Yaseen M. Arabi Saudi Arabia 65 5.5k 0.7× 6.5k 1.0× 4.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 3.0k 0.7× 379 20.1k
Robert Fowler Canada 55 3.1k 0.4× 2.5k 0.4× 2.5k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 294 13.2k

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All Works

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Barbet, Christelle, François Provôt, Pascale Poullin, et al.. (2024). Obinutuzumab in Rituximab Refractory or Intolerant Immune-Mediated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Blood. 144(Supplement 1). 139–139.
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Martis, Nihal, Matthieu Jamme, Claire Pouteil‐Noble, et al.. (2021). Systemic autoimmune disorders associated with thrombotic microangiopathy: A cross-sectional analysis from the French National TMA registry: Systemic autoimmune disease-associated TMA. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 93. 78–86. 12 indexed citations
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Brown, Samuel M., Élie Azoulay, Dominique Benoît, et al.. (2018). The Practice of Respect in the ICU. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 197(11). 1389–1395. 38 indexed citations
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Azoulay, Élie, Djamel Mokart, Márcio Soares, et al.. (2018). Influence of neutropenia on mortality of critically ill cancer patients: results of a meta-analysis on individual data. Critical Care. 22(1). 326–326. 40 indexed citations
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Terzi, Nicolas, Michaël Darmon, Jean Reignier, et al.. (2017). Initial nutritional management during noninvasive ventilation and outcomes: a retrospective cohort study. Critical Care. 21(1). 293–293. 36 indexed citations
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Bailly, Sébastien, Lila Bouadma, Élie Azoulay, et al.. (2015). Failure of Empirical Systemic Antifungal Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(10). 1139–1146. 47 indexed citations
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Bosslet, Gabriel T., Thaddeus Mason Pope, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, et al.. (2015). An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(11). 1318–1330. 321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garrouste-Orgeas, Maïté, Lilia Soufir, Aurélien Vesin, et al.. (2015). The Iatroref study: medical errors are associated with symptoms of depression in ICU staff but not burnout or safety culture. Intensive Care Medicine. 41(2). 273–284. 104 indexed citations
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Jong, Audrey De, Nicolas Molinari, Nicolas Terzi, et al.. (2013). Early Identification of Patients at Risk for Difficult Intubation in the Intensive Care Unit. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(8). 832–839. 179 indexed citations
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Planquette, Benjamin, Jean-François Timsit, Benoît Misset, et al.. (2013). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ventilator-associated Pneumonia. Predictive Factors of Treatment Failure. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(1). 69–76. 92 indexed citations
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Dessap, Armand Mekontso, Ferran Roche‐Campo, Achille Kouatchet, et al.. (2012). Natriuretic Peptide–driven Fluid Management during Ventilator Weaning: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(12). 1256–1263. 103 indexed citations
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Bekaert, Maarten, Jean‐François Timsit, Stijn Vansteelandt, et al.. (2011). Attributable Mortality of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Reappraisal Using Causal Analysis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 184(10). 1133–1139. 266 indexed citations
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Azoulay, Élie, Jérôme Lambert, & Djamel Mokart. (2011). Diagnostic Strategy for Hematology and Oncology Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(2). 279–280. 2 indexed citations
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Azoulay, Élie, Djamel Mokart, Jérôme Lambert, et al.. (2010). Diagnostic Strategy for Hematology and Oncology Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(8). 1038–1046. 171 indexed citations
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Garrouste-Orgeas, Maïté, Jean‐François Timsit, Aurélien Vesin, et al.. (2009). Selected Medical Errors in the Intensive Care Unit: Results of the IATROREF Study: Parts I and II. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(2). 134–142. 111 indexed citations
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Embriaco, Nathalie, Élie Azoulay, Karine Barrau, et al.. (2007). High Level of Burnout in Intensivists. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(7). 686–692. 479 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adrie, Christophe, Élie Azoulay, Adrien Français, et al.. (2007). Influence of Gender on the Outcome of Severe Sepsis. CHEST Journal. 132(6). 1786–1793. 152 indexed citations
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Azoulay, Élie, Frédéric Pochard, Sylvie Chevret, et al.. (2001). Meeting the Needs of Intensive Care Unit Patient Families. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 163(1). 135–139. 291 indexed citations
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Azoulay, Élie, et al.. (2001). Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor or Neutrophil-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity: Myth or Reality?. CHEST Journal. 120(5). 1695–1701. 62 indexed citations
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Azoulay, Élie, Antoine Parrot, Antoine Flahault, et al.. (1999). AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in the Era of Adjunctive Steroids: Implication of BAL Neutrophilia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(2). 493–499. 50 indexed citations

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