Emil Petrusa

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Emil Petrusa is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Emil Petrusa has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 43 papers in Surgery and 36 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Emil Petrusa's work include Innovations in Medical Education (76 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (41 papers) and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (30 papers). Emil Petrusa is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (76 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (41 papers) and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (30 papers). Emil Petrusa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and United Kingdom. Emil Petrusa's co-authors include William C. McGaghie, S. Barry Issenberg, Ross J. Scalese, David Lee Gordon, Roy Phitayakorn, Sophia K. McKinley, Denise W. Gee, John T. Mullen, Jonathan P. Fryer and Mary C. Schuller and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Surgery and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Emil Petrusa

135 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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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.

Features and uses of high-fidelity medical simulations that lead to effective learning: a BEME systematic review

2005 2.6k citations S. Barry Issenberg, William C. McGaghie et al. profile →
A critical review of simulation‐based medical education research: 2003–2009

2009 1.2k citations William C. McGaghie, S. Barry Issenberg et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emil Petrusa United States	28	3.6k	3.5k	1.7k	1.1k	1.1k	145	6.5k
Debra Nestel Australia	43	3.0k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.7×	839 0.8×	232	7.2k
Rose Hatala Canada	39	3.1k 0.9×	3.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.6×	83	7.2k
Ryan Brydges Canada	37	3.8k 1.1×	3.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	955 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	124	7.3k
Diane B. Wayne United States	42	5.0k 1.4×	4.1k 1.2×	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	134	8.6k
Roger Kneebone United Kingdom	41	2.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	2.9k 1.7×	1.0k 0.9×	570 0.5×	152	6.5k
Benjamin Zendejas United States	29	3.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	2.8k 1.7×	631 0.6×	666 0.6×	124	6.3k
John R. Boulet United States	40	1.5k 0.4×	3.1k 0.9×	508 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	193	5.3k
Charlotte Ringsted Denmark	42	1.5k 0.4×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	753 0.7×	665 0.6×	193	5.2k
Amitai Ziv Israel	38	2.0k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	937 0.8×	561 0.5×	127	5.1k
S. Barry Issenberg United States	32	7.0k 1.9×	4.8k 1.4×	2.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.4×	104	10.0k

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Evenson, Amy, et al.. (2025). What is the Medical Student Experience of Incivilities on the Surgery Clerkship and Do They Matter?. Journal of surgical education. 82(8). 103535–103535.

Kochis, Michael, et al.. (2024). Defining the Essential Leadership Skills for Surgical Residents Leading Inpatient Teams: A Modified Delphi Study. Journal of surgical education. 82(1). 103341–103341.

Park, Yoon Soo, et al.. (2024). National Profile of the ACGME Milestones 1.0 and 2.0 within General Surgery: A Seven-Year National Study from 2014 to 2021. Journal of surgical education. 81(5). 626–638. 2 indexed citations

Petrusa, Emil, et al.. (2024). Patients report significant improvement in quality of life following hiatal hernia repair—despite recurrence. Surgical Endoscopy. 38(10). 6001–6007.

Anteby, Roi, E. Christopher Ellison, Emil Petrusa, et al.. (2023). Preparing to retire from surgery: a national survey. Global Surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education. 2(1). 1 indexed citations

Punchai, Suriya, et al.. (2023). Trend of minimally invasive and open surgery experience of general surgery residents: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education general surgery case log in Thailand. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26(3). 121–127.

Chen, Daniel, et al.. (2023). Listen Before You Auscultate: An Active-Learning Approach to Bedside Cardiac Assessment. MedEdPORTAL. 19. 11362–11362. 2 indexed citations

Jogerst, Kristen, et al.. (2022). Interprofessional Trauma Team Training: Leveraging Each Specialties’ Expertise to Teach Procedural-Based Skills. Journal of surgical education. 79(6). e273–e284. 1 indexed citations

Anteby, Roi, et al.. (2022). Gaps in Practice Management Skills After Training: A Qualitative Needs Assessment of Early Career Surgeons. Journal of surgical education. 79(6). e151–e160. 5 indexed citations

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Green, Janet, et al.. (2022). Psychological safety between pediatric residents and nurses and the impact of an interdisciplinary simulation curriculum. BMC Medical Education. 22(1). 649–649. 7 indexed citations

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Wojcik, Brandon M., Sophia K. McKinley, Zhi Ven Fong, et al.. (2021). The Resident-Run Minor Surgery Clinic: A Four-Year Analysis of Patient Outcomes, Satisfaction, and Resident Education. Journal of surgical education. 78(6). 1838–1850. 11 indexed citations

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Petrusa, Emil, et al.. (2020). Adaptation to Open-Book Online Examination During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of surgical education. 78(3). 737–739. 45 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Rachel B., Gezzer Ortega, Alexander R. Green, et al.. (2020). Concordance of Resident and Patient Perceptions of Culturally Dexterous Patient Care Skills. Journal of surgical education. 77(6). e138–e145. 9 indexed citations

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McKinley, Sophia K., Brandon M. Wojcik, Michael Kochis, et al.. (2018). A Pilot Study of Inpatient Satisfaction Rating of Surgical Resident Care. Journal of surgical education. 75(6). e192–e203. 10 indexed citations

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Lindeman, Brenessa, Emil Petrusa, Sophia K. McKinley, et al.. (2017). Association of Burnout With Emotional Intelligence and Personality in Surgical Residents: Can We Predict Who Is Most at Risk?. Journal of surgical education. 74(6). e22–e30. 99 indexed citations

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Wojcik, Brandon M., Zhi Ven Fong, Madhukar S. Patel, et al.. (2016). The Resident-Run Minor Surgery Clinic: A Pilot Study to Safely Increase Operative Autonomy. Journal of surgical education. 73(6). e142–e149. 35 indexed citations

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McKinley, Sophia K., Emil Petrusa, John T. Mullen, et al.. (2014). A multi-institutional study of the emotional intelligence of resident physicians. The American Journal of Surgery. 209(1). 26–33. 48 indexed citations

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Miller, Geoffrey T, S. Barry Issenberg, Emil Petrusa, et al.. (2006). Development, Implementation andOutcomes of a Training Program for Responders to Acts of Terrorism. Prehospital Emergency Care. 10(2). 239–246. 19 indexed citations

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Petrusa, Emil. (2004). STATUS OF STANDARDIZED PATIENT ASSESSMENT: Taking Standardized Patient-Based Examinations to the Next Level. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 16(1). 98–110. 34 indexed citations

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Issenberg, S. Barry, William C. McGaghie, David Lee Gordon, et al.. (2002). Effectiveness of a Cardiology Review Course for Internal Medicine Residents Using Simulation Technology and Deliberate Practice. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 14(4). 223–228. 108 indexed citations

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