Eric Okum

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 945 citations indexed

About

Eric Okum is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Okum has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 945 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 3 papers in Surgery and 3 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Eric Okum's work include Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (3 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (2 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (2 papers). Eric Okum is often cited by papers focused on Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (3 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (2 papers) and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies (2 papers). Eric Okum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and United Kingdom. Eric Okum's co-authors include Ann F. Bolger, Matthew E. Levison, Christopher C. Erickson, N.A. Mark Estes, Peter B. Lockhart, Michael H. Gewitz, Andrew E. Epstein, Eleanor Schron, Bradley P. Knight and Kathryn A. Taubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Eric Okum

9 papers receiving 920 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.

Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management

2010 700 citations Larry M. Baddour, Andrew E. Epstein et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Okum United States	6	643	471	411	143	90	9	945
Akbar Khan United States	11	756 1.2×	442 0.9×	301 0.7×	126 0.9×	93 1.0×	21	1.2k
Christopher C. Erickson United States	13	980 1.5×	534 1.1×	474 1.2×	127 0.9×	57 0.6×	26	1.4k
Sarah M. Stoner United States	6	565 0.9×	385 0.8×	275 0.7×	109 0.8×	51 0.6×	8	873
Eduard Quintana Spain	19	592 0.9×	559 1.2×	377 0.9×	237 1.7×	180 2.0×	123	1.1k
Daniel Grandmougin France	12	566 0.9×	359 0.8×	375 0.9×	82 0.6×	33 0.4×	43	770
Orest Chevtchik Austria	13	540 0.8×	331 0.7×	606 1.5×	75 0.5×	84 0.9×	25	814
Richard Watkin United Kingdom	12	394 0.6×	330 0.7×	252 0.6×	125 0.9×	93 1.0×	32	626
L Goullard France	9	460 0.7×	418 0.9×	249 0.6×	108 0.8×	47 0.5×	27	705
Juan C. Castillo Spain	18	556 0.9×	461 1.0×	261 0.6×	235 1.6×	208 2.3×	95	945
Anthon Fuisz United States	15	545 0.8×	209 0.4×	259 0.6×	69 0.5×	68 0.8×	47	810

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Okum

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Okum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Okum

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Okum. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Okum based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Eric Okum. Eric Okum is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Baddour, Larry M., Andrew E. Epstein, Christopher C. Erickson, et al.. (2011). A Summary of the Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 142(2). 159–165. 18 indexed citations

2.

Byrne, John G., Keyvan Rezaï, Juan A. Sánchez, et al.. (2011). Surgical Management of Endocarditis: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 91(6). 2012–2019. 115 indexed citations

3.

Baddour, Larry M., Andrew E. Epstein, Christopher C. Erickson, et al.. (2010). Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management. Circulation. 121(3). 458–477. 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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Eiferman, Daniel, et al.. (2007). Real-time monitoring of cardiac metabolism using biosensors shows myocardial protection during ischemia-reperfusion injury with glucose–insulin–potassium administration. Surgery. 142(2). 150–155. 5 indexed citations

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Savage, Edward B., Joshua D. Grab, Sean M. O’Brien, et al.. (2007). Use of Both Internal Thoracic Arteries in Diabetic Patients Increases Deep Sternal Wound Infection. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 83(3). 1002–1006. 61 indexed citations

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Okum, Eric, Daniel Henry, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, & Abe DeAnda. (2005). Cardiac pheochromocytoma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 129(3). 674–675. 12 indexed citations

7.

Shackford, Steven R., et al.. (2000). Prehospital Resuscitation with Phenylephrine in Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock and Brain Injury. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 48(5). 851–864. 26 indexed citations

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McDonald, John S., Keith Wilson, Peter S. Gartside, et al.. (1996). Immunohistochemical expression of N-ras oncogene is a late event in head and neck carcinomas. Pathology & Oncology Research. 2(1-2). 30–33. 5 indexed citations

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Wilson, Keith, John S. McDonald, P J Stambrook, et al.. (1996). Stage of disease confounds apparent relationship between levels of N-ras and duration of survival in head and neck tumours. European Journal of Cancer Part B Oral Oncology. 32(2). 73–75. 3 indexed citations

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