George E. Thomsen

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

George E. Thomsen is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, George E. Thomsen has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in George E. Thomsen's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (10 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (6 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers). George E. Thomsen is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (10 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (6 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers). George E. Thomsen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Denmark. George E. Thomsen's co-authors include Ramona O. Hopkins, Vicki J. Spuhler, Polly Bailey, Kristy Veale, Robert V. Blair, James Jewkes, Gregory L. Snow, Robert O. Crapo, Karen J. Chan and James F. Orme and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, CHEST Journal and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

George E. Thomsen

25 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Early activity is feasible and safe in respiratory failur... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Early activity is feasible and safe in respiratory failure patients*
    2006 599 citations Polly Bailey, George E. Thomsen et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George E. Thomsen United States 12 1.1k 692 490 201 169 25 1.5k
Mary R. Suchyta United States 19 814 0.8× 976 1.4× 294 0.6× 648 3.2× 67 0.4× 28 2.0k
Eric B Milbrandt United States 15 1.2k 1.1× 438 0.6× 382 0.8× 276 1.4× 65 0.4× 28 2.1k
Diederik van Dijk Netherlands 20 605 0.6× 221 0.3× 264 0.5× 145 0.7× 96 0.6× 53 1.6k
Pablo Rodríguez Argentina 16 971 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 218 0.4× 426 2.1× 39 0.2× 47 1.7k
Artyom Sedrakyan United States 20 471 0.4× 542 0.8× 180 0.4× 115 0.6× 102 0.6× 32 2.0k
Khalid F. Almoosa United States 16 457 0.4× 372 0.5× 114 0.2× 196 1.0× 99 0.6× 29 1.2k
Xiuming Xi China 19 746 0.7× 340 0.5× 152 0.3× 161 0.8× 51 0.3× 60 1.4k
Thomas Strøm Denmark 15 1.0k 1.0× 287 0.4× 344 0.7× 125 0.6× 30 0.2× 48 1.5k
Anahita Rabiee United States 11 689 0.6× 146 0.2× 427 0.9× 57 0.3× 115 0.7× 19 1.0k
Björn Weiß Germany 17 1.3k 1.2× 147 0.2× 255 0.5× 82 0.4× 134 0.8× 61 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by George E. Thomsen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George E. Thomsen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jensen, Jonas, et al.. (2025). Work Ability in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study. Cancers. 17(9). 1585–1585. 1 indexed citations
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Nixon, Jennifer, Abdallah G. Kfoury, Raymond O. McCubrey, et al.. (2015). Lactic Acidosis After Cardiac Transplantation. Transplantation. 99(6). 1216–1219. 9 indexed citations
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Wright, Graham A., S. Stoker, B.B. Reid, et al.. (2014). Left Ventricular (LV) Response to Unloading by Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD): Axial Vs. Centrifugal?. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 33(4). S155–S155. 1 indexed citations
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Alharethi, Rami, B.Y. Rasmusson, D. Budge, et al.. (2014). Comparing velour versus silicone interfaces at the driveline exit site of HeartMate II devices: infection rates, histopathology, and ultrastructural aspects. Cardiovascular Pathology. 24(2). 71–75. 22 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E., et al.. (2012). Clinical Outcomes of a Furosemide Infusion Protocol in Edematous Patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Nurse. 32(6). 25–34. 4 indexed citations
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Nixon, Jennifer, Abdallah G. Kfoury, Kim Brunisholz, et al.. (2012). Lactic Acidosis After Cardiac Transplantation: Foe or Common Innocent Bystander?. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 18(8). S5–S6. 1 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Ramona O., et al.. (2012). Physical Therapy on the Wards After Early Physical Activity and Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit. Physical Therapy. 92(12). 1518–1523. 42 indexed citations
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Reid, B.B., J.P. Jones, S. Stoker, et al.. (2010). 539: Characterization of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 29(2). S175–S175. 3 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E., et al.. (2008). Patients with respiratory failure increase ambulation after transfer to an intensive care unit where early activity is a priority. Critical Care Medicine. 36(4). 1119–1124. 192 indexed citations
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Hopkins, Ramona O., Vicki J. Spuhler, & George E. Thomsen. (2007). Transforming ICU Culture to Facilitate Early Mobility. Critical Care Clinics. 23(1). 81–96. 140 indexed citations
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Bailey, Polly, George E. Thomsen, Vicki J. Spuhler, et al.. (2006). Early activity is feasible and safe in respiratory failure patients*. Critical Care Medicine. 35(1). 139–145. 599 indexed citations breakdown →
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Evans, R. Scott, et al.. (2005). Enhanced Notification of Critical Ventilator Events. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 12(6). 589–595. 8 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E., et al.. (2004). Early activity is safe in respiratory failure patients. CHEST Journal. 126(4). 869S–869S. 1 indexed citations
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Orme, James F., Ramona O. Hopkins, Donna Pope, et al.. (2003). Pulmonary Function and Health-related Quality of Life in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 167(5). 690–694. 175 indexed citations
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Elliott, C. Gregory, et al.. (2001). Tetracycline Aspiration. Respiration. 68(4). 416–419. 14 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E., et al.. (1995). Incidence of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the State of Utah. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(3). 965–971. 100 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E., et al.. (1993). The design and implementation of a ventilator-management advisor. Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. 5(1). 67–82. 53 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E., et al.. (1991). VentPlan: a ventilator-management advisor.. PubMed. 869–71. 10 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E., et al.. (1989). Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Computation in a Ventilator Therapy Planner. PubMed Central. 315–319. 21 indexed citations
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Thomsen, George E. & Lewis B. Sheiner. (1989). SIMV: An Application of Mathematical Modeling in Ventilator Management. PubMed Central. 320–324. 15 indexed citations

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