Gerry Oster

15.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
237 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Gerry Oster is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerry Oster has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 44 papers in Surgery and 41 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Gerry Oster's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (39 papers), Bone health and treatments (16 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers). Gerry Oster is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (39 papers), Bone health and treatments (16 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (15 papers). Gerry Oster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Gerry Oster's co-authors include John Edelsberg, Derek Weycker, Montserrat Vera‐Llonch, Ariel Berger, Graham A. Colditz, Ellen Dukes, David R. Thompson, Williamson Z. Bradford, Daniel A. Ollendorf and Ganesh Raghu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Gerry Oster

233 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Incidence and Prevalence of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

2006 965 citations Ganesh Raghu, Derek Weycker et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Large US Database

2002 959 citations Gerry Oster, Montserrat Vera‐Llonch et al. CHEST Journal profile →
Oral Mucositis and the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation

2001 516 citations Stephen T. Sonis, Gerry Oster et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Determinants of imminent fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis 2020 ·Osteoporosis International ·Rich Barron, Gerry Oster, Andreas Grauer, Daria B. Crittenden, Derek Weycker	91
2	Effect of Emphysema Extent on Serial Lung Function in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 2017 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Vincent Cottin, David M. Hansell, Nicola Sverzellati, Derek Weycker, Κατερίνα Αντωνίου, Mark Atwood, Gerry Oster, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler, Harold R. Collard, Athol U. Wells	57
3	Clinical and Economic Consequences of Post-Operative Infections following Major Elective Surgery in U.S. Hospitals 2014 ·Surgical Infections ·Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Holly Yu, Gerry Oster	9
4	Comparative Effectiveness of Filgrastim, Pegfilgrastim, and Sargramostim as Prophylaxis Against Hospitalization for Neutropenic Complications in Patients With Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy 2011 ·American Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Derek Weycker, Jennifer L. Malin, Rich Barron, John Edelsberg, Alex Kartashov, Gerry Oster	56
5	PMH22 CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF LONG-TERM USE OF BENZODIAZEPINES IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER 2011 ·Value in Health ·Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Michael Treglia, José Alvir, Gerry Oster	1
6	Economic Costs of Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids 2010 ·Clinical Journal of Pain ·Ryan N. Hansen, Gerry Oster, John Edelsberg, George Woody, Sean D. Sullivan	148
7	Cost comparison of peritoneal dialysis versus hemodialysis in end-stage renal disease. 2009 ·PubMed ·Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Gary Inglese, Samir Bhattacharyya, Gerry Oster	99
8	Economic Consequences of Failure of Initial Antibiotic Therapy in Hospitalized Adults with Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections 2008 ·Surgical Infections ·John Edelsberg, Ariel Berger, Scott R. Schell, Rajiv Mallick, Andreas Kuznik, Gerry Oster	49
9	Incidence and Prevalence of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis breakdown → 2006 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Ganesh Raghu, Derek Weycker, John Edelsberg, Williamson Z. Bradford, Gerry Oster	965
10	Oral mucositis and outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in patients with hematologic malignancies 2006 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·Montserrat Vera‐Llonch, Gerry Oster, (unknown), John Lu, Stephen T. Sonis	126
11	ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RISK OF ACUTE EXACERBATIONS AND AGE IN PATIENTS WITH BRONCHIECTASIS 2005 ·CHEST Journal ·Derek Weycker, John Edelsberg, Gerry Oster, Gregory Tino	1
12	Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency And Emphysema Receiving Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor Augmentation Therapy 2004 ·CHEST Journal ·Ariel Berger, Karen Chung, David Gelmont, Gerry Oster	1
13	Population-wide benefits of routine vaccination of children against influenza 2004 ·Vaccine ·Derek Weycker, John Edelsberg, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Ira M. Longini, Azhar Nizam, Vincent Ciuryla, Gerry Oster	215
14	Exposure to glitazone antidiabetics and risk of heart failure among persons with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective population-based cohort analysis 2002 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Thomas E. Delea, May Hagiwara, John Edelsberg, Gerry Oster	12
15	A Randomized Trial of Controlled-Release Oxycodone During Inpatient Rehabilitation Following Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty 2001 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Andrea Cheville, Alice P. Chen, Gerry Oster, Lisa J. McGarry, (unknown)	78
16	Patterns of Antidepressant Use and Their Relation to Costs of Care 1996 ·The American Journal of Managed Care ·David R. Thompson, Don P. Buesching, (unknown), Gerry Oster	75
17	A Multinational Economic Evaluation of rhDNase in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis 1996 ·International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ·Joseph Menzin, Gerry Oster, Linda Davies, Michael Drummond, Wolfgang Greiner, Carlo Lucioni, (unknown), Franco Rossi, Johann‐Matthias Graf von der Schulenburg, E. Souêtre	43
18	Methodological Issues in Economic Assessments of New Therapies 1994 ·PharmacoEconomics ·Michael Drummond, Joseph Menzin, Gerry Oster	14
19	Cimetidine and adverse reactions: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of short-term therapy☆ 1989 ·The American Journal of Medicine ·James M. Richter, Graham A. Colditz, Daniel M. Huse, Thomas E. Delea, Gerry Oster	4
20	Accident- and injury-related health-care utilization among benzodiazepine users and nonusers. 1987 ·PubMed ·Gerry Oster, (unknown), Daniel M. Huse, Shahieda Adams, (unknown)	35

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