Hermann Brugger

12.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
182 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Hermann Brugger is a scholar working on Emergency Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hermann Brugger has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Emergency Medicine, 96 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 54 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Hermann Brugger's work include Thermal Regulation in Medicine (93 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (90 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (54 papers). Hermann Brugger is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Regulation in Medicine (93 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (90 papers) and High Altitude and Hypoxia (54 papers). Hermann Brugger collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Austria and United States. Hermann Brugger's co-authors include Peter Paal, Giacomo Strapazzon, Jeff Boyd, Bruno Durrer, Markus Falk, Ken Zafren, Douglas J. Brown, Emily Procter, Liselotte Adler-Kastner and Peter Mair and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Hermann Brugger

168 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 8. Cardiac arrest in special circumstances: Electrolyte abnormalities, poisoning, drowning, accidental hypothermia, hyperthermia, asthma, anaphylaxis, cardiac surgery, trauma, pregnancy, electrocution

2010 392 citations Hermann Brugger, Peter Paal et al. Resuscitation profile →
Accidental Hypothermia

2012 355 citations Hermann Brugger, Jeff Boyd et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hermann Brugger Italy	33	2.5k	2.1k	1.1k	697	546	182	4.3k
Peter Paal Austria	28	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	244 0.4×	316 0.6×	180	3.9k
Giacomo Strapazzon Italy	28	905 0.4×	764 0.4×	482 0.4×	419 0.6×	193 0.4×	143	2.5k
Frank K. Butler United States	38	4.2k 1.7×	4.0k 1.9×	549 0.5×	228 0.3×	811 1.5×	149	6.7k
David Hostler United States	38	2.2k 0.9×	349 0.2×	481 0.4×	122 0.2×	365 0.7×	187	5.2k
Ken Zafren United States	25	618 0.2×	588 0.3×	450 0.4×	908 1.3×	134 0.2×	94	2.0k
Francis X. Guyette United States	39	3.6k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	485 0.4×	40 0.1×	251 0.5×	217	5.2k
Paul S. Auerbach United States	27	686 0.3×	431 0.2×	381 0.3×	835 1.2×	117 0.2×	106	2.6k
Gordon G. Giesbrecht Canada	30	718 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	612 0.5×	260 0.4×	58 0.1×	124	3.0k
Volker Wenzel Austria	49	6.7k 2.7×	2.0k 1.0×	2.9k 2.5×	76 0.1×	518 0.9×	356	9.8k
Rafael Fernández Spain	47	1.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	5.4k 4.7×	448 0.6×	41 0.1×	185	10.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hermann Brugger

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Roy, Steven, Marika Falla, Giacomo Strapazzon, et al.. (2025). Pharmacological Prophylaxis and Supplemental Oxygen for Unacclimatized Rescuers at Very High Altitude: Scoping Review and 2025 Joint Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the International Society for Mountain Medicine. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 27(1). 60–77. 1 indexed citations

Zafren, Ken, Ian Jackson, Peter Hicks, et al.. (2025). Helicopter Rescue at Very High Altitude: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) 2025. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2645127984–2645127984.

Hüfner, Katharina, Agnieszka Elzbieta Stawinoga, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, et al.. (2021). Assessment of Psychotic Symptoms in Individuals Exposed to Very High or Extreme Altitude: A Field Study. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 22(4). 369–378. 5 indexed citations

Sheets, Alison, et al.. (2021). Clinical staging of accidental hypothermia: The Revised Swiss System. Resuscitation. 162. 182–187. 46 indexed citations

Rauch, Simon, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic in Mountainous Areas: Impact, Mitigation Strategies, and New Technologies in Search and Rescue Operations. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 22(3). 335–341. 3 indexed citations

Mittermair, Christof, et al.. (2021). Extreme Cooling Rates in Avalanche Victims: Case Report and Narrative Review. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 22(2). 235–240. 20 indexed citations

Wallner, Bernd, Peter Mair, Stefanie Erhart, et al.. (2019). Extrication Times During Avalanche Companion Rescue: A Randomized Single-Blinded Manikin Study. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 20(3). 245–250. 10 indexed citations

Hüfner, Katharina, Hermann Brugger, Agnieszka Elzbieta Stawinoga, et al.. (2019). Development of a Self-Administered Questionnaire to Detect Psychosis at High Altitude: The HAPSY Questionnaire. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 20(4). 352–360. 2 indexed citations

Ströhle, Mathias, et al.. (2019). Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Automated External Defibrillator in the Austrian Mountains: A Retrospective Study. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 20(4). 392–398. 10 indexed citations

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Blancher, Marc, Fidel Elsensohn, Ken Zafren, et al.. (2018). Management of Multi-Casualty Incidents in Mountain Rescue: Evidence-Based Guidelines of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM). High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 19(2). 131–140. 29 indexed citations

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Maeder, Monika Brodmann, Hermann Brugger, Matiram Pun, et al.. (2018). The STAR Data Reporting Guidelines for Clinical High Altitude Research. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 19(1). 7–14. 23 indexed citations

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Podsiadło, Paweł, Tomasz Darocha, Sylweriusz Kosiński, et al.. (2017). Severe Hypothermia Management in Mountain Rescue: A Survey Study. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 18(4). 411–416. 19 indexed citations

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Strapazzon, Giacomo, Emily Procter, Peter Paal, & Hermann Brugger. (2014). Pre-Hospital Core Temperature Measurement in Accidental and Therapeutic Hypothermia. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 15(2). 104–111. 61 indexed citations

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Mair, Peter, et al.. (2014). Is Extracorporeal Rewarming Indicated in Avalanche Victims with Unwitnessed Hypothermic Cardiorespiratory Arrest?. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 15(4). 500–503. 29 indexed citations

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Haegeli, Pascal, et al.. (2012). On the Effectiveness of Avalanche Balloon Packs. 324–328. 1 indexed citations

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Elsensohn, Fidel, et al.. (2011). Equipment of Medical Backpacks in Mountain Rescue. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 12(4). 343–347. 13 indexed citations

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Brugger, Hermann, Peter Paal, & Jeff Boyd. (2011). Prehospital Resuscitation of the Buried Avalanche Victim. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 12(3). 199–205. 20 indexed citations

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Ellerton, John, et al.. (2009). Immobilization and Splinting in Mountain Rescue. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 10(4). 337–342. 22 indexed citations

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Hohlrieder, Matthias, et al.. (2008). Rescue Missions for Totally Buried Avalanche Victims: Conclusions from 12 Years of Experience. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 9(3). 229–233. 19 indexed citations

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Hohlrieder, Matthias, Hermann Brugger, Heinrich Schubert, et al.. (2007). Pattern And Severity of Injury in Avalanche Victims. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 8(1). 56–61. 49 indexed citations

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