Itzhak Brook

27.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
603 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Itzhak Brook is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Itzhak Brook has authored 603 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Infectious Diseases, 221 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 164 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Itzhak Brook's work include Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (210 papers), Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases (132 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (107 papers). Itzhak Brook is often cited by papers focused on Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (210 papers), Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases (132 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (107 papers). Itzhak Brook collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and United Kingdom. Itzhak Brook's co-authors include Edith H. Frazier, Alan E. Gober, Richard I. Walker, P.A. Foote, Paula Yocum, Sydney M. Finegold, Thomas B. Elliott, Ellen M. Friedman, Kaparaboyna Ashok Kumar and James N. Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Itzhak Brook

588 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Adult Sinusitis

2015 821 citations Itzhak Brook et al. profile →
Executive Summary: IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults

2012 362 citations Anthony W. Chow, Michael S. Benninger et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults

2012 357 citations Anthony W. Chow, Michael S. Benninger et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Itzhak Brook United States	65	5.6k	5.3k	4.8k	4.4k	4.1k	603	18.0k
Ellen R. Wald United States	65	2.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	3.5k 0.8×	7.7k 1.9×	302	14.9k
Peter B. Lockhart United States	52	2.8k 0.5×	2.8k 0.5×	3.2k 0.7×	905 0.2×	5.0k 1.2×	158	12.6k
Sheldon L. Kaplan United States	69	11.3k 2.0×	7.5k 1.4×	3.4k 0.7×	518 0.1×	11.1k 2.7×	361	26.0k
Gerald P. Bodey United States	89	9.6k 1.7×	2.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	308 0.1×	11.3k 2.7×	643	32.2k
Henri A. Verbrugh Netherlands	72	11.8k 2.1×	2.7k 0.5×	2.5k 0.5×	284 0.1×	5.9k 1.4×	387	22.8k
Stanford T. Shulman United States	68	5.6k 1.0×	6.8k 1.3×	10.7k 2.3×	199 0.0×	6.5k 1.6×	357	22.0k
Anthony W. Chow Canada	45	2.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	1.7k 0.4×	401 0.1×	3.0k 0.7×	299	10.1k
Edward O. Mason United States	59	3.9k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.3×	350 0.1×	6.5k 1.6×	221	11.7k
Daniel M. Musher United States	75	6.9k 1.2×	2.9k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	245 0.1×	17.3k 4.2×	340	26.9k
Michael A. Gerber United States	67	5.7k 1.0×	5.4k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	192 0.0×	10.0k 2.4×	258	20.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Itzhak Brook

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Chow, Anthony W., Michael S. Benninger, Itzhak Brook, et al.. (2012). Executive Summary: IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 54(8). 1041–1045. 362 indexed citations breakdown →

Brook, Itzhak. (2011). Antimicrobial treatment of anaerobic infections. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 12(11). 1691–1707. 24 indexed citations

Brook, Itzhak. (2009). Role of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in head and neck infections. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 123(12). 1301–1307. 26 indexed citations

Brook, Itzhak. (2008). Increase in the Frequency of Recovery of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Acute and Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis. 46th Annual Meeting. 8 indexed citations

Brook, Itzhak. (2006). Bacteriology of Chronic Sinusitis and Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Sinusitis. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 132(10). 1099–1099. 66 indexed citations

Brook, Itzhak. (2005). The Role of Bacteria in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 38(6). 1171–1192. 28 indexed citations

Brook, Itzhak. (2004). Spores, Plagues and History: The Story of Anthrax. BMJ. 329(7465). 577.2–577.2. 3 indexed citations

Elliott, Thomas B., et al.. (2004). Antimicrobial therapies for pulmonary Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in B6D2F1/J mice immunocompromised by use of sublethal irradiation.. PubMed. 54(2). 185–92. 3 indexed citations

Brook, Itzhak. (2003). Microbial dynamics of purulent nasopharyngitis in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 67(10). 1047–1053. 11 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak & Alan E. Gober. (1998). Persistence of Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococci in Toothbrushes and Removable Orthodontic Appliances Following Treatment of Pharyngotonsillitis. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 124(9). 993–993. 17 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak & Edith H. Frazier. (1998). Aerobic and anaerobic microbiology of dacryocystitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 125(4). 552–554. 54 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak, et al.. (1996). Microbiology of the transition from acute to chronic maxillary sinusitis. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 45(5). 372–375. 53 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak. (1996). Isolation of non-sporing anaerobic rods from infections in children. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 45(1). 21–26. 29 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak. (1995). Role of anaerobic bacteria in chronic otitis media and cholesteatoma. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 31(2-3). 153–157. 21 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak, Paula Yocum, & P.A. Foote. (1995). Changes in the Core Tonsillar Bacteriology of Recurrent Tonsillitis: 1977-1993. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 21(1). 171–176. 46 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak, et al.. (1993). Role of anaerobic bacteria in liver abscesses in children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 12(9). 743–746. 16 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak. (1993). Antimicrobial therapy of skin and soft tissue infection in children. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 83(7). 398–405. 7 indexed citations

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Elliott, Thomas B., G S Madonna, G. D. Ledney, & Itzhak Brook. (1989). Combined therapy for post-irradiation infection. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 51(5). 717–25. 2 indexed citations

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Patchen, ML, et al.. (1988). Use of glucan and other immunopharmacological agents in the prevention and treatment of acute radiation injuries.. PubMed. 11(4). 573–4. 1 indexed citations

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Brook, Itzhak. (1979). Bacterial Colonization, Tracheobronchitis, and Pneumonia following Tracheostomy and Long-Term Intubation in Pediatric Patients. CHEST Journal. 76(4). 420–424. 85 indexed citations

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