John G. Weg

13.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
103 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

John G. Weg is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Internal Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. Weg has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 34 papers in Internal Medicine and 21 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in John G. Weg's work include Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (34 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (19 papers) and Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (14 papers). John G. Weg is often cited by papers focused on Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (34 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (19 papers) and Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (14 papers). John G. Weg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. John G. Weg's co-authors include Russell D. Hull, Victor F. Tapson, Thomas M. Hyers, Paul D. Stein, Charles A. Hales, Michel Samama, Timothy A. Morris, Giancarlo Agnelli, Michael L. Terrin and Herbert A. Saltzman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

John G. Weg

100 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Antithrombotic Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease 1991 2026 2002 2014 2001 2006 1992 1991 1992 400 800 1.2k
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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. Antithrombotic Therapy for Venous Thromboembolic Disease
    2001 1.4k citations Russell D. Hull, Victor F. Tapson et al. CHEST Journal profile →
  2. Multidetector Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
    2006 1.0k citations Paul D. Stein, Sarah Fowler et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. The Clinical Course of Pulmonary Embolism
    1992 774 citations John G. Weg, Bruce Thompson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  4. Clinical, Laboratory, Roentgenographic, and Electrocardiographic Findings in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism and No Pre-Existing Cardiac or Pulmonary Disease
    1991 484 citations Paul D. Stein, Michael L. Terrin et al. CHEST Journal profile →
  5. Complications and validity of pulmonary angiography in acute pulmonary embolism.
    1992 457 citations Abass Alavi, Charles A. Hales et al. profile →
  6. Aerosolized Surfactant in Adults with Sepsis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    1996 414 citations John G. Weg et al. New England Journal of 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
John G. Weg United States 42 5.4k 2.9k 2.6k 2.2k 1.7k 103 9.1k
George C. Velmahos United States 53 1.0k 0.2× 1.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 4.3k 2.6× 337 10.1k
Herbert A. Saltzman United States 28 1.4k 0.3× 1.0k 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 738 0.3× 578 0.3× 80 4.1k
Hugo Van Aken Germany 61 563 0.1× 4.4k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 6.7k 4.0× 580 16.2k
John J. Skillman United States 37 754 0.1× 1.1k 0.4× 2.5k 1.0× 488 0.2× 2.3k 1.4× 109 5.1k
Ronald E. Olson United States 31 2.2k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 300 0.1× 303 0.1× 677 0.4× 87 4.4k
Antoine Vieillard‐Baron France 61 989 0.2× 4.2k 1.4× 5.8k 2.2× 5.7k 2.6× 5.5k 3.3× 217 13.5k
L. Samüel Wann United States 45 3.2k 0.6× 18.4k 6.3× 1.3k 0.5× 245 0.1× 2.3k 1.4× 120 20.8k
D Friès Austria 44 778 0.1× 849 0.3× 1.1k 0.4× 3.2k 1.5× 1.7k 1.0× 303 6.7k
D. Mark Courtney United States 30 1.5k 0.3× 780 0.3× 244 0.1× 839 0.4× 408 0.2× 105 3.1k
Christian Müller Switzerland 44 221 0.0× 2.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 877 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 207 6.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Woodard, Pamela K., Thomas L. Chenevert, H. Dirk Sostman, et al.. (2011). Signal quality of single dose gadobenate dimeglumine pulmonary MRA examinations exceeds quality of MRA performed with double dose gadopentetate dimeglumine. International journal of cardiac imaging. 28(2). 295–301. 19 indexed citations
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Sostman, H. Dirk, Kathleen A. Jablonski, Pamela K. Woodard, et al.. (2011). Factors in the technical quality of gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance angiography for pulmonary embolism in PIOPED III. International journal of cardiac imaging. 28(2). 303–312. 22 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., Thomas L. Chenevert, Sarah Fowler, et al.. (2010). Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Pulmonary Embolism. Annals of Internal Medicine. 6 indexed citations
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Cronin, Paul, John G. Weg, & Ella A. Kazerooni. (2008). The Role of Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism. Seminars in Nuclear Medicine. 38(6). 418–431. 23 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., Alexander Gottschalk, H. Dirk Sostman, et al.. (2008). Methods of Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis III (PIOPED III). Seminars in Nuclear Medicine. 38(6). 462–470. 38 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., Afzal Beemath, Fadi Matta, et al.. (2008). Enlarged Right Ventricle Without Shock in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prognosis. The American Journal of Medicine. 121(1). 34–42. 65 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., Pamela K. Woodard, John G. Weg, et al.. (2007). Diagnostic Pathways in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Recommendations of the PIOPED II Investigators. Radiology. 242(1). 15–21. 229 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., Afzal Beemath, Fadi Matta, et al.. (2007). Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Data from PIOPED II. The American Journal of Medicine. 120(10). 871–879. 261 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., Pamela K. Woodard, John G. Weg, et al.. (2006). Diagnostic Pathways in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Recommendations of The PIOPED II Investigators. The American Journal of Medicine. 119(12). 1048–1055. 137 indexed citations
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Weg, John G.. (2000). Venous Thromboembolism: Past, Present and Future. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 21(6). 561–574.
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Weg, John G.. (1998). A 77-Year-Old Man With Progressive Dyspnea on Exertion. CHEST Journal. 113(2). 521–522. 2 indexed citations
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Ojo, Tammy, Fernando J. Martínez, Robert Paine, et al.. (1997). Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Alters Management of Pulmonary Nodules in Patients With Severe COPD. CHEST Journal. 112(6). 1494–1500. 24 indexed citations
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Meaney, James F., John G. Weg, Thomas L. Chenevert, et al.. (1997). Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism with Magnetic Resonance Angiography. New England Journal of Medicine. 336(20). 1422–1427. 331 indexed citations
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Abelson, James L., John G. Weg, Randolph M. Nesse, & George C. Curtis. (1996). Neuroendocrine responses to laboratory panic: Cognitive intervention in the doxapram model. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 21(4). 375–390. 30 indexed citations
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Leeper, Kenneth V., Paul D. Stein, Herbert A. Saltzman, et al.. (1992). The Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. CHEST Journal. 102(1). 17–22. 89 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., Abass Alavi, Alexander Gottschalk, et al.. (1991). Usefulness of noninvasive diagnostic tools for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism in patients with a normal chest radiograph. The American Journal of Cardiology. 67(13). 1117–1120. 41 indexed citations
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Stein, Paul D., R. Edward Coleman, Alexander Gottschalk, et al.. (1991). Diagnostic Utility of Ventilation/Perfusion Lung Scans in Acute Pulmonary Embolism Is Not Diminished by Pre-Existing Cardiac or Pulmonary Disease. CHEST Journal. 100(3). 604–606. 42 indexed citations
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Winters, William L., Henry D. McIntosh, Melvin D. Cheitlin, et al.. (1990). Task force II: The relation of cardiovascular specialists to patients, other physicians and physician-owned organizations. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 16(1). 11–16. 3 indexed citations
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Weg, John G. & Carl F Haas. (1989). Safe Intrahospital Transport of Critically III Ventilator-dependent Patients. CHEST Journal. 96(3). 631–635. 51 indexed citations
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Moser, Kenneth Μ., et al.. (1973). Respiratory stimulation with intravenous doxapram in respiratory failure. Critical Care Medicine. 1(3). 180–180. 1 indexed citations

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