John Myburgh

28.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
251 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

John Myburgh is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, John Myburgh has authored 251 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Epidemiology, 79 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 59 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in John Myburgh's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (78 papers), Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (40 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (29 papers). John Myburgh is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (78 papers), Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (40 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (29 papers). John Myburgh collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. John Myburgh's co-authors include Rinaldo Bellomo, Simon Finfer, Jeffrey Lipman, Michael G. Mythen, Colin McArthur, Laurent Billot, Colman Taylor, Shay McGuinness, Parisa Glass and Dorrilyn Rajbhandari and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

John Myburgh

242 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Hydroxyethyl Starch or Saline for Fluid Resusc... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2012 2018 2000 2015 2013 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Hydroxyethyl Starch or Saline for Fluid Resuscitation in Intensive Care
    2012 984 citations John Myburgh, Simon Finfer et al. profile →
  2. Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock
    2018 598 citations Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Simon Finfer et al. profile →
  3. Low-dose dopamine in patients with early renal dysfunction: a placebo-controlled randomised trial
    2000 520 citations Rinaldo Bellomo, Simon Finfer et al. profile →
  4. Effect of a Buffered Crystalloid Solution vs Saline on Acute Kidney Injury Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
    2015 414 citations Paul J. Young, Michael Bailey et al. profile →
  5. Resuscitation Fluids
    2013 397 citations John Myburgh et al. 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 Myburgh Australia 45 3.8k 3.6k 2.5k 2.2k 2.1k 251 9.5k
Arnaldo de Mendonça Belgium 7 7.1k 1.8× 3.3k 0.9× 3.0k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 9 12.5k
Yasser Sakr Germany 56 6.7k 1.7× 4.0k 1.1× 3.8k 1.5× 2.1k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 139 13.0k
P. M. Suter Switzerland 15 5.0k 1.3× 2.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 37 9.7k
Roland M.H. Schein United States 28 8.9k 2.3× 3.9k 1.1× 3.1k 1.2× 2.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 55 16.4k
Simon Finfer Australia 52 5.4k 1.4× 4.2k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 1.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 210 13.1k
Sheila M. Willatts United Kingdom 20 5.6k 1.5× 3.0k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.8× 50 11.0k
Eric A. J. Hoste Belgium 62 4.1k 1.1× 3.0k 0.8× 3.4k 1.3× 6.8k 3.0× 2.7k 1.3× 239 13.6k
Jean‐Roger Le Gall France 28 6.7k 1.8× 3.5k 1.0× 2.8k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 2.4k 1.2× 55 13.2k
L. G. Thijs Netherlands 16 5.2k 1.4× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 20 9.8k
Herwig Gerlach Germany 40 7.4k 1.9× 3.5k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 139 14.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ramanan, Mahesh, Naomi Hammond, Laurent Billot, et al.. (2025). Serum chloride concentration and outcomes in adults receiving intravenous fluid therapy with a balanced crystalloid solution or 0.9% sodium chloride. Intensive Care Medicine. 51(2). 249–258.
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Davis, Joshua S., Naomi Hammond, Qiang Li, et al.. (2024). Prophylactic Antibiotics in Adults With Acute Brain Injury Who Are Invasively Ventilated in the ICU. CHEST Journal. 167(4). 1079–1089. 3 indexed citations
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Ferrando-Vivas, Paloma, John Pappachan, Brian H. Cuthbertson, et al.. (2024). Use of selective gut decontamination in critically ill children: PICnIC a pilot RCT and mixed-methods study. Health Technology Assessment. 28(8). 1–84. 2 indexed citations
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Ramanan, Mahesh, Laurent Billot, Dorrilyn Rajbhandari, John Myburgh, & Balasubramanian Venkatesh. (2021). An evaluation of factors that may influence clinicians’ decisions not to enroll eligible patients into randomized trials in critical care. PLoS ONE. 16(7). e0255361–e0255361. 2 indexed citations
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Taylor, Colman, Naomi Hammond, Tracey‐Lea Laba, et al.. (2017). Drivers of choice of resuscitation fluid in the intensive care unit: a discrete choice experiment. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 19(2). 134–141.e11. 6 indexed citations
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Roberts, Jason A., Mohd H. Abdul‐Aziz, Joshua S. Davis, et al.. (2016). Continuous versus Intermittent β-Lactam Infusion in Severe Sepsis: A Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data from Randomized Trials. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(6). 681–691. 268 indexed citations
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Saxena, Manoj, Colman Taylor, Naomi Hammond, et al.. (2015). A multicentre audit of temperature patterns after traumatic brain injury. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 17(2). 129–134. 5 indexed citations
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Reddy, Sumeet, Michael Bailey, Richard Beasley, et al.. (2014). A protocol for the 0.9% saline versus Plasma-Lyte 148 for intensive care fluid therapy (SPLIT) study. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 16(4). 274–279. 15 indexed citations
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Dulhunty, Joel M., Jason A. Roberts, Joshua S. Davis, et al.. (2013). A protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial of continuous beta-lactam infusion compared with intermittent beta-lactam dosing in critically ill patients with severe sepsis: the BLING II study. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 15(3). 179–185. 15 indexed citations
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Glass, Parisa, Naomi Hammond, Manoj Saxena, et al.. (2013). Temperature management of non-elective intensive care patients without neurological abnormalities: a point prevalence study of practice in Australia and New Zealand. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 15(3). 228–233. 8 indexed citations
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Saxena, Manoj, Colman Taylor, Naomi Hammond, et al.. (2013). Temperature management in patients with acute neurological lesions: an Australian and New Zealand point prevalence study. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 15(2). 110–118. 13 indexed citations
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Young, Paul J., Carol Hodgson, Joel M. Dulhunty, et al.. (2012). End points for Phase II trials in intensive care: recommendations from the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Group consensus panel meeting. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 14(3). 211–215. 44 indexed citations
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Young, Paul J., Manoj Saxena, Rinaldo Bellomo, et al.. (2012). The HEAT trial: a protocol for a multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial of IV paracetamol in ICU patients with fever and infection. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 14(4). 290–296. 13 indexed citations
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Myburgh, John & Simon Finfer. (2009). Albumin is a blood product too — is it safe for all patients?. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 11(1). 67–70. 12 indexed citations
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Jones, Daryl, D. James Cooper, Simon Finfer, et al.. (2007). Advancing intensive care research in Australia and New Zealand: development of the binational ANZIC Research Centre. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 9(2). 198–204. 10 indexed citations
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Myburgh, John. (2007). Catecholamines for shock: the quest for high-quality evidence. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 9(4). 352–356. 13 indexed citations
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Myburgh, John. (2006). An appraisal of selection and use of catecholamines in septic shock — old becomes new again. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 8(4). 353–360. 12 indexed citations
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Myburgh, John, et al.. (2003). Antibiotic Prophylaxis for External Ventricular Drains in Neurosurgical Patients: An Audit of Compliance with a Clinical Management Protocol. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 5(3). 182–185. 4 indexed citations
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Myburgh, John & Stephen B. Lewis. (2000). Mannitol for Resuscitation in Acute Head Injury: Effects on Cerebral Perfusion and Osmolality. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 2(1). 14–18. 1 indexed citations
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Myburgh, John. (1999). An Appraisal of the Impact of Management Guidelines in Traumatic Brain Injury. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 1(1). 55–62. 1 indexed citations

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