Jørn Wetterslev

41.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
274 papers, 20.5k citations indexed

About

Jørn Wetterslev is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jørn Wetterslev has authored 274 papers receiving a total of 20.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Surgery, 93 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 72 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jørn Wetterslev's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (64 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (44 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (41 papers). Jørn Wetterslev is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (64 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (44 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (41 papers). Jørn Wetterslev collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Jørn Wetterslev's co-authors include Christian Gluud, Kristian Thorlund, Jesper Brok, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Per Winkel, Ann Merete Møller, Arash Afshari, Jørgen B. Dahl, Steen Møiniche and Anders Perner and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Jørn Wetterslev

273 papers receiving 20.1k 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.

  1. When and how should multiple imputation be used for handling missing data in randomised clinical trials – a practical guide with flowcharts
    2017 1.6k citations Janus Christian Jakobsen, Christian Gluud et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  2. Trial sequential analysis may establish when firm evidence is reached in cumulative meta-analysis
    2007 1.3k citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  3. Trial Sequential Analysis in systematic reviews with meta-analysis
    2017 818 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Janus Christian Jakobsen et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  4. Trial sequential analysis reveals insufficient information size and potentially false positive results in many meta-analyses
    2008 806 citations Christian Gluud, Jørn Wetterslev et al. profile →
  5. Estimating required information size by quantifying diversity in random-effects model meta-analyses
    2009 700 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  6. Apparently conclusive meta-analyses may be inconclusive—Trial sequential analysis adjustment of random error risk due to repetitive testing of accumulating data in apparently conclusive neonatal meta-analyses
    2008 690 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  7. Can trial sequential monitoring boundaries reduce spurious inferences from meta-analyses?
    2008 625 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud et al. profile →
  8. Thresholds for statistical and clinical significance in systematic reviews with meta-analytic methods
    2014 508 citations Janus Christian Jakobsen, Jørn Wetterslev et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
  9. Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults
    2014 447 citations Jørn Wetterslev, Christian Gluud 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
Jørn Wetterslev Denmark 69 6.1k 4.2k 3.7k 3.6k 3.0k 274 20.5k
Dean Fergusson Canada 83 5.4k 0.9× 2.7k 0.6× 3.2k 0.8× 3.7k 1.0× 5.0k 1.6× 673 26.8k
Claudia Spies Germany 70 6.3k 1.0× 5.3k 1.2× 2.9k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 7.0k 2.3× 816 21.4k
George Tomlinson Canada 84 4.6k 0.7× 2.7k 0.6× 5.1k 1.4× 7.6k 2.1× 3.0k 1.0× 604 29.2k
Darrell R. Schroeder United States 76 6.9k 1.1× 3.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.5× 6.0k 1.7× 2.9k 1.0× 559 24.0k
Kristian Thorlund Canada 54 4.3k 0.7× 2.3k 0.5× 3.7k 1.0× 2.8k 0.8× 746 0.2× 147 20.9k
Rolf Rossaint Germany 61 5.5k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 5.0k 1.4× 6.4k 2.1× 763 21.5k
Roman Jaeschke Canada 35 4.4k 0.7× 1.9k 0.4× 2.9k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 68 17.7k
Edmund Neugebauer Germany 63 7.6k 1.2× 1.4k 0.3× 2.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 3.4k 1.1× 285 17.1k
Bernard Burnand Switzerland 51 4.1k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 4.7k 1.3× 2.9k 0.8× 605 0.2× 302 20.2k
Crispin Jenkinson United Kingdom 54 5.9k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 2.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 581 0.2× 163 26.5k

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All Works

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Thybo, Kasper Højgaard, Daniel Hägi‐Pedersen, Jørn Wetterslev, et al.. (2021). Participants with mild, moderate, or severe pain following total hip arthroplasty. A sub-study of the PANSAID trial on paracetamol and ibuprofen for postoperative pain treatment. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 21(2). 384–392. 4 indexed citations
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Hiemstra, Bart, Ruben J. Eck, Renske Wiersema, et al.. (2019). Clinical Examination for the Prediction of Mortality in the Critically Ill: The Simple Intensive Care Studies-I. Critical Care Medicine. 47(10). 1301–1309. 11 indexed citations
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Aasvang, Eske Kvanner, Morten Vester‐Andersen, Lars S. Rasmussen, et al.. (2019). Hyperoxia and antioxidants during major non‐cardiac surgery and risk of cardiovascular events: Protocol for a 2 × 2 factorial randomised clinical trial. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 64(3). 400–409. 2 indexed citations
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Wetterslev, Jørn, et al.. (2018). Perioperative hyperoxia and post‐operative cardiac complications in adults undergoing non‐cardiac surgery: Systematic review protocol. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 62(7). 1014–1019. 1 indexed citations
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Wetterslev, Jørn, Janus Christian Jakobsen, & Christian Gluud. (2017). Trial Sequential Analysis in systematic reviews with meta-analysis. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 17(1). 39–39. 818 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thybo, Kasper Højgaard, Daniel Hägi‐Pedersen, Jørn Wetterslev, et al.. (2017). PANSAID – PAracetamol and NSAID in combination: study protocol for a randomised trial. Trials. 18(1). 11–11. 9 indexed citations
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Hjortrup, Peter Buhl, Nicolai Haase, Jørn Wetterslev, et al.. (2017). Effects of fluid restriction on measures of circulatory efficacy in adults with septic shock. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 61(4). 390–398. 16 indexed citations
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Hjortrup, Peter Buhl, Nicolai Haase, Jørn Wetterslev, & Anders Perner. (2016). Gone fishing in a fluid trial. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 18(1). 55–58. 6 indexed citations
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Hansen, Morten Sejer, Mohammad Sohail Asghar, Jørn Wetterslev, et al.. (2016). Is the Volume of the Caudate Nuclei Associated With Area of Secondary Hyperalgesia? – Protocol for a 3-Tesla MRI Study of Healthy Volunteers. JMIR Research Protocols. 5(2). e117–e117. 3 indexed citations
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Mathiesen, Ole, Jørn Wetterslev, Vesa Kontinen, et al.. (2014). Adverse effects of perioperative paracetamol, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, gabapentinoids and their combinations: a topical review. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 58(10). 1182–1198. 104 indexed citations
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Haase, Nicolai, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Jørn Wetterslev, et al.. (2014). Thromboelastography in patients with severe sepsis: a prospective cohort study. Intensive Care Medicine. 41(1). 77–85. 59 indexed citations
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Dahl, Jørgen B., Rikke Vibeke Nielsen, Jørn Wetterslev, et al.. (2014). Post‐operative analgesic effects of paracetamol, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, gabapentinoids and their combinations: a topical review. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 58(10). 1165–1181. 116 indexed citations
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Wetterslev, Jørn, Trine Stavngaard, Marianne Juhler, et al.. (2014). Effects of Prostacyclin on Cerebral Blood Flow and Vasospasm After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke. 46(1). 37–41. 16 indexed citations
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Knorr, Ulla, Maj Vinberg, Marianne Klose, et al.. (2011). Escitalopram and Neuroendocrine Response in Healthy First-Degree Relatives to Depressed Patients – A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e21224–e21224. 11 indexed citations
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Jørgensen, Hannah Joan, Jonna Storm Fomsgaard, Jesper Dirks, et al.. (2001). Effect of epidural bupivacaine vs combined epidural bupivacaine and morphine on gastrointestinal function and pain after major gynaecological surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 87(5). 727–732. 37 indexed citations
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Møiniche, Steen, Søren Mikkelsen, Jørn Wetterslev, & Jon E. Dahl. (1999). A systematic review of intra-articular local anesthesia for postoperative pain relief after arthroscopic knee surgery. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 24(5). 430–437. 127 indexed citations

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