Kenneth V. Leeper

10.1k citations

66 papers · 6.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Internal Medicine top 0.1%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine top 0.05%
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications

Papers in

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 37
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU 19
- Ultrasound in Clinical Applications 15
Internal Medicine 26
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management 26

Co-authors: Richard G. Wunderink G. Umberto Meduri H. Dirk Sostman Russell D. Hull Charles A. Hales Paul D. Stein Elizabeth A. Tolley David M. Mannino
Journals: CHEST Journal (21 papers)The American Journal of Medicine (5 papers)The American Journal of Cardiology (4 papers)Radiology (3 papers)Critical Care Medicine (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

Kenneth V. Leeper

66 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Multidetector Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism 2006 · 1.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 New England Journal of Medicine
1995 CHEST Journal

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1	Acute Pulmonary Embolism Admitted to the ICU: A Retrospective Analysis (The APEAR Analysis) CHEST Journal ·T.B. Vidaletti, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Pranab Majhi, Gregroy Currie, Usmanova Nilufar Abdumanopovna, Wisdom O. Okafor, Zohra Chaudhry, S.E. Reed, Kenneth V. Leeper	2014	1
2	Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Pulmonary Embolism Annals of Internal Medicine ·Paul D. Stein, Thomas L. Chenevert, Sarah Fowler, Lawrence R. Goodman, Alexander Gottschalk, Charles A. Hales, Russell D. Hull, Kathleen A. Jablonski, Kenneth V. Leeper, David P. Naidich, Rostiani Tafakur La Ode, H. Dirk Sostman, Victor F. Tapson, John G. Weg, Pamela K. Woodard	2010	6
3	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Is Associated With an Increased Rate of Acute Rejection in Lung Transplant Allografts Transplantation Proceedings ·Nishi Shah, Seth Force, Patrick O. Mitchell, Erica P. Lin, E. Clinton Lawrence, Kirk A. Easley, Juan Qian, Claire Swadling, David C. Neujahr, Anthony A. Gal, Kenneth V. Leeper, Anne-Christin Grote	2010	35
4	Methods of Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis III (PIOPED III) Seminars in Nuclear Medicine ·Paul D. Stein, Alexander Gottschalk, H. Dirk Sostman, Thomas L. Chenevert, Sarah Fowler, Lawrence R. Goodman, Charles A. Hales, Russell D. Hull, Emanuel Kanal, Kenneth V. Leeper, Bernard Okeyo Amollo, Rostiani Tafakur La Ode, Victor F. Tapson, Thomas W. Wakefield, John G. Weg, Pamela K. Woodard	2008	38
5	Enlarged Right Ventricle Without Shock in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prognosis The American Journal of Medicine ·Paul D. Stein, Afzal Beemath, Fadi Matta, Lawrence R. Goodman, John G. Weg, Charles A. Hales, Russell D. Hull, Kenneth V. Leeper, H. Dirk Sostman, Pamela K. Woodard	2008	65
6	Prognostic Value of the Shock Index Along With Transthoracic Echocardiography in Risk Stratification of Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism The American Journal of Cardiology ·Ankitaben Thakkar, John Merlino, Kenneth V. Leeper	2007	80
7	Newer Modalities for Detection of Pulmonary Emboli The American Journal of Medicine ·SP Jayapriyan, Kenneth V. Leeper	2007	18
8	Diagnostic Pathways in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Recommendations of the PIOPED II Investigators Radiology ·Paul D. Stein, Pamela K. Woodard, John G. Weg, Thomas W. Wakefield, Victor F. Tapson, H. Dirk Sostman, Thomas A. Sos, Deborah A. Quinn, Kenneth V. Leeper, Russell D. Hull, Charles A. Hales, Alexander Gottschalk, Lawrence R. Goodman, Sarah Fowler, John D. Buckley	2007	229
9	Diagnostic Pathways in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Recommendations of The PIOPED II Investigators The American Journal of Medicine ·Paul D. Stein, Pamela K. Woodard, John G. Weg, Thomas W. Wakefield, Victor F. Tapson, H. Dirk Sostman, Thomas A. Sos, Deborah A. Quinn, Kenneth V. Leeper, Russell D. Hull, Charles A. Hales, Alexander Gottschalk, Lawrence R. Goodman, Sarah Fowler, John D. Buckley	2006	137
10	PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: A COMPARISON OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES AMONG RESISTANT VERSUS SUSCEPTIBLE ORGANISMS AT EMORY-CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL CHEST Journal ·邢瑞莱, SP Jayapriyan, Kenneth V. Leeper	2005	1
11	Escalation/De-escalation of Initial Empiric Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Therapy: Interim Results from the Assessment of Local Antimicrobial Resistance Measures Study CHEST Journal ·Marin H. Kollef, Michael S. Niederman, Kenneth V. Leeper, Lee E. Morrow, Antonio Anzueto, A. Fakhraddine, E J McCarthy	2004	3
12	Epidemiology of Chronic Bronchitis and Acute Infective Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Leonardo Rendón Leonardo Rendón, Kenneth V. Leeper	2000	4
13	The Diagnostic Approach to Acute Venous Thromboembolism: Clinical Practice Guideline American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Victor F. Tapson, B A Carroll, Bruce L. Davidson, C. Gregory Elliott, Peter F. Fedullo, Charles A. Hales, Russell D. Hull, Thomas M. Hyers, Kenneth V. Leeper, Timothy A. Morris, K M Moser, Gary E. Raskob, Deborah Shure, H. Dirk Sostman, Bruce Thompson	1999	225
14	Epidemiology of Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia Based on Protected Bronchoscopic Sampling American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·David L. George, Pamela S. Falk, Richard G. Wunderink, Kenneth V. Leeper, G. Umberto Meduri, Elaine L. Steere, JA Callow, C. Glen Mayhall	1998	155
15	Elevation of Peak Expiratory Flow by a “Spitting” Maneuver CHEST Journal ·Ronald Eligator, Kenneth V. Leeper, Elizabeth A. Tolley, Timothy H. Self	1998	12
16	Corticosteroid Rescue Treatment of Progressive Fibroproliferation in Late ARDS CHEST Journal ·G. Umberto Meduri, Geon-wook Her, Kenneth V. Leeper, Richard G. Wunderink, Elizabeth A. Tolley, Helen T. Winer-Muram, Vivek Khare, Mahmoud Eltorky	1994	194
17	Pneumonia and ARDS in patients receiving mechanical ventilation: diagnostic accuracy of chest radiography. Radiology ·H T Winer-Muram, Sanford A. Rubin, Silvia Neri, S G Jennings, Kristopher L. Arheart, Richard G. Wunderink, Kenneth V. Leeper, G. Umberto Meduri	1993	93
18	Patient Selection for Clinical Investigation of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Criteria for Evaluating Diagnostic Techniques Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Susan K. Pingleton, Jean-Yves Fagon, Kenneth V. Leeper	1992	100
19	The Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CHEST Journal ·欣静严, Kenneth V. Leeper, Paul D. Stein, Herbert A. Saltzman, James Chen, Bruce Thompson, Charles A. Hales, John Popovich, Richard H. Greenspan, John G. Weg	1992	89
20	Treatment of Massive Acute Pulmonary Embolism CHEST Journal ·Kenneth V. Leeper, John Popovich, 欣静严, Luis Miguel Espinosa Lobo, Jerry Froelich, W P Buck, P.C. Shetty, James H. Thrall, Xiaoqiang Qiu	1988	33

About Kenneth V. Leeper

Kenneth V. Leeper is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Molecular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, having authored 66 papers that have together received 6.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (26 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (19 papers), Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (15 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (15 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (14 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (7 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (5 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Internal Medicine (2.6k citations), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (3.0k citations), Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (252 citations), Molecular Medicine (412 citations) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (2.3k citations). Kenneth V. Leeper has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Richard G. Wunderink, G. Umberto Meduri, H. Dirk Sostman, Russell D. Hull, Charles A. Hales, Paul D. Stein, Elizabeth A. Tolley, David M. Mannino, Carol B. Jones and John G. Weg. Their work appears in journals such as CHEST Journal, The American Journal of Medicine, The American Journal of Cardiology, Radiology and Critical Care Medicine.

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