Kiran Shekar

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
182 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Kiran Shekar is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Emergency Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kiran Shekar has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 73 papers in Emergency Medicine and 48 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kiran Shekar's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (87 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (72 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (34 papers). Kiran Shekar is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (87 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (72 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (34 papers). Kiran Shekar collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Kiran Shekar's co-authors include John F. Fraser, Jason A. Roberts, Daniel Brodie, Kollengode Ramanathan, Maree T. Smith, Daniel Mullany, Graeme MacLaren, Alain Combes, Yoke Lin Fung and Steven C. Wallis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Kiran Shekar

170 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Planning and provision of ECMO services for severe ARDS during the COVID-19 pandemic and other outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases

2020 342 citations Kollengode Ramanathan, Alain Combes et al. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine profile →
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 170 citations Kollengode Ramanathan, Kiran Shekar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kiran Shekar Australia	31	1.8k	1.3k	868	832	751	182	3.9k
Zaccaria Ricci Italy	36	863 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	905 1.0×	1.8k 2.1×	201 0.3×	233	6.1k
Olivier Mimoz France	40	429 0.2×	595 0.5×	853 1.0×	1.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.5×	189	5.6k
Gilles Capellier France	34	518 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	700 0.8×	130 0.2×	153	4.1k
Darryl Abrams United States	33	2.9k 1.6×	2.0k 1.5×	1.4k 1.6×	1.7k 2.1×	99 0.1×	81	5.2k
Kianoush Kashani United States	50	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	2.1k 2.5×	286 0.4×	385	9.1k
Laurent Müller France	26	299 0.2×	477 0.4×	576 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	315 0.4×	120	2.8k
Glenn M. Eastwood Australia	33	327 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	854 1.0×	425 0.6×	223	4.3k
Ravindranath Tiruvoipati Australia	26	2.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.5×	1.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.4×	56 0.1×	104	4.2k
Marlies Ostermann United Kingdom	47	552 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	2.3k 2.7×	216 0.3×	271	8.4k
Pierre Asfar France	35	308 0.2×	817 0.6×	1.3k 1.5×	783 0.9×	237 0.3×	123	4.7k

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Ramanathan, Kollengode, Kiran Shekar, Daniel Brodie, et al.. (2025). Extracorporeal Life Support Organization 2024 Guideline for Early Rehabilitation or Mobilization of Adult Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ASAIO Journal. 71(3). 187–199. 3 indexed citations

White, Kyle, Siva Senthuran, Antony Attokaran, et al.. (2024). Timing of adjunctive vasopressin initiation for septic shock patients and hospital mortality: A multicentre observational study. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 26(4). 295–302. 3 indexed citations

Ling, Ryan Ruiyang, Kollengode Ramanathan, & Kiran Shekar. (2024). ECMO: more than just a bridge over troubled waters?. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 12(10). 756–758. 1 indexed citations

White, Kyle, Mahesh Ramanan, Alexis Tabah, et al.. (2024). Hypothermia and Influence of Rewarming Rates on Survival Among Patients Admitted to Intensive Care with Bloodstream Infection: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. 15(3). 141–146. 1 indexed citations

Anstey, Chris, Stephen Whebell, Kiran Shekar, et al.. (2024). Associations between Late Lactate Clearance and Clinical Outcomes in Adults with Hyperlactataemia in the Setting of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(16). 4933–4933. 1 indexed citations

White, Kyle, Rinaldo Bellomo, Alexis Tabah, et al.. (2024). Sepsis‐associated acute kidney injury in patients with chronic kidney disease: Patient characteristics, prevalence, timing, trajectory, treatment and associated outcomes. Nephrology. 29(12). 838–848. 1 indexed citations

Zochios, Vasileios, Prashant Nasa, Hakeem Yusuff, et al.. (2024). Definition and management of right ventricular injury in adult patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory support using the Delphi method: a PRORVnet study. Expert position statements. Intensive Care Medicine. 50(9). 1411–1425. 6 indexed citations

Harris, Patrick N. A., Michelle J. Bauer, Stephan Beisken, et al.. (2024). Rapid nanopore sequencing and predictive susceptibility testing of positive blood cultures from intensive care patients with sepsis. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(2). e0306523–e0306523. 15 indexed citations

Lyster, Haifa, Kiran Shekar, Kevin Watt, et al.. (2023). Antifungal Dosing in Critically Ill Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 62(7). 931–942. 16 indexed citations

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Brodie, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Venovenous extracorporeal CO ₂ removal to support ultraprotective ventilation in moderate-severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. Perfusion. 38(5). 1062–1079. 2 indexed citations

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Abdul‐Aziz, Mohd H., Fay Burrows, Hergen Buscher, et al.. (2022). Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosing Simulations of Ceftriaxone in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (An ASAP ECMO Study). Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 61(6). 847–856. 13 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Nikki, et al.. (2021). Development and implementation of a clinical information system–based protocol to improve nurse satisfaction of end-of-life care in a single intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care. 35(3). 273–278. 3 indexed citations

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Subramaniam, Ashwin, Mallikarjuna Ponnapa Reddy, Umesh Kadam, et al.. (2021). Development and validation of a tool to appraise guidelines on SARS-CoV-2 infection control strategies in healthcare workers. Australian Critical Care. 35(4). 415–423. 1 indexed citations

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Abdul‐Aziz, Mohd H., Fay Burrows, Hergen Buscher, et al.. (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of cefepime in critically ill patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (an ASAP ECMO study). International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 58(6). 106466–106466. 19 indexed citations

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Swol, Justyna, Kiran Shekar, Alessandro Protti, et al.. (2020). Extubate Before Venovenous Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Decannulation or Decannulate While Remaining on the Ventilator? The EuroELSO 2019 Weaning Survey. ASAIO Journal. 67(4). e86–e89. 15 indexed citations

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Roberts, Jason A., et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of Vancomycin Dosing Guided by Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Adult Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 64(9). 7 indexed citations

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Reddy, Mallikarjuna Ponnapa, Ashwin Subramaniam, Zheng Jie Lim, et al.. (2020). Prone positioning of non-intubated patients with COVID-19 - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. medRxiv. 4 indexed citations

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Mullany, Daniel, William B. Hunt, Kiran Shekar, et al.. (2012). Outcomes of the first 30 cases of an adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program: strategies to manage the “learning curve” and implications for intensive care unit risk adjustment models. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 14(2). 119–129. 14 indexed citations

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Shekar, Kiran, Jason A. Roberts, Susan Welch, et al.. (2012). ASAP ECMO: Antibiotic, Sedative and Analgesic Pharmacokinetics during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: a multi-centre study to optimise drug therapy during ECMO. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 73 indexed citations

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Shekar, Kiran, Carole Foot, & John F. Fraser. (2008). Independent lung ventilation in the intensive care unit: desperate measure or viable treatment option?. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 10(2). 144–148. 5 indexed citations

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