Mahesh Nirmalan

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 951 citations indexed

About

Mahesh Nirmalan is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mahesh Nirmalan has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 951 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mahesh Nirmalan's work include Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (11 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (6 papers). Mahesh Nirmalan is often cited by papers focused on Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (11 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (6 papers). Mahesh Nirmalan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and Sri Lanka. Mahesh Nirmalan's co-authors include Paul Dark, I. Galvin, Gordon B. Drummond, Mark R. Boyett, Henggui Zhang, Heiko Schneider, Shin Inada, Oliver Monfredi, Victor A. Maltsev and Ruoxi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Hypertension.

In The Last Decade

Mahesh Nirmalan

41 papers receiving 923 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. A technical review of face mask wearing in preventing respiratory COVID-19 transmission
    2021 177 citations Mingrui Liao, Huayang Liu et al. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mahesh Nirmalan United Kingdom 14 380 252 185 178 96 43 951
Miguel Arango Canada 11 472 1.2× 176 0.7× 195 1.1× 450 2.5× 59 0.6× 23 1.3k
Francesco Bianco Italy 20 612 1.6× 153 0.6× 176 1.0× 291 1.6× 36 0.4× 69 1.2k
Kiyoshi Oka Japan 16 172 0.5× 334 1.3× 107 0.6× 218 1.2× 123 1.3× 73 1.2k
Joey SW Kwong China 22 325 0.9× 111 0.4× 54 0.3× 158 0.9× 123 1.3× 67 1.3k
Jeffrey Zhang United States 18 346 0.9× 145 0.6× 193 1.0× 272 1.5× 230 2.4× 50 1.9k
William Armstrong United States 13 432 1.1× 123 0.5× 139 0.8× 127 0.7× 35 0.4× 31 925
Gheorghe Pop Netherlands 18 324 0.9× 155 0.6× 129 0.7× 98 0.6× 64 0.7× 59 842
Stefan Groß Germany 18 316 0.8× 123 0.5× 182 1.0× 112 0.6× 256 2.7× 76 1.3k
Steven Meyer Canada 19 456 1.2× 113 0.4× 131 0.7× 546 3.1× 23 0.2× 53 1.1k
Christian Knackstedt Netherlands 23 1.4k 3.7× 110 0.4× 186 1.0× 259 1.5× 77 0.8× 105 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Mahesh Nirmalan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mahesh Nirmalan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mahesh Nirmalan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mahesh Nirmalan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mahesh Nirmalan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mahesh Nirmalan. Mahesh Nirmalan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wilson, Anthony, Gareth Kitchen, Andrew Martin, et al.. (2025). The completeness, accuracy and impact on alerts, of wearable vital signs monitoring in hospitalised patients. PubMed. 3(1). 13–13. 1 indexed citations
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Nirmalan, Mahesh, et al.. (2022). Capillary dynamics, interstitial fluid and the lymphatic system. Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine. 23(2). 130–137. 6 indexed citations
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Liao, Mingrui, Huayang Liu, Xi Wang, et al.. (2021). A technical review of face mask wearing in preventing respiratory COVID-19 transmission. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 52. 101417–101417. 177 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nirmalan, Mahesh, et al.. (2019). Capillary dynamics, interstitial fluid and the lymphatic system. Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine. 20(3). 182–189. 7 indexed citations
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Alexander, M. Yvonne, Mahesh Nirmalan, Ria Weston, et al.. (2018). Links between a biomarker profile, cold ischaemic time and clinical outcome following simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation. Cytokine. 105. 8–16. 6 indexed citations
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Nirmalan, Mahesh & Paul Dark. (2014). Broader applications of arterial pressure wave form analysis. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain. 14(6). 285–290. 30 indexed citations
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Nirmalan, Mahesh, Lynne Davies, Dimitrios Konstantinou, et al.. (2011). TGF-β1 mediated fibrosis and ion channel remodeling are key mechanisms producing sinus node dysfunction associated with SCN5A deficiency and aging. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 1 indexed citations
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MacLaren, D., Hamid Mohebbi, Mahesh Nirmalan, et al.. (2011). Effect of a 2-h hyperglycemic–hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp to promote glucose storage on endurance exercise performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 111(9). 2105–2114. 4 indexed citations
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Hao, Xiaojin, Yanmin Zhang, Mahesh Nirmalan, et al.. (2011). TGF-β 1 -Mediated Fibrosis and Ion Channel Remodeling Are Key Mechanisms in Producing the Sinus Node Dysfunction Associated With SCN5A Deficiency and Aging. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 4(3). 397–406. 81 indexed citations
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Ferris, Paul, et al.. (2009). Emerging trends in minimally invasive haemodynamic monitoring and optimization of fluid therapy. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 26(11). 893–905. 37 indexed citations
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Galvin, I., Gordon B. Drummond, & Mahesh Nirmalan. (2007). Distribution of blood flow and ventilation in the lung: gravity is not the only factor. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 98(4). 420–428. 81 indexed citations
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Dark, Paul, et al.. (2006). Systemic arterial pressure wave reflections during acute hemorrhage*. Critical Care Medicine. 34(5). 1497–1505. 10 indexed citations
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Dark, Paul, et al.. (2004). Localizing ventricular systole improves trans-oesophageal Doppler derived surrogates of left ventricular filling status during acute preload stresses. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 1 indexed citations
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Nirmalan, Mahesh, et al.. (2001). Haemodynamic monitoring in a combined trauma-hypovolaemic shock model. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 87. 1 indexed citations
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Nirmalan, Mahesh, et al.. (2000). Effect of arterial mixed venous oxygen content difference C(a-v)O2 on indices of pulmonary oxygen transfer in ARDS lung model. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 84. 2 indexed citations
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Nirmalan, Mahesh, et al.. (1994). Subcutaneous morphine for postoperative analgesia.. PubMed. 39(1). 19–22. 5 indexed citations
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Nirmalan, Mahesh, et al.. (1992). Effects of transcutaneous needle stimulation on the immune response in rabbits.. PubMed. 37(4). 120–2. 1 indexed citations

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