Matthew W. Semler

14.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
129 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Matthew W. Semler is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew W. Semler has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 43 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Matthew W. Semler's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (38 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (34 papers) and Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (24 papers). Matthew W. Semler is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (38 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (34 papers) and Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (24 papers). Matthew W. Semler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Brazil. Matthew W. Semler's co-authors include Todd W. Rice, Gordon R. Bernard, Wesley H. Self, Daniel W. Byrne, Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Li Wang, Edward D. Siew, Andrew Shaw and Jonathan D. Casey and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Matthew W. Semler

118 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults

2018 750 citations Matthew W. Semler, Wesley H. Self et al. profile →
Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults

2018 671 citations Wesley H. Self, Matthew W. Semler et al. profile →
Effect of an Early Resuscitation Protocol on In-hospital Mortality Among Adults With Sepsis and Hypotension

2017 250 citations Matthew W. Semler, Gordon R. Bernard et al. JAMA profile →
Fluid Therapy for Critically Ill Adults With Sepsis

2023 78 citations Fernando G. Zampieri, Matthew W. Semler et al. JAMA profile →

Peers

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Jeffrey Presneill Australia

Colin McArthur New Zealand

Anthony Delaney Australia

Moritoki Egi Japan

Jonathan P. Wanderer United States

Shay McGuinness New Zealand

Gilberto Friedman Brazil

Philipp Metnitz Austria

Ognjen Gajić United States

Daryl J. Kor United States

Jeffrey Presneill Australia

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566 ×0.5

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew W. Semler

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Qian, Edward T., Ryan M. Brown, Karen E. Jackson, et al.. (2025). Normosol-R vs Lactated Ringers in the Critically Ill. CHEST Journal. 168(2). 336–345.

Seitz, Kevin P., Alexandra B. Spicer, Kevin G. Buell, et al.. (2025). How Do the Oxygen Saturation Values That Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients Experience in Clinical Care Compare to the Personalized Targets That a Machine Learning Model Predicts Will Result in the Best Outcomes?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A1493–A1493.

Imhoff, Brant, Kevin P. Seitz, Edward T. Qian, et al.. (2025). Risk Factors for and Prediction of 28-day In-hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Adults Undergoing Tracheal Intubation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A1502–A1502.

Casey, Jonathan D., et al.. (2025). Evidence-based Emergency Tracheal Intubation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(7). 1156–1164.

Humphries, Romney M., Ritu Banerjee, William D. Dupont, et al.. (2025). Association Between Blood Culture Bottle Shortage and Ordering Restrictions and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(9). ofaf546–ofaf546.

Machado, F.S. & Matthew W. Semler. (2025). Capillary Refill Time in Sepsis—Searching for the Holy Grail. JAMA. 334(22). 1983–1983.

Gaston, David C., Romney M. Humphries, Angela Lewis, et al.. (2025). Examining the effect of direct-from-blood bacterial testing on antibiotic administration and clinical outcomes: a protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic randomised trial. BMJ Open. 15(1). e090263–e090263.

Mart, Matthew F., Matthew W. Semler, Cathy A. Jenkins, et al.. (2024). Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Adults. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 209(7). 861–870. 6 indexed citations

Munroe, Elizabeth, Robert C. Hyzy, Matthew W. Semler, et al.. (2023). Evolving Management Practices for Early Sepsis-induced Hypoperfusion: A Narrative Review. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 207(10). 1283–1299. 14 indexed citations

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Zampieri, Fernando G., Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Gian Luca Di Tanna, et al.. (2023). Balanced crystalloids versus saline for critically ill patients (BEST-Living): a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 12(3). 237–246. 24 indexed citations

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Gannon, Whitney D., Anil J. Trindade, John W. Stokes, et al.. (2022). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Selection by Multidisciplinary Consensus: The ECMO Council. ASAIO Journal. 69(2). 167–173. 4 indexed citations

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Casey, Jonathan D., Bradley D. Lloyd, Karen E. Jackson, et al.. (2021). Protocolized Postextubation Respiratory Support to Prevent Reintubation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 204(3). 294–302. 17 indexed citations

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Semler, Matthew W., Jonathan D. Casey, Bradley D. Lloyd, et al.. (2021). Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Pragmatic Investigation of optimaL Oxygen Targets (PILOT) clinical trial. BMJ Open. 11(10). e052013–e052013. 3 indexed citations

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Brown, Ryan M., Li Wang, Taylor D. Coston, et al.. (2019). Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Sepsis. A Secondary Analysis of the SMART Clinical Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 200(12). 1487–1495. 93 indexed citations

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Casey, Jonathan D., Bradley D. Lloyd, Eric J. Hall, et al.. (2019). Protocolized Post-Extubation Respiratory Support to prevent reintubation: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a clinical trial. BMJ Open. 9(8). e030476–e030476. 4 indexed citations

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Semler, Matthew W., Wesley H. Self, Jonathan P. Wanderer, et al.. (2018). Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Critically Ill Adults. 7(3). 139–139. 1 indexed citations

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Casey, Jonathan D., David R. Janz, Derek W. Russell, et al.. (2018). Manual ventilation to prevent hypoxaemia during endotracheal intubation of critically ill adults: protocol and statistical analysis plan for a multicentre randomised trial. BMJ Open. 8(8). e022139–e022139. 4 indexed citations

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Semler, Matthew W. & John A. Kellum. (2018). Balanced Crystalloid Solutions. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(8). 952–960. 83 indexed citations

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Janz, David R., Matthew W. Semler, Robert J. Lentz, et al.. (2016). Randomized Trial of Video Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults*. Critical Care Medicine. 44(11). 1980–1987. 63 indexed citations

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Hooper, Michael H., Lisa Weavind, Arthur P. Wheeler, et al.. (2012). Randomized trial of automated, electronic monitoring to facilitate early detection of sepsis in the intensive care unit*. Critical Care Medicine. 40(7). 2096–2101. 82 indexed citations

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