Mervyn Mer

12.6k total citations
46 papers, 919 citations indexed

About

Mervyn Mer is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mervyn Mer has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 919 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Epidemiology, 12 papers in Infectious Diseases and 10 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mervyn Mer's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (8 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers). Mervyn Mer is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (9 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (8 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers). Mervyn Mer collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Mervyn Mer's co-authors include Guy A. Richards, Jeffrey Lipman, Bircan Kayaaslan, Zeliha Koçak Tufan, Charles Feldman, Helen Perrie, Juan Scribante, Martin W. Dünser, Fathima Paruk and Daniel De Backer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Mervyn Mer

43 papers receiving 893 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mervyn Mer South Africa 18 329 230 169 122 114 46 919
Ángel Estella Spain 16 377 1.1× 200 0.9× 226 1.3× 74 0.6× 189 1.7× 72 1.0k
Jeannie D. Chan United States 20 267 0.8× 303 1.3× 153 0.9× 133 1.1× 293 2.6× 53 1.1k
Shigeki Fujitani Japan 19 423 1.3× 266 1.2× 347 2.1× 57 0.5× 184 1.6× 123 1.4k
K. Vandewoude Belgium 12 507 1.5× 451 2.0× 319 1.9× 110 0.9× 68 0.6× 21 1.1k
Hervé Aube France 10 300 0.9× 257 1.1× 262 1.6× 109 0.9× 50 0.4× 21 797
Rajiv Jain United States 15 257 0.8× 625 2.7× 127 0.8× 141 1.2× 166 1.5× 31 1.0k
Álvaro Castellanos-Ortega Spain 18 619 1.9× 94 0.4× 225 1.3× 53 0.4× 138 1.2× 48 1.0k
Ron W. Freyberg United States 12 403 1.2× 355 1.5× 171 1.0× 101 0.8× 74 0.6× 16 1.4k
William R. Jarvis United States 10 182 0.6× 258 1.1× 239 1.4× 72 0.6× 80 0.7× 14 727
Saber Davide Barbar France 15 277 0.8× 71 0.3× 201 1.2× 28 0.2× 119 1.0× 32 806

Countries citing papers authored by Mervyn Mer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mervyn Mer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mervyn Mer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mervyn Mer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mervyn Mer 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 Mervyn Mer. Mervyn Mer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Dessap, Armand Mekontso, Fayez Alshamsi, Alessandro Belletti, et al.. (2025). European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) 2025 clinical practice guideline on fluid therapy in adult critically ill patients: part 2—the volume of resuscitation fluids. Intensive Care Medicine. 51(3). 461–477. 6 indexed citations
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Salluh, Jorge I., Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro Besen, Sebastián González‐Dambrauskas, et al.. (2024). Preenchendo a lacuna de conhecimento em cuidados intensivos: a importância das publicações de países de baixa e média renda. 36. 1 indexed citations
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Mer, Mervyn, Diptesh Aryal, Nathan D. Nielsen, et al.. (2022). Critical Care Pandemic Preparation: Considerations and Lessons Learned from COVID-19. Critical Care Clinics. 38(4). 761–774. 5 indexed citations
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Tufan, Zeliha Koçak, Bircan Kayaaslan, & Mervyn Mer. (2021). COVID-19 and Sepsis. TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 51(SI-1). 3301–3311. 54 indexed citations
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Ballot, Daynia, Trusha Nana, Teena Thomas, et al.. (2019). A review of -multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a neonatal unit in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Pediatrics. 19(1). 320–320. 54 indexed citations
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Aswegen, Heleen van, et al.. (2019). Investigation of physical and functional impairments experienced by people with active tuberculosis infection: A feasibility pilot study. African Journal of Disability. 8(0). 515–515. 4 indexed citations
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Rello, Jordi, Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara, Andrew Conway Morris, et al.. (2019). Perceived differences between intensivists and infectious diseases consultants facing antimicrobial resistance: a global cross-sectional survey. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 38(7). 1235–1240. 17 indexed citations
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Kleinpell, Ruth, Daren K. Heyland, Jeffrey Lipman, et al.. (2018). Patient and family engagement in the ICU: Report from the task force of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. Journal of Critical Care. 48(3). 251–256. 76 indexed citations
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Mer, Mervyn, Alimuddin Zumla, & Martin W. Dünser. (2018). Limiting consumption in tuberculosis: current concepts in anti-tuberculosis treatment in the critically ill patient. Intensive Care Medicine. 44(12). 2229–2231. 3 indexed citations
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Urayeneza, Olivier, Arthur Kwizera, Danstan Bagenda, et al.. (2018). Increasing evidence-based interventions in patients with acute infections in a resource-limited setting: a before-and-after feasibility trial in Gitwe, Rwanda. Intensive Care Medicine. 44(9). 1436–1446. 8 indexed citations
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Otu, Akaninyene, Madiha Hashmi, Ahmed Mukhtar, et al.. (2018). The critically ill patient with tuberculosis in intensive care: Clinical presentations, management and infection control. Journal of Critical Care. 45. 184–196. 23 indexed citations
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Mer, Mervyn, Marcus J. Schultz, & Neill K. J. Adhikari. (2017). Core elements of general supportive care for patients with sepsis and septic shock in resource-limited settings. Intensive Care Medicine. 43(11). 1690–1694. 6 indexed citations
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Ballot, Daynia, Victor A.B. Davies, Peter A. Cooper, et al.. (2016). Retrospective cross-sectional review of survival rates in critically ill children admitted to a combined paediatric/neonatal intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013–2015. BMJ Open. 6(6). e010850–e010850. 18 indexed citations
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Mer, Mervyn, et al.. (2016). A prospective, observational study comparing the PK/PD relationships of generic Meropenem (Mercide<sup>&reg;</sup>) to the innovator brand in critically ill patients. Clinical Pharmacology Advances and Applications. Volume 8. 191–198. 1 indexed citations
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Paruk, Fathima, et al.. (2012). Antibiotic prescription practices and their relationship to outcome in South African intensive care units: Findings of the Prevalence of Infection in South African Intensive Care Units (PISA) Study. 102(7). 613–616. 8 indexed citations
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Mer, Mervyn. (2006). Intravascular catheter-related infection - current concepts. 22(1). 4–12. 2 indexed citations
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Richards, Guy A., et al.. (2000). Unexpected Ebola virus in a tertiary setting: Clinical and epidemiologic aspects. Critical Care Medicine. 28(1). 240–244. 68 indexed citations
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Mer, Mervyn. (1999). Intravascular catheter sepsis. South African Medical Journal. 89(10). 30–35. 3 indexed citations

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