Niall D. Ferguson

32.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
220 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

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Niall D. Ferguson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Niall D. Ferguson has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 94 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 87 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Niall D. Ferguson's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (144 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (84 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (76 papers). Niall D. Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (144 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (84 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (76 papers). Niall D. Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Niall D. Ferguson's co-authors include Eddy Fan, Laurent Brochard, Arthur S. Slutsky, Thomas E. Stewart, Ewan C. Goligher, Fernando Frutos–Vivar, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Maureen O. Meade, Yaseen M. Arabi and Neill K. J. Adhikari and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Niall D. Ferguson

209 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

The Berlin definition of ARDS: an expanded rationale, justification, and supplementary material

2012 902 citations Niall D. Ferguson, Eddy Fan et al. profile →
Has Mortality from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Decreased over Time?: A Systematic Review

2008 555 citations Jason Phua, Joan R. Badia et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
High-Frequency Oscillation in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

2013 490 citations Niall D. Ferguson, Gordon Guyatt et al. profile →
Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation for Respiratory Failure after Extubation

2004 486 citations Fernando Frutos–Vivar, Niall D. Ferguson et al. profile →
Mechanical Ventilation–induced Diaphragm Atrophy Strongly Impacts Clinical Outcomes

2017 450 citations Ewan C. Goligher, Martin Dres et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Evolution of Diaphragm Thickness during Mechanical Ventilation. Impact of Inspiratory Effort

2015 370 citations Ewan C. Goligher, Eddy Fan et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: is a different approach to management warranted?

2020 317 citations Eddy Fan, Laurent Brochard et al. profile →
Measuring diaphragm thickness with ultrasound in mechanically ventilated patients: feasibility, reproducibility and validity

2015 289 citations Ewan C. Goligher, Alistair Murray et al. profile →
Association of Noninvasive Oxygenation Strategies With All-Cause Mortality in Adults With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

2020 226 citations Bruno L. Ferreyro, Federico Angriman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Niall D. Ferguson Canada	58	8.3k	4.9k	3.9k	2.2k	1.6k	220	12.4k
Roy G. Brower United States	58	10.3k 1.2×	5.0k 1.0×	4.5k 1.1×	2.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	157	15.2k
Martin Dres France	42	6.7k 0.8×	3.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	913 0.6×	175	9.0k
Alain Mercat France	39	7.6k 0.9×	3.8k 0.8×	3.3k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.3×	144	11.7k
V. Marco Ranieri Italy	50	9.2k 1.1×	3.2k 0.7×	4.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.6×	148	12.2k
Robert M. Kacmarek United States	54	8.2k 1.0×	2.9k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	270	10.1k
Eddy Fan Canada	64	10.9k 1.3×	6.7k 1.4×	5.8k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	4.8k 2.9×	287	18.6k
Paolo Navalesi Italy	44	6.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	2.1k 0.5×	762 0.3×	621 0.4×	295	9.6k
Samir Jaber France	75	13.4k 1.6×	7.2k 1.5×	5.1k 1.3×	3.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	399	20.6k
G. Umberto Meduri United States	53	6.9k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	4.1k 1.9×	472 0.3×	111	11.3k
Stefano Nava Italy	51	7.2k 0.9×	2.7k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	626 0.3×	540 0.3×	254	8.8k

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Dianti, José, Catherine A. Bellissimo, Arthur S. Slutsky, et al.. (2025). Effect of Higher or Lower PEEP on Pendelluft During Spontaneous Breathing Efforts in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Respiratory Care. 70(2). 126–133. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Ziming, Ewan C. Goligher, Eddy Fan, et al.. (2024). Designing a Bayesian adaptive clinical trial to evaluate novel mechanical ventilation strategies in acute respiratory failure using integrated nested Laplace approximations. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 142. 107560–107560. 2 indexed citations

Angriman, Federico, André Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla Amaral, Eddy Fan, et al.. (2024). Timing of Extubation in Adult Patients with Acute Brain Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(3). 339–346. 2 indexed citations

Ferreyro, Bruno L., Federico Angriman, Laveena Munshi, et al.. (2020). Noninvasive oxygenation strategies in adult patients with acute respiratory failure: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 95–95. 6 indexed citations

Meade, Maureen O., Duncan Young, Steven Hanna, et al.. (2017). Severity of Hypoxemia and Effect of High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(6). 727–733. 59 indexed citations

Goligher, Ewan C., Martin Dres, Eddy Fan, et al.. (2017). Mechanical Ventilation–induced Diaphragm Atrophy Strongly Impacts Clinical Outcomes. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 197(2). 204–213. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

Jerath, Angela, Matteo Parotto, Marcin Wąsowicz, & Niall D. Ferguson. (2016). Volatile Anesthetics. Is a New Player Emerging in Critical Care Sedation?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(11). 1202–1212. 65 indexed citations

Delaney, Jesse W., Ruxandra Pinto, Jennifer Long, et al.. (2016). The influence of corticosteroid treatment on the outcome of influenza A(H1N1pdm09)-related critical illness. Critical Care. 20(1). 75–75. 68 indexed citations

Goligher, Ewan C., Eddy Fan, Margaret S. Herridge, et al.. (2015). Evolution of Diaphragm Thickness during Mechanical Ventilation. Impact of Inspiratory Effort. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(9). 1080–1088. 370 indexed citations breakdown →

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Goligher, Ewan C., Brian P. Kavanagh, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, & Niall D. Ferguson. (2015). Physiologic Responsiveness Should Guide Entry into Randomized Controlled Trials. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(12). 1416–1419. 33 indexed citations

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Arabi, Yaseen M., Qi Zhou, Orla Smith, et al.. (2015). Characteristics and Outcomes of Eligible Nonenrolled Patients in a Mechanical Ventilation Trial of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 192(11). 1306–1313. 10 indexed citations

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Goligher, Ewan C., Brian P. Kavanagh, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, et al.. (2014). Oxygenation Response to Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Predicts Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. A Secondary Analysis of the LOVS and ExPress Trials. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 190(1). 70–76. 121 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Niall D., Damon C. Scales, Ruxandra Pinto, et al.. (2012). Integrating Mortality and Morbidity Outcomes. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 187(3). 256–261. 35 indexed citations

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Fan, Eddy, William Checkley, Thomas E. Stewart, et al.. (2012). Complications From Recruitment Maneuvers in Patients With Acute Lung Injury: Secondary Analysis From the Lung Open Ventilation Study. Respiratory Care. 57(11). 1842–1849. 31 indexed citations

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Peñuelas, Óscar, Fernando Frutos–Vivar, Cristina Fernández, et al.. (2011). Characteristics and Outcomes of Ventilated Patients According to Time to Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 184(4). 430–437. 210 indexed citations

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Phua, Jason, Joan R. Badia, Neill K. J. Adhikari, et al.. (2009). Are Outcomes Improving in Patients with ARDS?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 180(11). 1159–1159. 1 indexed citations

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Phua, Jason, Joan R. Badia, Neill K. J. Adhikari, et al.. (2008). Has Mortality from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Decreased over Time?: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(3). 220–227. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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Frutos–Vivar, Fernando, et al.. (2008). Tidal Volume in Mechanical Ventilation: The Importance of Considering Predicted Body Weight. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(3). 316–316. 1 indexed citations

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Fan, Eddy, M. Elizabeth Wilcox, Roy G. Brower, et al.. (2008). Recruitment Maneuvers for Acute Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(11). 1156–1163. 221 indexed citations

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Frutos–Vivar, Fernando, et al.. (2006). Epidemiology of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 27(4). 327–336. 57 indexed citations

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