Peter M. Houck

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Peter M. Houck is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter M. Houck has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Epidemiology, 10 papers in Health and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Peter M. Houck's work include Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (17 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (10 papers). Peter M. Houck is often cited by papers focused on Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (17 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (10 papers). Peter M. Houck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and China. Peter M. Houck's co-authors include Dale W. Bratzler, Allen Ma, Wato Nsa, John G. Bartlett, Richard F. MacLehose, GM Leung, Vicky J. Fang, Benjamin J. Cowling, Timothy M. Uyeki and Malik Peiris and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Peter M. Houck

43 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: An advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project

2005 844 citations Dale W. Bratzler, Peter M. Houck profile →
Timing of Antibiotic Administration and Outcomes for Medicare Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

2004 564 citations Peter M. Houck, Dale W. Bratzler et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
Quality of Medical Care Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries

2000 518 citations Peter M. Houck et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter M. Houck United States	24	2.1k	981	753	540	532	45	4.3k
Richard E. Nelson United States	32	1.3k 0.6×	745 0.8×	504 0.7×	272 0.5×	472 0.9×	223	4.5k
Bin Du China	35	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	433 0.6×	1.2k 2.2×	300 0.6×	177	6.1k
Charles D. Gomersall Hong Kong	37	1.1k 0.5×	492 0.5×	305 0.4×	1.3k 2.3×	322 0.6×	116	5.0k
Anthony Harnden United Kingdom	31	2.1k 1.0×	572 0.6×	403 0.5×	935 1.7×	351 0.7×	96	4.2k
Chanu Rhee United States	36	3.7k 1.8×	748 0.8×	202 0.3×	819 1.5×	326 0.6×	166	6.3k
Philip W. Smith United States	37	1.8k 0.9×	954 1.0×	292 0.4×	756 1.4×	908 1.7×	192	5.4k
James D. Nordin United States	43	4.3k 2.1×	677 0.7×	320 0.4×	362 0.7×	490 0.9×	130	6.8k
Jerome I. Tokars United States	44	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	182 0.2×	507 0.9×	408 0.8×	109	6.4k
Otávio T. Ranzani Brazil	33	1.5k 0.7×	437 0.4×	235 0.3×	784 1.5×	216 0.4×	155	4.3k
Wesley H. Self United States	40	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	829 1.1×	1.1k 2.0×	188 0.4×	172	6.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Houck, Peter M., et al.. (2025). Pulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium marseillense in Colombia. New Microbes and New Infections. 64. 101566–101566.

Miller, James S., Robert A. Bonacci, R. Ryan Lash, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in Central Washington State, June–July 2020. Journal of Community Health. 46(5). 918–921. 15 indexed citations

Cowling, Benjamin J., Kwok‐Hung Chan, Vicky J. Fang, et al.. (2020). Facemasks and Hand Hygiene to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2 indexed citations

Ng, Sophia, Benjamin J. Cowling, Vicky J. Fang, et al.. (2010). Effects of Oseltamivir Treatment on Duration of Clinical Illness and Viral Shedding and Household Transmission of Influenza Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 50(5). 707–714. 91 indexed citations

Cowling, Benjamin J., Rita O. P. Fung, C. Cheng, et al.. (2008). Preliminary Findings of a Randomized Trial of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions to Prevent Influenza Transmission in Households. PLoS ONE. 3(5). e2101–e2101. 143 indexed citations

Rhew, David C., et al.. (2006). In-Hospital Observation After Antibiotic Switch in Pneumonia: A National Evaluation. The American Journal of Medicine. 119(6). 512.e1–512.e7. 27 indexed citations

Houck, Peter M. & Dale W. Bratzler. (2005). Administration of first hospital antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia: does timeliness affect outcomes?. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 18(2). 151–156. 36 indexed citations

Edwards, Fred H., Richard M. Engelman, Peter M. Houck, David M. Shahian, & Charles R. Bridges. (2005). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guideline Series: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery, Part I: Duration. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 81(1). 397–404. 197 indexed citations

Houck, Peter M., Dale W. Bratzler, Wato Nsa, Allen Ma, & John G. Bartlett. (2004). Timing of Antibiotic Administration and Outcomes for Medicare Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Archives of Internal Medicine. 164(6). 637–637. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chang, Nancy N., et al.. (2004). Blood Culture and Susceptibility Results and Allergy History Do Not Influence Fluoroquinolone Use in the Treatment of Community‐Acquired Pneumonia. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 25(1). 59–66. 6 indexed citations

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Metersky, Mark L., Allen Ma, Dale W. Bratzler, & Peter M. Houck. (2003). Predicting Bacteremia in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(3). 342–347. 155 indexed citations

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Bratzler, Dale W., et al.. (2003). Effects of previous influenza vaccination on subsequent readmission and mortality in elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia. The American Journal of Medicine. 115(6). 454–461. 20 indexed citations

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Gonzales, Ralph, Angela Sauaia, Kitty Corbett, et al.. (2003). Antibiotic Treatment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in the Elderly: Effect of a Multidimensional Educational Intervention. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(1). 39–45. 31 indexed citations

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Stevenson, Kurt, Matthew H. Samore, Elizabeth Hannah, et al.. (2003). Detection of antimicrobial resistance by small rural hospital microbiology laboratories: comparison of survey responses with current NCCLS laboratory standards. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 47(1). 303–311. 22 indexed citations

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Chan, Leighton, Richard F. MacLehose, & Peter M. Houck. (2002). Impact of physician reminders on the use of influenza vaccinations: A randomized trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 83(3). 371–375. 13 indexed citations

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Effler, Paul V., et al.. (2001). The effect of a combined influenza/pneumococcal immunization reminder letter. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 21(4). 256–260. 17 indexed citations

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Houck, Peter M., et al.. (2001). Empiric Antibiotic Therapy and Mortality Among Medicare Pneumonia Inpatients in 10 Western States. CHEST Journal. 119(5). 1420–1426. 131 indexed citations

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Houck, Peter M., et al.. (2000). Hospital-Based Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination: Sutton's Law Applied to Prevention. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 21(11). 692–699. 52 indexed citations

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Beaver, Shelli K., et al.. (2000). Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction and 30-Day Mortality among Women and Men. New England Journal of Medicine. 343(1). 8–15. 286 indexed citations

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Houck, Peter M. & Samuel Milham. (1992). Quality of Death Certificate Occupation Data for a Cohort of Aluminum Industry Workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 34(2). 173–176. 1 indexed citations

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