R. Scott Watson

19.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
149 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

R. Scott Watson is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Scott Watson has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 46 papers in Epidemiology and 43 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in R. Scott Watson's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (35 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (27 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (27 papers). R. Scott Watson is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (35 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (27 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (27 papers). R. Scott Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. R. Scott Watson's co-authors include Derek C. Angus, Walter T. Linde‐Zwirble, Joseph A. Carcillo, Gilles Clermont, Mary E. Hartman, Lisa A. Weissfeld, Robert S. B. Clark, Richard A. Orr, Yong Han and Tim Rickert and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

R. Scott Watson

146 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Use of intensive care at the end of life in the United St... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2004 2005 2003 2013 2015 250 500 750
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.

  1. Use of intensive care at the end of life in the United States: An epidemiologic study*
    2004 815 citations Derek C. Angus, Walter T. Linde‐Zwirble et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  2. Unexpected Increased Mortality After Implementation of a Commercially Sold Computerized Physician Order Entry System
    2005 806 citations Yong Han, Joseph A. Carcillo et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
  3. The Epidemiology of Severe Sepsis in Children in the United States
    2003 607 citations R. Scott Watson, Joseph A. Carcillo et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  4. Trends in the Epidemiology of Pediatric Severe Sepsis*
    2013 382 citations Walter T. Linde‐Zwirble, Derek C. Angus et al. profile →
  5. Protocolized Sedation vs Usual Care in Pediatric Patients Mechanically Ventilated for Acute Respiratory Failure
    2015 274 citations Martha A. Q. Curley, David Wypij et al. profile →
  6. Epidemiology of Intensive Care Admissions for Children in the US From 2001 to 2019
    2023 54 citations Elizabeth Y. Killien, R. Scott Watson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Scott Watson United States 35 2.6k 1.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 149 6.8k
Todd Dorman United States 38 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 947 0.7× 157 7.4k
Peter K. Lindenauer United States 53 2.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 954 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 2.5k 2.0× 309 11.1k
Julian Bion United Kingdom 40 3.3k 1.3× 2.0k 1.2× 947 0.6× 2.4k 1.8× 2.4k 1.9× 139 8.7k
Damon C. Scales Canada 51 2.2k 0.9× 3.5k 2.1× 993 0.7× 2.0k 1.5× 2.4k 1.9× 252 9.2k
Murray M. Pollack United States 53 3.8k 1.5× 3.6k 2.2× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 3.5k 2.8× 245 10.9k
Hannah Wunsch United States 54 2.3k 0.9× 2.5k 1.5× 2.3k 1.6× 2.6k 1.9× 2.4k 1.9× 250 10.0k
Jeremy M. Kahn United States 56 4.7k 1.8× 4.0k 2.4× 2.2k 1.5× 3.0k 2.2× 2.3k 1.8× 241 12.5k
Carl Sirio United States 23 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 507 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 894 0.7× 58 5.5k
Andrew A. Kramer United States 38 2.9k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 359 0.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 92 6.6k
Colin R. Cooke United States 42 1.7k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 732 0.5× 801 0.6× 2.2k 1.7× 168 7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Scott Watson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bogetz, Jori F., Jordan Anderson, Krysta S. Barton, et al.. (2025). A photo-narrative intervention protocol for clinicians and parents of children with severe neurological impairment in the PICU. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 44. 101455–101455. 1 indexed citations
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Curley, Martha A. Q., R. Scott Watson, Elizabeth Y. Killien, et al.. (2024). Design and rationale of the Post-Intensive Care Syndrome – paediatrics (PICS-p) Longitudinal Cohort Study. BMJ Open. 14(2). e084445–e084445. 4 indexed citations
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Bogetz, Jori F., Justin A. Yu, Krysta S. Barton, et al.. (2023). Navigating Stress in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Among Parents of Children with Severe Neurological Impairment. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 66(6). 647–655. 4 indexed citations
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Slain, Katherine, Sabrina Derrington, Idris Evans, et al.. (2022). Measuring Social Health Following Pediatric Critical Illness: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Framework. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 38(1). 32–41. 3 indexed citations
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Gennaro, Jane L. Di, et al.. (2021). Haloperidol and Quetiapine for the Treatment of ICU-Associated Delirium in a Tertiary Pediatric ICU: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. Pediatric Drugs. 23(2). 159–169. 8 indexed citations
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Chan, Titus, et al.. (2021). Delirium in a Tertiary Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Risk Factors and Outcomes. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 37(10). 1328–1335. 11 indexed citations
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Sanchez, Raymond, Joanna E. Wrede, R. Scott Watson, Horacio O. de la Iglesia, & Leslie A. Dervan. (2021). Actigraphy in mechanically ventilated pediatric ICU patients: comparison to PSG and evaluation of behavioral circadian rhythmicity. Chronobiology International. 39(1). 117–128. 10 indexed citations
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Dervan, Leslie A., Joanna E. Wrede, & R. Scott Watson. (2020). Sleep Architecture in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric ICU Patients Receiving Goal-Directed, Dexmedetomidine- and Opioid-based Sedation. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care. 11(1). 32–40. 9 indexed citations
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Manning, Joseph C., Jos M. Latour, Martha A. Q. Curley, et al.. (2020). Study protocol for a multicentre longitudinal mixed methods study to explore the Outcomes of ChildrEn and fAmilies in the first year after paediatric Intensive Care: the OCEANIC study. BMJ Open. 10(5). e038974–e038974. 11 indexed citations
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Killien, Elizabeth Y., Brianna Mills, Monica S. Vavilala, et al.. (2019). Association between age and acute respiratory distress syndrome development and mortality following trauma. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 86(5). 844–852. 20 indexed citations
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Watson, R. Scott, Lisa A. Asaro, G. Kris Bysani, et al.. (2019). Risk Factors for Functional Decline and Impaired Quality of Life after Pediatric Respiratory Failure. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 200(7). 900–909. 53 indexed citations
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Killien, Elizabeth Y., et al.. (2019). Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Following Pediatric Trauma: Application of Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference Criteria. Critical Care Medicine. 48(1). e26–e33. 15 indexed citations
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Dervan, Leslie A., et al.. (2017). The use of methadone to facilitate opioid weaning in pediatric critical care patients: a systematic review of the literature and meta‐analysis. Pediatric Anesthesia. 27(3). 228–239. 28 indexed citations
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Han, Yong, Joseph A. Carcillo, Shekhar T. Venkataraman, et al.. (2005). Unexpected Increased Mortality After Implementation of a Commercially Sold Computerized Physician Order Entry System. PEDIATRICS. 116(6). 1506–1512. 806 indexed citations breakdown →
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Watson, R. Scott, Joseph A. Carcillo, Walter T. Linde‐Zwirble, et al.. (2003). The Epidemiology of Severe Sepsis in Children in the United States. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 167(5). 695–701. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
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Watson, R. Scott, et al.. (2002). The School as a Safe Haven. Praeger eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Vladimir, Derek C. Angus, Martin Griffin, et al.. (2002). Hospitalized Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Elderly: Age- and Sex-related Patterns of Care and Outcome in the United States. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 165(6). 766–772. 444 indexed citations
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Watson, R. Scott. (1997). Europe urged to tackle rise in allergies. BMJ. 314(7095). 1641.7–1641.7. 1 indexed citations

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