Rafael Fernández

15.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
185 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Rafael Fernández is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Fernández has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 50 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 31 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rafael Fernández's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (87 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (42 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (24 papers). Rafael Fernández is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (87 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (42 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (24 papers). Rafael Fernández collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Italy. Rafael Fernández's co-authors include E. Aguilar, Manuel Tena‐Sempere, Víctor M. Navarro, Juan M. Castellano, L. Pinilla, Carlos Diéguez, Juan Roa, Lluís Blanch, Antonio Artigas and S. Benito and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Fernández

174 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

A Comparison of Four Methods of Weaning Patients from Mechanical Ventilation

1995 927 citations Fernando Frutos–Vivar, Inmaculada Alía et al. profile →
Developmental and Hormonally Regulated Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression of KiSS-1 and Its Putative Receptor, GPR54, in Rat Hypothalamus and Potent Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Activity of KiSS-1 Peptide

2004 597 citations Rafael Fernández et al. profile →
Extubation Outcome after Spontaneous Breathing Trials with T-Tube or Pressure Support Ventilation

1997 485 citations Inmaculada Alía, Federico Gordo et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Effect of Postextubation High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs Noninvasive Ventilation on Reintubation and Postextubation Respiratory Failure in High-Risk Patients

2016 332 citations Gonzalo Hernández, Rafael Fernández et al. profile →
Asynchronies during mechanical ventilation are associated with mortality

2015 320 citations Lluís Blanch, Ana Lucía Rincón Villagra et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →
Effect of Postextubation High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs Conventional Oxygen Therapy on Reintubation in Low-Risk Patients

2016 314 citations Gonzalo Hernández, Carlés Subirá et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafael Fernández Spain	47	5.4k	2.7k	2.7k	1.9k	1.6k	185	10.3k
Giorgio Conti Italy	53	10.3k 1.9×	4.9k 1.8×	43 0.0×	3.8k 2.0×	567 0.4×	441	14.6k
Gorm Greisen Denmark	56	6.7k 1.2×	334 0.1×	89 0.0×	469 0.2×	2.1k 1.3×	398	13.1k
Alistair J. Gunn New Zealand	67	7.4k 1.4×	2.2k 0.8×	189 0.1×	2.8k 1.5×	3.7k 2.3×	443	17.4k
Maurice Lamy Belgium	48	6.3k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	36 0.0×	2.9k 1.5×	364 0.2×	241	14.6k
Yuji Fujino Japan	28	2.0k 0.4×	844 0.3×	82 0.0×	902 0.5×	199 0.1×	223	3.2k
Sean M. Caples United States	33	2.3k 0.4×	271 0.1×	160 0.1×	331 0.2×	2.5k 1.5×	80	6.4k
Kirsten Møller Denmark	50	472 0.1×	623 0.2×	197 0.1×	382 0.2×	429 0.3×	260	9.0k
James A. Lemons United States	46	6.9k 1.3×	812 0.3×	43 0.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	161	14.1k
John V. Weil United States	52	3.2k 0.6×	357 0.1×	37 0.0×	437 0.2×	3.8k 2.4×	131	8.3k
Abraham M. Rudolph United States	69	7.1k 1.3×	360 0.1×	73 0.0×	702 0.4×	2.1k 1.3×	351	18.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fernández, Rafael, et al.. (2024). The importance of simultaneous oculoplastic surgery in quality of life related to vision in surgical resection of large vestibular schwannomas. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 282(4). 1743–1750. 1 indexed citations

Fernández, Rafael, et al.. (2024). Neuropsychiatric symptoms in frontotemporal dementia: a case report. European Psychiatry. 67(S1). S641–S641.

Fernández, Rafael, et al.. (2024). Major depressive episode in the elderly. Use of maintenance ECT: a case report.. European Psychiatry. 67(S1). S641–S641.

Navarra‐Ventura, Guillem, Gemma Gomà, Candelaria de Haro, et al.. (2023). Objective and subjective cognition in survivors of COVID-19 one year after ICU discharge: the role of demographic, clinical, and emotional factors. Critical Care. 27(1). 188–188. 21 indexed citations

López‐Aguilar, Josefina, Rudys Magrans, Candelaria de Haro, et al.. (2021). Longitudinal Changes in Patient-Ventilator Asynchronies and Respiratory System Mechanics Before and After Tracheostomy. Respiratory Care. 66(9). 1389–1397. 1 indexed citations

Sarlabous, Leonardo, Rudys Magrans, Candelaria de Haro, et al.. (2020). Development and validation of a sample entropy-based method to identify complex patient-ventilator interactions during mechanical ventilation. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 13911–13911. 5 indexed citations

Subirá, Carlés, et al.. (2019). Proportional assist ventilation feasibility in the early stage of respiratory failure: a prospective randomized multicenter trial. Minerva Anestesiologica. 85(8). 862–870. 5 indexed citations

Fernández, Rafael, et al.. (2018). High red blood cell distribution width as a marker of hospital mortality after ICU discharge: a cohort study. Journal of Intensive Care. 6(1). 74–74. 19 indexed citations

Blanch, Lluís, Ana Lucía Rincón Villagra, Bernat Sales, et al.. (2015). Asynchronies during mechanical ventilation are associated with mortality. Intensive Care Medicine. 41(4). 633–641. 320 indexed citations breakdown →

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Serra, Arantxa Mas, et al.. (2015). Aleteo nasal como factor pronóstico de mortalidad en el paciente con disnea grave. Emergencias. 27(1). 27–33. 1 indexed citations

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Sud, Sachin, Jan O. Friedrich, Neill K. J. Adhikari, et al.. (2014). Effect of prone positioning during mechanical ventilation on mortality among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 186(10). E381–E390. 183 indexed citations

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Rincón, Oladis Troconis de, et al.. (2011). Contribución técnico-científica de la Facultad de Ingienería al Puente sobre el Lago de Maracaibo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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Fernández, Rafael, Javier Sánchez‐Gonzalez, Pablo Monedero, et al.. (2011). Intensive care unit discharge to the ward with a tracheostomy cannula as a risk factor for mortality: A prospective, multicenter propensity analysis*. Critical Care Medicine. 39(10). 2240–2245. 20 indexed citations

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Cerrillo, Rafael M. Navarro, et al.. (2011). Phytoclimatic suitability of Scots pine plantations (Pinus sylvestris L.) at Sierra de los Filabres (Almería).. Ecosistemas. 20(1). 124–144. 2 indexed citations

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Fernández, Rafael, et al.. (2003). La calidad percibida por el usuario, su relación con la información y la persencia de acompañante en una unidad de paritorios. 4(13). 29–34.

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Villagra, Ana Lucía Rincón, A. Ochagavía, Gastón Murias, et al.. (2002). Recruitment Maneuvers during Lung Protective Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 165(2). 165–170. 155 indexed citations

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Fernández, Rafael, et al.. (1999). Effect of Ventilator Flow Rate on Respiratory Timing in Normal Humans. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(3). 710–719. 50 indexed citations

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Alía, Inmaculada, Federico Gordo, Rafael Fernández, et al.. (1997). Extubation Outcome after Spontaneous Breathing Trials with T-Tube or Pressure Support Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156(2). 459–465. 485 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blanch, L., D. Joseph, Rafael Fernández, et al.. (1997). Hemodynamic and gas exchange responses to inhalation of nitric oxide in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome and in hypoxemic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Intensive Care Medicine. 23(1). 51–57. 23 indexed citations

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Fernández, Rafael, Antonio Artigas, & Lluís Blanch. (1996). Ventilatory factors affecting inhaled nitric oxide concentrations during continuous-flow administration. Journal of Critical Care. 11(3). 138–143. 8 indexed citations

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