Rainer Lenhardt

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Rainer Lenhardt is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Lenhardt has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 25 papers in Physiology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rainer Lenhardt's work include Thermal Regulation in Medicine (41 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (24 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (11 papers). Rainer Lenhardt is often cited by papers focused on Thermal Regulation in Medicine (41 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (24 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (11 papers). Rainer Lenhardt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Japan. Rainer Lenhardt's co-authors include Daniel I. Sessler, Andrea Kurz, Edith Narzt, Franz Lackner, V. Goll, Ozan Akça, H. Tschernich, Chiharu Negishi, Ira J. Rampil and Jin‐Soo Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Lenhardt

62 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Perioperative Normothermia to Reduce the Incidence of Surgical-Wound Infection and Shorten Hospitalization

1996 2.0k citations Andrea Kurz, Daniel I. Sessler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rainer Lenhardt United States	28	2.8k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	881	63	4.6k
Kumar G. Belani United States	32	578 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	872 0.7×	553 0.5×	259 0.3×	154	3.1k
Peter Paal Austria	28	1.4k 0.5×	611 0.4×	267 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	2.6k 3.0×	180	3.9k
Fritz Sterz Austria	50	3.3k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	391 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	7.5k 8.5×	289	9.1k
Bruno Bissonnette Canada	34	676 0.2×	978 0.7×	334 0.3×	658 0.6×	431 0.5×	157	3.3k
John G. Brock‐Utne United States	30	319 0.1×	1.2k 0.9×	760 0.6×	890 0.8×	272 0.3×	194	3.5k
Jean‐Jacques Eledjam France	32	1.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	229 0.2×	1.3k 1.2×	750 0.9×	123	4.1k
Francis X. Guyette United States	39	1.6k 0.6×	807 0.6×	227 0.2×	485 0.4×	3.6k 4.0×	217	5.2k
Michael S. Higgins United States	18	678 0.2×	725 0.5×	425 0.3×	326 0.3×	286 0.3×	50	2.0k
Spyros Zakynthinos Greece	41	741 0.3×	493 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	2.8k 2.5×	655 0.7×	163	5.2k
Jay B. Brodsky United States	36	263 0.1×	1.5k 1.1×	662 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	324 0.4×	145	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Lenhardt

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Rainer Lenhardt's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Rainer Lenhardt with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Rainer Lenhardt more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Lenhardt

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Rainer Lenhardt. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Rainer Lenhardt. The network helps show where Rainer Lenhardt may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Lenhardt

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Lenhardt, Rainer, et al.. (2022). Preoperative preparation and premedication of bariatric surgical patient. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia. 16(3). 287–298. 5 indexed citations

Youssef, J.G., Philip T. Lavin, David Schoenfeld, et al.. (2022). The Use of IV Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (Aviptadil) in Patients With Critical COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: Results of a 60-Day Randomized Controlled Trial*. Critical Care Medicine. 50(11). 1545–1554. 10 indexed citations

Youssef, J.G., Richard Lee, Jonathan C. Javitt, et al.. (2021). Increased Recovery and Survival in Patients With COVID-19 Respiratory Failure Following Treatment with Aviptadil: Report #1 of the ZYESAMI COVID-19 Research Group. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

Lenhardt, Rainer, et al.. (2020). Procedural sedation in the morbidly obese: implications, complications, and management. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 58(3). 41–46. 1 indexed citations

Akça, Ozan, et al.. (2019). Association of Early Oxygenation Levels with Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke – A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 29(2). 104556–104556. 6 indexed citations

Akça, Ozan, et al.. (2018). Abstract TP299: Early Mortality Prediction in Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 49(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

Akça, Ozan, et al.. (2015). 527. Critical Care Medicine. 43. 133–133. 1 indexed citations

Godoy, Daniel Agustín, Mario Di Napoli, Alberto Biestro, & Rainer Lenhardt. (2012). Perioperative Glucose Control in Neurosurgical Patients. Anesthesiology Research and Practice. 2012. 1–13. 20 indexed citations

Lenhardt, Rainer. (2010). The Effect of anesthesia on body temperature control. Frontiers in Bioscience-Scholar. S2(3). 1145–1154. 66 indexed citations

10.

Lenhardt, Rainer, Martin Grady, & Andrea Kurz. (2008). Hyperthermia during anaesthesia and intensive care unit stay. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 22(4). 669–694. 4 indexed citations

11.

Kimberger, Oliver, et al.. (2007). Temporal Artery Versus Bladder Thermometry During Perioperative and Intensive Care Unit Monitoring. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 105(4). 1042–1047. 56 indexed citations

12.

Komatsu, Ryu, Papiya Sengupta, Anupama Wadhwa, et al.. (2005). Doxapram Only Slightly Reduces the Shivering Threshold in Healthy Volunteers. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 101(5). 1368–1373. 15 indexed citations

13.

Yüksel, Yücel, Murat Barlan, Rainer Lenhardt, Andrea Kurz, & Daniel I. Sessler. (2005). Perioperative hypothermia does not enhance the risk of cancer dissemination. The American Journal of Surgery. 189(6). 651–655. 13 indexed citations

14.

Sengupta, Papiya, Rainer Lenhardt, Edwin B. Liem, et al.. (2005). The Timing of Acupuncture Stimulation Does Not Influence Anesthetic Requirement. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 100(2). 387–392. 10 indexed citations

15.

Goll, V., Ozan Akça, Robert Greif, et al.. (2001). Ondansetron is no More Effective than Supplemental Intraoperative Oxygen for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 92(1). 112–117. 126 indexed citations

16.

Lenhardt, Rainer, Robert Greif, Daniel I. Sessler, et al.. (1999). Relative Contribution of Skin and Core Temperatures to Vasoconstriction and Shivering Thresholds during Isoflurane Anesthesia . Anesthesiology. 91(2). 422–429. 40 indexed citations

17.

Rajek, Angela, Rainer Lenhardt, Daniel I. Sessler, et al.. (1999). Tissue Heat Content and Distribution During and After Cardiopulmonary Bypass at 17[degree sign]C. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 88(6). 1220–1225. 20 indexed citations

18.

Rajek, Angela, Rainer Lenhardt, Daniel I. Sessler, et al.. (1998). Tissue Heat Content and Distribution during and after Cardiopulmonary Bypass at 31 [degree sign]C and 27 [degree sign]C . Anesthesiology. 88(6). 1511–1518. 50 indexed citations

19.

Lenhardt, Rainer, V. Goll, H. Tschernich, et al.. (1997). Mild Intraoperative Hypothermia Prolongs Postanesthetic Recovery . Anesthesiology. 87(6). 1318–1323. 414 indexed citations

20.

Kurz, Andrea, et al.. (1995). Postoperative hemodynamic and thermoregulatory consequences of intraoperative core hypothermia. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 7(8). 719–719. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact