Ray W. Shepherd

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 698 citations indexed

About

Ray W. Shepherd is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray W. Shepherd has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 698 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 15 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ray W. Shepherd's work include Tracheal and airway disorders (13 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers) and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (10 papers). Ray W. Shepherd is often cited by papers focused on Tracheal and airway disorders (13 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers) and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (10 papers). Ray W. Shepherd collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Ray W. Shepherd's co-authors include Gerard A. Silvestri, Momen M. Wahidi, Mohit Chawla, David Feller‐Kopman, Lonny Yarmus, Felix Herth, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Sheena Patel, Kenneth R. Casey and Carla Lamb and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ray W. Shepherd

37 papers receiving 670 citations

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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.

Technical Aspects of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

2015 305 citations Momen M. Wahidi, Felix Herth et al. CHEST Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ray W. Shepherd United States	12	540	200	112	91	65	38	698
Mette Siemsen Denmark	11	487 0.9×	205 1.0×	20 0.2×	49 0.5×	37 0.6×	21	631
Paul MacEachern Canada	18	923 1.7×	316 1.6×	125 1.1×	204 2.2×	107 1.6×	52	1.0k
Rosa Cordovilla Spain	18	575 1.1×	94 0.5×	18 0.2×	121 1.3×	52 0.8×	54	743
Atsushi Kawaguchi Japan	12	482 0.9×	105 0.5×	29 0.3×	23 0.3×	49 0.8×	57	707
Caroline Rivera France	14	573 1.1×	212 1.1×	31 0.3×	34 0.4×	22 0.3×	49	750
Sonali Sethi United States	10	320 0.6×	108 0.5×	77 0.7×	13 0.1×	23 0.4×	54	463
Cindy Yeoh United States	12	217 0.4×	76 0.4×	54 0.5×	10 0.1×	43 0.7×	27	514
Merete Christensen Denmark	10	255 0.5×	105 0.5×	19 0.2×	36 0.4×	13 0.2×	15	375
Jennifer Toth United States	14	337 0.6×	101 0.5×	36 0.3×	6 0.1×	26 0.4×	60	508
L. Magee United Kingdom	6	246 0.5×	65 0.3×	35 0.3×	23 0.3×	13 0.2×	11	391

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ray W. Shepherd

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Boron, Julie Blaskewicz, et al.. (2025). Secukinumab Associated Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A1919–A1919.

Sánchez, Trinidad, et al.. (2021). The Impact of Thoracentesis On Postprocedure Pulse Oximetry. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 28(3). 192–200. 3 indexed citations

MacLennan, Sara, M. Mason, Karin Plass, et al.. (2020). EAU-EANM-ESTRO-ESUR-SIOG Prostate Cancer Guideline Panel consensus statements for active surveillance for localised prostate cancer from an international collaborative study (DETECTIVE study). European Urology Open Science. 19. e1814–e1815. 3 indexed citations

Majid, Adnan, et al.. (2020). Severe Saber Sheath Trachea Successfully Managed with a Novel Anterior Thoracic Tracheoplasty Procedure. A4880–A4880. 1 indexed citations

Pathak, Vikas, Ray W. Shepherd, & Samira Shojaee. (2016). Tracheobronchial tuberculosis. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 8(12). 3818–3825. 26 indexed citations

Shepherd, Ray W.. (2016). Bronchoscopic pursuit of the peripheral pulmonary lesion. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 22(3). 257–264. 13 indexed citations

Pathak, Vikas, et al.. (2016). Bronchoscopic management of iatrogenic tracheal laceration using polyurethane-covered nitinol tracheal stents. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 81(5). 979–983. 8 indexed citations

Wahidi, Momen M., Felix Herth, Kazuhiro Yasufuku, et al.. (2015). Technical Aspects of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. CHEST Journal. 149(3). 816–835. 305 indexed citations breakdown →

Pathak, Vikas, et al.. (2015). Safety and Feasibility of Pleural Cryobiopsy Compared to Forceps Biopsy During Medical Pleuroscopy. CHEST Journal. 148(4). 809A–809A. 2 indexed citations

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Parker, Mark S., et al.. (2014). Lung Cancer Screening With Low-dose Computed Tomography. Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 30(1). 15–23. 14 indexed citations

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Pastis, Nicholas J., Allison A. Vanderbilt, Nichole T. Tanner, et al.. (2014). Construct Validity of the Simbionix Bronch Mentor Simulator for Essential Bronchoscopic Skills. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 21(4). 314–321. 15 indexed citations

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Pastis, Nicholas J., Gerard A. Silvestri, & Ray W. Shepherd. (2013). Quality-of-life Improvement and Cost-effectiveness of Interventional Pulmonary Procedures. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 34(3). 593–603. 2 indexed citations

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Wahidi, Momen M., Nicholas J. Pastis, Ray W. Shepherd, et al.. (2013). Learning Experience of Linear Endobronchial Ultrasound Among Pulmonary Trainees. CHEST Journal. 145(3). 574–578. 48 indexed citations

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Sachdeva, Ashutosh, Hans J. Lee, Rajiv Malhotra, & Ray W. Shepherd. (2013). Endobronchial Ultrasound Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 20(1). 33–34. 7 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Ray W., et al.. (2013). The Use of Octreotide to Manage Symptoms of Bronchorrhea: A Case Report. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 47(4). 814–818. 5 indexed citations

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Lee, Hans J., David Feller‐Kopman, Ray W. Shepherd, et al.. (2013). Validation of an Interventional Pulmonary Examination. CHEST Journal. 143(6). 1667–1670. 16 indexed citations

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Malhotra, Rajiv, et al.. (2011). Initial Report of Neodymium. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 18(3). 229–232. 4 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Brian, et al.. (2010). Severe Tracheal Compression Causing Respiratory Failure After Transhiatal Esophagectomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 89(3). 977–979. 3 indexed citations

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Wahidi, Momen M., Gerard A. Silvestri, Raymond D. Coakley, et al.. (2009). A Prospective Multicenter Study of Competency Metrics and Educational Interventions in the Learning of Bronchoscopy Among New Pulmonary Fellows. CHEST Journal. 137(5). 1040–1049. 93 indexed citations

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Sadiq, Zaid, et al.. (2003). Posterior scleritis – an unusual presentation of facial pain. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 41(1). 62–63. 5 indexed citations

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