Richard M. Schwartzstein

11.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Richard M. Schwartzstein is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Family Practice. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard M. Schwartzstein has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 62 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 32 papers in Family Practice. Recurrent topics in Richard M. Schwartzstein's work include Innovations in Medical Education (59 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (38 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (32 papers). Richard M. Schwartzstein is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (59 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (38 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (32 papers). Richard M. Schwartzstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. Richard M. Schwartzstein's co-authors include Harold L. Manning, Robert B. Banzett, Steven E. Weinberger, J. Woodrow Weiss, Arabella L. Simpkin, David H. Roberts, Robert Lansing, Andrew Harver, Donald A. Mahler and Paula Meek and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Richard M. Schwartzstein

148 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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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.

An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: Update on the Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management of Dyspnea

2012 1.2k citations Mark B. Parshall, Richard M. Schwartzstein et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Tolerating Uncertainty — The Next Medical Revolution?

2016 312 citations Richard M. Schwartzstein et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard M. Schwartzstein United States	44	3.5k	1.9k	1.7k	764	756	157	7.4k
Andrea Benedetti Canada	44	1.4k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	393 0.5×	354 0.5×	229	7.7k
H. Lester Kirchner United States	57	2.0k 0.6×	2.8k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	2.1k 2.8×	237	10.6k
Timothy I. Morgenthaler United States	49	2.6k 0.7×	5.7k 3.0×	527 0.3×	670 0.9×	4.7k 6.2×	172	12.2k
Richard Parsons Australia	33	783 0.2×	831 0.4×	354 0.2×	1.2k 1.5×	546 0.7×	185	5.3k
Cynthia R. Gross United States	54	1.5k 0.4×	365 0.2×	1.4k 0.8×	508 0.7×	96 0.1×	122	8.3k
Gordon H. Fick Canada	45	794 0.2×	680 0.4×	923 0.5×	617 0.8×	149 0.2×	119	6.7k
Gayane Yenokyan United States	38	1.3k 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	764 0.5×	781 1.0×	1.4k 1.9×	161	7.2k
Nancy S. Redeker United States	42	437 0.1×	955 0.5×	637 0.4×	892 1.2×	603 0.8×	217	5.8k
Heidi Sivertsen Norway	6	972 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	810 1.1×	116 0.2×	10	11.1k
Glenn Bowes Australia	42	1.5k 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	720 0.4×	202 0.3×	602 0.8×	108	6.5k

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Hirsh, David A., et al.. (2025). Medical School Grading — Is “Good Enough” Good Enough?. New England Journal of Medicine. 392(13). 1254–1257. 1 indexed citations

Chang, Bernard S., et al.. (2025). Should Medical School Grading Be Tiered or Pass/Fail? A Scoping Review of Conceptual Arguments and Empirical Data. Academic Medicine. 100(8). 975–985. 2 indexed citations

Demoule, Alexandre, Maxens Decavèle, Massimo Antonelli, et al.. (2024). Dyspnoea in acutely ill mechanically ventilated adult patients: an ERS/ESICM statement. European Respiratory Journal. 63(2). 2300347–2300347. 8 indexed citations

Stein, Cynthia J., et al.. (2024). A Volunteer Passion: A Qualitative Look at How We Measure and Reward the Work of Medical Educators. Cureus. 16(7). e65849–e65849.

Sullivan, Amy, et al.. (2024). Do we teach critical thinking? A mixed methods study of faculty and student perceptions of teaching and learning critical thinking at three professional schools. Medical Teacher. 46(11). 1494–1501. 4 indexed citations

Campbell, Margaret, et al.. (2023). Evidence Guiding Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation at the End of Life: A Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 66(3). e399–e426. 7 indexed citations

Banzett, Robert B., et al.. (2020). Dyspnea, Acute Respiratory Failure, Psychological Trauma, and Post-ICU Mental Health. CHEST Journal. 159(2). 749–756. 22 indexed citations

Stevens, Jennifer P., Tenzin Dechen, Richard M. Schwartzstein, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of Dyspnea Among Hospitalized Patients at the Time of Admission. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 56(1). 15–22.e2. 33 indexed citations

Miller, David C., Amy Sullivan, Morgan Soffler, et al.. (2018). Teaching Residents How to Talk About Death and Dying: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Barriers and Randomized Educational Intervention. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 35(9). 1221–1226. 14 indexed citations

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Parshall, Mark B., Richard M. Schwartzstein, Lewis Adams, et al.. (2012). An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: Update on the Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management of Dyspnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 185(4). 435–452. 1178 indexed citations breakdown →

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Banzett, Robert B., Lewis Adams, Carl R. O’Donnell, et al.. (2011). Using Laboratory Models to Test Treatment: Morphine Reduces Dyspnea and Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 184(8). 920–927. 71 indexed citations

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Smith, Christopher, Grace C. Huang, Lori R. Newman, et al.. (2010). Simulation Training and Its Effect on Long-Term Resident Performance in Central Venous Catheterization. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 5(3). 146–151. 63 indexed citations

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Banzett, Robert B., Sarah Pedersen, Richard M. Schwartzstein, & Robert Lansing. (2008). The Affective Dimension of Laboratory Dyspnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 177(12). 1384–1390. 179 indexed citations

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Binks, Andrew P., Shakeeb H. Moosavi, Robert B. Banzett, & Richard M. Schwartzstein. (2002). “Tightness” Sensation of Asthma Does Not Arise from the Work of Breathing. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 165(1). 78–82. 73 indexed citations

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Moy, Marilyn L., J. Woodrow Weiss, David Sparrow, Elliot Israel, & Richard M. Schwartzstein. (2000). Quality of Dyspnea in Bronchoconstriction Differs from External Resistive Loads. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(2). 451–455. 74 indexed citations

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Moy, Marilyn L., et al.. (1998). Language of Dyspnea in Assessment of Patients with Acute Asthma Treated with Nebulized Albuterol. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(3). 749–753. 65 indexed citations

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Cristiano, Lynda M. & Richard M. Schwartzstein. (1997). Effect of Chest Wall Vibration on Dyspnea During Hypercapnia and Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 155(5). 1552–1559. 29 indexed citations

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Manning, Harold L., Steven A. Shea, Richard M. Schwartzstein, et al.. (1992). Reduced tidal volume increases ‘air hunger’ at fixed PCO2 in ventilated quadriplegics. Respiration Physiology. 90(1). 19–30. 139 indexed citations

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Schwartzstein, Richard M., Harold L. Manning, J. Woodrow Weiss, & Steven E. Weinberger. (1990). Dyspnea: A sensory experience. Lung. 168(1). 185–199. 61 indexed citations

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Schwartzstein, Richard M., Peggy M. Simon, J. Woodrow Weiss, Vladimír Fencl, & Steven E. Weinberger. (1989). Breathlessness Induced by Dissociation between Ventilation and Chemical Drive. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 139(5). 1231–1237. 91 indexed citations

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