Richard P. Wenzel

28.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
241 papers, 21.3k citations indexed

About

Richard P. Wenzel is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard P. Wenzel has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 21.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Infectious Diseases, 66 papers in Epidemiology and 62 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Richard P. Wenzel's work include Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (62 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (57 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (50 papers). Richard P. Wenzel is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (62 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (57 papers) and Nosocomial Infections in ICU (50 papers). Richard P. Wenzel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Brazil. Richard P. Wenzel's co-authors include Michael B. Edmond, Michael A. Pfaller, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Harald Seifert, Sandra Tallent, Thomas Bischoff, Ronald N. Jones, Trish M. Perl, Gonzalo Bearman and Donna K. McClish and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Richard P. Wenzel

237 papers receiving 19.9k 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.

Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals: Analysis of 24,179 Cases from a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study

2004 3.5k citations Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Thomas Bischoff et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in United States Hospitals: A Three‐Year Analysis

1999 1.1k citations Michael B. Edmond, Michael A. Pfaller et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Intranasal Mupirocin to Prevent PostoperativeStaphylococcus aureusInfections

2002 557 citations Trish M. Perl, Richard P. Wenzel et al. profile →
Risk Factors for Candidal Bloodstream Infections in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients: The NEMIS Prospective Multicenter Study

2001 507 citations Henry M. Blumberg, William R. Jarvis et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard P. Wenzel United States	72	10.9k	8.2k	4.4k	3.3k	2.7k	241	21.3k
Robert P. Gaynes United States	61	7.2k 0.7×	6.1k 0.7×	3.5k 0.8×	4.8k 1.5×	2.2k 0.8×	131	22.8k
Scott K. Fridkin United States	59	15.8k 1.5×	8.9k 1.1×	6.4k 1.4×	3.3k 1.0×	4.0k 1.5×	174	27.2k
Robert A. Weinstein United States	78	9.4k 0.9×	7.3k 0.9×	4.6k 1.1×	4.0k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	349	27.9k
Marc J. M. Bonten Netherlands	81	8.7k 0.8×	8.6k 1.1×	4.4k 1.0×	4.4k 1.3×	4.1k 1.6×	558	24.7k
Emilio Bouza Spain	77	15.8k 1.5×	15.9k 1.9×	3.6k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	862	29.3k
Karen C. Carroll United States	65	9.7k 0.9×	8.4k 1.0×	4.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	3.2k 1.2×	376	18.6k
Stephan Harbarth Switzerland	68	7.3k 0.7×	5.8k 0.7×	3.5k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	342	19.3k
Issam Raad United States	84	14.0k 1.3×	15.1k 1.8×	4.5k 1.0×	3.6k 1.1×	2.9k 1.1×	491	36.8k
Victor L. Yu United States	58	5.5k 0.5×	8.5k 1.0×	2.0k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	193	16.5k
Sherwood L. Gorbach United States	76	10.0k 0.9×	6.6k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	3.3k 1.3×	265	25.6k

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Sands, Kenneth, Richard P. Wenzel, Laura McLean, et al.. (2020). Patient characteristics and admitting vital signs associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related mortality among patients admitted with noncritical illness. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 42(4). 399–405. 25 indexed citations

Wenzel, Richard P., et al.. (2015). Coronavirus Infections in Military Recruits. American Review of Respiratory Disease.

Wenzel, Richard P. & Michael B. Edmond. (2010). Infection control: the case for horizontal rather than vertical interventional programs. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14. S3–S5. 68 indexed citations

Bearman, Gonzalo, Alexandre R. Marra, Curtis N. Sessler, et al.. (2007). A controlled trial of universal gloving versus contact precautions for preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms. American Journal of Infection Control. 35(10). 650–655. 61 indexed citations

Wenzel, Richard P., A. Del Favero, C C Kibbler, et al.. (2005). Economic evaluation of voriconazole compared with conventional amphotericin B for the primary treatment of aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 55(3). 352–361. 59 indexed citations

Wisplinghoff, Hilmar, Thomas Bischoff, Sandra Tallent, et al.. (2004). Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in US Hospitals: Analysis of 24,179 Cases from a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 39(3). 309–317. 3493 indexed citations breakdown →

Wenzel, Richard P. & Michael B. Edmond. (2001). The Impact of Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16 indexed citations

Roy, M., et al.. (2000). Does the Centers for Disease Control’s NNIS System Risk Index Stratify Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Operations by Their Risk of Surgical-Site Infection?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 21(3). 186–190. 66 indexed citations

Saiman, Lisa, Elizabeth Ludington, Michael A. Pfaller, et al.. (2000). Risk factors for candidemia in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 19(4). 319–324. 434 indexed citations

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Herwaldt, Loreen A., et al.. (1998). The Epidemiology of Hemorrhage Related to Cardiothoracic Operations. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 19(1). 9–16. 35 indexed citations

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Rohrer, James E., et al.. (1997). Regionalization of Tertiary Care: Impact of Safe Cardiovascular Volumes in Iowa. Health Services Management Research. 10(1-2). 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Wiblin, R. Todd & Richard P. Wenzel. (1996). The Infection Control Committee. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 17(1). 44–46. 2 indexed citations

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Dellinger, E. Patchen, Peter Groß, Trisha Barrett, et al.. (1994). Quality Standard for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Procedures. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 15(3). 182–188. 123 indexed citations

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Trilla, Antoni, et al.. (1993). Restriction Endonuclease Analysis of Plasmid DNA From Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus : Clinical Application Over a Three-Year Period. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 14(1). 29–35. 21 indexed citations

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Wenzel, Richard P., et al.. (1993). Postoperatie wound infection after total abdominal hysterectomy: A controlled study of the increase duration of hospital stay and trends in postoperative wound infection. American Journal of Infection Control. 21(4). 201–204. 17 indexed citations

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Pfaller, Michael A. & Richard P. Wenzel. (1992). Impact of the changing epidemiology of fungal infections in the 1990s. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 11(4). 287–291. 195 indexed citations

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Broderick, Ann, et al.. (1990). NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS: VALIDATION OF SURVEILLANCE AND COMPUTER MODELING TO IDENTIFY PAT AT RISK. American Journal of Epidemiology. 131(4). 734–742. 109 indexed citations

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Lévy, Jack, et al.. (1989). Contaminated Enteral Nutrition Solutions as a Cause of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection: A Study Using Plasmid Fingerprinting. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 13(3). 228–234. 77 indexed citations

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Pfaller, Michael A., et al.. (1989). Nosocomial gram-negative bloodstream isolates: a comparison of in vitro antibiotic potency. Journal of Hospital Infection. 14(3). 217–225. 2 indexed citations

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Wenzel, Richard P.. (1981). CRC handbook of hospital acquired infections. CRC Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations

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