Richard P. Wenzel

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Richard P. Wenzel is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard P. Wenzel has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Infectious Diseases, 31 papers in Epidemiology and 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Richard P. Wenzel's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (23 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (16 papers) and Healthcare cost, quality, practices (7 papers). Richard P. Wenzel is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (23 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (16 papers) and Healthcare cost, quality, practices (7 papers). Richard P. Wenzel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Germany. Richard P. Wenzel's co-authors include Michael B. Edmond, M. Sigfrido Rangel‐Frausto, Michael A. Pfaller, Didier Pittet, Michele Costigan, Charles S. Davis, Taekyu Hwang, Ignacio Cabezudo, Robert L. Thompson and R. J. Hollis and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Richard P. Wenzel

105 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Natural History of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)

1995 1.5k citations Richard P. Wenzel et al. JAMA profile →
Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

1982 535 citations Richard P. Wenzel et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard P. Wenzel United States	39	3.3k	3.0k	1.3k	1.0k	933	109	7.5k
Barry M. Farr United States	48	3.9k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	877 0.9×	125	8.2k
Dennis R. Schaberg United States	41	2.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	891 0.9×	797 0.9×	91	5.8k
Francesc Gudiol Spain	56	2.5k 0.7×	5.2k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	923 1.0×	176	9.5k
Robert R. Muder United States	39	2.5k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	491 0.5×	120	6.8k
Donald E. Craven United States	44	3.1k 0.9×	5.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.1×	2.5k 2.5×	793 0.8×	112	11.1k
P Francioli Switzerland	51	6.1k 1.8×	4.3k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	580 0.6×	839 0.9×	195	10.1k
Javier Garau Spain	53	2.3k 0.7×	4.8k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	999 1.0×	829 0.9×	208	10.9k
Loreen A. Herwaldt United States	47	4.9k 1.5×	2.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	812 0.8×	1.7k 1.8×	200	8.8k
Henrik Carl Schønheyder Denmark	50	3.3k 1.0×	4.6k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	361 0.4×	1.3k 1.4×	356	9.8k
Mario Venditti Italy	54	3.8k 1.1×	4.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	971 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	281	9.7k

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Sands, Kenneth, Richard P. Wenzel, Laura McLean, et al.. (2020). Changes in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient characteristics and resource use in a system of community hospitals in the United States. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 42(2). 228–229. 6 indexed citations

Wenzel, Richard P.. (2017). Medical Education in the Era of Alternative Facts. New England Journal of Medicine. 377(7). 607–609. 13 indexed citations

Wenzel, Richard P.. (2002). Medición de consumos de electricidad: ahorro de costes gracias a la tecnología wireless. PubMed Central. 113(384). 42–5. 1 indexed citations

Wenzel, Richard P.. (2002). Book Review The Antibiotic Paradox: How the Misuse of Antibiotics Destroys Their Curative Powers Second edition. By Stuart B. Levy. 353 pp., illustrated. Cambridge, Mass., Perseus Publishing, 2002. $17.50. 0-7382-0440-4. New England Journal of Medicine. 347(15). 1213–1213. 1 indexed citations

Saiman, Lisa, Elizabeth Ludington, Jeffrey D. Dawson, et al.. (2001). Risk factors for Candida species colonization of neonatal intensive care unit patients. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 20(12). 1119–1124. 245 indexed citations

Wenzel, Richard P.. (2000). Antiviral Agents for Influenza—Reply. JAMA. 283(23). 3069–3069. 1 indexed citations

Bone, Roger C., R.A. Balk, Alan M. Fein, et al.. (1995). A second large controlled clinical study of E5, a monoclonal antibody to endotoxin. Critical Care Medicine. 23(6). 994–1006. 245 indexed citations

Groß, Peter, Trisha Barrett, E. Patchen Dellinger, et al.. (1994). Consensus Development of Quality Standards. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 15(3). 180–181. 19 indexed citations

Wenzel, Richard P. & C. M. Kunin. (1994). Should Oral Antimicrobial Drugs Be Available Over The Counter?. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 170(5). 1256–1259. 5 indexed citations

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Krause, Peter J., E. Patchen Dellinger, W. J. Martone, et al.. (1994). Quality Standard for Assurance of Measles Immunity Among Health Care Workers. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 18(3). 431–436. 21 indexed citations

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Wenzel, Richard P.. (1994). Epidemiology of Nosocomial Candida Infections. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 3. S56–S59. 6 indexed citations

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Barrett, Trisha, E. Patchen Dellinger, Peter J. Krause, et al.. (1994). Purpose of Quality Standards for Infectious Diseases. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 18(3). 421–421. 173 indexed citations

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Wenzel, Richard P.. (1993). Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics: Brief Historical Note. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 14(3). 121–121. 3 indexed citations

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Perl, Trish M., Thomas H. Haugen, Michael A. Pfaller, et al.. (1992). Transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection in an Intensive Care Unit. Annals of Internal Medicine. 117(7). 584–586. 23 indexed citations

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Kathol, Roger G. & Richard P. Wenzel. (1992). Natural history of symptoms of depression and anxiety during inpatient treatment on general medicine wards. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 7(3). 287–293. 29 indexed citations

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Wenzel, Richard P., et al.. (1991). Infection control: The premier quality assessment program in United States hospitals. The American Journal of Medicine. 91(3). S27–S31. 25 indexed citations

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Martin, Michael A., et al.. (1989). Use of cellular hydrophobisity, slime production, and species identification markers for the clinical significance of congulase-negative staphylococcal isolates. American Journal of Infection Control. 17(3). 130–135. 40 indexed citations

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Pfaller, Michael A., et al.. (1988). Influence of in vitro susceptibility testing conditions on the anti-candidal activity of LY121019. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 11(1). 1–9. 13 indexed citations

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Davis, Barry J., Steven L. Solomon, Richard P. Wenzel, et al.. (1985). ICE volume 6 issue 10 Cover and Front matter. Infection Control. 6(10). f1–f6. 1 indexed citations

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Morrison, Allan J. & Richard P. Wenzel. (1985). Rabies. Southern Medical Journal. 78(10). 1211–1218. 10 indexed citations

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