Robert A. Weinstein

44.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
349 papers, 27.9k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Weinstein is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Weinstein has authored 349 papers receiving a total of 27.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Infectious Diseases, 98 papers in Epidemiology and 72 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Weinstein's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (74 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (72 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (64 papers). Robert A. Weinstein is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (74 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (72 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (64 papers). Robert A. Weinstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Japan. Robert A. Weinstein's co-authors include Bala Hota, Mary K. Hayden, Latania K. Logan, Catherine Nathan, L. Silvia Muñoz-Price, E. Patchen Dellinger, Trish M. Perl, Scott K. Fridkin, Marc J. M. Bonten and S. A. Kabins and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Weinstein

335 papers receiving 26.4k citations

Hit Papers

Infectious Diseases Socie... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2006 2013 2017 2013 2006 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Guidelines for Developing an Institutional Program to Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship
    2006 2.5k citations Robert A. Weinstein et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  2. Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery
    2013 1.5k citations Robert A. Weinstein et al. profile →
  3. The Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: The Impact and Evolution of a Global Menace
    2017 1.1k citations Latania K. Logan, Robert A. Weinstein profile →
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
    2013 806 citations Robert A. Weinstein et al. profile →
  5. The Epidemiology and Control of Acinetobacter baumannii in Health Care Facilities
    2006 757 citations Robert A. Weinstein et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  6. Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections
    2002 662 citations Robert A. Weinstein et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
  7. Acinetobacter Infection
    2008 582 citations Robert A. Weinstein et al. profile →
  8. Antibiotic Resistance Among Gram-Negative Bacilli in US Intensive Care Units
    2003 539 citations Robert A. Weinstein, Robert J. Rydman et al. profile →
  9. Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection
    2013 516 citations Mary K. Hayden, Robert A. Weinstein et al. profile →
  10. Hospital and Societal Costs of Antimicrobial‐Resistant Infections in a Chicago Teaching Hospital: Implications for Antibiotic Stewardship
    2009 513 citations Rebecca R. Roberts, Bala Hota et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  11. Effect of Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing on Hospital-Acquired Infection
    2013 412 citations Loreen A. Herwaldt, Robert A. Weinstein et al. profile →
  12. Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients
    2007 235 citations William E. Trick, Mary K. Hayden et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert A. Weinstein 9.4k 7.3k 6.4k 5.9k 4.6k 349 27.9k
Jonathan R. Edwards 8.7k 0.9× 8.6k 1.2× 5.3k 0.8× 4.3k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 173 28.4k
Sara E. Cosgrove 9.2k 1.0× 6.5k 0.9× 3.7k 0.6× 5.3k 0.9× 6.1k 1.3× 290 23.5k
Scott K. Fridkin 15.8k 1.7× 8.9k 1.2× 4.2k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 6.4k 1.4× 174 27.2k
Robert P. Gaynes 7.2k 0.8× 6.1k 0.8× 3.4k 0.5× 3.0k 0.5× 3.5k 0.8× 131 22.8k
Stephan Harbarth 7.3k 0.8× 5.8k 0.8× 3.0k 0.5× 4.1k 0.7× 3.5k 0.8× 342 19.3k
Victoria J. Fraser 7.3k 0.8× 8.7k 1.2× 2.2k 0.3× 3.5k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 331 25.1k
Didier Pittet 22.1k 2.3× 10.0k 1.4× 2.6k 0.4× 6.3k 1.1× 4.2k 0.9× 573 43.9k
Richard P. Wenzel 10.9k 1.2× 8.2k 1.1× 2.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.4× 4.4k 1.0× 241 21.3k
Marin H. Kollef 8.7k 0.9× 18.0k 2.4× 7.0k 1.1× 7.0k 1.2× 5.4k 1.2× 550 40.9k
John G. Bartlett 16.2k 1.7× 20.5k 2.8× 4.1k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 404 45.8k

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All Works

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Sansom, Sarah E., Alla Aroutcheva, Ali Pirani, et al.. (2025). Antibiotic-resistance plasmid amplified among MRSA cases in an urban jail and its connected communities. Nature Communications. 17(1). 420–420.
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Venkatesh, Arjun K., Huihui Yu, Michael Gottlieb, et al.. (2024). The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes. PLoS ONE. 19(7). e0300947–e0300947. 2 indexed citations
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Locey, Kenneth J., Thomas A. Webb, Robert A. Weinstein, Bala Hota, & Brian Stein. (2023). Random variation drives a critical bias in the comparison of healthcare-associated infections. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44(9). 1396–1402. 1 indexed citations
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Lapp, Zena, Ryan Crawford, Ali Pirani, et al.. (2021). Regional Spread of bla NDM-1-Containing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 in Post-Acute Care Facilities. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(8). 1431–1439. 30 indexed citations
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Sansom, Sarah E., Bala Hota, Alla Aroutcheva, et al.. (2021). Genomic Update of Phenotypic Prediction Rule for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) USA300 Discloses Jail Transmission Networks with Increased Resistance. Microbiology Spectrum. 9(1). e0037621–e0037621. 8 indexed citations
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Logan, Latania K., Liqing Zhang, Stefan J. Green, et al.. (2020). A Pilot Study of Chicago Waterways as Reservoirs of Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDR-Ent) in a High-Risk Region for Community-Acquired MDR-Ent Infection in Children. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 64(4). 5 indexed citations
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Hayden, Mary K., et al.. (2020). Cohorting KPC+ Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp)–positive patients: A genomic exposé of cross-colonization hazards in a long-term acute-care hospital (LTACH). Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 41(10). 1162–1168. 3 indexed citations
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Snitkin, Evan S., Sarah Won, Ali Pirani, et al.. (2017). Integrated genomic and interfacility patient-transfer data reveal the transmission pathways of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a regional outbreak. Science Translational Medicine. 9(417). 40 indexed citations
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Rhee, Yoona, Alla Aroutcheva, Bala Hota, Robert A. Weinstein, & Kyle J. Popovich. (2015). Evolving Epidemiology ofStaphylococcus aureusBacteremia. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 36(12). 1417–1422. 46 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Robert A., et al.. (2010). Notes from the Decennial. American Journal of Infection Control. 38(5). 337–340. 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Rebecca R., Linda M. Kampe, R. Douglas Scott, et al.. (2006). The Cost of Care for Patients with HIV from the Provider Economic Perspective. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 20(12). 876–886. 20 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Robert A., Ayşegül Nalça, Anne W. Rimoin, Sina Bavari, & Chris A. Whitehouse. (2005). Reemergence of Monkeypox: Prevalence, Diagnostics, and Countermeasures. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 41(12). 1765–1771. 243 indexed citations
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Parada, Jorge P., Maria Deloria Knoll, Joan S. Chmiel, et al.. (2004). HIV-Related Pneumonia Care in Older Patients Hospitalized in the Early HAART Era. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 18(2). 99–107. 8 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Robert A.. (2001). Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals: Infection Control and Use of Antibiotics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18 indexed citations
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Curtis, J. Randall, Paul R. Yarnold, David N. Schwartz, Robert A. Weinstein, & Charles L. Bennett. (2000). Improvements in Outcomes of Acute Respiratory Failure for Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(2). 393–398. 70 indexed citations
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Arozullah, Ahsan M., Paul R. Yarnold, Robert A. Weinstein, et al.. (2000). A New Preadmission Staging System for Predicting Inpatient Mortality from HIV-associated Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia in the Early Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Era. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(4). 1081–1086. 39 indexed citations
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Curtis, J. Randall, Charles L. Bennett, Ronnie D. Horner, et al.. (1998). Variations in intensive care unit utilization for patients with human immunodeficiency virus-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Critical Care Medicine. 26(4). 668–675. 25 indexed citations
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Horner, Ronnie D., Charles L. Bennett, Daniel Rodríguez, et al.. (1995). Relationship Between Procedures and Health Insurance for Critically Ill Patients With Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(5). 1435–1442. 40 indexed citations
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Bennett, C. L., Robert A. Weinstein, Martin F. Shapiro, et al.. (1994). A Rapid Preadmission Method for Predicting Inpatient Course of Disease for Patients with HIV-Related Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 150(6). 1503–1507. 37 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Robert A., Elías Abrutyn, Donald E. Craven, et al.. (1992). OSHA Bloodborne Hazard Standard. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 13(2). 119–121. 3 indexed citations

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