Robert P. Gaynes

29.5k citations

131 papers · 22.8k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 61

Infectious Diseases top 0.05%
Epidemiology top 0.2%
Surgery top 0.2%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine top 0.02%
Clinical Biochemistry top 0.02%

Co-authors: Jonathan R. Edwards David H. Culver Teresa Horan T.Grace Emori William J. Martone William R. Jarvis Michael J. Richards James S. Tolson
Topics: Nosocomial Infections in ICU (48 papers)Antibiotic Use and Resistance (32 papers)Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (31 papers)
Cited by: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Molecular Medicine
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaAnnals of Internal Medicine PEDIATRICS
Partner nations: United States Uganda France

In The Last Decade

Robert P. Gaynes

131 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002

2007 2.2k citations Jonathan R. Edwards, Teresa Horan et al. profile →
Surgical wound infection rates by wound class, operative procedure, and patient risk index

1991 1.3k citations David H. Culver, Teresa Horan et al. profile →
Nosocomial infections in medical intensive care units in the United States

1999 1.2k citations Michael J. Richards, Jonathan R. Edwards et al. profile →
CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections

1992 1.2k citations Teresa Horan, Robert P. Gaynes et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
Overview of Nosocomial Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Bacilli

2005 1.1k citations Robert P. Gaynes, Jonathan R. Edwards et al. profile →
An overview of nosocomial infections, including the role of the microbiology laboratory

1993 985 citations T.Grace Emori, Robert P. Gaynes profile →
CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections

1992 948 citations Teresa Horan, Robert P. Gaynes et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
Major trends in the microbial etiology of nosocomial infection

1991 940 citations David H. Culver, Robert P. Gaynes et al. profile →
Nosocomial Infections in Combined Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Units in the United States

2000 787 citations Michael J. Richards, Jonathan R. Edwards et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
Secular trends in nosocomial primary bloodstream infections in the United States, 1980–1989

1991 746 citations Shailen N. Banerjee, T.Grace Emori et al. profile →
National nosocomial infections surveillance system (NNIS): Description of surveillance methods

1991 659 citations T.Grace Emori, David H. Culver et al. American Journal of Infection Control profile →
Secular Trend of Hospital‐Acquired Candidemia among Intensive Care Unit Patients in the United States during 1989–1999

2002 519 citations Scott K. Fridkin, Jonathan R. Edwards et al. profile →
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in U.S. Hospitals, 1975–1991

1992 496 citations Adelisa L. Panlilio, David H. Culver et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
Antimicrobial‐Associated Risk Factors forClostridium difficileInfection

2008 487 citations Robert P. Gaynes et al. profile →
CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infections

1992 443 citations Teresa Horan, Robert P. Gaynes et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cross-sectional analysis of place-based and racial disparities in hospitalisation rates by disease category in California in 2001 and 2011 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Eva Raphael,Robert P. Gaynes,Rita Hamad	6
2	Duration of colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an acute care facility: A study to assess epidemiologic features 2014 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·(unknown),Akshay Sharma,David Rimland,(unknown),John A. Jernigan,Sarah W. Satola,Emily K. Crispell,Robert P. Gaynes	7
3	Does hand hygiene compliance among health care workers change when patients are in contact precaution rooms in ICUs? 2010 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Robert P. Gaynes	23
4	Nursing home-associated infections in Department of Veterans Affairs community living centers 2010 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·Linda Tsan,Robert Langberg,(unknown),Yancy Y. Phillips,J. Rush Pierce,(unknown),Cynthia L. Gibert,Robert P. Gaynes,(unknown),Suzanne Bradley,Linda H. Danko,Gary A. Roselle	67
5	Health care-associated and community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: A comparison of definitions 2010 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·Natalie McCarthy,Patrick S. Sullivan,Robert P. Gaynes,David Rimland	30
6	The Contribution of Antibiotic use on the Frequency of Antibiotic Resistance in Hospitals 2007 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·Robert P. Gaynes,Dominique L. Monnet	15
7	Detection of Postoperative Surgical-Site Infections: Comparison of Health Plan–Based Surveillance With Hospital-Based Programs 2003 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Kenneth Sands,Deborah S. Yokoe,David C. Hooper,John Tully,Teresa Horan,Robert P. Gaynes,Steven L. Solomon,Richard Platt	44
8	Effect of Nurse Staffing and Antimicrobial-Impregnated Central Venous Catheters on the Risk for Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units 2003 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Juan Alonso‐Echanove,Jonathan R. Edwards,Michael J. Richards,Patrick J. Brennan,Richard A. Venezia,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Judy Kaye,Kailash Chand Sharma,Aliki Martin,(unknown),Robert P. Gaynes	134
9	The Effect of Vancomycin and Third-Generation Cephalosporins on Prevalence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in 126 U.S. Adult Intensive Care Units 2001 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·Scott K. Fridkin,Jonathan R. Edwards,Jeanne M. Courval,Holly A. Hill,Fred C. Tenover,Rachel Lawton,Robert P. Gaynes,John E. McGowan	221
10	Biological and chemical terrorism: strategic plan for preparedness and response. 2000 ·MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ·Samuel L. Groseclose,(unknown),Elaine W. Gunter,(unknown),(unknown),David A. Ashford,Robert B. Craven,Robert P. Gaynes,Stephen Morse,C. J. Peters,(unknown),David L. Swerdlow,Scott Deitchman,Paul K. Halverson,(unknown),Patricia Quinlisk	238
11	A Survey of Methods Used to Detect Nosocomial Legionellosis Among Participants in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System 1999 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Anthony E. Fiore,Jay C. Butler,T.Grace Emori,Robert P. Gaynes	33
12	Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Eight US Hospitals: Complexities of Analysis and Modeling 1998 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Dominique L. Monnet,Lennox K. Archibald,(unknown),F. C. Tenover,J. E. McGowan,Robert P. Gaynes	95
13	Improving Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates: The CDC Experience 1996 ·The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement ·Robert P. Gaynes,Steven L. Solomon	72
14	Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance: Learning to Live With Bias 1995 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Robert P. Gaynes	7
15	Nosocomial Infections in Surgical Patients in the United States, January 1986-June 1992 1993 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Teresa Horan,David H. Culver,Robert P. Gaynes,William R. Jarvis,Jonathan R. Edwards,Colm J. Reid,(unknown)	203
16	A Cluster of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in an Intensive Care Unit 1992 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Lynne V. Karanfil,Mary Murphy,Adele Josephson,Robert P. Gaynes,Laura Mandel,Bertha C. Hill,Jana M. Swenson	219
17	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in U.S. Hospitals, 1975–1991breakdown → 1992 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Adelisa L. Panlilio,David H. Culver,Robert P. Gaynes,Shailen N. Banerjee,Tonya S. Henderson,James S. Tolson,William J. Martone,(unknown)	496
18	CDC Definitions of Nosocomial Surgical Site Infections, 1992: A Modification of CDC Definitions of Surgical Wound Infectionsbreakdown → 1992 ·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ·Teresa Horan,Robert P. Gaynes,William J. Martone,William R. Jarvis,T.Grace Emori	443
19	Risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia after coronary artery bypass graft operations 1991 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Robert P. Gaynes,(unknown),(unknown),Marvin M. Kirsh	45
20	Illness With Fatalities in Premature Infants: Association With an Intravenous Vitamin E Preparation, E-Ferol 1986 ·PEDIATRICS ·W. J. Martone,W. W. Williams,Mary Lund Mortensen,Robert P. Gaynes,(unknown),Vichien Lorch,M. Dianne Murphy,Susmita Sinha,D. J. Frank,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	26

About Robert P. Gaynes

Robert P. Gaynes is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Clinical Biochemistry, having authored 131 papers that have together received 22.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nosocomial Infections in ICU (48 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (32 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (31 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (3.0k citations), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (4.8k citations) and Molecular Medicine (3.4k citations). Robert P. Gaynes has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Uganda and France. Frequent co-authors include Jonathan R. Edwards, David H. Culver, Teresa Horan, T.Grace Emori, William J. Martone, William R. Jarvis, Michael J. Richards, James S. Tolson, Chesley Richards and Scott K. Fridkin. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Internal Medicine and PEDIATRICS.

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