R.W. Light

3.2k total citations
57 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

R.W. Light is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, R.W. Light has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 13 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in R.W. Light's work include Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (34 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (12 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (9 papers). R.W. Light is often cited by papers focused on Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (34 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (12 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (9 papers). R.W. Light collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Brazil. R.W. Light's co-authors include Richard B. Berry, C. Kees Mahutte, Joanne L. Bower, Francisco Suso Vargas, V. D. Minh, Glen L. Prosise, John Abisheganaden, Akash Verma, José M. Porcel and Lisete R. Teixeira and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

R.W. Light

56 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.W. Light United States 24 1.8k 529 507 297 226 57 2.2k
Klaas W. van Kralingen Netherlands 22 623 0.4× 296 0.6× 125 0.2× 169 0.6× 689 3.0× 38 2.2k
H. Schäfer Germany 17 441 0.3× 144 0.3× 136 0.3× 565 1.9× 159 0.7× 47 1.3k
Sophia E. Schiza Greece 26 1.1k 0.6× 224 0.4× 148 0.3× 957 3.2× 132 0.6× 72 1.7k
Jean‐Paul Janssens Switzerland 20 642 0.4× 241 0.5× 111 0.2× 442 1.5× 39 0.2× 51 1.4k
Giovanni Barone Italy 28 608 0.3× 402 0.8× 109 0.2× 107 0.4× 165 0.7× 87 2.3k
Raffaele Scala Italy 26 1.4k 0.8× 134 0.3× 538 1.1× 207 0.7× 41 0.2× 106 1.9k
Wilhelm Müller Austria 27 923 0.5× 412 0.8× 56 0.1× 75 0.3× 69 0.3× 131 2.3k
Allan P. Goldman United Kingdom 23 693 0.4× 598 1.1× 95 0.2× 74 0.2× 292 1.3× 42 1.5k
Özen K. Başoğlu Türkiye 28 607 0.3× 211 0.4× 103 0.2× 1.1k 3.6× 85 0.4× 95 1.8k
Shinhiro Takeda Japan 17 366 0.2× 234 0.4× 193 0.4× 39 0.1× 218 1.0× 60 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R.W. Light

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.W. Light

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R.W. Light. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R.W. Light based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R.W. Light. R.W. Light is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dhaliwal, Jasbir, et al.. (2025). Enabling Vaccine Uptake: Strategies for the Public Health Sector. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 86(6). 1–14.
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Verma, Akash, John Abisheganaden, & R.W. Light. (2015). Identifying Malignant Pleural Effusion by A Cancer Ratio (Serum LDH: Pleural Fluid ADA Ratio). Lung. 194(1). 147–153. 57 indexed citations
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Light, R.W.. (2015). Research: Why and how to write a paper?. Revista Clínica Española. 215(7). 401–404. 3 indexed citations
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Bielsa, Silvia, et al.. (2012). Comparison of polymorphonuclear- and lymphocyte-rich tuberculous pleural effusions. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 17(1). 85–89. 56 indexed citations
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Porcel, José M. & R.W. Light. (2009). Parapneumonic pleural effusions and empyema in adults: current practice. Revista Clínica Española. 209(10). 485–494. 20 indexed citations
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Krenke, Rafał, Jacek Nasiłowski, Piotr Korczyński, et al.. (2009). Incidence and aetiology of eosinophilic pleural effusion. European Respiratory Journal. 34(5). 1111–1117. 68 indexed citations
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Jiménez, David, et al.. (2006). Routine use of pleural fluid cultures. Are they indicated?. Respiratory Medicine. 100(11). 2048–2052. 24 indexed citations
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Kottakis, Ioannis, Manolis Tzatzarakis, Aristidis Tsatsakis, et al.. (2004). Penetration of newer quinolones in the empyema fluid. European Respiratory Journal. 24(3). 466–470. 20 indexed citations
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Castro, David J., G. Díaz, E. Pérez-Rodríguez, & R.W. Light. (2003). Prognostic features of residual pleural thickening in parapneumonic pleural effusions. European Respiratory Journal. 21(6). 952–955. 30 indexed citations
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Ramadan, Mohamed, et al.. (2000). Pleural Lavage: A Novel Diagnostic Approach For Diagnosing Exudative Pleural Effusion. Lung. 178(6). 371–379. 9 indexed citations
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Vargas, Francisco Suso, et al.. (1998). Acute and Chronic Pleural Changes after the Intrapleural Instillation of Mitoxantrone in Rabbits. Lung. 176(4). 227–236. 13 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, John A., et al.. (1998). Axillary artery injury as a complication of proximal humerus fractures. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 7(3). 292–294. 51 indexed citations
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Sassoon, Catherine S. H., et al.. (1995). Temporal Evolution of Pleural Fibrosis Induced by Intrapleural Minocycline Injection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 151(3). 791–794. 21 indexed citations
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Berry, Richard B., et al.. (1995). Effect of Upper Airway Anesthesia on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 151(6). 1857–1861. 78 indexed citations
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Berry, Richard B., et al.. (1995). Triazolam in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 151(2). 450–454. 138 indexed citations
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Teixeira, Lisete R., et al.. (1995). Corynebacterium parvum versus tetracycline as pleural sclerosing agents in rabbits. European Respiratory Journal. 8(12). 2174–2177. 9 indexed citations
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Berry, Richard B., C. Kees Mahutte, & R.W. Light. (1993). Effect of hypercapnia on the arousal response to airway occlusion during sleep in normal subjects. Journal of Applied Physiology. 74(5). 2269–2275. 19 indexed citations
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Milne, Norah, R.W. Light, & Kota G. Chetty. (1990). Exercise-induced changes in left ventricular function after phlebotomy in patients with polycythemic COPD. Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 5(3). 68–72. 3 indexed citations
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Light, R.W.. (1987). Does therapeutic thoracentesis improve the exercise capacity of patients with pleural effusion. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2. 244. 3 indexed citations

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