Sanjay Saint

39.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
448 papers, 24.8k citations indexed

About

Sanjay Saint is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Sanjay Saint has authored 448 papers receiving a total of 24.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Epidemiology, 132 papers in General Health Professions and 92 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Sanjay Saint's work include Urinary Tract Infections Management (108 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (73 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (54 papers). Sanjay Saint is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Tract Infections Management (108 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (73 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (54 papers). Sanjay Saint collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vietnam and Japan. Sanjay Saint's co-authors include Sarah L. Krein, Mary A.M. Rogers, Benjamin A. Lipsky, Vineet Chopra, Harold R. Collard, David L. Veenstra, Naomi P. O’Grady, Jennifer Meddings, Mary Alexander and E. Patchen Dellinger and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Sanjay Saint

434 papers receiving 23.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections
    2011 2.6k citations Naomi P. O’Grady, Mary Alexander et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  2. Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Adults: 2009 International Clinical Practice Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America
    2010 1.4k citations Thomas M. Hooton, Suzanne Bradley et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  3. Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review
    2005 814 citations Nasia Safdar, Sanjay Saint et al. profile →
  4. Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections
    2011 780 citations Naomi P. O’Grady, Mary Alexander et al. American Journal of Infection Control profile →
  5. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa
    2019 503 citations Lindsay E. Nicolle, Kalpana Gupta et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  6. Risk of venous thromboembolism associated with peripherally inserted central catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2013 454 citations Vineet Chopra, Mary A.M. Rogers et al. profile →
  7. Health Care–Associated Infection After Red Blood Cell Transfusion
    2014 436 citations Neil Blumberg, Sanjay Saint et al. profile →
  8. The Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Intravenous Catheters (MAGIC): Results From a Multispecialty Panel Using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method
    2015 388 citations Vineet Chopra, Sanjay Saint et al. profile →
  9. Summary of Recommendations: Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections
    2011 379 citations Naomi P. O’Grady, Mary Alexander et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  10. Strategies to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update
    2014 344 citations Lindsay E. Nicolle, Lisa L. Maragakis et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology profile →
  11. Reducing unnecessary urinary catheter use and other strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection: an integrative review
    2013 293 citations Jennifer Meddings, Mary A.M. Rogers et al. BMJ Quality & Safety profile →
  12. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
    2018 284 citations Lindsay E. Nicolle, Kalpana Gupta et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Sanjay Saint 9.5k 7.1k 4.4k 3.8k 3.6k 448 24.8k
Jonathan R. Edwards 8.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.4× 2.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 6.1k 1.7× 173 28.4k
Yngve Falck–Ytter 10.9k 1.2× 987 0.1× 6.4k 1.4× 4.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.4× 168 55.2k
Teresa Horan 9.5k 1.0× 3.4k 0.5× 3.7k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 6.8k 1.9× 77 35.6k
Jan Brożek 7.9k 0.8× 767 0.1× 6.1k 1.4× 3.4k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 120 40.7k
Mary E. Charlson 10.0k 1.1× 966 0.1× 9.0k 2.0× 6.0k 1.6× 3.1k 0.9× 133 52.8k
C. Ronald MacKenzie 8.3k 0.9× 780 0.1× 7.1k 1.6× 4.1k 1.1× 2.6k 0.7× 57 42.3k
Peter Pompei 8.1k 0.9× 782 0.1× 7.0k 1.6× 4.1k 1.1× 3.4k 0.9× 20 41.3k
Kathy L. Aleš 8.1k 0.9× 758 0.1× 7.1k 1.6× 3.9k 1.0× 2.5k 0.7× 35 40.9k
Pablo Alonso‐Coello 5.1k 0.5× 818 0.1× 4.3k 1.0× 4.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.3× 293 38.1k
Thomas M. Hooton 15.8k 1.7× 602 0.1× 1.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 187 25.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sanjay Saint

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sanjay Saint. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sanjay Saint 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 Sanjay Saint. Sanjay Saint is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Patel, Payal, Sonali D. Advani, Aaron Kofman, et al.. (2023). Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44(8). 1209–1231. 37 indexed citations
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Kim, Paul S., Sanjay Saint, Suzanne Bradley, et al.. (2021). Vaccine breakthrough infections in veterans hospitalized with coronavirus infectious disease-2019: A case series. American Journal of Infection Control. 50(3). 273–276. 5 indexed citations
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Huis, Anita, Jeroen Schouten, Sarah L. Krein, et al.. (2020). Infection prevention practices in the Netherlands: results from a National Survey. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 9(1). 7–7. 10 indexed citations
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Mody, Lona, Laraine Washer, Keith S. Kaye, et al.. (2019). Multidrug-resistant Organisms in Hospitals: What Is on Patient Hands and in Their Rooms?. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 69(11). 1837–1844. 47 indexed citations
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Gilmartin, Heather, Sanjay Saint, Mary A.M. Rogers, et al.. (2018). Pilot randomised controlled trial to improve hand hygiene through mindful moments. BMJ Quality & Safety. 27(10). 799–806. 14 indexed citations
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Nicolle, Lindsay E., Kalpana Gupta, Suzanne Bradley, et al.. (2018). Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 68(10). e83–e110. 284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gilmartin, Heather, et al.. (2017). Brief Mindfulness Practices for Healthcare Providers – A Systematic Literature Review. The American Journal of Medicine. 130(10). 1219.e1–1219.e17. 145 indexed citations
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Mullangi, Samyukta & Sanjay Saint. (2017). Applying organizational behavior theory to primary care.. PubMed. 23(3). 194–196. 1 indexed citations
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Meddings, Jennifer, Heidi Reichert, M. Todd Greene, et al.. (2016). Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections: results of two national collaboratives. BMJ Quality & Safety. 26(3). 226–235. 36 indexed citations
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Greene, M. Todd, et al.. (2014). Urinary Catheter Indications in the United States: Results from a National Survey of Acute Care Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 35(S3). S96–S98. 8 indexed citations
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Saint, Sanjay, M. Todd Greene, Christine P. Kowalski, et al.. (2013). Preventing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in the United States. JAMA Internal Medicine. 173(10). 874–874. 99 indexed citations
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Pronovost, Peter J., Denise M. Cardo, Christine A. Goeschel, et al.. (2011). A Research Framework for Reducing Preventable Patient Harm. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 52(4). 507–513. 21 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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Hollingsworth, John M., Sanjay Saint, Rodney A. Hayward, et al.. (2010). Specialty Care and the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Medical Care. 49(1). 4–9. 30 indexed citations
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Saint, Sanjay, Christine P. Kowalski, Samuel R. Kaufman, et al.. (2007). Preventing Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection in the United States: A National Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 46(2). 243–250. 181 indexed citations
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Rogers, Mary A.M., Neil Blumberg, Sanjay Saint, et al.. (2006). Allogeneic blood transfusions explain increased mortality in women after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. American Heart Journal. 152(6). 1028–1034. 60 indexed citations
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Lipsky, Benjamin A., et al.. (2004). Using maximal sterile barriers to prevent central venous catheter–related infection: a systematic evidence-based review☆. American Journal of Infection Control. 32(3). 142–146. 50 indexed citations
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Bent, Stephen, Kaveh G Shojania, & Sanjay Saint. (2004). The use of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in infection control and hospital epidemiology. American Journal of Infection Control. 32(4). 246–254. 18 indexed citations
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O’Grady, Naomi P., Mary Alexander, Lillian A. Burns, et al.. (2003). Guidelines for the prevention of the intravascular catheter‐related infections. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 18(1). 105–105. 38 indexed citations
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Saint, Sanjay, et al.. (2000). Is hospitalism new? An analysis of medicare data from Washington State in 1994.. PubMed. 3(1). 35–9. 9 indexed citations

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