Santhira Vairavanathan

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Santhira Vairavanathan is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Santhira Vairavanathan has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Santhira Vairavanathan's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (3 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (3 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (3 papers). Santhira Vairavanathan is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (3 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (3 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (3 papers). Santhira Vairavanathan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Italy and Germany. Santhira Vairavanathan's co-authors include Frances Chung, Balaji Yegneswaran, Pu Liao, Colin M. Shapiro, Sharon A. Chung, Ali Khajehdehi, Sazzadul Islam, Anthony Miniaci, Andrew Norris and Doris Tong and has published in prestigious journals such as Anesthesiology, Anesthesia & Analgesia and Journal of Hypertension.

In The Last Decade

Santhira Vairavanathan

7 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

STOP Questionnaire

2008 1.5k citations Frances Chung, Balaji Yegneswaran et al. Anesthesiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Santhira Vairavanathan Canada	7	1.7k	1.3k	752	612	495	8	2.6k
Balaji Yegneswaran United States	15	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	826 1.1×	400 0.7×	534 1.1×	36	2.8k
Ali Khajehdehi Canada	3	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	770 1.0×	191 0.3×	588 1.2×	4	2.4k
Mahesh Nagappa Canada	27	1.2k 0.7×	808 0.6×	728 1.0×	515 0.8×	391 0.8×	66	2.4k
Sazzadul Islam Canada	10	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	791 1.1×	208 0.3×	528 1.1×	17	2.3k
Mark G. Goetting United States	21	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	638 0.8×	493 0.8×	148 0.3×	60	2.9k
Henri Tuomilehto Finland	26	1.3k 0.8×	854 0.7×	512 0.7×	518 0.8×	443 0.9×	74	2.2k
Bernard Fleury France	28	1.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	202 0.3×	277 0.6×	89	2.7k
Francesco Fanfulla Italy	30	1.1k 0.7×	702 0.6×	1.8k 2.4×	201 0.3×	381 0.8×	130	3.3k
Colin E. Sullivan Australia	25	2.2k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	1.6k 2.1×	227 0.4×	332 0.7×	38	3.1k
Joerg Steier United Kingdom	32	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 2.5×	278 0.5×	503 1.0×	152	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Santhira Vairavanathan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Santhira Vairavanathan

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Seibert, Felix S., Felix Bernhard, Ulrik Stervbo, et al.. (2018). THE EFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY ON CENTRAL AORTIC BLOOD PRESSURE. Journal of Hypertension. 36(Supplement 1). e255–e255.

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Liao, Pu, et al.. (2009). Postoperative complications in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective matched cohort study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 56(11). 819–828. 210 indexed citations

3.

Chung, Frances, et al.. (2009). Elimination of Preoperative Testing in Ambulatory Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 108(2). 467–475. 142 indexed citations

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Chung, Frances, Balaji Yegneswaran, Pu Liao, et al.. (2008). STOP Questionnaire. Anesthesiology. 108(5). 812–821. 1543 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chung, Frances, Balaji Yegneswaran, Pu Liao, et al.. (2008). Validation of the Berlin Questionnaire and American Society of Anesthesiologists Checklist as Screening Tools for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Surgical Patients. Anesthesiology. 108(5). 822–830. 397 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Ewan, Doris Tong, Frances Chung, et al.. (1998). Suprascapular Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Relief in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A New Modality?. Survey of Anesthesiology. 42(3). 124–124. 19 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Ewan, Doris Tong, Frances Chung, et al.. (1997). Suprascapular Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Relief in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 84(6). 1306–1312. 156 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Ewan, Doris Tong, Frances Chung, et al.. (1997). Suprascapular Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Relief in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 84(6). 1306–1312. 142 indexed citations

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