Thomas Similowski

23.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
470 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Similowski is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Similowski has authored 470 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 273 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 117 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 84 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Similowski's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (184 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (117 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (113 papers). Thomas Similowski is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (184 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (117 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (113 papers). Thomas Similowski collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and United States. Thomas Similowski's co-authors include Alexandre Demoule, Christian Straus, Jean‐Philippe Derenne, Alexandre Duguet, Mathieu Raux, Isabelle Arnulf, Marc Zelter, Capucine Morélot‐Panzini, Martin Dres and Valérie Attali and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Similowski

443 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

Invasive and Noninvasive Strategies for Management of Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

2000 558 citations Thomas Similowski et al. profile →
Rapidly Progressive Diaphragmatic Weakness and Injury during Mechanical Ventilation in Humans

2010 439 citations Thomas Similowski et al. profile →
Coexistence and Impact of Limb Muscle and Diaphragm Weakness at Time of Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients

2016 318 citations Martin Dres, Laurent Brochard et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas Similowski	7.5k	3.1k	2.2k	2.2k	1.3k	470	12.9k
John Moxham	11.4k 1.5×	1.9k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	4.3k 2.0×	677 0.5×	406	17.0k
Martin J. Tobin	9.4k 1.2×	3.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	871 0.7×	194	12.2k
Alistair J. Gunn	7.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	3.7k 1.6×	571 0.3×	1.4k 1.1×	443	17.4k
Michael I. Polkey	13.7k 1.8×	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	6.0k 2.7×	831 0.6×	472	19.6k
Charis Roussos	4.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	782 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	232	9.9k
Nicholas S. Hill	11.3k 1.5×	3.8k 1.2×	711 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	308	15.8k
Edward F. Haponik	4.0k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	696 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	998 0.8×	158	7.6k
K.J.S. Anand	3.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	669 0.3×	748 0.3×	859 0.7×	241	19.3k
Geraldo Lorenzi‐Filho	6.5k 0.9×	889 0.3×	4.9k 2.2×	7.2k 3.3×	1.0k 0.8×	290	13.4k
A. Harf	7.9k 1.1×	2.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	701 0.5×	270	11.1k

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Elizabeth, R. Nimma, et al.. (2025). Phrenic stimulation decreases brain injury biomarkers in sedated mechanically ventilated patients: preliminary observations. Critical Care. 29(1). 215–215.

Boussouar, Samia, Etienne Charpentier, Baptiste Abbar, et al.. (2025). Case Report: Immune checkpoint-inhibitor related myotoxicity monitoring using a comprehensive cardiothoracic MRI approach: insights from a clinical case. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 12. 1527048–1527048. 1 indexed citations

Bonnevie, Tristan, Francis‐Edouard Gravier, Pauline Smondack, et al.. (2025). Physiological effects of nasal high flow therapy during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A crossover randomised controlled trial. Pulmonology. 31(1). 2466922–2466922.

Lebret, Marius, et al.. (2024). Comparison of oronasal and nasal masks in home mechanical ventilation: an observational cohort and bench study. European Respiratory Journal. 65(1). 2302010–2302010. 2 indexed citations

Demoule, Alexandre, Maxens Decavèle, Massimo Antonelli, et al.. (2024). Dyspnoea in acutely ill mechanically ventilated adult patients: an ERS/ESICM statement. European Respiratory Journal. 63(2). 2300347–2300347. 8 indexed citations

Rolland‐Debord, Camille, et al.. (2023). Decreased breathing variability is associated with poorer outcome in mechanically ventilated patients. ERJ Open Research. 9(3). 544–2022. 4 indexed citations

Mayaux, Julien, Maxens Decavèle, Steven Reynolds, et al.. (2023). An Initial Investigation of Diaphragm Neurostimulation in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Anesthesiology. 140(3). 483–494. 15 indexed citations

Ropers, Jacques, Alexandre Demoule, Thomas Similowski, et al.. (2023). Diaphragm function in patients with Covid-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Annals of Intensive Care. 13(1). 92–92. 5 indexed citations

Baste, Jean‐Marc, Elodie Lhuillier, A. Cuvelier, et al.. (2023). Respiratory muscle metabolic activity on PET/CT correlates with obstructive ventilatory defect severity and prognosis in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery. Respirology. 28(6). 551–560. 2 indexed citations

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Similowski, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Probing Respiratory Care With Generative Deep Learning. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 7(CSCW2). 1–34. 2 indexed citations

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Kannape, Oliver Alan, Sylvain Cardin, Thomas Similowski, et al.. (2023). Virtual reality intervention alleviates dyspnoea in patients recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia. ERJ Open Research. 9(6). 570–2022. 7 indexed citations

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Hudson, Anna L., et al.. (2022). Combined head accelerometry and EEG improves the detection of respiratory‐related cortical activity during inspiratory loading in healthy participants. Physiological Reports. 10(13). e15383–e15383. 3 indexed citations

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Dres, Martin, Thomas Similowski, Ewan C. Goligher, et al.. (2021). Dyspnoea and respiratory muscle ultrasound to predict extubation failure. European Respiratory Journal. 58(5). 2100002–2100002. 35 indexed citations

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Dupuis‐Lozeron, Elise, et al.. (2020). Experimental dyspnoea interferes with locomotion and cognition: a randomised trial. European Respiratory Journal. 56(2). 2000054–2000054. 7 indexed citations

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Dangers, Laurence, Jonathan Giovannelli, G. Mangiapan, et al.. (2020). Antiplatelet Drugs and Risk of Bleeding After Bedside Pleural Procedures. CHEST Journal. 159(4). 1621–1629. 9 indexed citations

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Launois, Claire, Elisa Perger, Valérie Attali, et al.. (2019). Postural respiratory‐related cortical activation and rostral fluid shift in awake healthy humans. Experimental Physiology. 104(6). 887–895. 4 indexed citations

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Launois, Claire, Marie‐Cécile Nierat, Valérie Attali, et al.. (2019). Postural preinspiratory cortical activity, genioglossus activity and fluid shift in awake obstructive sleep apnoea patients. Experimental Physiology. 105(2). 370–378. 5 indexed citations

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Bezzi, Michela, et al.. (2003). Unaltered respiratory-related evoked potentials after acute diaphragm dysfunction in humans. European Respiratory Journal. 22(4). 625–630. 6 indexed citations

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Tantucci, Claudio, Alexandre Duguet, Marc Zelter, et al.. (1999). Dynamic hyperinflation and flow limitation during methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in asthma. European Respiratory Journal. 14(2). 295–301. 44 indexed citations

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Similowski, Thomas, et al.. (1995). Baclofen therapy for chronic hiccup. European Respiratory Journal. 8(2). 235–237. 56 indexed citations

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