Timothy D. Girard

26.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
173 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Timothy D. Girard is a scholar working on Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy D. Girard has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, 67 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 54 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Timothy D. Girard's work include Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (138 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (66 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (54 papers). Timothy D. Girard is often cited by papers focused on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (138 papers), Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (66 papers) and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research (54 papers). Timothy D. Girard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Japan. Timothy D. Girard's co-authors include E. Wesley Ely, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Jennifer L. Thompson, Ayumi Shintani, Robert S. Dittus, James C. Jackson, Brenda T. Pun, Gordon R. Bernard, E. Wesley Ely and Nathan E. Brummel and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Timothy D. Girard

163 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness 2007 2026 2013 2019 2013 2008 2007 2014 2010 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Long-Term Cognitive Impairment after Critical Illness
    2013 1.8k citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. profile →
  2. Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial
    2008 1.3k citations Timothy D. Girard, Jason W. W. Thomason et al. profile →
  3. Effect of Sedation With Dexmedetomidine vs Lorazepam on Acute Brain Dysfunction in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
    2007 945 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Brenda T. Pun et al. profile →
  4. Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness
    2014 905 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. Survey of Anesthesiology profile →
  5. Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness
    2010 845 citations Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →
  6. Delirium
    2020 644 citations Matthew F. Mart, Colm Cunningham et al. profile →
  7. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and functional disability in survivors of critical illness in the BRAIN-ICU study: a longitudinal cohort study
    2014 441 citations James C. Jackson, Pratik P. Pandharipande et al. profile →
  8. Co-Occurrence of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome Problems Among 406 Survivors of Critical Illness*
    2018 312 citations Pratik P. Pandharipande, Timothy D. Girard et al. Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timothy D. Girard United States 52 11.8k 5.8k 4.2k 2.9k 2.2k 173 14.9k
E. Wesley Ely United States 44 12.2k 1.0× 6.1k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 125 15.4k
James C. Jackson United States 54 11.2k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 3.9k 0.9× 3.2k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 174 14.1k
Pratik P. Pandharipande United States 62 14.0k 1.2× 8.0k 1.4× 5.8k 1.4× 3.0k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 203 16.8k
Brenda T. Pun United States 37 11.3k 1.0× 6.4k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 68 12.7k
Jennifer L. Thompson United States 39 9.8k 0.8× 5.1k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 71 11.4k
John P. Kress United States 43 8.5k 0.7× 3.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 4.2k 1.9× 111 11.3k
Alessandro Morandi Italy 46 7.3k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 755 0.3× 144 9.2k
Edward R. Marcantonio United States 82 14.6k 1.2× 8.6k 1.5× 8.1k 1.9× 1.1k 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 329 25.2k
Anne S. Pohlman United States 37 7.0k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 3.7k 1.7× 68 9.5k
Richard R. Riker United States 43 6.1k 0.5× 4.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 846 0.3× 935 0.4× 145 8.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tóth, Katalin, Matthew F. Mart, Onur M Orun, et al.. (2025). Characterizing Critical Illness Recovery Trajectories: Exploring Risk Factors for Post Intensive Care Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A5261–A5261. 1 indexed citations
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Gregory, Nicholas, et al.. (2025). Psilocybin Has No Analgesic Properties in Multiple Mouse Models of Acute and Chronic Pain. Journal of Pain. 29. 104862–104862. 1 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Jason, Michael Reznik, Bin Jiang, et al.. (2025). Optimizing Agreement Between Bedside Nurse-Documented and Trained Researcher Delirium Assessments in the ICU. Critical Care Medicine. 53(12). e2516–e2525.
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Andrews, N.L., Wael F. Asaad, Mohamed Sherif, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of clinical electroencephalography findings in stroke patients with delirium. Clinical Neurophysiology. 162. 229–234. 3 indexed citations
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Taran, Shaurya, et al.. (2024). Ventilator-associated Brain Injury: A New Priority for Research in Mechanical Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 209(10). 1186–1188. 6 indexed citations
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Hosie, Annmarie, Gideon A. Caplan, Dimitrios Adamis, et al.. (2022). Reporting Essentials for DElirium bioMarker Studies (REDEEMS): Explanation and Elaboration. IUScholarWorks (Indiana University). 1 indexed citations
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Brummel, Nathan E., Christopher G. Hughes, Jennifer L. Thompson, et al.. (2020). Inflammation and Coagulation During Critical Illness and Long-Term Cognitive Impairment and Disability. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 203(6). 699–706. 35 indexed citations
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González-López, Adrián, Guannan Tang, Pratik P. Pandharipande, et al.. (2018). Genetic Variants Affecting Dopamine Signaling and Cognitive Impairment After Mechanical Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1 indexed citations
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Siew, Edward D., William H. Fissell, Jeffrey D. Blume, et al.. (2017). Acute Kidney Injury as a Risk Factor for Delirium and Coma during Critical Illness. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 195(12). 1597–1607. 74 indexed citations
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Brummel, Nathan E., Susan P. Bell, Timothy D. Girard, et al.. (2017). Frailty and Subsequent Disability and Mortality among Patients with Critical Illness. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(1). 64–72. 207 indexed citations
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Patel, Mayur B., James C. Jackson, Alessandro Morandi, et al.. (2016). Incidence and Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit–related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans and Civilians. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(12). 1373–1381. 74 indexed citations
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Pandharipande, Pratik P., Timothy D. Girard, James C. Jackson, et al.. (2014). Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness. Survey of Anesthesiology. 58(5). 212–213. 905 indexed citations breakdown →
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Girard, Timothy D., Lorraine B. Ware, Gordon R. Bernard, et al.. (2012). Associations of markers of inflammation and coagulation with delirium during critical illness. Intensive Care Medicine. 38(12). 1965–1973. 94 indexed citations
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Gunther, Max L., Alessandro Morandi, Pratik P. Pandharipande, et al.. (2012). The association between brain volumes, delirium duration, and cognitive outcomes in intensive care unit survivors. Critical Care Medicine. 40(7). 2022–2032. 198 indexed citations
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Jackson, James C., Timothy D. Girard, Sharon M. Gordon, et al.. (2010). Long-term Cognitive and Psychological Outcomes in the Awakening and Breathing Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(2). 183–191. 180 indexed citations
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Girard, Timothy D., James C. Jackson, Pratik P. Pandharipande, et al.. (2010). Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness. Critical Care Medicine. 38(7). 1513–1520. 845 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hooper, Michael H. & Timothy D. Girard. (2009). Sedation and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation: Linking Spontaneous Awakening Trials and Spontaneous Breathing Trials to Improve Patient Outcomes. Critical Care Clinics. 25(3). 515–525. 15 indexed citations
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Tsuruta, Ryosuke, Timothy D. Girard, E. Wesley Ely, et al.. (2008). Associations between markers of inflammation and cholinergic blockade and delirium in intensive care unit patients: A pilot study. 55(3). 34–42. 6 indexed citations
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Girard, Timothy D., et al.. (2000). Favorable outcome of gemcitabine-induced respiratory distress syndrome.. PubMed. 151(4). 306–8. 4 indexed citations

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