W. A. Knaus

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

W. A. Knaus is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, W. A. Knaus has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in W. A. Knaus's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (5 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (5 papers). W. A. Knaus is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (5 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (5 papers). W. A. Knaus collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. W. A. Knaus's co-authors include Douglas P. Wagner, Alfred F. Connors, Norman A. Desbiens, W. J. Fulkerson, Frank E. Harrell, Peter S. Kussin, Charles L. Thomas, Paul E. Bellamy, Lee Goldman and Jack E. Zimmerman and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

W. A. Knaus

38 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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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.

A controlled trial to improve care for seriously ill hospitalized patients. The study to understand prognoses and preferences for outcomes and risks of treatments (SUPPORT). The SUPPORT Principal Investigators

1995 2.2k citations Alfred F. Connors, Neal V. Dawson et al. JAMA profile →
Outcomes Following Acute Exacerbation of Severe Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The SUPPORT Investigators (Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments)

1996 1.1k citations Alfred F. Connors, Charles L. Thomas et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. A. Knaus United States	21	2.2k	1.3k	1.1k	996	737	38	4.8k
William Silvester Australia	30	2.4k 1.1×	450 0.3×	974 0.9×	894 0.9×	844 1.1×	65	5.1k
Norman A. Desbiens United States	39	4.6k 2.1×	1.6k 1.2×	2.1k 2.0×	718 0.7×	1.5k 2.1×	96	8.1k
Richard A. Mularski United States	38	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	934 0.9×	336 0.3×	934 1.3×	128	5.0k
Mary Beth Hamel United States	42	3.2k 1.5×	509 0.4×	2.3k 2.1×	705 0.7×	639 0.9×	83	6.9k
Christopher E. Cox United States	35	1.5k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	550 0.5×	615 0.6×	1.6k 2.2×	138	4.7k
Tasnim Sinuff Canada	33	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	527 0.5×	530 0.5×	808 1.1×	79	3.6k
Shannon S. Carson United States	35	866 0.4×	1.9k 1.5×	554 0.5×	883 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	115	4.8k
Paul J. Sharek United States	37	824 0.4×	696 0.5×	1.7k 1.6×	453 0.5×	457 0.6×	95	5.6k
R. Scott Watson United States	35	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	550 0.5×	2.6k 2.6×	873 1.2×	149	6.8k
Dorothy Brooten United States	26	955 0.4×	293 0.2×	1.7k 1.6×	583 0.6×	407 0.6×	109	4.0k

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Cohn, Wendy, Mary E. Ropka, Mable B. Kinzie, et al.. (2010). Health Heritage<sup>©</sup>, a Web-Based Tool for the Collection and Assessment of Family Health History: Initial User Experience and Analytic Validity. Public Health Genomics. 13(7-8). 477–491. 73 indexed citations

Rivera-Fernández, Ricardo, et al.. (1998). The apache III prognostic system: customized mortality predictions for Spanish ICU patients. Intensive Care Medicine. 24(6). 574–581. 68 indexed citations

Connors, Alfred F., Charles L. Thomas, Frank E. Harrell, et al.. (1996). Outcomes Following Acute Exacerbation of Severe Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The SUPPORT Investigators (Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(4). 959–967. 1056 indexed citations breakdown →

Bastos, P. G., Xingwei Sun, Douglas P. Wagner, W. A. Knaus, & Jack E. Zimmerman. (1996). Application of the APACHE III prognostic system in Brazilian intensive care units: A prospective multicenter study. Intensive Care Medicine. 22(6). 564–570. 65 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Jack E., Douglas P. Wagner, Michael G. Seneff, et al.. (1996). Intensive Care Unit Admissions With Cirrhosis: Risk–Stratifying Patient Groups and Predicting Individual Survival. Hepatology. 23(6). 1393–1401. 102 indexed citations

Seneff, Michael G., et al.. (1996). Hospital and 1-Year Survival of Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Survey of Anesthesiology. 40(5). 281–281. 69 indexed citations

Bastos, P. G., W. A. Knaus, Jack E. Zimmerman, et al.. (1996). The importance of technology for achieving superior outcomes from intensive care. Intensive Care Medicine. 22(7). 664–669. 62 indexed citations

Rodell, Timothy C., Linda A. Scharschmidt, & W. A. Knaus. (1995). 195 RESULTS OF A MULTI-CENTER, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CP-0127, A NOVEL BRADYKININ ANTAGONIST. IN PATIENTS WITH SIRS AND SEPSIS. Shock. 3(5). 60–60. 4 indexed citations

Connors, Alfred F., Neal V. Dawson, Norman A. Desbiens, et al.. (1995). A controlled trial to improve care for seriously ill hospitalized patients. The study to understand prognoses and preferences for outcomes and risks of treatments (SUPPORT). The SUPPORT Principal Investigators. JAMA. 274(20). 1591–1598. 2218 indexed citations breakdown →

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Knaus, W. A., Xingwei Sun, Rosemarie B. Hakim, & Douglas P. Wagner. (1994). Evaluation of Definitions for Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 150(2). 311–317. 84 indexed citations

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Knaus, W. A.. (1994). Why measure severity?. Réanimation Urgences. 3(2). 159–163. 5 indexed citations

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Knaus, W. A.. (1993). The clinical evaluation of new drugs for sepsis. A prospective study design based on survival analysis. JAMA. 270(10). 1233–1241. 23 indexed citations

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Balk, R.A., et al.. (1992). DEFINITIONS FOR SEPSIS AND ORGAN FAILURE AND GUIDELINES FOR INNOVATIVE THERAPIES IN SEPIS. 20. 864–874. 1 indexed citations

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Knaus, W. A., et al.. (1989). APACHE III study design: analytic plan for evaluation of severity and outcome in intensive care unit patients. Individual patient decisions.. PubMed. 17(12 Pt 2). S204–9. 5 indexed citations

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Draper, Elizabeth S., Marilyn Bergner, Stephen M. Shortell, et al.. (1989). APACHE III study design: analytic plan for evaluation of severity and outcome in intensive care unit patients. Study design--data collection.. PubMed. 17(12 Pt 2). S186–93. 5 indexed citations

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Knaus, W. A., et al.. (1988). An evaluation of outcome from intensive care in major medical centers. Journal of Critical Care. 3(1). 78–78. 266 indexed citations

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Wagner, Douglas P., W. A. Knaus, & Elizabeth A. Draper. (1983). Statistical validation of a severity of illness measure.. American Journal of Public Health. 73(8). 878–884. 93 indexed citations

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Knaus, W. A., Douglas P. Wagner, David J. Cullen, et al.. (1983). A Comparison of Intensive Care in the U.S.A. and France. Survey of Anesthesiology. 27(4). 242–242. 28 indexed citations

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Draper, Elizabeth A., Douglas P. Wagner, & W. A. Knaus. (1981). The use of intensive care: a comparison of a university and community hospital.. PubMed. 3(2). 49–64. 32 indexed citations

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Knaus, W. A. & Daniel S. OʼLeary. (1975). Analysis of a medical internship. Academic Medicine. 50(11). 1033–7. 1 indexed citations

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