W. Michael Scheld

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
92 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

W. Michael Scheld is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Michael Scheld has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Epidemiology, 47 papers in Microbiology and 26 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in W. Michael Scheld's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (47 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (25 papers) and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (18 papers). W. Michael Scheld is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (47 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (25 papers) and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (18 papers). W. Michael Scheld collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. W. Michael Scheld's co-authors include Gregory C. Townsend, Merle A. Sande, Allan R. Tunkel, Vincent Quagliarello, Brian Wispelwey, James A. Valone, Richard Calderone, John E. Edwards, Charles M. van der Horst and John Rex and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

W. Michael Scheld

91 papers receiving 4.3k 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 Randomized Trial Comparing Fluconazole with Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Candidemia in Patients without Neutropenia

1994 786 citations W. Michael Scheld et al. profile →
Infections of the Central Nervous System

1991 491 citations Gregory C. Townsend, W. Michael Scheld profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Michael Scheld United States	32	2.0k	1.6k	1.2k	645	644	92	4.6k
Martin G. Täuber Switzerland	39	2.0k 1.0×	907 0.6×	1.9k 1.5×	539 0.8×	600 0.9×	108	4.5k
Helmut Eiffert Germany	35	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	702 0.6×	474 0.7×	347 0.5×	115	4.5k
Kurt Olsen United States	33	2.3k 1.1×	497 0.3×	1.9k 1.5×	503 0.8×	405 0.6×	56	4.0k
W. Michael Scheld United States	40	3.8k 1.9×	1.6k 1.0×	2.9k 2.4×	1.2k 1.8×	1.0k 1.6×	102	8.6k
Gerald L. Mandell United States	41	1.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	405 0.3×	563 0.9×	691 1.1×	129	6.0k
Carmen Cabellos Spain	29	1.8k 0.9×	725 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	438 0.7×	600 0.9×	84	3.2k
O. Zák Switzerland	30	1.1k 0.5×	520 0.3×	901 0.7×	303 0.5×	577 0.9×	71	2.9k
Allan R. Tunkel United States	32	4.2k 2.1×	1.8k 1.1×	4.1k 3.3×	1.5k 2.3×	510 0.8×	91	7.7k
Rodrigo Hasbun United States	32	2.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	997 1.5×	225 0.3×	152	4.5k
Tetsuya Matsumoto Japan	39	1.2k 0.6×	954 0.6×	551 0.4×	309 0.5×	376 0.6×	271	5.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Michael Scheld

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Drancourt, Michel, Vanessa Demonfort Nkamga, Ndèye Aïssatou Lakhe, et al.. (2017). Evidence of Archaeal Methanogens in Brain Abscess. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 65(1). 1–5. 50 indexed citations

Sable, Carole A. & W. Michael Scheld. (2015). Theoretical and Practical Considerations of Antibiotic Therapy for Bacterial Meningitis. Antibiotics and chemotherapy/Antibiotica et chemotherapia. 45. 96–117.

Moore, Christopher C., et al.. (2014). Toll-Like Receptor 4 Stimulation before or after Streptococcus pneumoniae Induced Sepsis Improves Survival and Is Dependent on T-Cells. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e86015–e86015. 11 indexed citations

Jacob, Shevin T., Patricia B. Pavlinac, Lydia Nakiyingi, et al.. (2013). Correction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteremia in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients Hospitalized with Severe Sepsis in Uganda–High Frequency, Low Clinical Sand Derivation of a Clinical Prediction Score. PLoS ONE. 8(8). 16 indexed citations

Tessier, Jeffrey M. & W. Michael Scheld. (2010). Principles of antimicrobial therapy. Handbook of clinical neurology. 96. 17–29. 11 indexed citations

Hedrick, Traci L., Shannon T. McElearney, Robert L. Smith, et al.. (2008). Outbreak of Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections during a Quarterly Cycling Antibiotic Regimen. Surgical Infections. 9(2). 139–152. 23 indexed citations

Smith, Robert L., Heather L. Evans, Tae W. Chong, et al.. (2008). Reduction in Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection after Introduction of Quarterly Linezolid–Vancomycin Cycling in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Surgical Infections. 9(4). 423–431. 20 indexed citations

Martin, Edward N., et al.. (2004). A new method for measuring blood–brain barrier permeability demonstrated with Europium-bound albumin during experimental lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced meningitis in the rat. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 142(1). 91–95. 19 indexed citations

Tunkel, Allan R. & W. Michael Scheld. (2002). Treatment of bacterial meningitis. Current Infectious Disease Reports. 4(1). 7–16. 18 indexed citations

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Townsend, Gregory C. & W. Michael Scheld. (1993). Adjunctive Therapy for Bacterial Meningitis: Rationale for Use, Current Status, and Prospects for the Future. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 17(Supplement_2). S537–S549. 27 indexed citations

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Scheld, W. Michael, Marc Whitman, & Allan R. Tunkel. (1992). Azithromycin and Clarithromycin Overview and Comparison With Erythromycin. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 13(6). 357–368. 84 indexed citations

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Tunkel, Allan R., et al.. (1992). Enterobacter Endocarditis. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 24(2). 233–240. 13 indexed citations

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Tunkel, Allan R., Brian Wispelwey, Vincent Quagliarello, et al.. (1992). Pathophysiology of Blood-Brain Barrier Alterations during Experimental Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 165(Supplement 1). S119–S120. 11 indexed citations

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Quagliarello, Vincent, et al.. (1991). Recombinant human interleukin-1 induces meningitis and blood-brain barrier injury in the rat. Characterization and comparison with tumor necrosis factor.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 87(4). 1360–1366. 318 indexed citations

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Tunkel, Allan R., et al.. (1991). Blood-brain barrier alterations in bacterial meningitis: Development of an in vitro model and observations on the effects of lipopolysaccharide. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 27(2). 113–120. 47 indexed citations

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Sande, Merle A., et al.. (1989). Pathophysiology of bacterial meningitis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 8(12). 929–934. 18 indexed citations

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Tunkel, Allan R. & W. Michael Scheld. (1989). Alterations of the blood-brain barrier in bacterial meningitis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 8(12). 911–912. 12 indexed citations

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Lesse, Alan J., E. Richard Moxon, A Zwahlen, & W. Michael Scheld. (1988). Role of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and Haemophilus influenzae type b capsule on blood brain barrier permeability during experimental meningitis in the rat.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 82(1). 102–109. 24 indexed citations

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Wispelwey, Brian & W. Michael Scheld. (1987). Brain Abscess. Clinical Neuropharmacology. 10(6). 483–510. 12 indexed citations

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Scheld, W. Michael, et al.. (1979). Pulmonary infection with capsule-deficientCryptococcus neoformans. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 382(1). 113–118. 19 indexed citations

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