Walter R. Wilson

19.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
107 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Walter R. Wilson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter R. Wilson has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Epidemiology, 33 papers in Infectious Diseases and 29 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Walter R. Wilson's work include Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (57 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (29 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (22 papers). Walter R. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management (57 papers), Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (29 papers) and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments (22 papers). Walter R. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Walter R. Wilson's co-authors include James M. Steckelberg, Larry M. Baddour, Matthew E. Levison, Kathryn A. Taubert, Ann F. Bolger, Michael H. Gewitz, Jane W. Newburger, Robert S. Baltimore, Elie F. Berbari and Douglas R. Osmon and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Walter R. Wilson

104 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications

2015 1.9k citations Larry M. Baddour, Walter R. Wilson et al. Circulation profile →
Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa

2012 1.6k citations James M. Steckelberg, Walter R. Wilson et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease

2004 1.4k citations Jane W. Newburger, Michael A. Gerber et al. Circulation profile →
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Long-Term Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Statement for Health Professionals From the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association

2004 990 citations Jane W. Newburger, Michael A. Gerber et al. profile →
Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Does the Evidence Support an Independent Association?

2012 770 citations Peter B. Lockhart, Ann F. Bolger et al. Circulation profile →
Executive Summary: Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa

2012 717 citations James M. Steckelberg, Walter R. Wilson et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management

2010 700 citations Larry M. Baddour, Andrew E. Epstein et al. Circulation profile →
Vascular Graft Infections, Mycotic Aneurysms, and Endovascular Infections: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2016 302 citations Walter R. Wilson, Peter B. Lockhart et al. Circulation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter R. Wilson United States	41	6.8k	6.1k	3.5k	2.9k	2.8k	107	13.5k
Michael H. Gewitz United States	40	6.9k 1.0×	6.4k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	4.3k 1.5×	3.7k 1.3×	96	15.3k
Matthew E. Levison United States	45	4.7k 0.7×	7.2k 1.2×	4.3k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	3.2k 1.2×	141	14.8k
Ann F. Bolger United States	54	6.0k 0.9×	6.9k 1.1×	3.1k 0.9×	7.5k 2.6×	3.2k 1.2×	139	17.1k
Peter B. Lockhart United States	52	3.2k 0.5×	5.0k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	2.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	158	12.6k
Stanford T. Shulman United States	68	10.7k 1.6×	6.5k 1.1×	5.6k 1.6×	4.2k 1.5×	6.8k 2.4×	357	22.0k
Walter R. Wilson United States	48	2.2k 0.3×	5.8k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	146	9.6k
Patricia Ferrieri United States	28	3.7k 0.5×	3.3k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	65	8.0k
James M. Steckelberg United States	69	10.9k 1.6×	10.1k 1.6×	6.7k 1.9×	3.2k 1.1×	4.0k 1.4×	230	21.6k
Larry M. Baddour United States	71	7.6k 1.1×	13.4k 2.2×	8.5k 2.4×	6.0k 2.1×	5.2k 1.9×	456	25.1k
Thomas J. Pallasch United States	23	3.2k 0.5×	3.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	48	6.7k

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Tabaja, Hussam, Supavit Chesdachai, Aditya Shah, et al.. (2024). Executive Summary: State-of-the-Art Review: Fostering Collaborative Teamwork—A Comprehensive Approach to Vascular Graft Infection Following Arterial Reconstructive Surgery. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(6). 1391–1392.

Tabaja, Hussam, Supavit Chesdachai, Aditya Shah, et al.. (2024). Fostering Collaborative Teamwork—A Comprehensive Approach to Vascular Graft Infection Following Arterial Reconstructive Surgery. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(6). e69–e80. 1 indexed citations

Haddad, Sara F., Brian D. Lahr, Abdallah El Sabbagh, et al.. (2024). Percutaneous mechanical aspiration in patients with right‐sided infective endocarditis: An analysis of the national inpatient sample database—2016–2020. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 103(3). 464–471.

Virk, Abinash, et al.. (2020). End-of-Therapy Echocardiography May Not Be Needed in All in Patients With Endocarditis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 7(3). ofaa069–ofaa069. 4 indexed citations

Anavekar, Nandan S., Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, James M. Steckelberg, et al.. (2018). Utility of cardiac computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis and pre-operative evaluation of patients with infective endocarditis. International journal of cardiac imaging. 34(7). 1155–1163. 31 indexed citations

Palraj, Bharath Raj, Larry M. Baddour, Erik P. Hess, et al.. (2015). Predicting Risk of Endocarditis Using a Clinical Tool (PREDICT): Scoring System to Guide Use of Echocardiography in the Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 61(1). 18–28. 89 indexed citations

Miranda, William R., Heidi M. Connolly, Daniel C. DeSimone, et al.. (2015). Infective Endocarditis Involving the Pulmonary Valve. The American Journal of Cardiology. 116(12). 1928–1931. 28 indexed citations

Nesbitt, Craig, Walter R. Wilson, T. Lees, & Gerard Stansby. (2011). Interpretation of patient-reported outcome measures for varicose vein surgery. Phlebology The Journal of Venous Disease. 27(4). 173–178. 18 indexed citations

Le, Katherine, Christine M. Lohse, Paul A. Friedman, et al.. (2011). Abstract 8416: Clinical Predictors of Short- and Long-Term Mortality Among Patients with Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection. Circulation. 124(suppl_21). 1 indexed citations

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Baddour, Larry M., Andrew E. Epstein, Christopher C. Erickson, et al.. (2010). Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Management. Circulation. 121(3). 458–477. 700 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cooper, Leslie T., George A. Mensah, Larry M. Baddour, et al.. (2007). Task Force III: Prevention and Control of Cardiovascular Complications of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Potential Biological Terrorism Agents and Diseases. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 49(12). 1398–1406. 3 indexed citations

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Nicholson, Susan, et al.. (2002). Efficacy and safety of gatifloxacin in elderly outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 44(1). 117–125. 6 indexed citations

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Sexton, Daniel J., Marvin J. Tenenbaum, Walter R. Wilson, et al.. (1998). Ceftriaxone Once Daily for Four Weeks Compared with Ceftriaxone Plus Gentamicin Once Daily for Two Weeks for Treatment of Endocarditis Due to Penicillin-Susceptible Streptococci. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 27(6). 1470–1474. 123 indexed citations

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Jones, Ronald N. & Walter R. Wilson. (1998). Epidemiology, Laboratory Detection, and Therapy of Penicillin-resistant Streptococcal Infections. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 31(3). 453–459. 21 indexed citations

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Bayer, Arnold S., Ann F. Bolger, Kathryn A. Taubert, et al.. (1998). Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis and Its Complications. Circulation. 98(25). 2936–2948. 463 indexed citations

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Wilson, Walter R., et al.. (1997). Ethanol and glutamate effects on intracellular magnesium. Alcohol. 14(6). 533–536. 1 indexed citations

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Steckelberg, James M., Joseph G. Murphy, David Ballard, et al.. (1991). Emboli in Infective Endocarditis: The Prognostic Value of Echocardiography. Annals of Internal Medicine. 114(8). 635–640. 266 indexed citations

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Talley, N. J., Herschel A. Carpenter, R. G. Shorter, et al.. (1990). [14C]urea breath test for diagnosis ofHelicobacter pylori. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 35(7). 879–884. 30 indexed citations

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Southorn, Peter A., David J. Plevak, Alan J. Wright, & Walter R. Wilson. (1986). Adverse Effects of Vancomycin Administered in the Perioperative Period. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 61(9). 721–724. 78 indexed citations

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Wilson, Walter R. & J E Geraci. (1985). Treatment of streptococcal infective endocarditis. The American Journal of Medicine. 78(6). 128–137. 41 indexed citations

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