Walter Zingg

12.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
245 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Walter Zingg is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Zingg has authored 245 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Infectious Diseases, 43 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 40 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Walter Zingg's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (37 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (29 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (27 papers). Walter Zingg is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (37 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (29 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (27 papers). Walter Zingg collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Canada and United Kingdom. Walter Zingg's co-authors include A. W. Neumann, Didier Pittet, D. R. Absolom, Carel J. van Oss, Zdenka Policova, B. S. Leibel, Francis V. Lamberti, Charles K. Botz, A. M. Albisser and Benedetta Allegranzi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Walter Zingg

235 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Surface thermodynamics of bacterial adhesion

1983 576 citations D. R. Absolom, Walter Zingg et al. profile →
Optimisation of energy provision with supplemental parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: a randomised controlled clinical trial

2012 478 citations Claudia Paula Heidegger, Mette M. Berger et al. The Lancet profile →
Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017

2018 448 citations C. Suetens, Katrien Latour et al. profile →
Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations

2017 334 citations Julie Storr, Anthony Twyman et al. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control profile →
Nosocomial transmission and outbreaks of coronavirus disease 2019: the need to protect both patients and healthcare workers

2021 175 citations Mohamed Abbas, Tomás Robalo Nunes et al. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Multimodal strategies for the implementation of infection prevention and control interventions—update of a systematic review for the WHO guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes at the facility level 2025 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·(unknown), (unknown), J.E.E. Totté, Jiancong Wang, Sabine D. Klein, Anthony Twyman, Benedetta Allegranzi, Walter Zingg	3
2	An outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a burns ICU and its control with multi-faceted containment measures 2024 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·(unknown), Thomas Scheier, Thomas Stütz, Martin J. Hug, D.B.Y. Fontein, Andreas M. Kaiser, (unknown), Peter Steiger, Silvio D. Brugger, Walter Zingg, Peter W. Schreiber	5
3	Parallel dynamics in the yield of universal SARS-CoV-2 admission screening and population incidence 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Peter W. Schreiber, Thomas Scheier, Aline Wolfensberger, (unknown), (unknown), Roger D. Kouyos, Walter Zingg	2
4	On‐Site Quantification and Infection Risk Assessment of Airborne SARS‐CoV‐2 Virus Via a Nanoplasmonic Bioaerosol Sensing System in Healthcare Settings 2022 ·Advanced Science ·Guangyu Qiu, (unknown), Jiukai Tang, Yibo Zhao, Yile Tao, Xiaole Zhang, (unknown), Lanja Saleh, Walter Zingg, Jing Wang	16
5	Occupational and community risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among employees of a long-term care facility: an observational study 2022 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·(unknown), Romain Martischang, Julien Sauser, (unknown), (unknown), Christophe Graf, Samuel Cordey, Florian Laubscher, Tomás Robalo Nunes, Walter Zingg, Anne Cori, Stephan Harbarth, Mohamed Abbas	4
6	Explosive nosocomial outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a rehabilitation clinic: the limits of genomics for outbreak reconstruction 2021 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Mohamed Abbas, Tomás Robalo Nunes, Anne Cori, Samuel Cordey, Florian Laubscher, Stéphanie Baggio, Thibaut Jombart, Anne Iten, (unknown), Daniel A. Toledo-Teixeira, (unknown), Didier Pittet, Emilia Frangos, Christophe Graf, Walter Zingg, Stephan Harbarth	24
7	Implementation research for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections; 2017 Geneva infection prevention and control (IPC)-think tank (part 1) 2019 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·(unknown), Walter Zingg, Julie Storr, Benjamin J. Park, Raheelah Ahmad, Carolyn Tarrant, Enrique Castro‐Sánchez, Sara Tomczyk, Claire Kilpatrick, Benedetta Allegranzi, Denise M. Cardo, Didier Pittet	30
8	Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017 2018 ·Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) ·C. Suetens, Katrien Latour, Tommi Kärki, Enrico Ricchizzi, Pete Kinross, Maria Luisa Moro, Béatrice Jans, Susan Hopkins, Sonja Hansen, Outi Lyytikäinen, J. Reilly, Aleksander Deptuła, Walter Zingg, Diamantis Plachouras, Dominique L. Monnet	48
9	Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations breakdown → 2017 ·Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control ·(unknown), Julie Storr, Anthony Twyman, Walter Zingg, Nizam Damani, Claire Kilpatrick, J. Reilly, Lesley Price, Matthias Egger, M. Lindsay Grayson, Edward Kelley, Benedetta Allegranzi	334
10	Defining the user role in infection control 2015 ·Journal of Hospital Infection ·Raheelah Ahmad, (unknown), Enrique Castro‐Sánchez, Fran Husson, Khadijeh Taiyari, Walter Zingg, Alison Holmes	11
11	Bench-to-bedside review: Challenges of diagnosis, care and prevention of central catheter-related bloodstream infections in children 2013 ·Critical Care ·(unknown), Walter Zingg, (unknown), Arash Afshari	20
12	Optimisation of energy provision with supplemental parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: a randomised controlled clinical trial breakdown → 2012 ·The Lancet ·Claudia Paula Heidegger, Mette M. Berger, Séverine Graf, Walter Zingg, Patrice Darmon, Michael C. Costanza, Ronan Thibault, Claude Pichard	478
13	Prevention of catheter-related infection 2011 ·Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases ·Walter Zingg, Bernhard Walder, Didier Pittet	24
14	Determinants of body weight gain and association with neurodevelopmental outcome in infants operated for congenital heart disease☆ 2009 ·Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery ·Walter Knirsch, Walter Zingg, Vera Bernet, Christian Balmer, Anastasia Dimitropoulos, René Prêtre, Urs Bauersfeld, Beatrice Latal	16
15	Physical and hydrodynamic factors affecting erythrocyte adhesion to polymer surfaces 1988 ·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research ·Guoqing Chang, D. R. Absolom, A. B. Strong, G. D. Stubley, Walter Zingg	30
16	DIAG: A computer-assisted dermatologic diagnostic system—clinical experience and insight 1985 ·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology ·Herbert F. Haberman, Kenneth H. Norwich, David L. Diehl, Stephen Evans, Bart J. Harvey, (unknown), R.S.C. Cobbold, (unknown), Walter Zingg	14
17	Increased serum immunoreactive gastrin levels in idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. 1978 ·Gut ·(unknown), Barry Shandling, Walter Zingg, Helen W. Karl, Norman S. Track	18
18	Physiopathologie du diabète et pancréas endocrine artificiel 1976 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bernard Zinman, (unknown), Walter Zingg, (unknown), (unknown)	4
19	Errors in intra-arterial blood-pressure measurements. 1968 ·PubMed ·Walter Zingg, (unknown), (unknown)	1
20	PROLONGED SURVIVAL OF ORTHOTOPIC HOMOTRANSPLANTS OF THE HEART IN ANIMALS TREATED WITH METHOTREXATE 1963 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·David A. Blumenstock, Herbert B. Hechtman, John A. Collins, Alfred Jaretzki, (unknown), Walter Zingg, John H. Powers	33

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