William E. Trick

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
138 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

William E. Trick is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Trick has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in General Health Professions, 35 papers in Infectious Diseases and 31 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in William E. Trick's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (24 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (18 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (12 papers). William E. Trick is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (24 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (18 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (12 papers). William E. Trick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. William E. Trick's co-authors include Robert A. Weinstein, Scott K. Fridkin, Robert P. Gaynes, Rana Hajjeh, Jonathan R. Edwards, William R. Jarvis, Mary K. Hayden, Sharon Welbel, Mary F. Wisniewski and Michael O. Vernon and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

William E. Trick

129 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Secular Trend of Hospital‐Acquired Candidemia among Intensive Care Unit Patients in the United States during 1989–1999

2002 519 citations William E. Trick, Scott K. Fridkin et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients

2007 235 citations Susan C Bleasdale, William E. Trick et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William E. Trick United States	37	2.0k	1.4k	678	668	665	138	4.9k
Kurt Stevenson United States	32	950 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	697 1.0×	738 1.1×	400 0.6×	93	3.8k
Marin L. Schweizer United States	44	2.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	452 0.7×	835 1.3×	713 1.1×	179	6.3k
Maria Luisa Moro Italy	40	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	527 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	912 1.4×	160	5.7k
Michael Behnke Germany	38	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	301 0.4×	730 1.1×	357 0.5×	150	4.0k
Louis M. Bell United States	38	1.6k 0.8×	2.1k 1.5×	550 0.8×	599 0.9×	696 1.0×	122	5.4k
C. Suetens Belgium	36	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	639 0.9×	1.4k 2.0×	364 0.5×	78	5.2k
Christine Geffers Germany	40	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	325 0.5×	633 0.9×	574 0.9×	164	4.2k
Chesley Richards United States	26	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	898 1.3×	537 0.8×	412 0.6×	48	6.2k
Jean‐Christophe Lucet France	41	1.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	277 0.4×	1.1k 1.6×	686 1.0×	171	5.9k
Tim Eckmanns Germany	39	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	444 0.7×	859 1.3×	489 0.7×	196	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William E. Trick

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Koumans, Emilia H., et al.. (2026). Racial and Ethnic Differences in COVID-19 Disease Severity Among US Adults in Health Systems Participating in PCORnet®. Medical Care. 64(3S). S278–S287.

Moehring, Rebekah W., Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Rachel Addison, et al.. (2025). Using Encounter-Level Data for Risk-Adjustment of Antimicrobial Use Comparisons: Feasibility and Variable Selection. Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Wiltz, Jennifer L., Amy K. Feehan, Noelle‐Angelique Molinari, et al.. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Treatment of COVID-19 — United States, March 2020–August 2021. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(3). 96–102. 77 indexed citations

Lapp, Zena, Ryan Crawford, Ali Pirani, et al.. (2021). Regional Spread of bla NDM-1-Containing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 in Post-Acute Care Facilities. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(8). 1431–1439. 30 indexed citations

Goodman, Katherine E, Sara E. Cosgrove, Lisa Pineles, et al.. (2020). Significant Regional Differences in Antibiotic Use Across 576 US Hospitals and 11 701 326 Adult Admissions, 2016–2017. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(2). 213–222. 34 indexed citations

Goodman, Katherine E, Lisa Pineles, Laurence S. Magder, et al.. (2020). Electronically Available Patient Claims Data Improve Models for Comparing Antibiotic Use Across Hospitals: Results From 576 US Facilities. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(11). e4484–e4492. 14 indexed citations

Attar, Bashar M., Yuchen Wang, Benjamín Mba, et al.. (2019). Association Between Cannabis Use and Complications Related to Crohn’s Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 64(10). 2939–2944. 18 indexed citations

Attar, Bashar M., et al.. (2019). Endoscopy-related musculoskeletal injuries in gastroenterology fellows. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(6). E808–E812. 39 indexed citations

Ali, Muhammad, et al.. (2017). Radial endobronchial ultrasound for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Respirology. 22(3). 443–453. 187 indexed citations

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Weaver, Frances M., William E. Trick, Charlesnika T. Evans, et al.. (2017). The Impact of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection on Patients’ Prevention Behaviors. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 38(11). 1351–1357. 8 indexed citations

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Ray, Michael, Michael Y. Lin, Robert A. Weinstein, & William E. Trick. (2016). Spread of Carbapenem-ResistantEnterobacteriaceaeAmong Illinois Healthcare Facilities: The Role of Patient Sharing. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 63(7). 889–893. 45 indexed citations

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Hinami, Keiki, et al.. (2015). When do patient‐reported outcome measures inform readmission risk?. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 10(5). 294–300. 20 indexed citations

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Hota, Bala, et al.. (2015). Probabilistic Measurement of Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37(2). 149–155. 2 indexed citations

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Goldstein, Ellie J. C., Stuart Johnson, Pierre-Jean Maziade, et al.. (2015). Pathway to Prevention of Nosocomial Clostridium difficile Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 60(suppl 2). S148–S158. 49 indexed citations

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Deamant, Catherine, et al.. (2014). From Albania to Zambia: Travel Back to Country of Origin as a Goal of Care for Terminally Ill Patients. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 18(3). 251–258. 8 indexed citations

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Hota, Bala, Michael Y. Lin, Joshua A. Doherty, et al.. (2010). Formulation of a model for automating infection surveillance: algorithmic detection of central-line associated bloodstream infection. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 17(1). 42–48. 41 indexed citations

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Katz, Ariel, et al.. (2008). Tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among hospital patients: Concurrent use and willingness to change. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 3(5). 369–375. 24 indexed citations

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Wisniewski, Mary F., et al.. (2007). Effect of Education on Hand Hygiene Beliefs and Practices A 5-Year Program. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 28(1). 88–91. 37 indexed citations

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Trick, William E., Michael O. Vernon, Robert A. Hayes, et al.. (2003). Impact of Ring Wearing on Hand Contamination and Comparison of Hand Hygiene Agents in a Hospital. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 36(11). 1383–1390. 133 indexed citations

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Trick, William E., William E. Scheckler, Jerome I. Tokars, et al.. (2000). Risk Factors for Radial Artery Harvest Site Infection Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 30(2). 270–275. 52 indexed citations

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