James Downar
Impact in
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- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Geriatrics and Gerontology top 1%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Papers in
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- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues 128
- Palliative and Oncologic Care 20
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare 11
- Organ Donation and Transplantation 7
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- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes 8
- Co-authors
- Laura Hawryluck (7 shared papers)Russell Goldman (5 shared papers)Ruxandra L Pinto (3 shared papers)Neill K. J. Adhikari (2 shared papers)Marina F Englesakis (2 shared papers)Tasnim Sinuff (7 shared papers)John J. You (9 shared papers)Dori Seccareccia (5 shared papers)
- Journals
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (23 papers)Journal of Palliative Medicine (11 papers)Palliative Medicine (10 papers)Critical Care Medicine (9 papers)CMAJ Open (9 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesAustralia
In The Last Decade
James Downar
176 papers receiving 3.8k citations
James Downar's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 112
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2.7k
- Geriatrics and Gerontology 242
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 174
- Emergency Medical Services 184
- Emergency Medicine 157
Countries citing papers authored by James Downar
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Fields of papers citing papers by James Downar
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside James Downar, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients and Their Families Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 331 |
| 2 | The “surprise question” for predicting death in seriously ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 314 |
| 3 | Triage of Scarce Critical Care Resources in COVID-19 An Implementation Guide for Regional Allocation Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 205 |
| 4 | 2015 | 192 | |
| 5 | 2020 | 139 | |
| 6 | 2016 | 138 | |
| 7 | 2014 | 115 | |
| 8 | 2022 | 102 | |
| 9 | 2007 | 96 | |
| 10 | 2010 | 92 | |
| 11 | 2020 | 70 | |
| 12 | 2019 | 60 | |
| 13 | European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines on end of life and palliative care in the intensive care unit Hit paper breakdown → | 2024 | 58 |
| 14 | 2013 | 51 | |
| 15 | 2014 | 50 | |
| 16 | Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Family-Centered Care for Adult ICUs: 2024 Hit paper breakdown → | 2025 | 50 |
| 17 | 2015 | 48 | |
| 18 | 2001 | 47 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 46 | |
| 20 | 2017 | 46 |
About James Downar
James Downar is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Emergency Medical Services and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, having authored 189 papers that have together received 4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (128 papers), Palliative and Oncologic Care (20 papers), Ethics and bioethics in healthcare (11 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (9 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (8 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (7 papers), Disaster Response and Management (7 papers) and Organ Donation and Transplantation (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2.7k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (242 citations), Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (174 citations), Emergency Medical Services (184 citations) and Emergency Medicine (157 citations). James Downar has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Laura Hawryluck, Russell Goldman, Ruxandra L Pinto, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Marina F Englesakis, Tasnim Sinuff, John J. You, Dori Seccareccia, Jesse W. Delaney and Robert Sibbald. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Medical Association Journal, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and CMAJ Open.
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