R.A. Balk

33.2k citations
242 papers · 19.5k · 5 hit papers · h-index 44

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R.A. Balk

232 papers receiving 18.8k citations

R.A. Balk's Hit Papers

Sepsis: A New Hypothesis for Pathogenesis of the Disease Process 1997 · 692 citations
6920+13+26Years since publication2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k

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R.A. Balk
Comparison fields: 5 of 176
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 4.7k
  • Epidemiology 10.5k
  • Family Practice 528
  • Nephrology 1.6k
  • Emergency Medicine 2.0k
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Konrad Reinhart Germany
Roland M.H. Schein United States
Joseph A. Carcillo United States
Jonathan Cohen United Kingdom
Roger C. Bone United States
William J. Sibbald Canada
Graham Ramsay Netherlands
Herwig Gerlach Germany
Craig M. Coopersmith United States
Alan M. Fein United States
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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside R.A. Balk, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1
Definitions for Sepsis and Organ Failure and Guidelines for the Use of Innovative Therapies in Sepsis
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199210282
2
A Controlled Clinical Trial of High-Dose Methylprednisolone in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
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1987938
3
Treatment of Septic Shock with the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor:Fc Fusion Protein
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1996930
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Sepsis: A New Hypothesis for Pathogenesis of the Disease Process
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1997692
5
Sepsis syndrome: a valid clinical entity. Methylprednisolone Severe Sepsis Study Group.
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1989513
6 1989379
7 1995245
8 2013225
9 2017219
10 2017215
11 2000211
12 2017147
13 2016136
14 2017126
15 2013124
16 2011115
17 1998115
18 2000112
19 2021109
20 2005101

About R.A. Balk

R.A. Balk is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Surgery, having authored 242 papers that have together received 19.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (98 papers), Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (55 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (35 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (34 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (30 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (24 papers), Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (19 papers) and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (4.7k citations), Epidemiology (10.5k citations), Family Practice (528 citations), Nephrology (1.6k citations) and Emergency Medicine (2.0k citations). R.A. Balk has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Roger C. Bone, Roland M.H. Schein, Alan M. Fein, R. Phillip Dellinger, Frank B. Cerra, William J. Sibbald, Charles J. Fisher, Charles J. Grodzin, Gus J. Slotman and Terry P. Clemmer. Their work appears in journals such as CHEST Journal, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Clinics, Respiratory Care and Journal of Critical Care.

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