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87
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46642
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13400
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Adolf W. Karchmer publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adolf W. Karchmer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 225 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Adolf W. Karchmer D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adolf W. Karchmer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Clinical Teacher Award, Infectious Disease Society of America

Overview

Adolf W. Karchmer is affiliated with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with notable contributions in epidemiology, infectious diseases, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their work extensively covers topics such as infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus, orthopedic infections and treatments, cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies, diabetic foot ulcer assessment and management, Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, and streptococcal infections and treatments.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Adolf W. Karchmer include:

  • The 2023 Duke-International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Criteria for Infective Endocarditis: Updating the Modified Duke Criteria, 2023, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • External Validation of the 2023 Duke-International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis, 2024, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • A Review of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections for the Practicing Electrophysiologist, 2021, JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
  • CDC Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax, 2023, MMWR Recommendations and Reports
  • A Path to Resume Aesthetic Care: Executive Summary of Project AesCert Guidance Supplement-Practical Considerations for Aesthetic Medicine Professionals Supporting Clinic Preparedness in Response to the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak, 2020, Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

Adolf W. Karchmer frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Peter Zimetbaum, Daniel B. Kramer, Mary T. LaSalvia, Vance G. Fowler, and David T. Durack. These collaborations contribute to the depth and diversity of their research outputs.

Their publications have appeared most often in the following venues:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
  • JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
  • MMWR Recommendations and Reports

In recognition of their contributions to the field of infectious diseases, Adolf W. Karchmer received the Clinical Teacher Award from the Infectious Disease Society of America in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children

    Catherine Liu;Arnold Bayer;Sara E. Cosgrove;Robert S. Daum

  • Clinical Presentation, Etiology, and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in the 21st Century: The International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study

    David R. Murdoch;G. Ralph Corey;Bruno Hoen;José M. Miró

  • Comparison of mortality associated with methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A meta-analysis

    Sara E. Cosgrove;George Sakoulas;Eli N. Perencevich;Mitchell J. Schwaber

  • 2012 infectious diseases society of america clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Anthony R. Berendt;Paul B. Cornia;James C. Pile

  • Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Anthony R. Berendt;H. Gunner Deery;John M. Embil

  • Daptomycin versus Standard Therapy for Bacteremia and Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus

    Vance G. Fowler;Helen W. Boucher;G. Ralph Corey;Elias Abrutyn

  • Infections in patients with diabetes mellitus.

    Nirmal Joshi;Gregory M. Caputo;Michael R. Weitekamp;A.W. Karchmer

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing Fluconazole with Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Candidemia in Patients without Neutropenia

    John H. Rex;John E. Bennett;Alan M. Sugar;Peter G. Pappas

  • The impact of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia on patient outcomes: mortality, length of stay, and hospital charges.

    Sara E. Cosgrove;Youlin Qi;Keith S. Kaye;Stephan Harbarth

  • Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever: Jones Criteria, 1992 Update

    Adnan S. Dajani;Elia Ayoub;Fredrick Z. Bierman;Alan L. Bisno

  • Assessment and management of foot disease in patients with diabetes

    Gregory M. Caputo;Peter R. Cavanagh;Jan S. Ulbrecht;Gary W. Gibbons

  • Probing to bone in infected pedal ulcers. A clinical sign of underlying osteomyelitis in diabetic patients.

    M L Grayson;G W Gibbons;K Balogh;E Levin

  • Herpes simplex encephalitis: vidarabine therapy and diagnostic problems.

    Richard J. Whitley;Seng-Jaw Soong;Martin S. Hirsch;Adolf W. Karchmer

  • Diagnosis and therapy of Kawasaki disease in children.

    A S Dajani;K A Taubert;M A Gerber;S T Shulman

  • Prospective Multicenter Surveillance Study of Funguria in Hospitalized Patients

    Carol A. Kauffman;José A. Vazquez;Jack D. Sobel;Harry A. Gallis

  • A Randomized and Blinded Multicenter Trial of High-Dose Fluconazole plus Placebo versus Fluconazole plus Amphotericin B as Therapy for Candidemia and Its Consequences in Nonneutropenic Subjects

    John H. Rex;John H. Rex;Peter G. Pappas;Adolf W. Karchmer;Jack Sobel

  • Antibiotic Treatment of Adults With Infective Endocarditis Due to Streptococci, Enterococci, Staphylococci, and HACEK Microorganisms

    Walter R. Wilson;Adolf W. Karchmer;Adnan S. Dajani;Kathryn A. Taubert

  • Neurologic complications of bacterial endocarditis.

    Amy A. Pruitt;Robert H. Rubin;A. W. Karchmer;Gary W. Duncan

  • Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.

    Benjamin Lipsky;Anthony Berendt;H Deery;John Embil

  • 2012 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections a

    Benjamin A. Lipsky;Anthony R. Berendt;Paul B. Cornia;James C. Pile

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew H. Samore
Matthew H. Samore University of Utah
Walter R. Wilson
Walter R. Wilson Mayo Clinic
Yehuda Carmeli
Yehuda Carmeli Tel Aviv University
Mary E. Wilson
Mary E. Wilson University of California, San Francisco
Stanford T. Shulman
Stanford T. Shulman Northwestern University
G. Ralph Corey
G. Ralph Corey Duke University
Vance G. Fowler
Vance G. Fowler Duke University
Arnold S. Bayer
Arnold S. Bayer University of California, Los Angeles
Kathryn A. Taubert
Kathryn A. Taubert American Heart Association
Christos S. Mantzoros
Christos S. Mantzoros Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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