2026 Atul A. Gawande: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	98	8737	8203	4504	4164	311	58354

Research.com Recognitions

2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2006 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Atul A. Gawande is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and health professions, with a particular focus on surgery and general health professions. Their body of work includes research in oncology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Their research topics cover a variety of subjects including COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, global maternal and child health, global health care issues, healthcare policy and management, primary care and health outcomes, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and biosensors and analytical detection.

Among recent publications, the following papers are notable for their impact and venue of publication:

Managing COVID-19 in Surgical Systems (2020), Annals of Surgery
Mass-Vaccination Sites - An Essential Innovation to Curb the Covid-19 Pandemic (2021), New England Journal of Medicine
How South Korea Responded to the Covid-19 Outbreak in Daegu (2020), NEJM Catalyst
Approaching Surgical Triage During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020), Annals of Surgery
COVID-19 Preparedness Within the Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthetic Ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020), Annals of Surgery

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Atul A. Gawande include:

Stuart R. Lipsitz
Gerard M. Doherty
Katherine Semrau
Jennifer Fisher-Bowman
Ami Karlage

Their research has been published primarily in several key venues, which include:

Annals of Surgery
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
UNC Libraries
Harvard Dataverse

Throughout their career, Atul A. Gawande has received recognition such as becoming a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2011 and was named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2006.

Best Publications

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population

Alex B. Haynes;Thomas G. Weiser;Thomas G. Weiser;William R. Berry;Stuart R. Lipsitz

6685
Citations
Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development.

John G Meara;John G Meara;Andrew J M Leather;Lars E Hagander;Blake C Alkire

4597
Citations
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

Atul Gawande

3164
Citations
An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data

Thomas G Weiser;Thomas G Weiser;Scott E Regenbogen;Katherine D Thompson;Alex B Haynes

3137
Citations
Improving safety with information technology.

David W. Bates;Atul A. Gawande

2034
Citations
Risk Factors for Retained Instruments and Sponges after Surgery

Atul A. Gawande;David M. Studdert;E. John Orav;Troyen A. Brennan

1611
Citations
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Atul Gawande

1588
Citations
Analysis of errors reported by surgeons at three teaching hospitals

Atul A. Gawande;Michael J. Zinner;David M. Studdert;Troyen A. Brennan

1383
Citations
The incidence and nature of surgical adverse events in Colorado and Utah in 1992

Atul A. Gawande;Eric J. Thomas;Michael J. Zinner;Troyen A. Brennan

1308
Citations
Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation

David M. Studdert;Michelle M. Mello;Atul A. Gawande;Tejal K. Gandhi

1095
Citations
Patterns of Communication Breakdowns Resulting in Injury to Surgical Patients

Caprice C. Greenberg;Scott E. Regenbogen;David M. Studdert;Stuart R. Lipsitz

1059
Citations
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

Atul Gawande

969
Citations
Long-term assessment of a multidisciplinary approach to thyroid nodule diagnostic evaluation

Leila Yassa;Edmund S. Cibas;Carol B. Benson;Mary C. Frates

901
Citations
Estimate of the global volume of surgery in 2012: an assessment supporting improved health outcomes.

Thomas G Weiser;Alex B Haynes;George Molina;Stuart R Lipsitz

868
Citations
Casualties of War — Military Care for the Wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan

Atul Gawande

788
Citations
Variation in surgical-readmission rates and quality of hospital care.

Thomas C. Tsai;Karen E. Joynt;E. John Orav;Atul A. Gawande

684
Citations
Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality

George Molina;Thomas G. Weiser;Stuart R. Lipsitz;Micaela M. Esquivel

671
Citations
Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012.

Thomas G Weiser;Alex B Haynes;George Molina;Stuart R Lipsitz

636
Citations
Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following implementation of a checklist-based surgical safety intervention

Alex B Haynes;Thomas G Weiser;William R Berry;Stuart R Lipsitz

627
Citations
The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande

384
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart R. Lipsitz Brigham and Women's Hospital

Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco

Lisa R. Hirschhorn Northwestern University

Francis D. Moore Brigham and Women's Hospital

Ashish K. Jha Brown University

Michael J. Zinner Brigham and Women's Hospital

David M. Studdert Stanford University

Margaret E. Kruk Washington University in St. Louis

Susan D. Block Harvard Medical School

Troyen A. Brennan Harvard University

External Links

Personal website of Atul A. Gawande

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