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D-Index
84
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24846
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15146
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7644

Basil A. Pruitt 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 Basil A. Pruitt sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 493 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Basil A. Pruitt 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 Basil A. Pruitt sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Basil A. Pruitt was affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. The academic contributions of this scientist span several years, though specific details on papers or publication venues were not provided.

Throughout their career, Basil A. Pruitt focused research efforts without publicly listed main fields of study or subfields, indicating limited available metadata on specific scientific domains. Similarly, frequent co-authors and main publication venues were not documented in the provided data.

No records of book publications or notable awards appear in the data, suggesting such information has not been cataloged or disclosed. The absence of detailed research topics and main topics of work further reflects the limited availability of granular research output data.

Despite the scarce bibliometric details, the affiliation with a recognized institution indicates involvement in academic or clinical research activities within the biomedical or health science sectors.

Best Publications

  • Catecholamines: mediator of the hypermetabolic response to thermal injury.

    Douglas W. Wilmore;James M. Long;Arthur D. Mason;Robert W. Skreen

  • The influence of inhalation injury and pneumonia on burn mortality

    Khan Z Shirani;Basil A Pruitt;Arthur D Mason

  • Fat boys get burned.

    DouglasW. Wilmore;BasilA. Pruitt

  • Major injury leads to predominance of the T helper-2 lymphocyte phenotype and diminished interleukin-12 production associated with decreased resistance to infection.

    S T O'Sullivan;J A Lederer;A F Horgan;D H Chin

  • The quantitative swab culture and smear: A quick, simple method for determining the number of viable aerobic bacteria on open wounds

    Norman S. Levine;Robert B. Lindberg;Arthur D. Mason;Basil A. Pruitt

  • Effect of injury and infection on visceral metabolism and circulation.

    Douglas W. Wilmore;Cleon W. Goodwin;Louis H. Aulick;Michael C. Powanda

  • Seven Hundred Fifty-three Consecutive Deaths in a Level I Trauma Center: The Argument for Injury Prevention

    Ronald M. Stewart;John G. Myers;Daniel L. Dent;Peter Ermis

  • Characteristics and Uses of Biologic Dressings and Skin Substitutes

    Basil A. Pruitt;Norman S. Levine

  • Influence of the burn wound on local and systemic responses to injury.

    Douglas W. Wilmore;Louis H. Aulick;Arthur D. Mason;Basil A. Pruitt

  • Plasma cytokines following thermal injury and their relationship with patient mortality, burn size, and time postburn

    Adriana C. Drost;David G. Burleson;William G. Cioffi;Bryan S. Jordan

  • Twenty-five year review of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in a burn center

    A. T. McManus;A. D. Mason;W. F. McManus;B. A. Pruitt

  • Hypermetabolic Low Triiodothyronine Syndrome of Burn Injury

    Richard A Becker;George M Vaughan;Michael G Ziegler;Leonard G Seraile

  • Effect of Carbohydrate and Fat Intake on Nitrogen Excretion During Total Intravenous Feeding

    James M. Long;Douglas W. Wilmore;Arthur D. Mason;Basil A. Pruitt

  • Electrical injuries: A review of 65 cases

    Frank C. DiVincenti;John A. Moncrief;Basil A. Pruitt

  • Anabolic effects of human growth hormone and high caloric feedings following thermal injury.

    D. W. Wilmore;J. A. Moylan;B. F. Bristow;A. D. Mason

  • Wound closure and outcome in extensively burned patients treated with cultured autologous keratinocytes.

    Loring W. Rue;William G. Cioffi;William F. McManus;Basil A. Pruitt

  • Cortisol and corticotrophin in burned patients.

    George M. Vaughan;Richard A. Becker;John P. Allen;John P. Allen;Cleon W. Goodwin

  • Epidemiological, Demographic and Outcome Characteristics of Burns

    Steven E. Wolf;Leopoldo C. Cancio;Basil A. Pruitt

  • THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACUTE ELECTRIC INJURIES

    J. L. Hunt;A. D. Mason;T. S. Masterson;Basil A Pruitt

  • Prophylactic use of high-frequency percussive ventilation in patients with inhalation injury.

    William G. Cioffi;Lorinq W. Rue;Theresa A. Graves;William F. Mcmanus

Frequent Co-Authors

William G. Cioffi
William G. Cioffi Brown University
Andrew L. Warshaw
Andrew L. Warshaw Harvard University
Charles M. Balch
Charles M. Balch The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John L. Cameron
John L. Cameron Johns Hopkins University
Alfred Cuschieri
Alfred Cuschieri University of Dundee
Jay L. Grosfeld
Jay L. Grosfeld Indiana University
John P. Neoptolemos
John P. Neoptolemos Heidelberg University
Walter J. Pories
Walter J. Pories East Carolina University
Michael G. Sarr
Michael G. Sarr Mayo Clinic
Victor W. Fazio
Victor W. Fazio Cleveland Clinic

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