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J. Randall Curtis 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 J. Randall Curtis sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 598 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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J. Randall Curtis 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 J. Randall Curtis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 125 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

J. Randall Curtis is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has extensively contributed to the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their research spans a range of subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work frequently addresses topics related to Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Patient Dignity and Privacy, Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare, and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation.

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by J. Randall Curtis include:

  • Case Fatality Rates for Patients with COVID-19 Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation. A Meta-analysis (2020) published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) (2020) published in JAMA
  • The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic's Effect on Critical Care Resources and Health-Care Providers (2020) published in CHEST Journal
  • Allocating scarce intensive care resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: practical challenges to theoretical frameworks (2021) published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Association of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment With ICU Admission Among Patients Hospitalized Near the End of Life (2020) published in JAMA

J. Randall Curtis frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Ruth A. Engelberg, Erin K. Kross, Lyndia Brumback, Claire J. Creutzfeldt, and Robert Y. Lee.

Their research has been published in a variety of venues, with notable recurring publications in:

  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for Family-Centered Care in the Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult ICU.

    Judy E. Davidson;Rebecca A. Aslakson;Ann C. Long;Kathleen A. Puntillo

  • A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU.

    Alexandre Lautrette;Michael Darmon;Bruno Megarbane;Luc Marie Joly

  • Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: A consensus statement by the American College of Critical Care Medicine

    Robert D. Truog;Margaret L. Campbell;J. Randall Curtis;Curtis E. Haas

  • Family satisfaction with family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: increased proportion of family speech is associated with increased satisfaction.

    Jonathan R. McDonagh;Tricia B. Elliott;Ruth A. Engelberg;Patsy D. Treece

  • Association Between Acute Care and Critical Illness Hospitalization and Cognitive Function in Older Adults

    William J. Ehlenbach;Catherine L. Hough;Paul K. Crane;Sebastien J. P. A. Haneuse

  • Management of the critically ill patient with severe acute pancreatitis

    Avery B. Nathens;J. Randall Curtis;Richard J. Beale;Deborah J. Cook

  • An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units.

    Gabriel T. Bosslet;Thaddeus M. Pope;Gordon D. Rubenfeld;Bernard Lo

  • A Measure of the Quality of Dying and Death: Initial Validation Using After-Death Interviews with Family Members

    J.Randall Curtis;Donald L Patrick;Ruth A Engelberg;Kaye Norris

  • Reduced Quality of Life in Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Compared with Critically Ill Control Patients

    Timothy A. Davidson;Ellen S. Caldwell;J. Randall Curtis;Leonard D. Hudson

  • Intensive care unit quality improvement: a "how-to" guide for the interdisciplinary team.

    J. Randall Curtis;Deborah J. Cook;Richard J. Wall;Derek C. Angus

  • Practical Guidance for Evidence-Based ICU Family Conferences

    J. Randall Curtis;Douglas B. White

  • Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit.

    Ellen B. Clarke;J. Randall Curtis;John M. Luce;Mitchell Levy

  • Missed opportunities during family conferences about end-of-life care in the intensive care unit.

    J. Randall Curtis;Ruth A. Engelberg;Marjorie D. Wenrich;Sarah E. Shannon

  • Effect of Communication Skills Training for Residents and Nurse Practitioners on Quality of Communication With Patients With Serious Illness: A Randomized Trial

    J. Randall Curtis;Anthony L. Back;Dee W. Ford;Lois Downey

  • Epidemiologic Study of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Elderly

    William J. Ehlenbach;Amber E. Barnato;J. Randall Curtis;William Kreuter

  • Toward shared decision making at the end of life in intensive care units: opportunities for improvement.

    Douglas B. White;Clarence H. Braddock;Sylvia Bereknyei;J. Randall Curtis

  • Understanding physicians' skills at providing end-of-life care perspectives of patients, families, and health care workers.

    J. Randall Curtis;Marjorie D. Wenrich;Jan D. Carline;Sarah E. Shannon

  • Communicating With Dying Patients Within the Spectrum of Medical Care From Terminal Diagnosis to Death

    Marjorie D. Wenrich;J. Randall Curtis;Sarah E. Shannon;Jan D. Carline

  • Ethics and end-of-life care for adults in the intensive care unit

    J. Randall Curtis;Jean Louis Vincent

  • The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

    J. Randall Curtis;Erin K. Kross;Renee D. Stapleton

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitchell M. Levy
Mitchell M. Levy Brown University
Donald L. Patrick
Donald L. Patrick University of Washington
Gordon D. Rubenfeld
Gordon D. Rubenfeld Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Robert D. Truog
Robert D. Truog Harvard University
Bernard Lo
Bernard Lo University of California, San Francisco
Elie Azoulay
Elie Azoulay Université Paris Cité
Joan M. Teno
Joan M. Teno Brown University
Charles L. Sprung
Charles L. Sprung Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Laurent Papazian
Laurent Papazian Aix-Marseille University
Karen J. Brasel
Karen J. Brasel Medical College of Wisconsin

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