2026 James A. Russell: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	134	2139	1991	1207	1107	907	71847

Overview

James A. Russell is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on infectious diseases, epidemiology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and critical care and intensive care medicine.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics in critical illness, sepsis, and respiratory conditions. Notable papers include:

Redefining critical illness (2022), published in Nature Medicine
Current practice and evolving concepts in septic shock resuscitation (2021), published in Intensive Care Medicine
Identifying molecular phenotypes in sepsis: an analysis of two prospective observational cohorts and secondary analysis of two randomised controlled trials (2023), published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
2024 Focused Update: Guidelines on Use of Corticosteroids in Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Community-Acquired Pneumonia (2024), published in Critical Care Medicine
Inhibition of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Preserves High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Improves Survival in Sepsis (2020), published in Circulation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James A. Russell include:

Keith R. Walley (24 joint publications)
Karen C. Tran (17 joint publications)
John H. Boyd (16 joint publications)
Terry Lee (16 joint publications)
Matthew P. Cheng (14 joint publications)

James A. Russell's work has been published predominantly in:

Critical Care Medicine (8 publications)
Intensive Care Medicine (3 publications)
Journal of Proteome Research (2 publications)
CMAJ Open (2 publications)
Nature Medicine (1 publication)

In addition to research articles, the scientist has contributed to academic literature with a book published by Stanford University Press eBooks titled Military Adaptation in Afghanistan (2020).

The main areas of research specialization reflect a concentration in medicine with specific subfields including infectious diseases, epidemiology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, as well as critical care and intensive care medicine. Key research topics involve:

Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Best Publications

A CIRCUMPLEX MODEL OF AFFECT

James A. Russell

19840
Citations
An approach to environmental psychology

Albert Mehrabian;James A. Russell

11854
Citations
Core Affect and the Psychological Construction of Emotion

James A. Russell

7354
Citations
Core affect, prototypical emotional episodes, and other things called emotion: dissecting the elephant.

James A. Russell;Lisa Feldman Barrett

3650
Citations
The circumplex model of affect: an integrative approach to affective neuroscience, cognitive development, and psychopathology

Jonathan Posner;James A. Russell;Bradley S. Peterson

2929
Citations
Affect grid : A single-item scale of pleasure and arousal

James A. Russell;Anna Weiss;Gerald A. Mendelsohn

2670
Citations
Evidence for a three-factor theory of emotions

James A Russell;Albert Mehrabian

2631
Citations
Is there universal recognition of emotion from facial expression? A review of the cross-cultural studies.

James A. Russell

2576
Citations
On the bipolarity of positive and negative affect.

James A. Russell;James M. Carroll

2090
Citations
Independence and bipolarity in the structure of current affect.

Lisa Feldman Barrett;James A. Russell

2018
Citations
Vasopressin versus Norepinephrine Infusion in Patients with Septic Shock

James A. Russell;Keith R. Walley;Joel Singer;Anthony C. Gordon

1823
Citations
Culture and the categorization of emotions.

James A. Russell

1787
Citations
Ventilation Strategy Using Low Tidal Volumes, Recruitment Maneuvers, and High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure for Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome A Randomized Controlled Trial

Maureen O. Meade;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon H. Guyatt;Arthur S. Slutsky

1758
Citations
Concept of Emotion Viewed From a Prototype Perspective

Beverley Fehr;James A. Russell

1750
Citations
Fluid resuscitation in septic shock: a positive fluid balance and elevated central venous pressure are associated with increased mortality.

John H. Boyd;Jason Forbes;Taka-aki Nakada;Keith R. Walley

1708
Citations
Management of sepsis.

James A. Russell

1542
Citations
A Description of the Affective Quality Attributed to Environments

James A. Russell;Geraldine Pratt

1529
Citations
The Structure of Current Affect Controversies and Emerging Consensus

Lisa Feldman Barrett;James A. Russell

1399
Citations
Affective space is bipolar.

James A. Russell

1263
Citations
Evidence for executive dysfunction in autism.

Claire Hughes;James Russell;Trevor W. Robbins

1142
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Storek University of Calgary

Joel Singer University of British Columbia

Michelle Yik Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

John L. Humm Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Jean Louis Vincent Université Libre de Bruxelles

Albert Mehrabian University of California, Los Angeles

Robert G. Miller California Pacific Medical Center

Jonathan D. Glass Emory University

Jeffrey D. Rothstein Johns Hopkins University

John T. Kissel The Ohio State University

External Links

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