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James A. Russell

James A. Russell

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
134
Citations
71847
World Ranking
2139
National Ranking
1207

James A. Russell 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 James A. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 907 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James A. Russell 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 James A. Russell sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • An approach to environmental psychology

    Albert Mehrabian;James A. Russell

  • Core Affect and the Psychological Construction of Emotion

    James A. Russell

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

    James A. Russell;Lisa Feldman Barrett

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

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

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

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

  • Evidence for a three-factor theory of emotions

    James A Russell;Albert Mehrabian

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

    James A. Russell

  • On the bipolarity of positive and negative affect.

    James A. Russell;James M. Carroll

  • Independence and bipolarity in the structure of current affect.

    Lisa Feldman Barrett;James A. Russell

  • Vasopressin versus Norepinephrine Infusion in Patients with Septic Shock

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

  • Culture and the categorization of emotions.

    James A. Russell

  • 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

  • Concept of Emotion Viewed From a Prototype Perspective

    Beverley Fehr;James A. Russell

  • 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

  • Management of sepsis.

    James A. Russell

  • A Description of the Affective Quality Attributed to Environments

    James A. Russell;Geraldine Pratt

  • The Structure of Current Affect Controversies and Emerging Consensus

    Lisa Feldman Barrett;James A. Russell

  • Affective space is bipolar.

    James A. Russell

  • Evidence for executive dysfunction in autism.

    Claire Hughes;James Russell;Trevor W. Robbins

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Storek
Jan Storek University of Calgary
Joel Singer
Joel Singer University of British Columbia
Michelle Yik
Michelle Yik Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
John L. Humm
John L. Humm Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jean Louis Vincent
Jean Louis Vincent Université Libre de Bruxelles
Albert Mehrabian
Albert Mehrabian University of California, Los Angeles
Robert G. Miller
Robert G. Miller California Pacific Medical Center
Jonathan D. Glass
Jonathan D. Glass Emory University
Jeffrey D. Rothstein
Jeffrey D. Rothstein Johns Hopkins University
John T. Kissel
John T. Kissel The Ohio State University

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