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8459
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Jørn Wetterslev 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 Jørn Wetterslev sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 399 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jørn Wetterslev 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 Jørn Wetterslev sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jørn Wetterslev is affiliated with Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Epidemiology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work frequently addresses topics including Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, and Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research.

Wetterslev has published numerous papers, including several recent significant articles:

  • Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (2021, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Restriction of Intravenous Fluid in ICU Patients with Septic Shock (2022, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Haloperidol for the Treatment of Delirium in ICU Patients (2022, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Lower vs Higher Fluid Volumes During Initial Management of Sepsis (2020, CHEST Journal)
  • Higher vs Lower Oxygenation Strategies in Acutely Ill Adults (2020, CHEST Journal)

Their frequent collaborators include Anders Perner, Theis Lange, Morten Hylander Møller, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, and Frederik Keus.

Wetterslev's work has been published in various medical journals, with a notable number of publications appearing in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, CHEST Journal, New England Journal of Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Best Publications

  • Targeted Temperature Management at 33°C versus 36°C after Cardiac Arrest

    Niklas Nielsen;Jørn Wetterslev;Tobias Cronberg;David Erlinge

  • Hydroxyethyl Starch 130/0.42 versus Ringer's Acetate in Severe Sepsis

    Anders Perner;Nicolai Haase;Anne B. Guttormsen;Anne B. Guttormsen;Jyrki Tenhunen

  • When and how should multiple imputation be used for handling missing data in randomised clinical trials – a practical guide with flowcharts

    Janus Christian Jakobsen;Christian Gluud;Jørn Wetterslev;Per Winkel

  • Trial sequential analysis may establish when firm evidence is reached in cumulative meta-analysis.

    Jørn Wetterslev;Kristian Thorlund;Jesper Brok;Christian Gluud

  • Lower versus Higher Hemoglobin Threshold for Transfusion in Septic Shock

    Lars B. Holst;Nicolai Haase;Jørn Wetterslev;Jan Wernerman

  • Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults

    Goran Bjelakovic;Lise Lotte Gluud;Dimitrinka Nikolova;Kate Whitfield

  • Trial sequential analysis reveals insufficient information size and potentially false positive results in many meta-analyses

    Jesper Brok;Kristian Thorlund;Christian Gluud;Jørn Wetterslev

  • Trial Sequential Analysis in systematic reviews with meta-analysis

    Jørn Wetterslev;Janus Christian Jakobsen;Christian Gluud

  • Estimating required information size by quantifying diversity in random-effects model meta-analyses

    Jørn Wetterslev;Kristian Thorlund;Jesper Brok;Christian Gluud

  • Can trial sequential monitoring boundaries reduce spurious inferences from meta-analyses?

    Kristian Thorlund;P. J. Devereaux;Jørn Wetterslev;Gordon Guyatt

  • Epidural local anaesthetics versus opioid-based analgesic regimens on postoperative gastrointestinal paralysis, PONV and pain after abdominal surgery.

    Henrik Jørgensen;Jørn Wetterslev;Steen Møiniche;Jørgen B Dahl

  • Apparently conclusive meta-analyses may be inconclusive—Trial sequential analysis adjustment of random error risk due to repetitive testing of accumulating data in apparently conclusive neonatal meta-analyses

    Jesper Brok;Kristian Thorlund;Jørn Wetterslev;Christian Gluud

  • Thresholds for statistical and clinical significance in systematic reviews with meta-analytic methods

    Janus Christian Jakobsen;Jørn Wetterslev;Per Winkel;Theis Lange

  • Targeting intensive glycaemic control versus targeting conventional glycaemic control for type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Bianca Hemmingsen;Søren S Lund;Christian Gluud;Allan Vaag

  • Perioperative β blockers in patients having non-cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis

    Sripal Bangalore;Jørn Wetterslev;Shruthi Pranesh;Sabrina Sawhney

  • Intensive glycaemic control for patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised clinical trials

    Bianca Hemmingsen;Søren S Lund;Christian Gluud;Allan Vaag

  • Effect of perioperative beta blockade in patients with diabetes undergoing major non-cardiac surgery: randomised placebo controlled, blinded multicentre trial.

    Anne Benedicte Juul;Jørn Wetterslev;Christian Gluud;Allan Kofoed-Enevoldsen

  • Restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategy for red blood cell transfusion: systematic review of randomised trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

    Lars B Holst;Marie W Petersen;Nicolai Haase;Anders Perner

  • Effect of High Perioperative Oxygen Fraction on Surgical Site Infection and Pulmonary Complications After Abdominal Surgery: The PROXI Randomized Clinical Trial

    Christian S Meyhoff;Jørn Wetterslev;Lars N Jorgensen;Steen W Henneberg

  • Thrombelastography (TEG) or thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to monitor haemotherapy versus usual care in patients with massive transfusion

    Arash Afshari;Anne Wikkelsø;Jesper Brok;Ann Merete Møller

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Gluud
Christian Gluud University of Southern Denmark
Hans Friberg
Hans Friberg Lund University
Christian Hassager
Christian Hassager University of Copenhagen
David Erlinge
David Erlinge Lund University
Lars S. Rasmussen
Lars S. Rasmussen University of Copenhagen
Pär I. Johansson
Pär I. Johansson Copenhagen University Hospital
Allan Vaag
Allan Vaag Steno Diabetes Center
Lars Vedel Kessing
Lars Vedel Kessing University of Copenhagen
Ville Pettilä
Ville Pettilä University of Helsinki
Maj Vinberg
Maj Vinberg University of Copenhagen

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