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Jukka Takala 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 Jukka Takala sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 505 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jukka Takala 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 Jukka Takala sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jukka Takala is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on critical care and intensive care medicine. Their scholarly work spans various topics including hemodynamic monitoring and therapy, sepsis diagnosis and treatment, and outcomes related to cardiac, anesthesia, and surgical interventions.

Their research concentrates primarily in the subfields of surgery, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, critical care and intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, and epidemiology. The main areas explored within these fields include:

  • Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Jukka Takala has published research articles in several prominent scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Critical Care
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Intensive Care Medicine Experimental

Collaborations with other researchers are an important aspect of Takala's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Stephan M. Jakob
  • Matti Reinikainen
  • David Berger
  • André Moser
  • Rahul Raj

The following are some of the recent papers associated with Jukka Takala's field of study, reflecting contributions to critical care and related topics:

  • "The Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score: has the time come for an update?" (2023), published in Critical Care
  • "Early sedation with dexmedetomidine in ventilated critically ill patients and heterogeneity of treatment effect in the SPICE III randomised controlled trial" (2021), published in Intensive Care Medicine
  • "The effect of dexmedetomidine on vasopressor requirements in patients with septic shock: a subgroup analysis of the Sedation Practice in Intensive Care Evaluation [SPICE III] Trial" (2020), published in Critical Care
  • "Equilibrating SSC guidelines with individualized care" (2021), published in Critical Care
  • "Association of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) components with mortality" (2022), published in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

The breadth of Jukka Takala's research reflects involvement in clinical and outcome-based studies with a particular emphasis on critical illness, sedation practices, and the evaluation of treatment protocols in intensive care settings.

Best Publications

  • The SOFA (Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment) score to describe organ dysfunction/failure. On behalf of the Working Group on Sepsis-Related Problems of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

    J. L. Vincent;R. Moreno;J. Takala;S. Willatts

  • Use of the SOFA score to assess the incidence of organ dysfunction/failure in intensive care units: Results of a multicenter, prospective study

    Jl Vincent;A De Mendonca;F Cantraine;R Moreno

  • Dexmedetomidine vs midazolam or propofol for sedation during prolonged mechanical ventilation: two randomized controlled trials.

    Stephan M Jakob;Esko Ruokonen;R Michael Grounds;Toni Sarapohja

  • Acute renal failure in the ICU: risk factors and outcome evaluated by the SOFA score.

    A. de Mendonça;J.-L. Vincent;P. M. Suter;R. Moreno

  • Multiple-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 546C88: Effect on survival in patients with septic shock*

    Angel López;Jose Angel Lorente;Jay Steingrub;Jan Bakker

  • A prospective, randomized study of goal-oriented hemodynamic therapy in cardiac surgical patients.

    Pekka Pölönen;Esko Ruokonen;Mikko Hippeläinen;Mikko Pöyhönen

  • Regional blood flow and oxygen transport in septic shock

    E. Ruokonen;J. Takala;A. Kari;H. Saxen

  • Erratum to: 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine: Brussels, Belgium. 15-18 March 2016

    R. M. Bateman;M. D. Sharpe;J. E. Jagger;C. G. Ellis

  • Measurement of gas exchange in intensive care: laboratory and clinical validation of a new device.

    Jukka Takala;Olavi Keinänen;Paula Väisänen;Aarno Kari

  • Comfort and patient-centred care without excessive sedation: the eCASH concept.

    Jean Louis Vincent;Yahya Shehabi;Timothy S. Walsh;Pratik P. Pandharipande

  • Comparison of continuous and intermittent renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure

    Dominik E. Uehlinger;Stephan M. Jakob;Paolo Ferrari;Markus Eichelberger

  • A Randomized, Blinded, Multicenter Trial of Lipid-Associated Amphotericin B Alone versus in Combination with an Antibody-Based Inhibitor of Heat Shock Protein 90 in Patients with Invasive Candidiasis

    Jan Pachl;Petr Svoboda;Frédérique Jacobs;Koenraad Vandewoude

  • Early Sedation with Dexmedetomidine in Critically Ill Patients

    Yahya Shehabi;Belinda D Howe;Rinaldo Bellomo;Yaseen M Arabi

  • Pantoprazole in Patients at Risk for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the ICU

    Mette Krag;Mette Krag;Søren Marker;Søren Marker;Anders Perner;Anders Perner;Jørn Wetterslev;Jørn Wetterslev

  • Costs of care, long-term prognosis and quality of life in patients requiring renal replacement therapy during intensive care

    Maarit Korkeila;Esko Ruokonen;Jukka Takala

  • Determinants of splanchnic blood flow.

    J Takala

  • Association of arterial blood pressure and vasopressor load with septic shock mortality: a post hoc analysis of a multicenter trial.

    Martin Dunser;Esko Ruokonen;Ville Yrjo Olavi Pettila;Hanno Ulmer

  • Causes of death and determinants of outcome in critically ill patients.

    Viktoria D Mayr;Martin W Dünser;Veronika Greil;Stefan Jochberger

  • Dexmedetomidine versus propofol/midazolam for long-term sedation during mechanical ventilation

    Esko Ruokonen;Ilkka Parviainen;Stephan M. Jakob;Silvia Nunes

  • Arterial blood pressure during early sepsis and outcome.

    Martin W. Dünser;Jukka Takala;Hanno Ulmer;Viktoria D. Mayr

Frequent Co-Authors

David H. Berger
David H. Berger Harvard University
Rinaldo Bellomo
Rinaldo Bellomo Monash University
Jean Louis Vincent
Jean Louis Vincent Université Libre de Bruxelles
Ville Pettilä
Ville Pettilä University of Helsinki
Jan Bakker
Jan Bakker New York University
Luciano Gattinoni
Luciano Gattinoni University of Göttingen
Stephen L. Leib
Stephen L. Leib University of Bern
Konrad Reinhart
Konrad Reinhart Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael R. Pinsky
Michael R. Pinsky University of Pittsburgh
Hugh Bostock
Hugh Bostock University College London

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