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Niall D. Ferguson

Niall D. Ferguson

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
35547
World Ranking
13470
National Ranking
553

Niall D. Ferguson 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 Niall D. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 433 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Niall D. Ferguson 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 Niall D. Ferguson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Niall D. Ferguson is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and specializes in Medicine, with a focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Their published work also spans Biomedical Engineering and Epidemiology.

Their research covers several main topics including:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Frequent publication venues include:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Critical Care

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • ESICM guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome: definition, phenotyping and respiratory support strategies (2023) published in Intensive Care Medicine
  • A New Global Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (2023) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: is a different approach to management warranted? (2020) published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Association of Noninvasive Oxygenation Strategies With All-Cause Mortality in Adults With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure (2020) published in JAMA
  • Lung- and Diaphragm-Protective Ventilation (2020) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Eddy Fan
  • Ewan C. Goligher
  • Laurent Brochard
  • Arthur S. Slutsky
  • Lorenzo Del Sorbo

Best Publications

  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome: the Berlin Definition.

    Ards Definition Task Force;V Marco Ranieri;Gordon D Rubenfeld;B Taylor Thompson

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Alain Combes;David Hajage;Gilles Capellier;Alexandre Demoule

  • The Berlin definition of ARDS: An expanded rationale, justification, and supplementary material

    Niall D. Ferguson;Eddy Fan;Luigi Camporota;Massimo Antonelli

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Society of Intensive Care Medicine/Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline: Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Eddy Fan;Lorenzo Del Sorbo;Ewan C. Goligher;Carol L. Hodgson

  • Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation for Respiratory Failure after Extubation

    Andrés Esteban;Fernando Frutos-Vivar;Niall D. Ferguson;Yaseen Arabi

  • Has mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome decreased over time?: A systematic review.

    Jason Phua;Joan R. Badia;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Jan O. Friedrich

  • High-frequency oscillation in early acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Niall D. Ferguson;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon H. Guyatt;Sangeeta Mehta

  • Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation in Response to Clinical Research

    Andre's Esteban;Niall D. Ferguson;Maureen O. Meade;Fernando Frutos-Vivar

  • Evolution of Mortality over Time in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

    Andrés Esteban;Fernando Frutos-Vivar;Alfonso Muriel;Niall D. Ferguson

  • Mechanical Ventilation-induced Diaphragm Atrophy Strongly Impacts Clinical Outcomes.

    Ewan C Goligher;Martin Dres;Eddy Fan;Gordon D Rubenfeld

  • Daily Sedation Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients Cared for With a Sedation Protocol A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Sangeeta Mehta;Lisa Burry;Dean Fergusson;Marilyn Steinberg

  • Sepsis incidence and outcome : Contrasting the intensive care unit with the hospital ward

    Andrés Esteban;Fernando Frutos-Vivar;Niall D. Ferguson;Oscar Peñuelas

  • Evolution of Diaphragm Thickness during Mechanical Ventilation. Impact of Inspiratory Effort

    Ewan C. Goligher;Eddy Fan;Margaret S. Herridge;Alistair Murray

  • COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: is a different approach to management warranted?

    Eddy Fan;Eddy Fan;Jeremy R Beitler;Laurent Brochard;Carolyn S Calfee

  • Position paper for the organization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation programs for acute respiratory failure in adult patients

    Alain Combes;Daniel Brodie;Robert Bartlett;Laurent L.J. Brochard

  • High-Frequency Oscillation in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Niall D. Ferguson;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon H. Guyatt;Sangeeta Mehta

  • Recruitment maneuvers for acute lung injury: a systematic review.

    Eddy Fan;M. Elizabeth Wilcox;Roy G. Brower;Thomas E. Stewart

  • Risk Factors for Extubation Failure in Patients Following a Successful Spontaneous Breathing Trial

    Fernando Frutos-Vivar;Niall D. Ferguson;Andrés Esteban;Scott K. Epstein

  • One-Year Outcomes in Caregivers of Critically Ill Patients

    Jill I. Cameron;Leslie M. Chu;Andrea Matte;George Tomlinson

  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Ventilated Patients According to Time to Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation

    Oscar Peñuelas;Fernando Frutos-Vivar;Cristina Fernández;Antonio Anzueto

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah J. Cook
Deborah J. Cook McMaster University
Arthur S. Slutsky
Arthur S. Slutsky University of Toronto
Eddy Fan
Eddy Fan University of Toronto
Maureen O. Meade
Maureen O. Meade McMaster University
Neill K. J. Adhikari
Neill K. J. Adhikari University of Toronto
Gordon D. Rubenfeld
Gordon D. Rubenfeld Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Sangeeta Mehta
Sangeeta Mehta University of Toronto
Yaseen M. Arabi
Yaseen M. Arabi King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Antonio Anzueto
Antonio Anzueto The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Robert A. Fowler
Robert A. Fowler Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

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