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21455
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18076
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9010

Robert D. Truog 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 Robert D. Truog sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 371 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert D. Truog 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 Robert D. Truog sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert D. Truog is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work concentrates on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Emergency Medical Services.

The scientist's research covers multiple key topics including Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Organ Donation and Transplantation, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Disaster Response and Management, Emergency and Acute Care Studies, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare.

Notable publications authored or co-authored by Robert D. Truog include:

  • The Toughest Triage - Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Tracheostomy in the COVID-19 era: global and multidisciplinary guidance, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Triage of Scarce Critical Care Resources in COVID-19 An Implementation Guide for Regional Allocation, 2020, CHEST Journal
  • Trustworthiness before Trust - Covid-19 Vaccine Trials and the Black Community, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Adult ICU Triage During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Who Will Live and Who Will Die? Recommendations to Improve Survival*, 2020, Critical Care Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert D. Truog are:

  • Charles L. Sprung
  • Samuel N. Doernberg
  • Alexander Avidan
  • Christian Sandrock
  • Gavin M. Joynt

Common venues for publication include:

  • JAMA
  • The American Journal of Bioethics
  • The Hastings Center Report
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • CHEST Journal

Best Publications

  • Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: A consensus statement by the American College of Critical Care Medicine

    Robert D. Truog;Margaret L. Campbell;J. Randall Curtis;Curtis E. Haas

  • The Toughest Triage - Allocating Ventilators in a Pandemic.

    Robert D. Truog;Christine Mitchell;George Q. Daley

  • Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: The Ethics Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

    Robert D. Truog;Alexandra F. M. Cist;Sharon E. Brackett;Jeffrey P. Burns

  • The problem with futility.

    Robert D. Truog;Allan S. Brett;Joel Frader

  • Improving the Quality of End-of-Life Care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Parents' Priorities and Recommendations

    Elaine C. Meyer;Marilyn D. Ritholz;Jeffrey P. Burns;Robert D. Truog;Robert D. Truog

  • An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units.

    Gabriel T. Bosslet;Thaddeus M. Pope;Gordon D. Rubenfeld;Bernard Lo

  • Tracheostomy in the COVID-19 era: global and multidisciplinary guidance.

    Brendan A McGrath;Michael J Brenner;Stephen J Warrillow;Vinciya Pandian

  • Parental perspectives on end-of-life care in the pediatric intensive care unit.

    Elaine C Meyer;Jeffrey P Burns;John L Griffith;Robert D Truog

  • Triage of Scarce Critical Care Resources in COVID-19 An Implementation Guide for Regional Allocation: An Expert Panel Report of the Task Force for Mass Critical Care and the American College of Chest Physicians.

    Ryan C. Maves;James Downar;Jeffrey R. Dichter;John L. Hick

  • Role of brain death and the dead-donor rule in the ethics of organ transplantation

    Robert D. Truog;Walter M. Robinson

  • Is it time to abandon brain death

    Robert D. Truog

  • Epidemiology of death in the PICU at five U.S. teaching hospitals

    Jeffrey P. Burns;Deborah E. Sellers;Elaine C. Meyer;Mithya Lewis-Newby

  • The Dead Donor Rule and Organ Transplantation

    Robert D. Truog;Franklin G. Miller

  • Is Informed Consent Always Necessary for Randomized, Controlled Trials?

    Robert D. Truog;Walter Robinson;Adrienne Randolph;Alan Morris

  • International differences in end-of-life attitudes in the intensive care unit: results of a survey.

    Arino Yaguchi;Robert D. Truog;J. Randall Curtis;John M. Luce

  • Conflict in the care of patients with prolonged stay in the ICU: types, sources, and predictors.

    David M. Studdert;Michelle M. Mello;Jeffrey P. Burns;Ann Louise Puopolo

  • Do-not-resuscitate order after 25 years

    Jeffrey P. Burns;Jeffrey Edwards;Judith Johnson;Ned H. Cassem

  • Seeking worldwide professional consensus on the principles of end-of-life care for the critically ill. The Consensus for Worldwide End-of-Life Practice for Patients in Intensive Care Units (WELPICUS) study.

    Charles L. Sprung;Robert D. Truog;J. Randall Curtis;Gavin M. Joynt

  • Consensus Statement on the Triage of Critically III Patients

    Charles L. Sprung;Marion Danis;Mary Ann Baily;Donald B. Chalfin

  • Tolerance and dependence in neonates sedated with fentanyl during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

    John Arnold;Robert Truog;E. Orav;Joseph Scavone

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Randall Curtis
J. Randall Curtis University of Washington
Troyen A. Brennan
Troyen A. Brennan Harvard University
Charles L. Sprung
Charles L. Sprung Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mitchell M. Levy
Mitchell M. Levy Brown University
I. Glenn Cohen
I. Glenn Cohen Harvard University
Michelle M. Mello
Michelle M. Mello Stanford University
David M. Studdert
David M. Studdert Stanford University
Marion Danis
Marion Danis National Institutes of Health
Dan W. Brock
Dan W. Brock Harvard University
Arthur L. Caplan
Arthur L. Caplan New York University

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