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Medicine 81 16666 15679 8365 7740 631 23712

Samir S. Shah publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Samir S. Shah between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Samir S. Shah published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 19.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 60 publications in 2021. 32 of the 749 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 60. Peak 60 publications in 2021. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 43 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 38 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 60 publications 2022: 48 publications 2023: 39 publications 2024: 45 publications 2025: 31 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

749 publications in total across all disciplines

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Samir S. Shah: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 3
2000 1
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 5
2005 10
2006 11
2007 22
2008 21
2009 21
2010 24
2011 35
2012 43
2013 37
2014 32
2015 37
2016 40
2017 38
2018 44
2019 37
2020 41
2021 60
2022 48
2023 39
2024 45
2025 31
2026 1
Total 749
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Samir S. Shah 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 Samir S. Shah sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 621–640 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 631 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386 631
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Samir S. Shah 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 Samir S. Shah sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 80–81 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972 81
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Samir S. Shah is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of medicine with a particular emphasis on epidemiology, emergency medicine, general health professions, surgery, and economics and econometrics.

Their work spans several main topics, including:

  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Healthcare Cost, Quality, Practices
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Hospital Admissions and Outcomes

Samir S. Shah has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with notable recent papers encompassing a range of key issues in pediatric and public health. Selected publications include:

  • Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US, 2020, published in JAMA
  • Clinical Practice Guideline by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2021 Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Pediatrics, 2021, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
  • Biomarkers and Disease Severity in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia, 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging at US Children's Hospitals, 2016-2019, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • The Association of the Childhood Opportunity Index on Pediatric Readmissions and Emergency Department Revisits, 2021, Academic Pediatrics

The main venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of Hospital Medicine
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Hospital Pediatrics
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Their collaborations feature frequent coauthors such as Matt Hall, Lilliam Ambroggio, Todd A. Florin, Richard M. Ruddy, and Jessica L. Markham, reflecting sustained research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older Than 3 Months of Age: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    John S. Bradley;Carrie L. Byington;Samir S. Shah;Brian Alverson

  • Antibiotic Prescribing in Ambulatory Pediatrics in the United States

    Adam L. Hersh;Daniel J. Shapiro;Andrew T. Pavia;Samir S. Shah;Samir S. Shah

  • Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US.

    Katherine A. Auger;Samir S. Shah;Troy Richardson;David Hartley;David Hartley

  • Pediatric severe sepsis in U.S. children's hospitals

    Fran Balamuth;Scott L. Weiss;Mark I. Neuman;Halden Scott;Halden Scott

  • Variation in prevalence, diagnostic criteria, and initial management options for eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases in the United States

    Jonathan M Spergel;Wendy M Book;Elizabeth Mays;Lihal Song

  • Off-label Drug Use in Hospitalized Children

    Samir S. Shah;Matthew Hall;Denise M. Goodman;Pamela Feuer

  • Reference range for cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure in children.

    Robert A. Avery;Samir S. Shah;Daniel J. Licht;Jeffrey A. Seiden

  • National Hospitalization Trends for Pediatric Pneumonia and Associated Complications

    Grace E. Lee;Scott A. Lorch;Seth Sheffler-Collins;Matthew P. Kronman

  • Variation in Care of the Febrile Young Infant <90 Days in US Pediatric Emergency Departments

    Paul L. Aronson;Cary Thurm;Elizabeth R. Alpern;Evaline A. Alessandrini

  • Comparative Effectiveness of Intravenous vs Oral Antibiotics for Postdischarge Treatment of Acute Osteomyelitis in Children

    Ron Keren;Samir S. Shah;Rajendu Srivastava;Rajendu Srivastava;Shawn Rangel

  • Corticosteroids and mortality in children with bacterial meningitis.

    Jillian Mongelluzzo;Zeinab Mohamad;Thomas R. Ten Have;Samir S. Shah

  • Defining cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell count reference values in neonates and young infants.

    Lori A. Kestenbaum;Jessica Ebberson;Joseph J. Zorc;Richard L. Hodinka

  • Linking clinical registry data with administrative data using indirect identifiers: Implementation and validation in the congenital heart surgery population

    Sara K. Pasquali;Jeffrey P. Jacobs;Gregory J. Shook;Sean M. O'Brien

  • Trends in endocarditis hospitalizations at US children's hospitals: Impact of the 2007 American Heart Association Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines

    Sara K. Pasquali;Xia He;Zeinab Mohamad;Brian W. McCrindle

  • How well can hospital readmission be predicted in a cohort of hospitalized children? A retrospective, multicenter study.

    Chris Feudtner;James E. Levin;Rajendu Srivastava;Denise M. Goodman

  • Identifying pediatric community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations: Accuracy of administrative billing codes.

    Derek J. Williams;Samir S. Shah;Angela Myers;Matthew Hall

  • Variability in the interpretation of chest radiographs for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children.

    Mark I. Neuman;Edward Y. Lee;Sarah Bixby;Stephanie Diperna

  • Variation in the Management of Infants Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis Persists after the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics Bronchiolitis Guidelines

    Todd A. Florin;Todd A. Florin;Terri Byczkowski;Terri Byczkowski;Richard M. Ruddy;Richard M. Ruddy;Joseph J. Zorc

  • Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Children with Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome

    Samir S. Shah;Matthew Hall;Raj Srivastava;Raj Srivastava;Anupama Subramony;Anupama Subramony

Frequent Co-Authors

Theoklis E. Zaoutis
Theoklis E. Zaoutis Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mike Smith
Mike Smith Duke University
J. William Gaynor
J. William Gaynor Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Jeffrey P. Jacobs University of Florida
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Jennifer S. Li
Jennifer S. Li Duke University
Carlos G. Grijalva
Carlos G. Grijalva Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Marshall L. Jacobs
Marshall L. Jacobs Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
John E. Mayer
John E. Mayer Boston Children's Hospital
Matthew M. Davis
Matthew M. Davis Northwestern University

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