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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.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 631 publications — 75th percentile

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

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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.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

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

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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

  • 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

    Charles R Woods;John S Bradley;Archana Chatterjee;Lawson A Copley

  • 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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