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Thomas G. Keens

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Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
19271
World Ranking
18859
National Ranking
9399

Thomas G. Keens publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 298 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas G. Keens 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 Thomas G. Keens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Thomas G. Keens is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, encompassing 77 and 24 publications respectively. Within these domains, their work is concentrated on subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Surgery, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research interests align closely with several key topics, including:

  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Tracheal and airway disorders

Thomas G. Keens has contributed to various journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • European Journal of Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Sleep And Breathing
  • International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology

Among the recent scientific papers associated with this researcher are:

  • "Long-term safety and efficacy of tezacaftor-ivacaftor in individuals with cystic fibrosis aged 12 years or older who are homozygous or heterozygous for Phe508del CFTR (EXTEND): an open-label extension study," 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome," 2020, European Journal of Pediatrics
  • "High rates of anxiety detected in mothers of children with inconclusive cystic fibrosis screening results," 2022, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • "Improvement in sinonasal quality-of-life indicators for pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis treated with elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor," 2022, International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology
  • "Hirschsprung disease and other gastrointestinal motility disorders in patients with CCHS," 2020, European Journal of Pediatrics

Collaboration is notable in this scientist's career with frequent co-authors, including:

  • Iris A. Perez
  • Ajay S. Kasi
  • Sally L. Davidson Ward
  • Sheila S. Kun
  • R. Kato

Best Publications

  • Efficacy and safety of the elexacaftor plus tezacaftor plus ivacaftor combination regimen in people with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del mutation : a double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial

    Harry G M Heijerman;Edward F McKone;Damian G Downey;Eva Van Braeckel

  • Normal polysomnographic values for children and adolescents.

    Marcus Cl;Omlin Kj;Basinki Dj;Bailey Sl

  • Sudden infant death syndrome and unclassified sudden infant deaths: a definitional and diagnostic approach.

    Henry F Krous;Henry F Krous;J Bruce Beckwith;J Bruce Beckwith;Roger W Byard;Roger W Byard;Torleiv O Rognum;Torleiv O Rognum

  • Obstructive sleep apnea in children with Down syndrome.

    Marcus Cl;Keens Tg;Bautista Db;von Pechmann Ws

  • An Official ATS Clinical Policy Statement: Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome: Genetic Basis, Diagnosis, and Management

    Debra E. Weese-Mayer;Elizabeth M. Berry-Kravis;Isabella Ceccherini;Thomas G. Keens

  • Cardiorespiratory events recorded on home monitors: Comparison of healthy infants with those at increased risk for SIDS.

    R Ramanathan;M J Corwin;C E Hunt;G Lister

  • Developmental pattern of muscle fiber types in human ventilatory muscles.

    T. G. Keens;A. C. Bryan;H. Levison;C. D. Ianuzzo

  • Idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: Diagnosis and management

    Debra E. Weese-Mayer;Daniel C. Shannon;Thomas G. Keens;Jean M. Silvestri

  • Factors Associated With the Transition to Nonprone Sleep Positions of Infants in the United States: The National Infant Sleep Position Study

    Marian Willinger;Howard J. Hoffman;Kuo-Tsung Wu;Jin-Rong Hou

  • Mechanical Ventilation Beyond the Intensive Care Unit: Report of a Consensus Conference of the American College of Chest Physicians

    Barry J. Make;Nicholas S. Hill;Allen I. Goldberg;John R. Bach

  • Childhood sequelae of infant lung disease: exercise and pulmonary function abnormalities after bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

    David Bader;Angela D. Ramos;Cheryl D. Lew;Arnold C.G. Platzker

  • Ventilatory muscle endurance training in normal subjects and patients with cystic fibrosis.

    T G Keens;I R Krastins;E M Wannamaker;H Levison

  • Pulmonary Function Abnormalities in Symptom-free Children After Bronchiolitis

    Meyer Kattan;Thomas G. Keens;Jean-Guy Lapierre;Henry Levison

  • Hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory responses in awake children with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.

    James Y. Paton;Soumya Swaminathan;Charles W. Sargent;Thomas G. Keens

  • Prognosis in pediatric idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis.

    Muhammad M. Saeed;Marlyn S. Woo;Eithne F. MacLaughlin;Monique F. Margetis

  • Comparison of high frequency chest compression and conventional chest physiotherapy in hospitalized patients with cystic fibrosis.

    Raanan Arens;David Gozal;Kenneth J. Omlin;Jeff Vega

  • Clinically unsuspected hypoxia during sleep and feeding in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

    Meena Garg;Sharon I. Kurzner;Daisy B. Bautista;Thomas G. Keens

  • Obstructive hypopneas in children and adolescents: normal values.

    Manisha B. Witmans;Thomas G. Keens;Sally L. Davidson Ward;Carole L. Marcus

  • The response to exercise in normal and asthmatic children

    Meyer Kattan;Thomas G. Keens;Craig M. Mellis;Henry Levison

  • Heart rate variability in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome

    Marlyn S Woo;Mary A Woo;David Gozal;Mary T Jansen

Frequent Co-Authors

David Warburton
David Warburton University of Southern California
David Gozal
David Gozal Marshall University
Ronald M. Harper
Ronald M. Harper University of California, Los Angeles
Henry Levison
Henry Levison University of Toronto
Richard Sposto
Richard Sposto University of Southern California
Jeffry R. Alger
Jeffry R. Alger University of California, Los Angeles
Barry J. Make
Barry J. Make National Jewish Health
Carole L. Marcus
Carole L. Marcus University of Pennsylvania
Krishna S. Nayak
Krishna S. Nayak University of Southern California
Peter J. O'Brien
Peter J. O'Brien University College Dublin

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