The 28th Annual Faculty Author Celebration and Awards was held online on December 15th and is now available here in Touro Scholar!
Thank you to all the chairpersons, speakers, authors, Deans Dr. Nadler, Dr. Holz and Dr. Amler, and the Educational Media team, who all contributed to this special virtual event and made it a success.
We are especially grateful to Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA for his support, and for the work of Nina Kurzban, MLS, who compiled and edited the 2020 NYMC Faculty Bibliography.
We used the Bibliography and proprietary tools that are available via the Health Sciences Library to identify the award recipients below.
Check out metrics for your own publications of interest in Journal Citation Reports and Web of Science, available to all NYMC affiliates via the library.
PlumX Metrics are also currently available via Touro Scholar for NYMC-affiliated citations.
Thank you again to all who participated, and congratulations to our award-winning authors!
28th Annual Faculty Author Celebration Awards Summary*
Research Article Published in Journal with Highest Impact Factor for NYMC First Author (Journal Citation Reports 2020)
Author: Joshua Goldberg, M.D.
Title: Survival and Right Ventricular Function After Surgical Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal Impact Factor: 24.094
Department: Surgery
Goldberg, J. B., Spevack, D. M., Ahsan, S., Rochlani, Y., Dutta, T., Ohira, S., Kai, M., Spielvogel, D., Lansman, S., & Malekan, R. (2020). Survival and Right Ventricular Function After Surgical Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 76(8), 903–911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.065
Research Article Published in Journal with Highest Impact Factor for All Authors (Journal Citation Reports 2020)
Author: Edmund F. LaGamma, M.D.
Title: A Randomized Trial of Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants
Journal: The New England Journal of Medicine
Journal Impact Factor: 91.245
Department: Pediatrics
Juul, S. E., Comstock, B. A., Wadhawan, R., Mayock, D. E., Courtney, S. E., Robinson, T., Ahmad, K. A., Bendel-Stenzel, E., Baserga, M., LaGamma, E. F., Downey, L. C., Rao, R., Fahim, N., Lampland, A., Frantz Iii, I. D., Khan, J. Y., Weiss, M., Gilmore, M. M., Ohls, R. K., Srinivasan, N., … PENUT Trial Consortium (2020). A Randomized Trial of Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants. The New England Journal of Medicine, 382(3), 233–243. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1907423
Article with Highest Number of Citations for an NYMC First Author (Web of Science)
Author: Cara Grimes, M.D., MAS, FACOG
Title: A Guide for Urogynecologic Patient Care Utilizing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of Existing Evidence
Citations: 27
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Grimes, C. L., Balk, E. M., Crisp, C. C., Antosh, D. D., Murphy, M., Halder, G. E., Jeppson, P. C., Weber LeBrun, E. E., Raman, S., Kim-Fine, S., Iglesia, C., Dieter, A. A., Yurteri-Kaplan, L., Adam, G., & Meriwether, K. V. (2020). A Guide for Urogynecologic Patient Care Utilizing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Review of Existing Evidence. International Urogynecology Journal, 31(6), 1063–1089. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04314-4
Article with Highest Number of Citations for All Authors (Web of Science)
Authors: Aalok Singh, M.D.,
Title: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents
Citations: 587
Department: Pediatrics
Feldstein, L. R., Rose, E. B., Horwitz, S. M., Collins, J. P., Newhams, M. M., Son, M., Newburger, J. W., Kleinman, L. C., Heidemann, S. M., Martin, A. A., Singh, A. R., Li, S., Tarquinio, K. M., Jaggi, P., Oster, M. E., Zackai, S. P., Gillen, J., Ratner, A. J., Walsh, R. F., Fitzgerald, J. C., … CDC COVID-19 Response Team (2020). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents. The New England Journal of Medicine, 383(4), 334–346. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2021680
Publication with the Highest Number of News and Social Media Mentions for All Authors (PlumX)
Author: Aalok Singh, M.D
Title: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents
News Mentions: 145
Social Media Mentions: 2154
Department: Pediatrics
Feldstein, L. R., Rose, E. B., Horwitz, S. M., Collins, J. P., Newhams, M. M., Son, M., Newburger, J. W., Kleinman, L. C., Heidemann, S. M., Martin, A. A., Singh, A. R., Li, S., Tarquinio, K. M., Jaggi, P., Oster, M. E., Zackai, S. P., Gillen, J., Ratner, A. J., Walsh, R. F., Fitzgerald, J. C., … CDC COVID-19 Response Team (2020). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents. The New England Journal of Medicine, 383(4), 334–346. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2021680
NYMC First-Author Publication with the Highest Number of Social Media Mentions (PlumX)
Author: William H. Frishman, M.D.
Title: Twenty Common Mistakes Made in Daily Clinical Practice
Social Media Mentions: 738
Department: Medicine
Frishman, W. H., & Alpert, J. S. (2020). Twenty Common Mistakes Made in Daily Clinical Practice. The American Journal of Medicine, 133(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.06.045
NYMC First-Author Publication with the Highest Number of Mentions (PlumX)
Author: Albert Kwon, M.D.
Title: Rapidly Scalable Mechanical Ventilator for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mentions: 26
Department: Anesthesiology
Kwon, A. H., Slocum, A. H., Jr, Varelmann, D., Nabzdyk, C., & MIT E-Vent Team (2020). Rapidly Scalable Mechanical Ventilator for the COVID-19 Pandemic. Intensive Care Medicine, 46(8), 1642–1644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06113-3
NYMC First-Author Publication with the Highest Usage (PlumX)
Author: Patricia Ann Patrick, Dr.Ph., M.P.H.
Title: Technology and Social Media Use by Adult Patients with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
Usage: 88
Department: Center on Disability & Health
Patrick, P. A., Obermeyer, I., Xenakis, J., Crocitto, D., & O’Hara, D. M. (2020). Technology and Social Media Use by Adult Patients with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 13(1), 100840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.100840
Author with the Highest Number of Open Access Publications (Web of Science)
Author: Gary P. Wormser, M.D.
Open Access Publications: 13
Department: Medicine
Departments with the Highest Percentage of Published Author
School of Medicine
Department: Neurosurgery
Dean: Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE
Department Chair: Chirag D. Gandhi, M.D.
Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences
Department: Physiology
Dean: Marina K. Holz, Ph.D.
Department Chair: Christopher S. Leonard, M.D.
School of Health Sciences & Practice
Department: Biostatistics, a division of Public Health
Dean: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A.
Department Chair: Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., MCHES®, FAAHB, FAAHE
*Metrics are current as of August, 2021.