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Brian K. Yorkgitis

Medicine · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2012
Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentAbdominal Trauma and InjuriesTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation

Publications

106

Citations

1,823

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
AI-generated

Brian K. Yorkgitis conducts clinical research in trauma and acute care surgery, with a strong focus on pediatric trauma, including cervical spine injury and brain injury management. His work also covers critical care topics such as mechanical ventilation strategies for lung failure, opioid prescribing and safety, and the development of evidence-based practice guidelines and screening approaches for injured patients.

Pediatric trauma care and injury guidelinesTrauma and emergency care systemsCritical care and respiratory support (ARDS/ECMO)Opioid prescribing, safety, and disparitiesEvidence-based practice guideline development

Publication activity has been steady and relatively high over the past decade, averaging about 10 papers per year in the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 4,491 mid career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 1,823cohort median 614
h-index: 18cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 10.0cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~8 · 16% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 37 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.0/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 13 publications13202021: 6 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 10 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care×16
  • Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open×10
  • The American Journal of Surgery×8
  • Journal of Surgical Research×8
  • Critical Care Medicine×6
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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