Alan Lees

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Alan Lees is a scholar working on Oncology, Cancer Research and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Lees has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Oncology, 12 papers in Cancer Research and 11 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Alan Lees's work include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (12 papers), Geological formations and processes (11 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (11 papers). Alan Lees is often cited by papers focused on Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (12 papers), Geological formations and processes (11 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (11 papers). Alan Lees collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Belgium and United States. Alan Lees's co-authors include Richard G. Margolese, Bernard Fisher, E.P. Mamounas, Anatolio B. Cruz, James L. Hoehn, A Brown, Edwin R. Fisher, Norman Wolmark, N V Dimitrov and D. Lawrence Wickerham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Oncology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Alan Lees

48 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on the outcome of women with operable breast cancer.

1998 1.7k citations Bernard Fisher, John Bryant et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on local-regional disease in women with operable breast cancer: findings from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-18.

1997 1.4k citations Bernard Fisher, A Brown et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Lees

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Lees. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Lees based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Lees. Alan Lees is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on the outcome of women with operable breast cancer 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Bernard Fisher, John Bryant, Norman Wolmark, E.P. Mamounas, A Brown, Edwin R. Fisher, D. Lawrence Wickerham, Mirsada Begovič, Arthur P. DeCillis, (unknown), Richard G. Margolese, Anatolio B. Cruz, James L. Hoehn, Alan Lees, N V Dimitrov, Harry D. Bear	18
2	Three-Arm Randomized Phase III Trial: Quality Aloe and Placebo Cream Versus Powder as Skin Treatment During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy 2014 ·Clinical Breast Cancer ·(unknown), Caroline L. Holloway, Zsolt Gabos, (unknown), Susan Chafe, Barbara Krause, Alan Lees, (unknown), Keith Tankel, Faith M. Strickland, John Hanson, (unknown), Sunita Ghosh, Diane Severin	48
3	The Addition of Manual Lymph Drainage to Compression Therapy For Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: a Randomized Controlled Trial 2004 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·Margaret L. McNeely, David J. Magee, Alan Lees, K. M. Bagnall, Mark J. Haykowsky, John Hanson	183
4	Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer: Symptom Reporting 2001 ·The Breast Journal ·(unknown), Ceinwen E. Cumming, Alan Lees, (unknown), David C. Cumming, (unknown)	9
5	Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on the outcome of women with operable breast cancer. breakdown → 1998 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Bernard Fisher, John Bryant, Norman Wolmark, E.P. Mamounas, A Brown, Edwin R. Fisher, D. Lawrence Wickerham, Mirsada Begovič, Arthur P. DeCillis, A. Robidoux, Richard G. Margolese, Anatolio B. Cruz, James L. Hoehn, Alan Lees, N V Dimitrov, Harry D. Bear	1688
6	Sexuality, Body Image and Quality of Life after High Dose or Conventional Chemotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer 1997 ·The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality ·(unknown), Ceinwen E. Cumming, Alan Lees, (unknown), Jean‐Marc Nabholtz, (unknown), Heather Jenkins, Carolyn Wentzel, (unknown), David C. Cumming	23
7	Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on local-regional disease in women with operable breast cancer: findings from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-18. breakdown → 1997 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Bernard Fisher, A Brown, E.P. Mamounas, (unknown), A. Robidoux, Richard G. Margolese, Anatolio B. Cruz, Edwin R. Fisher, D. Lawrence Wickerham, Norman Wolmark, Arthur P. DeCillis, James L. Hoehn, Alan Lees, N V Dimitrov	1373
8	The effect of body mass index and oestrogen receptor level on survival of breast cancer patients 1997 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Stephen C. Newman, Alan Lees, Heather Jenkins	65
9	Biostratigraphy, sedimentology and palaeobathymetry of Waulsortian buildups and peri-Waulsortian rocks during the late Tournaisian regression, Dinant area, Belgium 1997 ·Geological Journal ·Alan Lees	31
10	Investigations for staging and follow-up of breast cancer patients. 1997 ·PubMed ·Alan Lees, (unknown), H R Jenkins	1
11	Mood Disorder in Women with Early Breast Cancer Taking Tamoxifen, an Estradiol Receptor Antagonist 1995 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Alan Lees, (unknown), David C. Cumming	36
12	Correlation between c-erbB-2 amplification and risk of recurrent disease in node-negative breast cancer. 1991 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Kevin Dietrich, J Danyluk, Anne Paterson, Alan Lees, (unknown), John Hanson, Heather Jenkins, (unknown), William A. McBlain	228
13	Natural History of In Situ Breast Cancer in a Defined Population 1989 ·Annals of Surgery ·Walley Temple, Marilyn Jenkins, Fred Alexander, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Lees, (unknown), (unknown)	29
14	Response to treatment and its influence on survival in metastatic breast cancer 1985 ·American Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Alexander Paterson, Olga Szafran, John Hanson, (unknown), Alan Lees	19
15	Interactions between benign breast disease and other risk factors for breast cancer 1983 ·Journal of Chronic Diseases ·Jay H. Lubin, Louise A. Brinton, William J. Blot, P. E. Burns, Alan Lees, Joseph F. Fraumeni	7
16	Management of Pleural Effusions in Breast Cancer 1979 ·CHEST Journal ·Alan Lees, Wayne K. Hoy	16
17	Five-year survival of women with breast cancer in northern Alberta. 1979 ·PubMed ·P. E. Burns, Karen M. Freund, Alan Lees, (unknown), (unknown)	3
18	Contrasts between recent warm- and cold-water shelf carbonates: significance in the interpretation of ancient limestones 1974 ·Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique ·Alan Lees	2
19	Les transgressions viséennes dans l'ouest de l'Irlande 1974 ·Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique ·Raphaël Conil, Alan Lees	2
20	The structure and origin of the Waulsortian (Lower Carboniferous) “reefs” of west-central Eire 1964 ·Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·Alan Lees	83

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