Alberto Peña

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
193 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Alberto Peña is a scholar working on Surgery, Urology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Peña has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Surgery, 53 papers in Urology and 48 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Alberto Peña's work include Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (126 papers), Urological Disorders and Treatments (53 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (44 papers). Alberto Peña is often cited by papers focused on Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (126 papers), Urological Disorders and Treatments (53 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (44 papers). Alberto Peña collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Mexico. Alberto Peña's co-authors include Marc A. Levitt, Pieter A. deVries, Andréa Bischoff, Andrew R. Hong, Belinda Dickie, Taiwo Lawal, George Rodriguez, Emily Louden, Lesley Breech and Peter S. Midulla and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Peña

170 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Anorectal malformations 1982 2026 1996 2011 2007 1982 1982 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Anorectal malformations
    2007 565 citations Marc A. Levitt, Alberto Peña Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases profile →
  2. Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty: Important technical considerations and new applications
    1982 376 citations Alberto Peña et al. Journal of Pediatric Surgery profile →
  3. Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty
    1982 375 citations Alberto Peña et al. Journal of Pediatric Surgery profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alberto Peña United States 37 4.7k 1.9k 1.3k 269 263 193 5.1k
Alison C. Weidner United States 35 3.3k 0.7× 3.7k 1.9× 837 0.7× 107 0.4× 53 0.2× 99 4.1k
A. Cavalcanti Brazil 19 884 0.2× 360 0.2× 602 0.5× 132 0.5× 23 0.1× 48 1.4k
John S. Wiener United States 30 868 0.2× 533 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 41 0.2× 936 3.6× 145 2.5k
Kenneth I. Glassberg United States 30 827 0.2× 623 0.3× 1.6k 1.2× 56 0.2× 1.1k 4.2× 135 2.7k
Anthony A. Caldamone United States 32 2.0k 0.4× 789 0.4× 1.9k 1.5× 11 0.0× 1.0k 3.8× 127 3.2k
Asnat Groutz Israel 35 1.6k 0.3× 2.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.6× 20 0.1× 187 0.7× 120 3.7k
Lowell R. King United States 29 1.3k 0.3× 637 0.3× 1.9k 1.5× 23 0.1× 1.5k 5.6× 140 2.9k
Mark R. Zaontz United States 22 726 0.2× 478 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 13 0.0× 443 1.7× 67 1.5k
F. Douglas Stephens Australia 33 1.8k 0.4× 651 0.3× 2.1k 1.7× 34 0.1× 2.0k 7.4× 90 3.7k
B. M. Philipson Sweden 20 979 0.2× 159 0.1× 469 0.4× 68 0.3× 196 0.7× 43 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alberto Peña

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kita, Yuko, et al.. (2024). Identification of soil selection and construction techniques of pre-Columbian architecture in the Casas Grandes region. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 55. 104466–104466.
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Harris, Kelly T., Duncan T. Wilcox, Emily Cooper, et al.. (2024). Urological outcomes in adult females born with anorectal malformation or Hirschsprung disease. Pediatric Surgery International. 40(1). 179–179.
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Bischoff, Andréa, et al.. (2023). Radiologically supervised bowel management program outcome in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation. Pediatric Surgery International. 39(1). 229–229. 1 indexed citations
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Reppucci, Marina L., Duncan T. Wilcox, Jill Ketzer, et al.. (2022). Patient-reported urinary outcomes in adult males with congenital colorectal conditions. Pediatric Surgery International. 38(12). 1709–1716. 5 indexed citations
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Rymeski, Beth, Todd Jenkins, Bhargava Mullapudi, et al.. (2019). A comparison of surgical complications after appendicostomy and neoappendicostomy in pediatric patients. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 54(8). 1660–1663. 8 indexed citations
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Dewberry, Lindel C., Alberto Peña, Mariana L. Meyers, David M. Mirsky, & Andréa Bischoff. (2019). Differentiating presacral masses in anorectal malformations and isolated sacrococcygeal teratomas. Pediatric Surgery International. 35(9). 979–983. 3 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto. (2016). La prensa portuguesa ante la IIª República y la Guerra Civil Española : salazarismo, diplomacia y propaganda. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto. (2015). Salazar y los «viriatos». Los combatientes portugueses en la guerra civil española: prensa y propaganda. 7–24. 1 indexed citations
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Gupta, Anita, et al.. (2014). The great divide: septation and malformation of the cloaca, and its implications for surgeons. Pediatric Surgery International. 30(11). 1089–1095. 28 indexed citations
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Bischoff, Andréa, Alberto Peña, & Marc A. Levitt. (2013). Laparoscopic-assisted PSARP — the advantages of combining both techniques for the treatment of anorectal malformations with recto-bladderneck or high prostatic fistulas. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 48(2). 367–371. 24 indexed citations
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Lawal, Taiwo, Shawn J. Rangel, Andréa Bischoff, Alberto Peña, & Marc A. Levitt. (2011). Laparoscopic-Assisted Malone Appendicostomy in the Management of Fecal Incontinence in Children. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 21(5). 455–459. 36 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto. (2010). El icono cinematográfico del Estado Novo Salazarista: A Revolução de Maio (1937). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto, et al.. (2007). Reoperations in anorectal malformations. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 42(2). 318–325. 74 indexed citations
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Levitt, Marc A. & Alberto Peña. (2007). Anorectal malformations. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2(1). 33–33. 565 indexed citations breakdown →
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Falcone, Richard A., Marc A. Levitt, Alberto Peña, & Michael D. Bates. (2006). GENETICS OF ANORECTAL MALFORMATIONS. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 43(4). 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto. (2003). Serendipia, suerte y optimismo. Historia de una técnica quirúrgica. 6(2). 24–31. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto. (1998). Franco, Salazar y los propagandistas de la libertad (1936-1939). Revista Latina de Comunicación Social. 545–550. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto. (1997). Las imágenes olvidadas de la guerra de Espana: el cine portugués y la propaganda franquista (1936-1939). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Peña, Alberto. (1995). Advances in the Management of Anorectal Malformation. 31(3). 351. 3 indexed citations

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