Alex Kirkham

9.3k citations

80 papers · 6.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 31

Impact in

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.2%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
Rheumatology top 0.2%
- Urologic and reproductive health conditions

Papers in

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 56
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment 53
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research 41
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 38
- MRI in cancer diagnosis 24
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging 12

Co-authors: Mark Emberton Hashim U. Ahmed Alex Freeman Clare Allen Richard Hindley Mahesh Parmar Rhian Gabe Chris Parker
Journals: The Journal of Urology (7 papers)British Journal of Urology (7 papers)European Radiology (5 papers)European Urology (5 papers)British Journal of Radiology (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Italy

In The Last Decade

Alex Kirkham

79 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Diagnostic accuracy of multi-parametric MRI and TRUS biopsy in prostate cancer (PROMIS): a paired validating confirmatory study 2017 · 2.2k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 The Lancet
2015 European Urology
2010 European Urology

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All Works

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1	Penile cancer: ESMO–EURACAN Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up ESMO Open ·Dourado Pirla, Marco Bandini, Éva Compérat, Gert De Meerleer, Karim Fizazi, Jourik A. Gietema, Silke Gillessen, Alex Kirkham, Michał Kwiatkowski, Constantine Alifrangis, Tom Powles	2024	6
2	Review of the role of imaging in the diagnosis of priapism International Journal of Impotence Research ·Niu Yong-h, Miles Walkden, Alex Kirkham	2024	4
3	Picture Perfect: The Status of Image Quality in Prostate MRI Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·名古屋城, Paulo Henrique Soares Chaves, Louise Dickinson, Alex Kirkham, Shonit Punwani, Aiman Haider, Alex Freeman, 简栋梁, Mark Emberton, John Hines, Caroline M. Moore, Clare Allen, Francesco Giganti	2023	12
4	Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography compared to multiparametric MRI for prostate cancer diagnosis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ Open ·Amira Sabry Saad Melegy, 博俊越川, Benjamin S. Simpson, Alex Freeman, Alex Kirkham, Daniel Kelly, Hayley C. Whitaker, Mark Emberton, Joseph M. Norris	2021	1
5	Five-year Outcomes of Magnetic Resonance Imaging–based Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: A Large Cohort Study European Urology ·Vasilis Stavrinides, Francesco Giganti, Bruce J. Trock, Shonit Punwani, Clare Allen, Alex Kirkham, Alex Freeman, Aiman Haider, Rhys Ball, Neil McCartan, Hayley C. Whitaker, Clément Orczyk, Mark Emberton, Caroline M. Moore	2020	101
6	DWI and PRECISE criteria in men on active surveillance for prostate cancer: A multicentre preliminary experience of different ADC calculations Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Francesco Giganti, Martina Pecoraro, O.U.Otamirzaev, Riccardo Campa, Francesco Del Giudice, Shonit Punwani, Alex Kirkham, Clare Allen, Mark Emberton, Carlo Catalano, Caroline M. Moore, Valeria Panebianco	2019	15
7	Joint B0 and image estimation integrated with model based reconstruction for field map update and distortion correction in prostate diffusion MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Muhammad Usman, M. Foley, Savanna Stewart, Alex Kirkham, Simon Arridge, David Atkinson	2019	7
8	The natural history of prostate cancer on MRI: lessons from an active surveillance cohort Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases ·Francesco Giganti, Caroline M. Moore, Shonit Punwani, Clare Allen, Mark Emberton, Alex Kirkham	2018	14
9	Zonal mapping of sentinel lymph nodes in penile cancer patients using fused SPECT/CT imaging and lymphoscintigraphy Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations ·Elena Molina López, CB Richard Walton, Alex Kirkham, Raj Nigam, Peter R. Malone, Jamshed Bomanji, Asıf Muneer	2018	4
10	Zone-specific logistic regression models improve classification of prostate cancer on multi-parametric MRI European Radiology ·Νικόλαος Δικαίος, Van rees Wim, Mohamed Abd-Alazeez, Harbir Sidhu, Alex Kirkham, Hashim U. Ahmed, Mark Emberton, Alex Freeman, Steve Halligan, Stuart A. Taylor, David Atkinson, Shonit Punwani	2015	29
11	Can Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Be Detected with Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging? A Systematic Review of the Literature European Urology ·Jurgen J. Fütterer, Alberto Briganti, Pieter De Visschere, Mark Emberton, Gianluca Giannarini, Alex Kirkham, Samir S. Taneja, Harriet C. Thoeny, Geert Villeirs, Arnauld Villers Hit paper breakdown →	2015	613
12	Can multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging predict upgrading of transrectal ultrasound biopsy results at more definitive histology? Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations ·Mohamed Abd-Alazeez, Hashim U. Ahmed, Manit Arya, Clare Allen, Νικόλαος Δικαίος, Alex Freeman, Mark Emberton, Alex Kirkham	2014	23
13	A multi-centre prospective development study evaluating focal therapy using high intensity focused ultrasound for localised prostate cancer: The INDEX study Contemporary Clinical Trials ·Louise Dickinson, Hashim U. Ahmed, Alex Kirkham, Clare Allen, Alex Freeman, Julie Barber, Richard Hindley, Tom Leslie, Chris Ogden, Raj Persad, Mathias Winkler, I Putu Suarna Bumi	2013	60
14	The accuracy of multiparametric MRI in men with negative biopsy and elevated PSA level—Can it rule out clinically significant prostate cancer? Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations ·Mohamed Abd-Alazeez, Hashim U. Ahmed, Manit Arya, Susan C. Charman, Raffaella Rametta, Alex Freeman, Mark Emberton, Alex Kirkham	2013	106
15	Prostate MRI: Who, when, and how? Report from a UK consensus meeting Clinical Radiology ·Alex Kirkham, Philip Haslam, Наргиза Дадажонова, Ian McCafferty, Anwar R. Padhani, Shonit Punwani, Jonathan Richenberg, Giles Rottenberg, Aslam Sohaib, Pauline Thompson, Lindsay W. Turnbull, Tan Zhen-pei, Anju Sahdev, R. Clements, B. Carey, Clare Allen	2013	67
16	Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome: Diagnosis with MR Imaging Radiology ·Margaret Hall‐Craggs, Michael Staiger, Marvin Hartwig, Alex Kirkham, Sarah Creighton	2013	41
17	Focal salvage therapy for localized prostate cancer recurrence after external beam radiotherapy A Pilot Study UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Hashim U. Ahmed, (unknown), Neil McCartan, Alex Kirkham, (unknown), Alex Freeman, Mark Emberton	2012	6
18	Focal therapy for localised unifocal and multifocal prostate cancer: a prospective development study The Lancet Oncology ·Hashim U. Ahmed, Richard Hindley, Louise Dickinson, Alex Freeman, Alex Kirkham, Mahua Sahu, Rebecca Scott, Clare Allen, Jan van der Meulen, Mark Emberton	2012	279
19	Scoring systems used for the interpretation and reporting of multiparametric MRI for prostate cancer detection, localization, and characterization: could standardization lead to improved utilization of imaging within the diagnostic pathway? Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Louise Dickinson, Hashim U. Ahmed, Clare Allen, Jelle O. Barentsz, Brendan Carey, Jurgen J. Fütterer, Stijn Heijmink, Peter Hoskin, Alex Kirkham, Anwar R. Padhani, Raj Persad, Philippe Puech, Shonit Punwani, Aslam Sohaib, Bertrand Tombal, Arnauld Villers, Mark Emberton	2012	103
20	Whole‐gland salvage high‐intensity focused ultrasound therapy for localized prostate cancer recurrence after external beam radiation therapy Cancer ·Hashim U. Ahmed, Paul Cathcart, Venu Chalasani, Andrew K. Williams, Neil McCartan, Alex Freeman, Alex Kirkham, Clare Allen, Joseph L. Chin, Mark Emberton	2011	45

About Alex Kirkham

Alex Kirkham is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Rheumatology, Urology and Surgery, having authored 80 papers that have together received 6.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (53 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (41 papers), MRI in cancer diagnosis (24 papers), Urologic and reproductive health conditions (20 papers), Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (12 papers), Genital Health and Disease (10 papers), Urological Disorders and Treatments (7 papers) and Sexual function and dysfunction studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (5.3k citations), Rheumatology (1.8k citations), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (2.2k citations), Urology (530 citations) and Radiation (277 citations). Alex Kirkham has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Mark Emberton, Hashim U. Ahmed, Alex Freeman, Clare Allen, Richard Hindley, Mahesh Parmar, Rhian Gabe, Chris Parker, Robert Oldroyd and Louise Brown. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Urology, British Journal of Urology, European Radiology, European Urology and British Journal of Radiology.

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