Alfons J. M. Balm

10.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
210 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

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Alfons J. M. Balm is a scholar working on Otorhinolaryngology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfons J. M. Balm has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Otorhinolaryngology, 85 papers in Oncology and 76 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alfons J. M. Balm's work include Head and Neck Cancer Studies (85 papers), Ear and Head Tumors (33 papers) and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment (32 papers). Alfons J. M. Balm is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Cancer Studies (85 papers), Ear and Head Tumors (33 papers) and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment (32 papers). Alfons J. M. Balm collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Alfons J. M. Balm's co-authors include Frans J. M. Hilgers, Michiel W. M. van den Brekel, C. Rasch, Frank A. Pameijer, Renato A. Valdés Olmos, W. Martin C. Klop, Annemieke H. Ackerstaff, I. Bing Tan, Ronald B. Keus and Omgo E. Nieweg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Alfons J. M. Balm

209 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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Dysphagia and aspiration after chemoradiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer: Which anatomic structures are affected and can they be spared by IMRT?

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alfons J. M. Balm Netherlands	49	2.8k	2.7k	2.5k	2.3k	1.4k	210	7.7k
Bernard F. A. M. van der Laan Netherlands	46	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	973 0.7×	187	5.6k
Robert P. Takes Netherlands	56	4.5k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	3.7k 1.5×	4.5k 1.9×	689 0.5×	280	9.4k
Gregory S. Weinstein United States	54	6.8k 2.4×	4.3k 1.6×	2.6k 1.0×	6.2k 2.6×	1.6k 1.2×	228	11.1k
G. Brandon Gunn United States	45	3.2k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	613 0.4×	288	6.8k
Theodoros N. Teknos United States	58	4.5k 1.6×	2.2k 0.8×	3.5k 1.4×	4.1k 1.7×	702 0.5×	231	10.9k
F. Christopher Holsinger United States	37	2.7k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	2.9k 1.3×	650 0.5×	141	5.7k
Dennis H. Kraus United States	68	6.1k 2.2×	3.9k 1.4×	4.8k 1.9×	6.7k 2.9×	1.3k 1.0×	299	13.7k
Harry Quon United States	41	3.6k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	2.8k 1.2×	340 0.2×	217	6.3k
Sandra Nuyts Belgium	48	2.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	507 0.4×	220	6.7k
Henri A. M. Marres Netherlands	44	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	470 0.3×	197	5.9k

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Dirven, Richard, Annemiek J. Linn, György B. Halmos, et al.. (2025). Exploring the state of shared decision-making in head and neck oncology: Assessing treatment communication. Patient Education and Counseling. 135. 108733–108733.

Son, R.J.J.H. van, Annemiek J. Linn, Michiel W. M. van den Brekel, et al.. (2024). The immediate, intermediate, and long-term effectiveness of audiovisuals for providing pre-treatment information to patients with cancer: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling. 130. 108399–108399. 1 indexed citations

Tio, Darryl, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Marianne B. Crijns, et al.. (2023). Lentigo maligna (melanoma): A systematic review and meta‐analysis on surgical techniques and presurgical mapping by reflectance confocal microscopy. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 37(5). 871–883. 17 indexed citations

Ouwerkerk, Wouter, Lies H. Jaspars, Bart A. van de Wiel, et al.. (2023). The limited value of sentinel lymph node biopsy in lentigo maligna melanoma: A nomogram based on the results of 29 years of the nationwide dutch pathology registry (PALGA). European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 49(11). 107053–107053. 4 indexed citations

Berg, Nynke S. van den, Vincent van der Noort, Bernies van der Hiel, et al.. (2021). Technologic (R)Evolution Leads to Detection of More Sentinel Nodes in Patients with Melanoma in the Head and Neck Region. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 62(10). 1357–1362. 9 indexed citations

Wellenstein, David J., et al.. (2020). Five Specific Tongue Movements in a Healthy Population. Dysphagia. 36(4). 736–742. 4 indexed citations

Valstar, Matthijs H., Bernadette S. de Bakker, Roel J.H.M. Steenbakkers, et al.. (2020). The tubarial salivary glands: A potential new organ at risk for radiotherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 154. 292–298. 78 indexed citations

Veen, Martinus M. van, Max F. Madu, Alexander C. J. van Akkooi, et al.. (2019). Parotidectomy in patients with head and neck cutaneous melanoma with cervical lymph node involvement. Head & Neck. 41(7). 2264–2270. 6 indexed citations

Mazzoli, Valentina, Jos Oudeman, Alfons J. M. Balm, et al.. (2019). Crossing muscle fibers of the human tongue resolved in vivo using constrained spherical deconvolution. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 50(1). 96–105. 12 indexed citations

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Rohaan, Maartje W., Vincent A. de Weger, Peter J. F. M. Lohuis, et al.. (2019). Sensorineural Hearing Loss After Adoptive Cell Immunotherapy for Melanoma Using MART-1 Specific T Cells: A Case Report and Its Pathophysiology. Otology & Neurotology. 40(7). e674–e678. 8 indexed citations

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Smeele, Ludi E., et al.. (2019). An interactive surgical simulation tool to assess the consequences of a partial glossectomy on a biomechanical model of the tongue. Computer Methods in Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering. 22(8). 827–839. 7 indexed citations

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Balm, Alfons J. M., et al.. (2017). Simulation of facial expressions using person-specific sEMG signals controlling a biomechanical face model. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 13(1). 47–59. 7 indexed citations

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Balm, Alfons J. M., et al.. (2017). sEMG-assisted inverse modelling of 3D lip movement: a feasibility study towards person-specific modelling. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17729–17729. 3 indexed citations

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Smeele, Ludi E., et al.. (2016). Predicting 3D lip movement using facial sEMG: a first step towards estimating functional and aesthetic outcome of oral cancer surgery. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. 55(4). 573–583. 5 indexed citations

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Timmer, Ferdinand C. A., W. Martin C. Klop, Germaine N. Relyveld, et al.. (2015). Merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck: emphasizing the risk of undertreatment. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 273(5). 1243–1251. 13 indexed citations

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Jacobi, Irene, et al.. (2015). A New Accurate 3D Measurement Tool to Assess the Range of Motion of the Tongue in Oral Cancer Patients: A Standardized Model. Dysphagia. 31(1). 97–103. 10 indexed citations

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Schooten, Frederik‐Jan van, Silvio De Flora, Francesco D’Agostini, et al.. (2002). Effects of Oral Administration of N-Acetyl-l-cysteine. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers. 11(2). 167–175. 2 indexed citations

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Strobbe, Luc J. A., Bin B. R. Kroon, Wolter J. Mooi, et al.. (1998). Cervical lymph-node metastasis from cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck: a search for prognostic factors. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 24(4). 298–302. 12 indexed citations

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Quak, Jasper J., et al.. (1990). Production of a Monoclonal Antibody (K 931) to a Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated Antigen Identified as the 17-1A Antigen. Hybridoma. 9(4). 377–387. 26 indexed citations

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Quak, Jasper J., Alfons J. M. Balm, J. G. P. Brakkee, et al.. (1989). Localization and imaging of radiolabelled monoclonal antibody against squamous‐cell carcinoma of the head and neck in tumor‐bearing nude mice. International Journal of Cancer. 44(3). 534–538. 21 indexed citations

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