Alfons Pomp

16.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
178 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Alfons Pomp is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfons Pomp has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Physiology and 31 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alfons Pomp's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (112 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (55 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (42 papers). Alfons Pomp is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (112 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (55 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (42 papers). Alfons Pomp collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Alfons Pomp's co-authors include Michel Gagner, William B. Inabnet, Gregory Dakin, Anita P. Courcoulas, M. Gagner, Walter J. Pories, James E. Mitchell, André Lacroix, Francesco Rubino and Daniel Pharand and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Alfons Pomp

177 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Bariatric Surgery versus Conventional Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

2012 1.2k citations Geltrude Mingrone, Simona Panunzi et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery

2009 961 citations Steven H. Belle, Wendy C. King et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy

1994 690 citations Michel Gagner, Alfons Pomp Surgical Endoscopy profile →
Early Experience with Two-Stage Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass as an Alternative in the Super-Super Obese Patient

2003 607 citations William B. Inabnet, Michel Gagner et al. profile →
Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study

2017 447 citations Anita P. Courcoulas, Wendy C. King et al. JAMA Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alfons Pomp United States	53	9.9k	3.5k	2.3k	1.9k	1.5k	178	11.8k
Stacy A. Brethauer United States	58	14.6k 1.5×	6.5k 1.9×	2.4k 1.1×	3.2k 1.7×	589 0.4×	263	17.4k
Raúl J. Rosenthal United States	51	8.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 1.3×	716 0.4×	799 0.5×	334	9.4k
Harvey J. Sugerman United States	54	8.5k 0.9×	3.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.4×	554 0.3×	431 0.3×	150	11.6k
Ted D. Adams United States	41	4.9k 0.5×	3.1k 0.9×	635 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	423 0.3×	100	8.4k
Eric J. DeMaria United States	49	7.3k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	393 0.2×	377 0.2×	135	8.6k
Luke G. Wolfe United States	42	5.9k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	341 0.2×	270 0.2×	179	7.8k
Shahzeer Karmali Canada	43	5.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	450 0.2×	296 0.2×	228	6.6k
Samer G. Mattar United States	36	5.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	854 0.4×	731 0.4×	198 0.1×	94	6.2k
Luigi Angrisani Italy	34	5.4k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	493 0.3×	249 0.2×	96	6.1k
Samuel Szomstein United States	45	5.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.9k 0.8×	407 0.2×	394 0.3×	255	6.5k

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Antaki, Fares, Marie-Catherine Tessier, Andrée Boucher, et al.. (2024). Implementation of Artificial Intelligence–Based Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Quebec: Prospective Validation Study. JMIR Diabetes. 9. e59867–e59867. 3 indexed citations

Gourash, William, Wendy C. King, Amanda S. Hinerman, et al.. (2021). Five-year attrition, active enrollment, and predictors of level of participation in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS-2) study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 18(3). 394–403. 3 indexed citations

Bernstein, Jaime L., Christine H. Rohde, David M. Otterburn, et al.. (2020). Poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (Phasix™) mesh onlay in complex abdominal wall repair. Surgical Endoscopy. 35(5). 2049–2058. 26 indexed citations

Menke, Marie, Wendy C. King, Gretchen E. White, et al.. (2019). Conception rates and contraceptive use after bariatric surgery among women with infertility: Evidence from a prospective multicenter cohort study. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 15(5). 777–785. 12 indexed citations

Menke, Marie, Wendy C. King, Gretchen E. White, et al.. (2017). Contraception and Conception After Bariatric Surgery. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 130(5). 979–987. 27 indexed citations

Courcoulas, Anita P., Wendy C. King, Steven H. Belle, et al.. (2017). Seven-Year Weight Trajectories and Health Outcomes in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study. JAMA Surgery. 153(5). 427–427. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

Finnerty, Brendan M., Xian Wu, Licia K. Gaber-Baylis, et al.. (2017). Conversion-to-open in laparoscopic appendectomy: A cohort analysis of risk factors and outcomes. International Journal of Surgery. 40. 169–175. 35 indexed citations

Tholey, Renee, Jonathan S. Abelson, Rasa Zarnegar, et al.. (2016). Upper Gastrointestinal Studies After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Study that Prolongs Length of Stay. Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 12(1). 21–24. 2 indexed citations

Abelson, Jonathan S., et al.. (2016). Using the ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator for surgical education and quality improvement.. PubMed. 101(12). 29–31. 3 indexed citations

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Courcoulas, Anita P., Nicholas J. Christian, Robert W. O’Rourke, et al.. (2015). Preoperative factors and 3-year weight change in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) consortium. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 11(5). 1109–1118. 95 indexed citations

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Abelson, Jonathan S., Cheguevara Afaneh, Barrie S. Rich, et al.. (2014). Advanced laparoscopic fellowship training decreases conversion rates during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute biliary diseases: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 13. 221–226. 23 indexed citations

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Mingrone, Geltrude, Simona Panunzi, Andrea De Gaetano, et al.. (2012). Bariatric Surgery versus Conventional Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine. 366(17). 1577–1585. 1229 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shukla, Alpana P., Greg Dakin, Alfons Pomp, et al.. (2012). Medical versus surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes: the search for level 1 evidence. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 8(4). 476–482. 7 indexed citations

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Strain, Gladys, et al.. (2011). Comparison of fat-free mass in super obesity (BMI ≥50 kg/m2) and morbid obesity (BMI <50 kg/m2) in response to different weight loss surgeries. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 8(3). 255–259. 10 indexed citations

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Dakin, Gregory, et al.. (2010). Single-access laparoscopic cholecystectomy with routine intraoperative cholangiogram. Surgical Endoscopy. 25(5). 1683–1688. 10 indexed citations

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Gagner, Michel, et al.. (2008). Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Massive Splenomegaly: Technical Aspects of Initial Ligation of Splenic Artery and Extraction Without Hand-Assisted Technique. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 18(3). 391–395. 20 indexed citations

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Pieracci, Frederic M., Lynn J. Hydo, Soumitra R. Eachempati, et al.. (2008). Higher Body Mass Index Predicts Need for Insulin but Not Hyperglycemia, Nosocomial Infection, or Death in Critically Ill Surgical Patients. Surgical Infections. 9(2). 121–130. 16 indexed citations

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Dakin, Gregory, Richard R.P. Warner, Alfons Pomp, Barry Salky, & William B. Inabnet. (2006). Presentation, treatment, and outcome of type 1 gastric carcinoid tumors. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 93(5). 368–372. 56 indexed citations

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Pomp, Alfons, et al.. (2005). Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Selected Retrospective Review. Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. 15(3). 139–143. 32 indexed citations

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Csepel, John de, Theresa M. Quinn, Alfons Pomp, & Michel Gagner. (2002). Conversion to a Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with a Duodenal Switch for Failed Laparoscopic Adjustable Silicone Gastric Banding. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 12(4). 237–240. 28 indexed citations

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