B. Fisher

7.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
17 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

B. Fisher is a scholar working on Oncology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Fisher has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Oncology, 8 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in B. Fisher's work include Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (8 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (5 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (5 papers). B. Fisher is often cited by papers focused on Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (8 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (5 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (5 papers). B. Fisher collaborates with scholars based in United States. B. Fisher's co-authors include Norman Wolmark, Carol Redmond, D. Lawrence Wickerham, E. Mamounas, Jennifer Bryant, E R Fisher, Walter M. Cronin, Joseph P. Costantino, Edwin R. Fisher and N V Dimitrov and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

B. Fisher

16 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Tamoxifen in the Treatment of Patients with Node-Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Estrogen-Receptor–Positive Tumors

1989 1.2k citations B. Fisher, Joe Costantino et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Preoperative Chemotherapy in Patients With Operable Breast Cancer: Nine-Year Results From National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-18

2001 990 citations Norman Wolmark, E. Mamounas et al. JNCI Monographs profile →
Endometrial Cancer in Tamoxifen-Treated Breast Cancer Patients: Findings From the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-14 *

1994 959 citations B. Fisher, Joseph P. Costantino et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →
Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Results From NSABP Protocol R-011

1988 754 citations B. Fisher, Norman Wolmark et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Fisher United States	12	3.0k	2.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	17	5.2k
S. Ashley United Kingdom	39	2.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	701 0.5×	933 0.8×	80	6.1k
M. Castiglione Switzerland	26	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	879 0.6×	786 0.6×	517 0.4×	48	5.0k
Maureen Kavanah United States	17	3.2k 1.1×	3.5k 1.5×	3.7k 2.6×	1.8k 1.4×	651 0.6×	24	7.6k
H. Samuel Wieand United States	31	3.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	541 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	53	5.0k
Nikolay Dimitrov Bulgaria	9	2.7k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.9×	1.5k 1.2×	529 0.4×	44	5.9k
Geoffrey Falkson South Africa	43	3.4k 1.2×	2.0k 0.8×	910 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	264	6.8k
J. Michael Dixon United Kingdom	33	2.4k 0.8×	3.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	82	5.0k
T.J. Powles United Kingdom	34	3.8k 1.3×	2.4k 1.0×	3.4k 2.4×	824 0.6×	371 0.3×	82	6.9k
Francesco Boccardo Italy	39	3.1k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	606 0.5×	619 0.5×	273	6.8k
Samuel Wieand United States	8	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.8×	832 0.7×	316 0.3×	10	4.9k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Fisher, B.. (2011). Role of Science in the Treatment of Breast Cancer When Tumor Multicentricity is Present. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 103(17). 1292–1298. 15 indexed citations

Wolmark, Norman, et al.. (2001). Preoperative Chemotherapy in Patients With Operable Breast Cancer: Nine-Year Results From National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-18. JNCI Monographs. 2001(30). 96–102. 990 indexed citations breakdown →

Fisher, B.. (1999). Highlights from recent National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project studies in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 49(3). 159–177. 45 indexed citations

Dignam, James J., et al.. (1999). Pathologic findings from the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project (NSABP) eight-year update of Protocol B-17. Cancer. 86(3). 429–438. 380 indexed citations

Wickerham, D. Lawrence, et al.. (1998). NSABP Protocol B-06: A randomized clinical trial comparing total mastectomy with lumpectomy with or without irradiation in the treatment of breast cancer — Results after 15 years of follow-up. European Journal of Cancer. 34. S38–S38. 4 indexed citations

Ganz, Patricia A., Richard O. Day, John E. Ware, Carol Redmond, & B. Fisher. (1995). Base-Line Quality-of-Life Assessment in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention Trial. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 87(18). 1372–1382. 181 indexed citations

Fisher, B., Joseph P. Costantino, Carol Redmond, et al.. (1994). Endometrial Cancer in Tamoxifen-Treated Breast Cancer Patients: Findings From the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-14 *. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 86(7). 527–537. 959 indexed citations breakdown →

Fisher, B.. (1992). The evolution of paradigms for the management of breast cancer: a personal perspective.. PubMed. 52(9). 2371–83. 102 indexed citations

Fisher, B., Joe Costantino, Carol Redmond, et al.. (1989). A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Tamoxifen in the Treatment of Patients with Node-Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Estrogen-Receptor–Positive Tumors. New England Journal of Medicine. 320(8). 479–484. 1155 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fisher, B., Carol Redmond, N V Dimitrov, et al.. (1989). A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Sequential Methotrexate and Fluorouracil in the Treatment of Patients with Node-Negative Breast Cancer Who Have Estrogen-Receptor-Negative Tumors. New England Journal of Medicine. 320(8). 473–478. 305 indexed citations

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Fisher, B., Norman Wolmark, Howard E. Rockette, et al.. (1988). Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer: Results From NSABP Protocol R-011. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 80(1). 21–29. 754 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wolmark, Norman, B. Fisher, Howard E. Rockette, et al.. (1988). Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy or BCG for Colon Cancer: Results From NSABP Protocol C-011. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 80(1). 30–36. 284 indexed citations

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Fisher, B.. (1986). Ten-year results of a randomized clinical trial comparing radical mastectomy and total mastectomy with or without radiation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 77(5). 863–863.

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Fisher, B.. (1986). Five-year results of a randomized clinical trial comparing total mastectomy and segmental mastectomy with or without radiation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 77(5). 862–863. 4 indexed citations

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Er, Fisher, Richard Sass, & B. Fisher. (1985). Biologic considerations regarding the one and two step procedures in the management of patients with invasive carcinoma of the breast.. PubMed. 161(3). 245–9. 9 indexed citations

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Wolmark, Norman, et al.. (1984). The relationship of depth of penetration and tumor size to the number of positive nodes in dukes C colorectal cancer. Cancer. 53(12). 2707–2712. 54 indexed citations

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Fisher, Eva & B. Fisher. (1970). Antilymphocyte Serum In Nephrotoxic Serum Nephritis. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 133(4). 1342–1345. 1 indexed citations

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