Brian Po-Han Chen

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Brian Po-Han Chen is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Po-Han Chen has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Brian Po-Han Chen's work include Surgical site infection prevention (7 papers), Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (6 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (5 papers). Brian Po-Han Chen is often cited by papers focused on Surgical site infection prevention (7 papers), Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (6 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (5 papers). Brian Po-Han Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Brian Po-Han Chen's co-authors include Piet Hinoul, Hang Cheng, Nicole Ferko, Ireena M. Soleas, Jeffrey W. Clymer, Behnam Sadeghirad, Chris Cameron, Chantal E. Holy, Charles E. Edmiston and David Leaper and has published in prestigious journals such as Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, Surgery and Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Po-Han Chen

13 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Prolonged Operative Duration Increases Risk of Surgical S... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Prolonged Operative Duration Increases Risk of Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review
    2017 528 citations Hang Cheng, Brian Po-Han Chen et al. Surgical Infections profile →
  2. Prolonged operative duration is associated with complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2018 522 citations Hang Cheng, Jeffrey W. Clymer et al. Journal of Surgical Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Po-Han Chen United States 6 853 229 178 145 105 13 1.1k
Hang Cheng United States 10 887 1.0× 240 1.0× 195 1.1× 143 1.0× 107 1.0× 13 1.2k
Piet Hinoul United States 16 1.3k 1.5× 238 1.0× 188 1.1× 168 1.2× 205 2.0× 40 1.7k
Elia Pérez‐Fernández Spain 20 505 0.6× 147 0.6× 178 1.0× 198 1.4× 124 1.2× 104 1.3k
Aditya V. Maheshwari United States 28 2.1k 2.5× 197 0.9× 313 1.8× 86 0.6× 109 1.0× 104 2.6k
Rob Schuster United States 16 801 0.9× 183 0.8× 160 0.9× 70 0.5× 44 0.4× 30 987
João Amaral Canada 22 822 1.0× 82 0.4× 524 2.9× 128 0.9× 177 1.7× 104 1.5k
Michael Temple Canada 23 667 0.8× 82 0.4× 441 2.5× 84 0.6× 153 1.5× 94 1.4k
Timo Schröder Germany 7 603 0.7× 441 1.9× 188 1.1× 90 0.6× 60 0.6× 11 955
Milka Maravic France 19 752 0.9× 103 0.4× 58 0.3× 99 0.7× 178 1.7× 62 1.3k
Kevin Cassar Malta 22 1.2k 1.4× 350 1.5× 474 2.7× 60 0.4× 57 0.5× 66 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Po-Han Chen

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Chen, Brian Po-Han, et al.. (2024). Use of interrupted time-series analyses in evaluating health economic outcomes following implementation of multilayer water-tight wound closure in a primary total joint arthroplasty population. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 13(4). e230110–e230110. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, Matthew, Ryan M. Nunley, Amran Ahmed Shokri, et al.. (2022). Goals, challenges and strategies for wound and bleeding management in total knee arthroplasty: A modified Delphi method. Journal of orthopaedic surgery. 30(3). 773410857–773410857. 2 indexed citations
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Edmiston, Charles E., David Leaper, A.S. Chitnis, Chantal E. Holy, & Brian Po-Han Chen. (2022). Risk and economic burden of surgical site infection following spinal fusion in adults. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 44(1). 88–95. 15 indexed citations
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Edmiston, Charles E., Giles Bond‐Smith, Maureen Spencer, et al.. (2021). Assessment of risk and economic burden of surgical site infection (SSI) posthysterectomy using a U.S. longitudinal database. Surgery. 171(5). 1320–1330. 5 indexed citations
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Johnston, Stephen S., et al.. (2020). Barbed and conventional sutures in spinal surgery patients: an economic and clinical outcomes comparison. Journal of Wound Care. 29(Sup5a). S9–S20. 15 indexed citations
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Johnston, Stephen S., et al.. (2019). Clinical and economic outcomes of cesarean deliveries with skin closure through skin staples plus waterproof wound dressings versus 2-octyl cyanoacrylate plus polymer mesh tape. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 34(11). 1711–1720. 5 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hang, Jeffrey W. Clymer, Brian Po-Han Chen, et al.. (2018). Prolonged operative duration is associated with complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 229. 134–144. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Hang, et al.. (2017). Prolonged Operative Duration Increases Risk of Surgical Site Infections: A Systematic Review. Surgical Infections. 18(6). 722–735. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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