Bruce D. Schirmer

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
156 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

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Bruce D. Schirmer is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce D. Schirmer has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Surgery, 36 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 26 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Bruce D. Schirmer's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (62 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (25 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (19 papers). Bruce D. Schirmer is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (62 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (25 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (19 papers). Bruce D. Schirmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tanzania and Chile. Bruce D. Schirmer's co-authors include Lee L. Swanström, Jeffrey H. Peters, Daniel B. Jones, Peter T. Hallowell, Richard W. McCallum, Zhiyue Lin, John B. Hanks, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Richard F. Edlich and Stephen B. Edge and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Bruce D. Schirmer

155 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

General Surgery Residency Inadequately Prepares Trainees for Fellowship

2013 597 citations Samer G. Mattar, Adnan Alseidi et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
Development and validation of a comprehensive program of education and assessment of the basic fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery

2003 541 citations Jeffrey H. Peters, Lee L. Swanström et al. profile →
First Report from the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network

2011 481 citations Matthew M. Hutter, Bruce D. Schirmer et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bruce D. Schirmer United States	40	5.2k	1.8k	1.2k	1.1k	988	156	7.2k
Daniel W. Birch Canada	42	5.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	794 0.7×	564 0.6×	213	6.7k
Eric J. DeMaria United States	49	7.3k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	768 0.7×	782 0.8×	135	8.6k
Matthew M. Hutter United States	37	3.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	854 0.7×	299 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	104	5.7k
J. Esteban Varela United States	34	3.7k 0.7×	811 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	430 0.4×	575 0.6×	80	4.7k
Mehran Anvari Canada	41	4.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	726 0.6×	1.9k 1.7×	577 0.6×	172	6.1k
Atul K. Madan United States	35	2.4k 0.5×	569 0.3×	1.5k 1.3×	282 0.3×	849 0.9×	146	4.9k
Manuel L. Brown United States	37	1.9k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	590 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	335 0.3×	102	4.7k
Dan Benhamou France	50	5.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	949 0.8×	126 0.1×	2.1k 2.1×	425	9.5k
Robert A. Caplan United States	36	4.5k 0.9×	3.2k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	55 0.1×	3.0k 3.1×	72	10.1k
John F. Johanson United States	50	6.8k 1.3×	2.5k 1.4×	641 0.5×	4.2k 3.8×	277 0.3×	129	10.2k

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Turrentine, Florence E., et al.. (2023). Monitoring performance in laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery using risk-adjusted cumulative sum at 2 high-volume centers. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 19(9). 1049–1057. 3 indexed citations

Meneveau, Max O., J. Hunter Mehaffey, Peter D. Adams, et al.. (2019). Modifiable Factors to Prevent Prolonged Length of Stay after Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Surgery. 29(6). 1751–1755. 5 indexed citations

Mehaffey, J. Hunter, Alex D. Michaels, Matthew G. Mullen, et al.. (2017). Adoption of robotics in a general surgery residency program: at what cost?. Journal of Surgical Research. 213. 269–273. 43 indexed citations

Watson, Michael, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Bruce D. Schirmer, & Peter T. Hallowell. (2017). Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Following Nissen Fundoplication: Higher Risk Same Reward. Obesity Surgery. 27(9). 2398–2403. 12 indexed citations

Mehaffey, J. Hunter, et al.. (2017). Bariatric surgery insurance requirements independently predict surgery dropout. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 13(5). 871–876. 48 indexed citations

Willcutts, Kate, et al.. (2016). Early Oral Feeding as Compared With Traditional Timing of Oral Feeding After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 264(1). 54–63. 76 indexed citations

Hoke, Tracey R., et al.. (2016). Using Interdisciplinary Workgroups to Educate Surgery Residents in Systems-Based Practice. Journal of surgical education. 73(6). 1052–1059. 6 indexed citations

Davies, Stephen W., Jimmy T. Efird, Christopher A. Guidry, et al.. (2014). Long-term diabetic response to gastric bypass. Journal of Surgical Research. 190(2). 498–503. 7 indexed citations

Mattar, Samer G., Adnan Alseidi, Daniel B. Jones, et al.. (2013). General Surgery Residency Inadequately Prepares Trainees for Fellowship. Annals of Surgery. 258(3). 440–449. 597 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gould, Jon C., James Ellsmere, Robert D. Fanelli, et al.. (2010). Panel report: best practices for the surgical treatment of obesity. Surgical Endoscopy. 25(6). 1730–1740. 18 indexed citations

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Bonatti, Hugo, Tjasa Hranjec, Luis F. Barroso, et al.. (2009). Epigastric Cystic Echinococcus Involving Stomach, Liver, Diaphragm, and Spleen in an Immigrant from Afghanistan. Surgical Infections. 10(5). 453–456. 5 indexed citations

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Schirmer, Bruce D. & Daniel B. Jones. (2007). The American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network: establishing standards.. PubMed. 92(8). 21–7. 24 indexed citations

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Willcutts, Kate, Jeffrey A. Claridge, Heather L. Evans, et al.. (2006). Does Enteral Glutamine Supplementation Decrease Infectious Morbidity?. Surgical Infections. 7(1). 29–35. 11 indexed citations

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Harthun, Nancy L., Bruce D. Schirmer, & Hilary Sanfey. (2005). Remediation of Low ABSITE Scores. Current Surgery. 62(5). 539–542. 53 indexed citations

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Calland, James Forrest, et al.. (2004). Effects of peritoneal injury and endotoxin on myoelectric activity and transit. Journal of Surgical Research. 116(2). 330–336. 5 indexed citations

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Ortega, Adrián E., John G. Hunter, Jeffrey H. Peters, Lee L. Swanström, & Bruce D. Schirmer. (1995). A prospective, randomized comparison of laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy. The American Journal of Surgery. 169(2). 208–213. 308 indexed citations

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Heeckt, P. F., Willi Halfter, Wolfgang H. Schraut, et al.. (1993). Small bowel transplantation and chronic rejection alter rat intestinal smooth muscle structure and function.. PubMed. 114(2). 449–7. 30 indexed citations

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Schirmer, Bruce D., et al.. (1992). Incorporation of laparoscopy into a surgical endoscopy training program. The American Journal of Surgery. 163(1). 46–52. 28 indexed citations

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Schirmer, Bruce D., et al.. (1992). Cost Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery. 2(4). 145–150. 37 indexed citations

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Gaines, Barbara A. & Bruce D. Schirmer. (1990). The effect of erythromycin on postoperative ileus. Gastroenterology. 99(4). 1230–1230. 1 indexed citations

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