Charles M. Balch

45.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
311 papers, 31.4k citations indexed

About

Charles M. Balch is a scholar working on Oncology, Immunology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles M. Balch has authored 311 papers receiving a total of 31.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Oncology, 99 papers in Immunology and 56 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Charles M. Balch's work include Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (110 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (56 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (40 papers). Charles M. Balch is often cited by papers focused on Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (110 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (56 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (40 papers). Charles M. Balch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Charles M. Balch's co-authors include Toru Abo, Merrick I. Ross, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, John F. Thompson, John M. Kirkwood, Seng-Jaw Soong, Seng‐Jaw Soong, Kelly M. McMasters, Daniel G. Coit and Tait D. Shanafelt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Charles M. Balch

299 papers receiving 30.1k 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.

Final Version of 2009 AJCC Melanoma Staging and Classification

2009 3.3k citations Charles M. Balch, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Final Version of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System for Cutaneous Melanoma

2001 2.0k citations Charles M. Balch, Antônio C. Buzaid et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Prognostic Factors Analysis of 17,600 Melanoma Patients: Validation of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Melanoma Staging System

2001 1.8k citations Charles M. Balch, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Burnout and Medical Errors Among American Surgeons

2010 1.5k citations Charles M. Balch et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
Melanoma staging: Evidence‐based changes in the American Joint Committee on Cancer eighth edition cancer staging manual

2017 1.4k citations Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Vernon K. Sondak et al. profile →
A differentiation antigen of human NK and K cells identified by a monoclonal antibody (HNK-1).

1981 1.2k citations Toru Abo, Charles M. Balch The Journal of Immunology profile →
Burnout and Career Satisfaction Among American Surgeons

2009 893 citations Charles M. Balch et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
Multi-Institutional Melanoma Lymphatic Mapping Experience: The Prognostic Value of Sentinel Lymph Node Status in 612 Stage I or II Melanoma Patients

1999 865 citations Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Charles M. Balch et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
The Orderly Progression of Melanoma Nodal Metastases

1994 602 citations Merrick I. Ross, Gary H. Lyman et al. Annals of Surgery profile →
A Multifactorial Analysis of Melanoma

1978 431 citations Charles M. Balch et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles M. Balch

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Single-cell profile of tumor and immune cells in primary breast cancer, sentinel lymph node, and metastatic lymph node 2022 ·Breast Cancer ·Ning Liao, Cheukfai Li, Li Cao, Yanhua Chen, Chongyang Ren, Xiaohong Chen, Hsiaopei Mok, Lingzhu Wen, Kai Li, Yulei Wang, Yuchen Zhang, Yingzi Li, (unknown), (unknown), Yuting Luo, Hongrui Li, Wendy Wu, Charles M. Balch, Armando E. Giuliano	3
2	Academic Partnerships in Global Surgery 2019 ·Annals of Surgery ·Haile T. Debas, Olusegun Isaac Alatise, Charles M. Balch, Murray F. Brennan, James C. Cusack, Peter Donkor, Bernard M. Jaffe, George Mazariegos, Charles Mock, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), James A. O’Neill, John L. Tarpley, (unknown), Girma Tefera, Todd M. Tuttle	22
3	Reshaping the critical role of surgeons in oncology research 2019 ·Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology ·Robert Jones, Chandrakanth Are, Thomas J. Hugh, Dirk J. Grünhagen, Jianmin Xu, Charles M. Balch, Graeme J. Poston	2
4	Academic Advancement in Global Surgery: Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure 2019 ·Annals of Surgery ·Sherry M. Wren, Charles M. Balch, Gerard M. Doherty, Samuel R.G. Finlayson, Gordon L. Kauffman, Melina R. Kibbe, Adil H. Haider, Rebecca M. Minter, Charles Mock, Godfrey Muguti, Patricia J. Numann, Oluyinka O. Olutoye, Nobhojit Roy, Ronald J. Weigel	5
5	Recommendations for the Role of Clinical Pathways in an Era of Personalized Medicine 2016 ·The American Journal of Managed Care ·Alan Balch, Charles M. Balch, Al B. Benson, Deborah Morosini, Robert M. Rifkin, Loretta A. Williams	1
6	Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Society of Surgical Oncology Joint Clinical Practice Guideline 2012 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Sandra L. Wong, Charles M. Balch, Patricia A. Hurley, Sanjiv S. Agarwala, Timothy Akhurst, Alistair J. Cochran, Janice N. Cormier, Mark Gorman, (unknown), Kelly M. McMasters, R. Dirk Noyes, Lynn M. Schuchter, Matías E. Valsecchi, Donald L. Weaver, Gary H. Lyman	239
7	Chinese Clinical Oncology: a new oncology journal for oncology physicians and researchers worldwide. 2012 ·PubMed ·Charles M. Balch	1
8	Prognostic Significance of Mitotic Rate in Localized Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: An Analysis of Patients in the Multi-Institutional American Joint Committee on Cancer Melanoma Staging Database 2011 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·John F. Thompson, Seng-Jaw Soong, Charles M. Balch, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Shouluan Ding, Daniel G. Coit, Keith T. Flaherty, Phyllis A. Gimotty, T. M. Johnson, Marcella M. Johnson, Stanley P. L. Leong, Merrick I. Ross, David R. Byrd, Natale Cascinelli, Alistair J. Cochran, Alexander M.M. Eggermont, Kelly M. McMasters, Martín C. Mihm, Donald L. Morton, Vernon K. Sondak	250
9	Multivariate Analysis of Prognostic Factors Among 2,313 Patients With Stage III Melanoma: Comparison of Nodal Micrometastases Versus Macrometastases 2010 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Charles M. Balch, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Seng-Jaw Soong, John F. Thompson, Shouluan Ding, David R. Byrd, Natale Cascinelli, Alistair J. Cochran, Daniel G. Coit, Alexander M.M. Eggermont, Timothy M. Johnson, John M. Kirkwood, Stanley P. L. Leong, Kelly M. McMasters, Martín C. Mihm, Donald L. Morton, Merrick I. Ross, Vernon K. Sondak	287
10	Final Version of 2009 AJCC Melanoma Staging and Classification breakdown → 2009 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Charles M. Balch, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Seng-Jaw Soong, John F. Thompson, Michael B. Atkins, David R. Byrd, Antônio C. Buzaid, Alistair J. Cochran, Daniel G. Coit, Shouluan Ding, Alexander M.M. Eggermont, Keith T. Flaherty, Phyllis A. Gimotty, John M. Kirkwood, Kelly M. McMasters, Martín C. Mihm, Donald L. Morton, Merrick I. Ross, Arthur J. Sober, Vernon K. Sondak	3342
11	Melanoma in Children and Teenagers: An Analysis of Patients From the National Cancer Data Base 2007 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Julie R. Lange, Bryan E. Palis, David Chang, Seng-Jaw Soong, Charles M. Balch	136
12	Prospective, randomized, double-blind study of prophylactic antibiotics in axillary lymph node dissection 1998 ·The American Journal of Surgery ·Richard J. Bold, Paul Mansfield, David Berger, Raphael E. Pollock, S. Eva Singletary, Frederick C. Ames, Charles M. Balch, (unknown), Merrick I. Ross	41
13	Distribution of autologous tumor‐specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in human metastatic melanoma 1992 ·International Journal of Cancer ·K Itoh, (unknown), Tatsuo Morita, (unknown), Paul Mansfield, Merrick I. Ross, Charles M. Balch, (unknown)	11
14	Role of uncultured human melanoma cells in the proliferation of autologous tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes 1992 ·Cellular Immunology ·(unknown), Charles M. Balch, Merrick I. Ross, Kyogo Itoh	2
15	Involvement of both Tac and non-Tac interleukin 2-binding peptides in the interleukin 2-dependent proliferation of human tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. 1989 ·PubMed ·Masato Yagita, Kyogo Itoh, Mitsuru Tsudo, (unknown), Chris D. Platsoucas, Charles M. Balch, Elizabeth A. Grimm	15
16	Interlenkin-2 alone and in combination with other cytokines in melanoma: the investigational approach at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 1989 ·Cancer Treatment Reviews ·David Parkinson, Moshe Talpaz, (unknown), Sewa S. Legha, Avi B. Markowitz, K Itoh, Charles M. Balch, James L. Murray, A. Zukiwski, Robert S. Benjamin, Jordan U. Gutterman	7
17	International Advances in Surgical Oncology, Volume 4 1983 ·Annals of Surgery ·Charles M. Balch	1
18	Follow-Up of the Cancer Patient 1983 ·Annals of Surgery ·Charles M. Balch	10
19	Postnatal expansion of the natural killer and keller cell population in humans identified by the monoclonal HNK-1 antibody. 1982 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Toru Abo, (unknown), Charles M. Balch	162
20	Thymus-Dependent (T) Lymphocytes in the Rat 1974 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Charles M. Balch, Joseph D. Feldman	38

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