Christopher G. Willett

42.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
308 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher G. Willett is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher G. Willett has authored 308 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Oncology, 172 papers in Surgery and 135 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher G. Willett's work include Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (122 papers), Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (104 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (69 papers). Christopher G. Willett is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (122 papers), Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (104 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (69 papers). Christopher G. Willett collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Christopher G. Willett's co-authors include Brian G. Czito, Joel E. Tepper, Paul C. Shellito, Carolyn C. Compton, Kathryn Winter, Tyvin A. Rich, Rakesh K. Jain, Dan G. Duda, Robert J. Mayer and Leonard L. Gunderson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Christopher G. Willett

301 papers receiving 17.0k 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.

Phase III Trial of Trimodality Therapy With Cisplatin, Fluorouracil, Radiotherapy, and Surgery Compared With Surgery Alone for Esophageal Cancer: CALGB 9781

2008 994 citations Joel E. Tepper, Christopher G. Willett et al. profile →
Prognostic Factors in Colorectal Cancer

2000 993 citations Christopher G. Willett et al. profile →
Fluorouracil vs Gemcitabine Chemotherapy Before and After Fluorouracil-Based Chemoradiation Following Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

2008 527 citations Kathryn Winter, Michael G. Haddock et al. profile →
RTOG 0529: A Phase 2 Evaluation of Dose-Painted Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Combination With 5-Fluorouracil and Mitomycin-C for the Reduction of Acute Morbidity in Carcinoma of the Anal Canal

2012 432 citations Lisa A. Kachnic, Kathryn Winter et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
Long-Term Update of US GI Intergroup RTOG 98-11 Phase III Trial for Anal Carcinoma: Survival, Relapse, and Colostomy Failure With Concurrent Chemoradiation Involving Fluorouracil/Mitomycin Versus Fluorouracil/Cisplatin

2012 370 citations Kathryn Winter, Jennifer Moughan et al. profile →
Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma: ASCO Guideline

2020 181 citations Karyn A. Goodman, Christopher G. Willett et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Society for Radiation Oncology Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines on Multimodality Therapy for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Esophagus or Gastroesophageal Junction 2023 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Stephanie G. Worrell, Karyn A. Goodman, Nasser K. Altorki, Jonathan B. Ashman, Traves D. Crabtree, Jennifer A. Dorth, Scott Firestone, David H. Harpole, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Theodore S. Hong, Kalie Kissoon, Geoffrey Y. Ku, Daniela Molena, Joel E. Tepper, Thomas J. Watson, Terence M. Williams, Christopher G. Willett	5
2	Long-term Consequences of Pelvic Irradiation: Toxicities, Challenges, and Therapeutic Opportunities with Pharmacologic Mitigators 2020 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Jung Wook Huh, Jarred Tanksley, Junzo Chino, Christopher G. Willett, Mark W. Dewhirst	21
3	Evaluating treatment protocols for rectal squamous cell carcinomas: the Duke experience and literature 2020 ·Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology ·(unknown), Corbin D. Jacobs, Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett, Yuan Wu, Brian G. Czito	10
4	Protecting the Values of Consumer Law in the Digital Economy: The Case of 3D-Printing 2019 ·Open Access at Essex (University of Essex) ·Geraint Howells, Christopher G. Willett, Christian Twigg‐Flesner	0
5	Role of pelvic chemoradiation therapy in patients with initially metastatic anal canal cancer: A National Cancer Database review 2019 ·Cancer ·(unknown), Christel Rushing, Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett, Brian G. Czito	5
6	The role of external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of hepatocellular cancer 2018 ·Cancer ·Fumiko Chino, Sarah Jo Stephens, Steve S. Choi, Daniele Marin, Charles Kim, Michael A. Morse, Devon Godfrey, Brian G. Czito, Christopher G. Willett, Manisha Palta	23
7	Investigation of the Lack of Angiogenesis in the Formation of Lymph Node Metastases 2015 ·JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·Han‐Sin Jeong, Dennis Jones, Shan Liao, Daniel A. Wattson, Cheryl H. Cui, Dan G. Duda, Christopher G. Willett, Rakesh K. Jain, Timothy P. Padera	96
8	Efficacy Endpoints of Radiation Therapy Group Protocol 0247: A Randomized, Phase 2 Study of Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy Plus Concurrent Capecitabine and Irinotecan or Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer 2014 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Stuart J. Wong, Jennifer Moughan, Neal J. Meropol, Pramila R. Anné, Lisa A. Kachnic, Asif Rashid, James C. Watson, Edith P. Mitchell, (unknown), R. Jeffrey Lee, Michael G. Haddock, Bradley A. Erickson, Christopher G. Willett	27
9	Compliance with therapeutic guidelines in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group prospective gastrointestinal clinical trials 2012 ·Radiotherapy and Oncology ·Christopher G. Willett, Jennifer Moughan, Elizabeth O’Meara, James M. Galvin, Christopher H. Crane, Kathryn Winter, (unknown), Tyvin A. Rich, Rachel Rabinovitch, Robert A. Lustig, Mitchell Machtay, Walter J. Curran	21
10	Epigenetic Markers in Rectal Cancer 2010 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Lei Xu, Brian G. Czito, Christopher G. Willett	1
11	Radiation Therapy Advances for Treatment of Anal Cancer 2010 ·Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ·Joseph M. Pepek, Christopher G. Willett, Brian G. Czito	24
12	Current management of anal canal cancer 2009 ·Current Oncology Reports ·Brian G. Czito, Christopher G. Willett	11
13	Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Resected Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma 2008 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·John W. Nelson, (unknown), Christopher G. Willett, Douglas S. Tyler, Theodore N. Pappas, Bryan M. Clary, Herbert I. Hurwitz, Johanna C. Bendell, Michael A. Morse, Robert Clough, Brian G. Czito	114
14	Long-term Results of Intraoperative Electron Beam Irradiation (IOERT) for Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer 2005 ·Annals of Surgery ·Christopher G. Willett, Carlos Fernández del Castillo, Helen A. Shih, Saveli Goldberg, Peter J. Biggs, Jeffrey W. Clark, Gregory Y. Lauwers, David P. Ryan, Andrew X. Zhu, Andrew L. Warshaw	68
15	Management of locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas 2002 ·Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America ·David P. Ryan, Christopher G. Willett	9
16	Intraoperative radiation therapy 2001 ·International Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Christopher G. Willett	31
17	The Impact of 5-Fluorouracil and Intraoperative Electron Beam Radiation Therapy on the Outcome of Patients With Locally Advanced Primary Rectal and Rectosigmoid Cancer 1998 ·Annals of Surgery ·Bruce M. Nakfoor, Christopher G. Willett, Paul C. Shellito, Donald S. Kaufman, William J. Daly	55
18	Differential screening of a human chromosome 3 library identifies hepatocyte growth factor-like/macrophage-stimulating protein and its receptor in injured lung. Possible implications for neuroendocrine cell survival. 1997 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Christopher G. Willett, Jeremy C. Smith, Viji Shridhar, Minghao Wang, Rodica L. Emanuel, (unknown), (unknown), Feng Zhang, Victoria Hatch, David J. Sugarbaker, Mary E. Sunday	32
19	Pathological Downstaging Does Not Guide the Need for IORT in Primary Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer 1997 ·Frontiers of radiation therapy and oncology ·Christopher G. Willett, (unknown), (unknown), Paul C. Shellito	3
20	Adjuvant Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Colonic Carcinoma 1987 ·Annals of Surgery ·Christopher G. Willett, Joel E. Tepper, Steven J. Skates, William C. Wood, (unknown), (unknown)	21

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