Claude E. Welch

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
219 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Claude E. Welch is a scholar working on Surgery, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Claude E. Welch has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Surgery, 32 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Claude E. Welch's work include Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments (29 papers), Diverticular Disease and Complications (26 papers) and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (20 papers). Claude E. Welch is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments (29 papers), Diverticular Disease and Complications (26 papers) and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (20 papers). Claude E. Welch collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Claude E. Welch's co-authors include John F. Burke, George E. Battit, Marshall K. Bartlett, Lawrence D. Egbert, Grant V. Rodkey, R. Clement Darling, Gail Williams, Gordon Donaldson, Alfred M. Cohen and Joel E. Tepper and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Claude E. Welch

189 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Reduction of Postoperative Pain by Encouragement and Instruction of Patients

1964 811 citations Lawrence D. Egbert, George E. Battit et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Carcinoma of the Colon and Rectum

1962 494 citations Claude E. Welch, John F. Burke New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Claude E. Welch United States	30	2.3k	1.0k	1.0k	490	477	219	4.6k
C. Everett Koop United States	36	1.3k 0.6×	217 0.2×	570 0.6×	354 0.7×	69 0.1×	213	4.4k
Mark Hill United Kingdom	39	1.5k 0.7×	3.0k 2.9×	1.5k 1.4×	492 1.0×	101 0.2×	107	5.4k
Håkan Johansson Sweden	24	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	113 0.1×	324 0.7×	25 0.1×	96	5.6k
Jim McGuigan United Kingdom	33	1.5k 0.7×	86 0.1×	578 0.6×	601 1.2×	187 0.4×	89	3.0k
Elizabeth Garrett United States	28	563 0.2×	454 0.4×	334 0.3×	119 0.2×	18 0.0×	82	3.4k
David K. Whynes United Kingdom	31	330 0.1×	979 0.9×	413 0.4×	199 0.4×	31 0.1×	151	3.4k
Allison James United States	56	1.4k 0.6×	172 0.2×	710 0.7×	1.8k 3.7×	30 0.1×	271	14.6k
Matthew Watson United Kingdom	25	335 0.1×	420 0.4×	642 0.6×	455 0.9×	166 0.3×	122	2.5k
Jason Smith United Kingdom	25	1.1k 0.5×	740 0.7×	184 0.2×	109 0.2×	63 0.1×	57	2.1k
Jenny Morris United Kingdom	34	374 0.2×	341 0.3×	133 0.1×	961 2.0×	108 0.2×	106	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claude E. Welch

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Welch, Claude E.. (2001). Structural adjustment programs and poverty reduction strategy. VTechWorks (Virginia Tech). 5 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1995). The Ogoni and Self-Determination: Increasing Violence in Nigeria. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 33(4). 635–650. 43 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1991). The Organisation of African Unity and the Promotion of Human Rights. The Journal of Modern African Studies. 29(4). 535–555. 7 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1989). Back to basics. The American Journal of Surgery. 157(1). 6–12. 2 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1986). Ethnic factors in African armies. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 9(3). 321–333. 8 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E., et al.. (1986). A Thousand Operations for Ulcer Disease. Annals of Surgery. 204(4). 454–467. 56 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1984). Military Rule, Rural Perspectives, and Development Administration in Africa. 18. 17–26. 1 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1977). Peasants as a Focus in African Studies. African Studies Review. 20(3). 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1972). Protestant thought in the nineteenth century. Yale University Press eBooks. 26 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1970). The development of proctology in the massachusetts general hospital. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 13(2). 147–153. 2 indexed citations

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Gailey, Harry A. & Claude E. Welch. (1967). Dream of Unity: Pan-Africanism and Political Unification in West Africa. The American Historical Review. 72(2). 657–657. 33 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1966). Therapy for Multinodular Goiter. JAMA. 195(5). 339–339. 10 indexed citations

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Behringer, Glenn E. & Claude E. Welch. (1965). Polypoid Lesions of the Colon. Postgraduate Medicine. 38(3). 301–305. 6 indexed citations

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Egbert, Lawrence D., George E. Battit, Claude E. Welch, & Marshall K. Bartlett. (1964). Reduction of Postoperative Pain by Encouragement and Instruction of Patients. New England Journal of Medicine. 270(16). 825–827. 811 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burke, John F., Henning Pontoppidan, & Claude E. Welch. (1963). High Output Respiratory Failure. Annals of Surgery. 158(4). 581–595. 76 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1963). Constitutional Confusion in Swaziland. Africa report. 8(4).

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Welch, Claude E.. (1961). Gastrostomy. The American Journal of Surgery. 101(3). 279–283. 4 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1960). Abdominal Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine. 263(20). 1005–1012. 2 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E., Søren Kierkegaard, & Walter Lowrie. (1957). On Authority and Revelation.. The Philosophical Review. 66(4). 566–566. 12 indexed citations

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Welch, Claude E.. (1955). The problem of diverticulitis; surgical management.. PubMed. 83(6). 405–9. 1 indexed citations

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