Cormac Small

685 total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 418 citations indexed

About

Cormac Small is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Cormac Small has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 418 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Cormac Small's work include Management of metastatic bone disease (7 papers), Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (5 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers). Cormac Small is often cited by papers focused on Management of metastatic bone disease (7 papers), Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (5 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers). Cormac Small collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Cormac Small's co-authors include Helen Laycock, Nadeem Pervez, Imelda Parker, Paul Kelly, P. Thirion, Dayle Hacking, B. G. Fallone, Conor D. Collins, Colin Field and Sunita Ghosh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, British Journal of Cancer and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Cormac Small

21 papers receiving 410 citations

Hit Papers

Acute postoperative pain management 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150
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.

  1. Acute postoperative pain management
    2020 185 citations Cormac Small, Helen Laycock British journal of surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cormac Small Ireland 11 262 133 82 66 60 23 418
T. Schneider Netherlands 9 244 0.9× 196 1.5× 36 0.4× 110 1.7× 9 0.1× 14 541
Syed S. Razi United States 12 173 0.7× 301 2.3× 66 0.8× 9 0.1× 13 0.2× 43 470
Andrea Kirou-Mauro Canada 7 122 0.5× 138 1.0× 67 0.8× 11 0.2× 39 0.7× 9 318
Nükhet Sivrikoz Türkiye 10 159 0.6× 57 0.4× 119 1.5× 4 0.1× 27 0.5× 31 287
Federico Piccioni Italy 14 346 1.3× 157 1.2× 233 2.8× 2 0.0× 41 0.7× 55 606
Katarina Bodén Sweden 9 112 0.4× 214 1.6× 119 1.5× 5 0.1× 13 0.2× 11 524
Federico Tacconi Italy 14 338 1.3× 645 4.8× 484 5.9× 5 0.1× 24 0.4× 51 950
B Panning Germany 11 225 0.9× 102 0.8× 119 1.5× 2 0.0× 18 0.3× 37 447
A S Soorae United Kingdom 9 229 0.9× 192 1.4× 69 0.8× 2 0.0× 60 1.0× 17 392
Aisling Snow Ireland 11 133 0.5× 157 1.2× 17 0.2× 3 0.0× 10 0.2× 26 409

Countries citing papers authored by Cormac Small

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Fields of papers citing papers by Cormac Small

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cormac Small

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All Works

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Murphy, Louise B., Brendan McClean, C. Faul, et al.. (2022). A National Cyberattack Affecting Radiation Therapy: The Irish Experience. Advances in Radiation Oncology. 7(5). 100914–100914. 7 indexed citations
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Dunne, Mary, Orla McArdle, Cormac Small, et al.. (2022). Efficacy and toxicity of primary re-irradiation for malignant spinal cord compression based on radiobiological modelling: a phase II clinical trial. British Journal of Cancer. 128(4). 576–585. 2 indexed citations
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Yeung, Joyce & Cormac Small. (2021). Impact of regional analgesia in surgery. British journal of surgery. 108(9). 1009–1010. 1 indexed citations
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Thirion, P., Mary Dunne, Imelda Parker, et al.. (2020). CTRIAL-IE (ICORG) 07-11: Phase II Trial Evaluating Radiobiological Based Reirradiation Strategy for Patients with Malignant Spinal Cord Compression. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 108(3). S33–S34. 2 indexed citations
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Small, Cormac & Helen Laycock. (2020). Acute postoperative pain management. British journal of surgery. 107(2). e70–e80. 185 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thirion, P., Mary Dunne, Paul Kelly, et al.. (2020). Non-inferiority randomised phase 3 trial comparing two radiation schedules (single vs. five fractions) in malignant spinal cord compression. British Journal of Cancer. 122(9). 1315–1323. 21 indexed citations
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Small, Cormac, et al.. (2019). The role of tumour volume as a prognostic factor in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with definitive radiotherapy. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice. 18(3). 218–224. 1 indexed citations
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Armstrong, John G., P. Thirion, Mary Dunne, et al.. (2018). Cancer Trials Ireland (ICORG) 06-34: A multi-centre clinical trial using three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy to reduce the toxicity of palliative radiation for lung cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 127(2). 253–258. 11 indexed citations
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Kavanagh, Dara O., Joseph D. Martin, Cormac Small, et al.. (2015). The curative management of synchronous rectal and prostate cancer. British Journal of Radiology. 89(1057). 20150292–20150292. 13 indexed citations
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Thirion, P., Lydia O’Sullivan, Cormac Small, et al.. (2014). ICORG 05-03: Prospective Randomized Non-Inferiority Phase 3 Trial Comparing Two Radiation Schedules in Malignant Spinal Cord Compression not Proceeding with Surgical Decompression. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 90(5). 1263–1264. 21 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Lydia, Orla McArdle, J. Kenny, et al.. (2013). A prospective study of patients with impending spinal cord compression treated with palliative radiotherapy alone. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice. 12(3). 218–225. 1 indexed citations
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Pervez, Nadeem, Cormac Small, M. Mackenzie, et al.. (2009). Acute Toxicity in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Androgen Suppression and Hypofractionated Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 76(1). 57–64. 44 indexed citations
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Roa, Wilson, James Z. Xing, Cormac Small, et al.. (2009). Current developments in the radiotherapy approach to elderly and frail patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy. 9(11). 1643–1650. 10 indexed citations
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Joseph, Kurian, Alasdair Syme, Cormac Small, et al.. (2009). A treatment planning study comparing helical tomotherapy with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for the treatment of anal cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 94(1). 60–66. 29 indexed citations
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Aherne, Noel J., Cormac Small, G. McVey, David Fitzpatrick, & John G. Armstrong. (2008). Abnormal hCG levels in a patient with treated stage I seminoma: a diagnostic dilemma. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 6(1). 68–68. 2 indexed citations

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