D. A. Lang

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

D. A. Lang is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. A. Lang has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Neurology and 13 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in D. A. Lang's work include Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (14 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (10 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (7 papers). D. A. Lang is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (14 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (10 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (7 papers). D. A. Lang collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. D. A. Lang's co-authors include G. Neil‐Dwyer, Graham M. Teasdale, R D Illingworth, Gordon Murray, R. J. Nelson, P. R. D. Humphrey, Patricia Richards, M. D. M. Shaw, P M Foy and John D. Pickard and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of neurosurgery, BMC Cancer and Journal of Surgical Research.

In The Last Decade

D. A. Lang

34 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Effect of oral nimodipine on cerebral infarction and outcome after subarachnoid haemorrhage: British aneurysm nimodipine trial.

1989 770 citations John D. Pickard, Gordon Murray et al. BMJ profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. A. Lang United Kingdom	18	1.1k	443	345	162	156	34	1.5k
Felix Durity Canada	20	645 0.6×	332 0.7×	344 1.0×	84 0.5×	195 1.3×	41	1.1k
P M Foy United Kingdom	18	964 0.9×	209 0.5×	269 0.8×	186 1.1×	279 1.8×	29	1.8k
Geoffrey Appelboom United States	21	731 0.7×	317 0.7×	198 0.6×	148 0.9×	158 1.0×	43	1.2k
Takatoshi Sorimachi Japan	19	910 0.9×	455 1.0×	128 0.4×	253 1.6×	157 1.0×	103	1.2k
Mark J. Kotapka United States	14	622 0.6×	532 1.2×	430 1.2×	99 0.6×	126 0.8×	20	1.2k
Yoshio Miyasaka Japan	22	1.4k 1.3×	216 0.5×	300 0.9×	270 1.7×	149 1.0×	107	1.8k
Jean Guérin France	17	440 0.4×	419 0.9×	348 1.0×	345 2.1×	81 0.5×	50	1.1k
Shoichiro Ishihara Japan	18	530 0.5×	252 0.6×	155 0.4×	218 1.3×	201 1.3×	115	1.1k
Stéphane Derrey France	23	839 0.8×	225 0.5×	218 0.6×	184 1.1×	215 1.4×	98	1.3k
Kenzoh Yada Japan	21	841 0.8×	292 0.7×	291 0.8×	90 0.6×	186 1.2×	47	1.3k

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Honeybul, Stephen, D. A. Lang, & Daniel J. Howard. (2006). Group B streptococcal cervical osteomyelitis in a neonate. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 13(5). 607–612. 3 indexed citations

Neil‐Dwyer, G., D. A. Lang, & Tomasz Trojanowski. (2004). Neurosurgical training programme director position and responsibilities. PubMed. 90. 13–16. 8 indexed citations

Pritchard, Colin, et al.. (2004). Psycho-socio-economic outcomes in acoustic neuroma patients and their carers related to tumour size. Clinical Otolaryngology. 29(4). 324–330. 25 indexed citations

Lang, D. A., et al.. (2001). Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation: Augmentation of Cerebral Blood Flow after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage. Acta Neurochirurgica. 143(2). 115–123. 20 indexed citations

Honeybul, Stephen, G. Neil‐Dwyer, D. A. Lang, B.T. Evans, & D. W. Ellison. (2001). Sphenoid Wing Meningioma en Plaque: A Clinical Review. Acta Neurochirurgica. 143(8). 749–758. 67 indexed citations

Neil‐Dwyer, G., T.R.K. Varma, & D. A. Lang. (2001). Mechanisms to Improve Teamworking in Neurosurgery. Acta neurochirurgica. Supplementum. 78. 135–138. 2 indexed citations

Neil‐Dwyer, G., D. A. Lang, & Alyson Davis. (2000). Outcome from Complex Neurosurgery: An Evidence Based Approach. Acta Neurochirurgica. 142(4). 367–371. 22 indexed citations

Lang, D. A., G. Neil‐Dwyer, B.T. Evans, & Stephen Honeybul. (1998). Craniofacial Access in Children. Acta Neurochirurgica. 140(1). 33–40. 20 indexed citations

Honeybul, Stephen, B.T. Evans, & D. A. Lang. (1997). The transzygomatic approach: an anatomical study. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 35(5). 334–340. 24 indexed citations

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Neil‐Dwyer, G. & D. A. Lang. (1997). Can We Define or Measure Manual Skills in Surgical Training?. PubMed. 69. 27–29. 2 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A., et al.. (1996). Subarachnoid haemorrhage in a child from an aneurysm of a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 10(6). 607–611. 15 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A., et al.. (1996). Cranial fasciitis of the orbit and maxilla: extensive resection and reconstruction. Child s Nervous System. 12(4). 218–221. 19 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A., G. Neil‐Dwyer, & B.T. Evans. (1994). A multidisciplinary approach to tumours involving the orbit: Orbital re-construction, a 3-dimensional concept. Acta Neurochirurgica. 128(1-4). 101–108. 3 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A., G. Neil‐Dwyer, & Fausto Iannotti. (1993). The suboccipital transcondylar approach to the clivus and cranio-cervical junction for ventrally placed pathology at and above the foramen magnum. Acta Neurochirurgica. 125(1-4). 132–137. 44 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A. & S Galbraith. (1993). The management outcome of patients with a ruptured posterior circulation aneurysm. Acta Neurochirurgica. 125(1-4). 9–14. 13 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A., Donald M. Hadley, Graham M. Teasdale, P. Macpherson, & E. Teasdale. (1991). Gadolinium DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in acute head injury. Acta Neurochirurgica. 109(1-2). 5–11. 19 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A., et al.. (1990). Isolation of Vibrio cholerae non-01 from a Somerset farmworker and his tropical fish tank. Journal of Infection. 20(1). 55–57. 6 indexed citations

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Lang, D. A., Donald M. Hadley, G. M. Teasdale, P. Macpherson, & E. Teasdale. (1990). Gadolinium-DTPA Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Human Head Injury. PubMed. 51. 293–295. 4 indexed citations

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Pickard, J. D., Gordon Murray, R D Illingworth, et al.. (1990). Oral nimodipine and cerebral ischaemia following subarachnoid haemorrhage. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 44(2). 66–67. 15 indexed citations

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Pickard, John D., Gordon Murray, R D Illingworth, et al.. (1989). Effect of oral nimodipine on cerebral infarction and outcome after subarachnoid haemorrhage: British aneurysm nimodipine trial.. BMJ. 298(6674). 636–642. 770 indexed citations breakdown →

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