D. Blöch

183.3k total citations · 12 hit papers
238 papers, 41.2k citations indexed

About

D. Blöch is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Blöch has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 41.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Rheumatology, 37 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 31 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in D. Blöch's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (24 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (17 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (17 papers). D. Blöch is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (24 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (17 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (17 papers). D. Blöch collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. D. Blöch's co-authors include Gene G. Hunder, Dennis J. McShane, James F. Fries, Steven M. Edworthy, Donald M. Mitchell, Thomas A. Medsger, John T. Sharp, David H. Neustadt, Frank C. Arnett and Stephen R. Kaplan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Physical Review Letters and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

D. Blöch

232 papers receiving 39.5k citations

Hit Papers

The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 1990 1990 1990 1990 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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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.

  1. The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
    1988 17.0k citations Steven M. Edworthy, D. Blöch et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  2. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of giant cell arteritis
    1990 1.7k citations Gene G. Hunder, D. Blöch et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  3. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of takayasu arteritis
    1990 1.5k citations William P. Arend, Beat A. Michel et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  4. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of churg‐strauss syndrome (allergic granulomatosis and angiitis)
    1990 1.5k citations Alfonse T. Masi, Gene G. Hunder et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  5. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of wegener's granulomatosis
    1990 1.4k citations Randi Y. Leavitt, Anthony S. Fauci et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  6. The mortality of rheumatoid arthritis
    1994 1.1k citations John Sibley, James F. Fries et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  7. A simple method of sample size calculation for linear and logistic regression
    1998 793 citations D. Blöch et al. profile →
  8. The American college of rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of polyarteritis nodosa
    1990 732 citations Robert W. Lightfoot, Beat A. Michel et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  9. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of henoch‐schönlein purpura
    1990 568 citations Joseph L. Mills, Beat A. Michel et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  10. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of vasculitis: Introduction
    1990 435 citations Gene G. Hunder, William P. Arend et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  11. The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of vasculitis: Summary
    1990 417 citations James F. Fries, Gene G. Hunder et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  12. Positive Surgical Margin and Perioperative Complication Rates of Primary Surgical Treatments for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Retropubic, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Prostatectomy
    2012 361 citations D. Blöch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Blöch United States 74 21.1k 10.9k 5.4k 5.2k 4.5k 238 41.2k
James F. Fries United States 79 34.9k 1.7× 5.0k 0.5× 5.9k 1.1× 11.8k 2.3× 8.6k 1.9× 249 60.5k
T. Huizinga Netherlands 113 28.4k 1.3× 2.0k 0.2× 3.0k 0.5× 14.7k 2.9× 6.9k 1.5× 1.1k 49.4k
Michael E. Weinblatt United States 82 17.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.2× 1.6k 0.3× 7.4k 1.4× 7.9k 1.8× 381 33.9k
William D. Travis United States 122 4.4k 0.2× 34.4k 3.2× 6.5k 1.2× 3.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 546 56.6k
Aeilko H. Zwinderman Netherlands 102 3.3k 0.2× 7.3k 0.7× 10.2k 1.9× 2.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.4× 669 41.7k
Paul Emery United Kingdom 123 45.9k 2.2× 2.7k 0.3× 5.4k 1.0× 18.2k 3.5× 17.3k 3.8× 1.0k 67.0k
Michael McDermott United States 91 2.6k 0.1× 3.7k 0.3× 3.2k 0.6× 5.6k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 630 33.4k
Richard J. Cook Canada 85 4.0k 0.2× 4.1k 0.4× 3.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 3.7k 0.8× 619 27.7k
Robert S. Schwartz United States 103 2.2k 0.1× 4.9k 0.5× 10.0k 1.8× 5.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 620 36.9k
David Zurakowski United States 110 3.6k 0.2× 6.9k 0.6× 23.5k 4.4× 1.5k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 1.2k 51.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Blöch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Meier, R., D. Blöch, C. Cotrutz, et al.. (2018). Multicenter Trial of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Low- and Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: Survival and Toxicity Endpoints. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 102(2). 296–303. 79 indexed citations
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Gibson, Rosemary M., Enrico Bergamaschi, Markus Berges, et al.. (2010). Strategies for Assessing Occupational Health Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials. 2 indexed citations
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Popat, Rita A., Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Caroline M. Tanner, et al.. (2006). Effect of Reproductive Factors and Postmenopausal Hormone Use on the Risk of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neuroepidemiology. 27(3). 117–121. 24 indexed citations
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Zarins, Christopher K., Tami Crabtree, D. Blöch, et al.. (2006). Endovascular aneurysm repair at 5 years: does aneurysm diameter predict outcome?. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 44(5). 920–930. 106 indexed citations
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Elkashef, Ahmed, Tyson H. Holmes, D. Blöch, et al.. (2005). Retrospective analyses of pooled data from CREST I and CREST II trials for treatment of cocaine dependence. Addiction. 100(s1). 91–101. 29 indexed citations
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Blöch, D., et al.. (2004). A Statistical Deterministic Implied VolatilityModel. WIT transactions on modelling and simulation. 38. 5 indexed citations
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Raynauld, J.-P., G. Beaudoin, Marie-Josée Berthiaume, et al.. (2003). Reliability of a quantification imaging system using magnetic resonance images to measure cartilage thickness and volume in human normal and osteoarthritic knees. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 11(5). 351–360. 120 indexed citations
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Robinson, Terry E., Ann N. Leung, William H. Northway, et al.. (2003). Composite Spirometric–Computed Tomography Outcome Measure in Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(5). 588–593. 65 indexed citations
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Rose, Jessica, et al.. (2002). Postural balance in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 44(1). 58–58. 150 indexed citations
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Raynauld, J. P., G. Beaudoin, Marie-Josée Berthiaume, et al.. (2001). Knee osteoarthritis progression evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging and a novel quantification software tool. 32(9). 1737–9. 8 indexed citations
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Chitkara, Usha, Lisa Lee, Yasser Y. El‐Sayed, et al.. (2000). Ultrasonographic ear length measurement in normal second- and third-trimester fetuses. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 183(1). 230–234. 15 indexed citations
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Matteson, Eric L., Kenneth N. Gold, D. Blöch, & Gene G. Hunder. (1996). Long-term survival of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis from the American College of Rheumatology Wegener's granulomatosis classification criteria cohort. The American Journal of Medicine. 101(2). 129–134. 100 indexed citations
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Williams, Catherine A., D. Blöch, John Sibley, et al.. (1996). Lymphoma and Luekemia in Rheumatoid Arthritis. JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2(2). 64–72. 20 indexed citations
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Terr, Lenore C., et al.. (1996). Children's memories in the wake of Challenger. American Journal of Psychiatry. 153(5). 618–625. 28 indexed citations
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Clarke, Ann E., D. Blöch, Thomas A. Medsger, & Chester V. Oddis. (1995). A longitudinal study of functional disability in a national cohort of patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 38(9). 1218–1224. 69 indexed citations
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Fries, James F., Catherine A. Williams, Dena Rosen Ramey, & D. Blöch. (1993). The relative toxicity of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 36(3). 297–306. 134 indexed citations
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Oriá, Marcos, D. Blöch, Martine Chevrollier, M. Fichet, & M. Ducloy. (1992). Reflection spectroscopy of an atomic vapour. Brazilian Journal of Physics. 22(1). 15–19. 2 indexed citations
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Fries, James F., Catherine A. Williams, D. Blöch, & Beat A. Michel. (1991). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-associated gastropathy: Incidence and risk factor models. The American Journal of Medicine. 91(3). 213–222. 286 indexed citations
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Mills, Joseph L., Beat A. Michel, D. Blöch, et al.. (1990). The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of henoch‐schönlein purpura. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 33(8). 1114–1121. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blöch, D. & Lincoln E. Moses. (1988). Nonoptimally Weighted Least Squares. The American Statistician. 42(1). 50–53. 21 indexed citations

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