Daniel T. Ruan

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Daniel T. Ruan is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel T. Ruan has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Surgery, 22 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 15 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Daniel T. Ruan's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (17 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (15 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (7 papers). Daniel T. Ruan is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (17 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (15 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (7 papers). Daniel T. Ruan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Daniel T. Ruan's co-authors include Francis D. Moore, Edward E. Whang, James A. Lee, Chi‐Iou Lin, Jacob Moalem, Atul A. Gawande, Tracy Wang, Shonni J. Silverberg, Carmen C. Solórzano and Janice L. Pasieka and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Daniel T. Ruan

59 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Definitive Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism

2016 770 citations Daniel T. Ruan, James A. Lee et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel T. Ruan United States	29	1.3k	985	911	764	626	62	3.1k
Takahiro Okamoto Japan	34	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	413 0.5×	997 1.3×	695 1.1×	194	3.9k
Rasa Zarnegar United States	33	2.0k 1.6×	2.4k 2.4×	337 0.4×	794 1.0×	506 0.8×	158	3.8k
Kazuharu Uchida Japan	30	1.6k 1.2×	263 0.3×	1.6k 1.8×	443 0.6×	402 0.6×	191	3.9k
Insoo Suh United States	27	1.5k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	642 0.7×	388 0.5×	232 0.4×	108	2.5k
Fernand Mac–Moune Lai Hong Kong	35	549 0.4×	144 0.1×	1.5k 1.6×	463 0.6×	835 1.3×	98	3.5k
David Cuthbertson United States	35	1.2k 0.9×	910 0.9×	196 0.2×	150 0.2×	403 0.6×	114	3.5k
Michael A. Bolognese United States	39	2.1k 1.7×	511 0.5×	598 0.7×	4.8k 6.3×	3.8k 6.0×	70	8.6k
Scott A. Hundahl United States	24	3.3k 2.6×	1.7k 1.8×	325 0.4×	1.7k 2.2×	663 1.1×	42	7.4k
Masayuki Yamanouchi Japan	23	271 0.2×	284 0.3×	1.0k 1.1×	167 0.2×	449 0.7×	195	2.1k
Chisato Tomoda Japan	36	2.7k 2.1×	3.9k 3.9×	73 0.1×	654 0.9×	719 1.1×	110	4.9k

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Liu, Yang, et al.. (2025). Characterization of Volatile Substances in Pu-erh Tea (Raw Tea) at Different Storage Times. Foods. 14(5). 840–840. 1 indexed citations

Kelly, Kristin N., et al.. (2018). Have Recent Modifications of Operating Room Attire Policies Decreased Surgical Site Infections? An American College of Surgeons NSQIP Review of 6,517 Patients. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 226(5). 804–813. 32 indexed citations

Pitt, Susan C., Matthew A. Nehs, Atul A. Gawande, et al.. (2016). Identification of Novel Oncogenic Mutations in Thyroid Cancer. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 222(6). 1036–1043e2. 20 indexed citations

Sullivan, Michael C., Paul H. Graham, Erik K. Alexander, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of Contralateral Tumors in Patients with Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 224(6). 1021–1027. 10 indexed citations

Chew, Chen Li, Andrea Lunardi, Federico Gulluni, et al.. (2015). In Vivo Role of INPP4B in Tumor and Metastasis Suppression through Regulation of PI3K–AKT Signaling at Endosomes. Cancer Discovery. 5(7). 740–751. 72 indexed citations

Madani, Amin, Yusuke Watanabe, Melina C. Vassiliou, et al.. (2015). Defining competencies for safe thyroidectomy: An international Delphi consensus. Surgery. 159(1). 86–101. 19 indexed citations

Aschebrook‐Kilfoy, Briseis, Benjamin C. James, Sapna Nagar, et al.. (2015). Risk Factors for Decreased Quality of Life in Thyroid Cancer Survivors: Initial Findings from the North American Thyroid Cancer Survivorship Study. Thyroid. 25(12). 1313–1321. 117 indexed citations

Wagle, Nikhil, Brian C. Grabiner, Eliezer M. Van Allen, et al.. (2014). Response and Acquired Resistance to Everolimus in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 371(15). 1426–1433. 234 indexed citations

Lin, Chi‐Iou, Edward E. Whang, Jacob Moalem, & Daniel T. Ruan. (2012). Strategic combination therapy overcomes tyrosine kinase coactivation in adrenocortical carcinoma. Surgery. 152(6). 1045–1050. 11 indexed citations

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Lin, Chi‐Iou, Edward E. Whang, Jochen H. Lorch, & Daniel T. Ruan. (2012). Autophagic activation potentiates the antiproliferative effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in medullary thyroid cancer. Surgery. 152(6). 1142–1149. 36 indexed citations

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Moalem, Jacob, Elham Khanafshar, Daniel T. Ruan, et al.. (2011). Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer Misdiagnosed as Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Thyroid. 21(3). 319–323. 4 indexed citations

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Nehs, Matthew A. & Daniel T. Ruan. (2011). Minimally invasive adrenal surgery: an update. Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity. 18(3). 193–197. 22 indexed citations

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Glocker, Roan J., et al.. (2011). Adrenal artery aneurysm encountered during laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 54(1). 216–218. 3 indexed citations

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Yip, Dana, Maria Hassan, Kalliopi Pazaitou‐Panayiotou, et al.. (2011). Preoperative basal calcitonin and tumor stage correlate with postoperative calcitonin normalization in patients undergoing initial surgical management of medullary thyroid carcinoma. Surgery. 150(6). 1168–1177. 55 indexed citations

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Lin, Chi‐Iou, Justine A. Barletta, Matthew A. Nehs, et al.. (2011). Thyroid-specific knockout of the tumor suppressor mitogen-inducible gene 6 activates epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathways and suppresses nuclear factor-κB activity. Surgery. 150(6). 1295–1302. 6 indexed citations

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Lin, Chi‐Iou, Edward E. Whang, David B. Donner, et al.. (2010). Autophagy Induction with RAD001 Enhances Chemosensitivity and Radiosensitivity through Met Inhibition in Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 8(9). 1217–1226. 95 indexed citations

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Shen, Wen T., et al.. (2010). Central neck lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid cancer: The reliability of surgeon judgment in predicting which patients will benefit. Surgery. 148(2). 398–403. 78 indexed citations

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Lin, Chi‐Iou, Edward E. Whang, David B. Donner, et al.. (2009). Galectin-3 Targeted Therapy with a Small Molecule Inhibitor Activates Apoptosis and Enhances Both Chemosensitivity and Radiosensitivity in Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Molecular Cancer Research. 7(10). 1655–1662. 55 indexed citations

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Moalem, Jacob, Peter Salzman, Daniel T. Ruan, et al.. (2009). Should All Duty Hours Be the Same? Results of a National Survey of Surgical Trainees. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 209(1). 47–54.e2. 26 indexed citations

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Ruan, Daniel T. & Robert S. Warren. (2004). Palliative techniques for hepatic cancer. Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America. 13(3). 505–516. 2 indexed citations

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