David Cheong

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

David Cheong is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Cheong has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Surgery, 27 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 12 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in David Cheong's work include Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (27 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (10 papers). David Cheong is often cited by papers focused on Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (27 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (10 papers). David Cheong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Singapore. David Cheong's co-authors include G. Douglas Letson, Eric R. Henderson, Odion Binitie, German A. Marulanda, John Groundland, Pietro Ruggieri, Elisa Pala, H. Thomas Temple, Douglas Letson and Mario Mercuri and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

David Cheong

56 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Failure Mode Classification for Tumor Endoprostheses: Ret... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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. Failure Mode Classification for Tumor Endoprostheses: Retrospective Review of Five Institutions and a Literature Review
    2011 481 citations Eric R. Henderson, John Groundland et al. Journal of Bone and Joint 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
David Cheong United States 18 884 861 379 322 151 64 1.5k
Giovanni Beltrami Italy 24 843 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 763 2.0× 277 0.9× 250 1.7× 82 1.9k
Dimosthenis Andreou Germany 19 475 0.5× 689 0.8× 339 0.9× 251 0.8× 78 0.5× 81 1.1k
Lawrence R. Menendez United States 23 910 1.0× 1.2k 1.4× 661 1.7× 420 1.3× 158 1.0× 64 2.0k
Éric Mascard France 17 496 0.6× 611 0.7× 420 1.1× 118 0.4× 156 1.0× 59 1.0k
Stefano Galletti Italy 17 476 0.5× 474 0.6× 466 1.2× 188 0.6× 142 0.9× 54 1.2k
A. Ferruzzi Italy 21 664 0.8× 492 0.6× 700 1.8× 247 0.8× 71 0.5× 40 1.3k
Sinchun Hwang United States 19 296 0.3× 653 0.8× 481 1.3× 221 0.7× 58 0.4× 70 1.2k
Per‐Ulf Tunn Germany 22 449 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 605 1.6× 335 1.0× 59 0.4× 73 1.4k
Richard W. Nicholas United States 18 519 0.6× 507 0.6× 341 0.9× 607 1.9× 123 0.8× 47 1.7k
A. H. M. Taminiau Netherlands 21 528 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 902 2.4× 363 1.1× 102 0.7× 29 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by David Cheong

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Cheong

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Cheong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Cheong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Cheong based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Cheong. David Cheong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kuo, Wen‐Ling, et al.. (2025). Oncoplastic Entirely Robot-Assisted Approach: Incorporating Robotic Surgery in Both Mastectomy and DIEP Flap Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 156(4). 451e–460e. 1 indexed citations
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Cheong, David, et al.. (2025). Technical Pearls for Breast Reconstruction in Low BMI Asian Women With the Profunda Artery Perforator Flap. Microsurgery. 45(1). e70009–e70009.
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Chang, Tommy Nai‐Jen, Jing Lu, David Cheong, et al.. (2025). Breast neurotization along with breast reconstruction after nipple sparing mastectomy enhances quality of life and reduces denervation symptoms in patient-reported outcome: a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Surgery. 111(5). 3235–3247. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Bong‐Sung, Wen‐Ling Kuo, Keng-Hao Liu, et al.. (2023). Novel Port Placement in Robot-Assisted DIEP Flap Harvest Improves Visibility and Bilateral DIEP Access: Early Controlled Cohort Study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 152(4). 590e–595e. 13 indexed citations
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Cheong, David, et al.. (2023). Microsurgical Reconstruction of Extensive Lower Lip Defects. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 90(1). S68–S74. 2 indexed citations
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Hsiao, Hui‐Yi, W C Hsieh, Jiawei Liu, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Negative Pressure on Wound Healing and Regeneration in Closed Incisions under High Tension: Evidence from Animal Studies and Clinical Experience. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(1). 106–106. 4 indexed citations
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Su, Chun-Lin, et al.. (2021). Direct-to-implant breast reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy: predictive factors of adverse surgical outcomes in Asian patients. Archives of Plastic Surgery. 48(5). 483–493. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Jung‐Ju, et al.. (2021). Robotic-assisted nipple-sparing mastectomy followed by immediate microsurgical free flap reconstruction: Feasibility and aesthetic results – Case series. International Journal of Surgery. 95. 106143–106143. 21 indexed citations
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Palumbo, Brian T., Eric R. Henderson, Justin Rizer, Douglas Letson, & David Cheong. (2017). Computer navigation and distal femoral reconstruction in the oncologic patient. Journal of Orthopaedics. 14(2). 257–263. 4 indexed citations
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Binitie, Odion, et al.. (2016). Do Surgical Margins Affect Local Recurrence and Survival in Extremity, Nonmetastatic, High-grade Osteosarcoma?. PMC.
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Palumbo, Brian T., et al.. (2014). Biomechanical analysis of impending femoral neck fractures: The role of percutaneous cement augmentation for osteolytic lesions. Clinical Biomechanics. 29(3). 289–295. 21 indexed citations
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Finkelstein, Steven E., Cristina Iclozan, Marilyn M. Bui, et al.. (2011). Combination of External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) With Intratumoral Injection of Dendritic Cells as Neo-Adjuvant Treatment of High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 82(2). 924–932. 101 indexed citations
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Parsons, Colin M., José M. Pimiento, David Cheong, et al.. (2011). The role of radical amputations for extremity tumors: A single institution experience and review of the literature. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 105(2). 149–155. 24 indexed citations
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Henderson, Eric R., John Groundland, Elisa Pala, et al.. (2011). Failure Mode Classification for Tumor Endoprostheses: Retrospective Review of Five Institutions and a Literature Review. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 93(5). 418–429. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marulanda, German A., Eric R. Henderson, David Cheong, & Douglas Letson. (2010). Proximal and Total Humerus Reconstruction With the Use of an Aortograft Mesh. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 468(11). 2896–2903. 37 indexed citations
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Bui, Marilyn M., et al.. (2008). Practical Issues of Intraoperative Frozen Section Diagnosis of Bone and Soft Tissue Lesions. Cancer Control. 15(1). 7–12. 37 indexed citations
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Marulanda, German A., Eric R. Henderson, David A. Johnson, G. Douglas Letson, & David Cheong. (2008). Orthopedic Surgery Options for the Treatment of Primary Osteosarcoma. Cancer Control. 15(1). 13–20. 88 indexed citations

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