David Waller

24.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
280 papers, 15.2k citations indexed

About

David Waller is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David Waller has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 15.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 40 papers in Surgery and 29 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in David Waller's work include Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (103 papers), Occupational and environmental lung diseases (63 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers). David Waller is often cited by papers focused on Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (103 papers), Occupational and environmental lung diseases (63 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers). David Waller collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. David Waller's co-authors include John Edwards, Suresh Senan, Keith M. Kerr, Johan Vansteenkiste, Pieter E. Postmus, Matthijs Oudkerk, Solange Peters, Carles Escriu, Antonio E. Martin-Ucar and Bernward Passlick and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

David Waller

268 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

Lung Adjuvant Cisplatin Evaluation: A Pooled Analysis by ... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2008 2017 2015 2014 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Lung Adjuvant Cisplatin Evaluation: A Pooled Analysis by the LACE Collaborative Group
    2008 1.8k citations David Waller et al. profile →
  2. Early and locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
    2017 1.5k citations Suresh Senan, David Waller et al. profile →
  3. British Thoracic Society guidelines for the investigation and management of pulmonary nodules: accredited by NICE
    2015 604 citations David Waller et al. profile →
  4. Revised ESTS guidelines for preoperative mediastinal lymph node staging for non-small-cell lung cancer
    2014 521 citations David Waller et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery profile →
  5. ESTS guidelines for intraoperative lymph node staging in non-small cell lung cancer☆
    2006 512 citations David Waller et al. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery profile →
  6. Extra-pleural pneumonectomy versus no extra-pleural pneumonectomy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: clinical outcomes of the Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery (MARS) randomised feasibility study
    2011 449 citations Tom Treasure, Loı̈c Lang-Lazdunski et al. profile →
  7. Guidelines of the European Respiratory Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons for the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
    2009 420 citations David Waller et al. European Respiratory Journal 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 Waller United Kingdom 57 9.7k 2.6k 2.1k 2.1k 1.3k 280 15.2k
Namkug Kim South Korea 55 2.9k 0.3× 718 0.3× 4.6k 2.2× 1.3k 0.6× 187 0.1× 412 10.9k
E. Sander Connolly United States 76 4.2k 0.4× 338 0.1× 831 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 55 0.0× 499 26.5k
Takeshi Kubo Japan 53 1.9k 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 984 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 18 0.0× 594 12.8k
Amit Gefen Israel 56 1.4k 0.1× 1.2k 0.5× 549 0.3× 2.9k 1.4× 109 0.1× 360 14.4k
Jacob Rosenberg Denmark 74 3.5k 0.4× 4.7k 1.8× 456 0.2× 15.3k 7.3× 20 0.0× 835 23.6k
Michael Häfner Germany 33 770 0.1× 1.3k 0.5× 588 0.3× 912 0.4× 353 0.3× 180 5.0k
Elizabeth A. Krupinski United States 57 1.8k 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 4.7k 2.2× 866 0.4× 24 0.0× 438 11.5k
Lonnie K. Zeltzer United States 74 1.2k 0.1× 1.3k 0.5× 164 0.1× 1000 0.5× 73 0.1× 340 17.5k
Karen Li Hong Kong 45 1.0k 0.1× 857 0.3× 159 0.1× 584 0.3× 69 0.1× 195 7.3k
Valentin Rousson Switzerland 51 1.5k 0.2× 730 0.3× 345 0.2× 2.0k 0.9× 119 0.1× 238 9.9k

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All Works

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Santhirakumaran, Gowthanan, et al.. (2025). Objective Assessment of Ergonomics and Performance of Thoracic Surgeons During Real-Life Anatomical Robotic Pulmonary Resections. Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 40(8).
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Waller, David, et al.. (2024). Lung volume reduction surgery: a micro-costing analysis from a national tertiary referral centre. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 65(6).
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Cui, Huxing, Brittany L. Mason, Shizhong Han, et al.. (2013). Eating disorder predisposition is associated with ESRRA and HDAC4 mutations. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(11). 4706–4713. 59 indexed citations
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Bliss, Judith M., Gill Coombes, Liz Darlison, et al.. (2011). The MARS feasibility trial: conclusions not supported by data reply. Pure Amsterdam UMC. 4 indexed citations
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Nakas, Apostolos, et al.. (2009). Video-assisted versus open pulmonary metastasectomy: the surgeon's finger or the radiologist's eye?☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 36(3). 469–474. 64 indexed citations
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Ohri, Chandra, et al.. (2008). Macrophages within NSCLC tumour islets are predominantly of a cytotoxic M1 phenotype associated with extended survival. European Respiratory Journal. 33(1). 118–126. 234 indexed citations
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Nakas, Apostolos, Antonio E. Martin-Ucar, John Edwards, & David Waller. (2007). Localised malignant pleural mesothelioma: a separate clinical entity requiring aggressive local surgery☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 33(2). 303–306. 13 indexed citations
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Fernández, Marı́a, et al.. (2005). Does a thoracic epidural confer any additional benefit following video-assisted thoracoscopic pleurectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax?. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 27(4). 671–674. 24 indexed citations
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Chetty, Govind, et al.. (2004). Experience with video-assisted surgery for suspected mediastinal tumours. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 30(7). 776–780. 18 indexed citations
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Waller, David, et al.. (2003). Postoperative pain detracts from early health status improvement seen after video-assisted thoracoscopic lung volume reduction surgery☆. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 24(4). 588–593. 10 indexed citations
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Stephens, RJ, Julia Brown, N.H. Gower, et al.. (2002). The big lung trial (BLT): Determining the value of cisplatin- based chemotherapy for all patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Preliminary results in the supportive care setting. UCL Discovery (University College London). 43 indexed citations
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Conacher, I.D., et al.. (1994). Video-assisted thoracoscopic placement of paravertebral catheters: a technique for postoperative analgesia for bilateral thoracoscopic surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 72(4). 462–464. 28 indexed citations
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Waller, David, et al.. (1994). Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy for spontaneous pneumothorax. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 58(2). 372–377. 196 indexed citations
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Stewart, Sunita M., et al.. (1991). Emotional adaptation in children after liver transplantation. The Journal of Pediatrics. 119(6). 880–887. 30 indexed citations
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Stewart, Sunita M., et al.. (1989). Mental and motor development, social competence, and growth one year after successful pediatric liver transplantation. The Journal of Pediatrics. 114(4). 574–581. 107 indexed citations
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Stewart, Sunita M., et al.. (1988). Mental Development and Growth in Children With Chronic Liver Disease of Early and Late Onset. PEDIATRICS. 82(2). 167–172. 56 indexed citations
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Ducore, Jonathan M., David Waller, Graham J. Emslie, & Salvatore Bertolone. (1983). Acute psychosis complicating induction therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 103(3). 477–480. 13 indexed citations

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