David Waterston

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

David Waterston is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Waterston has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Surgery, 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 26 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in David Waterston's work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (25 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (13 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (12 papers). David Waterston is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Heart Disease Studies (25 papers), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (13 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (12 papers). David Waterston collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. David Waterston's co-authors include Eoin Aberdeen, R.E. Bonham-Carter, Jaroslav Stark, Michael Tynan, J. Stark, Joy Lincoln, Roy L. Tawes, John C. German, A. R. Chrispin and Philip B. Deverall and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

David Waterston

50 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. $OElig;SOPHAGEAL ATRESIA: TRACHEO-$OElig;SOPHAGEAL FISTULA A Study of Survival in 218 Infants
    1962 274 citations David Waterston The Lancet 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 Waterston United Kingdom 24 1.2k 1.2k 753 279 167 50 1.8k
Thomas H. Burford United States 21 627 0.5× 440 0.4× 268 0.4× 214 0.8× 96 0.6× 46 1.1k
Eoin Aberdeen United Kingdom 23 737 0.6× 885 0.7× 782 1.0× 281 1.0× 90 0.5× 50 1.3k
Panagiotis N. Symbas United States 27 1.7k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 258 0.3× 384 1.4× 212 1.3× 88 2.1k
Julian Johnson United States 19 612 0.5× 548 0.5× 329 0.4× 418 1.5× 66 0.4× 36 1.1k
W.T. Mustard Canada 23 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 2.0× 804 2.9× 123 0.7× 70 2.1k
Arthur N. Thomas United States 22 824 0.7× 853 0.7× 110 0.1× 163 0.6× 79 0.5× 45 1.4k
John R. Derrick United States 18 546 0.4× 554 0.5× 119 0.2× 212 0.8× 31 0.2× 77 998
Judith M. Ash Canada 20 409 0.3× 435 0.4× 265 0.4× 84 0.3× 188 1.1× 44 1.1k
S.H. Ein Canada 24 1.4k 1.1× 448 0.4× 80 0.1× 33 0.1× 117 0.7× 45 1.6k
Alfred Blalock United States 14 347 0.3× 368 0.3× 398 0.5× 248 0.9× 96 0.6× 37 847

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Waterston

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All Works

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Urban, Andreas, J. Stark, & David Waterston. (1976). Mustard's Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries Complicated by Juxtaposition of the Atrial Appendages. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 21(4). 304–310. 18 indexed citations
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Stark, Jaroslav, Marc R. de Leval, David Waterston, G. R. Graham, & R.E. Bonham-Carter. (1974). Corrective surgery of transposition of the great arteries in the first year of life. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 67(5). 673–681. 52 indexed citations
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Leval, Marc De, J. Stark, & David Waterston. (1973). Mixed Type of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 16(5). 464–470. 7 indexed citations
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Breckenridge, I. M., Marc De Leval, J. Stark, & David Waterston. (1973). Correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in infancy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 66(3). 447–453. 28 indexed citations
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Oelert, H, et al.. (1972). [Lactation inhibiting action of pyridoxine].. PubMed. 97(10). 396–396. 3 indexed citations
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Breckenridge, I. M., J. Stark, R.E. Bonham-Carter, et al.. (1972). MUSTARD'S OPERATION FOR TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES. The Lancet. 299(7761). 1140–1142. 52 indexed citations
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Breckenridge, I. M., Jaroslav Stark, David Waterston, & R.E. Bonham-Carter. (1972). Multiple Ventricular Septal Defects. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 13(2). 128–136. 29 indexed citations
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Waterston, David, et al.. (1971). Shuntoperationen bei Fallotscher Tetralogie mit doppeltem Aortenbogen. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 96(28). 1191–1195. 3 indexed citations
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Deverall, Philip B., Joy Lincoln, Eoin Aberdeen, R.E. Bonham-Carter, & David Waterston. (1969). Aortopulmonary window. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 57(4). 479–486. 33 indexed citations
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Tawes, Roy L., et al.. (1969). Aortic arch atresia and interruption of the aortic arch. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 58(4). 492–501. 25 indexed citations
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Deverall, Philip B., Michael Tynan, Ian A. Carr, et al.. (1969). Palliative surgery in children with transposition of the great arteries. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 58(5). 721–729. 22 indexed citations
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Stark, Jaroslav, Eoin Aberdeen, David Waterston, R.E. Bonham-Carter, & Michael Tynan. (1969). Pulmonary artery constriction (banding): a report of 146 cases.. PubMed. 65(5). 808–18. 70 indexed citations
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Lincoln, Joy, Michael Tynan, & David Waterston. (1968). Successful excision of an endocardial fibroma of the left ventricle in a 10-month-old infant. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 56(1). 63–70. 14 indexed citations
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Carr, Ian A., Eoin Aberdeen, R.E. Bonham-Carter, G. R. Graham, & David Waterston. (1967). ATRIAL SEPTOSTOMY WITHOUT THORACOTOMY IN TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT ARTERIES. The Lancet. 289(7486). 395–396. 4 indexed citations
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Somerville, Jane, et al.. (1967). Banding of the pulmonary artery for common atrioventricular canal.. Heart. 29(6). 816–828. 15 indexed citations
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Waterston, David. (1963). Replacement of Oesophagus with Transverse Colon1. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 11(1). 73–74. 6 indexed citations
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Waterston, David. (1962). $OElig;SOPHAGEAL ATRESIA: TRACHEO-$OElig;SOPHAGEAL FISTULA A Study of Survival in 218 Infants. The Lancet. 279(7234). 819–822. 274 indexed citations breakdown →
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Waterston, David. (1962). [Treatment of Fallot's tetralogy in children under 1 year of age].. PubMed. 41. 181–3. 102 indexed citations
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Hall, Jeff, et al.. (1959). A PUMP FOR EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION. The Lancet. 273(7068). 347–347. 4 indexed citations
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Waterston, David, et al.. (1957). Oesophageal Reconstruction in Children Using Intrathoracic Colon. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 32(161). 11–16. 68 indexed citations

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