Denis Heitz

943 total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 698 citations indexed

About

Denis Heitz is a scholar working on Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis Heitz has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 698 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Denis Heitz's work include Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (6 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (5 papers) and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (4 papers). Denis Heitz is often cited by papers focused on Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (6 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (5 papers) and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (4 papers). Denis Heitz collaborates with scholars based in France, Japan and Lebanon. Denis Heitz's co-authors include Roman Rouzier, Denis Querleu, H. Marret, Patrice Mathevet, François Golfier, Marcos Ballester, Éric Leblanc, Gil Dubernard, Émile Daraï and Fabrice Lécuru and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet Oncology, British Journal of Cancer and Annals of Surgical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Denis Heitz

14 papers receiving 683 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. Detection rate and diagnostic accuracy of sentinel-node biopsy in early stage endometrial cancer: a prospective multicentre study (SENTI-ENDO)
    2011 412 citations Marcos Ballester, Gil Dubernard et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denis Heitz France 9 576 416 214 164 90 15 698
Céline Lönnerfors Sweden 14 772 1.3× 484 1.2× 234 1.1× 234 1.4× 72 0.8× 28 867
Scott E. Lentz United States 11 399 0.7× 358 0.9× 86 0.4× 236 1.4× 72 0.8× 34 605
Barbara Geppert Sweden 10 543 0.9× 345 0.8× 218 1.0× 108 0.7× 57 0.6× 17 599
Konstantin Zakashansky United States 12 366 0.6× 296 0.7× 65 0.3× 161 1.0× 129 1.4× 50 636
Mehmet Faruk Köse Türkiye 16 454 0.8× 473 1.1× 77 0.4× 180 1.1× 63 0.7× 62 692
George Vorgias Greece 13 245 0.4× 199 0.5× 87 0.4× 151 0.9× 40 0.4× 57 429
A. Maggioni Italy 8 270 0.5× 255 0.6× 100 0.5× 173 1.1× 69 0.8× 18 467
Carlos Chaves Faloppa Brazil 17 356 0.6× 199 0.5× 163 0.8× 234 1.4× 65 0.7× 48 570
Iulia Bârsan Romania 6 255 0.4× 119 0.3× 221 1.0× 141 0.9× 81 0.9× 8 383
F. Frühauf Czechia 13 415 0.7× 321 0.8× 133 0.6× 86 0.5× 28 0.3× 49 507

Countries citing papers authored by Denis Heitz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Denis Heitz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denis Heitz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Denis Heitz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Denis Heitz 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 Denis Heitz. Denis Heitz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Gonthier, C. & Denis Heitz. (2016). Cancro del collo dell’utero. 18(3). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
2.
Lécuru, Fabrice, Roman Rouzier, Denis Heitz, et al.. (2015). Reexcision for positive margins in breast cancer: A predictive score of residual disease. Surgical Oncology. 24(3). 129–135. 9 indexed citations
3.
Frati, Alessandro, Marcos Ballester, Gil Dubernard, et al.. (2014). Contribution of Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Women with Early Stage Endometrial Cancer: Results of the SENTI-ENDO Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 22(6). 1980–1986. 15 indexed citations
4.
Soyer, P., et al.. (2014). Réticences au dépistage organisé du cancer du sein dans les Yvelines. Gynécologie Obstétrique & Fertilité. 42(11). 761–765. 4 indexed citations
5.
Daraï, Émile, Gil Dubernard, Anne‐Sophie Bats, et al.. (2014). Sentinel node biopsy for the management of early stage endometrial cancer: Long-term results of the SENTI-ENDO study. Gynecologic Oncology. 136(1). 54–59. 113 indexed citations
6.
Koskas, Martin, E. Chéreau, Marcos Ballester, et al.. (2013). Accuracy of a nomogram for prediction of lymph-node metastasis detected with conventional histopathology and ultrastaging in endometrial cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 108(6). 1267–1272. 21 indexed citations
7.
Ballester, Marcos, Gil Dubernard, Anne‐Sophie Bats, et al.. (2012). Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Frozen Section with Imprint Cytology for Intraoperative Examination of Sentinel Lymph Node in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: Results of Senti-Endo Study. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 19(11). 3515–3521. 36 indexed citations
8.
Ballester, Marcos, Gil Dubernard, Fabrice Lécuru, et al.. (2011). Detection rate and diagnostic accuracy of sentinel-node biopsy in early stage endometrial cancer: a prospective multicentre study (SENTI-ENDO). The Lancet Oncology. 12(5). 469–476. 412 indexed citations breakdown →
9.
Chouillard, Élie, et al.. (2010). Combined vaginal and abdominal approach to sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity in women: a preliminary experience. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 7(5). 581–586. 11 indexed citations
10.
Bader, Georges, et al.. (2009). Five-Millimeter Trocar Site Small Bowel Eviscerations after Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 16(5). 643–645. 28 indexed citations
11.
Clough, Krishna B., Denis Heitz, & Rémy Salmon. (2006). Chirurgie locorégionale des cancers du sein. 1(1). 1–16. 2 indexed citations
12.
Bader, G., et al.. (2004). Cure de cystocèle par voie vaginale. Prothèse de polypropylène sous-vésicale transversale libre. Technique et résultats. Gynécologie Obstétrique & Fertilité. 32(4). 280–284. 35 indexed citations
13.
Nos, Claude, Christine Louis-Sylvestre, Jeremy Hurren, et al.. (2003). Macroscopic Quality Control Improves the Reliability of Blue Dye?Only Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 10(5). 525–530. 8 indexed citations
14.
Deval, Bruno, Denis Heitz, Émile Daraï, et al.. (2002). [Great elongation of uterine cervix: retrospective study of 20 cases].. PubMed. 31(4). 343–51. 2 indexed citations
15.
Martinot, M., et al.. (1998). Les abcès du foie à pyogènes d'origine dentaire. Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses. 28(5). 442–444. 1 indexed citations

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