Dhruv Singhal

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Dhruv Singhal is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Dhruv Singhal has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Surgery, 63 papers in Oncology and 17 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Dhruv Singhal's work include Lymphatic System and Diseases (58 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (22 papers) and Breast Implant and Reconstruction (18 papers). Dhruv Singhal is often cited by papers focused on Lymphatic System and Diseases (58 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (22 papers) and Breast Implant and Reconstruction (18 papers). Dhruv Singhal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Australia. Dhruv Singhal's co-authors include Bernard T. Lee, Sherise Epstein, Bao Ngoc N. Tran, Anna Rose Johnson, Qing Ruan, Samuel J. Lin, Jack T. Dennerlein, Emily H. Sparer, Joseph A. Ricci and Ted A. James and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Neuroscience, Cancer and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Dhruv Singhal

109 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists

2017 320 citations Bao Ngoc N. Tran, Dhruv Singhal et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dhruv Singhal United States	25	1.3k	927	316	284	197	117	2.1k
Valérie Lemaine United States	22	1.1k 0.8×	235 0.3×	361 1.1×	55 0.2×	29 0.1×	48	1.5k
Pin‐Chieh Wang United States	25	358 0.3×	240 0.3×	102 0.3×	172 0.6×	80 0.4×	72	2.0k
Diane Cyr France	25	219 0.2×	298 0.3×	233 0.7×	125 0.4×	27 0.1×	61	1.7k
Christoph Schulz Germany	25	644 0.5×	744 0.8×	143 0.5×	66 0.2×	7 0.0×	78	1.9k
Joseph A. Ricci United States	22	697 0.5×	88 0.1×	119 0.4×	49 0.2×	26 0.1×	61	1.3k
M Wunderlich Austria	15	553 0.4×	583 0.6×	31 0.1×	97 0.3×	14 0.1×	61	1.3k
An De Groef Belgium	25	601 0.5×	934 1.0×	91 0.3×	171 0.6×	2 0.0×	103	1.7k
Eva Johansson Sweden	22	486 0.4×	266 0.3×	35 0.1×	144 0.5×	4 0.0×	49	1.8k
Nicolas R. Smoll Australia	28	746 0.6×	146 0.2×	117 0.4×	474 1.7×	2 0.0×	103	2.3k
Steven B. Chinn United States	28	725 0.5×	860 0.9×	270 0.9×	104 0.4×	1 0.0×	116	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dhruv Singhal

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Houle, Timothy T., et al.. (2025). A multiresolution approach with method-informed statistical analysis for quantifying lymphatic pumping dynamics. PubMed. 3(1). 2–2. 1 indexed citations

Cauley, Ryan P., John Park, Amy Chen, et al.. (2024). Optimizing Surgical Outcomes and the Role of Preventive Surgery: A Scoping Review. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 41(3). 248–260. 1 indexed citations

Singhal, Dhruv, et al.. (2024). Patterns of forearm lymphatic drainage to the epitrochlear lymph nodes in 1400 cutaneous melanoma patients. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 131(1). 54–61.

Carroll, Brett & Dhruv Singhal. (2024). Advances in lymphedema: An under-recognized disease with a hopeful future for patients. Vascular Medicine. 29(1). 70–84. 8 indexed citations

Chung, David, et al.. (2024). Collateralization of the upper extremity lymphatic system after axillary lymph node dissection. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 131(1). 47–53. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Angela, Valeria P. Bustos, Aaron Fleishman, et al.. (2024). The Upper Extremity Lymphatic System Is Not Symmetrical in Individuals. Annals of Surgery. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Erin, et al.. (2023). Non-Linear Lymphatic Anatomy in Breast Cancer Patients Prior to Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Risk Factor For Lymphedema Development. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 28(1). 20–20. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Charissa, Leo L. Tsai, Julie C. Bulman, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Primary Lymphedema with Intranodal Lymphangiography. CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 47(2). 238–244. 2 indexed citations

Johnson, Anna Rose, Aaron Fleishman, Bao Ngoc N. Tran, et al.. (2023). Acupuncture Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Randomized Pilot Study. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 21(5). 488–494. 2 indexed citations

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Singhal, Dhruv, Katy Börner, Elliot L. Chaikof, et al.. (2023). Mapping the lymphatic system across body scales and expertise domains: A report from the 2021 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop at the Boston Lymphatic Symposium. Frontiers in Physiology. 14. 1099403–1099403. 8 indexed citations

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Kim, Geunwon, et al.. (2022). Rate of Incidental Edema in the Contralateral Arm of Patients with Unilateral Postsurgical Secondary Upper Extremity Lymphedema. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 21(2). 111–117. 3 indexed citations

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Bustos, Valeria P., et al.. (2022). The Boston lymphatic center’s early experience with lymph node transplantation to the upper extremity. Plastic and Aesthetic Research. 9(10). 58–58. 4 indexed citations

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Singhal, Dhruv, et al.. (2021). Power-Assisted Liposuction: An Important Tool in the Surgical Management of Lymphedema Patients. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 19(1). 20–22. 12 indexed citations

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Chang, David W., Joseph H. Dayan, Ketan M. Patel, et al.. (2021). Establishing Standards for Centers of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lymphatic Disease. Lymphatic Research and Biology. 19(1). 4–10. 4 indexed citations

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Tran, Bao Ngoc N., Mansher Singh, Bernard T. Lee, Rima E. Rudd, & Dhruv Singhal. (2017). Readability, complexity, and suitability analysis of online lymphedema resources. Journal of Surgical Research. 213. 251–260. 14 indexed citations

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Blackburn, Spiros, Gregory J. A. Murad, Bruce A. Mast, et al.. (2015). Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy to the Brain. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 74(Supplement 4). S218–S221. 13 indexed citations

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Sapountzis, Stamatis, Dhruv Singhal, & Hung‐Chi Chen. (2013). Radical resection and reconstruction with bilateral gluteal fold perforator flaps for vulvar hemangiolymphangioma. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 121(2). 179–180. 4 indexed citations

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Singhal, Dhruv, et al.. (2013). Functional and Radiologic Outcome of Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Condylar Head and Neck Fractures Using Miniplate or Microplate System. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 71(Supplement 1). S61–S66. 25 indexed citations

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Singhal, Dhruv, Julian J. Pribaz, & Bohdan Pomahač. (2011). The Brigham and Womenʼs Hospital Face Transplant Program. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 129(1). 81e–88e. 31 indexed citations

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Pomahač, Bohdan, Daniel Nowinski, J. Rodrigo Diaz‐Siso, et al.. (2011). Face Transplantation. Current Problems in Surgery. 48(5). 293–357. 37 indexed citations

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