Edward Bollen

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Edward Bollen is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Bollen has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Edward Bollen's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (9 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (4 papers). Edward Bollen is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (9 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (4 papers). Edward Bollen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland. Edward Bollen's co-authors include Gerard J. Blauw, J. Wouter Jukema, Brendan M. Buckley, Michael Murphy, Peter W. Macfarlane, Stuart M. Cobbe, Brian Sweeney, Michael E. Hyland, Chris J. Packard and Ivan J. Perry and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Edward Bollen

39 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial

2002 2.4k citations James Shepherd, Gerard J. Blauw et al. The Lancet profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Edward Bollen Netherlands	23	2.1k	942	904	852	562	41	4.4k
Guðmundur Þorgeirsson Iceland	32	2.1k 1.0×	2.1k 2.3×	1.7k 1.9×	474 0.6×	401 0.7×	85	5.7k
Adriaan M. Kamper Netherlands	17	2.0k 0.9×	826 0.9×	821 0.9×	771 0.9×	258 0.5×	26	3.2k
Frank M. van Bockxmeer Australia	35	1.4k 0.7×	979 1.0×	892 1.0×	239 0.3×	293 0.5×	90	4.6k
Y. Antero Kesäniemi Finland	31	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 2.0×	621 0.7×	259 0.3×	420 0.7×	58	4.5k
Jan Heeringa Netherlands	32	1.0k 0.5×	4.4k 4.7×	590 0.7×	501 0.6×	497 0.9×	49	6.4k
William Malbecq United States	18	830 0.4×	1.5k 1.6×	337 0.4×	220 0.3×	493 0.9×	30	2.7k
Sekar Kathiresan United States	37	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 2.0×	884 1.0×	181 0.2×	250 0.4×	74	6.4k
Stella Trompet Netherlands	34	816 0.4×	784 0.8×	741 0.8×	224 0.3×	179 0.3×	149	3.7k
Furio Colivicchi Italy	29	1.6k 0.7×	2.5k 2.7×	310 0.3×	266 0.3×	250 0.4×	298	3.9k
Laura Lovato United States	29	560 0.3×	481 0.5×	871 1.0×	284 0.3×	266 0.5×	72	3.2k

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Bollen, Edward, Benjamin Langridge, Dariush Nikkhah, et al.. (2025). Does robotic surgery have a role in abdominal wall reconstruction? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 106. 353–392.

Bollen, Edward, et al.. (2024). Clinical, Preclinical, and Educational Applications of Robotic‐Assisted Flap Reconstruction and Microsurgery: A Systematic Review. Microsurgery. 44(8). e31246–e31246. 4 indexed citations

Bollen, Edward, et al.. (2024). The emerging role of robotics in plastic and reconstructive surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 18(1). 254–254. 7 indexed citations

Langridge, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Development of a low-cost, remote plastic surgery skills training course during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Medical Education. 14. 1–3. 3 indexed citations

Kanapathy, Muholan, et al.. (2021). Patient-reported outcome and cost implication of acute salvage of infected implant-based breast reconstruction with negative pressure wound therapy with Instillation (NPWTi) compared to standard care. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 74(12). 3300–3306. 9 indexed citations

Visseren, Frank L.J., Ale Algra, J. Hajo van Bockel, et al.. (2010). Effectiveness of a hospital‐based vascular screening programme (SMART) for risk factor management in patients with established vascular disease or type 2 diabetes: a parallel‐group comparative study. Journal of Internal Medicine. 268(1). 83–93. 8 indexed citations

Sanders, E. A. C. M., Edward Bollen, & E. A. van der Velde. (2009). Presenting signs and symptoms in multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 73(3). 269–272. 2 indexed citations

Trompet, Stella, Anton J.M. de Craen, P. Eline Slagboom, et al.. (2008). Lymphotoxin-alpha C804A polymorphism is a risk factor for stroke. The PROSPER study. Experimental Gerontology. 43(8). 801–805. 7 indexed citations

Trompet, Stella, Anton J.M. de Craen, P. Eline Slagboom, et al.. (2008). Genetic variation in the interleukin-1 -converting enzyme associates with cognitive function. The PROSPER study. Brain. 131(4). 1069–1077. 56 indexed citations

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Hiele, Karin van der, Alla A. Vein, Robert Reijntjes, et al.. (2007). EEG correlates in the spectrum of cognitive decline. Clinical Neurophysiology. 118(9). 1931–1939. 148 indexed citations

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Dam, V. Hester ten, Anton J.M. de Craen, Edward Bollen, et al.. (2007). Decline in Total Cerebral Blood Flow Is Linked with Increase in Periventricular but Not Deep White Matter Hyperintensities. Radiology. 243(1). 198–203. 87 indexed citations

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Mast, Roos C. van der, Mark A. van Buchem, Edward Bollen, et al.. (2006). Progression of cerebral white matter lesions is not associated with development of depressive symptoms in elderly subjects at risk of cardiovascular disease. The PROSPER Study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 21(4). 375–381. 48 indexed citations

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Berg, René van den, et al.. (2002). Treatment of Type III Dural Arteriovenous Malformation: Correlation with Neuropsychological Disturbances. Interventional Neuroradiology. 8(1). 25–30. 1 indexed citations

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Ford, Ian, Gerard J. Blauw, Michael Murphy, et al.. (2002). A Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER): Screening Experience and Baseline Characteristics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 8–8. 30 indexed citations

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Shepherd, James, Gerard J. Blauw, Michael Murphy, et al.. (2002). Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 360(9346). 1623–1630. 2393 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mil, Annette H M van der Helm–van, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Edward Bollen, A. Margot Lagaay, & Gerard J. Blauw. (2000). HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors in the Prevention of Stroke. Drugs. 59(1). 1–6. 24 indexed citations

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Blauw, Gerard J., Michael Murphy, Stuart M. Cobbe, et al.. (1999). The design of a prospective study of pravastatin in the elderly at risk (PROSPER). The American Journal of Cardiology. 84(10). 1192–1197. 340 indexed citations

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Cannegieter, Suzanne C., et al.. (1997). High intensity of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with cerebral haemorrhage: cause or consequence of the bleeding?. British Journal of Haematology. 96(3). 497–499. 2 indexed citations

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Bollen, Edward, et al.. (1990). Trigeminal Neuralgia‐Like Pain in an Aged Woman with Fibrous Dysplasia of the Skull Base. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 30(5). 277–279. 15 indexed citations

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Ketelaars, Cees, Edward Bollen, Henk Rigter, & J. Bruinvels. (1988). GABA-B receptor activation and conflict behaviour. Life Sciences. 42(8). 933–942. 22 indexed citations

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