Elson B. Helwig

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Elson B. Helwig is a scholar working on Dermatology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elson B. Helwig has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Dermatology, 33 papers in Surgery and 32 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Elson B. Helwig's work include Cancer and Skin Lesions (27 papers), Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies (15 papers) and Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (14 papers). Elson B. Helwig is often cited by papers focused on Cancer and Skin Lesions (27 papers), Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies (15 papers) and Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management (14 papers). Elson B. Helwig collaborates with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and Germany. Elson B. Helwig's co-authors include James H. Graham, Martin H. Brownstein, Herbert B. Taylor, Donald M. Wayte, Henry D. Appelman, Allen Burke, Grace F. Kao, Thomas G. Olsen, Leslie H. Sobin and Waine C. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PEDIATRICS and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Elson B. Helwig

116 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.A study of 115 cases

1962 412 citations Elson B. Helwig et al. Cancer profile →
Metastatic tumors of the skin

1972 350 citations Elson B. Helwig et al. Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elson B. Helwig United States	57	3.3k	2.8k	2.8k	2.3k	2.0k	119	9.1k
Frederick A. Jakobiec United States	55	2.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	465	11.6k
Henry J. Norris United States	55	1.2k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	645 0.3×	2.0k 1.0×	110	9.0k
Stacey E. Mills United States	61	4.4k 1.3×	796 0.3×	5.1k 1.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	228	10.8k
Eduardo Calonje United Kingdom	54	3.6k 1.1×	3.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	242	8.7k
K. Lennert Germany	63	4.9k 1.5×	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	835 0.4×	8.6k 4.2×	284	14.7k
Lorenz E. Zimmerman United States	58	2.7k 0.8×	936 0.3×	965 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	827 0.4×	236	10.5k
Raffaele Lattes United States	39	1.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	779 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	86	5.1k
Philip H. Cooper United States	42	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	886 0.4×	103	5.1k
Henry Rappaport United States	51	3.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.5×	891 0.3×	779 0.3×	5.8k 2.8×	179	10.0k
Phillip H. McKee United Kingdom	44	2.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	690 0.2×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	127	5.4k

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Sau, Purnima, James H. Graham, & Elson B. Helwig. (1995). Proliferating epithelial cysts. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 22(5). 394–406. 92 indexed citations

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Sau, Purnima, James H. Graham, & Elson B. Helwig. (1993). Pigmented spindle cell nevus: A clinicopathologic analysis of ninety-five cases. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 28(4). 565–571. 35 indexed citations

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Burke, Allen, Leslie H. Sobin, Kris M. Shekitka, Birgitte Federspiel, & Elson B. Helwig. (1990). Somatostatin-producing duodenal carcinoids in patients with von recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. A predilection for black patients. Cancer. 65(7). 1591–1595. 39 indexed citations

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Graham, James H., et al.. (1989). Deep Penetrating Nevus. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 13(1). 39–44. 96 indexed citations

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Farmer, Evan R. & Elson B. Helwig. (1980). Metastatic basal cell carcinoma: A clinicopathologic study of seventeen cases. Cancer. 46(4). 748–757. 188 indexed citations

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Helwig, Elson B., et al.. (1978). Lichen nitidus. A study of forty-three cases.. PubMed. 21(5). 634–7. 43 indexed citations

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Jung, Da‐Woon & Elson B. Helwig. (1978). [Biliary peritonitis. Pathogenesis and prognosis].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 29(18). 746–8.

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Helwig, Elson B., et al.. (1976). Mucoid Cysts of the Penile Skin. The Journal of Urology. 115(4). 397–400. 45 indexed citations

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López, David, David N. Silvers, & Elson B. Helwig. (1975). Ectopic meningiomas of the skin. Archives of Dermatology. 111(12). 1664. 1 indexed citations

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Rulon, David B. & Elson B. Helwig. (1974). Cutaneous sebaceous neoplasms. Cancer. 33(1). 82–102. 195 indexed citations

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Helwig, Elson B., et al.. (1973). Basal cell carcinoma in children.. PubMed. 108(4). 523–7. 34 indexed citations

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Rulon, David B. & Elson B. Helwig. (1973). Multiple Sebaceous Neoplasms of the Skin: An Association with Multiple Visceral Carcinomas, Especially of the Colon. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 60(6). 745–752. 49 indexed citations

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Helwig, Elson B.. (1967). Dermatopathology. JAMA. 200(10). 902–902.

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Steck, Willard D. & Elson B. Helwig. (1965). Tumors of the umbilicus. Cancer. 18(7). 907–915. 137 indexed citations

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Graham, James H., et al.. (1965). Differentiation of Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma from Epithelioma Adenoides Cysticum. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 44(3). 197–200. 18 indexed citations

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Jones, Wallace A., et al.. (1965). Oxidative Enzyme Activity in the Skin of Patients with Psoriasis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 44(3). 189–195. 20 indexed citations

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Johnson, Waine C. & Elson B. Helwig. (1964). Histochemistry of the Cutaneous Interfibrillar Ground Substance. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 42(1). 81–85. 12 indexed citations

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Johnson, Waine C. & Elson B. Helwig. (1960). Histochemistry of the Acid Mucopolysaccharides of Skin in Normal and in Certain Pathologic Conditions. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 40(2). 123–131. 78 indexed citations

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Helwig, Elson B., et al.. (1959). Kaposi's sarcoma. Cancer. 12(2). 289–298. 158 indexed citations

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Helwig, Elson B.. (1955). Syringadenoma Papilliferum. A M A Archives of Dermatology. 71(3). 361–361. 99 indexed citations

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