Frank McDowell

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Frank McDowell is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank McDowell has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Neurology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Frank McDowell's work include History of Medical Practice (9 papers), Cleft Lip and Palate Research (8 papers) and Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (7 papers). Frank McDowell is often cited by papers focused on History of Medical Practice (9 papers), Cleft Lip and Palate Research (8 papers) and Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments (7 papers). Frank McDowell collaborates with scholars based in United States. Frank McDowell's co-authors include James Barrett Brown, Minot P. Fryer, Ronald A. Malt, James A. Valone, Rollin K. Daniel, Jack Tupper, Clifford C. Snyder, Martin A. Entin, Harold E. Kleinert and Sherman G. Souther and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Frank McDowell

71 papers receiving 961 citations

Hit Papers

RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERY 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400 500
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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. RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERY
    1978 582 citations Frank McDowell Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank McDowell United States 13 806 198 144 119 113 77 1.1k
Jerome E. Adamson United States 21 910 1.1× 117 0.6× 148 1.0× 148 1.2× 76 0.7× 75 1.2k
RICHARD B. STARK United States 18 522 0.6× 479 2.4× 81 0.6× 111 0.9× 88 0.8× 110 1.2k
LYNDON A. PEER United States 15 556 0.7× 190 1.0× 42 0.3× 83 0.7× 38 0.3× 45 958
Franklin L. Ashley United States 18 563 0.7× 83 0.4× 87 0.6× 196 1.6× 74 0.7× 50 944
Tord Skoog Sweden 20 856 1.1× 529 2.7× 70 0.5× 159 1.3× 132 1.2× 36 1.5k
KENNETH PICKRELL United States 20 766 1.0× 277 1.4× 101 0.7× 174 1.5× 190 1.7× 117 1.5k
Takao Harashina Japan 25 1.5k 1.8× 104 0.5× 173 1.2× 83 0.7× 140 1.2× 80 1.6k
Malcolm A. Lesavoy United States 21 701 0.9× 127 0.6× 82 0.6× 266 2.2× 103 0.9× 69 1.3k
Robert L. Walton United States 27 1.8k 2.3× 110 0.6× 129 0.9× 123 1.0× 209 1.8× 80 2.2k
Clifford C. Snyder United States 18 582 0.7× 97 0.5× 95 0.7× 33 0.3× 103 0.9× 50 795

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank McDowell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank McDowell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McDowell, Frank. (1981). The great index of plastic surgery, 1946 A.D. to 1971 A.D. Williams & Wilkins eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank, et al.. (1981). An account of two successful operations for restoring a lost nose from from the integuments of the forehead. 18 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank, et al.. (1981). The Fraenkel Appliance—Avoidance of Lower Incisor Proclination. British Journal of Orthodontics. 8(4). 189–191. 4 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1976). Plastic surgery: removal of commercial tattoos of the skin.. PubMed. 125(2). 143–143. 2 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1976). History of rhinoplasty. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 1(1). 321–348. 14 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank, et al.. (1974). Surgical rehabilitation in leprosy, and in other peripheral nerve disorders. Williams & Wilkins eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1974). EARLY RELIEF OF BLINDNESS OCCURRING AFTER BLEPHAROPLASTY. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 53(5). 581–581. 2 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1973). WILL A WIDER FLAP HAVE A GREATER VIABLE LENGTH? ARE ALL FLAPS ESSENTIALLY ISLAND FLAPS?. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 52(1). 76–77. 1 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1971). COMMENTARY BY THE EDITOR. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 48(2). 168–169. 1 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1971). THE FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 47(6). 584–585. 1 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1968). COMMENTARY BY THE EDITOR. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 42(3). 265–266. 11 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1968). Kiel bone grafts.. PubMed. 41(4). 370–1. 1 indexed citations
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Beamer, Parker R., et al.. (1954). Studies onMalleomyces pseudomalleiIsolated from Melioidosis Originating in the Western Hemisphere. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 24(11). 1231–1240. 15 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank. (1954). Accelerated excision and grafting of small deep burns. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 13(6). 512–512. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, James Barrett, Minot P. Fryer, & Frank McDowell. (1953). HEMANGIOMAS. Annals of Surgery. 137(5). 652–659. 7 indexed citations
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McDowell, Frank, et al.. (1953). A method for determining the viability of experimental human skin grafts.. PubMed. 623–6. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, James Barrett, Minot P. Fryer, & Frank McDowell. (1952). INTERNAL WIRE-PIN FIXATION FOR FRACTURES OF UPPER JAW, ORBIT, ZYGOMA AND SEVERE FACIAL CRUSHES. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 9(3). 276–283. 17 indexed citations
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Jb, Brown, et al.. (1951). Internal wire-pin stabilization for middle third facial fractures.. PubMed. 93(6). 676–81. 7 indexed citations
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Brown, James Barrett, Minot P. Fryer, & Frank McDowell. (1951). PERMANENT PEDICLE BLOOD-CARRYING FLAPS FOR REPAIRING DEFECTS IN AVASCULAR AREAS*. Annals of Surgery. 134(3). 486–494. 10 indexed citations

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