Fred Kern

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Fred Kern is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Kern has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Fred Kern's work include Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (4 papers), Microscopic Colitis (3 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers). Fred Kern is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (4 papers), Microscopic Colitis (3 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (2 papers). Fred Kern collaborates with scholars based in United States and Belgium. Fred Kern's co-authors include Jack M. Becktel, William R. Best, John W. Singleton, Andrew Mallory, Kenneth R. Hammond, Edward Genton, A. L. Blum, D. Schultz, Rosina Hill and Steven V. Guzak and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Fred Kern

22 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Development of a Crohn's disease activity index. National Cooperative Crohn's Disease Study.

1976 2.7k citations William R. Best, Jack M. Becktel et al. PubMed profile →
Development of a Crohn's Disease Activity Index

1976 2.6k citations William R. Best, Jack M. Becktel et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fred Kern United States	12	4.3k	3.2k	2.0k	977	464	25	5.9k
Jack M. Becktel United States	10	5.6k 1.3×	4.2k 1.3×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	512 1.1×	16	7.1k
John W. Singleton United States	22	6.5k 1.5×	4.9k 1.5×	2.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	634 1.4×	37	8.3k
J E Lennard-Jones United Kingdom	40	3.8k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	493 0.5×	769 1.7×	107	6.8k
Joseph B. Kirsner United States	50	3.4k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	3.1k 1.6×	621 0.6×	1.2k 2.6×	321	7.5k
L. J. Witts United Kingdom	29	2.4k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	340 0.3×	424 0.9×	109	4.6k
E. Aadland Norway	35	2.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	533 0.5×	669 1.4×	81	5.0k
Ole Østergaard Thomsen Denmark	31	3.8k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	569 1.2×	88	5.6k
Simon Lichtiger United States	25	5.3k 1.2×	4.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.5×	665 1.4×	64	6.9k
John WD McDonald Canada	30	3.6k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	855 0.9×	298 0.6×	56	4.8k
Robert H. Diamond United States	30	5.7k 1.3×	5.0k 1.5×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.9×	599 1.3×	56	8.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Fred Kern

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fred Kern

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Kern

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Kern, Fred. (1983). Epidemiology and Natural History of Gallstones. Seminars in Liver Disease. 3(2). 87–96. 40 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred & A. L. Blum. (1983). The Gastroenterology annual. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 14 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred & Andrew Mallory. (1981). Salicylate-induced pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 80(1). 215–215. 1 indexed citations

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Braverman, D Z, Michael L. Johnson, & Fred Kern. (1980). Effects of Pregnancy and Contraceptive Steroids on Gallbladder Function. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 35(9). 550–551. 1 indexed citations

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Mallory, Andrew & Fred Kern. (1980). Drug-induced pancreatitis: A critical review. Gastroenterology. 78(4). 813–820. 296 indexed citations

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Levine, Joel S., et al.. (1980). Effect of antral instillation of bile salts on fasting serum gastrin levels. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 25(6). 449–452. 2 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred, et al.. (1978). Effects of pregnancy on bile flow, bile acids (BA) and biliary lipids in hamsters and rats. Gastroenterology. 74(5). 1049. 2 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred, et al.. (1977). [Diagnosis involvement of liver in lymphoma. Value of laparoscopy and liver biopsy].. PubMed. 144(2). 135–40. 1 indexed citations

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Best, William R., Jack M. Becktel, John W. Singleton, & Fred Kern. (1976). Development of a Crohn's Disease Activity Index. Gastroenterology. 70(3). 439–444. 2627 indexed citations breakdown →

10.

Kern, Fred. (1976). Gastroenterology—1976: Good News and Bad News. Gastroenterology. 71(4). 537–541. 6 indexed citations

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Best, William R., Jack M. Becktel, John W. Singleton, & Fred Kern. (1976). Development of a Crohn's disease activity index. National Cooperative Crohn's Disease Study.. PubMed. 70(3). 439–44. 2688 indexed citations breakdown →

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Af, Hofmann & Fred Kern. (1971). The significance of bile acids in gastrointestinal and hepatic disease.. PubMed. 3–38. 8 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred. (1969). Consequences of Intestinal Resection. New England Journal of Medicine. 281(8). 440–441. 4 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred, et al.. (1967). Menetrier's disease. Spontaneous metamorphosis of giant hypertrophy of the gastric mucosa to atrophic gastritis.. PubMed. 53(6). 953–60. 47 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred, et al.. (1964). Experimental Chronic Portal Vein Bacteremia.. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 115(2). 311–314. 22 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred, et al.. (1964). Peptic Ulcer and Chronic Obstructive Bronchopulmonary Disease. Gastroenterology. 47(2). 153–160. 15 indexed citations

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Genton, Edward, et al.. (1961). Fibrinolysis induced by pressor amines. The American Journal of Medicine. 31(4). 564–571. 26 indexed citations

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Kern, Fred, et al.. (1956). Colorado: research in teaching of comprehensive medical care.. PubMed. 31(8). 535–43.

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Kern, Fred. (1955). The General Medical Clinic of the University of Colorado. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 45(1). 47–52. 1 indexed citations

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Wolf, Stewart, Thomas P. Almy, John T. Flynn, & Fred Kern. (1952). Instruction in Medical History Taking. Academic Medicine. 27(4). 244–252. 2 indexed citations

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