Fred Leonard

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Fred Leonard is a scholar working on Surgery, Hematology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Leonard has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Hematology and 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Fred Leonard's work include Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (28 papers), Hemostasis and retained surgical items (11 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (6 papers). Fred Leonard is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (28 papers), Hemostasis and retained surgical items (11 papers) and Wound Healing and Treatments (6 papers). Fred Leonard collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Fred Leonard's co-authors include Andrew F. Hegyeli, R. K. Kulkarni, Evan G. Moore, G. R. Brandes, R. K. Kulkarni, Joshua Nelson, John Cameron, Stephen Woodward, Clarence W. R. Wade and Douglas K. Ousterhout and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Fred Leonard

62 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Biodegradable poly(lactic acid) polymers 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 200 400 600
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.

  1. Biodegradable poly(lactic acid) polymers
    1971 631 citations Andrew F. Hegyeli, Fred Leonard et al. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fred Leonard United States 19 879 544 327 218 206 69 1.9k
George D. Winter United Kingdom 19 1.3k 1.5× 614 1.1× 426 1.3× 75 0.3× 119 0.6× 33 3.0k
A. Stemberger Germany 25 1.0k 1.2× 329 0.6× 477 1.5× 178 0.8× 112 0.5× 76 1.9k
R. K. Kulkarni United States 7 530 0.6× 704 1.3× 425 1.3× 17 0.1× 146 0.7× 9 1.4k
Kathleen M. Miller United States 22 698 0.8× 435 0.8× 461 1.4× 82 0.4× 95 0.5× 40 2.1k
A. Pizzoferrato Italy 22 706 0.8× 289 0.5× 523 1.6× 60 0.3× 118 0.6× 104 1.8k
E. Cenni Italy 35 2.0k 2.3× 720 1.3× 1.2k 3.8× 213 1.0× 165 0.8× 112 4.4k
Hidemi Hattori Japan 31 970 1.1× 1.6k 2.9× 738 2.3× 218 1.0× 274 1.3× 94 3.9k
Moon Hyang Park South Korea 21 431 0.5× 648 1.2× 426 1.3× 62 0.3× 64 0.3× 63 1.8k
Klaus Schindhelm Australia 23 552 0.6× 323 0.6× 328 1.0× 86 0.4× 125 0.6× 77 1.8k
Thomas Chandy India 20 275 0.3× 797 1.5× 375 1.1× 66 0.3× 118 0.6× 53 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Fred Leonard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fred Leonard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Leonard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leonard, Fred. (1981). High-energy, low-velocity close-range shotgun wounds. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 10(12). 671–671. 2 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred. (1980). Diazepam prevents some adverse effects of succinylcholine. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 9(10). 546–546. 8 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred. (1980). Diazoxide infusion in severe hypertension and hypertensive crisis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 9(4). 237–238. 1 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, et al.. (1975). Age related Ca−Mg content and strength in turkey tendon. Calcified Tissue International. 19(1). 331–336. 8 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, et al.. (1972). Initiation and inhibition of subcutaneous calcification. Calcified Tissue International. 10(1). 269–279. 28 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, Clarence W. R. Wade, & Andrew F. Hegyeli. (1971). Mechanism of Calcification. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 78. 168–172. 35 indexed citations
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Collins, John A., Paul M. James, Sidney Levitsky, et al.. (1969). Cyanoacrylate adhesives as topical hemostatic aids. II. Clinical use in seven combat casualties.. PubMed. 65(2). 260–3. 21 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, et al.. (1969). Tumor hemorrhage controlled with n-butyl alpha-cyanoacrylate. Report of a case.. PubMed. 51(2). 120–3. 1 indexed citations
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Kulkarni, R. K., Duane E. Bartak, Douglas K. Ousterhout, & Fred Leonard. (1968). Determination of residual ethylene oxide in catheters by gas—liquid chromatography. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 2(1). 165–171. 14 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, R. K. Kulkarni, Joshua Nelson, & G. R. Brandes. (1967). Tissue adhesives and hemostasis‐inducing compounds: The alkyl cyanoacrylates. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 1(1). 3–9. 37 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Teruo, et al.. (1967). Cyanoacrylate tissue adhesives in the treatment of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax.. PubMed. 61(4). 573–5. 7 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Teruo, et al.. (1967). N-Alkyl Alpha Cyanoacrylate Monomers as a Tissue Adhesive in Surgery of Internal Organs. Military Medicine. 132(7). 515–521. 6 indexed citations
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Bhaskar, Surindar N., et al.. (1966). Oral surgery—oral pathology conference No. 18, Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 22(4). 526–535. 63 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, R. K. Kulkarni, G. R. Brandes, Joshua Nelson, & John Cameron. (1966). Synthesis and degradation of poly (alkyl α‐cyanoacrylates). Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 10(2). 259–272. 236 indexed citations
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Bhaskar, Surindar N., et al.. (1966). Oral tissue response to chemical adhesives (cyanoacrylates). Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 22(3). 394–404. 60 indexed citations
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Cameron, Judy L., Stephen Woodward, Edwin J. Pulaski, et al.. (1965). THE DEGRADATION OF CYANOACRYLATE TISSUE ADHESIVE. I.. PubMed. 58. 424–30. 53 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, et al.. (1965). A SPRAY GUN FOR TISSUE ADHESIVE.. PubMed. 57. 749–50. 6 indexed citations
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Hardy, Richard W., et al.. (1959). AN ACRYLATE-AMIDE FOAM ARTERIAL PROSTHESIS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 38(5). 652–661. 4 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, Joshua Nelson, & G. R. Brandes. (1958). Vulcanizable Saturated Acrylate Elastomers. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 50(7). 1053–1058. 7 indexed citations
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Leonard, Fred, et al.. (1951). Spray Gun for Polymeric Emulsions and Solutions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 43(3). 765–766.

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