Gail Darling

17.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
299 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Gail Darling is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gail Darling has authored 299 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 200 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 144 papers in Surgery and 80 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Gail Darling's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (111 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (94 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (67 papers). Gail Darling is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (111 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (94 papers) and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (67 papers). Gail Darling collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Gail Darling's co-authors include Shaf Keshavjee, Thomas K. Waddell, Frances A. Shepherd, Valerie W. Rusch, Andrew Pierre, Mark S. Allen, Richard Inculet, Marc de Perrot, Joe B. Putnam and David R. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Gail Darling

284 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Radiotherapy plus chemoth... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2011 2011 250 500 750
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. Radiotherapy plus chemotherapy with or without surgical resection for stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: a phase III randomised controlled trial
    2009 999 citations Frances A. Shepherd, Gail Darling et al. profile →
  2. Randomized trial of mediastinal lymph node sampling versus complete lymphadenectomy during pulmonary resection in the patient with N0 or N1 (less than hilar) non–small cell carcinoma: Results of the American College of Surgery Oncology Group Z0030 Trial
    2011 492 citations Gail Darling, Richard Malthaner et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery profile →
  3. A prospective controlled trial of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration compared with mediastinoscopy for mediastinal lymph node staging of lung cancer
    2011 390 citations Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Andrew Pierre et al. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gail Darling 6.5k 2.8k 2.0k 1.2k 682 299 9.1k
Weiji Shi 4.0k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 3.5k 1.7× 982 0.8× 870 1.3× 98 8.0k
Garrett L. Walsh 6.8k 1.0× 5.4k 1.9× 1.9k 0.9× 1000 0.8× 1.0k 1.5× 238 10.4k
Thomas A. D’Amico 8.7k 1.3× 3.7k 1.3× 2.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 579 0.8× 299 11.1k
Claude Deschamps 8.5k 1.3× 6.4k 2.3× 2.7k 1.3× 886 0.7× 477 0.7× 249 13.4k
Ara A. Vaporciyan 7.5k 1.2× 4.9k 1.8× 2.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 778 1.1× 322 11.4k
Mark K. Ferguson 5.3k 0.8× 3.5k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 672 0.5× 341 0.5× 218 7.6k
Young Mog Shim 8.2k 1.3× 3.3k 1.2× 3.0k 1.4× 3.5k 2.8× 1.5k 2.2× 410 12.7k
Wayne L. Hofstetter 8.2k 1.3× 7.7k 2.8× 2.7k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 2.2× 380 12.2k
Irene Floriani 2.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 3.3k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 159 8.3k
Manjit S. Bains 12.0k 1.9× 8.0k 2.9× 3.6k 1.8× 1.8k 1.4× 650 1.0× 307 16.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Bolger, Jarlath, Nikolina Radulovich, Christine Ng, et al.. (2024). Patient-derived organoids for prediction of treatment response in oesophageal adenocarcinoma. British journal of surgery. 111(1).
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Pathak, Gopal P., Rashmi R. Shah, Mathieu Castonguay, et al.. (2024). Temporal Effect on PD‐L1 Detection and Novel Insights Into Its Clinical Implications in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer Medicine. 13(19). e70262–e70262. 1 indexed citations
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Goss, Geraldine, Gail Darling, Virginie Westeel, et al.. (2024). LBA48 CCTG BR.31: A global, double-blind placebo-controlled, randomized phase III study of adjuvant durvalumab in completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Annals of Oncology. 35. S1238–S1238. 17 indexed citations
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Randall, Ian, Darren Au, Andrew Matthew, et al.. (2024). Starting a surgical prehabilitation program: results from a pragmatic nonrandomized feasibility study. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 72(1). 162–172. 2 indexed citations
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Wright, Frances C., et al.. (2023). Refining the thoracic surgical oncology regionalization standards for esophageal surgery in Ontario, Canada: Moving from good to better. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 166(6). 1502–1509. 1 indexed citations
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Bolger, Jarlath, et al.. (2023). Nodal Yield <15 Is Associated With Reduced Survival in Esophagectomy and Is a Quality Metric. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 116(1). 130–136. 3 indexed citations
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Tan, Vivian, Michael C. Tjong, Wing C. Chan, et al.. (2023). Pain and Interventions in Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Province-Wide Analysis. Current Oncology. 30(3). 3461–3472. 4 indexed citations
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Hallet, Julie, Angela Jerath, Antoine Eskander, et al.. (2023). The association between hospital high-volume anesthesiology care and patient outcomes for complex gastrointestinal cancer surgery: A population-based study. HPB. 25. S62–S62. 2 indexed citations
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Bolger, Jarlath, et al.. (2022). Radical Resection in an Era of Immune Therapy for Primary Esophageal Melanoma. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 114(6). e423–e425. 2 indexed citations
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Turner, Simon R., J.D. Artz, Gail Darling, et al.. (2022). Diversity in National Society Leadership and Podium Speakers in Cardiothoracic Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 114(2). 561–566. 4 indexed citations
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Dai, Wei Fang, Maureen Trudeau, Rebecca E. Mercer, et al.. (2020). Impact of rarity on Canadian oncology health technology assessment and funding. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 36(4). 404–409. 4 indexed citations
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Khan, Amir, R. Zamel, Gail Darling, et al.. (2014). EBUS-TBNA and Choice of Sedation: A Comparison Between General and Conscious Sedation Performed in OR and OPD Settings Respectively and Cost Implications. CHEST Journal. 146(4). 749A–749A. 2 indexed citations
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Booth, Christopher M., Frances A. Shepherd, Yingwei Peng, et al.. (2010). Adoption of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Population-Based Outcomes Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(21). 3472–3478. 54 indexed citations
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Falkson, Conrad, Andrea Bezjak, Gail Darling, et al.. (2009). The Management of Thymoma: A Systematic Review and Practice Guideline. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 4(7). 911–919. 192 indexed citations
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Lau, Suzanne K., Paul C. Boutros, Melania Pintilie, et al.. (2007). Three-Gene Prognostic Classifier for Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 25(35). 5562–5569. 189 indexed citations
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Roberts, Heidi, Demetris Patsios, Narinder Paul, et al.. (2007). Lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography: Canadian experience.. PubMed. 58(4). 225–35. 40 indexed citations
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Darling, Gail. (1997). STAGING OF THE PATIENT WITH SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER. Chest Surgery Clinics of North America. 7(1). 81–94. 2 indexed citations

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