George Molina

4.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
62 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

George Molina is a scholar working on Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, George Molina has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Oncology, 20 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 20 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in George Molina's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (19 papers), Patient Safety and Medication Errors (12 papers) and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (10 papers). George Molina is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (19 papers), Patient Safety and Medication Errors (12 papers) and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (10 papers). George Molina collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. George Molina's co-authors include Thomas G. Weiser, Tarsicio Uribe‐Leitz, Alex B. Haynes, Micaela M. Esquivel, Atul A. Gawande, William R. Berry, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Tej D. Azad, Rui Fu and Tiffany E. Chao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

George Molina

55 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Estimate of the global volume of surgery in 2012: an assessment supporting improved health outcomes

2015 579 citations Thomas G. Weiser, Alex B. Haynes et al. The Lancet profile →
Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012

2016 436 citations Thomas G. Weiser, Alex B. Haynes et al. profile →
Global access to surgical care: a modelling study

2015 421 citations Thomas G. Weiser, Stephen W. Bickler et al. profile →
Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality

2015 414 citations George Molina, Thomas G. Weiser et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
George Molina United States	19	888	883	655	502	496	62	2.7k
Tarsicio Uribe‐Leitz United States	22	978 1.1×	808 0.9×	825 1.3×	463 0.9×	558 1.1×	71	2.7k
Micaela M. Esquivel United States	16	848 1.0×	764 0.9×	774 1.2×	395 0.8×	502 1.0×	42	2.4k
Melinda Maggard‐Gibbons United States	28	1.7k 1.9×	719 0.8×	409 0.6×	442 0.9×	137 0.3×	104	3.6k
Meredith Akerman United States	26	666 0.8×	422 0.5×	370 0.6×	133 0.3×	194 0.4×	170	2.4k
Gordon Flowerdew Canada	31	501 0.6×	317 0.4×	509 0.8×	135 0.3×	252 0.5×	87	3.1k
Fizan Abdullah United States	38	2.6k 2.9×	575 0.7×	729 1.1×	441 0.9×	432 0.9×	214	4.8k
Cynthia A. Wong United States	38	2.3k 2.5×	975 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	111 0.2×	1.1k 2.2×	186	4.3k
KuoJen Tsao United States	35	2.9k 3.2×	412 0.5×	272 0.4×	349 0.7×	445 0.9×	193	4.1k
Günhan Gürman Türkiye	32	702 0.8×	378 0.4×	474 0.7×	113 0.2×	196 0.4×	186	3.3k
Tiffany E. Chao United States	15	751 0.8×	700 0.8×	642 1.0×	367 0.7×	195 0.4×	28	1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Williams, Wendy R., Barnabas Tobi Alayande, George Molina, et al.. (2024). Why the checklist works: the interplay of non-technical skills and the WHO surgical safety checklist in variable resource healthcare settings. 1 indexed citations

Lwin, Thinzar M., et al.. (2023). Surgical Utilization and Outcomes for Patients with Stage IV Melanoma in the Modern Immunotherapy Era. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(8). 5005–5012. 6 indexed citations

Lwin, Thinzar M., et al.. (2023). ASO Visual Abstract: Surgical Utilization and Outcomes for Patients with Stage 4 Melanoma in the Modern Immunotherapy Era. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(8). 5015–5016.

Clancy, Thomas E., et al.. (2022). Association of Liver Resection and Visiting More Than One Commission on Cancer Hospital for Colorectal Cancer With Liver Metastasis. Journal of Surgical Research. 279. 247–255.

Fillmore, Nathanael R., George Molina, Mark Fairweather, et al.. (2022). Socioeconomic Disparities in Pancreas Cancer Resection and Survival in the Veterans Health Administration. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 29(5). 3194–3202. 12 indexed citations

Clancy, Thomas E., et al.. (2022). Association between race, hospital volume of major liver surgery, and access to metastasectomy for colorectal liver metastasis. The American Journal of Surgery. 224(1). 522–529. 6 indexed citations

Rauh‐Hain, Jose Alejandro, Alexander Melamed, Whitfield B. Growdon, et al.. (2022). Guideline-Discordant Care in Early-Stage Vulvar Cancer. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 140(6). 1031–1041. 1 indexed citations

Lam, Miranda B., et al.. (2022). Medicaid expansion and surgery for HPB/GI cancers: NCDB difference-in-difference analysis. The American Journal of Surgery. 225(2). 328–334. 8 indexed citations

Thompson, Leah L., Nira A. Krasnow, Michael S. Chang, et al.. (2021). Effect of dermatological consultation on survival in patients with checkpoint inhibitor‐associated cutaneous toxicity. British Journal of Dermatology. 185(3). 627–635. 13 indexed citations

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Anderson, Mark, Colin M. Fadzen, George Molina, et al.. (2021). CT and MRI features differentiating mucinous cystic neoplasms of the liver from pathologically simple cysts. Clinical Imaging. 76. 46–52. 11 indexed citations

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Mueller, Jessica L., George Molina, Cristina R. Ferrone, et al.. (2021). Open hepatic resection in the elderly at two tertiary referral centers. The American Journal of Surgery. 222(3). 594–598. 1 indexed citations

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Molina, George, Thomas E. Clancy, Thomas C. Tsai, Miranda B. Lam, & Jiping Wang. (2020). Racial Disparity in Pancreatoduodenectomy for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 28(2). 1088–1096. 20 indexed citations

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Molina, George, et al.. (2020). Mixed Response to Immunotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 27(9). 3488–3497. 23 indexed citations

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Chawla, Akhil, George Molina, Linda M. Pak, et al.. (2019). Neoadjuvant Therapy is Associated with Improved Survival in Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 27(4). 1191–1200. 47 indexed citations

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Molina, George, William R. Berry, Stuart R. Lipsitz, et al.. (2017). Perception of Safety of Surgical Practice Among Operating Room Personnel From Survey Data Is Associated With All-cause 30-day Postoperative Death Rate in South Carolina. Annals of Surgery. 266(4). 658–666. 21 indexed citations

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Haynes, Alex B., Lizabeth Edmondson, Stuart R. Lipsitz, et al.. (2017). Mortality Trends After a Voluntary Checklist-based Surgical Safety Collaborative. Annals of Surgery. 266(6). 923–929. 81 indexed citations

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Molina, George, Thomas G. Weiser, Stuart R. Lipsitz, et al.. (2016). Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 71(4). 201–202. 5 indexed citations

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Molina, George, Bridget A. Neville, Stuart R. Lipsitz, et al.. (2016). Postoperative acute care use after freestanding ambulatory surgery. Journal of Surgical Research. 205(2). 331–340. 7 indexed citations

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Uribe‐Leitz, Tarsicio, Micaela M. Esquivel, George Molina, et al.. (2015). Projections for Achieving the Lancet Commission Recommended Surgical Rate of 5000 Operations per 100,000 Population by Region‐Specific Surgical Rate Estimates. World Journal of Surgery. 39(9). 2168–2172. 9 indexed citations

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Esquivel, Micaela M., George Molina, Tarsicio Uribe‐Leitz, et al.. (2015). Proposed minimum rates of surgery to support desirable health outcomes: an observational study based on four strategies. The Lancet. 385. S12–S12. 5 indexed citations

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