George S. Phalen

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

George S. Phalen is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, George S. Phalen has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Rheumatology and 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in George S. Phalen's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (12 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers) and Peripheral Nerve Disorders (6 papers). George S. Phalen is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (12 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers) and Peripheral Nerve Disorders (6 papers). George S. Phalen collaborates with scholars based in United States. George S. Phalen's co-authors include Carl L. Nelson, James A. Dickson, Alan H. Wilde, Lawrence J. McCormack, Charles M. Evarts, Alfred W. Humphries, Victor G. deWolfe, Juan M. Corchado, David Patch and J. Ted Hartman and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

George S. Phalen

28 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

The Carpal-Tunnel Syndrome

1966 930 citations George S. Phalen Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
The Carpal-tunnel Syndrome

1972 377 citations George S. Phalen Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →

Peers

George S. Phalen

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H. Relton McCarroll United States

L.K. Hung Hong Kong

Patrick T. Hergenröeder United States

Marwan A. Wehbé United States

Thomas L. Greene United States

David Clark United Kingdom

Michel Chammas France

Richard M. Braun United States

Y. Allieu France

Lewis H. Millender United States

H. Relton McCarroll United States

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1.6k ×0.8

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568 ×0.3

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128 ×0.3

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159 ×0.5

RHEUM

58 ×0.3

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Citations per year, relative to George S. Phalen George S. Phalen (= 1×) peers H. Relton McCarroll

Countries citing papers authored by George S. Phalen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by George S. Phalen

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by George S. Phalen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by George S. Phalen. The network helps show where George S. Phalen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of George S. Phalen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George S. Phalen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George S. Phalen 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 George S. Phalen. George S. Phalen 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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Phalen, George S.. (1976). Neurilemmomas of the Forearm and Hand. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 1976(114). 219???222–219???222. 28 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S.. (1975). NEURILEMMOMAS OF THE FOREARM AND HAND. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 111(114). 307–307. 50 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S., et al.. (1973). Ganglions of the wrist and hand. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 51(4). 478–478. 9 indexed citations

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Wilde, Alan H., et al.. (1973). Bilateral Rupture of the Infrapatellar Tendon in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 91(91). 158–161. 53 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S.. (1972). The Carpal-tunnel Syndrome. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 83. 29–40. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nelson, Carl L., et al.. (1972). Ruptures of the Flexor Tendons in Hands of Non-Rheumatoid Patients. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 54(3). 579–584. 88 indexed citations

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Nelson, Carl L., et al.. (1972). Ganglions of the Wrist and Hand. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 54(7). 1459–1464. 113 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S., et al.. (1971). Lipomas of the upper extremity. The American Journal of Surgery. 121(3). 298–306. 84 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S., et al.. (1971). Lipomas of the upper extremity. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 48(5). 512–512. 2 indexed citations

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Evarts, Charles M. & George S. Phalen. (1971). Osseous Avascular Necrosis Associated with Renal Transplantation. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 78. 330–335. 20 indexed citations

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Corchado, Juan M. & George S. Phalen. (1970). Lipomas in the hand and wrist: Diagnosis and treatment. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 37(4). 201–206. 6 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S., et al.. (1966). Calcifications in Soft Tissue. Postgraduate Medicine. 39(2). 165–173. 3 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S.. (1962). AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 44(5). 1031–1040. 3 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S., et al.. (1959). Giant-cell tumor of tendon sheath (benign synovioma) in the hand. Evaluation of 56 cases.. PubMed. 15. 140–51. 40 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S.. (1957). COMPRESSION NEUROPATHY OF THE MEDIAN NERVE IN THE CARPAL TUNNEL. Journal of the American Medical Association. 164(5). 524–524. 110 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S.. (1957). The carpal tunnel syndrome.. PubMed. 14. 142–8. 162 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S.. (1954). Massive cavernous hemangiomas of the chest wall. The American Journal of Surgery. 87(4). 534–544. 6 indexed citations

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deWolfe, Victor G., et al.. (1954). Intermittent Claudication of the Hip and the Syndrome of Chronic Aorto-Iliac Thrombosis. Circulation. 9(1). 1–16. 28 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S. & David Patch. (1954). Pain in the hip caused by osteoid osteoma.. PubMed. 4. 154–9. 4 indexed citations

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Phalen, George S., et al.. (1953). Intermittent Claudication of the Hip. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 20(3). 375–380. 1 indexed citations

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