George W. Drach

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
114 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

George W. Drach is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, George W. Drach has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 22 papers in Surgery and 20 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in George W. Drach's work include Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (28 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (17 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers). George W. Drach is often cited by papers focused on Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (28 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (17 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers). George W. Drach collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. George W. Drach's co-authors include P W Kohnen, Alan D. Randolph, James E. Lingeman, Daniel M. Newman, Manfred R. Bottaccini, Jay Y. Gillenwater, Donald P. Griffith, Stephen P. Dretler, William R. Fair and Birdwell Finlayson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Cancer and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

George W. Drach

109 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Report of the United States Cooperative Study of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

1986 524 citations George W. Drach, James E. Lingeman et al. The Journal of Urology profile →

Peers

George W. Drach

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UROLO

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Donald P. Griffith United States

Jay Y. Gillenwater United States

H. N. WHITFIELD United Kingdom

Lester Persky United States

William H. Boyce United States

J. P. BLANDY United Kingdom

Paul C. Peters United States

Arthur T. Rosenfield United States

Jackson E. Fowler United States

Joseph J. Kaufman United States

Donald P. Griffith United States

George W. Drach

1.8k ×1.1

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557 ×0.7

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672 ×1.3

SURGE

826 ×1.7

PPCH

201 ×0.5

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Citations per year, relative to George W. Drach George W. Drach (= 1×) peers Donald P. Griffith

Countries citing papers authored by George W. Drach

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by George W. Drach

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George W. Drach

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George W. Drach. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George W. Drach 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 W. Drach. George W. Drach 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

Bell, Richard H., George W. Drach, & Ronnie A. Rosenthal. (2011). Proposed Competencies in Geriatric Patient Care for Use in Assessment for Initial and Continued Board Certification of Surgical Specialists. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 213(5). 683–690. 19 indexed citations

Guzzo, Thomas J. & George W. Drach. (2010). Major Urologic Problems in Geriatrics: Assessment and Management. Medical Clinics of North America. 95(1). 253–264. 11 indexed citations

Katz, Paul R., George W. Drach, J. Patrick O’Leary, et al.. (2009). The Jahnigen Scholars Program: A Model for Faculty Career Development. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57(12). 2324–2327. 13 indexed citations

Drach, George W. & Tomas L. Griebling. (2003). Geriatric Urology. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 51(7s). S355–8. 24 indexed citations

Robnett, Theodore J., Richard Whittington, S. Bruce Malkowicz, et al.. (2002). Long-term use of combined radiation therapy and hormonal therapy in the management of Stage D1 prostate cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 53(5). 1146–1151. 24 indexed citations

Drach, George W.. (2000). SECONDARY AND MISCELLANEOUS UROLITHIASIS. Urologic Clinics of North America. 27(2). 269–273. 10 indexed citations

Algan, Özer, Helen Fosmire, Kullervo Hynynen, et al.. (2000). External beam radiotherapy and hyperthermia in the treatment of patients with locally advanced prostate carcinoma. Cancer. 89(2). 399–403. 1 indexed citations

Pearle, Margaret S., Scott M. Sech, Patrick J. Clark, et al.. (1998). Safety and Efficacy of the Alexandrite Laser for the Treatment of Renal and Ureteral Calculi. Urology. 51(1). 33–38. 18 indexed citations

Drach, George W., et al.. (1994). Leukemoid reaction: a rare paraneoplastic syndrome associated with advanced bladder carcinoma. Urology. 44(3). 444–446. 12 indexed citations

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Moran, Michael E., et al.. (1993). Effects of High-Energy Shock Waves on Rapidly Proliferating Cells: African Clawed Toad ( Xenopus laevis ) Zygote Model. Journal of Endourology. 7(5). 371–373. 1 indexed citations

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Jennings, C. E., et al.. (1992). Anastomotic stricture with foreign-body reaction and stone formation following radical retropubic prostatectomy. Urology. 39(5). 417–419. 6 indexed citations

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Drach, George W., Phillip Hall, James E. Lingeman, et al.. (1991). National high blood pressure education program (NHBPEP) review paper on complications of shock wave lithotripsy for urinary calculi. The American Journal of Medicine. 91(6). 635–641. 26 indexed citations

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Fajardo, Laurie L., Bruce J. Hillman, Christian Weber, John M. Donovań, & George W. Drach. (1990). Microvascular Changes in Rabbit Kidneys After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment. Investigative Radiology. 25(6). 664–669. 24 indexed citations

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Sarig, S., et al.. (1984). Determination of GOT activity on nucleation and crystal growth of calcium oxalate. Urological Research. 12(4). 223–6. 3 indexed citations

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Drach, George W., et al.. (1980). Effects of Urinary Organic Macromolecules On Crystallization of Calcium Oxalate: Enhancement of Nucleation. The Journal of Urology. 123(4). 519–523. 43 indexed citations

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Kettel, Louis J., et al.. (1979). Arizonaʼs three-year medical curriculum. Academic Medicine. 54(3). 210–6. 11 indexed citations

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Drach, George W., et al.. (1979). Peak Urinary Flow Rate: Observations in Female subjects and Comparison to Male Subjects. The Journal of Urology. 122(2). 215–219. 41 indexed citations

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Drach, George W., et al.. (1976). Disposable Peak Urinary Flowmeter Estimates Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction. The Journal of Urology. 115(2). 175–179. 35 indexed citations

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Wahl, Richard L. & George W. Drach. (1965). Recherches immunologiques sur les antigènes protéiques basiques spécifiques et non spécifiques de type de Streptococcus pyogenes (groupe A). II. Réactions de précipitation et de diffusion en gélose. Propriétés immunogènes. Allergie cutanée.. 108(6). 2 indexed citations

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Wahl, Richard L., et al.. (1964). Delayed Cutaneous Allergy to Streptococcus pyogenes. Role of M Protein and other Basic Proteins.. Ann. Inst. Pasteur. 106(1). 58–78. 2 indexed citations

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