Gilbert H. Fletcher

12.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
196 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Gilbert H. Fletcher is a scholar working on Otorhinolaryngology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gilbert H. Fletcher has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Otorhinolaryngology, 64 papers in Surgery and 63 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Gilbert H. Fletcher's work include Head and Neck Cancer Studies (65 papers), Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (39 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (31 papers). Gilbert H. Fletcher is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Cancer Studies (65 papers), Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (39 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (31 papers). Gilbert H. Fletcher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Israel. Gilbert H. Fletcher's co-authors include Robert D. Lindberg, Howard D. Thames, H. Rodney Withers, Richard H. Jesse, Felix N. Rutledge, Lester J. Peters, Leonard J. Shukovsky, H. Thomas Barkley, Arthur D. Hamberger and Eleanor D. Montague and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Cancer and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Gilbert H. Fletcher

194 papers receiving 8.8k 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.

Changes in early and late radiation responses with altered dose fractionation: Implications for dose-survival relationships

1982 657 citations Howard D. Thames, H. Rodney Withers et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
TEXTBOOK OF RADIOTHERAPY

1967 588 citations Gilbert H. Fletcher profile →
An analysis of distant metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts

1977 316 citations Robert D. Lindberg, Gilbert H. Fletcher et al. Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gilbert H. Fletcher United States	57	4.0k	3.8k	3.7k	2.7k	1.7k	196	9.7k
Carlos A. Perez United States	38	1.7k 0.4×	1.0k 0.3×	1.3k 0.3×	2.4k 0.9×	830 0.5×	93	5.3k
Víctor A. Marcial Puerto Rico	38	1.8k 0.5×	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	462 0.3×	102	4.2k
P. Maingon France	47	6.7k 1.7×	3.6k 0.9×	6.8k 1.8×	4.7k 1.7×	2.0k 1.1×	267	13.3k
Sharon A. Spencer United States	38	3.9k 1.0×	3.7k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	4.3k 1.6×	945 0.5×	146	8.4k
Jeanne M. Quivey United States	43	2.3k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.5×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	119	6.6k
Mahmut Özsahin Switzerland	43	2.7k 0.7×	2.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	149	6.9k
Bernard Cummings Canada	52	3.9k 1.0×	2.0k 0.5×	3.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	936 0.5×	124	8.8k
Marvin Rotman United States	27	2.3k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	4.4k 1.6×	721 0.4×	67	7.6k
Wim L.J. van Putten Netherlands	56	1.5k 0.4×	227 0.1×	2.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	155	10.5k
Basil S. Hilaris United States	44	2.0k 0.5×	362 0.1×	1.3k 0.3×	3.4k 1.2×	615 0.4×	151	5.5k

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Strom, Eric A., et al.. (1991). Results of mastectomy and postoperative irradiation in the management of locoregionally advanced carcinoma of the breast. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 21(2). 319–323. 24 indexed citations

Montague, Eleanor D. & Gilbert H. Fletcher. (1985). Local regional effectiveness of surgery and radiation therapy in the treatment of breast cancer. Cancer. 55(S9). 2266–2272. 20 indexed citations

Fletcher, Gilbert H.. (1984). Radiation and drug resistance of breast cancer. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 7(6). 617–624. 16 indexed citations

Rodger, Alan, Eleanor D. Montague, & Gilbert H. Fletcher. (1983). Preoperative or postoperative irradiation as adjunctive treatment with radical mastectomy in breast cancer. Cancer. 51(8). 1388–1392. 14 indexed citations

Fletcher, Gilbert H.. (1983). Keynote address: The scientific basis of the present and future practice of clinical radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 9(7). 1073–1082. 33 indexed citations

Withers, H. Rodney, et al.. (1982). Hyperfractionation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 8(10). 1807–1809. 70 indexed citations

Peters, Lester J., H. Rodney Withers, Howard D. Thames, & Gilbert H. Fletcher. (1982). Keynote address—the problem: Tumor radioresistance in clinical radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 8(1). 101–108. 110 indexed citations

Fletcher, Gilbert H.. (1977). Present status of low-let radiation in the management of cancers: a challenge to high-let radiation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 3. 7–19. 3 indexed citations

Fletcher, Gilbert H., et al.. (1977). Hyperbaric oxygen as a radiotherapeutic adjuvant in advanced cancer of the uterine cervix.Preliminary results of a randomized trial. Cancer. 39(2). 617–623. 54 indexed citations

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Tapley, Norah duV. & Gilbert H. Fletcher. (1973). Applications of the Electron Beam in the Treatment of Cancer of the Skin and Lips. Radiology. 109(2). 423–428. 12 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H.. (1973). Clinical dose-response curves of human malignant epithelial tumours. British Journal of Radiology. 46(541). 1–12. 288 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H.. (1971). CANCER OF THE UTERINE CERVIX JANEWAY LECTURE, 1970. American Journal of Roentgenology. 111(2). 224–242. 73 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H., et al.. (1970). ANALYSIS OF CENTRAL RECURRENT DISEASE IN STAGES I AND II SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS OF THE CERVIX ON INTACT UTERUS. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 25(5). 492–494. 1 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H., et al.. (1966). ANALYSIS OF COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING MEGAVOLTAGE THERAPY FOR SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS OF THE TONSILLAR AREA. American Journal of Roentgenology. 96(1). 28–36. 69 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H. & Robert D. Lindberg. (1966). SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS OF THE TONSILLAR AREA AND PALATINE ARCH. American Journal of Roentgenology. 96(3). 574–587. 41 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H., William S. MacComb, Alando J. Ballantyne, Robert J. Shalek, & Marilyn Stovall. (1962). Radiation therapy in the management of cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Biblioteca Digital (Real Academia Nacional de Medicina). 63 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H., et al.. (1962). POLICIES OF TREATMENT IN CANCER OF THE CERVIX UTERI. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 17(3). 413–416. 7 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Gilbert H.. (1962). Supervoltage Radiotherapy for Cancers of the Uterine Cervix. British Journal of Radiology. 35(409). 5–17. 11 indexed citations

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Miller, Lowell S., Gilbert H. Fletcher, & Herbert B. Gerstner. (1958). Radiobiologic Observations on Cancer Patients Treated with Whole-Body X-Irradiation. Radiation Research. 8(2). 150–150. 18 indexed citations

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Kerman, Herbert D., et al.. (1952). Design and Construction of a Multicurie Cobalt Teletherapy Unit. Radiology. 59(1). 19–31. 5 indexed citations

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