Gilbert Z. Murimwa

918 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 610 citations indexed

About

Gilbert Z. Murimwa is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gilbert Z. Murimwa has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 610 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Oncology, 7 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Gilbert Z. Murimwa's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (9 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (4 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (3 papers). Gilbert Z. Murimwa is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (9 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (4 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (3 papers). Gilbert Z. Murimwa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Gilbert Z. Murimwa's co-authors include Rolf A. Brekken, Raghav Chandra, Debolina Ganguly, Steven H. Wright, Sören Müller, Ravikanth Maddipati, Rachana Pradhan, Xiaowu Gu, Zhaoning Wang and Huocong Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer Cell.

In The Last Decade

Gilbert Z. Murimwa

17 papers receiving 608 citations

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Mesothelial cell-derived antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts induce expansion of regulatory T cells in pancreatic cancer

2022 329 citations Huocong Huang, Zhaoning Wang et al. Cancer Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gilbert Z. Murimwa United States	9	384	168	167	118	110	20	610
Xiaojie Bian China	12	183 0.5×	340 2.0×	87 0.5×	270 2.3×	54 0.5×	24	573
Giulia Rovesti Italy	11	162 0.4×	123 0.7×	36 0.2×	85 0.7×	59 0.5×	27	393
Daniele Pozzessere Italy	14	230 0.6×	114 0.7×	103 0.6×	60 0.5×	43 0.4×	24	426
Jole Ventriglia Italy	13	369 1.0×	111 0.7×	128 0.8×	125 1.1×	68 0.6×	36	547
Emanuela Dell’Aquila Italy	12	362 0.9×	171 1.0×	90 0.5×	242 2.1×	56 0.5×	41	593
Giorgia Guaitoli Italy	12	229 0.6×	146 0.9×	33 0.2×	121 1.0×	31 0.3×	27	436
Seiji Oguro Japan	11	233 0.6×	61 0.4×	89 0.5×	73 0.6×	124 1.1×	19	368
Elisa Tassinari Italy	8	217 0.6×	145 0.9×	52 0.3×	93 0.8×	84 0.8×	34	457
Muhammad Alamgeer Australia	13	346 0.9×	294 1.8×	36 0.2×	176 1.5×	27 0.2×	25	615

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., Dina Alzhanova, Jill M. Westcott, et al.. (2025). SMAD4 Deficiency Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Confers Susceptibility to TGFβ Inhibition. Cancer Research. 85(16). 2987–2996. 2 indexed citations

Murimwa, Gilbert Z., J. Stewart, Jonathan Rodrı́guez, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Readability of Online Patient-Facing Content: The Role of AI Chatbots in Improving Cancer Information Accessibility. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 22(2D). 24 indexed citations

Murimwa, Gilbert Z., et al.. (2024). Understanding the cancer health literacy gap: NCCN member institutions’ website readability across the high mortality cancers in the US. 1(3). 100081–100081.

Murimwa, Gilbert Z., et al.. (2024). Utilization of artificial intelligence chatbots to mitigate health literacy disparities. HPB. 26. S772–S773. 1 indexed citations

Meier, Jennie, Gilbert Z. Murimwa, Lisa DiMartino, et al.. (2024). Effect of Hospital Cancer Designation on use of Multimodal Therapy and Survival of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A State-Wide Analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 31(4). 2591–2597.

Meier, Jennie, Gilbert Z. Murimwa, Adam C. Yopp, et al.. (2024). Defining the Role of Social Vulnerability in the Treatment and Survival of Localized Colon Cancer. Annals of Surgery. 281(6). 1055–1062. 2 indexed citations

Ganguly, Debolina, Marcel O. Schmidt, Noah Sorrelle, et al.. (2023). Pleiotrophin drives a prometastatic immune niche in breast cancer. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 220(5). 8 indexed citations

Murimwa, Gilbert Z., John D. Karalis, Jennie Meier, et al.. (2023). ASO Visual Abstract: Hospital Designations and Their Impact on Guideline-Concordant Care and Survival in Pancreatic Cancer: Do They Matter?. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(7). 4390–4391. 2 indexed citations

Murimwa, Gilbert Z., John D. Karalis, Jennie Meier, et al.. (2023). Factors associated with failure to operate and its impact on survival in early‐stage pancreatic cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 128(4). 540–548. 6 indexed citations

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., et al.. (2023). Implications of the interaction between travel burden and area deprivation for patients with pancreatic cancer. The American Journal of Surgery. 226(4). 515–522. 3 indexed citations

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., John D. Karalis, Jennie Meier, et al.. (2023). Hospital Designations and Their Impact on Guideline-Concordant Care and Survival in Pancreatic Cancer. Do They Matter?. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(7). 4377–4387. 14 indexed citations

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Huang, Huocong, Zhaoning Wang, Yuqing Zhang, et al.. (2022). Mesothelial cell-derived antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts induce expansion of regulatory T cells in pancreatic cancer. Cancer Cell. 40(6). 656–673.e7. 329 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karalis, John D., Gilbert Z. Murimwa, Megan Wachsmann, et al.. (2022). Unraveling the oligometastatic phenotype and its association with pancreatic cancer survival.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 40(4_suppl). 618–618.

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Chandra, Raghav, John D. Karalis, Gilbert Z. Murimwa, et al.. (2021). The Colorectal Cancer Tumor Microenvironment and Its Impact on Liver and Lung Metastasis. Cancers. 13(24). 6206–6206. 101 indexed citations

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Roife, David, Benjamin D. Powers, Gilbert Z. Murimwa, et al.. (2020). Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, not platelet to lymphocyte or lymphocyte to monocyte ratio, is predictive of patient survival after resection of early-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. BMC Cancer. 20(1). 750–750. 30 indexed citations

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., Caitlin A. Hester, John C. Mansour, et al.. (2020). Comparative Outcomes of Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Gallbladder: an Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 25(7). 1815–1827. 17 indexed citations

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Mellon, Eric A., Jessica M. Frakes, Gilbert Z. Murimwa, et al.. (2018). Impact of sarcopenia in borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 9(1). 24–34. 20 indexed citations

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., Puja Venkat, Kujtim Latifi, et al.. (2017). Impact of sarcopenia on outcomes of locally advanced esophageal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgery. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 8(5). 808–815. 39 indexed citations

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., Eric A. Mellon, Jessica M. Frakes, et al.. (2017). Impact of duodenal invasion on outcomes in patients with pancreatic cancer treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(4_suppl). 408–408. 1 indexed citations

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Murimwa, Gilbert Z., Khaldoun Almhanna, José M. Pimiento, et al.. (2016). Impact of Sarcopenia on Outcomes of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Followed by Surgery. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 96(2). S152–S152. 11 indexed citations

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