H. Gilbert Welch

33.9k total citations · 12 hit papers
176 papers, 24.3k citations indexed

About

H. Gilbert Welch is a scholar working on Oncology, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Gilbert Welch has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 24.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Oncology, 46 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 42 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in H. Gilbert Welch's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (39 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (30 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (23 papers). H. Gilbert Welch is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (39 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (30 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (23 papers). H. Gilbert Welch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan. H. Gilbert Welch's co-authors include Louise Davies, John D. Birkmeyer, Steven Woloshin, Lisa M. Schwartz, William C. Black, Heiko Pohl, Archie Bleyer, F. Lee Lucas, Andrea E. Siewers and David E. Wennberg and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

H. Gilbert Welch

171 papers receiving 23.4k citations

Hit Papers

Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2006 2014 2010 2005 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Hospital Volume and Surgical Mortality in the United States
    2002 3.8k citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. profile →
  2. Increasing Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the United States, 1973-2002
    2006 2.6k citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. JAMA profile →
  3. Current Thyroid Cancer Trends in the United States
    2014 1.2k citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. profile →
  4. Overdiagnosis in Cancer
    2010 1.1k citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →
  5. The Role of Overdiagnosis and Reclassification in the Marked Increase of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Incidence
    2005 969 citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →
  6. Effect of Three Decades of Screening Mammography on Breast-Cancer Incidence
    2012 946 citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. profile →
  7. Korea's Thyroid-Cancer “Epidemic” — Screening and Overdiagnosis
    2014 823 citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. profile →
  8. National trends in lower extremity bypass surgery, endovascular interventions, and major amputations
    2009 505 citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. profile →
  9. Breast-Cancer Tumor Size, Overdiagnosis, and Mammography Screening Effectiveness
    2016 458 citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. profile →
  10. Population-Based Risk for Complications After Transthoracic Needle Lung Biopsy of a Pulmonary Nodule: An Analysis of Discharge Records
    2011 360 citations Renda Soylemez Wiener, Lisa M. Schwartz et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  11. Addressing overdiagnosis and overtreatment in cancer: a prescription for change
    2014 351 citations H. Gilbert Welch, William C. Black et al. profile →
  12. The Rapid Rise in Cutaneous Melanoma Diagnoses
    2021 241 citations H. Gilbert Welch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
H. Gilbert Welch United States 66 7.6k 7.5k 5.9k 4.9k 2.9k 176 24.3k
Michael J. Barry United States 99 6.3k 0.8× 5.0k 0.7× 11.5k 2.0× 3.8k 0.8× 12.2k 4.3× 387 44.6k
David F. Penson United States 72 6.9k 0.9× 5.9k 0.8× 11.9k 2.0× 1.7k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 432 23.7k
William G. Henderson United States 92 3.3k 0.4× 16.2k 2.2× 7.6k 1.3× 4.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 409 35.4k
Richard C. Wender United States 41 6.2k 0.8× 2.5k 0.3× 3.1k 0.5× 5.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 99 17.2k
Eric J. Feuer United States 68 17.9k 2.4× 5.8k 0.8× 11.0k 1.9× 1.2k 0.2× 1.9k 0.7× 252 40.4k
Brenda K. Edwards United States 51 12.4k 1.6× 3.8k 0.5× 5.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.2× 1.0k 0.4× 95 25.4k
J.W.W. Coebergh Netherlands 87 16.3k 2.2× 5.3k 0.7× 6.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.2× 1.0k 0.4× 520 30.6k
Mark S. Litwin United States 76 5.7k 0.8× 5.8k 0.8× 12.7k 2.2× 1.5k 0.3× 2.2k 0.8× 464 25.1k
Alfred I. Neugut United States 87 12.4k 1.6× 6.7k 0.9× 6.4k 1.1× 833 0.2× 1.5k 0.5× 674 31.2k
Clifford Y. Ko United States 98 12.1k 1.6× 20.0k 2.7× 7.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.2× 2.2k 0.8× 533 36.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Welch, H. Gilbert, et al.. (2025). Lung cancer screening in people who have never smoked: lessons from East Asia. BMJ. 388. e081674–e081674. 3 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert. (2024). Dollars and Sense: The Cost of Cancer Screening in the United States. Annals of Internal Medicine. 177(9). 1275–1276. 1 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Bjørn & H. Gilbert Welch. (2017). New diagnostic tests: more harm than good. BMJ. 358. j3314–j3314. 39 indexed citations
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Wiener, Renda Soylemez, Lisa M. Schwartz, Steven Woloshin, & H. Gilbert Welch. (2011). Population-based risk of complications following transthoracic needle lung biopsy of a pulmonary nodule. Annals of Internal Medicine. 155(3). 137. 16 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert. (2011). Making the Call. JAMA. 306(24). 2649–2649. 10 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert, et al.. (2009). Rubrics for assessing oral communication in the capstone design experience: development, application, analysis and refinement. International journal of engineering education. 25(5). 952–961. 7 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert, E S Fisher, Daniel J. Gottlieb, & Michael J. Barry. (2007). Detection of Prostate Cancer via Biopsy in the Medicare-SEER Population During the PSA Era. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 99(18). 1395–1400. 134 indexed citations
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Wiener, Renda Soylemez & H. Gilbert Welch. (2007). Trends in the Use of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter in the United States, 1993-2004. JAMA. 298(4). 423–9. 217 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Lisa M., Steven Woloshin, Evan L. Dvorin, & H. Gilbert Welch. (2006). Ratio measures in leading medical journals: structured review of accessibility of underlying absolute risks. BMJ. 333(7581). 1248–1248. 81 indexed citations
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Shenson, Douglas, Michael H. Alderman, Grant T. Fankhauser, et al.. (2004). The Public's Enthusiasm for Cancer Screening [3] (multiple letters). JAMA. 291(15). 1835–1836. 1 indexed citations
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Woloshin, Steven, Lisa M. Schwartz, & H. Gilbert Welch. (2003). Modeling Sound Source Localization under the Precedence Effect Using Multivariate Gaussian Mixtures. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 20(11). 996–1000. 45 indexed citations
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Chapko, Michael K., E S Fisher, & H. Gilbert Welch. (1999). When should this patient be seen again?. PubMed. 2(1). 37–43. 13 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert. (1999). Preparing manuscripts for submission to medical journals: the paper trail.. PubMed. 2(3). 131–7. 18 indexed citations
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Lurie, Jon D. & H. Gilbert Welch. (1999). Diagnostic Testing Following Fecal Occult Blood Screening in the Elderly. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 91(19). 1641–1646. 75 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert, et al.. (1998). The effectiveness of cost-effectiveness analysis in containing costs. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 13(10). 664–669. 85 indexed citations
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Spencer-Green, G, David Alter, & H. Gilbert Welch. (1997). Test Performance in Systemic Sclerosis. The American Journal of Medicine. 103(3). 242–248. 63 indexed citations
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Black, William C. & H. Gilbert Welch. (1997). Screening for disease.. American Journal of Roentgenology. 168(1). 3–11. 125 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert, James L. Bernat, & R. Peter Mogielnicki. (1994). Who’s in charge here?. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 9(8). 450–454. 3 indexed citations
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Welch, H. Gilbert, et al.. (1992). Prudent Strategies for Elective Red Blood Cell Transfusion. Annals of Internal Medicine. 116(5). 393–402. 259 indexed citations
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Dixon, Justin & H. Gilbert Welch. (1991). Priority setting: lessons from Oregon. The Lancet. 337(8746). 891–894. 154 indexed citations

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