Helen MacRae

14.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
92 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Helen MacRae is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen MacRae has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Surgery, 36 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 18 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Helen MacRae's work include Innovations in Medical Education (34 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (32 papers) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (17 papers). Helen MacRae is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (34 papers), Surgical Simulation and Training (32 papers) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (17 papers). Helen MacRae collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Helen MacRae's co-authors include Richard K. Reznick, Glenn Regehr, Jenepher Martin, Mitchell H. Brown, John Murnaghan, Carol Hutchison, Robin S. McLeod, Carol‐Anne Moulton, Adam Dubrowski and David Szalay and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Helen MacRae

89 papers receiving 10.6k 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.

Objective structured assessment of technical skill (OSATS) for surgical residents

1997 1.8k citations Jenepher Martin, Glenn Regehr et al. British journal of surgery profile →
Teaching Surgical Skills — Changes in the Wind

2006 1.3k citations Richard K. Reznick, Helen MacRae profile →
Objective structured assessment of technical skill (OSATS) for surgical residents

1997 1.2k citations Jenepher Martin, Glenn Regehr et al. British journal of surgery profile →
Testing technical skill via an innovative “bench station” examination

1997 868 citations Richard K. Reznick, Glenn Regehr et al. The American Journal of Surgery profile →
Comparing the psychometric properties of checklists and global rating scales for assessing performance on an OSCE-format examination

1998 558 citations Glenn Regehr, Helen MacRae et al. Academic Medicine profile →
Teaching Surgical Skills: What Kind of Practice Makes Perfect?

2006 498 citations Carol‐Anne Moulton, Adam Dubrowski et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Helen MacRae	8.4k	3.8k	3.0k	2.3k	2.0k	92	10.9k
Richard K. Reznick	10.8k 1.3×	6.4k 1.7×	4.4k 1.4×	4.8k 2.1×	3.0k 1.5×	118	17.8k
Rajesh Aggarwal	8.2k 1.0×	2.3k 0.6×	3.6k 1.2×	3.0k 1.3×	2.6k 1.3×	297	12.1k
Liane S. Feldman	10.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.5×	2.4k 0.8×	5.0k 2.1×	2.6k 1.3×	308	14.4k
Teodor Grantcharov	8.4k 1.0×	2.5k 0.6×	3.9k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	2.8k 1.4×	244	10.9k
Guy J. Maddern	9.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	618	15.5k
Daniel B. Jones	8.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	2.5k 1.2×	320	11.8k
Anthony G. Gallagher	7.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.4×	4.3k 1.4×	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	165	9.2k
Dimitrios Stefanidis	6.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.3×	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	270	7.9k
Daniel J. Scott	6.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.3×	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	239	7.5k
Carol Hutchison	4.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	894 0.4×	37	4.8k

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Haris, Kostas, et al.. (2025). Peer Support Programs for Physicians and Health Care Providers: A Scoping Review. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 51(9). 589–600.

Brydges, Ryan, et al.. (2023). Exploring mentorship in surgery: An interview study on how people stick together. Medical Education. 57(11). 1028–1035. 3 indexed citations

Cyr, David P., Mantaj S. Brar, Robert Gryfe, et al.. (2020). P-133 Extramural venous invasion detected with an elastin stain is a powerful predictor of cancer-specific mortality in STAGE I-IIIB resected colorectal cancer. Annals of Oncology. 31. S133–S133. 2 indexed citations

Montbrun, Sandra de, et al.. (2016). Implementing and Evaluating a National Certification Technical Skills Examination. Annals of Surgery. 264(1). 1–6. 42 indexed citations

Messenger, David, et al.. (2014). Subtotal Colectomy in Severe Ulcerative and Crohn’s Colitis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 57(12). 1349–1357. 16 indexed citations

Brown, Carl J., Brenda I. O’Connor, J. Charles Victor, et al.. (2014). Proctocolectomy for colorectal cancer—is the ileal pouch anal anastomosis a safe alternative to permanent ileostomy?. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 29(12). 1485–1491. 5 indexed citations

Moulton, Carol‐Anne, Glenn Regehr, Lorelei Lingard, Catherine E. Merritt, & Helen MacRae. (2010). Slowing Down to Stay Out of Trouble in the Operating Room: Remaining Attentive in Automaticity. Academic Medicine. 85(10). 1571–1577. 109 indexed citations

Sidhu, Ravi, Jason Park, Ryan Brydges, Helen MacRae, & Adam Dubrowski. (2007). Laboratory-based vascular anastomosis training: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of bench model fidelity and level of training on skill acquisition. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 45(2). 343–349. 123 indexed citations

Jowett, Nate, Vicki R. LeBlanc, George Xeroulis, Helen MacRae, & Adam Dubrowski. (2007). Surgical skill acquisition with self-directed practice using computer-based video training. The American Journal of Surgery. 193(2). 237–242. 99 indexed citations

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Kapadia, Muneera R., Debra A. DaRosa, Helen MacRae, & Gary L. Dunnington. (2007). Current Assessment and Future Directions of Surgical Skills Laboratories. Journal of surgical education. 64(5). 260–265. 53 indexed citations

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Moulton, Carol‐Anne, Adam Dubrowski, Helen MacRae, et al.. (2006). Teaching Surgical Skills: What Kind of Practice Makes Perfect?. Annals of Surgery. 244(3). 400–409. 498 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dath, Deepak, Glenn Regehr, Daniel W. Birch, et al.. (2004). Toward reliable operative assessment: the reliability and feasibility of videotaped assessment of laparoscopic technical skills. Surgical Endoscopy. 18(12). 1800–1804. 121 indexed citations

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Rasul, Imran, Stephanie R. Wilson, Helen MacRae, Sue P. Irwin, & Gordon R. Greenberg. (2004). Clinical and Radiological Responses after Infliximab Treatment for Perianal Fistulizing Crohn's Disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 99(1). 82–88. 72 indexed citations

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Lingard, Lorelei, et al.. (2004). Expert and trainee determinations of rhetorical relevance in referral and consultation letters. Medical Education. 38(2). 168–176. 22 indexed citations

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MacRae, Helen, Glenn Regehr, Fred Brenneman, Marg McKenzie, & Robin S. McLeod. (2003). Assessment of critical appraisal skills. The American Journal of Surgery. 187(1). 120–123. 22 indexed citations

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MacRae, Helen, Larissa K. Temple, & Robin S. McLeod. (2002). A meta-analysis of hemorrhoidal treatments. Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 13(1). 77–83. 14 indexed citations

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Martin, Jenepher, Glenn Regehr, Richard K. Reznick, et al.. (1997). Objective structured assessment of technical skill (OSATS) for surgical residents. British journal of surgery. 84(2). 273–278. 1827 indexed citations breakdown →

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MacRae, Helen, Robert Cohen, Glenn Regehr, Richard K. Reznick, & Marcus J. Burnstein. (1997). A new assessment tool: The patient assessment and management examination. Surgery. 122(2). 335–344. 46 indexed citations

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MacRae, Helen, Robin S. McLeod, Zane Cohen, Hartley Stern, & Richard K. Reznick. (1995). Treatment of rectovaginal fistulas that has failed previous repair attempts. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 38(9). 921–925. 102 indexed citations

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MacRae, Helen & Robin S. McLeod. (1995). Comparison of hemorrhoidal treatment modalities. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 38(7). 687–694. 319 indexed citations

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