Howard D. Thames

21.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
298 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

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Howard D. Thames is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard D. Thames has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 119 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 86 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in Howard D. Thames's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (82 papers), Effects of Radiation Exposure (81 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (41 papers). Howard D. Thames is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (82 papers), Effects of Radiation Exposure (81 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (41 papers). Howard D. Thames collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Howard D. Thames's co-authors include H. Rodney Withers, William U. Shipley, Howard M. Sandler, Søren M. Bentzen, Gerald E. Hanks, Lester J. Peters, Gilbert H. Fletcher, Gerald H. Sokol, Paul F. Schellhammer and Mack Roach and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Howard D. Thames

297 papers receiving 15.9k citations

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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.

Defining biochemical failure following radiotherapy with or without hormonal therapy in men with clinically localized prostate cancer: Recommendations of the RTOG-ASTRO Phoenix Consensus Conference

2006 2.1k citations Mack Roach, Gerald E. Hanks et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
Changes in early and late radiation responses with altered dose fractionation: Implications for dose-survival relationships

1982 657 citations Howard D. Thames et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
Direct evidence that prostate tumors show high sensitivity to fractionation (low α/β ratio), similar to late-responding normal tissue

2002 530 citations Alvaro A. Martinez, Howard D. Thames et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Howard D. Thames	8.6k	5.3k	5.0k	3.2k	2.9k	298	16.4k
Susan L. Tucker	7.5k 0.9×	4.7k 0.9×	5.5k 1.1×	4.2k 1.3×	3.0k 1.0×	224	16.1k
Roberto Orecchia	5.2k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	4.7k 0.9×	3.8k 1.2×	4.2k 1.4×	515	14.1k
David P. Dearnaley	11.3k 1.3×	5.0k 0.9×	4.6k 0.9×	3.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	416	18.4k
Michael Flentje	5.2k 0.6×	4.5k 0.9×	5.3k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	370	11.7k
M. Bolla	16.6k 1.9×	3.2k 0.6×	3.3k 0.7×	4.6k 1.4×	2.3k 0.8×	231	22.9k
Mitchell S. Anscher	6.6k 0.8×	5.0k 0.9×	3.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	268	12.8k
Allen S. Lichter	4.0k 0.5×	2.7k 0.5×	3.3k 0.7×	3.7k 1.1×	3.8k 1.3×	159	11.2k
Theodore L. Phillips	8.2k 0.9×	3.4k 0.7×	2.2k 0.5×	4.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.4×	310	16.4k
Billy W. Loo	6.0k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	282	9.9k
Gerald E. Hanks	13.9k 1.6×	3.3k 0.6×	6.6k 1.3×	2.2k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	393	19.4k

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Hassanzadeh, Comron, Osama Mohamad, Teresa L. Bruno, et al.. (2025). Early outcomes following local salvage treatment with MRI-assisted low-dose rate brachytherapy (MARS) for MRI-visible postsurgical bed recurrences and focal intraprostatic recurrences. Brachytherapy. 24(2). 231–237. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Chad, Jeremiah Sanders, Howard D. Thames, et al.. (2023). Outcomes after PD-103 versus I-125 for low dose rate prostate brachytherapy monotherapy: An international, multi-institutional study. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 183. 109599–109599. 5 indexed citations

Molkentine, David, Jessica M. Molkentine, Kathleen A. Bridges, et al.. (2021). p16 Represses DNA Damage Repair via a Novel Ubiquitin-Dependent Signaling Cascade. Cancer Research. 82(5). 916–928. 22 indexed citations

Cordes, Nils, Michael Ney, Thomas Beleites, et al.. (2018). Retrospective investigation of the prognostic value of the β1 integrin expression in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma receiving primary radio(chemo)therapy. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0209479–e0209479. 5 indexed citations

Lin, Steven H., Jing Zhang, Uma Giri, et al.. (2014). A High Content Clonogenic Survival Drug Screen Identifies MEK Inhibitors as Potent Radiation Sensitizers for KRAS Mutant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 9(7). 965–973. 31 indexed citations

Mitchell, David L., André A. Fernandez, Rodney S. Nairn, et al.. (2010). Ultraviolet A does not induce melanomas in a Xiphophorus hybrid fish model. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(20). 9329–9334. 59 indexed citations

Keall, Paul, Michael Chang, Stanley Benedict, et al.. (2008). Investigating the Temporal Effects of Respiratory-Gated and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Treatment Delivery on In Vitro Survival: An Experimental and Theoretical Study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 71(5). 1547–1552. 24 indexed citations

Roach, Mack, Gerald E. Hanks, Howard D. Thames, et al.. (2006). Defining biochemical failure following radiotherapy with or without hormonal therapy in men with clinically localized prostate cancer: Recommendations of the RTOG-ASTRO Phoenix Consensus Conference. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 65(4). 965–974. 2071 indexed citations breakdown →

Wu, Qi, Howard D. Thames, John DiGiovanni, et al.. (2006). A Web-Based Search Engine for Triplex-forming Oligonucleotide Target Sequences. Oligonucleotides. 16(2). 196–201. 40 indexed citations

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Thames, Howard D., Deborah A. Kuban, Michelle DeSilvio, et al.. (2006). Increasing external beam dose for T1–T2 prostate cancer: Effect on risk groups. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 65(4). 975–981. 16 indexed citations

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Kupelian, Patrick A., Deborah Kuban, Howard D. Thames, et al.. (2005). Improved biochemical relapse-free survival with increased external radiation doses in patients with localized prostate cancer: The combined experience of nine institutions in patients treated in 1994 and 1995. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 61(2). 415–419. 85 indexed citations

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Thames, Howard D., et al.. (2004). Cluster models of dose–volume effects. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 59(5). 1491–1504. 28 indexed citations

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Nieder, Carsten, Sven Petersen, Cordula Petersen, & Howard D. Thames. (2001). The challenge of p53 as prognostic and predictive factor in Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Annals of Hematology. 80(1). 2–8. 15 indexed citations

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Bentzen, Søren M., Lars Vendelbo Johansen, Jens Overgaard, & Howard D. Thames. (1991). Clinical radiobiology of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 20(6). 1197–1206. 132 indexed citations

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Bentzen, Søren M., et al.. (1990). New Options in Direct Analysis of Dose—response Data. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 57(1). 221–225. 29 indexed citations

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Bentzen, Søren M., Marie Overgaard, Howard D. Thames, Jens Christensen, & Jens Overgaard. (1989). Early and Late Normal-tissue Injury after Postmastectomy Radiotherapy Alone or Combined with Chemotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 56(5). 711–715. 66 indexed citations

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Thames, Howard D., K. Kian Ang, Fiona Stewart, & Emmanuel van der Schueren. (1988). Does Incomplete Repair Explain the Apparent Failure of the Basic LQ Model to Predict Spinal Cord and Kidney Responses to Low Doses Per Fraction?. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 54(1). 13–19. 70 indexed citations

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Thames, Howard D., et al.. (1986). Direct Analysis of Quantal Radiation Response Data. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 49(6). 999–1009. 204 indexed citations

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Thames, Howard D.. (1984). Effect-independent Measures of Tissue Responses to Fractionated Irradiation. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 45(1). 1–10. 59 indexed citations

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Thames, Howard D., David J. Grdina, & Luka Milas. (1983). Response of fibrosarcoma cell subpopulations to small doses of radiation delivered in situ. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 9(2). 217–220. 9 indexed citations

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