Igor Frank

18.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
243 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Igor Frank is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Frank has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 145 papers in Surgery, 114 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 63 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Igor Frank's work include Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (116 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (80 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (59 papers). Igor Frank is often cited by papers focused on Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (116 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (80 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (59 papers). Igor Frank collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Igor Frank's co-authors include Michael L. Blute, John C. Cheville, Christine M. Lohse, Horst Zincke, Bradley C. Leibovich, R. Houston Thompson, Stephen A. Boorjian, Amy L. Weaver, Matthew K. Tollefson and Eugene D. Kwon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Igor Frank

238 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

Comparison of 1,800 Laparoscopic and Open Partial Nephrec... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2007 2002 2003 2006 2003 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Comparison of 1,800 Laparoscopic and Open Partial Nephrectomies for Single Renal Tumors
    2007 883 citations Inderbir S. Gill, Brian R. Lane et al. The Journal of Urology profile →
  2. An Outcome Prediction Model for Patients with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Radical Nephrectomy Based on Tumor Stage, Size, Grade and Necrosis: The Ssign Score
    2002 870 citations Igor Frank, Michael L. Blute et al. The Journal of Urology profile →
  3. Solid Renal Tumors: An Analysis of Pathological Features Related to Tumor Size
    2003 767 citations Igor Frank, Michael L. Blute et al. The Journal of Urology profile →
  4. Tumor B7-H1 Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients with Long-term Follow-up
    2006 696 citations R. Houston Thompson, Susan M. Kuntz et al. profile →
  5. Prediction of progression after radical nephrectomy for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma
    2003 572 citations Bradley C. Leibovich, Michael L. Blute et al. Cancer profile →
  6. Every Minute Counts When the Renal Hilum Is Clamped During Partial Nephrectomy
    2010 533 citations R. Houston Thompson, Brian R. Lane 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
Igor Frank United States 57 8.4k 5.7k 4.7k 2.8k 1.5k 243 13.2k
Paul Perrotte Canada 60 7.7k 0.9× 5.0k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 311 12.6k
Surena F. Matin United States 58 8.0k 0.9× 6.6k 1.1× 5.1k 1.1× 1.9k 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 392 13.1k
Stephen A. Boorjian United States 72 12.2k 1.4× 9.3k 1.6× 6.4k 1.4× 3.9k 1.4× 2.2k 1.5× 569 20.8k
R. Houston Thompson United States 69 12.6k 1.5× 5.5k 1.0× 7.6k 1.6× 4.8k 1.7× 2.3k 1.5× 424 18.5k
Maxine Sun United States 64 9.8k 1.2× 6.4k 1.1× 3.1k 0.7× 3.3k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 435 15.8k
Axel Bex Netherlands 53 10.9k 1.3× 3.9k 0.7× 7.5k 1.6× 3.6k 1.3× 3.4k 2.3× 341 14.8k
Umberto Capitanio Italy 53 9.7k 1.2× 4.2k 0.7× 4.3k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 416 12.7k
Peter Albers Germany 53 4.2k 0.5× 7.2k 1.3× 2.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 742 0.5× 423 11.4k
Thomas Lam United Kingdom 44 7.7k 0.9× 2.5k 0.4× 4.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 90 10.1k
Mohamad E. Allaf United States 54 8.7k 1.0× 3.6k 0.6× 4.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 366 11.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ahmed, Mohamed E., Jack R. Andrews, Ahmed Mahmoud, et al.. (2024). PD34-03 INTRAOPERATIVE TRANEXAMIC ACID IN RADICAL CYSTECTOMY: IMPACT ON BLEEDING, THROMBOEMBOLISM, AND CANCER-SPECIFIC SURVIVAL. The Journal of Urology. 211(5S). 1 indexed citations
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Thapa, Prabin, et al.. (2024). Role of B7‐H3 in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in muscle‐invasive bladder cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(11). 1166–1172. 1 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Mohamed E., Jack R. Andrews, Ahmed Mahmoud, et al.. (2024). Intraoperative Tranexamic Acid in Radical Cystectomy: Impact on Bleeding, Thromboembolism, and Survival Outcomes. The Journal of Urology. 213(4). 447–454. 1 indexed citations
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Tollefson, Matthew K., Paras Shah, Vidit Sharma, et al.. (2024). Navigating Now and Next: Recent Advances and Future Horizons in Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(2). 359–359. 7 indexed citations
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Toussi, Amir, Matthew Ziegelmann, Igor Frank, et al.. (2023). Efficacy of RestoreX after prostatectomy: open‐label phase of a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Urology. 132(2). 217–226. 4 indexed citations
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Juvet, Tristan, Stephen A. Boorjian, Igor Frank, et al.. (2020). Intraoperative application of platelet-rich plasma to the neurovascular bundles during radical prostatectomy: A prospective clinical trial. European Urology Open Science. 19. e769–e769. 1 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Deepak, Boyd R. Viers, George K. Chow, et al.. (2019). First Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty Utilizing the da Vinci SP System. Videourology. 33(4). 1 indexed citations
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Gupta, Sounak, Carlos P. Sosa, Farhad Kosari, et al.. (2019). A comparison of adult rhabdomyosarcoma and high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the urinary bladder reveals novel PPP1R12A fusions in rhabdomyosarcoma. Human Pathology. 88. 48–59. 5 indexed citations
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Boeri, Luca, Matteo Soligo, Igor Frank, et al.. (2018). Delaying Radical Cystectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer is Associated with Adverse Survival Outcomes. European Urology Oncology. 2(4). 390–396. 52 indexed citations
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Mason, Ross, Stephen A. Boorjian, Bimal Bhindi, et al.. (2018). Examining the association between adiposity and biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy. Canadian Urological Association Journal. 12(7). E331–7. 2 indexed citations
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Stewart‐Merrill, Suzanne B., Fares Alahdab, Khalid Benkhadra, et al.. (2016). Oncologic surveillance in bladder cancer following radical cystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 34(5). 236.e13–236.e21. 8 indexed citations
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Scavonetto, Federica, Eric Umbreit, Toby N. Weingarten, et al.. (2013). Association between neuraxial analgesia, cancer progression, and mortality after radical prostatectomy: a large, retrospective matched cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 113. i95–i102. 52 indexed citations
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Schneider, Steven, William R. Sukov, Igor Frank, et al.. (2013). Outcome of patients with micropapillary urothelial carcinoma following radical cystectomy: ERBB2 (HER2) amplification identifies patients with poor outcome. Modern Pathology. 27(5). 758–764. 64 indexed citations
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Linder, Brian J., Igor Frank, Eric J. Dozois, & Daniel S. Elliott. (2012). Robotic Transvesical Rectourethral Fistula Repair After a Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Videourology. 27(1). 4 indexed citations
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Thompson, R. Houston, Brian R. Lane, Christine M. Lohse, et al.. (2012). Renal Function After Partial Nephrectomy: Effect of Warm Ischemia Relative to Quantity and Quality of Preserved Kidney. Urology. 79(2). 356–360. 267 indexed citations
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Kim, Simon, Christopher Weight, Nilay D. Shah, et al.. (2012). 1604 THE IMPLICATIONS OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED ADVERSE EVENTS ON MORTALITY, LENGTH OF STAY, AND COSTS FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING RADICAL CYSTECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER. The Journal of Urology. 187(4S). 6 indexed citations
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Boorjian, Stephen A., Yuri Sheinin, Paul L. Crispen, et al.. (2008). T-Cell Coregulatory Molecule Expression in Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: Clinicopathologic Correlations and Association with Survival. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(15). 4800–4808. 217 indexed citations
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Rogers, Craig, M. Menon, Matthew T. Gettman, et al.. (2008). Robotic partial nephrectomy: a multi-institutional analysis. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2(3). 141–143. 51 indexed citations
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Sengupta, Shomik, Christine M. Lohse, Bradley C. Leibovich, et al.. (2005). Histologic coagulative tumor necrosis as a prognostic indicator of renal cell carcinoma aggressiveness. Cancer. 104(3). 511–520. 211 indexed citations
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Frank, Igor, John C. Cheville, Michael L. Blute, et al.. (2003). Transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder with regional lymph node involvement treated by cystectomy. Cancer. 97(10). 2425–2431. 62 indexed citations

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