J. David Thomas

2.2k total citations
86 papers, 576 citations indexed

About

J. David Thomas is a scholar working on Archeology, Surgery and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. David Thomas has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 576 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Archeology, 23 papers in Surgery and 23 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in J. David Thomas's work include Classical Antiquity Studies (22 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (18 papers) and Hernia repair and management (16 papers). J. David Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Classical Antiquity Studies (22 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (18 papers) and Hernia repair and management (16 papers). J. David Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. J. David Thomas's co-authors include Alan K. Bowman, J. Ν. Adams, E. G. Turner, Ajita S. Prabhu, Clayton C. Petro, Michael J. Rosen, Aldo Fafaj, Samuel J. Zolin, David M. Krpata and Steven Rosenblatt and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and British journal of surgery.

In The Last Decade

J. David Thomas

74 papers receiving 442 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. David Thomas United States 13 170 167 144 53 45 86 576
Martin McNamara Australia 9 48 0.3× 20 0.1× 15 0.1× 56 1.1× 6 0.1× 44 239
John J. O’Keefe United States 10 19 0.1× 64 0.4× 6 0.0× 40 0.8× 44 1.0× 34 233
Robert Bartlett United Kingdom 11 22 0.1× 22 0.1× 21 0.1× 45 0.8× 60 1.3× 28 376
Joseph P. McDermott United States 10 5 0.0× 135 0.8× 34 0.2× 151 2.8× 82 1.8× 21 334
Michael F. Graham United States 12 3 0.0× 273 1.6× 16 0.1× 38 0.7× 93 2.1× 25 466
Pierre Guillaume Switzerland 8 9 0.1× 16 0.1× 20 0.1× 66 1.2× 6 0.1× 45 236
Michael Wilks United Kingdom 10 2 0.0× 71 0.4× 9 0.1× 35 0.7× 32 0.7× 36 400
Joseph S. Freedman United States 8 2 0.0× 64 0.4× 27 0.2× 24 0.5× 182 4.0× 27 392
Daniel Rowland United States 8 7 0.0× 43 0.3× 16 0.1× 44 0.8× 40 0.9× 17 214
Christopher Vito Canada 5 82 0.5× 31 0.2× 3 0.0× 39 0.7× 42 0.9× 9 366

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All Works

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Thomas, J. David, Benjamin T. Miller, Aldo Fafaj, et al.. (2023). Open retromuscular keyhole compared with Sugarbaker mesh for parastomal hernia repair: Early results of a randomized clinical trial. Surgery. 175(3). 813–821. 8 indexed citations
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Miller, Benjamin T., J. David Thomas, Chao Tu, et al.. (2022). Comparing Sugarbaker versus keyhole mesh technique for open retromuscular parastomal hernia repair: study protocol for a registry-based randomized controlled trial. Trials. 23(1). 251–251. 8 indexed citations
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Petro, Clayton C., J. David Thomas, Chao Tu, et al.. (2022). Ileus rate after abdominal wall reconstruction: a retrospective analysis of two clinical trials. Hernia. 26(6). 1591–1598. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David, Aldo Fafaj, Lucas Beffa, et al.. (2022). Tanaka score predicts surgical intensive care admission following abdominal wall reconstruction. Hernia. 26(3). 873–880. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David, D. M. Krpata, Ajita S. Prabhu, et al.. (2022). Comparing rates of bowel injury for laparoscopic and robotic ventral hernia repair: a retrospective analysis of the abdominal core health quality collaborative. Hernia. 26(5). 1251–1258. 9 indexed citations
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Zolin, Samuel J., Aldo Fafaj, J. David Thomas, et al.. (2021). Outcomes of redo-transversus abdominis release for abdominal wall reconstruction. Hernia. 25(6). 1581–1592. 22 indexed citations
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Fafaj, Aldo, J. David Thomas, Samuel J. Zolin, et al.. (2021). Can Hernia Sac to Abdominal Cavity Volume Ratio Predict Fascial Closure Rate for Large Ventral Hernia? Reliability of the Tanaka Score. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 232(6). 948–953. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David, Danny Orabi, Jordan Reynolds, et al.. (2021). A critical analysis of laparoscopic and open approaches to sporadic pancreatic insulinoma resection in the modern era. The American Journal of Surgery. 223(5). 912–917. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David, Aldo Fafaj, Samuel J. Zolin, et al.. (2020). Non-coated versus coated mesh for retrorectus ventral hernia repair: a propensity score-matched analysis of the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC). Hernia. 25(3). 665–672. 6 indexed citations
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French, Judith C., et al.. (2020). Utilization of a quality reporting system to increase faculty participation in resident operative assessment. Surgery. 169(3). 483–487. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David, Aldo Fafaj, Charlotte M. Horne, et al.. (2020). Watchful waiting is an appropriate option for peritoneal dialysis candidates with an asymptomatic ventral hernia. Hernia. 25(3). 709–715. 5 indexed citations
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Horne, Charlotte M., Vedra A. Augenstein, Flavio Malcher, et al.. (2020). Understanding the benefits of botulinum toxin A: retrospective analysis of the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative. British journal of surgery. 108(2). 112–114. 11 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David. (2009). Science and the Sacred: Intertextuality in Richard Powers'sThe Gold Bug Variations. Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction. 51(1). 18–31. 4 indexed citations
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Shiota, Takahiro, et al.. (2001). Mesure des volumes de l'oreillette et du ventricule gauche par échographie 3D en temps réel: Validation par résonance magnétique nucléaire. Archives Des Maladies Du Coeur Et Des Vaisseaux. 94(1). 31–38. 1 indexed citations
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Bowman, Alan K., J. David Thomas, & J. Ν. Adams. (1994). The Vindolanda writing-tablets (Tabulae Vindolandenses II). 66 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David. (1982). The Roman epistrategos. Westdeutscher Verlag eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David. (1967). The nome lists in the papyrus of the Revenue Laws. Aegyptus: Rivista italiana di egittologia e di papirologiat. 47(3). 217–221. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, J. David. (1959). The Supernatural Naturalism of Dreiser's Novels. Rice University's digital scholarship archive (Rice University). 46(1).
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Thomas, J. David. (1955). Oscar Wilde's Pose and Poetry. Rice University's digital scholarship archive (Rice University). 42(3).

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