J. Esteban Varela

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

J. Esteban Varela is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Esteban Varela has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in J. Esteban Varela's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (30 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (15 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers). J. Esteban Varela is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (30 papers), Body Contouring and Surgery (15 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (9 papers). J. Esteban Varela collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Argentina. J. Esteban Varela's co-authors include Ninh T. Nguyen, Su‐Hsin Chang, C Stoll, Graham A. Colditz, Ji‐Hyun Song, Marcelo W. Hinojosa, Samuel E. Wilson, Stephen M. Cohn, Mark McKenney and Homero Rivas and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Gastroenterology and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

J. Esteban Varela

77 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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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.

The Effectiveness and Risks of Bariatric Surgery

2013 1.2k citations J. Esteban Varela et al. profile →
Bariatric surgery for obesity and metabolic disorders: state of the art

2016 354 citations Ninh T. Nguyen, J. Esteban Varela profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Esteban Varela United States	34	3.7k	1.3k	811	592	575	80	4.7k
Atul K. Madan United States	35	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	569 0.7×	330 0.6×	849 1.5×	146	4.9k
Eric J. DeMaria United States	49	7.3k 2.0×	2.1k 1.6×	1.5k 1.9×	1.2k 2.1×	782 1.4×	135	8.6k
Mervyn Deitel Canada	34	3.2k 0.8×	1.5k 1.2×	1000 1.2×	487 0.8×	257 0.4×	156	4.7k
Thomas Magnuson United States	40	2.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	230 0.4×	544 0.9×	108	4.4k
Matthew Kroh United States	31	3.0k 0.8×	710 0.6×	866 1.1×	295 0.5×	261 0.5×	186	3.7k
Edward Lin United States	35	2.6k 0.7×	634 0.5×	699 0.9×	122 0.2×	433 0.8×	131	3.9k
Hans Lönroth Sweden	42	5.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.7×	784 1.0×	627 1.1×	519 0.9×	104	6.8k
Gregory Dakin United States	33	2.6k 0.7×	960 0.7×	565 0.7×	405 0.7×	288 0.5×	98	3.3k
Lloyd D. MacLean Canada	29	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	701 0.9×	680 1.1×	625 1.1×	78	4.9k
Mike K. Chen United States	25	1.5k 0.4×	580 0.5×	330 0.4×	334 0.6×	141 0.2×	86	2.7k

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Martı́n-Granizo, Rafael, et al.. (2017). Resorbable pin effectively maintains disc repositioned in arthroscopy of the temporomandibular joint, two years later. A case report. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 46. 361–361.

Tanagho, Youssef S., Gerald L. Andriole, Alethea Paradis, et al.. (2012). 2D Versus 3D Visualization: Impact on Laparoscopic Proficiency Using the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery Skill Set. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 22(9). 865–870. 144 indexed citations

Varela, J. Esteban. (2011). Bariatric surgery: a cure for diabetes?. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 14(4). 396–401. 23 indexed citations

Varela, J. Esteban. (2009). Barrett’s Esophagus: A Late Complication of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Obesity Surgery. 20(2). 244–246. 13 indexed citations

Oltmann, Sarah C., Homero Rivas, J. Esteban Varela, Mouza T. Goova, & Daniel J. Scott. (2009). Single-incision laparoscopic surgery: case report of SILS adjustable gastric banding. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 5(3). 362–364. 29 indexed citations

Varela, J. Esteban, et al.. (2009). Laparoscopic repair of large flank hernia staged with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the morbidly obese. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 5(4). 513–516. 4 indexed citations

Hinojosa, Marcelo W., et al.. (2008). Resolution of Systemic Hypertension after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 13(4). 793–797. 55 indexed citations

Varela, J. Esteban, Marcelo W. Hinojosa, & Ninh T. Nguyen. (2008). Laparoscopy should be the approach of choice for acute appendicitis in the morbidly obese. The American Journal of Surgery. 196(2). 218–222. 59 indexed citations

Hinojosa, Marcelo W., et al.. (2008). ST-01: National trends in utilization and outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 4(3). 368–368. 3 indexed citations

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Varela, J. Esteban, Marcelo W. Hinojosa, & Ninh T. Nguyen. (2007). Perioperative outcomes of bariatric surgery in adolescents compared with adults at academic medical centers. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 3(5). 537–540. 35 indexed citations

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Blumetti, Jennifer, George A. Sarosi, Jackie McFarlin, et al.. (2007). Surgical site infections after colorectal surgery: Do risk factors vary depending on the type of infection considered?. Surgery. 142(5). 704–711. 136 indexed citations

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Varela, J. Esteban, et al.. (2006). Angiographic Embolization of a Left Gastric Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Blunt Abdominal Trauma. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 60(6). 1350–1352. 5 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Ninh T., et al.. (2006). Quality of Life Assessment in the Morbidly Obese. Obesity Surgery. 16(5). 531–533. 10 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Ninh T., et al.. (2006). Resolution of Hyperlipidemia after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 203(1). 24–29. 109 indexed citations

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Varela, J. Esteban, et al.. (2004). An Unusual Case of Intraabdominal Nocardia Abscess Detected by Tc-99m HMPAO-Labeled WBC Study. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 29(4). 270–271. 4 indexed citations

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Varela, J. Esteban, Enrique F. Elli, Daniel Vanuno, & S. Horgan. (2003). Mini-laparoscopic placement of a peritoneal dialysis catheter. Surgical Endoscopy. 17(12). 2025–2027. 9 indexed citations

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Rosin, Danny, et al.. (2002). Low-Pressure Laparoscopy May Ameliorate Intracranial Hypertension and Renal Hypoperfusion. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 12(1). 15–19. 33 indexed citations

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Dolich, Matthew, et al.. (2001). 2,576 Ultrasounds for Blunt Abdominal Trauma. PubMed. 50(1). 108–112. 156 indexed citations

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Namias, Nicholas, et al.. (2000). Biodebridement. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 21(3). 254–257. 42 indexed citations

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Varela, J. Esteban. (1999). La novela de España : los intelectuales y el problema español. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 8 indexed citations

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