James Syme

660 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 412 citations indexed

About

James Syme is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, James Syme has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 412 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 6 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in James Syme's work include Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (5 papers), Radiology practices and education (4 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (3 papers). James Syme is often cited by papers focused on Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (5 papers), Radiology practices and education (4 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (3 papers). James Syme collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. James Syme's co-authors include S G Ratcliffe, A. J. Keay, Patricia A. Jacobs, Judith A. Whitworth, Adrien Vogt‐Schilb, David Groves, Michael R. Sage, Jairo Quirós‐Tortós, Patrick Mills and Anna Jean Wirth and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, The Medical Journal of Australia and Investigative Radiology.

In The Last Decade

James Syme

18 papers receiving 355 citations

Hit Papers

A cytogenetic survey of 11,680 newborn infants 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. A cytogenetic survey of 11,680 newborn infants
    1974 335 citations Patricia A. Jacobs, S G Ratcliffe et al. Annals of Human Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Syme Australia 5 246 151 110 72 60 21 412
Kamal K. Naguib Kuwait 14 269 1.1× 140 0.9× 189 1.7× 37 0.5× 95 1.6× 40 558
J Battin France 13 228 0.9× 87 0.6× 154 1.4× 25 0.3× 84 1.4× 51 429
Philip D. Pallister United States 12 313 1.3× 167 1.1× 302 2.7× 32 0.4× 157 2.6× 19 655
Daniel Bergsma United States 11 131 0.5× 85 0.6× 146 1.3× 33 0.5× 80 1.3× 36 409
Robert Dumas France 11 116 0.5× 62 0.4× 185 1.7× 37 0.5× 28 0.5× 51 376
Nicole Morichon France 9 149 0.6× 134 0.9× 164 1.5× 28 0.4× 75 1.3× 10 367
B Krag-Olsen Denmark 8 208 0.8× 79 0.5× 135 1.2× 28 0.4× 31 0.5× 17 373
A. I. Taylor United Kingdom 7 217 0.9× 197 1.3× 128 1.2× 37 0.5× 55 0.9× 7 386
M. Neil Macintyre United States 12 179 0.7× 103 0.7× 89 0.8× 55 0.8× 29 0.5× 17 338
Michael L. Begleiter United States 10 163 0.7× 104 0.7× 92 0.8× 18 0.3× 34 0.6× 14 294

Countries citing papers authored by James Syme

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Syme

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Syme

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Syme. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Syme based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James Syme. James Syme is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kalra, Nidhi, et al.. (2023). The Benefits and Costs of Reaching Net Zero Emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Mills, Patrick, et al.. (2021). Fighter Basing Options to Improve Access to Advanced Training Ranges. RAND Corporation eBooks.
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Syme, James. (2009). Excision of the Scapula. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 4 indexed citations
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Sage, Michael R. & James Syme. (1991). Training and Postgraduate Examinations in Radiology in Australasia. Investigative Radiology. 26(8). 761–764. 1 indexed citations
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Syme, James, et al.. (1985). Radiology in the undergraduate curriculum: 1984 update. The Medical Journal of Australia. 142(12). 652–653. 1 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1980). Neurofibromatosis as a Cause of Renovascular Hypertension. Australasian Radiology. 24(1). 62–66. 1 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1975). Systemic to Pulmonary Arterial Fistula of the Chest Wall and Lung Following Lobectomy. Australasian Radiology. 19(4). 326–333. 4 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Patricia A., et al.. (1974). A cytogenetic survey of 11,680 newborn infants. Annals of Human Genetics. 37(4). 359–376. 335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Syme, James. (1973). Aortic Dissection Involving an Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Studied by Aortography. Australasian Radiology. 17(2). 174–179. 8 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1972). Branch Involvement at Aortography in Dissecting Aneurysm, With Particular Reference to the Lower Intercostal and Renal Arteries. Australasian Radiology. 16(2). 140–147. 3 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1971). Transfemoral Catheter Aortography in Dissecting Aneurysm. Australasian Radiology. 15(2). 133–139. 3 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1971). More About Education in Radiology. Australasian Radiology. 15(2). 111–112. 1 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1969). Multifocal Paget's Sarcoma of Bone with Sclerosis. Australasian Radiology. 13(2). 219–223. 1 indexed citations
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Alford, F. P., Kenneth A. Myers, & James Syme. (1968). PORTAL HYPERTENSION AND BLEEDING VARICES DUE TO THROMBOSIS IN THE PORTAL VENOUS SYSTEM COMPLICATING POLYCYTHÆMIA VERA. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2(2). 64–66. 1 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1967). Knotted Catheter and Other Injuries to Arterial Catheters and Guide Wires. Australasian Radiology. 11(4). 359–363. 4 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1967). Preliminary Experience with Percutaneous Transaxillary Arteriography. Australasian Radiology. 11(2). 128–134. 3 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1965). Report of the Fifteenth Thomas Baker Memorial Fellow to the College of Radiologists of Australasia. Australasian Radiology. 9(3). 204–211. 1 indexed citations
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Syme, James. (1964). Amputation at the Ankle Joint. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 37(1). 8???10–8???10. 17 indexed citations

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