James W. Rocco

14.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
131 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

James W. Rocco is a scholar working on Otorhinolaryngology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, James W. Rocco has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Otorhinolaryngology, 49 papers in Surgery and 46 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in James W. Rocco's work include Head and Neck Cancer Studies (66 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (20 papers) and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (19 papers). James W. Rocco is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Cancer Studies (66 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (20 papers) and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (19 papers). James W. Rocco collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. James W. Rocco's co-authors include Edmund A. Mroz, David Sidransky, William C. Faquin, Sidharth V. Puram, Daniel G. Deschler, Leif W. Ellisen, Nabil F. Saba, Robert I. Haddad, Mayur D. Mody and Sue S. Yom and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

James W. Rocco

118 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Primary and Metast... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2021 2017 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Primary and Metastatic Tumor Ecosystems in Head and Neck Cancer
    2017 1.5k citations Sidharth V. Puram, Anuraag S. Parikh et al. profile →
  2. Head and neck cancer
    2021 490 citations James W. Rocco, Nabil F. Saba et al. profile →
  3. Human Papillomavirus Testing in Head and Neck Carcinomas: Guideline From the College of American Pathologists
    2017 390 citations James W. Rocco, William H. Westra et al. profile →

Peers

James W. Rocco
Mark W. Lingen United States
Patrick K. Ha United States
Tomokazu Yoshizaki Japan
Ricardo D. Coletta Brazil
Juan P. Rodrigo Spain
Dora L.�W. Kwong Hong Kong
Jonathan B. McHugh United States
Sara I. Pai United States
Jochen H. Lorch United States
Yih‐Leong Chang Taiwan
Mark W. Lingen United States
James W. Rocco
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James W. Rocco

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gogineni, Emile, Sujith Baliga, Dukagjin Blakaj, et al.. (2025). Circulating tumor DNA determines induction chemotherapy response in HPV associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A pilot study. Oral Oncology. 161. 107179–107179. 3 indexed citations
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ElGuindy, Ahmed, J.C. Grecula, Sujith Baliga, et al.. (2025). Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Nonendemic Regions. JAMA Network Open. 8(3). e251895–e251895. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Joseph K., James W. Rocco, Matthew Old, et al.. (2025). In-house 3D modeling associated with margin-negative resection in mandibular oral cavity malignancies. Oral Oncology. 168. 107588–107588.
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Weinberg, Joshua, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, et al.. (2024). Endovascular intervention for carotid blowout syndrome and predictors of recurrence: A retrospective and multicenter cohort study. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 246. 108584–108584.
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Miller, Lauren E., Ashley L. Miller, James W. Rocco, & Vinay K. Rathi. (2024). Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Requirements for Otolaryngologic Procedures in 2021. Otolaryngology. 171(5). 1601–1604. 1 indexed citations
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Bhateja, Priyanka, Xuefeng Liu, Sujith Baliga, et al.. (2024). Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) Alterations in HPV Oropharyngeal Cancers. Journal of Medical Virology. 96(11). e70086–e70086.
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Haring, Catherine T., Xueliang Pan, Jing Ma, et al.. (2024). The Impact of Circulating Tumor Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA Clearance Kinetics on Disease Outcomes during Chemoradiation in Patients with HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 120(2). e733–e733.
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Zhang, Lisa, Songzhu Zhao, Michael Li, et al.. (2023). Immediate resection of positive margins improves local control in oral tongue cancer. Oral Oncology. 141. 106402–106402. 8 indexed citations
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Haring, Catherine T. & James W. Rocco. (2023). Emerging role of blood‐based biomarker testing in HPV‐mediated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Cytopathology. 132(1). 7–9. 1 indexed citations
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McCrary, Hilary C., Janice L. Farlow, Nolan B. Seim, et al.. (2023). Demographic and Academic Productivity Trends Among American Head & Neck Society Fellows Over a 20-Year Period. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 149(11). 987–987. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Bin, et al.. (2023). Y-27632 acts beyond ROCK inhibition to maintain epidermal stem-like cells in culture. Journal of Cell Science. 136(17). 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuefeng, Jameel Muzaffar, Kedar Kirtane, et al.. (2022). T cell repertoire in peripheral blood as a potential biomarker for predicting response to concurrent cetuximab and nivolumab in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 10(6). e004512–e004512. 21 indexed citations
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Naik, Akash N., Dustin A. Silverman, Songzhu Zhao, et al.. (2022). Postoperative Radiation Therapy in Oral Cavity Verrucous Carcinoma. The Laryngoscope. 132(10). 1953–1961. 6 indexed citations
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Parikh, Anuraag S., Ayaz Khawaja, Sidharth V. Puram, et al.. (2019). Outcomes and prognostic factors in parotid gland malignancies: A 10‐year single center experience. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 4(6). 632–639. 16 indexed citations
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Keenan, Tanya E., Beverly Moy, Edmund A. Mroz, et al.. (2015). Comparison of the Genomic Landscape Between Primary Breast Cancer in African American Versus White Women and the Association of Racial Differences With Tumor Recurrence. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33(31). 3621–3627. 168 indexed citations
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Nichols, Anthony C., Dianne M. Finkelstein, William C. Faquin, et al.. (2010). Bcl2 and Human Papilloma Virus 16 as Predictors of Outcome following Concurrent Chemoradiation for Advanced Oropharyngeal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(7). 2138–2146. 48 indexed citations
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Michaud, William A., Anthony C. Nichols, Edmund A. Mroz, et al.. (2009). Bcl-2 Blocks Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis and Predicts Poor Outcome Following Chemoradiation Treatment in Advanced Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(5). 1645–1654. 103 indexed citations
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Mroz, Edmund A., et al.. (2008). COOH-Terminal Binding Protein Regulates Expression of the p16INK4A Tumor Suppressor and Senescence in Primary Human Cells. Cancer Research. 68(15). 6049–6053. 36 indexed citations
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Morris, Erick J., William A. Michaud, Jun‐Yuan Ji, et al.. (2006). Functional Identification of Api5 as a Suppressor of E2F-Dependent Apoptosis In Vivo. PLoS Genetics. 2(11). e196–e196. 97 indexed citations
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