James Yu

895 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 633 citations indexed

About

James Yu is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Yu has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 633 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in James Yu's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (5 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (3 papers). James Yu is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (5 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (3 papers). James Yu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Malaysia. James Yu's co-authors include Yung Lee, Aristithes G. Doumouras, Dennis Hong, Scott Gmora, Mehran Anvari, Laura Banfield, Karanbir Brar, Jennifer Li, Daniel W. Birch and Chunhong Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Surgery, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and British Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

James Yu

15 papers receiving 619 citations

Hit Papers

Complete Resolution of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease A... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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. Complete Resolution of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    2018 255 citations Yung Lee, Aristithes G. Doumouras et al. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 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 Yu Canada 11 395 281 161 129 95 16 633
Myriam Moretto Brazil 9 233 0.6× 437 1.6× 240 1.5× 133 1.0× 71 0.7× 15 572
Maobin Kuang China 15 125 0.3× 360 1.3× 381 2.4× 112 0.9× 163 1.7× 52 703
Philippe Mognol France 10 600 1.5× 150 0.5× 53 0.3× 221 1.7× 47 0.5× 15 788
Shinichi Sato Japan 11 318 0.8× 155 0.6× 181 1.1× 48 0.4× 104 1.1× 43 649
T. Jany France 7 272 0.7× 117 0.4× 123 0.8× 76 0.6× 32 0.3× 14 413
John J. Gleysteen United States 12 331 0.8× 112 0.4× 56 0.3× 137 1.1× 42 0.4× 24 572
Jingli Gao China 12 86 0.2× 205 0.7× 78 0.5× 83 0.6× 177 1.9× 22 614
Vyankatesh Shivane India 14 143 0.4× 75 0.3× 265 1.6× 65 0.5× 17 0.2× 29 580
Toshiyuki Nakao Japan 17 131 0.3× 71 0.3× 312 1.9× 119 0.9× 142 1.5× 66 938
Yu I Yashkov Russia 7 554 1.4× 57 0.2× 85 0.5× 310 2.4× 120 1.3× 40 720

Countries citing papers authored by James Yu

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Yu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Yu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Yu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Yu 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 Yu. James Yu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Johnson, Brett A., et al.. (2024). An augmented reality and high-speed optical tracking system for laparoscopic surgery. PubMed. 12928. 12–12. 1 indexed citations
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Hedman, Thomas P., James Yu, Harwant Singh, & Timothy R. Deer. (2023). Early Clinical Results of Intervertebral Joint Stabilization by Injectable Load-Sharing Polymers. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 16. 2777–2789. 2 indexed citations
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Anvari, Sama, Yung Lee, James Yu, et al.. (2020). Urgent Versus Standard Colonoscopy for Management of Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 54(6). 493–502. 10 indexed citations
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Yu, James, et al.. (2019). Complete resolution of postbariatric surgery associated hepatic steatosis after nutrition support. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 16(1). 165–167.
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Yu, James, et al.. (2019). Frequency of arterial thromboembolism in populations with malignancies: A systematic review. Thrombosis Research. 184. 16–23. 19 indexed citations
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Lee, Yung, James Yu, Aristithes G. Doumouras, et al.. (2019). Intravenous Acetaminophen Versus Placebo in Post-bariatric Surgery Multimodal Pain Management: a Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Obesity Surgery. 29(4). 1420–1428. 26 indexed citations
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Yu, James, et al.. (2019). Return to Sport After Arthroscopic Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior Repair: A Systematic Review. Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. 11(6). 520–527. 23 indexed citations
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Lee, Yung, James Yu, Aristithes G. Doumouras, Jennifer Li, & Dennis Hong. (2019). Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) versus standard recovery for elective gastric cancer surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Surgical Oncology. 32. 75–87. 64 indexed citations
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Lee, Yung, Aristithes G. Doumouras, James Yu, et al.. (2019). Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Annals of Surgery. 273(1). 66–74. 76 indexed citations
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Lee, Yung, James Yu, Kari A.O. Tikkinen, et al.. (2019). The impact of bariatric surgery on urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. British Journal of Urology. 124(6). 917–934. 16 indexed citations
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Yu, James, et al.. (2018). Platelet-rich plasma injections: an emerging therapy for chronic discogenic low back pain. Journal of Spine Surgery. 4(1). 115–122. 48 indexed citations
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Lee, Yung, Jerry T. Dang, Noah J. Switzer, et al.. (2018). Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Male Sex Hormones and Sperm Quality: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obesity Surgery. 29(1). 334–346. 60 indexed citations
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Lee, Yung, Aristithes G. Doumouras, James Yu, et al.. (2018). Complete Resolution of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 17(6). 1040–1060.e11. 255 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yu, James, Nolan S. Horner, Olufemi R. Ayeni, et al.. (2018). Outcomes and Return to Sport After Pectoralis Major Tendon Repair: A Systematic Review. Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach. 11(2). 134–141. 26 indexed citations

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