John D. Mellinger

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
142 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

John D. Mellinger is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Mellinger has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 32 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in John D. Mellinger's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (44 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (43 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (32 papers). John D. Mellinger is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (44 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (43 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (32 papers). John D. Mellinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. John D. Mellinger's co-authors include Gail Cresci, Vadivel Ganapathy, Muthusamy Thangaraju, Brian J. Dunkin, Kebin Liu, Puttur D. Prasad, Darren D. Browning, Gina Adrales, Gregory J. Digby and Sylvia B. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

John D. Mellinger

130 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

GPR109A Is a G-protein–Coupled Receptor for the Bacterial Fermentation Product Butyrate and Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Colon

2009 622 citations Muthusamy Thangaraju, Gail Cresci et al. Cancer Research profile →
National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training

2016 279 citations John D. Mellinger, Frank R. Lewis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John D. Mellinger United States	30	1.8k	926	661	537	475	142	3.7k
David Watters Australia	30	1.2k 0.7×	904 1.0×	464 0.7×	441 0.8×	483 1.0×	188	4.0k
Irene Ma Canada	28	694 0.4×	741 0.8×	295 0.4×	673 1.3×	304 0.6×	135	3.3k
Daniel W. Birch Canada	42	5.1k 2.9×	626 0.7×	341 0.5×	1.6k 2.9×	207 0.4×	213	6.7k
Michael Ott Canada	28	828 0.5×	340 0.4×	187 0.3×	251 0.5×	187 0.4×	72	2.1k
Ward O. Griffen United States	35	2.1k 1.2×	358 0.4×	123 0.2×	442 0.8×	258 0.5×	154	3.9k
Atul K. Madan United States	35	2.4k 1.3×	313 0.3×	421 0.6×	1.5k 2.8×	229 0.5×	146	4.9k
Rebecca L. Johnson United States	28	1.7k 1.0×	269 0.3×	215 0.3×	338 0.6×	148 0.3×	124	3.2k
Aaron S. Fink United States	28	1.7k 1.0×	415 0.4×	161 0.2×	203 0.4×	248 0.5×	102	3.5k
Karen J. Ho United States	30	1.1k 0.6×	514 0.6×	527 0.8×	240 0.4×	63 0.1×	114	3.4k
Robert A. Oster United States	33	406 0.2×	601 0.6×	330 0.5×	611 1.1×	156 0.3×	185	3.8k

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Jones, Andrew, George A. Sarosi, Karen J. Brasel, et al.. (2025). Impact of perceived attending consistency on general surgery resident feedback satisfaction in a national sample. The American Journal of Surgery. 246. 116262–116262.

Brasel, Karen J., Carol Barry, Brenessa Lindeman, et al.. (2025). Experience With EPAs During the Year of Progressive Engagement. Journal of surgical education. 82(12). 103713–103713.

Jones, Andrew, George A. Sarosi, Karen J. Brasel, et al.. (2025). Feedback Perceived by General Surgery Residents: What is the Influence of Program Characteristics?. Journal of surgical education. 82(6). 103508–103508.

Keller, Deborah S., John D. Mellinger, Liane S. Feldman, et al.. (2024). A cross sectional survey on burnout and career satisfaction in surgeons: a joint work from the SAGES quality, outcomes, and safety and reimaging the practice of surgery burnout task forces. Surgical Endoscopy. 38(9). 4776–4787. 2 indexed citations

Holmstrom, Amy L., Nicole Garcia, Jason W. Johnson, et al.. (2024). Faculty and Resident Perspectives on the Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery Residency. Journal of surgical education. 81(6). 841–849. 3 indexed citations

Cianciolo, Anna T., Bridget C. OʼBrien, Debra L. Klamen, & John D. Mellinger. (2024). Building on Strengths: An Affirmational and Systems-Level Approach to Revisiting Character in Medicine. Academic Medicine. 99(7). 708–715.

Mukherjee, Rupak, et al.. (2021). Leadership skills curriculum development for residents and fellows: A needs-assessment. The American Journal of Surgery. 222(6). 1079–1084. 7 indexed citations

Reid, Adam J., et al.. (2021). Association of socioeconomic status with 30- and 90-day readmission following open and laparoscopic hernia repair: a nationwide readmissions database analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 36(7). 5424–5430. 4 indexed citations

Han, Heeyoung, Manuel João Costa, C.A. Dennis, et al.. (2021). On pandemics and pivots: a COVID-19 reflection on envisioning the future of medical education. Korean journal of medical education. 33(4). 393–404. 3 indexed citations

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Ganai, Sabha, et al.. (2019). Determinants of 90-day readmission following ventral hernia repair with and without myocutaneous flap reconstruction: a National Readmissions Database analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 34(10). 4662–4668. 5 indexed citations

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Khan, Amir, Jan Rakinic, Roger H. Kim, John D. Mellinger, & Sabha Ganai. (2018). National Trends in General Surgery Resident Exposure to Complex Oncology-Relevant Cases. Journal of surgical education. 76(2). 378–386. 6 indexed citations

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Coverdill, James E., Adnan Alseidi, David C. Borgstrom, et al.. (2017). Assessing the 16 hour intern shift limit: Results of a multi-center, mixed-methods study of residents and faculty in general surgery. The American Journal of Surgery. 215(2). 326–330. 3 indexed citations

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Williams, Reed G., Xiaohong Chen, Hilary Sanfey, et al.. (2014). The Measured Effect of Delay in Completing Operative Performance Ratings on Clarity and Detail of Ratings Assigned. Journal of surgical education. 71(6). e132–e138. 63 indexed citations

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Poulose, Benjamin K., Melina C. Vassiliou, Brian J. Dunkin, et al.. (2013). Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery cognitive examination: development and validity evidence. Surgical Endoscopy. 28(2). 631–638. 42 indexed citations

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Vassiliou, Melina C., Brian J. Dunkin, Gerald M. Fried, et al.. (2013). Fundamentals of endoscopic surgery: creation and validation of the hands-on test. Surgical Endoscopy. 28(3). 704–711. 85 indexed citations

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Vassiliou, Melina C., Pepa Kaneva, Benjamin K. Poulose, et al.. (2010). Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy. Surgical Endoscopy. 24(8). 1834–1841. 134 indexed citations

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Thangaraju, Muthusamy, Gail Cresci, Kebin Liu, et al.. (2009). GPR109A Is a G-protein–Coupled Receptor for the Bacterial Fermentation Product Butyrate and Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Colon. Cancer Research. 69(7). 2826–2832. 622 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bittner, James G., Jeffrey M. Marks, Brian J. Dunkin, et al.. (2007). Resident Training in Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Review of Current Issues and Options. Journal of surgical education. 64(6). 399–409. 27 indexed citations

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Mellinger, John D., et al.. (2003). The Use of Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine to Decrease the Length of Stay in Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients. The American Surgeon. 69(4). 275–279. 36 indexed citations

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Lewis, Frank R., John D. Mellinger, Allen Hayashi, et al.. (2001). Prophylactic total gastrectomy for familial gastric cancer. Surgery. 130(4). 612–619. 100 indexed citations

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