John D. Mellinger

5.4k citations

142 papers · 3.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Gender Studies top 1%
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
Emergency Medicine top 1%
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes

Papers in ⓘ

Gender Studies 32
- Diversity and Career in Medicine 32
Emergency Medicine 25
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes 22

Co-authors: Gail Cresci (4 shared papers)Vadivel Ganapathy (3 shared papers)Brian J. Dunkin (10 shared papers)Muthusamy Thangaraju (3 shared papers)Kebin Liu (2 shared papers)Darren D. Browning (2 shared papers)Puttur D. Prasad (2 shared papers)Gina Adrales (5 shared papers)
Journals: Surgical Endoscopy (26 papers)The American Journal of Surgery (20 papers)Journal of surgical education (18 papers)Annals of Surgery (10 papers)The American Surgeon (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

John D. Mellinger

130 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training 2016 · 279 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 New England Journal of Medicine
2009 Cancer Research

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1	GPR109A Is a G-protein–Coupled Receptor for the Bacterial Fermentation Product Butyrate and Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Colon Cancer Research ·Muthusamy Thangaraju, Gail Cresci, Kebin Liu, Sudha Ananth, Jaya P. Gnana‐Prakasam, Darren D. Browning, John D. Mellinger, Sylvia B. Smith, Gregory J. Digby, Nevin A. Lambert, Puttur D. Prasad, Vadivel Ganapathy Hit paper breakdown →	2009	622
2	National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training New England Journal of Medicine ·Karl Y. Bilimoria, Jeanette W. Chung, Larry V. Hedges, Allison R. Dahlke, Remi Love, Mark E. Cohen, David B. Hoyt, Anthony D. Yang, John L. Tarpley, John D. Mellinger, David M. Mahvi, Rachel R. Kelz, Clifford Y. Ko, David D. Odell, Jonah J. Stulberg, Frank R. Lewis Hit paper breakdown →	2016	279
3	Surgical simulation: a current review Surgical Endoscopy ·Brian J. Dunkin, Gina Adrales, Keith N. Apelgren, John D. Mellinger	2006	166
4	Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy Surgical Endoscopy ·Melina C. Vassiliou, Pepa Kaneva, Benjamin K. Poulose, Brian J. Dunkin, Jeffrey M. Marks, Riadh Sadik, Gideon Sroka, Mehran Anvari, Klaus Thaler, Gina Adrales, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Jenifer R. Lightdale, Vic Velanovich, Lee L. Swanström, John D. Mellinger, Gerald M. Fried	2010	134
5	Colonic Gene Expression in Conventional and Germ-Free Mice with a Focus on the Butyrate Receptor GPR109A and the Butyrate Transporter SLC5A8 Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery ·Gail Cresci, Muthusamy Thangaraju, John D. Mellinger, Kebin Liu, Vadivel Ganapathy	2009	134
6	Prophylactic total gastrectomy for familial gastric cancer Surgery ·Frank R. Lewis, John D. Mellinger, Allen Hayashi, David R. Lorelli, Kristin G. Monaghan, Fátima Carneiro, David G. Huntsman, Charles E. Jackson, Carlos Caldas	2001	100
7	Perceptions of Graduating General Surgery Chief Residents: Are They Confident in Their Training? Journal of the American College of Surgeons ·Mark L. Friedell, Thomas J. VanderMeer, Michael L. Cheatham, George M. Fuhrman, Paul J. Schenarts, John D. Mellinger, Jon B. Morris	2013	100
8	Perceptions of Surgery Residents About Parental Leave During Training JAMA Surgery ·Maria S. Altieri, Arghavan Salles, Lisa A. Bevilacqua, L. Michael Brunt, John D. Mellinger, Jessica C. Gooch, Aurora D. Pryor	2019	92
9	ASGE’s assessment of competency in endoscopy evaluation tools for colonoscopy and EGD Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ·Gerald M. Fried, Jeffrey M. Marks, John D. Mellinger, Thadeus L. Trus, (unknown), Brian J. Dunkin, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2013	89
10	Fundamentals of endoscopic surgery: creation and validation of the hands-on test Surgical Endoscopy ·Melina C. Vassiliou, Brian J. Dunkin, Gerald M. Fried, John D. Mellinger, Thadeus L. Trus, Pepa Kaneva, Calvin Lyons, James R. Korndorffer, Michael Ujiki, Vic Velanovich, Michael L. Kochman, Shawn Tsuda, José M. Martinez, Daniel J. Scott, Gary Korus, Adrian Park, Jeffrey M. Marks	2013	85
11	Sodium-Coupled Transport of the Short Chain Fatty Acid Butyrate by SLC5A8 and Its Relevance to Colon Cancer Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery ·Muthusamy Thangaraju, Gail Cresci, S Itagaki, John D. Mellinger, Darren D. Browning, Franklin G. Berger, Puttur D. Prasad, Vadivel Ganapathy	2008	73
12	Development of the Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial Protocol JAMA Surgery ·Karl Y. Bilimoria, Jeanette W. Chung, Larry V. Hedges, Allison R. Dahlke, Remi Love, Mark E. Cohen, John L. Tarpley, John D. Mellinger, David M. Mahvi, Rachel R. Kelz, Clifford Y. Ko, David B. Hoyt, Frank Lewis	2015	69
13	The Measured Effect of Delay in Completing Operative Performance Ratings on Clarity and Detail of Ratings Assigned Journal of surgical education ·Reed G. Williams, Xiaohong Chen, Hilary Sanfey, Stephen Markwell, John D. Mellinger, Gary L. Dunnington	2014	63
14	Is it Possible to Train Surgeons for Rural Africa? A Report of a Successful International Program World Journal of Surgery ·Jonathan D. Pollock, Timothy P. Love, Bruce C. Steffes, David C. Thompson, John D. Mellinger, Carl E. Haisch	2010	54
15	Endoluminal and transluminal surgery: current status and future possibilities Surgical Endoscopy ·Arshad Mahmood Malik, John D. Mellinger, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Brian J. Dunkin, Bruce V. MacFadyen	2006	46
16	Face and construct validity of a computer-based virtual reality simulator for ERCP Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ·James G. Bittner, John D. Mellinger, Toufic Imam, Robert R. Schade, Bruce V. MacFadyen	2009	46
17	Educational implications for surgical telementoring: a current review with recommendations for future practice, policy, and research Surgical Endoscopy ·Knut Magne Augestad, Heeyoung Han, John T. Paige, Todd A. Ponsky, Christopher M. Schlachta, Brian J. Dunkin, John D. Mellinger	2017	45
18	Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery Annals of Surgery ·Karen J. Brasel, Brenessa Lindeman, Andrew Jones, George A. Sarosi, Rebecca M. Minter, Mary E. Klingensmith, James F. Whiting, David C. Borgstrom, Jo Buyske, John D. Mellinger	2023	43
19	Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery cognitive examination: development and validity evidence Surgical Endoscopy ·Benjamin K. Poulose, Melina C. Vassiliou, Brian J. Dunkin, John D. Mellinger, Robert D. Fanelli, José M. Martinez, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Lelan F. Sillin, Conor P. Delaney, Vic Velanovich, Gerald M. Fried, James R. Korndorffer, Jeffrey M. Marks	2013	42
20	How should we establish the clinical case numbers required to achieve proficiency in flexible endoscopy? The American Journal of Surgery ·Melina C. Vassiliou, Pepa Kaneva, Benjamin K. Poulose, Brian J. Dunkin, Jeffrey M. Marks, Riadh Sadik, Gideon Sroka, Mehran Anvari, Klaus Thaler, Gina Adrales, Jeffrey W. Hazey, Jenifer R. Lightdale, Vic Velanovich, Lee L. Swanström, John D. Mellinger, Gerald M. Fried	2009	42

About John D. Mellinger

John D. Mellinger is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Family Practice and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 142 papers that have together received 3.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Surgical Simulation and Training (44 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (43 papers), Diversity and Career in Medicine (32 papers), Hospital Admissions and Outcomes (22 papers), Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (18 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (12 papers), Esophageal and GI Pathology (11 papers) and Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gender Studies (458 citations), Emergency Medicine (475 citations), Family Practice (91 citations), Emergency Medical Services (295 citations) and Surgery (1.8k citations). John D. Mellinger has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Gail Cresci, Vadivel Ganapathy, Brian J. Dunkin, Muthusamy Thangaraju, Kebin Liu, Darren D. Browning, Puttur D. Prasad, Gina Adrales, Gregory J. Digby and Nevin A. Lambert. Their work appears in journals such as Surgical Endoscopy, The American Journal of Surgery, Journal of surgical education, Annals of Surgery and The American Surgeon.

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