John G. West

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John G. West is a scholar working on Oncology, Emergency Medicine and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. West has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Oncology, 7 papers in Emergency Medicine and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in John G. West's work include Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (7 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (5 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers). John G. West is often cited by papers focused on Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (7 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (5 papers) and American Constitutional Law and Politics (4 papers). John G. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Australia. John G. West's co-authors include Henri Heussen, Dook Noy, Jody Schinkel, Erik Tielemans, Margie A. Murdock, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Hans Marquart, M. Linda Sutherland, Kimberly C. Banks and Lisa D. Curcio and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, The American Journal of Surgery and Annals of Surgical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

John G. West

30 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Systems of Trauma Care 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300 400
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. Systems of Trauma Care
    1979 436 citations John G. West profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John G. West United States 15 920 485 368 180 132 33 1.6k
John J. Black United States 22 461 0.5× 226 0.5× 70 0.2× 67 0.4× 129 1.0× 50 1.8k
Thomas Pinkney United Kingdom 24 131 0.1× 1.1k 2.2× 110 0.3× 305 1.7× 160 1.2× 89 1.7k
David Thomson United Kingdom 21 59 0.1× 313 0.6× 98 0.3× 156 0.9× 262 2.0× 91 1.3k
B. Pedersen Denmark 18 66 0.1× 297 0.6× 220 0.6× 79 0.4× 62 0.5× 44 1.5k
Thomas L. Wachtel United States 22 239 0.3× 329 0.7× 260 0.7× 34 0.2× 61 0.5× 84 1.4k
Catherine Perry United Kingdom 19 83 0.1× 308 0.6× 203 0.6× 58 0.3× 49 0.4× 47 1.2k
Kevin Barry Ireland 16 147 0.2× 414 0.9× 25 0.1× 125 0.7× 96 0.7× 86 763
Sarah E. Greer United States 12 146 0.2× 321 0.7× 117 0.3× 84 0.5× 181 1.4× 15 755
Yuko Takahashi Japan 25 83 0.1× 273 0.6× 99 0.3× 204 1.1× 433 3.3× 145 2.1k
Jill Simpson United Kingdom 28 25 0.0× 69 0.1× 637 1.7× 242 1.3× 177 1.3× 51 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by John G. West

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Fields of papers citing papers by John G. West

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John G. West

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All Works

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Huveneers, Charlie, et al.. (2022). The Australian Shark-Incident Database for quantifying temporal and spatial patterns of shark-human conflict. Scientific Data. 9(1). 378–378. 18 indexed citations
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West, John G.. (2012). The Magician's Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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West, John G.. (2011). Changing patterns of shark attacks in Australian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research. 62(6). 744–754. 114 indexed citations
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Marquart, Hans, Henri Heussen, Dook Noy, et al.. (2008). ‘Stoffenmanager’, a Web-Based Control Banding Tool Using an Exposure Process Model. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 52(6). 429–41. 124 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (2008). BRCA Mutations and the Risk of Angiosarcoma After Breast Cancer Treatment. Clinical Breast Cancer. 8(6). 533–537. 33 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (2008). Angiosarcoma After Breast Conservation: Diagnostic Pitfalls. Clinical Breast Cancer. 8(1). 94–96. 5 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (2007). Intelligent Design Will Survive: Kitzmiller v. Dover. The Mathematics Enthusiast. 68(1). 7–57. 6 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (2007). Multidisciplinary management of ductal carcinoma in situ: a 10-year experience. The American Journal of Surgery. 194(4). 532–534. 5 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (2005). Risk of Angiosarcoma Following Breast Conservation: A Clinical Alert. The Breast Journal. 11(2). 115–123. 80 indexed citations
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West, John G.. (2002). Celebrating Middle-earth : "The Lord of the Rings" as a Defense of Western Civilization. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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Delfino, Ralph J., Cynthia A. Smith, John G. West, et al.. (2000). Breast cancer, passive and active cigarette smoking and N-acetyltransferase 2 genotype. Pharmacogenetics. 10(5). 461–469. 45 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (1999). Measuring Physicians’ Performances and Marketing the Results: A Breast Cancer Model. The Breast Journal. 5(2). 141–147. 4 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (1997). A breast cancer care report card. An assessment of performance and a pursuit of value.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 166(4). 248–52. 8 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (1997). The Politics of Revelation and Reason: Religion and Civic Life in the New Nation.. The Journal of Southern History. 63(3). 645–645. 6 indexed citations
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Wilson, John F. & John G. West. (1997). The Politics of Revelation and Reason: Religion and Civic Life in the New Nation. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 28(2). 301–301. 2 indexed citations
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West, John G.. (1988). Trauma Systems. JAMA. 259(24). 3597–3597. 112 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (1988). The New Federalist Papers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Willard, William, James McCarthy, & John G. West. (1987). A Papago Traveler: The Memories of James McCarthy. Wicazo Sa Review. 3(1). 53–53. 1 indexed citations
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West, John G., et al.. (1986). A Method for Evaluating Field Triage Criteria. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 26(7). 653–659. 91 indexed citations

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