John R. Benfield

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

John R. Benfield is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Benfield has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 64 papers in Surgery and 31 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in John R. Benfield's work include Tracheal and airway disorders (28 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (26 papers) and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (19 papers). John R. Benfield is often cited by papers focused on Tracheal and airway disorders (28 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (26 papers) and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (19 papers). John R. Benfield collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. John R. Benfield's co-authors include Charles R.H. Wildevuur, Jonah Manny, Herbert B. Hechtman, Paul R. Liebman, Raymond L. Teplitz, Louis F. DeCaro, William G. Hammond, Rao R. Paladugu, Hyun Y. Pak and Valerie W. Rusch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

John R. Benfield

160 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Hepatic-Portal Venous Gas... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300
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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. Hepatic-Portal Venous Gas in Adults
    1978 398 citations John R. Benfield et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John R. Benfield 1.8k 1.5k 751 347 253 165 3.4k
Bernadette Mermillod 755 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 845 1.1× 562 1.6× 238 0.9× 100 3.4k
Joseph V. Simone 1.3k 0.7× 475 0.3× 1.3k 1.8× 321 0.9× 345 1.4× 121 5.1k
Cesare Selli 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 372 0.5× 217 0.6× 91 0.4× 203 3.6k
E. Silverberg 705 0.4× 494 0.3× 981 1.3× 260 0.7× 206 0.8× 18 2.4k
Lary A. Robinson 1.8k 1.0× 510 0.4× 791 1.1× 212 0.6× 89 0.4× 99 3.0k
François Richard 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 562 0.7× 373 1.1× 69 0.3× 237 4.0k
Marie-Christine Aubry 2.0k 1.1× 694 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 858 2.5× 355 1.4× 65 3.9k
Robert J. Canter 1.8k 1.0× 889 0.6× 2.1k 2.7× 396 1.1× 180 0.7× 201 4.5k
Sarah Jefferies 1.3k 0.7× 772 0.5× 771 1.0× 451 1.3× 238 0.9× 122 3.8k
Diane J. Nugent 1.1k 0.6× 866 0.6× 240 0.3× 223 0.6× 145 0.6× 181 6.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John R. Benfield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Benfield

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All Works

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Fein, Luis, Nicolas Lazaretti, John R. Benfield, et al.. (2023). Expanded Access Study of Palbociclib Plus Letrozole for Postmenopausal Women with HR+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer in Latin America for Whom Letrozole Therapy is Deemed Appropriate. Clinical Drug Investigation. 43(9). 699–706. 3 indexed citations
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Benfield, John R.. (1997). THE EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION OF THORACIC SURGEONS. 11(6). 788–795. 2 indexed citations
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Rusch, Valerie W., Kathy S. Albain, John J. Crowley, et al.. (1993). Surgical resection of stage IIIA and stage IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer after concurrent induction chemoradiotherapy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 105(1). 97–106. 128 indexed citations
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Hammond, William G., et al.. (1988). Non-small cell lung cancer in autogenous subcutaneous bronchial grafts in dogs. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 95(4). 562–571. 9 indexed citations
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Yellin, Alon, L. Robert Hill, & John R. Benfield. (1986). Bronchogenic carcinoma associated with upper aerodigestive cancers. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 91(5). 674–683. 27 indexed citations
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Peters, Richard M., Erle E. Peacock, & John R. Benfield. (1983). The Scientific management of surgical patients. Little, Brown eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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DeCaro, Louis F., et al.. (1983). Typical and atypical carcinoids within the pulmonary APUD tumor spectrum. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 86(4). 528–536. 43 indexed citations
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DeCaro, Louis F. & John R. Benfield. (1982). Lung cancer in young persons. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 83(3). 372–376. 84 indexed citations
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Benfield, John R.. (1977). Lung cancer: staging, operations and adjuvant therapy.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 1(10). 22–34. 1 indexed citations
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Benfield, John R., et al.. (1977). Techniques for localized injections and topical applications of carcinogens at specific endobronchial sites in dogs. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 73(2). 216–220. 11 indexed citations
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Benfield, John R., et al.. (1977). Effects of localized chemical carcinogenesis and immunosuppression upon bronchial preneoplasia in the dog. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 74(5). 752–760. 6 indexed citations
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Koyama, Akira, et al.. (1975). Long-term intermittent adjuvant chemotherapy for primary, resected lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 70(4). 590–605. 22 indexed citations
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Tierney, Donald F., et al.. (1974). Inhibition of surfactant by lung allograft extracts. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 68(5). 837–841. 2 indexed citations
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Davidson, Warren D., et al.. (1973). Metabolic changes in ischemic lungs for evaluation of graft viability. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 66(1). 137–144. 6 indexed citations
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Castagna, John, Edwin C. Shors, & John R. Benfield. (1972). The role of perfusion in lung preservation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 63(4). 521–526. 19 indexed citations
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Benfield, John R., et al.. (1970). A comparison of lung scanning and differential bronchospirometry as pulmonary function tests in dogs. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 60(5). 719–729. 9 indexed citations
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Benfield, John R. & R. L. Coon. (1967). The role of the left atrial anastomosis in pulmonary reimplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 53(5). 676–684. 39 indexed citations
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Benfield, John R., et al.. (1966). Canine bronchospirometry: The development of a reliable catheter. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 52(6). 882–892. 19 indexed citations
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Nigro, Salvatore, Richard H. Evans, John R. Benfield, et al.. (1963). PHYSIOLOGIC ALTERATIONS OF CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION IN DOGS LIVING ONE AND ONE-HALF YEARS ON ONLY A REIMPLANTED RIGHT LUNG. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 46(5). 598–605. 44 indexed citations
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Adams, William E., et al.. (1960). ALTERED HEMODYNAMICS IN THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION FOLLOWING REAERATION OF AN ATELECTATIC LUNG. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 40(5). 641–653. 9 indexed citations

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