John W. Walsh

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

John W. Walsh is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Walsh has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Surgery, 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in John W. Walsh's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (9 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (8 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). John W. Walsh is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (9 papers), Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (8 papers) and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (7 papers). John W. Walsh collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. John W. Walsh's co-authors include William R. Markesbery, Byron Young, Phillip A. Tibbs, Yosh Maruyama, Roy A. Patchell, Richard J. Kryscio, Robert J. Dempsey, John S. Macdonald, Hector E. James and Edwin G. Fischer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Immunology and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

John W. Walsh

70 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain
    1990 2.2k citations Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs et al. New England Journal of Medicine 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 W. Walsh United States 22 2.5k 1.4k 1.2k 870 634 75 3.7k
Penny Brasher Canada 31 908 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 833 0.7× 538 0.6× 480 0.8× 60 3.6k
Sarah Jefferies United Kingdom 32 1.3k 0.5× 922 0.7× 771 0.6× 451 0.5× 772 1.2× 122 3.8k
Peter A.S. Johnstone United States 34 2.0k 0.8× 270 0.2× 1.1k 0.9× 339 0.4× 1.0k 1.6× 158 4.3k
Pierre Lévy France 32 533 0.2× 483 0.3× 985 0.8× 440 0.5× 836 1.3× 115 3.2k
Michael Poulsen Australia 38 1.5k 0.6× 253 0.2× 1.9k 1.6× 605 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 114 4.9k
Roberto Stasi Italy 49 1.1k 0.4× 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 303 0.3× 1.1k 1.7× 161 9.7k
Robert McMillan United States 51 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 1.2× 381 0.3× 210 0.2× 1.3k 2.1× 131 10.7k
James S. Miser United States 32 2.5k 1.0× 221 0.2× 780 0.6× 284 0.3× 1.1k 1.8× 83 4.4k
Jan Paul de Boer Netherlands 35 788 0.3× 324 0.2× 1.6k 1.3× 317 0.4× 698 1.1× 118 3.9k
Valerie Miké United States 21 739 0.3× 253 0.2× 865 0.7× 186 0.2× 276 0.4× 40 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kiser, Tyree H., Jonathan Sevransky, Jerry A. Krishnan, et al.. (2017). A Survey of Corticosteroid Dosing for Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Requiring Assisted Ventilation. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation. 4(3). 186–193. 3 indexed citations
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Weidemann, Benjamin J., John W. Walsh, Orlando DeLeon, et al.. (2015). Risperidone-induced weight gain is mediated through shifts in the gut microbiome and suppression of energy expenditure. EBioMedicine. 2(11). 1725–1734. 111 indexed citations
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Leidy, Nancy Kline, Karen G. Malley, David M. Mannino, et al.. (2015). Insight into Best Variables for COPD Case Identification: A Random Forests Analysis. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation. 3(1). 406–418. 9 indexed citations
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Leidy, Nancy Kline, Katherine Kim, Elizabeth D. Bacci, et al.. (2015). Identifying cases of undiagnosed, clinically significant COPD in primary care: qualitative insight from patients in the target population. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 25(1). 15024–15024. 12 indexed citations
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Walsh, John W.. (2013). How Patients Learned to Control Their Own Future. COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 10(sup1). 57–59. 2 indexed citations
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Walsh, John W.. (2012). The evolving role of COPD patient advocacy organizations for COPD. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 4(6). 676–680. 4 indexed citations
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Akingbola, Olugbenga, et al.. (2011). Intensive care unit course of infants and children after cranial vault reconstruction for craniosynostosis. BMC Research Notes. 4(1). 347–347. 5 indexed citations
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Nelson, Steven B., Lisa M. LaVange, Yonghong Nie, et al.. (2011). Questionnaires and Pocket Spirometers Provide an Alternative Approach for COPD Screening in the General Population. CHEST Journal. 142(2). 358–366. 42 indexed citations
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Salinas, Gregory D., et al.. (2011). Barriers to adherence to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines by primary care physicians. International Journal of COPD. 6. 171–171. 104 indexed citations
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Sharp, Richard R., Mark Yarborough, & John W. Walsh. (2008). Responsible patient advocacy: Perspectives from the Alpha‐1 Foundation. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 146A(22). 2845–2850. 3 indexed citations
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Walsh, John W. & Adam Wanner. (2008). Purpose of the Conference. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society. 5(9). 873–873. 1 indexed citations
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Melgar, Miguel, Nitin R. Mariwalla, David Gloss, & John W. Walsh. (2006). Recurrent lymphocytic hypophysitis and bilateral intracavernous carotid artery occlusion. An observation and review of the literature. Neurological Research. 28(2). 177–183. 13 indexed citations
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Nedzi, Lucien, Odile David, Marshall A. Schorin, et al.. (2005). Predisposition to atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor due to an inherited INI1 mutation. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 47(3). 279–284. 61 indexed citations
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Gump, William & John W. Walsh. (2005). Intrathecal colistin for treatment of highly resistant Pseudomonas ventriculitis. Journal of neurosurgery. 102(5). 915–917. 34 indexed citations
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Sharp, Richard R., Lee S. Newman, Robert A. Sandhaus, et al.. (2003). Environmental, occupational, and genetic risk factors for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 111(14). 1749–1752. 6 indexed citations
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Hodes, Jonathan E., et al.. (1994). Thallium Avid Cerebral Radiation Necrosis. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 19(7). 611–613. 14 indexed citations
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Lee, Charles, John H. Woodring, & John W. Walsh. (1991). Carotid and Vertebral Artery Injury in Survivors of Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 31(3). 401–407. 50 indexed citations
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Patchell, Roy A., Phillip A. Tibbs, John W. Walsh, et al.. (1990). A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(8). 494–500. 2234 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walsh, John W.. (1961). The science of daylight. 50 indexed citations

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