John Watkinson

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

John Watkinson is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Watkinson has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Surgery, 38 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John Watkinson's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (32 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (18 papers) and Head and Neck Anomalies (14 papers). John Watkinson is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (32 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (18 papers) and Head and Neck Anomalies (14 papers). John Watkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. John Watkinson's co-authors include Kristien Boelaert, R Holder, Michael C. Sheppard, Dimitris Anastassiou, Jayne A. Franklyn, JA Franklyn, Sunil Narayan Dutt, Aidan McDermott, J Horáček and Petros Perros and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioinformatics, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

John Watkinson

102 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines for the management of thyroid cancer 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750
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. Guidelines for the management of thyroid cancer
    2014 899 citations Kristien Boelaert, John Watkinson et al. 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 Watkinson United Kingdom 30 2.3k 1.7k 733 554 361 107 3.8k
Massimo Bongiovanni Switzerland 36 2.7k 1.2× 1.9k 1.1× 601 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 237 0.7× 184 4.7k
C Parmentier France 35 3.1k 1.4× 1.4k 0.9× 747 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 394 1.1× 154 4.7k
Ravinder K. Grewal United States 26 1.7k 0.8× 815 0.5× 459 0.6× 474 0.9× 164 0.5× 74 2.9k
Jung Hee Shin South Korea 38 3.0k 1.3× 2.1k 1.3× 245 0.3× 584 1.1× 514 1.4× 185 4.6k
Michael T. Stang United States 34 2.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 443 0.6× 486 0.9× 246 0.7× 81 3.4k
Alex McMillan United States 33 720 0.3× 587 0.4× 861 1.2× 944 1.7× 716 2.0× 57 3.5k
Liborio Torregrossa Italy 30 2.2k 1.0× 810 0.5× 765 1.0× 762 1.4× 326 0.9× 119 3.3k
Nicole A. Cipriani United States 23 536 0.2× 663 0.4× 431 0.6× 517 0.9× 196 0.5× 110 2.2k
Pinuccia Faviana Italy 30 1.8k 0.8× 693 0.4× 956 1.3× 1.0k 1.9× 297 0.8× 85 3.4k
Clara Ugolini Italy 38 3.4k 1.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 1.1k 2.1× 429 1.2× 140 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Watkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Watkinson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ishii, H., et al.. (2018). Systematic review of cure and recurrence rates following minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. BJS Open. 2(6). 364–370. 40 indexed citations
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Read, Martin L., Jim C. Fong, Anne Fletcher, et al.. (2017). Elevated PTTG and PBF predicts poor patient outcome and modulates DNA damage response genes in thyroid cancer. Oncogene. 36(37). 5296–5308. 21 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John, et al.. (2016). Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Trachea. Indian Journal of Surgery. 79(1). 67–69. 5 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John. (2015). Thyroid Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management, 2nd edn. Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. 90(4). 360–360. 2 indexed citations
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Read, Martin L., Neil Sharma, Robert Seed, et al.. (2011). Proto-oncogene PBF/PTTG1IP Regulates Thyroid Cell Growth and Represses Radioiodide Treatment. Cancer Research. 71(19). 6153–6164. 40 indexed citations
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Susarla, Radhika, John Watkinson, & Margaret C. Eggo. (2011). Regulation of human thyroid follicular cell function by inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signalling. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 351(2). 199–207. 3 indexed citations
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Cheung, Yee Him, John Watkinson, & Dimitris Anastassiou. (2010). Conditional meta-analysis stratifying on detailed HLA genotypes identifies a novel type 1 diabetes locus around TCF19 in the MHC. Human Genetics. 129(2). 161–176. 26 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John & N.M. Breach. (2009). Free flaps in head and neck reconstructive surgery: a review of 77 cases. Clinical Otolaryngology. 16(4). 350–353. 1 indexed citations
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Susarla, Radhika, John Watkinson, & Margaret C. Eggo. (2008). Regulation of VEGF and PlGF production by human thyroid follicular cells. 15. 1 indexed citations
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Buchanan, M. L., James D. Ramsden, John Watkinson, & Margaret C. Eggo. (2004). Regulation of the angiopoietins in thyroid follicular cells. 7.
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Davies, Emma L., James D. Ramsden, Helen Cocks, et al.. (2003). Adenovirus-Mediated Expression of Dominant Negative Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Receptor 1 in Thyroid Cells Blocks FGF Effects and Reduces Goitrogenesis in Mice. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(9). 4472–4480. 8 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John, et al.. (2002). Gene chip expression analysis in head and neck cancer. Clinical Otolaryngology. 27(5). 296–303. 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, Alan P., et al.. (2002). Who performs thyroid surgery: a review of current otolaryngological practice. Clinical Otolaryngology. 27(5). 304–309. 23 indexed citations
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McDermott, Aidan, Sunil Narayan Dutt, & John Watkinson. (2001). The aetiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Clinical Otolaryngology. 26(2). 82–92. 195 indexed citations
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Thompson, Stuart, et al.. (1995). Papillary carcinoma arising in a thyroglossal duct cyst: a case report and literature review. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 109(11). 1124–1127. 61 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John, et al.. (1991). Metastatic carcinoma in the neck: a clinical, radiological, scintigraphic and pathological study. Clinical Otolaryngology. 16(2). 187–192. 14 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John. (1990). Nuclear medicine in otolaryngology. Clinical Otolaryngology. 15(5). 457–469. 7 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John, A. Searle, & Nuala Fagg. (1988). Hypopharyngeal carcinomatosis, large bowel obstruction and a gastrobronchial fistual A case report with a review of the literature. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 102(1). 67–68. 3 indexed citations
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Watkinson, John, Sharon E. Clarke, & O. H. Shaheen. (1987). An evaluation of the uptake of Technetium-99m (v) Dimercaptosuccinic acid in patients with squamous carcinoma of the head and neck. Clinical Otolaryngology. 12(6). 405–411. 12 indexed citations
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Barrow, G. W. S., et al.. (1981). A comparison of confirmatory media for coliform organisms and Escherichia coli in water. Journal of Hygiene. 87(3). 369–375. 5 indexed citations

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