Joos Heisterkamp

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Joos Heisterkamp is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joos Heisterkamp has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Surgery, 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 15 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Joos Heisterkamp's work include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (21 papers), Esophageal and GI Pathology (15 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (14 papers). Joos Heisterkamp is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (21 papers), Esophageal and GI Pathology (15 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (14 papers). Joos Heisterkamp collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Curacao and United Kingdom. Joos Heisterkamp's co-authors include Richard van Hillegersberg, Jens A. Halm, J. IJzermans, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Bert van Ramshorst, Hein B.A.C. Stockmann, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Hugo W. Tilanus, W. F. Weidema and Herold J. Metselaar and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Joos Heisterkamp

62 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Small bites versus large bites for closure of abdominal midline incisions (STITCH): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial
    2015 348 citations Joos Heisterkamp, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven 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
Joos Heisterkamp Netherlands 22 1.3k 609 411 252 163 68 1.8k
Niels F. M. Kok Netherlands 30 1.4k 1.0× 978 1.6× 291 0.7× 240 1.0× 135 0.8× 110 2.3k
Matthias Biebl Germany 27 1.3k 1.0× 874 1.4× 457 1.1× 287 1.1× 73 0.4× 155 2.3k
Thorsten Krueger Switzerland 26 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.9× 347 0.8× 88 0.3× 366 2.2× 133 2.2k
Carolyn Magee United States 23 2.2k 1.6× 1.4k 2.3× 313 0.8× 119 0.5× 179 1.1× 42 3.0k
B. Padovani France 22 1.0k 0.8× 942 1.5× 342 0.8× 88 0.3× 107 0.7× 97 2.1k
Patricia J. Mergo United States 24 819 0.6× 390 0.6× 275 0.7× 274 1.1× 167 1.0× 58 1.7k
Sailendra Naidu United States 21 820 0.6× 469 0.8× 104 0.3× 185 0.7× 114 0.7× 68 1.6k
Michel González Switzerland 25 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 2.5× 822 2.0× 353 1.4× 149 0.9× 149 2.6k
W R Lees United Kingdom 26 851 0.6× 813 1.3× 570 1.4× 186 0.7× 307 1.9× 73 1.8k
S Karstrup Denmark 22 713 0.5× 289 0.5× 219 0.5× 150 0.6× 165 1.0× 66 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joos Heisterkamp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joos Heisterkamp

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All Works

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Klaveren, David van, Sjoerd M. Lagarde, Hester F. Lingsma, et al.. (2025). Accuracy of Predicting Residual Disease and Disease Progression During Active Surveillance for Esophageal Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 33(2). 946–954.
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Klaveren, David van, Sjoerd M. Lagarde, Hester F. Lingsma, et al.. (2025). 252. ACCURACY OF PREDICTING RESIDUAL DISEASE AND DISEASE PROGRESSION DURING ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE FOR ESOPHAGEAL CANCER. Diseases of the Esophagus. 38(Supplement_1).
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Fu, Victor X., Sjoerd M. Lagarde, Joos Heisterkamp, et al.. (2024). Intraoperative Music to Promote Patient Outcome (IMPROMPTU): A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Surgical Research. 296. 291–301. 5 indexed citations
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Martijnse, Ingrid S., et al.. (2024). Transhiatal hernia: an underdiagnosed and overtreated phenomenon after minimally invasive esophagectomy. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 28(2). 164–166.
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Wilk, Berend J. van der, Jan Willem T. Dekker, Peter‐Paul L. O. Coene, et al.. (2023). Esophageal cancer patients’ need for information and support in making a treatment decision between standard surgery and active surveillance. Cancer Medicine. 12(16). 17266–17272. 4 indexed citations
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Vissers, Pauline A. J., V.E.P.P. Lemmens, Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven, et al.. (2023). The association between hospital variation in curative treatment for esophagogastric cancer and health-related quality of life and survival. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 49(10). 107019–107019. 1 indexed citations
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Brom, Linda, Pauline A. J. Vissers, Fabienne Warmerdam, et al.. (2022). Treatment decision‐making during outpatient clinic visit of patients with esophagogastric cancer. The perspectives of clinicians and patients, a mixed method, multiple case study. Cancer Medicine. 11(12). 2427–2444. 1 indexed citations
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Voeten, Daan M., Leonie R. van der Werf, Suzanne S. Gisbertz, et al.. (2021). Postoperative intensive care unit stay after minimally invasive esophagectomy shows large hospital variation. Results from the Dutch Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 47(8). 1961–1968. 11 indexed citations
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Henegouwen, Mark I. van Berge, Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven, Jessy Joy van Kleef, et al.. (2021). Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Quality of Life After Multimodality Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: An Analysis of the Prospective Observational Cohort Study of Esophageal-Gastric Cancer Patients (POCOP). Annals of Surgical Oncology. 28(12). 7259–7276. 19 indexed citations
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Wilk, Berend J. van der, Inge Spronk, Bo Jan Noordman, et al.. (2021). Preferences for active surveillance or standard oesophagectomy: discrete-choice experiment. British journal of surgery. 109(2). 169–171. 2 indexed citations
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Heisterkamp, Joos, et al.. (2020). Recurrent incisional hernia repair: surgical outcomes in correlation with body-mass index. Hernia. 25(1). 77–83. 14 indexed citations
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Heisterkamp, Joos, et al.. (2018). Outcomes of surgery on patients with a clinically inapparent inguinal hernia as diagnosed by ultrasonography. Hernia. 22(3). 525–531. 5 indexed citations
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Ali, Usama Ahmed, Yama Issa, Julia C.J.P. Hagenaars, et al.. (2016). Risk of Recurrent Pancreatitis and Progression to Chronic Pancreatitis After a First Episode of Acute Pancreatitis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 14(5). 738–746. 188 indexed citations
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Workum, Frans van, Stefan A.W. Bouwense, Misha Luyer, et al.. (2016). Intrathoracic versus Cervical ANastomosis after minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: study protocol of the ICAN randomized controlled trial. Trials. 17(1). 505–505. 26 indexed citations
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Bökkerink, Guus M.J., Wouter de Ruijter, Camiel Rosman, et al.. (2014). Improved quality of care for patients undergoing an abdominoperineal excision for rectal cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 41(2). 201–207. 15 indexed citations
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Poley, Jan‐Werner, Joos Heisterkamp, Jan Dees, et al.. (2006). Endoscopic Pancreatic Duct Decompression in Treating Pancreatic Leakage: A Successful and Safe Method. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 63(5). AB312–AB312.
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Halm, Jens A., Joos Heisterkamp, Roelof U. Boelhouwer, P.T. den Hoed, & W. F. Weidema. (2005). Totally extraperitoneal repair for bilateral inguinal hernia: Does mesh configuration matter?. Surgical Endoscopy. 19(10). 1373–1376. 4 indexed citations
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Heisterkamp, Joos, Jasper van Bommel, WCJ Hop, et al.. (2000). P53 overexpression in colorectal metastases confined to the liver and outcome of liver resection.. PubMed. 46(30). 3109–14. 10 indexed citations
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Heisterkamp, Joos, et al.. (1999). Long-term Effects of Interstitial Laser Coagulation in Porcine Liver with Portal Inflow Occlusion: Central versus Peripheral Lesions. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 10(6). 825–831. 8 indexed citations

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