Kenneth R. DeVault

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
206 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

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Kenneth R. DeVault is a scholar working on Surgery, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth R. DeVault has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 151 papers in Surgery, 123 papers in Gastroenterology and 43 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kenneth R. DeVault's work include Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (117 papers), Eosinophilic Esophagitis (75 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (63 papers). Kenneth R. DeVault is often cited by papers focused on Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (117 papers), Eosinophilic Esophagitis (75 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (63 papers). Kenneth R. DeVault collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Kenneth R. DeVault's co-authors include Donald O. Castell, Sami R. Achem, Herbert C. Wolfsen, Mark E. Stark, Ronald A. Hinder, Lois L. Hemminger, Nicholas J. Talley, Murli Krishna, Ernest P. Bouras and David S. Loeb and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth R. DeVault

188 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

2005 694 citations Kenneth R. DeVault, Donald O. Castell The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Kenneth R. DeVault	3.7k	2.9k	1.2k	606	303	206	4.6k
Peter F. Crookes	4.7k 1.3×	2.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	759 1.3×	129 0.4×	108	5.8k
G. N. J. Tytgat	4.3k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	219 0.4×	171 0.6×	102	5.5k
Eric Hassall	4.4k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	858 0.7×	334 0.6×	923 3.0×	115	5.4k
Marcelo F. Vela	6.6k 1.8×	6.8k 2.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.8k 2.9×	101 0.3×	124	7.6k
Rena Yadlapati	3.5k 0.9×	3.4k 1.2×	885 0.8×	921 1.5×	50 0.2×	186	4.3k
Marco G. Patti	7.1k 1.9×	5.6k 1.9×	1.8k 1.6×	2.5k 4.1×	59 0.2×	336	8.3k
E. Eypasch	2.4k 0.6×	744 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	215 0.4×	175 0.6×	67	3.1k
Eric S. Hungness	3.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	722 0.6×	990 1.6×	17 0.1×	123	3.9k
Stanley B. Benjamin	2.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	305 0.5×	48 0.2×	96	3.8k
William E. Berquist	1.8k 0.5×	647 0.2×	562 0.5×	208 0.3×	123 0.4×	102	3.0k

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Lee, Augustine S., et al.. (2024). The impact of lung transplantation on esophageal motility and inter‐relationships with reflux and lung mechanics in patients with restrictive and obstructive respiratory disease. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 36(6). e14788–e14788.

Howden, Colin W., Philip O. Katz, Kenneth R. DeVault, et al.. (2024). Integrated Analysis of Vonoprazan Safety for Symptomatic Gastro‐Oesophageal Reflux Disease or Erosive Oesophagitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 61(5). 835–851. 3 indexed citations

Travers, Paul, et al.. (2024). A narrative review of functional dysphagia—what we know so far. 7. 27–27.

Middleton, John, Paul Travers, Hassan Ghoz, et al.. (2023). Number of bottles of esophageal biopsies in the evaluation of eosinophilic esophagitis and clinical outcomes. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 47(7). 102142–102142. 1 indexed citations

Stancampiano, Fernando F., Ernest P. Bouras, Kenneth R. DeVault, et al.. (2019). Creation of a score to predict risk of high conscious sedation requirements in patients undergoing endoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 91(3). 595–605.e3. 13 indexed citations

Francis, Dawn L., et al.. (2017). Visual and Automated Computer Analysis Differ Substantially in Detection of Acidic Reflux in Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance–pH Monitoring. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 16(6). 979–980. 7 indexed citations

Smith, Daniel C., et al.. (2014). Introduction of Mechanical Sphincter Augmentation for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease into Practice: Early Clinical Outcomes and Keys to Successful Adoption. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 218(4). 776–781. 29 indexed citations

Holtmann, Gerald, et al.. (2008). International validation of a health‐related quality of life questionnaire in patients with erosive gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 29(6). 615–625. 24 indexed citations

Ferguson, Dawn D. & Kenneth R. DeVault. (2006). Medical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 8(1). 39–47. 15 indexed citations

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DeVault, Kenneth R. & Donald O. Castell. (2005). Updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 100(1). 190–200. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wolfsen, Herbert C., Lois L. Hemminger, & Kenneth R. DeVault. (2004). Recurrent Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma after esophagectomy. BMC Gastroenterology. 4(1). 18–18. 32 indexed citations

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Ward, Ellen MacDonald, Kenneth R. DeVault, Ernest P. Bouras, et al.. (2004). Successful oesophageal pH monitoring with a catheter‐free system. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 19(4). 449–454. 87 indexed citations

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Wolfsen, Herbert C., Lois L. Hemminger, Mark E. Stark, et al.. (2003). Resource Utilization and Procedure Parameters for the Stretta Procedure: Comparison with Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Colonoscopy. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 13(5). 291–294. 4 indexed citations

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Klaus, Alexander, Ronald A. Hinder, Kenneth R. DeVault, & Sami R. Achem. (2003). Bowel dysfunction after laparoscopic antireflux surgery: incidence, severity, and clinical course. The American Journal of Medicine. 114(1). 6–9. 49 indexed citations

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Bammer, T., et al.. (2002). Outcome of Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery in Patients With Nonerosive Reflux Disease. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 6(5). 730–737. 15 indexed citations

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Klingler, Paul J., Gerold J. Wetscher, Diane M. Davis, et al.. (2000). Accurate placement of the esophageal pH electrode for 24-hour pH monitoring using a combined pH/manometry probe. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 95(4). 906–909. 19 indexed citations

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DeVault, Kenneth R.. (2000). Epidemiology and Significance of Barrett’s Esophagus. Digestive Diseases. 18(4). 195–202. 17 indexed citations

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DeVault, Kenneth R., et al.. (1997). ESOPHAGEAL SENSATION IN SPINAL CORD-INJURED PATIENTS: BALLOON DISTENSION AND CEREBRAL EVOKED POTENTIAL RECORDING. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 14(5). 446–446. 9 indexed citations

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DeVault, Kenneth R., et al.. (1993). Cerebral evoked potentials. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 38(12). 2241–2246. 20 indexed citations

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DeVault, Kenneth R., et al.. (1992). Acute esophageal hemorrhage from a vagal neurilemoma. Gastroenterology. 102(3). 1059–1061. 9 indexed citations

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