Lilian Chen

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Lilian Chen is a scholar working on Surgery, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lilian Chen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Lilian Chen's work include Breast Implant and Reconstruction (7 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (7 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers). Lilian Chen is often cited by papers focused on Breast Implant and Reconstruction (7 papers), Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (7 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers). Lilian Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Malaysia. Lilian Chen's co-authors include Li Yu, Liang Ma, Abhishek Chatterjee, Xiaojun Yan, Yanan Du, Xiaoxin Zhao, Ying Li, Danni Wu, Carla S. Fisher and Yueguang Rong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Lilian Chen

37 papers receiving 1.2k 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. Discovery of the migrasome, an organelle mediating release of cytoplasmic contents during cell migration
    2014 453 citations Liang Ma, Ying Li et al. Cell Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lilian Chen United States 14 471 321 289 168 161 39 1.2k
Nury Steuerwald United States 26 1.1k 2.3× 253 0.8× 326 1.1× 219 1.3× 123 0.8× 86 2.5k
Gordana Djordjević Serbia 18 668 1.4× 97 0.3× 90 0.3× 340 2.0× 82 0.5× 68 1.4k
Yun Miao China 17 418 0.9× 113 0.4× 129 0.4× 138 0.8× 82 0.5× 56 1.1k
Tsukasa Hori Japan 14 500 1.1× 72 0.2× 93 0.3× 531 3.2× 180 1.1× 72 1.2k
Kohei Miyata Japan 18 603 1.3× 237 0.7× 113 0.4× 118 0.7× 46 0.3× 75 1.2k
Dan Cui China 18 442 0.9× 76 0.2× 195 0.7× 136 0.8× 67 0.4× 67 1.0k
Kaya Yoshida Japan 24 753 1.6× 157 0.5× 110 0.4× 107 0.6× 38 0.2× 66 1.4k
Dae-Kyoung Choi South Korea 18 377 0.8× 82 0.3× 89 0.3× 195 1.2× 113 0.7× 38 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Lilian Chen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lilian Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lilian Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lilian Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lilian Chen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lilian Chen. Lilian Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bloom, Joshua A., et al.. (2023). Poor accessibility to consumer pricing exists for elective hernia repair surgery. The American Journal of Surgery. 226(5). 610–615. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Lilian, et al.. (2022). Oropharyngeal administration of mother’s own milk influences levels of salivary sIgA in preterm infants fed by gastric tube. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 2233–2233. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Lilian, et al.. (2020). The MBA in Medical Education: Current MD/MBA Student Aspirations, Perceptions, and Motivations. Journal of Surgical Research. 259. 305–312. 9 indexed citations
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Jonczyk, Michael M., et al.. (2020). Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy: Indications and Adherence to Protocol. The American Surgeon. 87(5). 760–764. 2 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Abhishek, Ammar Asban, Michael M. Jonczyk, et al.. (2019). A cost-utility analysis comparing large volume displacement oncoplastic surgery to mastectomy with free flap reconstruction in the treatment of breast cancer. The American Journal of Surgery. 218(3). 597–604. 27 indexed citations
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Chen, Lilian, et al.. (2019). Review of Surgical Education Research Trends in North America. Journal of surgical education. 76(6). 1476–1483. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Lilian, Liang Ma, & Li Yu. (2019). WGA is a probe for migrasomes. Cell Discovery. 5(1). 13–13. 60 indexed citations
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Papageorge, Marianna V., Abhijeet Waghray, Lilian Chen, & James Yoo. (2018). Pedunculated small bowel lipoma with heterotopic pancreas causing intussusception. Clinical Case Reports. 6(9). 1885–1886. 3 indexed citations
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Jayaram, Anusha, et al.. (2018). Combined endo-laparoscopic surgery (CELS) for benign colon polyps: a single institution cost analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 33(10). 3238–3242. 15 indexed citations
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Feeney, Timothy, Lori Lyn Price, Lilian Chen, Roger A. Graham, & Abhishek Chatterjee. (2017). Resident and fellow participation in Thyroid and Parathyroid surgery: an ACS-NSQIP clinical outcomes analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 220. 346–352. 17 indexed citations
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Rahman, Tanzeelur, Xin Liu, Sajad Hussain, et al.. (2017). Water use efficiency and evapotranspiration in maize-soybean relay strip intercrop systems as affected by planting geometries. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0178332–e0178332. 49 indexed citations
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Chen, Lilian, et al.. (2017). The underreporting of cost perspective in cost-analysis research: A systematic review of the plastic surgery literature. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 71(3). 366–376. 12 indexed citations
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Bavanandan, Sunita, et al.. (2015). Budget Impact Analysis of Peritoneal Dialysis versus Conventional In-Center Hemodialysis in Malaysia. Value in Health Regional Issues. 9. 8–14. 14 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Abhishek, Lilian Chen, John F. Nigriny, et al.. (2015). Early Postoperative Outcomes in Breast Conservation Surgery Versus Simple Mastectomy with Implant Reconstruction: A NSQIP Analysis of 11,645 Patients. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 23(1). 92–98. 49 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Abhishek, et al.. (2015). Resident and Fellow Participation in Breast Surgery: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP Clinical Outcomes Analysis. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 221(5). 988–994. 15 indexed citations
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Ma, Liang, Ying Li, Danni Wu, et al.. (2014). Discovery of the migrasome, an organelle mediating release of cytoplasmic contents during cell migration. Cell Research. 25(1). 24–38. 453 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Lilian, Matthew F. Kalady, John R. Goldblum, et al.. (2014). Does Reevaluation of Colorectal Cancers With Inadequate Nodal Yield Lead to Stage Migration or the Identification of Metastatic Lymph Nodes?. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 57(4). 432–437. 6 indexed citations
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Chatterjee, Abhishek, et al.. (2012). Application of Total Care Time and Payment per Unit Time Model for Physician Reimbursement for Common General Surgery Operations. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 214(6). 937–942. 7 indexed citations
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Rong, Yueguang, Christina McPhee, Lei Huang, et al.. (2011). Spinster is required for autophagic lysosome reformation and mTOR reactivation following starvation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(19). 7826–7831. 210 indexed citations

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