Michael Torbenson

73.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
297 papers, 22.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Torbenson is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Torbenson has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 22.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Hepatology, 119 papers in Epidemiology and 82 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Michael Torbenson's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (96 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (68 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (45 papers). Michael Torbenson is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (96 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (68 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (45 papers). Michael Torbenson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Michael Torbenson's co-authors include Matthew M. Yeh, Linda D. Ferrell, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Oscar W. Cummings, David E. Kleiner, Yao‐Chang Liu, Arun J. Sanyal, Arthur J. McCullough, Cynthia Behling and Aynur Ünalp–Arida and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Michael Torbenson

290 papers receiving 22.3k 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.

Design and validation of a histological scoring system for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease†

2005 8.4k citations David E. Kleiner, Elizabeth M. Brunt et al. profile →
Therapeutic microRNA Delivery Suppresses Tumorigenesis in a Murine Liver Cancer Model

2009 1.4k citations Michael Torbenson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Torbenson United States	66	12.7k	9.2k	5.8k	4.0k	3.1k	297	22.7k
Robert F. Schwabe United States	69	10.4k 0.8×	8.5k 0.9×	8.7k 1.5×	3.8k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	130	24.3k
Valérie Paradis France	78	13.3k 1.1×	12.0k 1.3×	4.5k 0.8×	5.6k 1.4×	2.3k 0.7×	435	25.1k
Shuichi Kaneko Japan	75	6.9k 0.5×	7.2k 0.8×	5.7k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	555	21.6k
Massimo Pinzani Italy	89	17.0k 1.3×	15.8k 1.7×	5.2k 0.9×	5.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.4×	330	26.9k
Vijay H. Shah United States	78	8.8k 0.7×	7.0k 0.8×	5.6k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	326	18.9k
Fabio Marra Italy	72	10.4k 0.8×	8.1k 0.9×	3.7k 0.6×	3.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	280	17.9k
Linda D. Ferrell United States	60	13.0k 1.0×	10.3k 1.1×	2.9k 0.5×	6.6k 1.7×	1.1k 0.3×	222	21.7k
Takeshi Okanoue Japan	60	8.7k 0.7×	6.2k 0.7×	3.9k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	390	15.5k
Jean‐François Dufour Switzerland	56	8.5k 0.7×	7.7k 0.8×	3.0k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	342	14.4k
Pierre Bédossa France	94	28.0k 2.2×	22.2k 2.4×	4.8k 0.8×	5.6k 1.4×	1.6k 0.5×	514	38.5k

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Yasir, Saba, et al.. (2024). Morphological findings in different subtypes of hepatic amyloid. Human Pathology. 146. 35–42.

Venkatesh, Sudhakar K., Amir A. Borhani, Alessandro Furlan, et al.. (2024). Hepatic Sinusoidal Disorders. Radiographics. 44(9). e240006–e240006. 3 indexed citations

Clouston, Andrew D., Annette S.H. Gouw, Dina Tiniakos, et al.. (2024). Severe acute liver disease in adults: Contemporary role of histopathology. Histopathology. 85(4). 549–561. 5 indexed citations

Requena, David, Søren Heissel, Hanan Alwaseem, et al.. (2023). Disruption of proteome by an oncogenic fusion kinase alters metabolism in fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. Science Advances. 9(25). eadg7038–eadg7038. 4 indexed citations

Soon, Gwyneth Shook Ting & Michael Torbenson. (2023). The Liver and Glycogen: In Sickness and in Health. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6133–6133. 23 indexed citations

Kilari, Sreenivasulu, Ying Wang, Avishek Singh, et al.. (2022). Neuropilin-1 deficiency in vascular smooth muscle cells is associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia arteriovenous malformations. JCI Insight. 7(9). 5 indexed citations

Joseph, Nancy M., Annika Blank, A. Hunter Shain, et al.. (2022). Hepatocellular neoplasms with loss of liver fatty acid binding protein: Clinicopathologic features and molecular profiling. Human Pathology. 122. 60–71. 6 indexed citations

Navin, Patrick J., Michael C. Olson, Mishal Mendiratta‐Lala, et al.. (2022). Imaging Features in the Liver after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Radiographics. 42(7). 2131–2148. 16 indexed citations

Erickson, Lori A. & Michael Torbenson. (2020). Hepatic Focal Nodular Hyperplasia. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 95(7). 1557–1558. 4 indexed citations

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Venkatesh, Sudhakar K., et al.. (2019). Magnetic Resonance Elastography of Liver in Light Chain Amyloidosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(5). 739–739. 16 indexed citations

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Nath, Meryl C., Michael Torbenson, & Lori A. Erickson. (2018). Desmoid Tumor. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 93(4). 549–550. 4 indexed citations

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Torbenson, Michael, et al.. (2018). Benign Hepatic Lesions Arising in Accessory Hepatic Lobes. 23(5). 241–245. 1 indexed citations

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Leyva, Francisco J., Edward J. Fuchs, Rahul P. Bakshi, et al.. (2015). Simultaneous Evaluation of Safety, Acceptability, Pericoital Kinetics, and Ex Vivo Pharmacodynamics Comparing Four Rectal Microbicide Vehicle Candidates. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 31(11). 1089–1097. 10 indexed citations

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Torbenson, Michael. (2015). Biopsy interpretation of the liver. 8 indexed citations

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Graham, Rondell P., Long Jin, Darlene L. Knutson, et al.. (2015). DNAJB1-PRKACA is specific for fibrolamellar carcinoma. Modern Pathology. 28(6). 822–829. 114 indexed citations

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Michailidi, Christina, Ethan Soudry, Mariana Brait, et al.. (2014). Genome-Wide and Gene-Specific Epigenomic Platforms for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Biomarker Development Trials. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2014. 1–9. 11 indexed citations

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Leyva, Francisco J., Rahul P. Bakshi, Edward J. Fuchs, et al.. (2013). Isoosmolar Enemas Demonstrate Preferential Gastrointestinal Distribution, Safety, and Acceptability Compared with Hyperosmolar and Hypoosmolar Enemas as a Potential Delivery Vehicle for Rectal Microbicides. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 29(11). 1487–1495. 40 indexed citations

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Holdhoff, Matthias, Kerstin Schmidt, Frank Diehl, et al.. (2011). Detection of Tumor DNA at the Margins of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(11). 3551–3557. 36 indexed citations

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Polotsky, Vsevolod Y., Susheel P. Patil, Vladimir Savransky, et al.. (2008). Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Insulin Resistance, and Steatohepatitis in Severe Obesity. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(3). 228–234. 151 indexed citations

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Cruz–Correa, Marcia, Francis D. Milligan, Francis M. Giardiello, et al.. (2002). Collagenous colitis with mucosal tears on endoscopic insufflation: a unique presentation. Gut. 51(4). 600–600. 42 indexed citations

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