Neil Hyman

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
209 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Neil Hyman is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Hyman has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Surgery, 96 papers in Oncology and 37 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Neil Hyman's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (83 papers), Diverticular Disease and Complications (45 papers) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (37 papers). Neil Hyman is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (83 papers), Diverticular Disease and Complications (45 papers) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (37 papers). Neil Hyman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and France. Neil Hyman's co-authors include Turner Osler, Peter A. Cataldo, W. Donald Buie, Paul C. Shellito, Janice F. Rafferty, John C. Alverdy, Clifford L. Simmang, Steven D. Wexner, Jesse Moore and Robert D. Fanelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, PLoS ONE and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Neil Hyman

202 papers receiving 8.2k 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.

Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society

2006 551 citations Sidney J. Winawer, Ann G. Zauber et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Practice Parameters for Sigmoid Diverticulitis

2006 501 citations Neil Hyman et al. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Neil Hyman	5.4k	4.5k	2.1k	923	865	209	8.5k
Bruce G. Wolff	8.0k 1.5×	4.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 2.6×	1.1k 1.2×	167	11.6k
Anthony J. Senagore	9.4k 1.7×	5.7k 1.3×	2.2k 1.1×	585 0.6×	328 0.4×	222	12.2k
Fabrizio Michelassi	4.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	2.4k 2.6×	546 0.6×	160	7.8k
Alan S. Livingstone	2.8k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	863 0.9×	345 0.4×	227	6.6k
Robert D. Madoff	7.0k 1.3×	4.1k 0.9×	962 0.5×	623 0.7×	318 0.4×	182	8.7k
N J McC Mortensen	6.0k 1.1×	3.6k 0.8×	838 0.4×	1.8k 2.0×	562 0.6×	207	9.0k
Ian C. Lavery	8.6k 1.6×	6.4k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	3.5k 3.8×	2.1k 2.4×	220	13.6k
Bruno Annibale	6.4k 1.2×	1.8k 0.4×	2.5k 1.2×	2.2k 2.4×	292 0.3×	318	9.9k
Roger R. Dozois	6.2k 1.1×	3.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.6k 2.8×	1.4k 1.6×	168	10.0k
Niels Qvist	2.7k 0.5×	1.0k 0.2×	905 0.4×	630 0.7×	229 0.3×	294	4.4k

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Zuckerman, Jesse, Anthony de Buck van Overstraeten, Gil Melmed, et al.. (2025). Improvement in Functional Outcomes Following Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: Results from the United States Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis Study. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 68(11). 1315–1326.

Shogan, Benjamin D., et al.. (2023). Role of the Microbiome in Malignancy. Surgical Infections. 24(3). 271–275. 3 indexed citations

Al‐Hallaq, Hania, et al.. (2022). Intra-operative Radiation Therapy for Colorectal or Anal Cancer at Risk for Margin-Positive Resection: Initial Results of a Single-Institution Registry. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(1). 325–332. 1 indexed citations

Buisson, Anthony, Lisa Cannon, Konstantin Umanskiy, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with anti-tumor necrosis factor effectiveness to prevent postoperative recurrence in Crohn’s disease. Intestinal Research. 20(3). 303–312. 10 indexed citations

Keskey, Robert, et al.. (2021). Enterococcus faecalis Is Associated with Anastomotic Leak in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery. Surgical Infections. 22(10). 1047–1051. 17 indexed citations

Nfonsam, Valentine, et al.. (2021). Why Do Anastomoses Leak?. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 25(10). 2728–2731. 5 indexed citations

Alverdy, John C., Neil Hyman, & Jack A. Gilbert. (2020). Re-examining causes of surgical site infections following elective surgery in the era of asepsis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 20(3). e38–e43. 75 indexed citations

Ollech, Jacob E., David T. Rubin, Laura Glick, et al.. (2019). Ustekinumab Is Effective for the Treatment of Chronic Antibiotic-Refractory Pouchitis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 64(12). 3596–3601. 50 indexed citations

Foster, Corey C., Larissa V. Furtado, John Hart, et al.. (2018). Treatment outcomes and HPV characteristics for an institutional cohort of patients with anal cancer receiving concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0194234–e0194234. 6 indexed citations

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Skowron, Kinga B., Benjamin D. Shogan, David T. Rubin, & Neil Hyman. (2018). The New Frontier: the Intestinal Microbiome and Surgery. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 22(7). 1277–1285. 9 indexed citations

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Osler, Turner, et al.. (2016). The Impact Of Fecal Incontinence And Disease Related Activity On Quality Of Life In Patients With Crohn’s Disease. 6(1). 2. 2 indexed citations

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Moore, Jesse, et al.. (2015). Laparoscopic Colectomy and the General Surgeon. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 20(3). 640–643. 4 indexed citations

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Hyman, Neil, et al.. (2013). Anastomotic Leak After Low Anterior Resection. JAMA Surgery. 148(2). 177–177. 104 indexed citations

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Hyman, Neil, et al.. (2009). The number of lymph nodes in colon cancer specimens: what do the numbers really mean?. Colorectal Disease. 12(8). 770–775. 6 indexed citations

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Kumara, H. M. C. Shantha, Aviad Hoffman, Martin Luchtefeld, et al.. (2009). Minimally invasive colon resection is associated with a transient increase in plasma sVEGFR1 levels and a decrease in sVEGFR2 levels during the early postoperative period. Surgical Endoscopy. 23(4). 694–699. 6 indexed citations

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Winawer, Sidney J., Ann G. Zauber, Robert H. Fletcher, et al.. (2006). Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance after Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society,. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 56(3). 143–159. 228 indexed citations

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Wexner, Steven D., David E. Beck, Todd H. Baron, et al.. (2006). A Consensus Document on Bowel Preparation Before Colonoscopy: Prepared by a Task Force From The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 49(6). 792–809. 65 indexed citations

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Winawer, Sidney J., Ann G. Zauber, Robert H. Fletcher, et al.. (2006). Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society. Gastroenterology. 130(6). 1872–1885. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hyman, Neil & Peter A. Cataldo. (1999). Nitroglycerin ointment for anal fissures. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 42(3). 383–385. 59 indexed citations

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Hyman, Neil, Victor W. Fazio, Wayne B. Tuckson, & Ian C. Lavery. (1991). Consequences of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for Crohn's colitis. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 34(8). 653–657. 145 indexed citations

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