Nigel C. Cowan

14.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
62 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Nigel C. Cowan is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel C. Cowan has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 15 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Nigel C. Cowan's work include Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (35 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (30 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (15 papers). Nigel C. Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments (35 papers), Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies (30 papers) and Urological Disorders and Treatments (15 papers). Nigel C. Cowan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. Nigel C. Cowan's co-authors include Éva Compérat, María J. Ribal, J. Alfred Witjes, Maria De Santis, Georgios Gakis, Antoine G. van der Heijden, Axel S. Merseburger, Amir Sherif, Richard Sylvester and Richard Zigeuner and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, The Journal of Urology and European Urology.

In The Last Decade

Nigel C. Cowan

59 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

European Association of Urology... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2020 2016 2015 2010 2013 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. European Association of Urology Guidelines on Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Summary of the 2020 Guidelines
    2020 1.3k citations J. Alfred Witjes, Harman Max Bruins et al. European Urology profile →
  2. Updated 2016 EAU Guidelines on Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer
    2016 1.1k citations J. Alfred Witjes, Thierry Lebrét et al. European Urology profile →
  3. European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: 2015 Update
    2015 1.1k citations Morgan Rouprêt, Marko Babjuk et al. European Urology profile →
  4. EAU Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma: The 2010 Update
    2010 1.0k citations Börje Ljungberg, Nigel C. Cowan et al. European Urology profile →
  5. EAU Guidelines on Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Summary of the 2013 Guidelines
    2013 770 citations J. Alfred Witjes, Éva Compérat et al. European Urology profile →
  6. European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2020 Update
    2020 561 citations Morgan Rouprêt, Marko Babjuk et al. European Urology profile →
  7. European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: 2017 Update
    2017 515 citations Morgan Rouprêt, Marko Babjuk et al. European Urology profile →
  8. Treatment of Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Update of the EAU Guidelines
    2011 483 citations Arnulf Stenzl, Nigel C. Cowan et al. European Urology profile →
  9. The 2021 Updated European Association of Urology Guidelines on Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
    2021 212 citations Richard Cathomas, Anja Lorch et al. European Urology profile →

Peers

Nigel C. Cowan
Richard E. Hautmann Germany
Bas W.G. van Rhijn Netherlands
Marko Babjuk Czechia
Richard Zigeuner Austria
John P. Stein United States
Siamak Daneshmand United States
Patrick J. Bastian Germany
Gary Lieskovsky United States
Georgios Gakis Germany
E. David Crawford United States
Richard E. Hautmann Germany
Nigel C. Cowan
Citations per year, relative to Nigel C. Cowan Nigel C. Cowan (= 1×) peers Richard E. Hautmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nigel C. Cowan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cathomas, Richard, Anja Lorch, Harman Max Bruins, et al.. (2021). The 2021 Updated European Association of Urology Guidelines on Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. European Urology. 81(1). 95–103. 212 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bruins, H.M., Erik Veskimäe, Virginia Hernández, et al.. (2020). Radical cystectomy: The significance of hospital volume and surgeon volume. A systematic review and recommendations by the EAU MIBC Guideline Panel. European Urology Open Science. 19. e1790–e1791.
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Witjes, J. Alfred, Harman Max Bruins, Richard Cathomas, et al.. (2020). European Association of Urology Guidelines on Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Summary of the 2020 Guidelines. European Urology. 79(1). 82–104. 1278 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hernández, Virginia, Estefanía Linares, James Dunn, et al.. (2017). Oncological and functional outcomes of sexual function–preserving cystectomy compared with standard radical cystectomy in men: A systematic review. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 35(9). 539.e17–539.e29. 40 indexed citations
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Seisen, Thomas, B. Peyronnet, José L. Domínguez-Escrig, et al.. (2016). Oncologic Outcomes of Kidney-sparing Surgery Versus Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review by the EAU Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel. European Urology. 70(6). 1052–1068. 211 indexed citations
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Rouprêt, Morgan, Marko Babjuk, Éva Compérat, et al.. (2015). European Association of Urology Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: 2015 Update. European Urology. 68(5). 868–879. 1066 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stenzl, Arnulf, Nigel C. Cowan, Maria De Santis, et al.. (2012). Tratamiento del cáncer de vejiga con invasión muscular y metastásico: actualización de la Guía Clínica de la EAU. Actas Urológicas Españolas. 36(8). 449–460. 37 indexed citations
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Stenzl, Arnulf, Nigel C. Cowan, Maria De Santis, et al.. (2011). Treatment of Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Update of the EAU Guidelines. European Urology. 59(6). 1009–1018. 483 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ljungberg, Börje, Nigel C. Cowan, Damian Hanbury, et al.. (2010). EAU Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma: The 2010 Update. European Urology. 58(3). 398–406. 1010 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cowan, Nigel C. & Jeremy Crew. (2010). Imaging bladder cancer. Current Opinion in Urology. 20(5). 409–413. 21 indexed citations
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Cowan, Nigel C., et al.. (2008). Evaluation of multidetector computed tomography urography and ultrasonography for diagnosing bladder cancer. Clinical Radiology. 63(12). 1317–1325. 36 indexed citations
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Chakera, Aron, Nigel C. Cowan, & Christopher G. Winearls. (2008). STIR(ing) appearance of rhabdomyolysis. Clinical Kidney Journal. 1(5). 373–374.
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Cowan, Nigel C., et al.. (2007). Multidetector computed tomography urography for diagnosing upper urinary tract urothelial tumour. British Journal of Urology. 99(6). 1363–1370. 133 indexed citations
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Molen, Aart J. van der, Nigel C. Cowan, Ullrich G. Müeller-Lisse, et al.. (2007). CT urography: definition, indications and techniques. A guideline for clinical practice. European Radiology. 18(1). 4–17. 232 indexed citations
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Nolte-Ernsting, C & Nigel C. Cowan. (2006). Understanding multislice CT urography techniques: many roads lead to Rome. European Radiology. 16(12). 2670–2686. 97 indexed citations
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Evangelou, Iordanis E., et al.. (2002). Scientific papers: an interactive web-based system for Uterine Fibroid Embolisation (UFE) facilitating education, patient information, pre-assessment and follow-up. Technology and Health Care. 10(6). 487–488. 1 indexed citations
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Boardman, Phil & Nigel C. Cowan. (1997). Technical report: Fluoroscopically guided retrograde ureteric stent retrieval and replacement using a guide catheter directed snare. Clinical Radiology. 52(4). 308–309. 6 indexed citations
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Cowan, Nigel C., Peter B. Kane, & J Karani. (1992). Case report: Metallic mercury embolism — Deliberate self-injection. Clinical Radiology. 46(5). 357–358. 6 indexed citations
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Cowan, Nigel C., Keith Bush, David Katz, & P. Gishen. (1992). The natural history of sciatica: A prospective radiological study. Clinical Radiology. 46(1). 7–12. 24 indexed citations
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Cowan, Nigel C., J. Giles, Huw Walters, et al.. (1991). Arteriovenous fistulas in renal transplants: Color Doppler ultrasound observations. Urologic Radiology. 13(1). 211–7. 26 indexed citations

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