P B Cotton

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

P B Cotton is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, P B Cotton has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 19 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in P B Cotton's work include Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (27 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (18 papers) and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (15 papers). P B Cotton is often cited by papers focused on Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (27 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (18 papers) and Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments (15 papers). P B Cotton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. P B Cotton's co-authors include A R Hatfield, John Dowsett, R C G Russell, Aaron Smith, P J Shorvon, Joseph W. Leung, Joan Houghton, Greg Russell, R A Frost and A. T. R. Axon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

P B Cotton

66 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Randomised trial of endoscopic steriting versus surgical bypass in malignant low bileduct obstruction

1994 593 citations Aaron Smith, John Dowsett et al. The Lancet profile →
RANDOMISED TRIAL OF ENDOSCOPIC VERSUS PERCUTANEOUS STENT INSERTION IN MALIGNANT OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE

1987 472 citations P B Cotton et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

P B Cotton

SURGE

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ONCOL

GASTR

EPIDE

Geoffrey M Forbes Australia

Anthony L. Imbembo United States

Kwang Bum Cho South Korea

Yoshiko Nakayama Japan

Joseph M. Croffie United States

G. N. J. Tytgat Netherlands

Patrick Brady United States

A. Thiede Germany

Timothy T. Nostrant United States

Gianmichele Meucci Italy

Geoffrey M Forbes Australia

P B Cotton

937 ×0.4

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542 ×0.3

PRM

549 ×0.4

ONCOL

320 ×1.0

GASTR

227 ×0.9

EPIDE

Citations per year, relative to P B Cotton P B Cotton (= 1×) peers Geoffrey M Forbes

Countries citing papers authored by P B Cotton

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Fields of papers citing papers by P B Cotton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P B Cotton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P B Cotton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P B Cotton 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 P B Cotton. P B Cotton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hu, Bing, S. C. S. Chung, Tetsuya Yamamoto, et al.. (2005). Developing an Animal Model of Massive Ulcer Bleeding for Assessing Endoscopic Hemostatic Devices. Endoscopy. 37(9). 847–851. 19 indexed citations

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Hu, Bing, Soon Sup Chung, Liting Sun, et al.. (2005). Transoral Obesity Surgery: Endoluminal Gastroplasty with an Endoscopic Suture Device. Endoscopy. 37(5). 411–414. 37 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B, et al.. (1998). Feasibility of Stent Placement above the Sphincter of Oddi (“Inside-Stent”) for Patients with Malignant Biliary Obstruction. Endoscopy. 30(8). 687–690. 29 indexed citations

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Smith, Aaron, John Dowsett, R C G Russell, A R Hatfield, & P B Cotton. (1994). Randomised trial of endoscopic steriting versus surgical bypass in malignant low bileduct obstruction. The Lancet. 344(8938). 1655–1660. 593 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cotton, P B & Nicholas Nickl. (1991). Endoscopic and Radiologic Approaches to Therapy in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Seminars in Liver Disease. 11(1). 40–48. 32 indexed citations

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Gulliver, David J., et al.. (1991). Bile duct diverticula and webs: nonspecific cholangiographic features of primary sclerosing cholangitis.. American Journal of Roentgenology. 157(2). 281–285. 17 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B. (1990). Frontiers of Biliary Endoscopy. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 25(sup175). 58–62. 1 indexed citations

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Polydorou, Andreas, Andreas Romanos, John Dowsett, et al.. (1989). A Comparison of Right Versus Left Hepatic Duct Endoprosthesis Insertion in Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction. Endoscopy. 21(6). 266–271. 78 indexed citations

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Leung, Joseph W., et al.. (1988). Modified dual label schilling test for pancreatic exocrine function. Clinica Chimica Acta. 174(1). 93–100. 5 indexed citations

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Shorvon, P J, Joseph W. Leung, & P B Cotton. (1985). Preliminary clinical experience with the heat probe at endoscopy in acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 31(6). 364–366. 22 indexed citations

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Forbes, Alastair & P B Cotton. (1984). Resolution of salmonella carriage after duodenoscopic treatment for a common bile duct stone.. BMJ. 288(6412). 190.2–191. 1 indexed citations

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Lees, W R, et al.. (1979). Prospective study of ultrasonography in chronic pancreatic disease.. BMJ. 1(6157). 162–164. 30 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B. (1978). How to organise an international medical meeting. BMJ. 2(6153). 1708.2–1709. 2 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B, et al.. (1978). Comparative clinical impact of endoscopic pancreatography, grey-scale ultrasonography, and computed tomography (EMI scanning) in pancreatic disease: preliminary report.. Gut. 19(8). 679–684. 32 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B & J. S. M. Beales. (1974). Endoscopic Pancreatography in Management of Relapsing Acute Pancreatitis. BMJ. 1(5908). 608–611. 33 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B, et al.. (1973). Early Endoscopy of Oesophagus, Stomach, and Duodenal Bulb in Patients with Haematemesis and Melaena. BMJ. 2(5865). 505–509. 143 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B. (1972). Non-dietary lipid in the intestinal lumen. Gut. 13(9). 675–681. 50 indexed citations

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Blumgart, Leslie H., P B Cotton, B W Lawrie, et al.. (1972). ENDOSCOPY AND RETROGRADE CHOLEDOCHOPANCREATOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE JAUNDICED PATIENT. The Lancet. 300(7790). 1269–1273. 63 indexed citations

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Thomas, Martin & P B Cotton. (1971). Ischaemic colitis and the contraceptive pill.. BMJ. 3(5765). 27–28. 35 indexed citations

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Cotton, P B & M. Lea Thomas. (1971). Intracranial tuberculosis resembling Hand-Schüller-Christian disease.. BMJ. 1(5747). 493–494. 1 indexed citations

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