Peter J. Deckers

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Deckers is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Deckers has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Oncology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Deckers's work include Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (10 papers) and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (7 papers). Peter J. Deckers is often cited by papers focused on Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (10 papers) and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (7 papers). Peter J. Deckers collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ukraine. Peter J. Deckers's co-authors include Yosef H. Pilch, Norman Wolmark, Bernard Fisher, Alfred S. Ketcham, Harvey J. Lerner, Andrew Ricci, Andrew G. Glass, Lawrence Wickerham, Richard G. Margolese and Robert H. Oishi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Deckers

68 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Five-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparin... 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Five-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Total Mastectomy and Segmental Mastectomy with or without Radiation in the Treatment of Breast Cancer
    1985 1.7k citations Lawrence Wickerham, Andrew G. Glass et al. profile →

Peers

Peter J. Deckers
John W. Berg United States
Rosemary D. Cress United States
Hideaki Tsukuma Japan
P S Hasleton United Kingdom
Michael Huncharek United States
Eystein Glattre Norway
Carmen Martos Spain
Jean-Philippe Jaı̈s France
Tomohiro Matsuda Japan
Neil B. Rosenshein United States
John W. Berg United States
Peter J. Deckers
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Countries citing papers authored by Peter J. Deckers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter J. Deckers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter J. Deckers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bhatt, Ankeet S., Grant W. Carlson, & Peter J. Deckers. (2014). Improving Operating Room Turnover Time: A Systems Based Approach. Journal of Medical Systems. 38(12). 148–148. 36 indexed citations
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Zhu, Quing, Poornima Hegde, Andrew Ricci, et al.. (2010). Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancers: Potential Role of Optical Tomography with US Localization in Assisting Diagnosis. Radiology. 256(2). 367–378. 91 indexed citations
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Chandawarkar, Rajiv Y., et al.. (2007). Combination Therapy of a Large, Recurrent Keloid. Dermatologic Surgery. 33(2). 229–235. 8 indexed citations
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Deckers, Peter J.. (2000). Health Care Reform and Undergraduate Medical Education. Archives of Surgery. 135(4). 399–399. 6 indexed citations
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Deckers, Peter J.. (1996). Academic Medicine: As Threatened as Most Would Have Us Believe?. Gynecologic Oncology. 62(2). 151–158. 5 indexed citations
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Kurtzman, Scott H., Dougald C. MacGillivray, & Peter J. Deckers. (1995). Evolving strategies for the management of non-palpable breast abnormalities. Surgical Oncology. 4(1). 1–14. 6 indexed citations
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Ellison, Lee H., et al.. (1994). Regional deep hypothermia of the spinal cord protects against ischemic injury during thoracic aortic cross-clamping. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 57(1). 65–71. 43 indexed citations
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Das, Dipak K., et al.. (1994). Reduction of Skeletal Muscle Injury Through Stress Conditioning Using the Heat-Shock Response. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 93(6). 1242–1247. 61 indexed citations
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Deckers, Peter J., et al.. (1993). Changing role of splenectomy for hematologic disease. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 52(3). 169–171. 14 indexed citations
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Ricci, Andrew, et al.. (1989). Clinical and pathologic prognostic variables in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The American Journal of Surgery. 157(6). 582–584. 27 indexed citations
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Quintiliani, Richard, et al.. (1988). Comparative pharmacokinetics of cefotetan and cefoxitin in patients undergoing hysterectomies and colorectal operations. The American Journal of Surgery. 155(5). 67–70. 7 indexed citations
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Clark, William E., et al.. (1988). Negative findings on fine-needle aspiration biopsy of solidbreast masses: Patient management. The American Journal of Surgery. 155(3). 387–390. 12 indexed citations
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Devereux, Dennis F. & Peter J. Deckers. (1985). Contributions of pathologic margins and Dukes' stage to local recurrence in colorectal carcinoma. The American Journal of Surgery. 149(3). 323–326. 33 indexed citations
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Wickerham, Lawrence, Walter M. Cronin, Leo L. Stolbach, et al.. (1984). The efficacy of bone scanning in the follow-up of patients with operable breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 4(4). 303–307. 44 indexed citations
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Leong, Stanley P. L., et al.. (1983). Serological Detection of Common Human Melanoma Membrane Antigens by Microcomplement Fixation and Immunofluorescence. Oncology. 40(2). 95–101. 2 indexed citations
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Deckers, Peter J., et al.. (1981). Electrocoagulation for skin cancer: An old oncologic tool revisited. Cancer. 47(9). 2280–2287. 18 indexed citations
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Mannick, John A., et al.. (1975). Specificity of immune paralysis at large tumor volumes.. PubMed. 26. 118–20. 1 indexed citations
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Deckers, Peter J., et al.. (1973). Electrocoagulation and curettage for carcinoma involving the skin of the face, nose, eyelids, and ears. Cancer. 31(1). 159–164. 11 indexed citations
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Ketcham, Alfred S., Peter J. Deckers, Everett V. Sugarbaker, et al.. (1970). Pelvic exenteration for carcinoma of the uterine cervix.A 15-year experience. Cancer. 26(3). 513–521. 65 indexed citations

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