Refik Saskin

9.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
182 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Refik Saskin is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Refik Saskin has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Oncology, 55 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 37 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Refik Saskin's work include Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (25 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (21 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (17 papers). Refik Saskin is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (25 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (21 papers) and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies (17 papers). Refik Saskin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Refik Saskin's co-authors include Lawrence Paszat, Linda Rabeneck, David R. Urbach, Nancy N. Baxter, Calvin Law, Ning Liu, Simron Singh, Robert K. Nam, Julie Hallet and Rinku Sutradhar and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Refik Saskin

170 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Exploring the rising incidence of neuroendocrine tumors: A population‐based analysis of epidemiology, metastatic presentation, and outcomes

2014 598 citations Refik Saskin, Ning Liu et al. profile →
Increasing Hospital Admission Rates for Urological Complications After Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy

2012 417 citations Robert K. Nam, Refik Saskin et al. profile →
Introduction of Surgical Safety Checklists in Ontario, Canada

2014 405 citations David R. Urbach, Refik Saskin et al. profile →
Association of Noninvasive Oxygenation Strategies With All-Cause Mortality in Adults With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

2020 226 citations Refik Saskin et al. profile →
Complication Rates of Central Venous Catheters

2024 39 citations Refik Saskin et al. profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Refik Saskin

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vulnerable road user injury trends following the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Canada: An interrupted time series analysis 2024 ·Journal of Safety Research ·Brice Batomen, Alison Macpherson, Jeremy Lewis, Andrew Howard, Natasha Saunders, Sarah A. Richmond, Marianne Harris, Refik Saskin, Brandon Zagorski, Colin Macarthur, Pamela Fuselli, Linda Rothman	3
2	Prevalence and repair patterns of vesicovaginal fistula: a large retrospective population-based cohort analysis 2024 ·World Journal of Urology ·(unknown), Jennifer A. Locke, Bo Zhang, Refik Saskin, Sender Herschorn	0
3	Comparison of the number of pedestrian and cyclist injuries captured in police data compared with health service utilisation data in Toronto, Canada 2016–2021 2024 ·Injury Prevention ·Alison Macpherson, Brandon Zagorski, Refik Saskin, Andrew Howard, Marianne Harris, (unknown), Linda Rothman	4
4	Young adults with a 22q11.2 microdeletion and the cost of aging with complexity in a population-based context 2024 ·Genetics in Medicine ·Sarah Malecki, Tracy Heung, Walter P. Wodchis, Refik Saskin, Luís Brito Palma, Amol A. Verma, Anne S. Bassett	7
5	Primary care follow-up improves outcomes in older adults following emergency general surgery admission 2024 ·The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care ·(unknown), (unknown), Avery B. Nathens, Susan E. Bronskill, Refik Saskin, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Anjie Huang, Barbara Haas	2
6	Rapid Access Addiction Medicine Clinics for People With Problematic Opioid Use 2023 ·JAMA Network Open ·Kim Corace, Kednapa Thavorn, Kelly D. Suschinsky, (unknown), Pamela Leece, Meldon Kahan, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Roach, (unknown), Refik Saskin, (unknown), Danielle B. Rice, Sheena Taha, Gary Garber, Brian Hutton	4
7	The Use of Metformin in Overactive Bladder: A Retrospective Nested Case-control, Population-based Analysis 2023 ·Urology ·(unknown), Rano Matta, Jennifer A. Locke, (unknown), Mina Tadrous, Refik Saskin, (unknown), Robert K. Nam, Sender Herschorn	2
8	Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer: A Comparative Analysis of Ontario and the USA 2023 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·Lily V. Saadat, Elizabeth Schofield, (unknown), Michael Curry, Refik Saskin, Allison Lipitz‐Snyderman, Kevin C. Soares, T. Peter Kingham, William R. Jarnagin, Michael I. D’Angelica, Frances C. Wright, Jonathan C. Irish, Natalie G. Coburn, Alice C. Wei	4
9	Differences in Healthcare Utilization in Women with and without Inflammatory Bowel Diseases During Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Population-Based Cohort Study 2023 ·Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ·Parul Tandon, Vivian Huang, Denice S. Feig, Refik Saskin, Cynthia Maxwell, (unknown), Deshayne B. Fell, Cynthia H. Seow, John W. Snelgrove, Geoffrey C. Nguyen	0
10	Low-acuity emergency department use among patients in different primary care models in Hamilton and Ontario 2021 ·Healthcare Management Forum ·(unknown), David Price, Refik Saskin, Michelle Howard	5
11	Examination of High-Cost Patients in Ontario 2018 ·International Journal for Population Data Science ·(unknown), Erin Graves, (unknown), Refik Saskin, Michael J. Schull, Walter P. Wodchis, Marit A.C. Tanke	3
12	Utilization of Public System for Gastric Bands Placed by Private Providers: a 4-Year Population-Based Analysis in Ontario, Canada 2018 ·Obesity Surgery ·(unknown), Allan Okrainec, Azusa Maeda, Refik Saskin, David R. Urbach, Chaim M. Bell, Timothy Jackson	0
13	Population-based Analysis of Treatment Toxicity Among Men With Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer: A Phase IV Study 2017 ·Urology ·Christopher J.D. Wallis, Raj Satkunasivam, Refik Saskin, (unknown), Girish S. Kulkarni, Urban Emmenegger, Robert K. Nam	10
14	Surgery Versus Radiotherapy for Clinically-localized Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis 2015 ·European Urology ·Christopher J.D. Wallis, Refik Saskin, Richard Choo, Sender Herschorn, Ronald Kodama, Raj Satkunasivam, Prakesh S. Shah, Cyril Danjoux, Robert K. Nam	184
15	End-of-life home care utilization and costs in patients with advanced colorectal cancer 2014 ·The Journal of Community and Supportive Oncology ·Nicole Mittmann, Ning Liu, Joan Porter, Pierre K. Isogai, Refik Saskin, Matthew C. Cheung, Natasha B. Leighl, Jeffrey S. Hoch, Maureen Trudeau, William K. Evans, Katie N. Dainty, Craig C. Earle	6
16	Disparities in Receipt of Screening Tests for Cancer, Diabetes and High Cholesterol in Ontario, Canada: A Population-based Study Using Area-based Methods 2013 ·Canadian Journal of Public Health ·Cornelia M. Borkhoff, Refik Saskin, Linda Rabeneck, Nancy N. Baxter, Ying Liu, Jill Tinmouth, Lawrence Paszat	49
17	Sociodemographic factors associated with cervical cancer screening and follow-up of abnormal results. 2012 ·PubMed ·Laurie Elit, Monika K. Krzyzanowska, Refik Saskin, Lisa Barbera, (unknown), Aïsha Lofters, (unknown), Arlene S. Bierman	31
18	Physician-Rated Utility of Procedure Videos for Teaching Procedures in the Emergency Department, Overall and during Emergency Department Crowding 2012 ·International Journal of Clinical Medicine ·Clare Atzema, (unknown), Refik Saskin, (unknown), Peter C. Austin	1
19	Expression of HER2neu in Ductal Carcinoma in situ is Associated with Local Recurrence 2011 ·Clinical Oncology ·Kathy Han, Sharon Nofech‐Mozes, Steven A. Narod, Wedad Hanna, Danny Vesprini, Refik Saskin, Colman Taylor, Iwa Kong, Lawrence Paszat, Eileen Rakovitch	43
20	Associations of sexual risk taking among Kenyan female sex workers after enrolment in an HIV-1 prevention trial 2004 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·(unknown), Geeta Yadav, (unknown), Refik Saskin, Elizabeth Ngugi, Joshua Kimani, Florence Keli, K Fonck, Kristin A. MacDonald, J Bwayo, Marleen Temmerman, Samuel Moses	3

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