Richard E. Fitzpatrick

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Richard E. Fitzpatrick is a scholar working on Dermatology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Fitzpatrick has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Dermatology, 4 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Fitzpatrick's work include Dermatologic Treatments and Research (8 papers), Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine (4 papers) and Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques (4 papers). Richard E. Fitzpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Dermatologic Treatments and Research (8 papers), Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine (4 papers) and Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques (4 papers). Richard E. Fitzpatrick collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard E. Fitzpatrick's co-authors include Mitchel P. Goldman, Woraphong Manuskiatti, Nancy L. Marchell, Javier Ruiz‐Esparza, Elizabeth F. Rostan, Darrell J. Fader, Yardy Tse, Désirée Ratner and James B. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Pediatrics, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Lasers in Surgery and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Fitzpatrick

9 papers receiving 909 citations

Hit Papers

Pulsed Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing of Photoaged Faci... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Pulsed Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing of Photoaged Facial Skin
    1996 503 citations Richard E. Fitzpatrick Archives of Dermatology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard E. Fitzpatrick United States 9 964 268 243 90 89 9 1.0k
Tina B. West United States 11 751 0.8× 165 0.6× 249 1.0× 41 0.5× 85 1.0× 13 830
Heather Tanner United States 5 1.3k 1.4× 378 1.4× 295 1.2× 124 1.4× 155 1.7× 7 1.4k
Cynthia Weinstein Australia 16 496 0.5× 215 0.8× 171 0.7× 47 0.5× 59 0.7× 27 767
Anne Chapas United States 16 804 0.8× 175 0.7× 403 1.7× 71 0.8× 102 1.1× 47 1.0k
Elliot T. Weiss United States 15 584 0.6× 190 0.7× 255 1.0× 53 0.6× 60 0.7× 24 750
Nathan S. Uebelhoer United States 16 780 0.8× 263 1.0× 276 1.1× 110 1.2× 54 0.6× 42 920
Douglas C. Wu United States 14 609 0.6× 181 0.7× 153 0.6× 45 0.5× 124 1.4× 50 752
Agneta Troilius Sweden 15 476 0.5× 124 0.5× 132 0.5× 65 0.7× 63 0.7× 19 580
David S.Y. Wong China 13 361 0.4× 90 0.3× 131 0.5× 121 1.3× 82 0.9× 22 535
Peter R. Shumaker United States 18 873 0.9× 367 1.4× 375 1.5× 126 1.4× 43 0.5× 43 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard E. Fitzpatrick

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All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Fitzpatrick, Richard E.. (2001). CO2 LASER RESURFACING. Dermatologic Clinics. 19(3). 443–451. 39 indexed citations
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Manuskiatti, Woraphong, Richard E. Fitzpatrick, & Mitchel P. Goldman. (2000). Treatment of Facial Skin Using Combinations of CO2, Q-Switched Alexandrite, Flashlamp-Pumped Pulsed Dye, and Er:YAG Lasers in the Same Treatment Session. Dermatologic Surgery. 26(2). 114–120. 39 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Richard E., Elizabeth F. Rostan, & Nancy L. Marchell. (2000). Collagen tightening induced by carbon dioxide laser versus erbium:YAG laser. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 27(5). 395–403. 93 indexed citations
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Goldman, Mitchel P., Richard E. Fitzpatrick, & Woraphong Manuskiatti. (1999). Laser Resurfacing of the Neck with the Erbium:YAG Laser. Dermatologic Surgery. 25(3). 164–168. 30 indexed citations
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Manuskiatti, Woraphong, Richard E. Fitzpatrick, & Mitchel P. Goldman. (1999). Long-term effectiveness and side effects of carbon dioxide laser resurfacing for photoaged facial skin. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 40(3). 401–411. 100 indexed citations
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Ratner, Désirée, Yardy Tse, Nancy L. Marchell, et al.. (1999). Cutaneous laser resurfacing. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 41(3). 365–392. 109 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Richard E., James B. Williams, & Mitchel P. Goldman. (1996). Preoperative anesthesia and postoperative considerations in laser resurfacing. Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 15(3). 170–176. 23 indexed citations
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Fitzpatrick, Richard E.. (1996). Pulsed Carbon Dioxide Laser Resurfacing of Photoaged Facial Skin. Archives of Dermatology. 132(4). 395–395. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goldman, Mitchel P., Richard E. Fitzpatrick, & Javier Ruiz‐Esparza. (1993). Treatment of port-wine stains (capillary malformation) with the flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye laser. The Journal of Pediatrics. 122(1). 71–77. 109 indexed citations

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