RJ Stephens

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

RJ Stephens is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, RJ Stephens has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 21 papers in Oncology and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in RJ Stephens's work include Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (16 papers), Lung Cancer Research Studies (13 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers). RJ Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (16 papers), Lung Cancer Research Studies (13 papers) and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers). RJ Stephens collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. RJ Stephens's co-authors include DJ Girling, David Machin, Penelope Hopwood, NM Bleehen, Lesley Stewart, R L Souhami, Sarah Burdett, Jean‐Pierre Pignon, R. Arriagada and P Rocmans and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

RJ Stephens

43 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Postoperative radiotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer:... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 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. Postoperative radiotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from nine randomised controlled trials
    1998 580 citations Sarah Burdett, Lesley Stewart et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
RJ Stephens United Kingdom 21 1.6k 1.2k 281 245 189 43 2.4k
Franz M.N.H. Schramel Netherlands 25 2.3k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 302 1.1× 449 1.8× 101 0.5× 110 2.9k
Roldano Fossati Italy 18 1.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 304 1.1× 418 1.7× 88 0.5× 49 3.5k
D. Ian Hodson Canada 21 1.2k 0.7× 862 0.7× 166 0.6× 589 2.4× 98 0.5× 38 2.1k
Oscar Bertetto Italy 26 639 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 137 0.5× 561 2.3× 160 0.8× 105 2.3k
Stefan Bergström Sweden 22 472 0.3× 492 0.4× 130 0.5× 218 0.9× 154 0.8× 79 1.4k
Athanasios Pallis Greece 31 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 144 0.5× 265 1.1× 197 1.0× 103 2.7k
Peter Skingley Canada 10 686 0.4× 703 0.6× 81 0.3× 273 1.1× 88 0.5× 14 1.4k
Brent S. Rose United States 28 1.2k 0.7× 807 0.7× 424 1.5× 766 3.1× 139 0.7× 171 2.6k
Leslie J. Kohman United States 32 2.6k 1.6× 846 0.7× 441 1.6× 783 3.2× 38 0.2× 74 3.4k
Peter Kirkbride Canada 18 621 0.4× 530 0.4× 150 0.5× 793 3.2× 88 0.5× 33 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by RJ Stephens

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All Works

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Burdett, Sarah, RJ Stephens, Lesley Stewart, et al.. (2008). Chemotherapy in addition to supportive care improves survival in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from 16 randomized controlled trials - NSCLC meta-analyses collaborative group. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26(28). 4617–4625. 165 indexed citations
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Plessen, Christian von, Bengt Bergman, R. M. Bremnes, et al.. (2006). Palliative chemotherapy beyond three courses conveys no survival or consistent quality-of-life benefits in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 95(8). 966–973. 124 indexed citations
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Martin, Jarad, et al.. (2005). Managing waiting time for radiotherapy: A single machine unit experience. Australasian Radiology. 49(6). 480–484. 4 indexed citations
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Stephens, RJ, Julia Brown, N.H. Gower, et al.. (2002). The big lung trial (BLT): Determining the value of cisplatin- based chemotherapy for all patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Preliminary results in the supportive care setting. UCL Discovery (University College London). 43 indexed citations
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Ledermann, JA, T.S. Maughan, Daniel Kerr, et al.. (1999). Preliminary results of a multicentre randomised trial comparing 3 chemotherapy regimens (De Gramont, Lokich and Raltitrexed) in metastatic colorectal cancer. UCL Discovery (University College London). 41 indexed citations
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Julious, Steven A., S. George, David Machin, & RJ Stephens. (1997). Sample sizes for randomized trials measuring quality of life in cancer patients. Quality of Life Research. 6(2). 109–117. 18 indexed citations
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Feld, Ronald, Raymond P. Abratt, Stephen L. Graziano, et al.. (1997). Pretreatment minimal staging and prognostic factors for non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 17. S3–S10. 35 indexed citations
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Machin, David, Sally Stenning, Mahesh Parmar, et al.. (1997). Thirty years of medical research council randomized trials in solid tumours. Clinical Oncology. 9(2). 100–114. 43 indexed citations
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Gregor, A., A. Cull, RJ Stephens, Fergus Macbeth, & N. Thatcher. (1995). 87 Effects of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in small cell lung cancer (SCLC); results of UKCCCR/EORTC randomised trial. European Journal of Cancer. 31. S20–S20. 5 indexed citations
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Hopwood, Penelope & RJ Stephens. (1995). Symptoms at presentation for treatment in patients with lung cancer: implications for the evaluation of palliative treatment. British Journal of Cancer. 71(3). 633–636. 155 indexed citations
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Bleehen, N M, DJ Girling, A. Gregor, et al.. (1994). Can long-term survival be improved in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and good performance status?. British Journal of Cancer. 70(1). 142–144. 1 indexed citations
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Bleehen, NM, DJ Girling, David Machin, & RJ Stephens. (1993). A randomised trial of three or six courses of etoposide cyclophosphamide methotrexate and vincristine or six courses of etoposide and ifosfamide in small cell lung cancer (SCLC). II: Quality of life. British Journal of Cancer. 68(6). 1157–1166. 59 indexed citations
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Whitehead, John, et al.. (1993). A simulated sequential analysis based on data from two MRC trials. British Journal of Cancer. 68(6). 1171–1178. 8 indexed citations
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Stephens, RJ, et al.. (1993). The impact of clinical trials on the treatment of lung cancer. Clinical Oncology. 5(4). 211–219. 25 indexed citations
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Bleehen, NM, DJ Girling, A. Gregor, et al.. (1991). A Medical Research Council phase II trial of alternating chemotherapy and radiotherapy in small-cell lung cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 64(4). 775–779. 10 indexed citations
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Stott, H, Wallace Fox, D.J. Girling, RJ Stephens, & D. A. G. Galton. (1977). Acute leukaemia after busulphan.. BMJ. 2(6101). 1513–1517. 58 indexed citations

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