Rob Boer

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Rob Boer is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Boer has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Oncology, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Rob Boer's work include Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (48 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (42 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (13 papers). Rob Boer is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (48 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (42 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (13 papers). Rob Boer collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Rob Boer's co-authors include Harry J. de Koning, Suzie J. Otto, Marjolein van Ballegooijen, Gerrit Draisma, F.H. Schröder, J. Dik F. Habbema, Ronald Damhuis, G.J. van Oortmarssen, Jacques Fracheboud and Ann G. Zauber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Rob Boer

84 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Lead Times and Overdetection Due to Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: Estimates From the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer

2003 771 citations Gerrit Draisma, Rob Boer et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rob Boer Netherlands	36	2.5k	1.5k	565	554	516	84	4.2k
Andrew M. D. Wolf United States	14	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	694 1.2×	485 0.9×	447 0.9×	24	4.5k
Mette Kalager Norway	28	3.0k 1.2×	1.7k 1.1×	846 1.5×	726 1.3×	409 0.8×	101	4.0k
Claudia Allemani United Kingdom	28	2.3k 0.9×	731 0.5×	801 1.4×	486 0.9×	521 1.0×	84	4.3k
Luigi Cavanna Italy	35	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	781 1.4×	798 1.4×	322 0.6×	217	4.7k
Antonio Ponti Italy	34	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	520 0.9×	1.0k 1.9×	923 1.8×	95	4.0k
V. Paul Doria‐Rose United States	29	2.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	850 1.5×	606 1.1×	176 0.3×	80	3.5k
Lucinda Billingham United Kingdom	37	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	360 0.6×	941 1.7×	512 1.0×	138	5.0k
Simone Mathoulin‐Pélissier France	39	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	676 1.2×	995 1.8×	756 1.5×	179	5.9k
Lawrence von Karsa France	24	3.3k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	817 1.4×	771 1.4×	583 1.1×	36	4.8k
Roberta De Angelis Italy	34	3.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.9×	866 1.6×	499 1.0×	100	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Boer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Boer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Boer

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rendas‐Baum, Regina, et al.. (2016). Mapping the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life Measure (IBS-QOL) to EQ-5D in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhoea (IBS-D). Value in Health. 19(7). A379–A379. 1 indexed citations

Raggi, Paolo, Rob Boer, William G. Goodman, et al.. (2015). Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes Trials—Is There a Difference?. The American Journal of Cardiology. 116(6). 982–988. 2 indexed citations

Boer, Rob. (2010). Thermally OPerated Mobile Air Conditioning Systems:. TNO Repository. 3 indexed citations

Ballegooijen, Marjolein van, Rob Boer, & Ann G. Zauber. (2010). Simulation of colorectal cancer screening: What we do and do not know and does it matter. Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 24(4). 427–437. 4 indexed citations

Lansdorp‐Vogelaar, Iris, Marjolein van Ballegooijen, Ann G. Zauber, et al.. (2009). Individualizing colonoscopy screening by sex and race. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 70(1). 96–108.e24. 62 indexed citations

Lansdorp‐Vogelaar, Iris, Marjolein van Ballegooijen, Rob Boer, Ann G. Zauber, & J. Dik F. Habbema. (2009). A novel hypothesis on the sensitivity of the fecal occult blood test. Cancer. 115(11). 2410–2419. 72 indexed citations

Boer, Rob, et al.. (2008). Method for determining effect of kinetics and heat-transfer on the adsorption rate of ammonia on LiCl:. Repository hosted by TU Delft Library (TU Delft). 1 indexed citations

Boer, Rob, Yuhui Zheng, Adrian Overton, Greg Ridgeway, & Deborah A. Cohen. (2007). Neighborhood Design and Walking Trips in Ten U.S. Metropolitan Areas. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 32(4). 298–304. 138 indexed citations

Ballegooijen, Marjolein van, Deborah Schrag, Rob Boer, et al.. (2006). How much can current interventions reduce colorectal cancer mortality in the U.S.?. Cancer. 107(7). 1624–1633. 162 indexed citations

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Rijnsburger, Adriana J., G.J. van Oortmarssen, Rob Boer, et al.. (2004). Mammography benefit in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study‐2: A model evaluation. International Journal of Cancer. 110(5). 756–762. 41 indexed citations

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Draisma, Gerrit, Rob Boer, Suzie J. Otto, et al.. (2003). Lead Times and Overdetection Due to Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening: Estimates From the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 95(12). 868–878. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hoedemaeker, Robert F., Theodorus van der Kwast, Rob Boer, et al.. (2001). Pathologic Features of Prostate Cancer Found at Population-Based Screening With a Four-Year Interval. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 93(15). 1153–1158. 53 indexed citations

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Fracheboud, Jacques, Harry J. de Koning, Petra M. M. Beemsterboer, et al.. (1999). Interval cancers in the Dutch breast cancer screening programme. British Journal of Cancer. 81(5). 912–917. 63 indexed citations

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Fracheboud, Jacques, Harry J. de Koning, Petra M. M. Beemsterboer, et al.. (1998). Nation-wide breast cancer screening in The Netherlands: Results of initial and subsequent screening 1990–1995. International Journal of Cancer. 75(5). 694–698. 115 indexed citations

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Ballegooijen, Marjolein van, Samuel J. Beck, Mathilde E. Boon, Rob Boer, & J. Dik F. Habbema. (1998). Rescreen Effect in Conventional and PAPNET Screening. Acta Cytologica. 42(5). 1133–1138. 3 indexed citations

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Boer, Rob, Harry J. de Koning, Anthony Threlfall, et al.. (1998). Cost effectiveness of shortening screening interval or extending age range of NHS breast screening programme: computer simulation study. BMJ. 317(7155). 376–379. 57 indexed citations

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Boer, Rob, Harry J. de Koning, G.J. van Oortmarssen, & P.J. van der Maas. (1995). In search of the best upper age limit for breast cancer screening. European Journal of Cancer. 31(12). 2040–2043. 60 indexed citations

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Boer, Rob, et al.. (1995). Quantitative Interpretation of Age-Specific Mortality Reductions From the Swedish Breast Cancer-Screening Trials. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 87(16). 1217–1223. 126 indexed citations

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Paci, Euǵenio, Rob Boer, Marco Zappa, et al.. (1995). A model-based prediction of the impact on reduction in mortality by a breast cancer screening programme in the city of Florence, Italy. European Journal of Cancer. 31(3). 348–353. 18 indexed citations

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Koning, Harry J. de, Rob Boer, Paige Maas, et al.. (1990). [Efficacy of mass screening for breast cancer; reduced mortality nationally and internationally].. PubMed. 134(46). 2240–5. 2 indexed citations

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