Robert A. Wolfe

41.7k total citations · 13 hit papers
226 papers, 30.3k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Wolfe is a scholar working on Nephrology, Surgery and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Wolfe has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 30.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Nephrology, 63 papers in Surgery and 62 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Wolfe's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (72 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (61 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (45 papers). Robert A. Wolfe is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (72 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (61 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (45 papers). Robert A. Wolfe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Robert A. Wolfe's co-authors include Friedrich K. Port, Philip J. Held, Akinlolu Ojo, Lawrence Y. Agodoa, Robert M. Merion, Valarie B. Ashby, Eric W. Young, Edgar L. Milford, Alan B. Leichtman and Dawn M. Dykstra and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Wolfe

223 papers receiving 29.3k citations

Hit Papers

Comparison of Mortality in All Patients on Dialysis, Pati... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1999 2003 2003 1997 2009 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Comparison of Mortality in All Patients on Dialysis, Patients on Dialysis Awaiting Transplantation, and Recipients of a First Cadaveric Transplant
    1999 3.9k citations Robert A. Wolfe, Valarie B. Ashby et al. profile →
  2. Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers
    2003 1.9k citations Russell H. Wiesner, Erick Edwards et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  3. Chronic Renal Failure after Transplantation of a Nonrenal Organ
    2003 1.6k citations Akinlolu Ojo, Philip J. Held et al. profile →
  4. DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION: RISK FACTORS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RENAL ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL1
    1997 834 citations Akinlolu Ojo, Robert A. Wolfe et al. Transplantation profile →
  5. A Comprehensive Risk Quantification Score for Deceased Donor Kidneys: The Kidney Donor Risk Index
    2009 750 citations Douglas E. Schaubel, Robert A. Wolfe et al. Transplantation profile →
  6. Vascular access use in Europe and the United States: Results from the DOPPS
    2002 657 citations Eric W. Young, Dawn M. Dykstra et al. Kidney International profile →
  7. Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)
    2003 655 citations Keith McCullough, Eric W. Young et al. Kidney International profile →
  8. Survival in Recipients of Marginal Cadaveric Donor Kidneys Compared with Other Recipients and Wait-Listed Transplant Candidates
    2001 653 citations Akinlolu Ojo, Robert A. Wolfe et al. profile →
  9. Long-term survival in renal transplant recipients with graft function
    2000 638 citations Akinlolu Ojo, Robert A. Wolfe et al. Kidney International profile →
  10. Donor characteristics associated with reduced graft survival: an approach to expanding the pool of kidney donors1
    2002 619 citations Friedrich K. Port, Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham et al. Transplantation profile →
  11. The Survival Benefit of Liver Transplantation
    2005 595 citations Robert M. Merion, Dawn M. Dykstra et al. American Journal of Transplantation profile →
  12. Association of Comorbid Conditions and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients in Europe, Japan, and the United States
    2003 580 citations Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham, Robert A. Wolfe et al. profile →
  13. Disparities in Incidence of Diabetic End-Stage Renal Disease According to Race and Type of Diabetes
    1989 408 citations Friedrich K. Port, Robert A. Wolfe 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
Robert A. Wolfe United States 81 12.1k 10.5k 9.6k 6.6k 5.1k 226 30.3k
Friedrich K. Port United States 93 12.3k 1.0× 10.9k 1.0× 18.1k 1.9× 7.5k 1.1× 3.2k 0.6× 321 36.8k
Philip J. Held United States 54 6.1k 0.5× 6.3k 0.6× 7.5k 0.8× 4.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.3× 107 17.4k
Lawrence Y. Agodoa United States 70 5.7k 0.5× 6.9k 0.7× 7.1k 0.7× 3.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.2× 206 19.5k
Dorry L. Segev United States 89 12.1k 1.0× 12.4k 1.2× 5.3k 0.5× 11.1k 1.7× 5.7k 1.1× 851 32.4k
Bertram L. Kasiske United States 92 12.2k 1.0× 13.3k 1.3× 9.6k 1.0× 6.8k 1.0× 2.8k 0.5× 383 34.5k
Harold I. Feldman United States 74 6.3k 0.5× 2.5k 0.2× 18.2k 1.9× 3.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.3× 325 42.3k
Amit X. Garg Canada 91 8.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.2× 13.5k 1.4× 8.1k 1.2× 559 0.1× 658 41.4k
Marcello Tonelli Canada 103 7.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.2× 19.9k 2.1× 3.9k 0.6× 581 0.1× 628 43.1k
Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh United States 121 8.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.2× 30.6k 3.2× 2.9k 0.4× 808 0.2× 916 52.3k
Glenn M. Chertow United States 121 12.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.2× 42.7k 4.4× 3.7k 0.6× 732 0.1× 814 69.5k

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All Works

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Ramirez, Sylvia, Alissa Kapke, Friedrich K. Port, et al.. (2012). Dialysis Dose Scaled to Body Surface Area and Size-Adjusted, Sex-Specific Patient Mortality. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 7(12). 1977–1987. 40 indexed citations
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Pelletier, Shawn J., Douglas E. Schaubel, Guanghui Wei, et al.. (2007). Effect of Body Mass Index on the Survival Benefit of Liver Transplantation. Liver Transplantation. 13(12). 1678–1683. 86 indexed citations
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Schaubel, Douglas E., Dawn M. Dykstra, Susan Murray, et al.. (2005). Analytical approaches for transplant research, 2004. American Journal of Transplantation. 5(4). 950–957. 27 indexed citations
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Freeman, Richard B., Russell H. Wiesner, Erick Edwards, et al.. (2004). Results of the first year of the new liver allocation plan. Liver Transplantation. 10(1). 7–15. 341 indexed citations
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Hirth, Richard A., Robert A. Wolfe, John R.C. Wheeler, et al.. (2003). Is case-mix adjustment necessary for an expanded dialysis bundle?. PubMed. 24(4). 77–88. 15 indexed citations
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Wiesner, Russell H., Erick Edwards, Richard B. Freeman, et al.. (2003). Model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and allocation of donor livers. Gastroenterology. 124(1). 91–96. 1902 indexed citations breakdown →
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Port, Friedrich K., Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham, Robert A. Metzger, et al.. (2002). Donor characteristics associated with reduced graft survival: an approach to expanding the pool of kidney donors1. Transplantation. 74(9). 1281–1286. 619 indexed citations breakdown →
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Naftali, Timothy, et al.. (2001). The Mystery of Heinrich Müller: New Materials from the CIA. Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 15(3). 453–467.
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Port, Friedrich K. & Robert A. Wolfe. (2000). Optimizing the Dialysis Dose with Consideration of Patient Size. Blood Purification. 18(4). 295–297. 7 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Robert A.. (2000). Statistical analysis, a necessity for observational studies. Kidney International. 57. S14–S18. 7 indexed citations
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Woods, Jeremy, Friedrich K. Port, Sean Orzol, et al.. (1999). Clinical and biochemical correlates of starting “daily” hemodialysis. Kidney International. 55(6). 2467–2476. 160 indexed citations
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Port, Friedrich K., Tempie E. Hulbert‐Shearon, Robert A. Wolfe, et al.. (1999). Predialysis blood pressure and mortality risk in a national sample of maintenance hemodialysis patients. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 33(3). 507–517. 350 indexed citations
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Ojo, Akinlolu, Robert A. Wolfe, Philip J. Held, Friedrich K. Port, & Robert Schmouder. (1997). DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION: RISK FACTORS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RENAL ALLOGRAFT SURVIVAL1. Transplantation. 63(7). 968–974. 834 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wolfe, Robert A. & Robert L. Strawderman. (1996). Logical and statistical fallacies in the use of cox regression models. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 27(1). 124–129. 46 indexed citations
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Stetson, Diana S., Barbara Silverstein, W. Monroe Keyserling, Robert A. Wolfe, & James W. Albers. (1993). Median sensory distal amplitude and latency: Comparisons between nonexposed managerial/professional employees and industrial workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 24(2). 175–189. 54 indexed citations
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Port, Friedrich K., Philip J. Held, Karl D. Nolph, Marc Turenne, & Robert A. Wolfe. (1992). Risk of peritonitis and technique failure by CAPD connection technique: A national study. Kidney International. 42(4). 967–974. 117 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Robert A., et al.. (1992). Using USRDS generated mortality tables to compare local ESRD mortality rates to national rates. Kidney International. 42(4). 991–996. 76 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Robert A., John R. Griffith, Laurence F. McMahon, et al.. (1989). Patterns of surgical and nonsurgical hospital use in Michigan communities from 1980 through 1984.. PubMed. 24(1). 67–82. 11 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Robert A., et al.. (1980). SIMPLE ANALYTICAL MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING GASOLINE STATION LINES. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Robert A.. (1969). KINETICS OF IN-PILE STRESS RELAXATION.. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 1 indexed citations

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