Robert B. Lim

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 590 citations indexed

About

Robert B. Lim is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Lim has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Lim's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (6 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (5 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (4 papers). Robert B. Lim is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (6 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (5 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (4 papers). Robert B. Lim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Canada. Robert B. Lim's co-authors include Alec Beekley, Kimberly A. Davis, Dirk C. Johnson, Deborah Nagle, Mark A. Gromski, Daniel B. Jones, George L. Blackburn, Steven D. Schwaitzberg, Li Yang Hsu and Michael B. Lustik and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Surgical Endoscopy.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Lim

26 papers receiving 564 citations

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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.

Putting Medical Boots on the Ground: Lessons from the War in Ukraine and Applications for Future Conflict with Near-Peer Adversaries

2023 64 citations Robert B. Lim, Jay A. Johannigman et al. Journal of the American College of Surgeons profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. Lim United States	12	375	128	76	74	64	27	590
Dimitrios Theodorou Greece	16	444 1.2×	59 0.5×	41 0.5×	192 2.6×	73 1.1×	57	696
Konstantinos Alexiou Greece	11	313 0.8×	28 0.2×	22 0.3×	49 0.7×	48 0.8×	30	516
Thomas Genuit United States	9	336 0.9×	68 0.5×	45 0.6×	82 1.1×	45 0.7×	22	572
Deborah A. Andris United States	13	410 1.1×	33 0.3×	154 2.0×	257 3.5×	18 0.3×	23	967
L. Beaty Pemberton United States	12	223 0.6×	52 0.4×	23 0.3×	143 1.9×	33 0.5×	27	501
Michel Djibré France	13	73 0.2×	34 0.3×	29 0.4×	251 3.4×	41 0.6×	30	451
Denis Chosidow France	20	858 2.3×	146 1.1×	271 3.6×	266 3.6×	98 1.5×	36	1.2k
Ronald M. Stewart United States	14	245 0.7×	20 0.2×	19 0.3×	99 1.3×	162 2.5×	32	574
Francesco Bruno Italy	14	306 0.8×	26 0.2×	12 0.2×	44 0.6×	87 1.4×	72	878
Yub Raj Sedhai United States	14	134 0.4×	33 0.3×	23 0.3×	202 2.7×	62 1.0×	84	564

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Lim, Robert B., Jay A. Johannigman, Charles J. Fox, et al.. (2023). Putting Medical Boots on the Ground: Lessons from the War in Ukraine and Applications for Future Conflict with Near-Peer Adversaries. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 237(2). 364–373. 64 indexed citations breakdown →

Jackson, Theresa, et al.. (2023). National usage of bariatric surgery for class I obesity: an analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 19(11). 1255–1262. 4 indexed citations

Collings, Amelia T., D. Rohan Jeyarajah, Nader M. Hanna, et al.. (2022). SAGES 2022 guidelines regarding the use of laparoscopy in the era of COVID-19. Surgical Endoscopy. 36(5). 2723–2733. 10 indexed citations

Reinke, Caroline E. & Robert B. Lim. (2021). Minimally invasive acute care surgery. Current Problems in Surgery. 59(2). 101031–101031. 1 indexed citations

Birindelli, Arianna, Mauro Podda, Edoardo Segalini, et al.. (2020). Is the minimally invasive trauma surgeon the next (r)evolution of trauma surgery? Indications and outcomes of diagnostic and therapeutic trauma laparoscopy in a level 1 trauma centre. Updates in Surgery. 72(2). 503–512. 8 indexed citations

Mayo, John, et al.. (2020). Time to weigh in on obesity and associated comorbidities in combat-wounded amputees. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 90(2). 325–330. 8 indexed citations

Cole, William C., et al.. (2020). USA Department of Defense audit of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing patterns in inguinal hernia repair. Hernia. 25(1). 159–164.

Steele, Scott R., et al.. (2019). Safe surgery in the elderly: A review of outcomes following robotic proctectomy from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample in a cross-sectional study. Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 44. 39–45. 5 indexed citations

Yheulon, Christopher G., et al.. (2018). The safe use of surgical energy devices by surgeons may be overestimated. Surgical Endoscopy. 32(9). 3861–3867. 15 indexed citations

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Lim, Robert B., Alec Beekley, Dirk C. Johnson, & Kimberly A. Davis. (2018). Early and late complications of bariatric operation. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. 3(1). e000219–e000219. 130 indexed citations

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Bingham, Jason, Alec Beekley, Eric Ahnfeldt, et al.. (2017). A multicenter study of routine versus selective intraoperative leak testing for sleeve gastrectomy. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 13(9). 1469–1475. 14 indexed citations

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Fuchshuber, Pascal, Steven D. Schwaitzberg, Daniel B. Jones, et al.. (2017). The SAGES Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy program (FUSE): history, development, and purpose. Surgical Endoscopy. 32(6). 2583–2602. 16 indexed citations

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Lim, Robert B., et al.. (2016). Open versus laparoscopic unilateral inguinal hernia repairs: defining the ideal BMI to reduce complications. Surgical Endoscopy. 31(1). 206–214. 23 indexed citations

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Yeo, Cheo Lian, Douglas S. Chan, Arul Earnest, et al.. (2011). Prospective audit and feedback on antibiotic prescription in an adult hematology-oncology unit in Singapore. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 31(4). 583–590. 56 indexed citations

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Matthes, Kai, Shyam Thakkar, Suck-Ho Lee, et al.. (2011). Development of a pancreatic tumor animal model and evaluation of NOTES tumor enucleation. Surgical Endoscopy. 25(10). 3191–3197. 6 indexed citations

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Lim, Robert B., Daniel B. Jones, Daniel Rooks, et al.. (2010). Can Healthcare Providers Increase Preoperative Physical Activity Levels in Bariatric Patients?. 6(3). 119–122. 2 indexed citations

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Sankaranarayanan, Ganesh, Henry Lin, Venkata S. Arikatla, et al.. (2010). Preliminary Face and Construct Validation Study of a Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skill Trainer. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 20(2). 153–157. 24 indexed citations

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Lim, Robert B., et al.. (2010). Chylous ascites mimicking peritonitis after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 8(1). e1–e2. 11 indexed citations

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Gromski, Mark A., et al.. (2010). Single-Incision Laparoscopic Right Colectomy: Experience With 17 Consecutive Cases and Comparison With Multiport Laparoscopic Right Colectomy. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 53(11). 1549–1554. 91 indexed citations

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Lim, Robert B. & Jan H. Wong. (2000). SENTINEL LYMPHADENECTOMY IN GYNECOLOGIC AND SOLID MALIGNANCIES OTHER THAN MELANOMA AND BREAST CANCER. Surgical Clinics of North America. 80(6). 1787–1798. 13 indexed citations

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