Robert B. McLafferty

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

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Robert B. McLafferty is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Internal Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. McLafferty has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Surgery, 36 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 35 papers in Internal Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert B. McLafferty's work include Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (35 papers), Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases (26 papers) and Peripheral Artery Disease Management (25 papers). Robert B. McLafferty is often cited by papers focused on Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (35 papers), Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases (26 papers) and Peripheral Artery Disease Management (25 papers). Robert B. McLafferty collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Robert B. McLafferty's co-authors include Kim J. Hodgson, Mark H. Meissner, Don E. Ramsey, David L. Gillespie, Joann M. Lohr, Mark A. Mattos, Thomas W. Wakefield, Marc A. Passman, Frank T. Padberg and Michael Vasquez and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Surgery, Journal of Vascular Surgery and The American Journal of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. McLafferty

83 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

The care of patients with varicose veins and associated chronic venous diseases: Clinical practice guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Venous Forum

2011 966 citations Michael C. Dalsing, Bo Eklöf et al. Journal of Vascular Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. McLafferty United States	32	3.1k	2.3k	1.5k	1.1k	766	84	4.3k
Marc A. Passman United States	26	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	797 0.5×	692 0.7×	466 0.6×	140	3.1k
J J Earnshaw United Kingdom	36	3.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	412 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	128	4.2k
David L. Gillespie United States	33	3.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	674 0.9×	132	4.5k
Athanasios Giannoukas Greece	31	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	439 0.4×	885 1.2×	200	3.7k
Seshadri Raju United States	43	5.9k 1.9×	5.3k 2.3×	803 0.5×	3.0k 2.8×	345 0.5×	190	6.6k
Cynthia K. Shortell United States	32	2.3k 0.7×	895 0.4×	2.0k 1.3×	385 0.4×	797 1.0×	122	3.5k
M R Whyman United Kingdom	26	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	720 0.5×	245 0.2×	414 0.5×	61	2.5k
Joseph A. Caprini United States	40	2.7k 0.9×	4.8k 2.1×	854 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	2.7k 3.5×	129	6.2k
Blair A. Keagy United States	35	2.3k 0.7×	679 0.3×	1.9k 1.3×	441 0.4×	594 0.8×	115	3.7k
Robert L. Kistner United States	34	4.7k 1.5×	4.7k 2.0×	256 0.2×	1.6k 1.5×	462 0.6×	92	5.4k

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McLafferty, Robert B.. (2015). If you build it…Why won't they come?. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 62(5). 1348–1352. 1 indexed citations

Azarbal, Amir F., Erica L. Mitchell, Timothy K. Liem, et al.. (2015). Nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization is associated with increased wound occurrence after major lower extremity amputation. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 62(2). 401–405. 5 indexed citations

Passman, Marc A., Robert B. McLafferty, Mark D. Iafrati, et al.. (2011). Validation of Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS) with other venous severity assessment tools from the American Venous Forum, National Venous Screening Program. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 54(6). 2S–9S. 116 indexed citations

Vasquez, Michael, Eberhard Rabe, Robert B. McLafferty, et al.. (2010). Revision of the venous clinical severity score: Venous outcomes consensus statement: Special communication of the American Venous Forum Ad Hoc Outcomes Working Group. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 52(5). 1387–1396. 324 indexed citations

Katzman, Howard E., et al.. (2009). Initial experience and outcome of a new hemodialysis access device for catheter-dependent patients. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 50(3). 600–607.e1. 74 indexed citations

Rueda, Carlos, Mark R. Nehler, Robert B. McLafferty, et al.. (2008). Patterns of artery disease in 450 patients undergoing revascularization for critical limb ischemia: Implications for clinical trial design. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 47(5). 995–1000. 77 indexed citations

McLafferty, Robert B., Joanne M. Lohr, Joseph A. Caprini, et al.. (2007). Results of the National Pilot Screening Program for Venous Disease by the American Venous Forum. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 45(1). 142–148.e4. 35 indexed citations

Chung, Jayer, Becki Bucher Bartelson, William R. Hiatt, et al.. (2006). Wound healing and functional outcomes after infrainguinal bypass with reversed saphenous vein for critical limb ischemia. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 43(6). 1183–1190. 68 indexed citations

Schmittling, Zachary C., et al.. (2005). The inaccuracy of simple visual interpretation for measurement of carotid stenosis by arteriography. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 42(1). 62–66. 5 indexed citations

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Schmittling, Zachary C., Robert B. McLafferty, Don E. Ramsey, & Kim J. Hodgson. (2005). Closure of a Surgically Created Arteriovenous Fistula with a Covered Stent-Graft in a Patient with Venous Ambulatory Hypertension. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 39(4). 363–366. 1 indexed citations

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McLafferty, Robert B., et al.. (2004). Predictors of complications after a prospective evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic endovascular procedures. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 40(6). 1142–1148. 8 indexed citations

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Schmittling, Zachary C. & Robert B. McLafferty. (2004). Transcatheter embolization of a splenic artery aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 40(5). 1049–1049. 10 indexed citations

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Parra, JosE Roberto Postali, Juan Ayerdi, Robert B. McLafferty, et al.. (2003). Conformational changes associated with proximal seal zone failure in abdominal aortic endografts. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 37(1). 106–111. 25 indexed citations

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McLafferty, Robert B., Bradford S. McCrary, Mark A. Mattos, et al.. (2002). The use of color-flow duplex scan for the detection of endoleaks. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 36(1). 100–104. 51 indexed citations

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McLafferty, Robert B.. (2001). Clinical evidence: the international source of the best available evidence for effective health care. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 34(1). 187–188. 14 indexed citations

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Ferris, Brian L., Lloyd M. Taylor, Robert B. McLafferty, et al.. (2000). Hypothenar hammer syndrome: Proposed etiology. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 31(1). 104–113. 122 indexed citations

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Moneta, Gregory L., Lloyd M. Taylor, Robert B. McLafferty, et al.. (1999). Duplex scanning alone is not sufficient imaging before secondary procedures after lower extremity reversed vein bypass graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 29(2). 270–281. 22 indexed citations

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Henretta, John P., Laura A. Karch, Kim J. Hodgson, et al.. (1999). Special iliac artery considerations during aneurysm endografting. The American Journal of Surgery. 178(3). 212–218. 134 indexed citations

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McLafferty, Robert B.. (1997). Ability of Ankle-Brachial Index to Detect Lower-Extremity Atherosclerotic Disease Progression. Archives of Surgery. 132(8). 836–836. 40 indexed citations

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McLafferty, Robert B., et al.. (1995). Progression of atherosclerosis in arteries distal to lower extremity revascularizations. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 22(4). 450–456. 5 indexed citations

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