Robert D. Acton

1.1k total citations
45 papers, 731 citations indexed

About

Robert D. Acton is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Acton has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 731 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Acton's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (14 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (13 papers) and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (11 papers). Robert D. Acton is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (14 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (13 papers) and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (11 papers). Robert D. Acton collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Robert D. Acton's co-authors include Daniel A. Saltzman, Mara B. Antonoff, Donavon J. Hess, Jeffrey G. Chipman, Connie C. Schmitz, Bradley J. Segura, Peter S. Dahlberg, Marc E. Uknis, David L. Dunn and Sue Duval and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biological Psychiatry and The American Journal of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Acton

44 papers receiving 707 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. Acton United States 15 443 160 118 73 70 45 731
Maurice Mimoun France 18 670 1.5× 89 0.6× 111 0.9× 317 4.3× 112 1.6× 109 1.3k
E. Assimakopoulos Greece 14 216 0.5× 88 0.6× 28 0.2× 78 1.1× 72 1.0× 52 871
Laura R. Vick United States 10 317 0.7× 121 0.8× 24 0.2× 49 0.7× 38 0.5× 18 501
Alan P. Ladd United States 21 941 2.1× 55 0.3× 23 0.2× 88 1.2× 205 2.9× 38 1.2k
Amar Taksande India 15 214 0.5× 104 0.7× 39 0.3× 229 3.1× 87 1.2× 139 811
Gürkan Öztürk Türkiye 18 807 1.8× 111 0.7× 27 0.2× 95 1.3× 172 2.5× 113 1.2k
Kalpana Bansal India 16 258 0.6× 121 0.8× 22 0.2× 115 1.6× 109 1.6× 96 813
Doris Oberle Germany 14 379 0.9× 79 0.5× 69 0.6× 130 1.8× 14 0.2× 43 921
Ishai Levin Israel 23 359 0.8× 464 2.9× 20 0.2× 167 2.3× 30 0.4× 72 1.3k
Katrina B. Mitchell United States 14 122 0.3× 99 0.6× 23 0.2× 237 3.2× 43 0.6× 34 680

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All Works

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Saltzman, Daniel A., et al.. (2018). Radial umbilical dermatofasciolysis to invert the skin following umbilical herniorrhaphy. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 53(6). 1250–1251. 2 indexed citations
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Saltzman, Daniel A., et al.. (2018). Standardized irrigation technique reduces intraabdominal abscess after appendectomy. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 54(4). 728–732. 9 indexed citations
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Saltzman, Daniel A., et al.. (2018). Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement, outcomes and complications. Pediatric Surgery International. 34(11). 1239–1244. 17 indexed citations
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Skube, Steven J., Archana Ramaswamy, Jeffrey G. Chipman, & Robert D. Acton. (2018). Medical Student Perceptions of 24-Hour Call. Journal of surgical education. 76(2). 387–392. 4 indexed citations
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Acton, Robert D., et al.. (2016). Intraoperative temperature regulation in children using a liquid-warming garment. Pediatric Surgery International. 33(2). 145–148. 1 indexed citations
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Acton, Robert D.. (2015). The Evolving Role of Simulation in Teaching Surgery in Undergraduate Medical Education. Surgical Clinics of North America. 95(4). 739–750. 26 indexed citations
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Glass, Charity C., Robert D. Acton, Patrice Gabler Blair, et al.. (2013). American College of Surgeons/Association for Surgical Education medical student simulation-based surgical skills curriculum needs assessment. The American Journal of Surgery. 207(2). 165–169. 30 indexed citations
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Acton, Robert D., et al.. (2010). Synthesis Versus Imitation: Evaluation of a Medical Student Simulation Curriculum Via Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skill. Journal of surgical education. 67(3). 173–178. 24 indexed citations
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Acton, Robert D., et al.. (2009). Comprehensive review of procedures for total colonic aganglionosis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 44(1). 257–265. 47 indexed citations
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Antonoff, Mara B., Donavon J. Hess, Daniel A. Saltzman, & Robert D. Acton. (2009). Modified approach to laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement minimizes complications. Pediatric Surgery International. 25(4). 349–353. 12 indexed citations
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Wendelschafer‐Crabb, Gwen, Vishala T. Neppalli, José Jessurun, et al.. (2009). Mucosal nerve deficiency in chronic childhood constipation: a postmigration defect?. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 44(4). 773–782. 5 indexed citations
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Chipman, Jeffrey G., Robert D. Acton, & Constance C. Schmitz. (2009). Developing Surgical Skills Curricula: Lessons Learned from Needs Assessment to Program Evaluation. Journal of surgical education. 66(3). 133–139. 12 indexed citations
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Antonoff, Mara B., et al.. (2009). When patients choose: comparison of Nuss, Ravitch, and Leonard procedures for primary repair of pectus excavatum. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 44(6). 1113–1119. 50 indexed citations
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Antonoff, Mara B., et al.. (2005). American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Surgery hernia survey revisited. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 40(6). 1009–1014. 101 indexed citations
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Abramson, Lisa P., et al.. (2005). Successful orthotopic liver transplantation for treatment of a hepatic yolk sac tumor. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 40(7). 1185–1187. 7 indexed citations
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Browne, Marybeth, Lisa P. Abramson, Pauline M. Chou, et al.. (2004). Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (inflammatory pseudotumor) of the neck infiltrating the trachea. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 39(10). e1–e4. 20 indexed citations
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Acton, Robert D., John R. Hotchkiss, & David J. Dries. (2002). Noninvasive Ventilation. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 53(3). 593–601. 6 indexed citations
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Uknis, Marc E., Karen R. Wasiluk, Robert D. Acton, et al.. (1997). Design of a potent novel endotoxin antagonist. Surgery. 122(2). 380–385. 11 indexed citations
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Dahlberg, Peter S., Robert D. Acton, Richard J. Battafarano, et al.. (1996). A Novel Endotoxin Antagonist Attenuates Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Secretion. Journal of Surgical Research. 63(1). 44–48. 9 indexed citations
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Acton, Robert D.. (1996). Differential Sensitivity to Escherichia coli Infection in Mice Lacking Tumor Necrosis Factor p55 or Interleukin-1 p80 Receptors. Archives of Surgery. 131(11). 1216–1216. 41 indexed citations

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