Robert Higgins

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Higgins is a scholar working on Transplantation, Surgery and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Higgins has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Transplantation, 27 papers in Surgery and 21 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Robert Higgins's work include Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (53 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (18 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (14 papers). Robert Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (53 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (18 papers) and Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies (14 papers). Robert Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Robert Higgins's co-authors include David Briggs, Peter J. Morris, Sunil Daga, Natasha Khovanova, Torgyn Shaikhina, Daniel Zehnder, A. J. Richardson, Serge Larivière, K. R. Mittal and Peter J. Ratcliffe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Robert Higgins

91 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

  1. Decision tree and random forest models for outcome prediction in antibody incompatible kidney transplantation
    2017 257 citations Sunil Daga, Robert Higgins 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 Higgins United Kingdom 24 679 517 420 390 390 93 2.2k
Kenneth Lamb United States 22 1.0k 1.5× 875 1.7× 221 0.5× 385 1.0× 434 1.1× 58 2.4k
John C. McDonald United States 27 275 0.4× 1.1k 2.1× 223 0.5× 301 0.8× 640 1.6× 135 2.7k
Shih‐Ting Huang Taiwan 23 89 0.1× 345 0.7× 240 0.6× 450 1.2× 203 0.5× 97 2.6k
Nina Babel Germany 40 586 0.9× 651 1.3× 258 0.6× 953 2.4× 276 0.7× 199 4.9k
Nada Rayes Germany 26 145 0.2× 1.2k 2.4× 174 0.4× 1.1k 2.9× 175 0.4× 115 3.3k
Rachel Johnson United Kingdom 35 1.8k 2.7× 2.4k 4.6× 305 0.7× 258 0.7× 523 1.3× 109 4.7k
Richard A. Wiklund United States 16 42 0.1× 643 1.2× 229 0.5× 502 1.3× 322 0.8× 57 3.1k
Marc De Bruyère Belgium 20 280 0.4× 383 0.7× 45 0.1× 338 0.9× 75 0.2× 78 2.4k
Ignazio R. Marino United States 46 1.1k 1.7× 2.9k 5.7× 82 0.2× 2.6k 6.6× 418 1.1× 216 6.3k
Robert C. Burton United States 35 264 0.4× 478 0.9× 27 0.1× 1.1k 2.9× 289 0.7× 174 5.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Higgins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Higgins

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All Works

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Rogan, Alice, Kate McCarthy, G. McGregor, et al.. (2017). Quality of life measures predict cardiovascular health and physical performance in chronic renal failure patients. PLoS ONE. 12(9). e0183926–e0183926. 23 indexed citations
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Spain, Lavinia, Robert Higgins, Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan, et al.. (2016). Acute renal allograft rejection after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for metastatic melanoma. Annals of Oncology. 27(6). 1135–1137. 118 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Nithya, Robert Higgins, A. H. Short, et al.. (2015). Kidney Transplantation Significantly Improves Patient and Graft Survival Irrespective of BMI: A Cohort Study. American Journal of Transplantation. 15(9). 2378–2386. 64 indexed citations
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Clark, Michael, Robert Higgins, Anil Gumber, et al.. (2013). ‘A Better Way to Measure Choices’ Discrete Choice Experiment and Conjoint Analysis Studies in Nephrology: A Literature Review. 52–59. 3 indexed citations
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Connor, Andrew, Frances Mortimer, & Robert Higgins. (2011). The follow-up of renal transplant recipients by telephone consultation: three years experience from a single UK renal unit. Clinical Medicine. 11(3). 242–246. 25 indexed citations
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Rayner, Hugh C., et al.. (2011). Systematic kidney disease management in a population with diabetes mellitus: turning the tide of kidney failure. BMJ Quality & Safety. 20(10). 903–910. 19 indexed citations
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Jain, Poorva, Paul Cockwell, Jane A. Little, et al.. (2009). Survival and transplantation in end-stage renal disease: a prospective study of a multiethnic population. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 24(12). 3840–3846. 12 indexed citations
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Krishnan, Nithya, Robert Higgins, For Tai Lam, et al.. (2007). HA-1 Mismatch Has Significant Effect in Chronic Allograft Nephropathy in Clinical Renal Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 39(5). 1439–1445. 8 indexed citations
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Higgins, Robert, Rachel Johnson, Mark N. A. Jones, & Chris Rudge. (2005). Efficiency is a Legitimate Consideration in Equitable Distribution of Cadaveric Transplants: Development of an Efficiency-Equality Model of Equity. Transplantation Proceedings. 37(2). 595–597. 3 indexed citations
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Delaney, Michael P., et al.. (2000). Constitutive and acquired resistance to calcineurin inhibitors in renal transplantation: role of P-glycoprotein-170. Transplant International. 13(4). 276–284. 13 indexed citations
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Carey, B. Sean, Robert W. Vaughan, Susan P. A. Rigden, et al.. (1996). Antibody removal and subsequent transplantation of a highly sensitised paediatric renal patient. Transplant International. 9(2). 155–160. 7 indexed citations
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Higgins, Robert, et al.. (1996). 5-Year Follow-Up of Patients Successfully Transplanted after Immunoadsorption to Remove Anti-HLA Antibodies. Nephron. 74(1). 53–57. 10 indexed citations
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Rosenberg, William, Andrew Bushell, Robert Higgins, et al.. (1992). Isolated HLA-DP mismatches between donors and recipients do not influence the function or outcome of renal transplants. Human Immunology. 33(1). 5–9. 23 indexed citations
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Gray, Derek W. R., A. J. Richardson, David Hughes, et al.. (1992). A PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMIZED, BLIND COMPARISON OF THREE BIOPSY TECHNIQUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION. Transplantation. 53(6). 1226–1231. 30 indexed citations
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Fox, M., et al.. (1991). A case of Eimeria gilruthi infection in a sheep in northern England. Veterinary Record. 129(7). 141–142. 4 indexed citations
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Dubey, J. P., Robert Higgins, Jonathan H. Smith, & Tara O’Toole. (1990). Neospora caninum encephalomyelitis in a British dog.. PubMed. 126(8). 193–4. 13 indexed citations
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Richardson, A. J., et al.. (1990). Renal allograft rupture and renal vein thrombosis.. PubMed. 22(4). 1419–1419. 1 indexed citations
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Richardson, A. J., Robert Higgins, Mark Liddington, et al.. (1989). Antithymocyte globulin for steroid resistant rejection in renal transplant recipients immunosuppressed with triple therapy. Transplant International. 2(1). 27–32. 21 indexed citations

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