Robert Ivker

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 753 citations indexed

About

Robert Ivker is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Ivker has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 753 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 6 papers in Radiation and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert Ivker's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (6 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (5 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (4 papers). Robert Ivker is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (6 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (5 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (4 papers). Robert Ivker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Iran. Robert Ivker's co-authors include Mack Roach, Charles W. Scarantino, Deborah Watkins Bruner, André Konski, William F. Demas, John H. Suh, Benjamin Movsas, Ivy A. Petersen, Michelle DeSilvio and Nora A. Janjan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Ivker

18 papers receiving 730 citations

Hit Papers

Randomized Trial of Short- Versus Long-Course Radiotherap... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Randomized Trial of Short- Versus Long-Course Radiotherapy for Palliation of Painful Bone Metastases
    2005 528 citations Charles Scott, Deborah Watkins Bruner et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 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 Ivker United States 7 533 324 239 182 180 20 753
David D. Howell United States 7 674 1.3× 328 1.0× 156 0.7× 262 1.4× 166 0.9× 11 794
David Donath Canada 16 234 0.4× 179 0.6× 351 1.5× 37 0.2× 184 1.0× 50 685
Conrad Falkson Canada 17 276 0.5× 137 0.4× 257 1.1× 40 0.2× 69 0.4× 42 1.2k
A Sézeur France 14 491 0.9× 318 1.0× 223 0.9× 78 0.4× 18 0.1× 66 758
Jessica Wobb United States 14 201 0.4× 118 0.4× 122 0.5× 127 0.7× 87 0.5× 42 546
Steven Yevich United States 14 305 0.6× 218 0.7× 181 0.8× 67 0.4× 28 0.2× 53 661
Geoffroy Farouil France 14 342 0.6× 158 0.5× 216 0.9× 98 0.5× 27 0.1× 18 607
A. Reig Spain 12 186 0.3× 113 0.3× 135 0.6× 51 0.3× 104 0.6× 34 619
Nancy Read Canada 12 247 0.5× 256 0.8× 277 1.2× 16 0.1× 64 0.4× 42 666
Gerald Marks United States 26 1.6k 3.1× 1.8k 5.4× 408 1.7× 84 0.5× 68 0.4× 55 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Ivker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Ivker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert Ivker. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Robert Ivker. The network helps show where Robert Ivker may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Ivker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Ivker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Ivker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Ivker. Robert Ivker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abolfath, Ramin, et al.. (2022). The Dependence of Compensation Dose on Systematic and Random Interruption Treatment Time in Radiation Therapy. MDPI (MDPI AG). 2(3). 264–281. 1 indexed citations
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Hsu, I‐Chow, Joseph P. Rodgers, Katsuto Shinohara, et al.. (2020). Long-Term Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0321: A Phase II Trial of Combined High Dose Rate Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiation Therapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 110(3). 700–707. 17 indexed citations
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Hsu, I‐Chow, Joseph P. Rodgers, Katsuto Shinohara, et al.. (2019). Long-Term Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0321 A Phase II Trial of Combined High Dose Rate Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiotherapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. Brachytherapy. 18(3). S37–S38. 1 indexed citations
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Small, William, J. James, Timothy D. Moore, et al.. (2016). Utility of the ACE Inhibitor Captopril in Mitigating Radiation-associated Pulmonary Toxicity in Lung Cancer. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 41(4). 396–401. 26 indexed citations
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Chow, Edward, J. James, William F. Hartsell, et al.. (2011). Validation of a Predictive Model for Survival in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Secondary Analysis of RTOG 9714.. PubMed. 2(4). 181–190. 15 indexed citations
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Hsu, I‐Chow, Kyounghwa Bae, Katsuto Shinohara, et al.. (2010). Phase II Trial of Combined High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiotherapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: Preliminary Results of RTOG 0321. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 78(3). 751–758. 87 indexed citations
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Chow, Edward, J. James, Andrea M. Barsevick, et al.. (2010). Confirmatory factor analysis of brief pain inventory (BPI) functional interference clusters in patients with bone metastases.. PubMed. 3(3). 247–253. 6 indexed citations
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Chow, Edward, J. James, Andrea M. Barsevick, et al.. (2009). Functional Interference Clusters in Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases: A Secondary Analysis of RTOG 9714. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 76(5). 1507–1511. 15 indexed citations
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Hartsell, William F., Michelle DeSilvio, Deborah Watkins Bruner, et al.. (2008). Can Physicians Accurately Predict Survival Time in Patients with Metastatic Cancer? Analysis of RTOG 97-14. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 11(5). 723–728. 44 indexed citations
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Scott, Charles, Deborah Watkins Bruner, Charles W. Scarantino, et al.. (2005). Randomized Trial of Short- Versus Long-Course Radiotherapy for Palliation of Painful Bone Metastases. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 97(11). 798–804. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ivker, Robert. (2001). Doctors need to “sell themselves” to get legislative change. BMJ. 322(7296). 1202.3–1202.3. 1 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert, et al.. (1998). Call for more HBV vaccination in Africa. The Lancet. 351(9107). 968–968. 1 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1998). Aid agencies say worst is over in Afghanistan. The Lancet. 351(9103). 658–658. 1 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1997). Argument over Ebola in Gabon. The Lancet. 349(9047). 264–264. 1 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1997). Human monkeypox hits beleaguered Zaire. The Lancet. 349(9053). 709–709. 2 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1997). Somalia prepares to combat further disasters. The Lancet. 349(9044). 40–40. 1 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1996). Stricter surveillance of biological weapons urged. The Lancet. 348(9042). 1652–1652. 1 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1996). Hanoi gears up for growing AIDS threat. The Lancet. 348(9035). 1162–1162. 3 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1996). WHO urges integrated support for breastfeeding. The Lancet. 348(9025). 469–469. 1 indexed citations
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Ivker, Robert. (1996). UN soldiers prepare for a different battle in Angola. The Lancet. 348(9026). 538–538. 1 indexed citations

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