Robert J. Downey

19.2k citations

201 papers · 11.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 58

Impact in

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.1%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
Oncology top 0.5%
- Lung Cancer Research Studies

Papers in

Geriatrics and Gerontology 19
- Frailty in Older Adults 19
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 116
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment 73
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations 46
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases 20
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes 14

Co-authors: Valerie W. Rusch Manjit S. Bains Robert J. Ginsberg Bernard J. Park Nabil P. Rizk Raja M. Flores Ennapadam Venkatraman Robert J. Korst
Journals: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (35 papers)The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (26 papers)Journal of Clinical Oncology (24 papers)Annals of Surgery (7 papers)Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom China

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Downey

198 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Breast cancer cells produce tenascin C as a metastatic niche component to colonize the lungs 2011 · 651 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Nature Medicine
2001 New England Journal of Medicine

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1	Lobectomy improves disease-free survival over sublobar resection for high-risk stage IA non−small cell lung cancer Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Raul Caso, Shatha J., Jorge Penedo, F. Fujiwara, Kay See Tan, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Manjit S. Bains, Matthew J. Bott, Robert J. Downey, James Huang, James M. Isbell, Daniela Molena, Bernard J. Park, Gaetano Rocco, Valerie W. Rusch, Smita Sihag, David R. Jones, Katherine D. Gray	2025	1
2	Real-world Decision-making Process for Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery in Early-stage Lung Cancer Patients Annals of Surgery ·Beng Rui Tan, Kay See Tan, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Manjit S. Bains, Matthew J. Bott, Robert J. Downey, Daniel R. Gomez, Corpa- Iguarán Eduardo Javid, James Huang, James M. Isbell, Daniela Molena, Bernard J. Park, Andreas Rimner, Valerie W. Rusch, Narek Shaverdian, Smita Sihag, Abraham J. Wu, David R. Jones, Gaetano Rocco	2024	1
3	A New Functional Threshold for Minimally Invasive Lobectomy Annals of Surgery ·Beng Rui Tan, Kay See Tan, Joseph Dycoco, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Manjit S. Bains, Matthew J. Bott, Robert J. Downey, Katherine D. Gray, James Huang, James M. Isbell, Daniela Molena, Bernard J. Park, Valerie W. Rusch, Smita Sihag, David R. Jones, Gaetano Rocco	2024	1
4	Determinants of successful minimally invasive surgery for resectable non–small cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant therapy Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Ngoc-Quynh Chu, Kay See Tan, Joseph Dycoco, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Manjit S. Bains, Matthew J. Bott, Robert J. Downey, Katherine D. Gray, James Huang, James M. Isbell, Daniela Molena, Smita Sihag, Gaetano Rocco, David R. Jones, Bernard J. Park, Valerie W. Rusch	2024	2
5	Commission on Cancer Standards for Lymph Node Sampling and Oncologic Outcomes After Lung Resection The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Benjamin J. Resio, Kay See Tan, Jorge Penedo, Joseph Dycoco, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Manjit S. Bains, Matthew J. Bott, Robert J. Downey, Corpa- Iguarán Eduardo Javid, James Huang, Daniela Molena, Josep Viñals i Cortés, Valerie W. Rusch, Smita Sihag, Gaetano Rocco, David R. Jones, James M. Isbell	2024	3
6	Extracellular vesicles from human airway basal cells respond to cigarette smoke extract and affect vascular endothelial cells Scientific Reports ·Ashish Saxena, Matthew S. Walters, Jae-Hung Shieh, Lingbo Shen, Kazunori Gomi, Robert J. Downey, Ronald G. Crystal, Malcolm A.S. Moore	2021	15
7	Performance Comparison Between SURPAS and ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator in Pulmonary Resection The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Neel P. Chudgar, Yan Shi, Meier Hsu, Kay See Tan, 张耀军, Daniela Molena, Tamar Nobel, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Downey, James Huang, Bernard J. Park, Gaetano Rocco, Valerie W. Rusch, Smita Sihag, David R. Jones, James M. Isbell	2020	10
8	Long-term, disease-specific outcomes of thymic malignancies presenting with de novo pleural metastasis Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Matthew Hilton-Watson, M. Hapke, Gregory J. Riely, Andreas Rimner, Bernard J. Park, Manjit S. Bains, Valerie W. Rusch, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Robert J. Downey, David R. Jones, James Huang	2019	11
9	Preponderance of High-Grade Histologic Subtype in Autologous Metastases in Lung Adenocarcinoma American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Yusuke Takahashi, Takashi Eguchi, Shaohua Lu, Robert J. Downey, David R. Jones, William D. Travis, Prasad S. Adusumilli	2017	7
10	Combination of a Novel Gene Expression Signature with a Clinical Nomogram Improves the Prediction of Survival in High-Risk Bladder Cancer Clinical Cancer Research ·Markus Riester, Jennifer M. Taylor, Andrew Feifer, Theresa M. Koppie, Jonathan E. Rosenberg, Robert J. Downey, Bernard H. Bochner, Franziska Michor	2012	177
11	Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy: Catastrophic intraoperative complications Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Raja M. Flores, Ugonna N. Ihekweazu, Joseph Dycoco, Nabil P. Rizk, Valerie W. Rusch, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Downey, David J. Finley, Prasad S. Adusumilli, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, James Huang, Bernard J. Park	2011	94
12	Randomized controlled trial of a special acupuncture technique for pain after thoracotomy Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Gary Deng, Valerie W. Rusch, Andrew J. Vickers, ا نسرين عبد المؤمن على الرفاعى, Pamela Ginex, Robert J. Downey, Manjit S. Bains, Bernard J. Park, Nabil P. Rizk, Raja M. Flores, K. Simon Yeung, Tália Missen [UNESP] Tremori	2008	42
13	P3-097: Regressions 14 days following bevacizumab as a single agent as part of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for resectable non–squamous NSCLC Journal of Thoracic Oncology ·Leonard P. James, Valerie W. Rusch, Binsheng Zhao, Emir Senturk, Lawrence H. Schwartz, Robert J. Downey, Nabil P. Rizk, Lee M. Krug, Mark G. Kris, Naiyer A. Rizvi	2007	1
14	Advanced imaging including PET/CT for cardiothoracic surgery Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Luc Bidaut, Timothy Akhurst, Robert J. Downey	2004	2
15	The Management of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Oligometastases Chest Surgery Clinics of North America ·Robert J. Downey, Kenneth Ng	2001	5
16	Human Collagenase (Matrix Metalloproteinase-1) Expression in the Lungs of Patients with Emphysema American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Kazushi Imai, Seema S. Dalal, Kaio César de Melo Gorgonha, Robert J. Downey, Larry L. Schulman, Mark E. Ginsburg, Jeanine D’Armiento	2001	220
17	The Utility of Open Lung Biopsy in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Dorothy A. White, Prafita Syafitri, Robert J. Downey	2000	112
18	Follow-up of Patients With Completely Resected Lung Cancer CHEST Journal ·Robert J. Downey	1999	14
19	Localization of adrenocorticotropic hormone—producing pulmonary carcinoid by somatostatin receptor scintigraphy Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Todd Dewey, Henry Yeung, Robert J. Downey	1996	2
20	Right pneumonectomy syndrome: Surgical correction with expandable implants Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Robert J. Downey, Victor F. Trastek, Ricky P. Clay	1994	12

About Robert J. Downey

Robert J. Downey is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Hepatology and Surgery, having authored 201 papers that have together received 11.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (73 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (46 papers), Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases (20 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (19 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (15 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (14 papers), Lung Cancer Research Studies (14 papers) and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (7.0k citations), Oncology (3.4k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (326 citations), Surgery (3.2k citations) and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging (1.5k citations). Robert J. Downey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Valerie W. Rusch, Manjit S. Bains, Robert J. Ginsberg, Bernard J. Park, Nabil P. Rizk, Raja M. Flores, Ennapadam Venkatraman, Robert J. Korst, Mithat Gönen and Colin B. Begg. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Surgery and Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

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