Robert M. Merion

31.1k citations

257 papers · 22.6k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 74

Impact in

Transplantation top 0.01%
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
Hepatology top 0.02%
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

Papers in

Transplantation 102
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments 97
Hepatology 104
- Liver Disease and Transplantation 101

Co-authors: Robert A. Wolfe Friedrich K. Port Dawn M. Dykstra Richard B. Freeman Nathan P. Goodrich Douglas E. Schaubel Alan B. Leichtman Mary K. Guidinger
Journals: American Journal of Transplantation (60 papers)Transplantation (43 papers)Liver Transplantation (22 papers)Hepatology (10 papers)The Journal of Urology (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Merion

253 papers receiving 22.1k citations

Hit Papers

10 papers align trajectories log scale

A Comprehensive Risk Quantification Score for Deceased Donor Kidneys: The Kidney Donor Risk Index 2009 · 750 citations

What are hit papers?

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.

2009 Transplantation
2008 Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2006 American Journal of Transplantation
2005 American Journal of Transplantation
2005 JAMA
2003 Gastroenterology
2003 American Journal of Transplantation
2003 New England Journal of Medicine
2002 Liver Transplantation
2002 Transplantation

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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1	Phenotyping Men With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Results From the Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Margaret Helmuth, Abigail R. Smith, Alexander P. Glaser, Claire Yang, Anne P. Cameron, H. Henry Lai, James W. Griffith, J. Eric Jelovsek, J. Quentin Clemens, Brian T. Helfand, Robert M. Merion, Victor P. Andreev, (unknown)	2024	0
2	Comparing clinical bladder diaries and recalled patient reports for measuring lower urinary tract symptoms in the symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Kathryn E. Flynn, Jonathan B. Wiseman, Margaret Helmuth, Abigail R. Smith, Catherine S. Bradley, Anne P. Cameron, H. Henry Lai, Ziya Kırkalı, Karl J. Kreder, Julia Geynisman‐Tan, Robert M. Merion, Kevin P. Weinfurt, (unknown)	2022	6
3	Are three‐day voiding diaries feasible and reliable? Results from the Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) cohort Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Anne P. Cameron, Jonathan B. Wiseman, Abigail R. Smith, Robert M. Merion, Brenda W. Gillespie, Catherine S. Bradley, Cindy L. Amundsen, Claire C. Yang, H. Henry Lai, John O. L. DeLancey, Margaret Helmuth, Megan S. Bradley, Nnena Agochukwu, Victor P. Andreev, Ziya Kırkalı, J. Quentin Clemens, (unknown)	2019	32
4	Bowel function, sexual function, and symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse in women with and without urinary incontinence Neurourology and Urodynamics ·Anne P. Cameron, Abigail R. Smith, H. Henry Lai, Catherine S. Bradley, Alice B. Liu, Robert M. Merion, Brenda W. Gillespie, Cindy L. Amundsen, David Cella, James W. Griffith, Jonathan B. Wiseman, Karl J. Kreder, Kimberly Kenton, Margaret Helmuth, Matthew O. Fraser, J. Quentin Clemens, Ziya Kırkalı, John W. Kusek, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, (unknown)	2018	21
5	Complications and Their Resolution in Recipients of Deceased and Living Donor Liver Transplants: Findings From the A2ALL Cohort Study American Journal of Transplantation ·Benjamin Samstein, Abigail R. Smith, Chris E. Freise, Michael A. Zimmerman, Talia Baker, Kim M. Olthoff, Robert A. Fisher, Robert M. Merion	2015	51
6	Impact of MELD-Based Allocation on End-Stage Renal Disease After Liver Transplantation American Journal of Transplantation ·Pratima Sharma, Douglas E. Schaubel, Mary K. Guidinger, Nathan P. Goodrich, Akinlolu Ojo, Robert M. Merion	2011	91
7	Outcomes of Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Liver Transplantation ·Kim M. Olthoff, Michaël Abécassis, Jean C. Emond, Igal Kam, Robert M. Merion, Brenda W. Gillespie, Lan Tong	2011	77
8	Liver transplant recipient survival benefit with living donation in the model for endstage liver disease allocation era Hepatology ·Carl L. Berg, Robert M. Merion, Tempie H. Shearon, Kim M. Olthoff, Robert S. Brown, Talia Baker, Gregory T. Everson, Johnny C. Hong, Norah A. Terrault, Paul H. Hayashi, Robert A. Fisher, James E. Everhart	2011	107
9	Donation after Cardiac Death Liver Transplantation: Predictors of Outcome American Journal of Transplantation ·Amit K. Mathur, Julie K. Heimbach, Diane Steffick, Christopher J. Sonnenday, Nathan P. Goodrich, Robert M. Merion	2010	175
10	Effect of Pretransplant Serum Creatinine on the Survival Benefit of Liver Transplantation Liver Transplantation ·Pratima Sharma, Douglas E. Schaubel, Mary K. Guidinger, Robert M. Merion	2009	47
11	Effect of Body Mass Index on the Survival Benefit of Liver Transplantation Liver Transplantation ·Shawn J. Pelletier, Douglas E. Schaubel, Guanghui Wei, Michael J. Englesbe, Jeffrey D. Punch, Robert A. Wolfe, Friedrich K. Port, Robert M. Merion	2007	86
12	Trends in Organ Donation and Transplantation in the United States, 1996–2005 American Journal of Transplantation ·Friedrich K. Port, Robert M. Merion, Miles P. Finley, Nathan P. Goodrich, Robert A. Wolfe	2007	47
13	Thoracic organ transplantation in the United States, 1994–2003 American Journal of Transplantation ·Mark L. Barr, Robert C. Bourge, Jonathan B. Orens, Kenneth R. McCurry, W. Steves Ring, Tempie E. Hulbert‐Shearon, Robert M. Merion	2005	32
14	Results of the first year of the new liver allocation plan Liver Transplantation ·Richard B. Freeman, Russell H. Wiesner, Erick Edwards, Ann Harper, Robert M. Merion, Robert A. Wolfe	2004	341
15	The new liver allocation system: Moving toward evidence-based transplantation policy Liver Transplantation ·Richard B. Freeman, Russell H. Wiesner, Ann Harper, Sue V. McDiarmid, John R. Lake, Erick Edwards, Robert M. Merion, Robert E. Wolfe, Jeremiah G. Turcotte, Lewis Teperman Hit paper breakdown →	2002	546
16	Basiliximab in pediatric liver transplantation: A pharmacokinetic‐derived dosing algorithm Pediatric Transplantation ·John M. Kovarik, Bruno Gridelli, Steven R. Martin, Burkhard Rodeck, Michael Melter, Stephen P. Dunn, Robert M. Merion, Andreas G. Tzakis, E. Velasco Alonso, John C. Bucuvalas, Harvey L. Sharp, Christophe Gerbeau, Lawrence Chodoff, Alexander Korn, Michael Hall	2002	26
17	RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF HAND-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN SURGICAL LIVE DONOR NEPHRECTOMY1 Transplantation ·J. Stuart Wolf, Robert M. Merion, Alan B. Leichtman, Darrell A. Campbell, John C. Magee, Jeffery D. Punch, Jeremiah G. Turcotte, John W. Κοnnak	2001	234
18	Health Information Search Metrics Using Popular Internet Search Engines Europe PMC (PubMed Central) ·Robert M. Merion, Debbie E. Merion, Stephen S. Haskin	2000	1
19	Corticosteroid withdrawal after liver transplantation Surgery ·Jeffrey D. Punch, Victoria Shieck, Darrell A. Campbell, Jonathan S. Bromberg, Jeremiah G. Turcotte, Robert M. Merion	1995	59
20	Peripheral blood catalase in patients undergoing renal transplantation Journal of Surgical Research ·Lawrence Rosenberg, Robert M. Merion, Darrell A. Campbell, Donald C. Dafoe, Susan J. Clarke, Leslie Rocher, Jeremiah G. Turcotte	1988	2

About Robert M. Merion

Robert M. Merion is a scholar working on Transplantation, Hepatology, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Urology, having authored 257 papers that have together received 22.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (156 papers), Liver Disease and Transplantation (101 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (97 papers), Organ Donation and Transplantation (81 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (44 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (24 papers), Renal and Vascular Pathologies (15 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Transplantation (7.7k citations), Hepatology (11.5k citations), Surgery (14.3k citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (6.3k citations) and Epidemiology (6.8k citations). Robert M. Merion has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Robert A. Wolfe, Friedrich K. Port, Dawn M. Dykstra, Richard B. Freeman, Nathan P. Goodrich, Douglas E. Schaubel, Alan B. Leichtman, Mary K. Guidinger, Sandy Feng and Jeffrey D. Punch. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Transplantation, Transplantation, Liver Transplantation, Hepatology and The Journal of Urology.

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