Robert S. Bell

13.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Bell is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Bell has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 81 papers in Surgery and 80 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Bell's work include Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (126 papers), Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments (62 papers) and Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas (27 papers). Robert S. Bell is often cited by papers focused on Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (126 papers), Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments (62 papers) and Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas (27 papers). Robert S. Bell collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Robert S. Bell's co-authors include Jay S. Wunder, Aileen M. Davis, Brian O’Sullivan, Anthony M. Griffin, Charles Catton, Rita A. Kandel, Peter C. Ferguson, Robert Turcotte, Lawrence M. White and Victor Fornasier and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Genetics and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Bell

177 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Preoperative versus postoperative radiotherapy in soft-tissue sarcoma of the limbs: a randomised trial

2002 1.1k citations Brian O’Sullivan, Aileen M. Davis et al. profile →
Development of a measure of physical function for patients with bone and soft tissue sarcoma

1996 447 citations Aileen M. Davis, James G. Wright et al. Quality of Life Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert S. Bell Canada	52	7.4k	4.2k	3.9k	3.3k	1.0k	180	9.8k
Charles Catton Canada	63	10.9k 1.5×	3.6k 0.8×	4.3k 1.1×	4.7k 1.4×	2.2k 2.2×	328	14.3k
R. J. Grimer United Kingdom	65	11.2k 1.5×	6.7k 1.6×	6.0k 1.6×	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	324	15.0k
Gerald Rosen United States	45	6.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	155	8.3k
Anthony M. Griffin Canada	46	5.3k 0.7×	2.7k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	902 0.9×	204	7.2k
D. Vanel France	47	4.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	651 0.6×	253	7.4k
Ralph C. Marcove United States	45	6.2k 0.8×	4.3k 1.0×	2.1k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	111	8.2k
Jay S. Wunder Canada	64	11.1k 1.5×	6.4k 1.5×	4.8k 1.3×	5.6k 1.7×	1.9k 1.8×	350	15.7k
Mark D. Murphey United States	55	5.4k 0.7×	6.7k 1.6×	2.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	581 0.6×	157	10.2k
Steven I. Hajdu United States	59	6.6k 0.9×	2.9k 0.7×	3.4k 0.9×	4.4k 1.3×	1.8k 1.7×	228	11.3k
Peter C. Ferguson Canada	47	4.5k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	234	6.9k

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Dickie, Colleen, Anthony M. Griffin, Amy Parent, et al.. (2011). The Relationship Between Local Recurrence and Radiotherapy Treatment Volume for Soft Tissue Sarcomas Treated With External Beam Radiotherapy and Function Preservation Surgery. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 82(4). 1528–1534. 22 indexed citations

Ferguson, Peter C., et al.. (2010). Clinical and functional outcomes of patients with a pathologic fracture in high‐grade osteosarcoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 102(2). 120–124. 37 indexed citations

Griffin, Anthony M., Peter C. Ferguson, Charles Catton, et al.. (2010). Positive Surgical Margins in Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treated With Preoperative Radiation: Is a Postoperative Boost Necessary?. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 77(4). 1191–1197. 90 indexed citations

O’Sullivan, Brian, Anthony M. Griffin, Jay S. Wunder, et al.. (2005). Sustained Remission Following Radiation Treatment for High-Risk Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 63. S50–S50. 5 indexed citations

Kauzman, Adel, et al.. (2004). Central giant cell granuloma of the jaws: assessment of cell cycle proteins. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine. 33(3). 170–176. 40 indexed citations

Riad, Soha, Anthony M. Griffin, Boaz Liberman, et al.. (2004). Lymph Node Metastasis in Soft Tissue Sarcoma in an Extremity. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 426(426). 129–134. 125 indexed citations

Wunder, Jay S., et al.. (2003). Preoperative Radiotherapy is Effective in the Treatment of Fibromatosis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 415(415). 19–24. 19 indexed citations

Elias, David A., Lawrence M. White, David J. Simpson, et al.. (2003). Osseous Invasion by Soft-Tissue Sarcoma: Assessment with MR Imaging. Radiology. 229(1). 145–152. 28 indexed citations

Gerrand, Craig, Robert S. Bell, Jay S. Wunder, et al.. (2003). The influence of anatomic location on outcome in patients with soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity. Cancer. 97(2). 485–492. 55 indexed citations

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Turcotte, Robert, Jay S. Wunder, Marc Isler, et al.. (2002). Giant Cell Tumor of Long Bone: A Canadian Sarcoma Group Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 397(397). 248–258. 284 indexed citations

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Malo, Michel, Aileen M. Davis, Jay S. Wunder, et al.. (2001). Functional Evaluation in Distal Femoral Endoprosthetic Replacement for Bone Sarcoma. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 389(389). 173–180. 44 indexed citations

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Lan, Fang, Jay S. Wunder, Anthony M. Griffin, et al.. (2000). Periprosthetic bone remodelling around a prosthesis for distal femoral tumours. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 82(1). 120–125. 19 indexed citations

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Davis, Aileen M., Robert S. Bell, Elizabeth M. Badley, Kazushige Yoshida, & Jack I. Williams. (1999). Evaluating Functional Outcome in Patients With Lower Extremity Sarcoma. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 358(358). 83???100–83???100. 150 indexed citations

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Davis, Aileen M., Michael Devlin, Anthony M. Griffin, Jay S. Wunder, & Robert S. Bell. (1999). Functional outcome in amputation versus limb sparing of patients with lower extremity sarcoma: A matched case-control study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 80(6). 615–618. 154 indexed citations

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Gibbons, C. L. M. H., Robert S. Bell, Jay S. Wunder, et al.. (1998). Function after subtotal scapulectomy for neoplasm of bone and soft tissue. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 80(1). 38–42. 36 indexed citations

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Burrow, Sarah, Irene L. Andrulis, Michaël Pollak, & Robert S. Bell. (1998). Expression of insulin-like growth factor receptor, IGF-1, and IGF-2 in primary and metastatic osteosarcoma. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 69(1). 21–27. 90 indexed citations

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White, Lawrence M., Mark E. Schweitzer, Korosh Khalili, et al.. (1998). MR imaging of primary lymphoma of bone: variability of T2-weighted signal intensity.. American Journal of Roentgenology. 170(5). 1243–1247. 25 indexed citations

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Davis, Aileen M., James G. Wright, Jack I. Williams, et al.. (1996). Development of a measure of physical function for patients with bone and soft tissue sarcoma. Quality of Life Research. 5(5). 508–516. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

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Catton, Charles, Aileen M. Davis, Robert S. Bell, et al.. (1996). Soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity. Limb salvage after failure of combined conservative therapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 41(3). 209–214. 59 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Ole S., B. Cummings, Brian O’Sullivan, et al.. (1991). Preoperative and postoperative irradiation of soft tissue sarcomas: Effect on radiation field size. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 21(6). 1595–1599. 116 indexed citations

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