Robert W. Summers

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
75 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Summers is a scholar working on Oncology, Gastroenterology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Summers has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Oncology, 16 papers in Gastroenterology and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Summers's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (11 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (9 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (7 papers). Robert W. Summers is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (11 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (9 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (7 papers). Robert W. Summers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Norway. Robert W. Summers's co-authors include David E. Elliott, Joel V. Weinstock, Joseph F. Urban, Robin Thompson, Fred Kern, Jack M. Becktel, William R. Best, John W. Singleton, Frank A. Mitros and James R. Howe and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Summers

72 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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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.

National Cooperative Crohn's Disease Study: Results of drug treatment

1979 910 citations Robert W. Summers et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Mutations in the SMAD4/DPC4 Gene in Juvenile Polyposis

1998 668 citations James R. Howe, John C. Ringold et al. profile →
A Clinical Trial of Antioxidant Vitamins to Prevent Colorectal Adenoma

1994 563 citations E. Robert Greenberg, John A. Baron et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Trichuris suis therapy for active ulcerative colitis: A randomized controlled trial

2005 549 citations Robert W. Summers, David E. Elliott et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Summers United States	37	1.7k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	75	6.0k
Jan Ceuppens Belgium	61	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	577 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	317	12.6k
Liang Zhou United States	29	1.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	873 0.7×	794 0.7×	56	12.4k
Tilo Andus Germany	45	2.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	474 0.4×	2.5k 2.2×	119	10.4k
Marc Veldhoen United Kingdom	39	971 0.6×	1.5k 1.1×	649 0.5×	915 0.7×	991 0.9×	78	12.8k
A. Brian West United States	34	717 0.4×	813 0.6×	2.7k 2.1×	382 0.3×	946 0.8×	83	6.0k
Masahiro Ito Japan	37	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	387 0.3×	1.8k 1.6×	296	6.9k
Scott E. Plevy United States	51	2.7k 1.6×	763 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	353 0.3×	2.5k 2.2×	134	8.8k
Holm H. Uhlig United Kingdom	41	2.3k 1.4×	692 0.5×	1.9k 1.5×	384 0.3×	1.5k 1.3×	127	8.9k
Jay H. Bream United States	39	384 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	494 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	85	7.1k
Denis Franchimont Belgium	38	2.2k 1.3×	895 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	445 0.4×	2.1k 1.9×	115	6.2k

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Hashmi, Syed, Satish S.C. Rao, Robert W. Summers, & Konrad Schulze. (2014). Esophageal Pressure Topography, Body Position, and Hiatal Hernia. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 48(3). 224–230. 9 indexed citations

Barry, Elizabeth L., Leila A. Mott, Michal L. Melamed, et al.. (2014). Calcium Supplementation Increases Blood Creatinine Concentration in a Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e108094–e108094. 10 indexed citations

Summers, Robert W.. (2007). Novel and Future Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Surgical Clinics of North America. 87(3). 727–741. 15 indexed citations

Robertson, Douglas J., E. Robert Greenberg, Michael L. Beach, et al.. (2005). Colorectal Cancer in Patients Under Close Colonoscopic Surveillance. Gastroenterology. 129(1). 34–41. 340 indexed citations

Cole, Bernard F., John A. Baron, Robert S. Sandler, et al.. (2005). Decreases in gamma-tocopherol, but not alpha-tocopherol, with a low-fat diet. Cancer Research. 65. 1041–1041. 9 indexed citations

Summers, Robert W., David E. Elliott, & Joel V. Weinstock. (2005). Is there a role for helminths in the therapy of inflammatory bowel disease?. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2(2). 62–63. 23 indexed citations

Weinstock, Joel V., Robert W. Summers, & David E. Elliott. (2005). Role of helminths in regulating mucosal inflammation. Springer Seminars in Immunopathology. 27(2). 249–271. 43 indexed citations

Rogers, Jennifer, Robert W. Summers, & G. Patrick Lambert. (2005). Gastric Emptying and Intestinal Absorption of a Low-Carbohydrate Sport Drink during Exercise. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 15(3). 220–235. 16 indexed citations

Summers, Robert W., David E. Elliott, Khurram Qadir, et al.. (2003). Trichuris suis seems to be safe and possibly effective in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 98(9). 2034–2041. 330 indexed citations

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Choi, Young Kwon, et al.. (2003). Fructose Intolerance: An Under-Recognized Problem. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 98(6). 1348–1353. 96 indexed citations

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Howe, James R., Frank A. Mitros, & Robert W. Summers. (1998). The risk of gastrointestinal carcinoma in familial juvenile polyposis. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 5(8). 751–756. 200 indexed citations

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Woodman, Catherine, et al.. (1998). The Relationship Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Psychiatric Illness. Psychosomatics. 39(1). 45–54. 39 indexed citations

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Howe, James R., John C. Ringold, Robert W. Summers, et al.. (1998). A Gene for Familial Juvenile Polyposis Maps to Chromosome 18q21.1. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 62(5). 1129–1136. 82 indexed citations

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Stolk, Rosalind U. van, Gerald J. Beck, John A. Baron, Robert W. Haile, & Robert W. Summers. (1998). Adenoma characteristics at first colonoscopy as predictors of adenoma recurrence and characteristics at follow-up. Gastroenterology. 115(1). 13–18. 150 indexed citations

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Ryan, Alan J., et al.. (1997). Upper limit for intestinal absorption of a dilute glucose solution in men at rest. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 29(4). 482–488. 51 indexed citations

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Soffer, Edy, Frank A. Mitros, Joost Doornbos, et al.. (1994). Morphology and pathology of radiation-induced esophagitis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 39(3). 655–660. 19 indexed citations

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Greenberg, E. Robert, John A. Baron, Tor D. Tosteson, et al.. (1994). A Clinical Trial of Antioxidant Vitamins to Prevent Colorectal Adenoma. New England Journal of Medicine. 331(3). 141–147. 563 indexed citations breakdown →

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Neil, Garry A., et al.. (1994). Analysis of T-lymphocyte subpopulations in inflammatory bowel diseases by three-color flow cytometry. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 39(9). 1900–1908. 15 indexed citations

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Poulakos, Lawrence, James H. Elwell, James W. Osborne, et al.. (1988). Intraoperative irradiation in a rat model: Histopathological changes in irradiated segments of duodenum. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 38(2). 130–135. 5 indexed citations

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Summers, Robert W., et al.. (1987). Effect of irradiation on morphology and motility of canine small intestine. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 32(12). 1402–1410. 41 indexed citations

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