Robert Zeppa

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Zeppa is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Zeppa has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Robert Zeppa's work include Liver Disease and Transplantation (15 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (15 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (14 papers). Robert Zeppa is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease and Transplantation (15 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (15 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (14 papers). Robert Zeppa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and China. Robert Zeppa's co-authors include W. Dean Warren, John J. Fomon, Bernard S. Linn, Duane G. Hutson, Joé U. Levi, Hiram C. Polk, Alan S. Livingstone, Nathan A. Womack, Eugene R. Schiff and George L. Irvin and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Robert Zeppa

100 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Selective Trans-Splenic Decompression Of Gastroesophageal... 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 100 200 300 400
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. Selective Trans-Splenic Decompression Of Gastroesophageal Varices By Distal Splenorenal Shunt
    1967 435 citations Robert Zeppa et al. Annals of Surgery 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 Zeppa United States 25 1.2k 802 515 491 240 104 2.3k
H A F Dudley United Kingdom 27 1.4k 1.2× 51 0.1× 132 0.3× 372 0.8× 210 0.9× 164 2.8k
Wolfgang Blank Germany 18 369 0.3× 569 0.7× 627 1.2× 250 0.5× 147 0.6× 85 1.8k
Henry C. Lin United States 23 539 0.4× 200 0.2× 349 0.7× 303 0.6× 473 2.0× 83 2.1k
Marie L. Borum United States 18 433 0.4× 116 0.1× 223 0.4× 169 0.3× 223 0.9× 152 1.3k
Michael S. Nussbaum United States 23 698 0.6× 39 0.0× 88 0.2× 254 0.5× 224 0.9× 77 1.4k
Gerhild Becker Germany 26 560 0.5× 210 0.3× 199 0.4× 283 0.6× 811 3.4× 107 2.4k
Nina Kohn United States 24 510 0.4× 41 0.1× 603 1.2× 311 0.6× 336 1.4× 136 2.8k
Gabriele Moser Austria 26 719 0.6× 71 0.1× 1.2k 2.3× 138 0.3× 200 0.8× 84 2.8k
Joseph Mattana United States 24 304 0.2× 54 0.1× 206 0.4× 338 0.7× 147 0.6× 111 1.8k
G. Richard Locke United States 21 2.8k 2.3× 261 0.3× 332 0.6× 494 1.0× 69 0.3× 39 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Zeppa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Zeppa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Zeppa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Zeppa 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 Zeppa. Robert Zeppa 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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Davis, Jonathan E., et al.. (1989). Evolution of trauma care, a county experience. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 18(4). 451–451. 1 indexed citations
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Linn, Bernard S. & Robert Zeppa. (1987). Student Attitudes about Surgery in Older Patients Before and After the Surgical Clerkship. Annals of Surgery. 205(3). 324–328. 12 indexed citations
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Linn, Bernard S. & Robert Zeppa. (1987). Effect of a clerkship on studentsʼ attitudes toward practice problems and preventive care. Academic Medicine. 62(5). 408–17. 5 indexed citations
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Linn, Bernard S. & Robert Zeppa. (1985). Student Attitudes about Medical Care and Choice of a Career in Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 202(5). 600–606. 2 indexed citations
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Livingstone, Alan S., et al.. (1984). Ampicillin versus cefamandole in biliary tract surgery. A prospective, randomized clinical and bacteriological study.. PubMed. 50(8). 412–7. 7 indexed citations
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Linn, Bernard S. & Robert Zeppa. (1982). Going against the educational grain. Academic Medicine. 57(4). 325–7. 2 indexed citations
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Hutson, Duane G., et al.. (1979). A longitudinal study of tryptophan involvement in hepatic coma. The American Journal of Surgery. 137(2). 235–239. 22 indexed citations
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Pereiras, R, Duane G. Hutson, Jaime Mejia, et al.. (1978). Percutaneous transhepatic insertion of a permanent prosthesis in the biliary tree. A new nonsurgical method for the relief of obstructive jaundice. Gastroenterology. 74(5). 1164. 1 indexed citations
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Zeppa, Robert. (1976). The manpower projections of the SOSSUS data, including academic manpower.. PubMed. 61(2). 21–5.
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Hutson, Duane G., et al.. (1976). The Fate of Esophageal Varices Following Selective Distal Splenorenal Shunt. Annals of Surgery. 183(5). 496–501. 19 indexed citations
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Viamonte, Manuel, et al.. (1975). The hemodynamics of diffuse liver diseases. Seminars in Roentgenology. 10(3). 187–196. 7 indexed citations
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Linn, Bernard S. & Robert Zeppa. (1974). Measuring performance in the surgical clerkship. Academic Medicine. 49(6). 601–4. 3 indexed citations
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Hc, Polk, et al.. (1971). Elective programs in undergraduate surgical education: a second look.. PubMed. 70(2). 175–81.
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Hc, Polk & Robert Zeppa. (1968). Elective programs in undergraduate surgical education: an early evaluation.. PubMed. 64(1). 295–301. 5 indexed citations
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Zeppa, Robert, et al.. (1968). Arteriovenous shunt mechanism in gastric secretion. The American Journal of Surgery. 115(2). 185–190. 9 indexed citations
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Zeppa, Robert & Willis H. Williams. (1966). The effects of crude and purified gastrin preparations on the release of histamine from mast cells. Journal of Surgical Research. 6(7). 307–311. 1 indexed citations
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Zeppa, Robert, et al.. (1963). Histamine-induced hypotension due to morphine and arfonad in the dog. Journal of Surgical Research. 3(6). 313–317. 8 indexed citations
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Zeppa, Robert, et al.. (1963). INHIBITION OF HISTAMINE RELEASE FROM MAST CELLS.. PubMed. 14. 56–7. 7 indexed citations
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Zeppa, Robert. (1962). Role of histamine in meperidine-induced hypotension. Journal of Surgical Research. 2(1). 26–30. 5 indexed citations
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Peters, Richard M., et al.. (1961). AN ETIOLOGY OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 42(4). 445–461. 6 indexed citations

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