Rolf F. Barth

15.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
268 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Rolf F. Barth is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Immunology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf F. Barth has authored 268 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 47 papers in Immunology and 43 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rolf F. Barth's work include Boron Compounds in Chemistry (119 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (104 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (42 papers). Rolf F. Barth is often cited by papers focused on Boron Compounds in Chemistry (119 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (104 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (42 papers). Rolf F. Barth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Rolf F. Barth's co-authors include Mark S. Soloway, Werner Tjarks, Weilian Yang, Jeffrey A. Coderre, Thomas E. Blue, M. Graça H. Vicente, Balveen Kaur, Ralph G. Fairchild, Beverly A. Barnum and Feng-Guang Rong and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rolf F. Barth

262 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Chemistry of Neutron ... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2005 2012 2018 250 500 750 1000
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. The Chemistry of Neutron Capture Therapy
    1998 1.0k citations Mark S. Soloway, Werner Tjarks et al. profile →
  2. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer: Current Status and Future Prospects
    2005 841 citations Rolf F. Barth, Jeffrey A. Coderre et al. profile →
  3. Current status of boron neutron capture therapy of high grade gliomas and recurrent head and neck cancer
    2012 411 citations Rolf F. Barth, Kent J. Riley et al. profile →
  4. Boron delivery agents for neutron capture therapy of cancer
    2018 347 citations Rolf F. Barth, Weilian Yang et al. Cancer Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rolf F. Barth United States 52 6.7k 2.9k 2.0k 1.6k 1.0k 268 11.2k
Pat Zanzonico United States 56 4.7k 0.7× 988 0.3× 2.9k 1.4× 867 0.5× 1.9k 1.9× 269 11.6k
Martin W. Brechbiel United States 74 9.9k 1.5× 3.9k 1.4× 4.6k 2.2× 604 0.4× 2.9k 2.8× 366 18.6k
Koji Ono Japan 50 5.5k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 2.1k 1.3× 1.9k 1.8× 379 8.9k
Michael R. McDevitt United States 45 4.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.4× 1.6k 0.8× 694 0.4× 2.0k 2.0× 113 7.8k
J. Martin Brown United States 47 1.8k 0.3× 640 0.2× 3.5k 1.7× 705 0.4× 2.0k 2.0× 119 9.9k
David A. Scheinberg United States 72 5.6k 0.8× 1000 0.3× 7.3k 3.6× 567 0.3× 2.2k 2.1× 304 17.9k
Michael R. Horsman Denmark 55 2.8k 0.4× 548 0.2× 3.5k 1.7× 504 0.3× 2.1k 2.0× 252 10.2k
Sergei A. Vinogradov United States 50 1.2k 0.2× 3.1k 1.1× 2.1k 1.1× 322 0.2× 1.1k 1.1× 164 9.1k
Christos Apostolidis Germany 44 4.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 536 0.3× 783 0.5× 2.1k 2.0× 194 7.5k
Ralph P. Mason United States 48 3.1k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 143 0.1× 653 0.6× 224 8.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Buja, L. Maximilian, Michelle M. McDonald, Bihong Zhao, et al.. (2025). Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part I. Atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular Pathology. 76. 107726–107726.
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Buja, L. Maximilian, Michelle M. McDonald, Bihong Zhao, et al.. (2025). Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part II. Ischemic heart disease. Cardiovascular Pathology. 76. 107727–107727. 2 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F. & David E. Carpenter. (2022). Rodent Brain Tumor Models for Studies Focusing on Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 38(3). 148–151. 7 indexed citations
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Elleaume, Hélène, Rolf F. Barth, Julia Rousseau, et al.. (2020). Radiation therapy combined with intracerebral convection-enhanced delivery of cisplatin or carboplatin for treatment of the F98 rat glioma. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 149(2). 193–208. 16 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., Zizhu Zhang, & Tong Liu. (2018). A realistic appraisal of boron neutron capture therapy as a cancer treatment modality. Cancer Communications. 38(1). 36–36. 183 indexed citations
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Hiratsuka, Junichi, Ryo Tanaka, Eisaku Yoden, et al.. (2018). Boron neutron capture therapy for vulvar melanoma and genital extramammary Paget's disease with curative responses. Cancer Communications. 38(1). 38–38. 58 indexed citations
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Damaraju, Vijaya L., Delores Mowles, Michael B. Sawyer, et al.. (2013). Cellular Influx, Efflux, and Anabolism of 3-Carboranyl Thymidine Analogs: Potential Boron Delivery Agents for Neutron Capture Therapy. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 347(2). 388–397. 11 indexed citations
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Pradhan, Aliza, Sultana N. Nahar, Maximiliano Montenegro, et al.. (2013). Radiosensitization of high-Z compounds by medium-energy 160 kV vs. high-energy 6 MV X-rays for radiation therapy: Theoretical, in vitro and in vivo studies of platinum compounds activating glioma F98 cancer cells. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., George W. Kabalka, Weilian Yang, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of unnatural cyclic amino acids as boron delivery agents for treatment of melanomas and gliomas. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 88. 38–42. 20 indexed citations
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Racke, Frederick, Rolf F. Barth, Tianyao Huo, et al.. (2012). Unique In Vitro and In Vivo Thrombopoietic Activities of Ingenol 3,20 Dibenzoate, A Ca++-Independent Protein Kinase C Isoform Agonist. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51059–e51059. 6 indexed citations
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Wu, Gong, Rolf F. Barth, Weilian Yang, et al.. (2006). Boron Containing Macromolecules and Nanovehicles as Delivery Agents for Neutron Capture Therapy†. Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 6(2). 167–184. 73 indexed citations
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Madhoun, Ashraf Al, Jayaseharan Johnsamuel, Rolf F. Barth, Werner Tjarks, & Staffan Eriksson. (2004). Evaluation of Human Thymidine Kinase 1 Substrates as New Candidates for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. Cancer Research. 64(17). 6280–6286. 60 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., Gong Wu, Weilian Yang, et al.. (2004). Neutron capture therapy of epidermal growth factor (+) gliomas using boronated cetuximab (IMC-C225) as a delivery agent. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 61(5). 899–903. 55 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., Weilian Yang, Raymond T. Bartus, et al.. (2002). Neutron capture therapy of intracerebral melanoma: enhanced survival and cure after blood-brain barrier opening to improve delivery of boronophenylalanine. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 52(3). 858–868. 40 indexed citations
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Gibson, Christopher R., Alfred E. Staubus, Rolf F. Barth, et al.. (2001). Boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumors: investigation of urinary metabolites and oxidation products of sodium borocaptate by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.. PubMed. 29(12). 1588–98. 10 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., et al.. (1995). Enhanced survival of F98 glioma bearing rats following neutron capture therapy with either sodium borocaptate or boronophenylalanine and osmotic blood brain barrier disruption. Anticancer Research. 15. 1659–1660. 2 indexed citations
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Nishihara, Kazuyo, Rolf F. Barth, Neil Wilkie, et al.. (1995). Increased in vitro and in vivo tumoricidal activity of a macrophage cell line genetically engineered to express IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-6, or TNF-alpha.. PubMed. 2(2). 113–24. 15 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., et al.. (1978). Efficacy of disinfectants against rabies virus.. 167(3). 183–192. 1 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F., et al.. (1978). Organ distribution of technetium-99m-labeled corynebacterium parvum in normal and tumor-bearing mice.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 38(1). 32–4. 7 indexed citations
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Barth, Rolf F. & Paul S. Russell. (1964). The Antigenic Specificity of Spermatozoa. The Journal of Immunology. 93(1). 13–19. 5 indexed citations

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