Ronald Brand

13.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
156 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Ronald Brand is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald Brand has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Surgery, 47 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Ronald Brand's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (31 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (25 papers) and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (24 papers). Ronald Brand is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (31 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (25 papers) and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (24 papers). Ronald Brand collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and France. Ronald Brand's co-authors include Wilco C. Peul, S.P. Verloove-Vanhorick, Bart W. Koes, J. T. J. Tans, Ralph T. W. M. Thomeer, Wilbert B. van den Hout, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, A. Lya den Ouden, Tom Ruys and H. Cornelis Doets and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Ronald Brand

153 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Treatment of single brain metastasis: Radiotherapy alone or combined with neurosurgery

1993 763 citations Evert M. Noordijk, Ronald Brand et al. profile →
Surgery versus Prolonged Conservative Treatment for Sciatica

2007 532 citations Wilco C. Peul, Hans C. van Houwelingen et al. profile →
Analysis of the synovial cell infiltrate in early rheumatoid synovial tissue in relation to local disease activity

1997 449 citations Ronald Brand et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ronald Brand Netherlands	52	2.8k	2.6k	1.8k	1.6k	1.5k	156	9.0k
David Green United States	47	1.3k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	915 0.5×	225 0.1×	3.1k 2.0×	315	8.8k
Giuseppe Rossi Italy	47	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	2.1k 1.2×	292 0.2×	2.1k 1.4×	400	8.5k
Otto Mehls Germany	54	1.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	663 0.4×	2.9k 1.8×	443 0.3×	319	10.6k
Alexandra Kaider Austria	54	1.4k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	322 0.2×	400 0.2×	1.1k 0.7×	297	9.6k
Willem F. Lems Netherlands	68	421 0.1×	2.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	277 0.2×	1.7k 1.1×	406	15.1k
Fausto Salaffi Italy	54	865 0.3×	2.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	185 0.1×	1.5k 1.0×	380	11.3k
Alan S. Rigby United Kingdom	40	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	348 0.2×	271 0.2×	695 0.5×	135	8.6k
Roberto Caporali Italy	56	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	108 0.1×	1.7k 1.1×	450	10.4k
Søren Jacobsen Denmark	64	696 0.2×	4.4k 1.7×	1.8k 1.0×	152 0.1×	860 0.6×	327	13.8k
Bruno Mario Cesana Italy	51	1.3k 0.5×	2.2k 0.9×	568 0.3×	247 0.2×	589 0.4×	221	7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ronald Brand

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Gratwohl, Aloïs, Rafael F. Duarte, John A. Snowden, et al.. (2019). Pre-transplantation Risks and Transplant-Techniques in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Acute Leukaemia. EClinicalMedicine. 15. 33–41. 4 indexed citations

Gomez‐Mancilla, Baltazar, Ronald Brand, Tim Jürgens, et al.. (2013). Randomized, multicenter trial to assess the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a single dose of a novel AMPA receptor antagonist BGG492 for the treatment of acute migraine attacks. Cephalalgia. 34(2). 103–113. 35 indexed citations

Verbaan, Dagmar, Wilco Jacobs, Ronald Brand, et al.. (2013). Surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment for sciatica: 5-year results of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 3(5). e002534–e002534. 73 indexed citations

Overdevest, Gijsbert M., Pim A. J. Luijsterburg, Ronald Brand, et al.. (2011). Design of the Verbiest trial: cost-effectiveness of surgery versus prolonged conservative treatment in patients with lumbar stenosis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 12(1). 57–57. 11 indexed citations

Arts, Mark P., Ronald Brand, M. Elske van den Akker‐van Marle, et al.. (2011). Tubular Diskectomy vs Conventional Microdiskectomy for the Treatment of Lumbar Disk Herniation: 2-Year Results of a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurosurgery. 69(1). 135–144. 77 indexed citations

Marle, M. Elske van den Akker‐van, Mark P. Arts, Wilbert B. van den Hout, et al.. (2011). Tubular Diskectomy vs Conventional Microdiskectomy for the Treatment of Lumbar Disk-Related Sciatica: Cost Utility Analysis Alongside a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. Neurosurgery. 69(4). 829–836. 42 indexed citations

Arts, Mark P., et al.. (2010). Does minimally invasive lumbar disc surgery result in less muscle injury than conventional surgery? A randomized controlled trial. European Spine Journal. 20(1). 51–57. 80 indexed citations

Kröger, Nicolaus, Avichai Shimoni, Georgia Schilling, et al.. (2009). Unrelated stem cell transplantation after reduced intensity conditioning for patients with multiple myeloma relapsing after autologous transplantation. British Journal of Haematology. 148(2). 323–331. 42 indexed citations

Brand, Ronald, et al.. (2008). Primary total hip arthroplasty with a flattened press-fit acetabular component in osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis: a prospective study on 416 hips with 6–10 years follow-up. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 128(12). 1379–1386. 12 indexed citations

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Kempen-Harteveld, M. Loes van, Ronald Brand, Henk B. Kal, et al.. (2008). Results of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation After Treatment With Different High-Dose Total-Body Irradiation Regimens in Five Dutch Centers. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 71(5). 1444–1454. 10 indexed citations

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Wolfs, Jasper, Wilco C. Peul, Maarten Boers, et al.. (2006). Rationale and design of The Delphi Trial – I(RCT)2: international randomized clinical trial of rheumatoid craniocervical treatment, an intervention-prognostic trial comparing 'early' surgery with conservative treatment [ISRCTN65076841]. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 7(1). 14–14. 12 indexed citations

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Visser, Cornelis P.J., et al.. (2006). Performance of 3 gelatine-based resorbable cement plugs: A study on 15 synthetic femurs and a prospective randomized study on 103 patients. Acta Orthopaedica. 77(6). 893–898. 3 indexed citations

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Mearin, M. Luisa, Carlo Catassi, Nicole Brousse, et al.. (2006). European multi-centre study on coeliac disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 18(2). 187–194. 68 indexed citations

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Brand, Ronald, et al.. (2004). Increased risk of dislocation after primary total hip arthroplasty in inflammatory arthritisA prospective observational study of 410 hips. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 75(6). 684–690. 40 indexed citations

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Hilten, Joost A. van, Leo M.G. van de Watering, J. Hajo van Bockel, et al.. (2004). Effects of transfusion with red cells filtered to remove leucocytes: randomised controlled trial in patients undergoing major surgery. BMJ. 328(7451). 1281–1281. 78 indexed citations

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Visser, Cornelis P.J., L. N. J. E. M. Coene, Ronald Brand, & D.L.J. Tavy. (2001). Nerve lesions in proximal humeral fractures. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 10(5). 421–427. 102 indexed citations

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Hille, E.T.M., et al.. (1994). School performance at nine years of age in very premature and very low birth weight infants: Perinatal risk factors and predictors at five years of age. The Journal of Pediatrics. 125(3). 426–434. 183 indexed citations

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Brand, Ronald, et al.. (1994). Breast-feeding and acute otitis media. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 15(5). 351–357. 28 indexed citations

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Schilfgaarde, R. van, et al.. (1994). Aortoiliac and aortofemoral reconstruction of obstructive disease. The American Journal of Surgery. 167(4). 379–385. 13 indexed citations

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Schreuder, Anneke M., Sylvia Veen, Martina H. Ens‐Dokkum, et al.. (1992). Standardised method of follow‐up assessment of preterm infants at the age of 5 years: use of the WHO classification of impairments, disabilities and handicaps: Report from the collaborative Project On Preterm and Small for gestational age infants (POPS) in The Netherlands, 1983. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 6(3). 363–380. 37 indexed citations

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