Roy A. Patchell

13.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
82 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Roy A. Patchell is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy A. Patchell has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 41 papers in Genetics and 27 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Roy A. Patchell's work include Brain Metastases and Treatment (46 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (41 papers) and Lung Cancer Research Studies (24 papers). Roy A. Patchell is often cited by papers focused on Brain Metastases and Treatment (46 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (41 papers) and Lung Cancer Research Studies (24 papers). Roy A. Patchell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Türkiye. Roy A. Patchell's co-authors include Richard J. Kryscio, Phillip A. Tibbs, Byron Young, William F. Regine, William R. Markesbery, Robert J. Dempsey, Yosh Maruyama, John W. Walsh, John S. Macdonald and Mohammed Mohiuddin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Roy A. Patchell

81 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain

1990 2.2k citations Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer: a randomised trial

2005 1.6k citations Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs et al. The Lancet profile →
Postoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of single metastases to the brain: a randomized trial.

1998 1.3k citations Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs et al. profile →
The management of brain metastases

2003 512 citations Roy A. Patchell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roy A. Patchell United States	34	6.7k	4.3k	3.7k	2.9k	2.2k	82	9.7k
Anthony L. Asher United States	48	3.6k 0.5×	2.8k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	199	8.4k
William F. Regine United States	46	5.2k 0.8×	2.6k 0.6×	4.6k 1.2×	3.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	241	10.7k
Samuel T. Chao United States	42	4.4k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	302	7.0k
Dirk Rades Germany	49	4.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.5×	3.5k 0.9×	4.4k 1.5×	995 0.5×	586	10.3k
Eric L. Chang United States	43	5.5k 0.8×	3.6k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	214	9.0k
Moody D. Wharam United States	53	5.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.4×	2.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.7×	795 0.4×	184	9.3k
Pamela K. Allen United States	56	7.5k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	4.6k 1.2×	3.9k 1.3×	1.5k 0.7×	289	12.5k
M. Piérart France	33	6.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	2.4k 0.6×	3.0k 1.0×	893 0.4×	69	10.7k
Simon Krämer United States	43	3.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	937 0.4×	154	7.2k
Marvin Rotman United States	45	6.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.4×	4.2k 1.1×	5.1k 1.7×	3.2k 1.4×	140	14.1k

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Werier, Joel, et al.. (2019). A technique for approximating transition rates from published survival analyses. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 17(1). 12–12. 10 indexed citations

Patel, Samir H., Jared R. Robbins, Elizabeth Gore, et al.. (2012). ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Follow-up and Retreatment of Brain Metastases. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35(3). 302–306. 25 indexed citations

John, H., Ziya L. Gokaslan, Paul McCormick, et al.. (2009). Selecting Treatment for Patients With Malignant Epidural Spinal Cord Compression—Does Age Matter?. Spine. 34(5). 431–435. 61 indexed citations

Patchell, Roy A., et al.. (2009). Neurologic complications of anorexia nervosa. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 89(2). 111–116. 16 indexed citations

Ammirati, Mario, Charles Cobbs, Mark E. Linskey, et al.. (2009). The role of retreatment in the management of recurrent/progressive brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 96(1). 85–96. 108 indexed citations

Ryken, Timothy C., Michael McDermott, Paula D. Robinson, et al.. (2009). The role of steroids in the management of brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 96(1). 103–114. 222 indexed citations

Suntharalingam, Mohan, William F. Regine, Lawrence S. Chin, et al.. (2008). Long-Term Survival in Patients With Synchronous, Solitary Brain Metastasis From Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Radiosurgery. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 72(1). 19–23. 86 indexed citations

Kwok, Young, Phillip A. Tibbs, & Roy A. Patchell. (2006). Clinical Approach to Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 20(6). 1297–1305. 20 indexed citations

Thomas, Kenneth, Bohdan Nosyk, Charles G. Fisher, et al.. (2006). Cost-effectiveness of surgery plus radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 66(4). 1212–1218. 66 indexed citations

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Patchell, Roy A., Phillip A. Tibbs, William F. Regine, et al.. (2005). Direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer: a randomised trial. The Lancet. 366(9486). 643–648. 1557 indexed citations breakdown →

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Regine, William F., Frederick A. Schmitt, Charles Scott, et al.. (2004). Feasibility of neurocognitive outcome evaluations in patients with brain metastases in a multi-institutional cooperative group setting: results of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trial BR-0018. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 58(5). 1346–1352. 63 indexed citations

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Regine, William F., et al.. (2000). The prognostic significance of midline shift at presentation on survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 48(5). 1359–1362. 34 indexed citations

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Regine, William F., Roy A. Patchell, James M. Strottmann, et al.. (2000). Preliminary report of a phase I study of combined fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery and conventional external beam radiation therapy for unfavorable gliomas. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 48(2). 421–426. 17 indexed citations

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Young, Byron, et al.. (1998). A Randomized Trial of Postoperative Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain. Neurosurgery. 43(3). 686–686. 2 indexed citations

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Regine, William F., Jonathan E. Hodes, & Roy A. Patchell. (1998). Intracranial germinoma: Treatment with radiosurgery alone. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 37(1). 75–77. 6 indexed citations

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Patchell, Roy A., et al.. (1997). A phase I trial of neutron brachytherapy for the treatment of malignant gliomas.. British Journal of Radiology. 70(839). 1162–1168. 6 indexed citations

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Patchell, Roy A.. (1996). The Treatment of Brain Metastases. Cancer Investigation. 14(2). 169–177. 38 indexed citations

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Patchell, Roy A.. (1994). Neurological complications of organ transplantation. Annals of Neurology. 36(5). 688–703. 119 indexed citations

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Patchell, Roy A., Phillip A. Tibbs, John W. Walsh, et al.. (1990). A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(8). 494–500. 2234 indexed citations breakdown →

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Patchell, Roy A., et al.. (1988). Neutron interstitial brachytherapy for malignant gliomas: a pilot study. Journal of neurosurgery. 68(1). 67–72. 17 indexed citations

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