Ruben De Groote

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ruben De Groote is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruben De Groote has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 48 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Ruben De Groote's work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers), Renal cell carcinoma treatment (20 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (19 papers). Ruben De Groote is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers), Renal cell carcinoma treatment (20 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (19 papers). Ruben De Groote collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and United Kingdom. Ruben De Groote's co-authors include Alexandre Mottrie, Geert De Naeyer, Frederiek DʼHondt, Peter Schatteman, Carlo Andrea Bravi, Giacomo Novara, Giorgio Gandaglia, Rui Farinha, Marco Paciotti and Angelo Mottaran and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Urology and European Urology.

In The Last Decade

Ruben De Groote

87 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy with the Novel Hugo Robotic System: Initial Experience and Optimal Surgical Set-up at a Tertiary Referral Robotic Center

2022 94 citations Carlo Andrea Bravi, Marco Paciotti et al. European Urology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruben De Groote Belgium	21	826	664	422	325	102	91	1.3k
Peter Schatteman Belgium	20	693 0.8×	576 0.9×	364 0.9×	224 0.7×	83 0.8×	65	1.1k
Carlo Andrea Bravi Italy	15	757 0.9×	430 0.6×	120 0.3×	256 0.8×	66 0.6×	66	1.0k
Othmar Seemann Germany	13	878 1.1×	642 1.0×	369 0.9×	366 1.1×	113 1.1×	15	1.2k
Ingolf Tuerk United States	14	639 0.8×	611 0.9×	195 0.5×	213 0.7×	50 0.5×	38	1.1k
Márcio Covas Moschovas United States	20	592 0.7×	582 0.9×	135 0.3×	174 0.5×	41 0.4×	113	1.0k
A Cicco France	17	966 1.2×	726 1.1×	345 0.8×	299 0.9×	99 1.0×	35	1.4k
Ivano Morra Italy	14	603 0.7×	315 0.5×	228 0.5×	217 0.7×	51 0.5×	21	794
Rajiv Yadav India	14	845 1.0×	307 0.5×	292 0.7×	310 1.0×	53 0.5×	50	1.1k
Antony Cicco France	12	730 0.9×	476 0.7×	247 0.6×	328 1.0×	45 0.4×	19	1.0k
Christopher Eden United Kingdom	20	837 1.0×	496 0.7×	377 0.9×	342 1.1×	133 1.3×	63	1.2k

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Alberti, Andrea, Francesca Conte, Rossella Nicoletti, et al.. (2025). Endoscopic enucleation vs. robot-assisted simple prostatectomy for large prostates: a systematic review and meta-analysis of patients’ perspectives. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 29(1). 73–82. 1 indexed citations

Ruvolo, Claudia Collà, Marco Paciotti, Nicola Frego, et al.. (2024). Robot-Assisted Pyeloplasty with HUGO™ Robotic System: Initial Experience and Optimal Surgical Set-Up at a Tertiary Referral Robotic Center. Journal of Endourology. 38(4). 323–330. 3 indexed citations

Frego, Nicola, Gabriele Sorce, Francesco Barletta, et al.. (2024). On-clamp vs off-clamp robot-assisted partial nephrectomy for achieving modified trifecta: inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis from a high-volume tertiary robotic center. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 18(1). 327–327. 2 indexed citations

Piramide, Federico, Carlo Andrea Bravi, Marco Paciotti, et al.. (2023). Robot-assisted adrenalectomy: Step-by-step technique and surgical outcomes at a high-volume robotic center. Asian journal of urology. 10(4). 475–481. 1 indexed citations

Ruvolo, Claudia Collà, Marco Paciotti, Federico Piramide, et al.. (2023). A comparative analysis of the HUGO^TM robot‐assisted surgery system and the Da Vinci^® Xi surgical system for robot‐assisted sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse treatment. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 20(1). e2587–e2587. 9 indexed citations

Backer, Pieter De, Charlotte Debbaut, Claudia Collà Ruvolo, et al.. (2023). Automated intra-operative video analysis in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: Paving the road for surgical automation. European Urology Open Science. 55. S250–S250. 1 indexed citations

Moschovas, Márcio Covas, Carlo Andrea Bravi, Paolo Dell’Oglio, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of Salvage Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy in the last decade: systematic review and perspectives of referral centers.. International braz j urol. 49(6). 677–687. 1 indexed citations

Bravi, Carlo Andrea, Marco Paciotti, Luigi Nocera, et al.. (2023). V01-06 ROBOT-ASSISTED PYELOPLASTY WITH THE NOVEL HUGO ^TM RAS SYSTEM: SURGICAL SETUP AT A HIGH VOLUME ROBOTIC CENTER. The Journal of Urology. 209(Supplement 4). 1 indexed citations

Piramide, Federico, Marco Paciotti, Carlo Andrea Bravi, et al.. (2023). Initial Experience of Robot-Assisted Simple Prostatectomy with Hugo Robot-Assisted Surgery System: Step-by-Step Description of Two Different Techniques. Journal of Endourology. 37(9). 1021–1027. 4 indexed citations

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Backer, Pieter De, Federico Piramide, Enrico Checcucci, et al.. (2023). Surgical Phase Duration in Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy: A Surgical Data Science Exploration for Clinical Relevance. Diagnostics. 13(21). 3386–3386. 6 indexed citations

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Farinha, Rui, Ruben De Groote, Patricia Zondervan, et al.. (2022). Will Renorrhaphy Become Obsolete? Evaluation of a New Hemostatic Sealant. Journal of Endourology. 37(1). 105–111. 3 indexed citations

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Mottaran, Angelo, Carlo Andrea Bravi, Luca Sarchi, et al.. (2022). Robot-Assisted Sacropexy with the Novel HUGO Robot-Assisted Surgery System: Initial Experience and Surgical Setup at a Tertiary Referral Robotic Center. Journal of Endourology. 37(1). 35–41. 33 indexed citations

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Piazza, Pietro, Carlo Andrea Bravi, Stefano Puliatti, et al.. (2022). Assessing pentafecta achievement after robot-assisted radical cystectomy and its association with surgical experience: Results from a high-volume institution. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 40(6). 272.e11–272.e20. 9 indexed citations

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Uleri, Alessandro, Pietro Diana, Giovanni Lughezzani, et al.. (2021). Are nephrometry scores accurate for the prediction of outcomes in patients with renal angiomyolipoma treated with robot-assisted partial nephrectomy? A multi-institutional analysis. European Urology Open Science. 33. S54–S54. 1 indexed citations

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Piazza, Pietro, Giuseppe Rosiello, Rui Farinha, et al.. (2021). Bilateral kidney metastases from adenoid cystic carcinoma of lung: a case report and literature review. CEN Case Reports. 10(4). 468–472. 3 indexed citations

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Scarcella, Simone, Daniele Castellani, Vineet Gauhar, et al.. (2021). Robotic-assisted versus open simple prostatectomy: Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies. Investigative and Clinical Urology. 62(6). 631–631. 23 indexed citations

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Piazza, Pietro, Giuseppe Rosiello, Stefano Puliatti, et al.. (2021). Robot-assisted Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion After Pelvic Irradiation for Prostate Cancer: Technique and Results from a Single High-volume Center. European Urology. 80(4). 489–496. 8 indexed citations

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Mazzone, Elio, Iulia Andraș, Edward Lambert, et al.. (2020). Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion decreases post-operative complications only in highly comorbid patients: Findings that rely on a standardized methodology recommended by European Association of Urology guidelines. European Urology Open Science. 19. e2258–e2259.

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Naeyer, Geert De, Rui Farinha, Ruben De Groote, et al.. (2020). Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in patients with previous HoLEP: Preliminary results from a single institution study. European Urology Open Science. 21. S15–S15. 1 indexed citations

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Gratzke, Christian, Zach Dovey, Giacomo Novara, et al.. (2015). Early Catheter Removal after Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Surgical Technique and Outcomes for the Aalst Technique (ECaRemA Study). European Urology. 69(5). 917–923. 48 indexed citations

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