Ruben Veldkamp

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ruben Veldkamp is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruben Veldkamp has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ruben Veldkamp's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (4 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (3 papers) and Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (3 papers). Ruben Veldkamp is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (4 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (3 papers) and Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (3 papers). Ruben Veldkamp collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands and Italy. Ruben Veldkamp's co-authors include Johannes Jeekel, Mario Morino, Eva Haglind, Lars Påhlman, Wim C.J. Hop, Miguel A. Cuesta, Antonio M. Lacy, Esther Kuhry, Simon Msika and H. Jaap Bonjer and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet Oncology, Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Surgical Endoscopy.

In The Last Decade

Ruben Veldkamp

7 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2008 500 1000 1.5k
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. Laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: short-term outcomes of a randomised trial
    2005 1.8k citations Ruben Veldkamp, Esther Kuhry et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →
  2. Survival after laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: long-term outcome of a randomised clinical trial
    2008 1.1k citations M. Buunen, Ruben Veldkamp et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruben Veldkamp Netherlands 5 2.6k 1.9k 1.1k 490 122 8 3.1k
Walter Zuliani Italy 18 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 682 0.6× 465 0.9× 41 0.3× 33 2.1k
M. Buunen Netherlands 8 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 658 0.6× 196 0.4× 51 0.4× 8 1.7k
Amilcare Parisi Italy 26 1.1k 0.4× 1.7k 0.9× 942 0.8× 126 0.3× 46 0.4× 71 2.2k
Karel W. E. Hulsewé Netherlands 17 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 414 0.4× 344 0.7× 55 0.5× 56 2.4k
F. Brétagnol France 27 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 356 0.3× 214 0.4× 20 0.2× 53 2.0k
Francesco M. Bianco United States 27 1.0k 0.4× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 93 0.2× 110 0.9× 82 2.6k
Fabio Rondelli Italy 22 689 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 273 0.2× 327 0.7× 21 0.2× 76 1.5k
Stein Gunnar Larsen Norway 22 970 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 240 0.2× 129 0.3× 28 0.2× 71 1.6k
Graham Branagan United Kingdom 18 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 293 0.3× 178 0.4× 27 0.2× 36 1.7k
Hiroaki Hata Japan 19 257 0.1× 808 0.4× 391 0.3× 455 0.9× 230 1.9× 124 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruben Veldkamp

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruben Veldkamp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruben Veldkamp

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ruben Veldkamp. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ruben Veldkamp 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 Ruben Veldkamp. Ruben Veldkamp is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Han‐Geurts, I. J. M., et al.. (2022). Is the Goligher classification a valid tool in clinical practice and research for hemorrhoidal disease?. Techniques in Coloproctology. 26(5). 387–392. 27 indexed citations
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Buunen, M., Ruben Veldkamp, Wim C.J. Hop, et al.. (2008). Survival after laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: long-term outcome of a randomised clinical trial. The Lancet Oncology. 10(1). 44–52. 1090 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gholghesaei, M., Hester R. Langeveld, Ruben Veldkamp, & H. Jaap Bonjer. (2005). Costs and quality of life after endoscopic repair of inguinal hernia vs open tension-free repair: a review. Surgical Endoscopy. 19(6). 816–821. 37 indexed citations
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Veldkamp, Ruben, Esther Kuhry, Wim C.J. Hop, et al.. (2005). Laparoscopic surgery versus open surgery for colon cancer: short-term outcomes of a randomised trial. The Lancet Oncology. 6(7). 477–484. 1769 indexed citations breakdown →
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Buunen, M., et al.. (2004). Stress response to laparoscopic surgery: a review. Surgical Endoscopy. 18(7). 1022–1028. 135 indexed citations
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Veldkamp, Ruben, M. Gholghesaei, Nicole D. Bouvy, Geert Kazemier, & H. Jaap Bonjer. (2003). Laparoscopic Resection of Colonic Cancer. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 92(1). 97–103. 3 indexed citations

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