Runzhuo Ma

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 570 citations indexed

About

Runzhuo Ma is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Runzhuo Ma has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 570 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Runzhuo Ma's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (27 papers), Anatomy and Medical Technology (16 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (12 papers). Runzhuo Ma is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (27 papers), Anatomy and Medical Technology (16 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (12 papers). Runzhuo Ma collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. Runzhuo Ma's co-authors include Andrew J. Hung, J Knudsen, Umar Ghaffar, Jessica H. Nguyen, Christian von Wagner, Brian J. Miles, Dani Kiyasseh, Lulin Ma, Daniel A. Donoho and Animashree Anandkumar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Oncogene and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

Runzhuo Ma

47 papers receiving 559 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.

Clinical applications of artificial intelligence in robotic surgery

2024 97 citations J Knudsen, Umar Ghaffar et al. Journal of Robotic Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Runzhuo Ma United States	14	327	207	127	108	97	49	570
Daichi Kitaguchi Japan	15	501 1.5×	245 1.2×	110 0.9×	92 0.9×	106 1.1×	71	747
Barbara Seeliger France	17	422 1.3×	234 1.1×	106 0.8×	54 0.5×	23 0.2×	55	723
Pieter De Backer Belgium	11	248 0.8×	80 0.4×	180 1.4×	37 0.3×	32 0.3×	47	408
Lingyao Yang United States	10	137 0.4×	36 0.2×	26 0.2×	73 0.7×	41 0.4×	17	475
Hannah Weiss United States	10	151 0.5×	57 0.3×	58 0.5×	42 0.4×	42 0.4×	29	403
Rutger M. Schols Netherlands	15	435 1.3×	223 1.1×	209 1.6×	28 0.3×	8 0.1×	33	701
Barbaros S. Erdal United States	13	74 0.2×	113 0.5×	188 1.5×	15 0.1×	111 1.1×	30	603
Emily B. Tsai United States	10	207 0.6×	49 0.2×	167 1.3×	19 0.2×	15 0.2×	17	548
Akitoshi Shimazaki Japan	12	50 0.2×	164 0.8×	202 1.6×	23 0.2×	74 0.8×	13	625

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Runzhuo Ma

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ma, Runzhuo. (2025). Surgical gestures—An emerging field for surgical assessment and training. 3(3). 130–135. 1 indexed citations

Knudsen, J, Hooman Djaladat, Runzhuo Ma, et al.. (2024). Competency in Robotic Surgery: Standard Setting for Robotic Suturing Using Objective Assessment and Expert Evaluation. Journal of surgical education. 81(3). 422–430. 2 indexed citations

Ma, Runzhuo, Anand Malpani, Ahmed Ghazi, et al.. (2024). Capturing relationships between suturing sub-skills to improve automatic suturing assessment. npj Digital Medicine. 7(1). 152–152. 7 indexed citations

Knudsen, J, Umar Ghaffar, Runzhuo Ma, & Andrew J. Hung. (2024). Clinical applications of artificial intelligence in robotic surgery. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 18(1). 102–102. 97 indexed citations breakdown →

Ma, Runzhuo, Alireza Ghoreifi, Seyedeh‐Sanam Ladi‐Seyedian, et al.. (2024). The effect of enhanced recovery after surgery on oncologic outcome following radical cystectomy for urothelial bladder carcinoma. Surgical Oncology. 54. 102061–102061. 2 indexed citations

Kiyasseh, Dani, et al.. (2023). PD30-05 AI-BASED VIDEO FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE NOVICE PERFORMANCE ON A ROBOTIC SUTURING TASK. The Journal of Urology. 209(Supplement 4). 2 indexed citations

Kiyasseh, Dani, Runzhuo Ma, Brian J. Miles, et al.. (2023). A vision transformer for decoding surgeon activity from surgical videos. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 7(6). 780–796. 71 indexed citations

Knudsen, J, et al.. (2023). Artificial Intelligence in Pathomics and Genomics of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Urologic Clinics of North America. 51(1). 47–62. 7 indexed citations

Ma, Runzhuo, et al.. (2023). Comment on: “Is Robotic Superior to Laparoscopic Approach for Radical Nephroureterectomy with Bladder Cuff Excision in Treating Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma?” by Huang et al.. Journal of Endourology. 37(10). 1121–1122. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Runzhuo, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Management of Prostate Cancer. Current Urology Reports. 24(5). 231–240. 12 indexed citations

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Ma, Runzhuo, et al.. (2022). Association of Suturing Technical Skill Assessment Scores Between Virtual Reality Simulation and Live Surgery. Journal of Endourology. 36(10). 1388–1394. 13 indexed citations

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Lee, Ryan S., Runzhuo Ma, Jessica H. Nguyen, et al.. (2022). Machine Learning to Delineate Surgeon and Clinical Factors That Anticipate Positive Surgical Margins After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Journal of Endourology. 36(9). 1192–1198. 8 indexed citations

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Ma, Runzhuo, Yinchu Cheng, Pengxiang Zhou, et al.. (2022). Prognostic Value of Tumor Size in Patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Urology Open Science. 42. 19–29. 9 indexed citations

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Ma, Runzhuo, et al.. (2021). Innovations in Urologic Surgical Training. Current Urology Reports. 22(4). 26–26. 16 indexed citations

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Ma, Runzhuo, et al.. (2021). Technical Skill Impacts the Success of Sequential Robotic Suturing Substeps. Journal of Endourology. 36(2). 273–278. 4 indexed citations

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Liu, Cheng, Li Liu, Kun Wang, et al.. (2020). VHL-HIF-2α axis-induced SMYD3 upregulation drives renal cell carcinoma progression via direct trans-activation of EGFR. Oncogene. 39(21). 4286–4298. 24 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiang‐Ming, Yang Lü, Yimeng Song, et al.. (2020). Integrative genomic study of Chinese clear cell renal cell carcinoma reveals features associated with thrombus. Nature Communications. 11(1). 739–739. 41 indexed citations

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Zhong, Wenlong, Runzhuo Ma, Sida Cheng, et al.. (2019). Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Management of Adult Adrenal Teratoma: A 15-year Experience and Systematic Review of the Literature. Urology. 135. 71–75. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Qiming, Runzhuo Ma, Zhuo Liu, Shudong Zhang, & Lulin Ma. (2019). A Contemporary High-Volume Center Analysis of Postoperative Complications Following Surgical Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Tumor Thrombus. Urologia Internationalis. 102(4). 427–434. 4 indexed citations

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Fang, Dong, Jiwei Huang, Yige Bao, et al.. (2017). Characteristics and regional difference of Chinese upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients: a multi-center study by CUDA-UTUC Collaborative Group. Zhonghua miniao waike zazhi. 38(12). 885–890. 2 indexed citations

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