Ryan Alkins

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Ryan Alkins is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan Alkins has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 12 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ryan Alkins's work include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (12 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (6 papers). Ryan Alkins is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (12 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography (6 papers). Ryan Alkins collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Ryan Alkins's co-authors include Kullervo Hynynen, Yuexi Huang, Todd G. Mainprize, Winfried S. Wels, Robert S. Kerbel, Alison Burgess, Arjun Sahgal, James Perry, Maureen Trudeau and Sarah Ironside and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, Scientific Reports and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Ryan Alkins

25 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Blood-Brain Barrier Opening in Primary Brain Tumors with Non-invasive MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound: A Clinical Safety and Feasibility Study

2019 464 citations Todd G. Mainprize, Nir Lipsman et al. Scientific Reports profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ryan Alkins Canada	12	763	421	200	122	109	26	1.1k
Alexandre Vignot France	7	613 0.8×	295 0.7×	154 0.8×	94 0.8×	98 0.9×	14	796
Vincent Reina France	8	511 0.7×	235 0.6×	126 0.6×	148 1.2×	89 0.8×	18	839
Catherine Horodyckid France	6	548 0.7×	247 0.6×	144 0.7×	93 0.8×	94 0.9×	8	751
Kelsie Timbie United States	9	651 0.9×	232 0.6×	215 1.1×	61 0.5×	196 1.8×	15	867
Suganth Suppiah Canada	16	346 0.5×	202 0.5×	54 0.3×	207 1.7×	71 0.7×	35	930
Natasha Sheybani United States	17	451 0.6×	184 0.4×	73 0.4×	73 0.6×	73 0.7×	36	796
Joan M. Greve United States	16	373 0.5×	172 0.4×	71 0.4×	134 1.1×	91 0.8×	38	1.1k
Dianne Daniels Israel	18	370 0.5×	341 0.8×	63 0.3×	307 2.5×	215 2.0×	39	1.2k
Guillaume Bouchoux France	16	602 0.8×	348 0.8×	123 0.6×	64 0.5×	62 0.6×	39	750
Milan Ganguly Canada	7	618 0.8×	316 0.8×	197 1.0×	35 0.3×	90 0.8×	7	803

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Alkins, Ryan, et al.. (2025). Shear Stress and Microbubble‐Mediated Modulation of Endothelial Cell Immunobiology. Small Science. 5(4). 2400489–2400489. 1 indexed citations

Alkins, Ryan, et al.. (2025). Prognostic and predictive determinants in high-grade gliomas: integrating tumor-intrinsic biology with patient and system-level factors. Frontiers in Neurology. 16. 1664458–1664458. 1 indexed citations

Taslimi, Shervin, et al.. (2025). A Population-Based Cohort Study of Glioblastoma (World Health Organization Grade 4 Gliomas) in Ontario: Continued Improvement in Care over 25 Years. World Neurosurgery. 196. 123821–123821. 2 indexed citations

Ellenbogen, Yosef, et al.. (2025). End-of-life care in glioblastoma: A population-based study. Neuro-Oncology. 27(6). 1640–1653.

Alkins, Ryan, et al.. (2024). Focused ultrasound-assisted delivery of immunomodulating agents in brain cancer. Journal of Controlled Release. 367. 283–299. 26 indexed citations

Alkins, Ryan, et al.. (2023). Current and Emerging Systems for Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Blood–Brain Barrier Opening. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 49(7). 1479–1490. 10 indexed citations

Yan, Michael, et al.. (2022). Outcomes of Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Small and Moderate-Sized Brain Metastases: A Single-Institution Analysis. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 869572–869572. 3 indexed citations

Toyota, Eric, Shervin Taslimi, & Ryan Alkins. (2021). Optimal Management of Calvarial Lymphoma: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 151. e484–e494. 3 indexed citations

Samuel, Nardin, et al.. (2021). Practice patterns in the management of recurrent and residual non-functioning pituitary adenomas: Results from a Canada-wide survey. eNeurologicalSci. 22. 100317–100317. 5 indexed citations

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Mainprize, Todd G., Nir Lipsman, Yuexi Huang, et al.. (2019). Blood-Brain Barrier Opening in Primary Brain Tumors with Non-invasive MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound: A Clinical Safety and Feasibility Study. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 321–321. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cho, Newton, Ryan Alkins, Osaama H. Khan, Howard J. Ginsberg, & Michael D. Cusimano. (2018). Unilateral Lumbar Facet Dislocation: Case Report and Review of the Literature. World Neurosurgery. 123. 310–316. 4 indexed citations

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Alkins, Ryan & Todd G. Mainprize. (2018). High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation Therapy of Gliomas. Progress in neurological surgery. 32. 39–47. 18 indexed citations

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Huang, Yuexi, Ryan Alkins, Michael L. Schwartz, & Kullervo Hynynen. (2016). Opening the Blood-Brain Barrier with MR Imaging–guided Focused Ultrasound: Preclinical Testing on a Trans–Human Skull Porcine Model. Radiology. 282(1). 123–130. 98 indexed citations

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Alkins, Ryan, Alison Burgess, Robert S. Kerbel, Winfried S. Wels, & Kullervo Hynynen. (2016). Early treatment of HER2-amplified brain tumors with targeted NK-92 cells and focused ultrasound improves survival. Neuro-Oncology. 18(7). 974–981. 109 indexed citations

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Aviv, Richard I., Thien Huynh, Yongwei Huang, et al.. (2014). An In Vivo, MRI-Integrated Real-Time Model of Active Contrast Extravasation in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 35(9). 1693–1699. 18 indexed citations

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Alkins, Ryan, Peter Brodersen, R. N. S. Sodhi, & Kullervo Hynynen. (2013). Enhancing drug delivery for boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumors with focused ultrasound. Neuro-Oncology. 15(9). 1225–1235. 44 indexed citations

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Alkins, Ryan, Alison Burgess, Milan Ganguly, et al.. (2013). Focused Ultrasound Delivers Targeted Immune Cells to Metastatic Brain Tumors. Cancer Research. 73(6). 1892–1899. 164 indexed citations

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Salehi, Fateme, Shahrzad Jalali, Ryan Alkins, et al.. (2012). Proteins involved in regulating bone invasion in skull base meningiomas. Acta Neurochirurgica. 155(3). 421–427. 22 indexed citations

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Alkins, Ryan, Charles Matouk, Juan Pablo Cruz, et al.. (2012). Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting for Patients Less than 70 Years-of-Age. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 39(3). 338–342. 3 indexed citations

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Arnfield, M.R., et al.. (2004). The use of film dosimetry of the penumbra region to improve the accuracy of intensity modulated radiotherapy. Medical Physics. 32(1). 12–18. 39 indexed citations

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