Thomas Aherne

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Aherne is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Internal Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Aherne has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 15 papers in Internal Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Aherne's work include Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases (17 papers), Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (15 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (8 papers). Thomas Aherne is often cited by papers focused on Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases (17 papers), Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management (15 papers) and Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (8 papers). Thomas Aherne collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Singapore. Thomas Aherne's co-authors include Stewart R. Walsh, Elrasheid A. H. Kheirelseid, Khalid Bashar, Simon W. MacGowan, Austin L. Leahy, M. Neligan, Paul S. Sidhu, A. E. Wood, C B Higgins and D. Tscholakoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Aherne

60 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Editor's Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Editor's Choice – European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2022 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Venous Disease of the Lower Limbs
    2022 325 citations Thomas Aherne, Stephen Black et al. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Aherne Ireland 16 772 366 273 197 186 63 1.1k
Grigorios Tsigkas Greece 20 818 1.1× 340 0.9× 1.2k 4.4× 518 2.6× 188 1.0× 148 1.9k
Roberto Cappelli Italy 18 215 0.3× 218 0.6× 257 0.9× 193 1.0× 19 0.1× 60 944
Ahmet Çağrı Aykan Türkiye 16 402 0.5× 202 0.6× 809 3.0× 227 1.2× 30 0.2× 112 1.1k
Marco J.D. Tangelder Netherlands 20 767 1.0× 279 0.8× 593 2.2× 474 2.4× 27 0.1× 39 1.5k
Murat Aksoy Türkiye 16 418 0.5× 101 0.3× 51 0.2× 224 1.1× 66 0.4× 53 669
Sudeep Kumar India 16 198 0.3× 43 0.1× 238 0.9× 252 1.3× 35 0.2× 95 839
Alan A. Sag United States 15 178 0.2× 77 0.2× 96 0.4× 149 0.8× 58 0.3× 65 654
Axel Schlagenhauf Austria 16 196 0.3× 70 0.2× 220 0.8× 138 0.7× 45 0.2× 52 813
Davide Cao United States 19 584 0.8× 155 0.4× 945 3.5× 146 0.7× 22 0.1× 85 1.2k
Marek Jemielity Poland 15 440 0.6× 55 0.2× 465 1.7× 254 1.3× 11 0.1× 173 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Aherne

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Aherne

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All Works

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Aherne, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Axial Ablation versus Terminal Interruption of the Reflux Source (AAVTIRS): A Randomised Controlled Trial. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 58(8). 805–812. 1 indexed citations
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Davey, Matthew G., et al.. (2023). Optimal Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 65(5). 690–699. 11 indexed citations
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Aherne, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Peri-procedural thromboprophylaxis in the prevention of DVT in varicose vein interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Surgeon. 20(6). e392–e404. 7 indexed citations
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Aherne, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Eversion Endarterectomy – An Alternative Approach to Occlusive External Iliac Artery disease. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 83. 290–297.
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Hassanin, Ahmed, Thomas Aherne, Garrett Greene, et al.. (2019). A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies comparing nonthermal versus thermal endovenous ablation in superficial venous incompetence. Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 7(6). 902–913.e3. 30 indexed citations
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Aherne, Thomas, Elrasheid A. H. Kheirelseid, Darragh O’Neill, et al.. (2016). The Use of Arteriovenous Fistulae as an Adjunct to Peripheral Arterial Bypass: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 51(5). 707–717. 6 indexed citations
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Healy, David, et al.. (2008). Impact of pacing modality and biventricular pacing on cardiac output and coronary conduit flow in the post-cardiotomy patient. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 7(5). 805–808. 12 indexed citations
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Alam, Mahmood, et al.. (2007). Characterization of the Effects of Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition in the Regulation of Apoptosis in Human Small and Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 14(9). 2678–2684. 11 indexed citations
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Aherne, Thomas, et al.. (2007). Possible Fire Hazard Caused by Mismatching Electrical Chargers With the Incorrect Device Within the Operating Room. Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology. 39(3). 199–200. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Jianghuai, et al.. (2005). Surgically Induced Accelerated Local and Distant Tumor Growth is Significantly Attenuated by Selective COX-2 Inhibition. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 79(3). 990–995. 23 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Anthony G., et al.. (2004). How much heparin do we really need to go on pump? A rethink of current practices. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 26(5). 947–950. 17 indexed citations
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Flynn, Michael, et al.. (2003). Dopexamine increases internal mammary artery blood flow following coronary artery bypass grafting. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 24(4). 547–551. 3 indexed citations
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Andrews, Emmet, et al.. (2003). A new specifically designed forceps for chest drain insertion. Injury. 34(12). 957–959. 2 indexed citations
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Redmond, Karen, et al.. (2002). The role of COX-2 inhibitors in lung cancer. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 74(5). 1648–1652. 28 indexed citations
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MacGowan, Simon W., et al.. (1993). Atrial myxoma: National incidence, diagnosis and surgical management. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 162(6). 223–226. 119 indexed citations
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Aherne, Thomas, et al.. (1991). Mediastinoscopy as a predictor of resectability in patients with bronchogenic carcinoma. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 160(9). 291–292. 4 indexed citations
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Jaschke, Werner, et al.. (1988). Quantitation of Intracardiac Shunts by Cine-CT. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 12(1). 82–87. 5 indexed citations

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