Thomas Cink

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 873 citations indexed

About

Thomas Cink is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Cink has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 873 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 3 papers in Oncology and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Cink's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (3 papers), Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (2 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (2 papers). Thomas Cink is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (3 papers), Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (2 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (2 papers). Thomas Cink collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Thomas Cink's co-authors include Melissa A. Durand, Emily F. Conant, Elizabeth A. Rafferty, Donna Plecha, Debra S. Copit, Sarah M. Friedewald, Stephen L. Rose, Mary K. Hayes, Lora D. Barke and Dave P. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Cink

7 papers receiving 848 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.

Breast Cancer Screening Using Tomosynthesis in Combination With Digital Mammography

2014 603 citations Sarah M. Friedewald, Elizabeth A. Rafferty et al. JAMA profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Cink United States	5	707	397	304	258	106	7	873
Darin White United States	13	372 0.5×	72 0.2×	223 0.7×	212 0.8×	107 1.0×	25	773
Massimo Falchini Italy	17	703 1.0×	103 0.3×	469 1.5×	319 1.2×	13 0.1×	39	1.0k
Julianne S. Greenberg United States	3	602 0.9×	481 1.2×	372 1.2×	308 1.2×	5 0.0×	6	778
Linda Hovanessian‐Larsen United States	13	208 0.3×	122 0.3×	439 1.4×	192 0.7×	15 0.1×	36	845
Debra S. Copit United States	6	644 0.9×	508 1.3×	583 1.9×	344 1.3×	5 0.0×	7	1.1k
Jaime Geisel United States	8	675 1.0×	591 1.5×	461 1.5×	475 1.8×	5 0.0×	10	1.1k
Stephen L. Rose Switzerland	8	773 1.1×	637 1.6×	462 1.5×	386 1.5×	5 0.0×	10	1.1k
M. Meier-Meitinger Germany	13	170 0.2×	137 0.3×	161 0.5×	92 0.4×	8 0.1×	28	432
John G. Pearce United States	11	219 0.3×	108 0.3×	100 0.3×	202 0.8×	7 0.1×	33	477
Tafadzwa L. Chaunzwa United States	10	379 0.5×	175 0.4×	428 1.4×	95 0.4×	7 0.1×	21	827

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Cink

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Cink

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Rafferty, Elizabeth A., Stephen L. Rose, Dave P. Miller, et al.. (2017). Effect of age on breast cancer screening using tomosynthesis in combination with digital mammography. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 164(3). 659–666. 17 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Celia P., Sarah Sawyer, Jeffrey A. Tice, et al.. (2016). The WISDOM study pilot: Evaluating a preference-tolerant RCT of risk-based vs. annual breast cancer screening.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 34(15_suppl). e13035–e13035. 2 indexed citations

3.

Friedewald, Sarah M., Elizabeth A. Rafferty, Stephen L. Rose, et al.. (2014). Breast Cancer Screening Using Tomosynthesis in Combination With Digital Mammography. JAMA. 311(24). 2499–2499. 603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cink, Thomas. (2010). Breast cancer screening update and evaluation of the high-risk patient.. PubMed. Spec No. 23–30. 1 indexed citations

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Lynch, David A., et al.. (1993). Uncomplicated asthma in adults: comparison of CT appearance of the lungs in asthmatic and healthy subjects.. Radiology. 188(3). 829–833. 191 indexed citations

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Welsh, Carolyn H., Peter D. Wagner, John Τ. Reeves, et al.. (1993). Operation Everest II: Spirometric and Radiographic Changes in Acclimatized Humans at Simulated High Altitudes. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 147(5). 1239–1244. 54 indexed citations

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Newell, John D., et al.. (1991). Imaging of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene prosthetic diaphragm following extrapleural pneumonectomy for mesothelioma. Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 6(4). 81–84. 5 indexed citations

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