Thomas E. Starzl

78.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
1.3k papers, 56.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Starzl is a scholar working on Surgery, Transplantation and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Starzl has authored 1.3k papers receiving a total of 56.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 811 papers in Surgery, 409 papers in Transplantation and 389 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Starzl's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (615 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (366 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (276 papers). Thomas E. Starzl is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (615 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (366 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (276 papers). Thomas E. Starzl collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Thomas E. Starzl's co-authors include Shunzaburo Iwatsuki, John J. Fung, Andreas G. Tzakis, Satoru Todo, Anthony J. Demetris, Byers W. Shaw, L Makowka, Robert D. Gordon, Noriko Murase and David H. Van Thiel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Starzl

1.2k papers receiving 53.2k 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.

REVERSIBILITY OF LYMPHOMAS AND LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE LESIONS DEVELOPING UNDER CYCLOSPORIN-STEROID THERAPY

1984 965 citations Thomas E. Starzl, Shunzaburo Iwatsuki et al. profile →
Evolution of Liver Transplantation

1982 682 citations Thomas E. Starzl, Shunzaburo Iwatsuki et al. Hepatology profile →
Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Tacrolimus

1995 655 citations Thomas E. Starzl et al. profile →
The pathology of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders occurring in the setting of cyclosporine A-prednisone immunosuppression.

1988 586 citations Thomas E. Starzl, L Makowka et al. PubMed profile →
Intraoperative Changes in Blood Coagulation and Thrombelastographic Monitoring in Liver Transplantation

1985 522 citations Thomas E. Starzl et al. profile →
Hepatic Resection Versus Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

1991 512 citations Shunzaburo Iwatsuki, Thomas E. Starzl et al. profile →
Orthotopic Homotransplantation of the Human Liver

1968 460 citations Thomas E. Starzl, Israel Penn et al. profile →
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation with Preservation of the Inferior Vena Cava

1989 449 citations Andreas G. Tzakis, Satoru Todo et al. profile →
Infections after Liver Transplantation

1988 424 citations Shunzaburo Iwatsuki, L Makowka et al. profile →
Venous Bypass in Clinical Liver Transplantation

1984 384 citations Shunzaburo Iwatsuki, Bartley P. Griffith et al. profile →
Malignant lymphomas in transplantation patients.

1969 370 citations Israel Penn, Thomas E. Starzl et al. PubMed profile →
Liver Transplantation to Provide Low-Density-Lipoprotein Receptors and Lower Plasma Cholesterol in a Child with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia

1984 346 citations Thomas E. Starzl et al. profile →
The origin, hormonal nature, and action of hepatotrophic substances in portal venous blood.

1973 301 citations Thomas E. Starzl, A. Francavilla et al. PubMed profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas E. Starzl	32.3k	22.4k	13.4k	12.7k	6.7k	1.3k	56.9k
John J. Fung	21.1k 0.7×	14.7k 0.7×	12.0k 0.9×	10.6k 0.8×	5.4k 0.8×	1.2k	44.3k
Ronald W. Busuttil	19.8k 0.6×	18.3k 0.8×	3.8k 0.3×	10.9k 0.9×	2.6k 0.4×	757	37.7k
Andreas G. Tzakis	14.2k 0.4×	8.8k 0.4×	7.6k 0.6×	5.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.2×	656	23.4k
Shinji Üemoto	15.3k 0.5×	13.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.2×	6.7k 0.5×	4.5k 0.7×	954	26.7k
Michael P. Manns	11.2k 0.3×	46.8k 2.1×	1.4k 0.1×	41.9k 3.3×	7.9k 1.2×	1.3k	76.8k
Russell H. Wiesner	16.2k 0.5×	24.0k 1.1×	3.5k 0.3×	18.0k 1.4×	2.0k 0.3×	332	32.8k
Pierre–Alain Clavien	18.3k 0.6×	13.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.1×	6.4k 0.5×	5.6k 0.8×	480	28.0k
Michaël Abécassis	10.2k 0.3×	15.5k 0.7×	3.4k 0.3×	8.3k 0.6×	2.6k 0.4×	333	23.8k
David E. Kleiner	7.3k 0.2×	17.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.1×	32.1k 2.5×	6.8k 1.0×	515	50.7k
Richard L. Simmons	7.6k 0.2×	1.6k 0.1×	3.0k 0.2×	6.3k 0.5×	4.1k 0.6×	592	32.6k

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Starzl, Thomas E., et al.. (2013). Fifty years later.. PubMed. 105–9. 1 indexed citations

Starzl, Thomas E.. (2008). What does—and does not—spur innovation?. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 75. 1 indexed citations

Shapiro, Ron, Amit Basu, Henkie P. Tan, et al.. (2005). Kidney transplantation under minimal immunosuppression after pretransplant lymphoid depletion with Thymoglobulin or Campath. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 200(4). 505–515. 124 indexed citations

Thai, Ngoc, Kareem Abu‐Elmagd, Geoffrey Bond, et al.. (2004). Pancreatic transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh.. PubMed. 205–14. 9 indexed citations

Pham, Si M., Abdul S. Rao, Adriana Zeevi, et al.. (2000). A clinical trial combining donor bone marrow infusion and heart transplantation: Intermediate-term results. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 119(4). 673–681. 29 indexed citations

Fung, John J., et al.. (2000). 가족성 용종증 환자에서 시행한 췌장-소장 이식. Journal of the Korean Surgical Society. 58(6). 867–871. 3 indexed citations

Shapiro, R, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, et al.. (1997). Clinical features of acute reversible tacrolimus (FK 506) nephrotoxicity in kidney transplant recipients. Clinical Transplantation. 11(3). 237–242. 55 indexed citations

Rugeles, Marı́a Teresa, Abdelouahab Aı̈touche, Adriana Zeevi, et al.. (1997). EVIDENCE FOR THE PRESENCE OF MULTILINEAGE CHIMERISM AND PROGENITORS OF DONOR DENDRITIC CELLS IN THE PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF BONE MARROW-AUGMENTED ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS1. Transplantation. 64(5). 735–741. 26 indexed citations

Pham, Si M., Robert L. Kormos, Brack Hattler, et al.. (1996). A prospective trial of tacrolimus (FK 506) in clinical heart transplantation: Intermediate-term results. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 111(4). 764–772. 113 indexed citations

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Starzl, Thomas E.. (1995). Peter Brian Medawar: father of transplantation.. PubMed. 180(3). 332–6. 14 indexed citations

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Polimeno, Lorenzo, Alessandro Azzarone, Carmine Panella, et al.. (1995). Cell proliferation and oncogene expression after bile duct ligation in the rat: evidence of a specific growth effect on bile duct cells.. PubMed. 21(4). 1070–8. 55 indexed citations

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Thomson, Angus W. & Thomas E. Starzl. (1994). Immunosuppressive drugs : developments in anti-rejection therapy. 29 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Kenji, et al.. (1993). Sodium lactobionate sucrose solution for canine liver and kidney preservation.. PubMed. 25(1 Pt 2). 1618–9. 1 indexed citations

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Starzl, Thomas E.. (1993). Chimerism after Whole Organ Transplant. Guthrie Journal. 62(2). 49–53. 1 indexed citations

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Francavilla, A., Thomas E. Starzl, Ken A. Porter, et al.. (1991). Screening for candidate hepatic growth factors by selective portal infusion after canine Eck’s fistula. Hepatology. 14(4). 665–670. 80 indexed citations

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Stieber, A, Giovanni Ambrosino, D. Kahn, et al.. (1988). An Unusual Complication of Choledochocholedochostomy in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings. 20. 619. 21 indexed citations

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Starzl, Thomas E., T.R. Hakala, J. Thomas Rosenthal, S Iwatsuki, & B. W. Shaw. (1983). The Colorado-Pittsburgh Cadaveric Renal Transplantation Study with Cyclosporine. Transplantation Proceedings. 15. 2459. 30 indexed citations

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Putnam, Charles W. & Thomas E. Starzl. (1977). Simplified biopsy of the liver in dogs.. D-Scholarship@Pitt (University of Pittsburgh). 144(5). 759–759. 2 indexed citations

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Penn, Israel & Thomas E. Starzl. (1972). The Effect of Immunosuppression on Cancer. 7. 425. 13 indexed citations

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Barnes, Benjamin A., John B. Dossetor, David M. Hume, et al.. (1968). SIXTH REPORT OF THE HUMAN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT REGISTRY SPONSORED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE HUMAN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT REGISTRY Members of the Committee and affiliations are listed below. Transplantation. 6(8). 944–956. 15 indexed citations

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