Thomas G. Roberts

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas G. Roberts is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Economics and Econometrics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas G. Roberts has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Statistics and Probability, 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Thomas G. Roberts's work include Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (9 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (5 papers). Thomas G. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (9 papers), Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (5 papers). Thomas G. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Thomas G. Roberts's co-authors include Bruce A. Chabner, Thomas J. Lynch, Bernardo H. L. Goulart, Jeffrey W. Clark, Stan N. Finkelstein, Homer Pien, Hong Luo, Charles R. Dearolf, Paul Rose and Cyril H. Benes and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas G. Roberts

32 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chemotherapy and the war on cancer 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Chemotherapy and the war on cancer
    2005 1.6k citations Bruce A. Chabner, Thomas G. Roberts Nature reviews. Cancer profile →

Peers

Thomas G. Roberts
Steven Weitman United States
James M. Gallo United States
William P. Petros United States
Simon Zhou United States
Michael Amantea United States
Margaret Lee United States
David A. Van Echo United States
Joseph Ciccolini France
Giuseppe Corona Italy
Bikul Das United States
Steven Weitman United States
Thomas G. Roberts
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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas G. Roberts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas G. Roberts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas G. Roberts

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roberts, Thomas G. & Richard Linares. (2024). A method for assessing satellite operators’ compliance with geosynchronous orbital assignments. Acta Astronautica. 221. 218–229. 2 indexed citations
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Siritanaratkul, Bhavin, Clare F. Megarity, Thomas G. Roberts, et al.. (2017). Transfer of photosynthetic NADP+/NADPH recycling activity to a porous metal oxide for highly specific, electrochemically-driven organic synthesis. Chemical Science. 8(6). 4579–4586. 80 indexed citations
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Ni, Jing, Qingsong Liu, Shaozhen Xie, et al.. (2012). Functional Characterization of an Isoform-Selective Inhibitor of PI3K-p110β as a Potential Anticancer Agent. Cancer Discovery. 2(5). 425–433. 125 indexed citations
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Plessis, Anton du, et al.. (2010). Selective deactivation of M13 bacteriophage in E. Coli using femtosecond laser pulses. 1 indexed citations
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Schachter, Asher D., et al.. (2007). Economic Evaluation of a Bayesian Model to Predict Late-Phase Success of New Chemical Entities. Value in Health. 10(5). 377–385. 4 indexed citations
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Chabner, Bruce A. & Thomas G. Roberts. (2007). Setting Fair Prices for Life-Saving Drugs. The AMA Journal of Ethic. 9(1). 38–43. 2 indexed citations
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Goulart, Bernardo H. L., Jeffrey W. Clark, Homer Pien, et al.. (2007). Trends in the Use and Role of Biomarkers in Phase I Oncology Trials. Clinical Cancer Research. 13(22). 6719–6726. 78 indexed citations
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Chabner, Bruce A. & Thomas G. Roberts. (2005). Chemotherapy and the war on cancer. Nature reviews. Cancer. 5(1). 65–72. 1616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zavriyev, A., et al.. (2005). <title>Practical single photon source for quantum communications</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5815. 159–163. 5 indexed citations
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Roberts, Thomas G. & Bruce A. Chabner. (2004). Beyond Fast Track for Drug Approvals. New England Journal of Medicine. 351(5). 501–505. 40 indexed citations
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Roberts, Thomas G.. (2004). Trends in the Risks and Benefits to Patients With Cancer Participating in Phase 1 Clinical Trials. JAMA. 292(17). 2130–2130. 232 indexed citations
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Agate, B., Edik U. Rafailov, W. Sibbett, et al.. (2004). Portable Ultrafast Blue Light Sources Designed With Frequency Doubling in KTP and&lt;tex&gt;$hboxKNbO_3$&lt;/tex&gt;. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 10(6). 1268–1276. 13 indexed citations
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Goulart, Bernardo H. L., Thomas G. Roberts, & Jeffrey W. Clark. (2004). Utility and costs of surrogate endpoints (SEs) and biomarkers in phase I oncology trials. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22(14_suppl). 6012–6012. 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Thomas G., Marc Barry, & Arthur T. Skarin. (2003). Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung with t(11:19)(q21:p13): a link to new biology.. PubMed. 1(8). 486–7; discussion 488. 6 indexed citations
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Roberts, Thomas G., Thomas J. Lynch, & Bruce A. Chabner. (2003). The Phase III Trial in the Era of Targeted Therapy: Unraveling the “Go or No Go” Decision. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 21(19). 3683–3695. 72 indexed citations
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Luo, Hong, Paul Rose, Thomas G. Roberts, & Charles R. Dearolf. (2002). The Hopscotch Jak kinase requires the Raf pathway to promote blood cell activation and differentiation in Drosophila. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 267(1). 57–63. 44 indexed citations
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Bandy, William D., et al.. (1996). False Aneurysm—A Complication Following an Inversion Ankle Sprain: A Case Report. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 23(4). 272–279. 31 indexed citations
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Crow, M. J., et al.. (1981). Antiplatelet Drugs In Haemodialysis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 1 indexed citations

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