Thomas O’Rourke

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 904 citations indexed

About

Thomas O’Rourke is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas O’Rourke has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 904 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Thomas O’Rourke's work include Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (2 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (2 papers) and Brain Metastases and Treatment (2 papers). Thomas O’Rourke is often cited by papers focused on Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (2 papers), Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis (2 papers) and Brain Metastases and Treatment (2 papers). Thomas O’Rourke collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas O’Rourke's co-authors include Timothy G. John, Myrddin Rees, Paris Tekkis, Fenella K.S. Welsh, C. George, Patricia A. Cornett, David F. Sobel, David B. Spring, Russell W. Strong and Karl E. Friedl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Surgery and The American Journal of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Thomas O’Rourke

9 papers receiving 885 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.

Evaluation of Long-term Survival After Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

2008 786 citations Myrddin Rees, Paris Tekkis et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas O’Rourke Australia	6	649	580	431	245	101	9	904
Marc Pocard France	15	754 1.2×	809 1.4×	598 1.4×	281 1.1×	27 0.3×	25	1.1k
Theo Ruers Netherlands	10	460 0.7×	372 0.6×	189 0.4×	153 0.6×	34 0.3×	13	606
Arié Ariche Israel	12	556 0.9×	954 1.6×	616 1.4×	231 0.9×	66 0.7×	26	1.2k
Hideo Baba Japan	14	342 0.5×	314 0.5×	262 0.6×	131 0.5×	23 0.2×	26	573
S. Chiara Italy	12	579 0.9×	158 0.3×	326 0.8×	173 0.7×	132 1.3×	36	828
Fadi F. Attiyeh United States	16	545 0.8×	212 0.4×	468 1.1×	290 1.2×	110 1.1×	29	890
Munemasa Ryu Japan	17	308 0.5×	389 0.7×	547 1.3×	275 1.1×	49 0.5×	63	829
Hiromitsu Ito Japan	7	294 0.5×	357 0.6×	272 0.6×	149 0.6×	24 0.2×	13	569
Ryuji Yoshioka Japan	16	599 0.9×	234 0.4×	467 1.1×	439 1.8×	27 0.3×	63	915
Cliff Tatum United States	13	416 0.6×	528 0.9×	260 0.6×	208 0.8×	16 0.2×	18	651

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas O’Rourke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas O’Rourke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas O’Rourke

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

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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O’Rourke, Thomas, Peter Hodgkinson, Katherine Stuart, et al.. (2023). Refining stereotactic body radiation therapy as a bridge to transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: An institutional experience. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 67(3). 299–307. 1 indexed citations

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McGahan, William, et al.. (2022). Synoptic Data Collection at the Point-of-Care Prior to the Cancer MDTM: A Multi-Regional Strategy to Improve Quality of Care for All Patients with Pancreatic Cancer in Queensland. HPB. 24. S361–S361. 1 indexed citations

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Strong, Russell W., Jonathan Fawcett, Michael Hatzifotis, et al.. (2013). Surgical implications of a left-sided gallbladder. The American Journal of Surgery. 206(1). 59–63. 21 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas, et al.. (2013). Spontaneous intrahepatic haemorrhage: two cases of segmental arterial mediolysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 85(1-2). 49–52. 7 indexed citations

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Rees, Myrddin, Paris Tekkis, Fenella K.S. Welsh, Thomas O’Rourke, & Timothy G. John. (2008). Evaluation of Long-term Survival After Hepatic Resection for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. Annals of Surgery. 247(1). 125–135. 786 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Rourke, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Rare complication of Q fever vaccination. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 46(2). 124–125. 4 indexed citations

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Press, Oliver W., Michael LeBlanc, Thomas O’Rourke, et al.. (1998). Phase II trial of paclitaxel by 24-hour continuous infusion for relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: Southwest Oncology Group trial 9246.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 16(2). 574–578. 20 indexed citations

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Friedl, Karl E., et al.. (1988). Clinical usefulness of an algorithm for the early diagnosis of spinal metastatic disease.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 6(1). 154–157. 24 indexed citations

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O’Rourke, Thomas, C. George, H. Christian Davidson, et al.. (1986). Spinal computed tomography and computed tomographic metrizamide myelography in the early diagnosis of metastatic disease.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 4(4). 576–583. 40 indexed citations

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