Thomas W. Shields

3.7k total citations
103 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas W. Shields is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Shields has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 32 papers in Surgery and 22 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Shields's work include Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (32 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (22 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (13 papers). Thomas W. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (32 papers), Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations (22 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (13 papers). Thomas W. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Philippines. Thomas W. Shields's co-authors include Robert J. Keehn, George A. Higgins, Mary J. Matthews, Steven C Immerman, Edward W. Humphrey, Marleta Reynolds, Merrill S. Kies, Reneé S. Hartz, Willard A. Fry and Louis R. Head and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Shields

97 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas W. Shields United States 29 1.7k 796 726 432 170 103 2.5k
AA Moss United States 30 696 0.4× 448 0.6× 1.5k 2.1× 437 1.0× 475 2.8× 75 2.7k
Anastase Spiliopoulos Switzerland 31 2.3k 1.4× 735 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 290 0.7× 310 1.8× 100 3.5k
Irvin F. Hawkins United States 30 1.6k 0.9× 451 0.6× 1.5k 2.0× 592 1.4× 335 2.0× 128 3.1k
F. Griffith Pearson Canada 27 2.0k 1.2× 471 0.6× 1.7k 2.3× 191 0.4× 188 1.1× 50 3.1k
James G. Caridi United States 20 722 0.4× 368 0.5× 1.2k 1.6× 611 1.4× 209 1.2× 54 2.2k
Sidney L. Saltzstein United States 28 805 0.5× 831 1.0× 787 1.1× 342 0.8× 84 0.5× 72 2.4k
Steven G. Meranze United States 27 1.1k 0.7× 343 0.4× 1.3k 1.8× 508 1.2× 360 2.1× 55 2.6k
T H Shawker United States 21 358 0.2× 533 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 625 1.4× 154 0.9× 36 2.5k
Mario Bezzi Italy 33 1.7k 1.0× 541 0.7× 1.9k 2.7× 1.0k 2.4× 560 3.3× 119 3.5k
Alon Yellin Israel 25 1.0k 0.6× 470 0.6× 629 0.9× 495 1.1× 86 0.5× 87 1.9k

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All Works

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Church, Chris, Freeman Miller, Nancy Lennon, et al.. (2024). Gait pattern differences in unilaterally affected children with cerebral palsy and children with acquired brain insult. Gait & Posture. 115. 116–121. 1 indexed citations
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Shrader, M. Wade, Chris Church, Nancy Lennon, et al.. (2021). Well-Being of Ambulatory Adults With Cerebral Palsy: Education, Employment, and Physical Function of a Cohort Who Received Specialized Pediatric Care. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 732906–732906. 10 indexed citations
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Lennon, Nancy, Chris Church, Thomas W. Shields, et al.. (2021). Factors associated with walking activity in adults with cerebral palsy. Gait & Posture. 90. 43–47. 3 indexed citations
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Frank, Michael, Thomas W. Shields, Axel W. Joob, et al.. (1997). Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Lung. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 64(4). 1162–1164. 28 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W.. (1991). Screening, staging, and diagnostic investigation of non-small cell lung cancer patients. Current Opinion in Oncology. 3(2). 297–305. 7 indexed citations
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Backer, Carl L., Joseph LoCicero, Reneé S. Hartz, James S. Donaldson, & Thomas W. Shields. (1990). Computed Tomography in Patients with Esophageal Perforation. CHEST Journal. 98(5). 1078–1080. 73 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W.. (1990). The significance of ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node metastasis (N2 disease) in non-small cell carcinoma of the lung. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 99(1). 48–53. 93 indexed citations
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Karrer, K, et al.. (1989). The importance of surgical and multimodality treatment for small cell bronchial carcinoma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 97(2). 168–176. 53 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W. & Marleta Reynolds. (1988). Neurogenic Tumors of the Thorax. Surgical Clinics of North America. 68(3). 645–668. 74 indexed citations
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Eckersberger, F., E. Moritz, Ernst Wolner, & Thomas W. Shields. (1987). Circumferential tracheal replacement with costal cartilage. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 94(2). 175–180. 11 indexed citations
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Kies, Merrill S., Tat-Kin Tsang, Ramananda M. Shetty, et al.. (1987). Cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil in the primary management of squamous esophageal cancer. Cancer. 60(9). 2156–2160. 91 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W.. (1986). Surgery of small cell lung cancer. CHEST Journal. 89(4). 264S–267. 2 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W., George A. Higgins, Mary J. Matthews, & Robert J. Keehn. (1982). Surgical resection in the management of small cell carcinoma of the lung. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 84(4). 481–488. 182 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W., Edward W. Humphrey, Mary J. Matthews, Charles E. Eastridge, & Robert J. Keehn. (1980). Pathological stage grouping of patients with resected carcinoma of the lung. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 80(3). 400–405. 27 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W., George A. Higgins, & Robert J. Keehn. (1972). Factors influencing survival after resection for bronchial carcinoma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 64(3). 391–399. 33 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W., George A. Higgins, Richard L. Lawton, Alfred Heilbrunn, & Robert J. Keehn. (1970). Preoperative x-ray therapy as an adjuvant in the treatment of bronchogenic carcinoma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 59(1). 49–61. 67 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W., et al.. (1963). BILATERAL SURGERY FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 45(1). 91–100. 10 indexed citations
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Lees, William M., et al.. (1962). EXTRAPERIOSTEAL PARAFFIN PLOMBAGE THORACOPLASTY. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 44(3). 371–384. 15 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W., et al.. (1959). PERSISTENT PLEURAL AIR SPACE FOLLOWING RESECTION FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 38(4). 523–536. 9 indexed citations
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Shields, Thomas W., et al.. (1959). EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL APPLICATION OF A PUMP FOR PARTIAL AND TOTAL AORTIC BYPASS. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 38(2). 179–185. 4 indexed citations

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