Walter G. Gunn

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Walter G. Gunn is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Radiation and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter G. Gunn has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 9 papers in Radiation and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Walter G. Gunn's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (9 papers), Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy (7 papers) and Radiation Dose and Imaging (5 papers). Walter G. Gunn is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (9 papers), Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy (7 papers) and Radiation Dose and Imaging (5 papers). Walter G. Gunn collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Walter G. Gunn's co-authors include Maurice Greenberg, James D. Cox, Ritsuko Komaki, Richard M. Hansen, Arthur J. Hartz, Donald P. Schlueter, Mary Fischer, Raymond G. Hoffman, Jack Kaufman and Irving Rappaport and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Cancer and Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Walter G. Gunn

44 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology

1994 1.4k citations Walter G. Gunn JAMA profile →
Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology

1997 998 citations Walter G. Gunn JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter G. Gunn United States	17	1.9k	1.4k	985	806	560	45	4.5k
C. C. Boring United States	11	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	848 0.9×	877 1.1×	554 1.0×	12	4.4k
T. S. Squires United States	8	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	798 0.8×	797 1.0×	466 0.8×	8	3.8k
G.H. Blijham Netherlands	35	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	502 0.9×	88	4.6k
Arvin S. Glicksman United States	34	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	716 0.7×	484 0.6×	422 0.8×	143	3.4k
R. Swindell United Kingdom	49	2.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	848 1.1×	743 1.3×	166	6.1k
Frøydis Langmark Norway	38	2.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	471 0.6×	801 1.4×	90	5.3k
B. Miller United States	5	3.6k 2.0×	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	808 1.4×	6	8.2k
Jeffrey Tobias United Kingdom	34	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	668 0.7×	416 0.5×	516 0.9×	136	3.7k
R. M. Fox Australia	29	2.1k 1.1×	581 0.4×	692 0.7×	957 1.2×	497 0.9×	77	4.8k
Milton P. Eisner United States	5	3.6k 1.9×	1.9k 1.4×	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.6×	748 1.3×	10	8.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter G. Gunn

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All Works

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Gunn, Walter G.. (2004). Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology. JAMA. 291(19). 2383–2383. 245 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1997). Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. JAMA. 278(10). 871–871. 998 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gunn, Walter G., et al.. (1995). A blended beam technique to decrease toxic effects of post mastectomy irradiation by combining and sequentially mixing electrons and photons. Medical dosimetry. 20(3). 183–190. 5 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1990). Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology. JAMA. 263(16). 2258–2258. 298 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1989). Radiation Oncology: Rationale, Technique, Results. JAMA. 262(20). 2933–2933. 68 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1989). Clinical Radiation Oncology: Indications, Techniques, and Results. JAMA. 261(9). 1346–1346. 1 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1984). Doctors' Dilemmas: Moral Conflict and Medical Care. JAMA. 251(21). 2869–2869. 26 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1984). Breast Carcinoma: Current Diagnosis and Treatment. JAMA. 251(8). 1095–1095. 39 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1981). Lymphatic System Metastasis. JAMA. 245(22). 2343–2343. 3 indexed citations

10.

Gunn, Walter G.. (1980). Biomedical Ethics and the Law. JAMA. 244(15). 1728–1728. 5 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1978). Law and the Mental Health Professions: Friction at the Interface. JAMA. 240(22). 2490–2490. 8 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1978). The Influence of Litigation on Medical Practice. JAMA. 240(7). 685–685. 1 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1977). Early Breast Cancer: Its History and Results of Treatment. JAMA. 238(14). 1569–1569. 4 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1977). Quality Assurance in Health Care. JAMA. 237(5). 484–484. 4 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1977). Biomedical Ethics and the Law. JAMA. 237(11). 1155–1155. 5 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G., et al.. (1970). Cylindroma of the maxillary antrum. A case presentation and review of the literature.. PubMed. 39(5). 419–26. 2 indexed citations

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Sondhaus, C. A., et al.. (1969). PERMANENT INTERSTITIAL THERAPY USING LOW ENERGY AND LONG HALF-LIFE RADIATION SOURCES. American Journal of Roentgenology. 105(1). 157–164. 3 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G.. (1965). Treatment of cancer recurrent at the tracheostome. Cancer. 18(10). 1261–1264. 12 indexed citations

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Gunn, Walter G. & Simon Krämer. (1963). The Value of Radiation Therapy in Leiomyosarcoma of the Uterus. Radiology. 81(5). 854–860. 3 indexed citations

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Schreiber, Melvyn H., et al.. (1962). Reliability of visualization of the distal femoral epiphyses as a measure of maturity. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 83(9). 1249–1250. 3 indexed citations

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