Wilford B. Neptune

1.8k total citations
40 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wilford B. Neptune is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilford B. Neptune has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Surgery, 21 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wilford B. Neptune's work include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (7 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Congenital Heart Disease Studies (5 papers). Wilford B. Neptune is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (7 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Congenital Heart Disease Studies (5 papers). Wilford B. Neptune collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Wilford B. Neptune's co-authors include Charles P. Bailey, F. Henry Ellis, David M. Shahian, Howard K. Leonardi, Merle A. Legg, Yangja Jung-Legg, Elton Watkins, Richard H. Overholt, James A. Bougas and Daniel F. Downing and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cancer and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Wilford B. Neptune

40 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wilford B. Neptune United States 21 811 608 318 255 204 40 1.3k
Spencer Fc United States 18 562 0.7× 415 0.7× 443 1.4× 184 0.7× 66 0.3× 70 1.1k
Duncan A. Killen United States 23 874 1.1× 574 0.9× 564 1.8× 210 0.8× 61 0.3× 100 1.4k
Arthur D. Boyd United States 20 689 0.8× 377 0.6× 457 1.4× 262 1.0× 43 0.2× 38 1.2k
M Paneth United Kingdom 22 509 0.6× 538 0.9× 729 2.3× 622 2.4× 92 0.5× 68 1.5k
Lyman A. Brewer United States 19 784 1.0× 655 1.1× 183 0.6× 169 0.7× 40 0.2× 50 1.2k
George R. Burrus United States 23 971 1.2× 547 0.9× 739 2.3× 143 0.6× 40 0.2× 37 1.6k
Ralph A. Deterling United States 24 842 1.0× 625 1.0× 265 0.8× 114 0.4× 26 0.1× 72 1.4k
Steven M. Wetzner United States 11 569 0.7× 284 0.5× 212 0.7× 129 0.5× 197 1.0× 14 879
M Turina Switzerland 19 572 0.7× 303 0.5× 440 1.4× 218 0.9× 35 0.2× 74 928
Thomas H. Burford United States 21 627 0.8× 440 0.7× 214 0.7× 268 1.1× 135 0.7× 46 1.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Berger, Robert L., et al.. (1992). Thoracic surgery and the war against smoking: Richard H. Overholt, MD. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 53(4). 719–725. 1 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B.. (1988). Primary Lung Cancer Surgery in Stage II and Stage III. Archives of Surgery. 123(5). 583–583. 3 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B.. (1983). CARDIAC BIOPROSTHESES. CHEST Journal. 84(3). 49–49. 158 indexed citations
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Shahian, David M., Wilford B. Neptune, F. Henry Ellis, & Peter R. Maggs. (1983). Intraaortic Balloon Pump Morbidity: A Comparative Analysis of Risk Factors Between Percutaneous and Surgical Techniques. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 36(6). 644–653. 25 indexed citations
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Leonardi, Howard K., Yangja Jung-Legg, Merle A. Legg, & Wilford B. Neptune. (1978). Tracheobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 76(4). 431–438. 66 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1971). Pulmonary metastases from ceruminous adenocarcinoma (cylindroma) of external auditory canal. Cancer. 28(3). 775–780. 23 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1970). Current surgical management of pulmonary tuberculosis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 60(3). 384–391. 16 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1970). Current surgical management of pulmonary tuberculosis. The American Journal of Surgery. 119(4). 469–476. 2 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B.. (1967). Dissecting Aneurysms of the Thoracic Aorta. Diseases of the Chest. 52(2). 233–239. 6 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1966). Reoperation for bronchogenic carcinoma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 52(3). 342–350. 33 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B. & Charles P. Bailey. (1963). Survey of Surgical Treatment of Atrial Septal Defects. Diseases of the Chest. 43(4). 447–448. 9 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1961). Resection of the Carina and Main-Stem Bronchi with the Use of Extracorporeal Circulation. New England Journal of Medicine. 264(10). 492–494. 63 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1960). A mechanism to eliminate the donor blood prime from the pump-oxygenator.. PubMed. 10. 605–9. 58 indexed citations
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Overholt, Richard H. & Wilford B. Neptune. (1955). THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT IN BRONCHIECTASIS. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 30(3). 288–299. 1 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1955). EXPERIMENTAL TRANSPLANTATION OF THE COMPLETE ARCH OF THE AORTA. Annals of Surgery. 141(1). 38–46. 4 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B. & Charles P. Bailey. (1954). MITRAL COMMISSUROTOMY THROUGH THE RIGHT THORACIC APPROACH. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 28(1). 15–22. 35 indexed citations
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Bailey, Charles P., et al.. (1954). CARDIAC SURGERY UNDER HYPOTHERMIA. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 27(1). 73–95. 75 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., Charles P. Bailey, & Harry Goldberg. (1953). THE SURGICAL CORRECTION OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPOSITION OF THE PULMONARY VEINS. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 25(6). 623–634. 34 indexed citations
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Bailey, Charles P., et al.. (1953). ATRIO-SEPTO-PEXY FOR INTERATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS. Journal of Thoracic Surgery. 26(2). 184–219. 46 indexed citations
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Neptune, Wilford B., et al.. (1951). Pneumothorax as a complication of pneumoperitoneum.. PubMed. 63(6). 710–3. 7 indexed citations

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