William B. Robb

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

William B. Robb is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, William B. Robb has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in William B. Robb's work include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (24 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (22 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (14 papers). William B. Robb is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (24 papers), Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (22 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (14 papers). William B. Robb collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, France and United States. William B. Robb's co-authors include C. Mariette, Guillaume Piessen, Mathieu Messager, Laëtitia Dahan, Laurent Bedenne, E. Maillard, P. Thomas, Jean‐François Seitz, Jean–Pierre Triboulet and Bernard Meunier and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Surgery and Gut.

In The Last Decade

William B. Robb

42 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Surgery Alone Versus Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surger... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Surgery Alone Versus Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery for Stage I and II Esophageal Cancer: Final Analysis of Randomized Controlled Phase III Trial FFCD 9901
    2014 413 citations C. Mariette, Laëtitia Dahan et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William B. Robb Ireland 19 1.1k 956 174 116 104 45 1.3k
Steven Nurkin United States 18 854 0.8× 514 0.5× 571 3.3× 62 0.5× 262 2.5× 52 1.3k
Benedetto Mungo United States 16 478 0.4× 343 0.4× 117 0.7× 109 0.9× 57 0.5× 39 640
Peter A. Neijenhuis Netherlands 18 562 0.5× 101 0.1× 407 2.3× 110 0.9× 192 1.8× 34 803
F. Borie France 18 688 0.6× 469 0.5× 282 1.6× 193 1.7× 20 0.2× 82 965
Jennifer Straatman Netherlands 18 916 0.9× 718 0.8× 176 1.0× 92 0.8× 157 1.5× 46 1.1k
Yen‐Yi Juo United States 14 294 0.3× 142 0.1× 142 0.8× 33 0.3× 119 1.1× 38 607
Iain McCallum United Kingdom 13 679 0.6× 129 0.1× 475 2.7× 60 0.5× 61 0.6× 25 914
Pieter C. van der Sluis Netherlands 21 1.6k 1.5× 1.5k 1.6× 134 0.8× 163 1.4× 82 0.8× 59 1.8k
Brad Champagne United States 15 578 0.5× 173 0.2× 492 2.8× 74 0.6× 185 1.8× 26 770
Frank A. Lederle United States 11 167 0.2× 667 0.7× 493 2.8× 21 0.2× 132 1.3× 17 909

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William B. Robb

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Robb, William B., Julie Véziant, Laëtitia Dahan, et al.. (2025). What are the outcomes for long-term survivors after esophagectomy ? – Evidence from a randomized controlled trial (FFCD9901). European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(7). 109736–109736. 1 indexed citations
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Davey, Matthew G., Noel E. Donlon, Jessie A. Elliott, William B. Robb, & Jarlath Bolger. (2025). Optimal oesophagogastric anastomosis techniques for oesophageal cancer surgery – A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(5). 109600–109600. 1 indexed citations
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Coleman, C. Norman, et al.. (2025). Quality and safety of Ireland’s first robotic oesophagectomy program. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 194(6). 2357–2363.
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Davey, Matthew G., Éanna J. Ryan, Jeroen E. H. Ponten, et al.. (2023). Evaluating mesh fixation techniques for ventral hernia repair: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised control trials. The American Journal of Surgery. 228. 62–69. 1 indexed citations
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Davey, Matthew G., Hugo C. Temperley, Niall J. O’Sullivan, et al.. (2023). Minimally Invasive and Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 30(9). 5544–5557. 17 indexed citations
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Bolger, Jarlath, Noel E. Donlon, Waqas Butt, et al.. (2021). Successful maintenance of process and outcomes for oesophageal cancer surgery in Ireland during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 191(2). 831–837. 9 indexed citations
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Bolger, Jarlath, et al.. (2021). Surgery by a minimally invasive approach is associated with improved textbook outcomes in oesophageal and gastric cancer. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 47(9). 2332–2339. 30 indexed citations
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Bolger, Jarlath, et al.. (2018). Options in bariatric surgery: modeled decision analysis supports Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy as the treatments of choice. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 14(11). 1670–1677. 2 indexed citations
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Ryan, Jessica, Ailín C. Rogers, & William B. Robb. (2018). A study evaluating cost awareness amongst surgeons in a health service under financial strain. International Journal of Surgery. 56. 184–187. 11 indexed citations
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Ahmed, Ola, Ailín C. Rogers, Jarlath Bolger, et al.. (2018). Meta-analysis of outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage versus percutaneous cholecystostomy for the management of acute cholecystitis. Surgical Endoscopy. 32(4). 1627–1635. 36 indexed citations
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Robb, William B., Mathieu Messager, Caroline Gronnier, et al.. (2015). High-Grade Toxicity to Neoadjuvant Treatment for Upper Gastrointestinal Carcinomas: What is the Impact on Perioperative and Oncologic Outcomes?. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 22(11). 3632–3639. 26 indexed citations
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Mariette, C., Laëtitia Dahan, F. Mornex, et al.. (2014). Surgery Alone Versus Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Surgery for Stage I and II Esophageal Cancer: Final Analysis of Randomized Controlled Phase III Trial FFCD 9901. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32(23). 2416–2422. 413 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robb, William B., Laëtitia Dahan, F. Mornex, et al.. (2014). Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation on Lymph Node Status in Esophageal Cancer. Annals of Surgery. 261(5). 902–908. 61 indexed citations
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Mariette, C., Marie‐Christine Copin, William B. Robb, et al.. (2014). Replacement of the esophagus with fascial flap–wrapped allogenic aorta. Journal of Surgical Research. 193(1). 176–183. 3 indexed citations
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Gronnier, Caroline, Mathieu Messager, William B. Robb, et al.. (2013). Is the negative prognostic impact of signet ring cell histology maintained in early gastric adenocarcinoma?. Surgery. 154(5). 1093–1099. 56 indexed citations
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Mariette, C., Guillaume Piessen, & William B. Robb. (2012). Publishing in surgery: how and why?. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 398(4). 587–593. 3 indexed citations

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