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David R. Farley

David R. Farley

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
70
Citations
15528
World Ranking
20116
National Ranking
10013

David R. Farley publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David R. Farley sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 342 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

David R. Farley D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David R. Farley sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David R. Farley is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and works primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery. Their research encompasses several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Gender Studies.

The scientist's research has spanned a variety of topics. Primary areas of focus include:

  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Hernia repair and management

David R. Farley has published extensively, with significant contributions reflected in frequent appearances in multiple peer-reviewed journals. The primary venues for their work are:

  • Journal of surgical education (5 publications)
  • The American Journal of Surgery (3 publications)
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology (2 publications)
  • Surgery (2 publications)
  • Journal of Surgical Research (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by David R. Farley include:

  • Workload Differentiates Breast Surgical Procedures: NSM Associated with Higher Workload Demand than SSM, 2020, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Is same-day discharge associated with increased 30-day postoperative complications and readmissions in patients undergoing laparoscopic adrenalectomy?, 2020, Surgery
  • Not all adrenal incidentalomas require biochemical testing to exclude pheochromocytoma: Mayo clinic experience and a meta-analysis, 2020, Gland Surgery
  • APDS Consensus Statement: Ideal Senior Medical Student Experiences for Preparedness for General Surgery Internship, 2020, Journal of surgical education
  • Occurrence and Natural History of Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Cowden Syndrome, 2020, European Thyroid Journal

Frequent collaborators include Jad M. Abdelsattar, Moustafa M. El Khatib, Samuel Allen, T. K. Pandian, and Vicky J.-H. Yeh.

In addition to articles, David R. Farley has contributed to book publications. One recorded book is "Mayo Clinic General Surgery," published in 2020 by Oxford University Press.

Best Publications

  • Role for adrenal venous sampling in primary aldosteronism

    William F. Young;Anthony W. Stanson;Geoffrey B. Thompson;Clive S. Grant

  • Value of Preoperative Ultrasonography in the Surgical Management of Initial and Reoperative Papillary Thyroid Cancer

    John M. Stulak;Clive S. Grant;Clive S. Grant;David R. Farley;Geoffrey B. Thompson

  • Laparoscopic versus open posterior adrenalectomy: A case-control study of 100 patients

    Geoffrey B Thompson;Geoffrey B Thompson;Clive S Grant;Clive S Grant;Jon A van Heerden;Jon A van Heerden;Richard T Schlinkert;Richard T Schlinkert

  • Primary aldosteronism: factors associated with normalization of blood pressure after surgery.

    Anna M. Sawka;William F. Young;Geoffrey B. Thompson;Clive S. Grant

  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy With Metastasis: Can Axillary Dissection Be Avoided in Some Patients With Breast Cancer?

    Carol Reynolds;Rosemarie Mick;John H. Donohue;Clive S. Grant

  • Primary hyperparathyroidism surgical management since the introduction of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy: Mayo Clinic experience.

    Clive S. Grant;Geoffrey Thompson;David Farley;Jon van Heerden

  • Simulation-based mastery learning improves patient outcomes in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial.

    Benjamin Zendejas;David A. Cook;Juliane Bingener;Marianne Huebner

  • What prognostic factors are important in duodenal adenocarcinoma

    Faisal G. Bakaeen;Michel M. Murr;Michael G. Sarr;Geoffrey B. Thompson

  • “Natural History” of Unresected Cholangiocarcinoma: Patient Outcome After Noncurative Intervention

    David R. Farley;Amy L. Weaver;David M. Nagorney

  • Reexploration for symptomatic hematomas after cervical exploration

    Shelby H. Burkey;Jon A. van Heerden;Geoffrey B. Thompson;Clive S. Grant

  • Surgical management and outcomes of 165 colonoscopic perforations from a single institution.

    Corey W. Iqbal;Daniel C. Cullinane;Henry J. Schiller;Mark D. Sawyer

  • The aldosteronoma resolution score: predicting complete resolution of hypertension after adrenalectomy for aldosteronoma.

    Rasa Zarnegar;William F. Young;James Lee;Matthew P. Sweet

  • Are patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type I prone to premature death

    Patrick G. Dean;Jon A. van Heerden;David R. Farley;Geoffrey B. Thompson

  • Spigelian Hernias: Repair and Outcome for 81 Patients

    David W. Larson;David R. Farley

  • Accuracy of Adrenal Imaging and Adrenal Venous Sampling in Predicting Surgical Cure of Primary Aldosteronism

    Vivien Lim;Qinghua Guo;Clive S. Grant;Geoffrey B. Thompson

  • Linked Deficiencies in Extracellular PPi and Osteopontin Mediate Pathologic Calcification Associated With Defective PC‐1 and ANK Expression

    Kristen Johnson;James Watson Goding;Deborah Van Etten;Adnan Sali

  • Colonoscopic perforations: a retrospective review.

    Corey W. Iqbal;Yun Shin Chun;David R. Farley

  • The significance of sinistral portal hypertension complicating chronic pancreatitis.

    George H Sakorafas;Michael G Sarr;David R Farley;Michael B Farnell

  • Pancreaticobiliary and duodenal perforations after periampullary endoscopic procedures: Diagnosis and management

    Javairiah Fatima;Todd H. Baron;Mark D. Topazian;Scott G. Houghton

  • Adrenocortical carcinoma: surgical progress or status quo?

    Michael L. Kendrick;Ricardo Lloyd;Lori Erickson;David R. Farley

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