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Erik K. Paulson

Erik K. Paulson

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
17217
World Ranking
18925
National Ranking
9434

Erik K. Paulson 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 Erik K. Paulson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 217 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik K. Paulson 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 Erik K. Paulson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Erik K. Paulson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery and Emergency Medicine. Their research spans important subfields including Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Oncology.

The scientist has published work in several prominent venues, most notably:

  • JAMA
  • Journal of Cannabis Research
  • Korean Journal of Radiology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Erik K. Paulson include Dimitrios Moris, Theodore N. Pappas, Lee Johnson, Marc Malone, and Josh Swider.

The main areas of study in their research include:

  • Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
  • Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Poisoning and Overdose Treatments
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Notable recent publications by Erik K. Paulson cover diverse topics within these areas. These include:

  • "Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Adults," 2021, JAMA
  • "Potency and safety analysis of hemp delta-9 products: the hemp vs. cannabis demarcation problem," 2023, Journal of Cannabis Research
  • "The Incidental Pancreatic Cyst: When to Worry About Cancer," 2024, Korean Journal of Radiology
  • "Diagnosis and Management of Acute Appendicitis-Reply," 2022, JAMA
  • "Correction: Potency and safety analysis of hemp delta-9 products: the hemp vs. cannabis demarcation problem," 2023, Journal of Cannabis Research

Best Publications

  • Analysis of air contrast barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy: prospective comparison

    DC Rockey;E Paulson;D Niedzwiecki;W Davis

  • Efficacy, Safety, and Biomarkers of Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab, Radiation Therapy, and Fluorouracil in Rectal Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Phase II Study

    Christopher G. Willett;Dan G. Duda;Emmanuelle di Tomaso;Yves Boucher

  • Lower frequency of peritoneal carcinomatosis in patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosed by EUS-guided FNA vs. percutaneous FNA

    Carlos Micames;Paul S Jowell;Rebekah White;Erik Paulson

  • Dual-energy multidetector CT: how does it work, what can it tell us, and when can we use it in abdominopelvic imaging?

    Courtney A. Coursey;Rendon C. Nelson;Daniel T. Boll;Erik K. Paulson

  • Pneumatosis intestinalis in the adult: benign to life-threatening causes.

    Lisa M. Ho;Erik K. Paulson;William M. Thompson

  • Clinical practice. Suspected appendicitis.

    Erik K Paulson;Matthew F Kalady;Theodore N Pappas

  • Radiation dose to the fetus from body MDCT during early gestation.

    Lynne M. Hurwitz;Terry Yoshizumi;Robert E. Reiman;Philip C. Goodman

  • Efficacy and Safety of MR Imaging with Liver-specific Contrast Agent: U.S. Multicenter Phase III Study

    David A. Bluemke;Dushyant Sahani;Marco Amendola;Thomas Balzer

  • Nonenhanced Helical CT and US in the Emergency Evaluation of Patients with Renal Colic: Prospective Comparison

    Douglas H. Sheafor;Barbara S. Hertzberg;Kelly S. Freed;Barbara A. Carroll

  • Treatment of iatrogenic femoral arterial pseudoaneurysms: comparison of US-guided thrombin injection with compression repair.

    Erik K. Paulson;Douglas H. Sheafor;Mark A. Kliewer;Rendon C. Nelson

  • Hypervascular Liver Tumors: Low Tube Voltage, High Tube Current Multidetector CT during Late Hepatic Arterial Phase for Detection—Initial Clinical Experience

    Daniele Marin;Rendon C. Nelson;Ehsan Samei;Erik K. Paulson

  • Renal stone assessment with dual-energy multidetector CT and advanced postprocessing techniques: improved characterization of renal stone composition--pilot study.

    Daniel T. Boll;Neil A. Patil;Erik K. Paulson;Elmar M. Merkle

  • A randomized comparison of EUS-guided FNA versus CT or US-guided FNA for the evaluation of pancreatic mass lesions

    John David Horwhat;Erik K. Paulson;Kevin McGrath;M. Stanley Branch

  • CT Fluoroscopy-guided Interventional Procedures: Techniques and Radiation Dose to Radiologists

    E. K. Paulson;D. H. Sheafor;D. S. Enterline;H. P. McAdams

  • Hypervascular Liver Tumors: Low Tube Voltage, High Tube Current Multi–Detector Row CT for Enhanced Detection—Phantom Study

    Sebastian T. Schindera;Rendon C. Nelson;Srinivasan Mukundan;Erik K. Paulson

  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for localized adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

    Rebekah R. White;Herbert I. Hurwitz;Michael A. Morse;Catherine Lee

  • Review of small-bowel obstruction: the diagnosis and when to worry.

    Erik K. Paulson;William M. Thompson

  • Sonographically guided compression repair of pseudoaneurysms: further experience from a single institution.

    Lara Eisenberg;Erik Paulson;Mark A. Kliewer;Michael P. Hudson

  • Significance of Histological Response to Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer

    Rebekah R. White;H. Bill Xie;Marcia R. Gottfried;Brian G. Czito

  • Review of Small-Bowel Obstruction: The Diagnosis and

    Erik K. Paulson;William M. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Rendon C. Nelson
Rendon C. Nelson Duke University
Theodore N. Pappas
Theodore N. Pappas Duke University
Ehsan Samei
Ehsan Samei Duke University
Glenn M. Preminger
Glenn M. Preminger Duke University
Herbert Hurwitz
Herbert Hurwitz Duke University
Michael A. Morse
Michael A. Morse Duke University
Hayden B. Bosworth
Hayden B. Bosworth Duke University
Donna Niedzwiecki
Donna Niedzwiecki Duke University
David A. Bluemke
David A. Bluemke University of Wisconsin–Madison
G. Allan Johnson
G. Allan Johnson Duke University

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