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James T. Rutka

James T. Rutka

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
108
Citations
46952
World Ranking
580
National Ranking
24

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
47159
World Ranking
5965
National Ranking
232

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Robert L. Noble Prize, Canadian Cancer Society
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

James T. Rutka is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a significant body of work primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Neurology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research topics include:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus

James T. Rutka's frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of neurosurgery (18 publications)
  • Neuro-Oncology (15 publications)
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics (6 publications)
  • Journal of Neuro-Oncology (5 publications)
  • Epilepsia (4 publications)

Recent papers include:

  • Integrated Molecular and Clinical Analysis of 1,000 Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas, 2020, Cancer Cell
  • Outcomes of BRAF V600E Pediatric Gliomas Treated With Targeted BRAF Inhibition, 2020, JCO Precision Oncology
  • MRI-guided focused ultrasound enhances drug delivery in experimental diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, 2020, Journal of Controlled Release
  • Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: current insights and future directions, 2021, Chinese Neurosurgical Journal
  • Introduction. On pandemics: the impact of COVID-19 on the practice of neurosurgery, 2020, Journal of neurosurgery

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • George M. Ibrahim (25 co-authored publications)
  • James M. Drake (20 co-authored publications)
  • Peter B. Dirks (17 co-authored publications)
  • Michael D. Taylor (15 co-authored publications)
  • Cynthia Hawkins (15 co-authored publications)

James T. Rutka has been recognized with the following awards:

  • Robert L. Noble Prize, Canadian Cancer Society, 2014
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2011, Academy of Science

Best Publications

  • Nanoparticle-mediated cellular response is size-dependent

    Wen Jiang;Betty Y. S. Kim;James T. Rutka;Warren C. W. Chan

  • Medulloblastoma Comprises Four Distinct Molecular Variants

    Paul A. Northcott;Andrey Korshunov;Hendrik Witt;Thomas Hielscher

  • Current concepts: Nanomedicine

    Betty Y.S. Kim;James T. Rutka;Warren C.W. Chan

  • Intertumoral Heterogeneity within Medulloblastoma Subgroups

    Florence M.G. Cavalli;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;Ladislav Rampasek;John Peacock

  • Subgroup-specific structural variation across 1,000 medulloblastoma genomes

    Paul A. Northcott;Paul A. Northcott;David J.H. Shih;John Peacock;Livia Garzia

  • Mutations in SUFU predispose to medulloblastoma

    Michael D. Taylor;Ling Liu;Corey Raffel;Chi-chung Hui

  • Epigenomic alterations define lethal CIMP-positive ependymomas of infancy

    S. C. Mack;H. Witt;R. M. Piro;L. Gu

  • Delineation of Two Clinically and Molecularly Distinct Subgroups of Posterior Fossa Ependymoma

    Hendrik Witt;Stephen C. Mack;Marina Ryzhova;Sebastian Bender;Sebastian Bender

  • A systematic review of the effects of resident duty hour restrictions in surgery: impact on resident wellness, training, and patient outcomes.

    Najma Ahmed;Katharine S. Devitt;Itay Keshet;Jonathan Spicer

  • Change in Neurocognitive Functioning After Treatment With Cranial Radiation in Childhood

    Brenda J. Spiegler;Eric Bouffet;Mark L. Greenberg;James T. Rutka

  • Multiple recurrent genetic events converge on control of histone lysine methylation in medulloblastoma

    Paul A. Northcott;Yukiko Nakahara;Xiaochong Wu;Lars Feuk

  • Integrated Molecular and Clinical Analysis of 1,000 Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas.

    Scott Ryall;Michal Zapotocky;Kohei Fukuoka;Liana Nobre

  • Rapid, reliable, and reproducible molecular sub-grouping of clinical medulloblastoma samples

    Paul A. Northcott;David J H Shih;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;Yoon-Jae Cho

  • Human immunodeficiency virus can productively infect cultured human glial cells.

    Cecilia Cheng-Mayer;James T. Rutka;Mark L. Rosenblum;Thomas McHugh

  • Recurrence patterns across medulloblastoma subgroups: an integrated clinical and molecular analysis

    Vijay Ramaswamy;Marc Remke;Eric Bouffet;Claudia C. Faria

  • Divergent clonal selection dominates medulloblastoma at recurrence

    A. Sorana Morrissy;Livia Garzia;David J.H. Shih;Scott Zuyderduyn

  • Prognostic value of medulloblastoma extent of resection after accounting for molecular subgroup: a retrospective integrated clinical and molecular analysis

    Eric M. Thompson;Eric M. Thompson;Thomas Hielscher;Eric Bouffet;Marc Remke

  • Cytogenetic Prognostication Within Medulloblastoma Subgroups

    David J.H. Shih;Paul A. Northcott;Marc Remke;Andrey Korshunov

  • Therapeutic and Prognostic Implications of BRAF V600E in Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas

    Alvaro Lassaletta;Michal Zapotocky;Matthew Mistry;Vijay Ramaswamy

  • The miR-17/92 polycistron is up-regulated in Sonic hedgehog-driven medulloblastomas and induced by N-myc in Sonic hedgehog-treated cerebellar neural precursors

    Paul A. Northcott;Africa Fernandez-L;John P. Hagan;David W. Ellison

  • The Brain Tumor Cooperative Group NIH Trial 87-01: a randomized comparison of surgery, external radiotherapy, and carmustine versus surgery, interstitial radiotherapy boost, external radiation therapy, and carmustine.

    Robert G. Selker;William R. Shapiro;Peter Burger;Margaret S. Blackwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Taylor
Michael D. Taylor University of Toronto
O. Carter Snead
O. Carter Snead University of Toronto
Hiroshi Otsubo
Hiroshi Otsubo University of Toronto
James M. Drake
James M. Drake University of Toronto
Ayako Ochi
Ayako Ochi University of Toronto
Peter B. Dirks
Peter B. Dirks University of Toronto
Cynthia Hawkins
Cynthia Hawkins University of Toronto
Eric Bouffet
Eric Bouffet University of Toronto
Stefan M. Pfister
Stefan M. Pfister German Cancer Research Center
Shelly K. Weiss
Shelly K. Weiss University of Toronto

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