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D-Index
135
Citations
57240
World Ranking
2085
National Ranking
1180

John C. Flickinger 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 John C. Flickinger sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 832 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John C. Flickinger 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 John C. Flickinger sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 135 D-Index — 90th percentile

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

John C. Flickinger mainly investigates Radiosurgery, Surgery, Radiation therapy, Nuclear medicine and Arteriovenous malformation. Radiosurgery is a subfield of Radiology that John C. Flickinger tackles. The study of Surgery is intertwined with the study of Cancer in a number of ways.

His Radiation therapy research includes elements of Melanoma, Survival analysis and Metastasis, Brain metastasis. His research investigates the link between Nuclear medicine and topics such as Complication that cross with problems in Asymptomatic. His studies deal with areas such as Stereotactic surgery, Embolization and Angiography, Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Cerebral angiography as well as Arteriovenous malformation.

His most cited work include:

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery plus whole brain radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for patients with multiple brain metastases. (817 citations)
  • A multi-institutional experience with stereotactic radiosurgery for solitary brain metastasis (608 citations)
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the brain. (606 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

John C. Flickinger mostly deals with Radiosurgery, Surgery, Radiology, Radiation therapy and Nuclear medicine. His Radiosurgery study incorporates themes from Magnetic resonance imaging, Retrospective cohort study and Arteriovenous malformation. John C. Flickinger combines subjects such as Embolization, Angiography, Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Cerebral angiography and Planning target volume with his study of Arteriovenous malformation.

His Meningioma study, which is part of a larger body of work in Radiology, is frequently linked to In patient, bridging the gap between disciplines. His work deals with themes such as Cancer, Chemotherapy, Oncology and Brain metastasis, which intersect with Radiation therapy. John C. Flickinger combines topics linked to Radiation treatment planning with his work on Nuclear medicine.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Radiosurgery (74.21%)
  • Surgery (36.25%)
  • Radiology (34.53%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Radiosurgery (74.21%)
  • Radiology (34.53%)
  • Surgery (36.25%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

John C. Flickinger mainly focuses on Radiosurgery, Radiology, Surgery, Nuclear medicine and Gamma knife. His study in the field of Gamma knife radiosurgery is also linked to topics like In patient. He focuses mostly in the field of Radiology, narrowing it down to matters related to Resection and, in some cases, Brain tumor.

In his work, Essential tremor is strongly intertwined with Thalamotomy, which is a subfield of Surgery. His work in the fields of Dose profile overlaps with other areas such as Planning method. John C. Flickinger interconnects Expert consensus, Clinical pathway and Oncology in the investigation of issues within Radiation therapy.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Machine Learning Approaches for Predicting Radiation Therapy Outcomes: A Clinician's Perspective (97 citations)
  • Vertebral compression fractures after stereotactic body radiation therapy: a large, multi-institutional, multinational evaluation. (56 citations)
  • Long-term Outcomes After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Meningiomas. (46 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer

Radiosurgery, Surgery, Gamma knife, Radiology and Nuclear medicine are his primary areas of study. In the field of Radiosurgery, his study on Gamma knife radiosurgery overlaps with subjects such as In patient. The concepts of his Surgery study are interwoven with issues in Essential tremor, Internal medicine and Oncology.

John C. Flickinger has researched Gamma knife in several fields, including Tumor control, Radiation treatment planning, Medical physics and Arteriovenous malformation. His Radiology research incorporates elements of Visual acuity and Optic nerve. His Nuclear medicine research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Vertebral compression fracture, Planning target volume and Spinal cord.

Best Publications

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery plus whole brain radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for patients with multiple brain metastases.

    Douglas Kondziolka;Atul Patel;L.Dade Lunsford;Amin Kassam

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the brain.

    L D Lunsford;D Kondziolka;J C Flickinger;D J Bissonette

  • A multi-institutional experience with stereotactic radiosurgery for solitary brain metastasis

    John C Flickinger;Douglas Kondziolka;L Dade Lunsford;Robert J Coffey

  • Long-term outcomes after radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas

    D Kondziolka;L D Lunsford;M R McLaughlin;J C Flickinger

  • Radiation Dose-Volume Effects of Optic Nerves and Chiasm

    Charles Mayo;Mary K. Martel;Lawrence B. Marks;John Flickinger

  • Tolerance of cranial nerves of the cavernous sinus to radiosurgery

    Roy B Tishler;Jay S Loeffler;L.Dade Lunsford;Christopher Duma

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: a multiinstitutional study using the gamma unit

    D Kondziolka;L D Lunsford;J C Flickinger;R F Young

  • International Spine Radiosurgery Consortium Consensus Guidelines for Target Volume Definition in Spinal Stereotactic Radiosurgery

    Brett W. Cox;Daniel E. Spratt;Michael Lovelock;Mark H. Bilsky

  • Neurotransplantation for patients with subcortical motor stroke: a phase 2 randomized trial.

    Douglas Kondziolka;Gary K. Steinberg;Lawrence Wechsler;Carolyn C. Meltzer

  • Radiosurgery as definitive management of intracranial meningiomas.

    Douglas Kondziolka;David Mathieu;L Dade Lunsford;Juan J Martin

  • Factors Associated with Successful Arteriovenous Malformation Radiosurgery

    Pollock Be;Flickinger Jc;Lunsford Ld;Maitz A

  • Radiosurgery of vestibular schwannomas: summary of experience in 829 cases.

    L. Dade Lunsford;Ajay Niranjan;John C. Flickinger;Ann Maitz

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery providing long-term tumor control of cavernous sinus meningiomas

    John Y. K. Lee;Ajay Niranjan;James Mcinerney;Douglas Kondziolka

  • The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) evidence-based review of the role of radiosurgery for brain metastases

    Minesh P. Mehta;May N. Tsao;Timothy J. Whelan;David E. Morris

  • Development of a model to predict permanent symptomatic postradiosurgery injury for arteriovenous malformation patients

    John C Flickinger;Douglas Kondziolka;L.Dade Lunsford;Amin Kassam

  • Outcome analysis of acoustic neuroma management: a comparison of microsurgery and stereotactic radiosurgery.

    B E Pollock;L D Lunsford;D Kondziolka;J C Flickinger

  • A dose-response analysis of arteriovenous malformation obliteration after radiosurgery

    John C. Flickinger;Bruce E. Pollock;Douglas Kondziolka;L.Dade Lunsford

  • Results of acoustic neuroma radiosurgery: an analysis of 5 years' experience using current methods.

    John C. Flickinger;Douglas Kondziolka;Ajay Niranjan;L. Dade Lunsford

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery for four or more intracranial metastases

    Ajay K. Bhatnagar;John C. Flickinger;Douglas Kondziolka;L. Dade Lunsford

  • Hemorrhage risk after stereotactic radiosurgery of cerebral arteriovenous malformations.

    Bruce Pollock;John Flickinger;L. Lunsford;David Bissonette

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas Kondziolka
Douglas Kondziolka New York University
L. Dade Lunsford
L. Dade Lunsford University of Pittsburgh
Abram Recht
Abram Recht Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bruce E. Pollock
Bruce E. Pollock Mayo Clinic
Robert J. Coffey
Robert J. Coffey Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jason P. Sheehan
Jason P. Sheehan University of Virginia
Chandra P. Belani
Chandra P. Belani Penn State Cancer Institute
David A. Larson
David A. Larson University of California, San Francisco
Arjun Sahgal
Arjun Sahgal Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Jay S. Loeffler
Jay S. Loeffler Harvard University

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