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Jon A. van Heerden

Jon A. van Heerden

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
30630
World Ranking
8688
National Ranking
4478

Jon A. van Heerden 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 Jon A. van Heerden sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 265 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jon A. van Heerden 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 Jon A. van Heerden sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jon A. van Heerden is a researcher affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their academic profile includes a focus on scientific investigation associated with this medical institution.

Their record does not list specific recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues. Similarly, there is no information available regarding book publications or the main and subfields of study they have contributed to.

There are no documented main topics of work, awards won, or other distinctions recorded in the available data.

This profile reflects the current scope of documented academic and research activity linked to Jon A. van Heerden, based on the source data provided.

Best Publications

  • Follicular Thyroid Cancer Treated at the Mayo Clinic, 1946 Through 1970: Initial Manifestations, Pathologic Findings, Therapy, and Outcome

    William M. McCONAHEY;Ian D. Hay;Lewis B. Woolner;Jon A. van Heerden

  • The natural history of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. A comparison with resective treatment.

    J S Wagner;M A Adson;J A Van Heerden;M H Adson

  • Papillary thyroid carcinoma managed at the Mayo Clinic during six decades (1940-1999): temporal trends in initial therapy and long-term outcome in 2444 consecutively treated patients.

    Ian D Hay;Geoffrey B Thompson;Clive S Grant;Eric J Bergstralh

  • Role for adrenal venous sampling in primary aldosteronism

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

  • Long-term survival after resection for ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Is it really improving?

    S S Nitecki;M G Sarr;T V Colby;J A van Heerden

  • Benign Paragangliomas: Clinical Presentation and Treatment Outcomes in 236 Patients

    Dana Erickson;Yogish C. Kudva;Michael J. Ebersold;Geoffrey B. Thompson

  • Perioperative blood transfusion and determinants of survival after liver resection for metastatic colorectal carcinoma.

    C B Rosen;D M Nagorney;H F Taswell;S L Helgeson

  • Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A 50-year experience at a single institution

    Bryan McIver;Ian D. Hay;Dario F. Giuffrida;Catherine E. Dvorak

  • Complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Current management.

    Brent W. Miedema;Brent W. Miedema;Michael G. Sarr;Jon A. van Heerden;David M. Nagorney

  • Metastasis to the thyroid gland. A report of 43 cases.

    Manoochehr K. Nakhjavani;Hossein Gharib;John R. Goellner;Jon A. van Heerden

  • Pseudomyxoma peritonei. Long-term patient survival with an aggressive regional approach.

    D B Gough;J H Donohue;A J Schutt;N Gonchoroff

  • 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

  • Clinical and pathologic correlation of 84 mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas. Can one reliably differentiate benign from malignant (or premalignant) neoplasms

    Michael G. Sarr;Herschel A. Carpenter;Lawrence P. Prabhakar;Todd F. Orchard

  • 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

  • Unilateral total lobectomy: Is it sufficient surgical treatment for patients with AMES low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma?

    Ian D. Hay;Clive S. Grant;Erik J. Bergstralh;Geoffrey B. Thompson

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

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

  • Surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: An institutional perspective

    Jon A. van Heerden;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

  • Factors That Predict Malignant Thyroid Lesions When Fine-Needle Aspiration Is “Suspicious for Follicular Neoplasm”

    Richard T. Schlinkert;Jon A. Van Heerden;John R. Goellner;Hossein Gharib

  • The spectrum of serous cystadenoma of the pancreas. Clinical, pathologic, and surgical aspects.

    C M Pyke;J A van Heerden;T V Colby;M G Sarr

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