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Medicine

D-Index
122
Citations
55744
World Ranking
3474
National Ranking
1909

Paul H. Sugarbaker publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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This scientist: 827 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Paul H. Sugarbaker 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 Paul H. Sugarbaker sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Paul H. Sugarbaker is affiliated with the MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and surgical oncology, with a specialized emphasis on intraperitoneal and appendiceal malignancies, appendicitis diagnosis and management, and ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Their work spans several subfields within medicine, including surgery, reproductive medicine, emergency medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology. The most prominent subdiscipline in their publication record is surgery, reflecting the clinical and procedural nature of their studies.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
  • Surgical Oncology

Among the main topics covered in their work are:

  • Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies
  • Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • Hernia repair and management

Some of the recent papers they have contributed to include:

  • "Appendiceal tumours and pseudomyxoma peritonei: Literature review with PSOGI/EURACAN clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and treatment" (2020), published in European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • "The Role of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei After Cytoreductive Surgery" (2021), published in JAMA Surgery
  • "Peritoneal mesothelioma: PSOGI/EURACAN clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (2020), published in European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • "Colorectal cancer cells from patients treated with FOLFOX or CAPOX are resistant to oxaliplatin" (2020), published in European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • "Long term survival in patients with peritoneal metastasised gastric cancer treated with cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC: A multi-institutional cohort from PSOGI" (2020), published in European Journal of Surgical Oncology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including David Chang, Kurt Van der Speeten, Olivier Gléhen, David L. Morris, and Beate Rau, who have contributed to a significant number of joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Clinical research methodologies in diagnosis and staging of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis

    Pierre Jacquet;Paul H. Sugarbaker

  • The treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities: prospective randomized evaluations of (1) limb-sparing surgery plus radiation therapy compared with amputation and (2) the role of adjuvant chemotherapy.

    S A Rosenberg;J Tepper;E Glatstein;J Costa

  • Cytoreductive Surgery Combined With Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for the Management of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Colorectal Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Study

    O. Glehen;F. Kwiatkowski;P.H. Sugarbaker;D. Elias

  • Early- and Long-Term Outcome Data of Patients With Pseudomyxoma Peritonei From Appendiceal Origin Treated by a Strategy of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    Terence C. Chua;Brendan J. Moran;Paul H. Sugarbaker;Edward A. Levine

  • Disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis and peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis. A clinicopathologic analysis of 109 cases with emphasis on distinguishing pathologic features, site of origin, prognosis, and relationship to "pseudomyxoma peritonei".

    Brigite M. Ronnett;Christopher M. Zahn;Robert J. Kurman;Mary E. Kass

  • A prospective randomized trial of regional versus systemic continuous 5-fluorodeoxyuridine chemotherapy in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases.

    Alfred E. Chang;Philip D. Schneider;Paul H. Sugarbaker;Colleen Simpson

  • A Consensus for Classification and Pathologic Reporting of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Associated Appendiceal Neoplasia: The Results of the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) Modified Delphi Process.

    Norman J. Carr;Thomas D. Cecil;Faheez Mohamed;Leslie H. Sobin

  • Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Multi-Institutional Experience

    Tristan D. Yan;Marcello Deraco;Dario Baratti;Shigeki Kusamura

  • Results of treatment of 385 patients with peritoneal surface spread of appendiceal malignancy.

    Paul H. Sugarbaker;David Chang

  • Resection of the liver for colorectal carcinoma metastases. A multi-institutional study of long-term survivors.

    Kevin S. Hughes;Rebecca B. Rosenstein;Sate Songhorabodi;Martin A. Adson

  • Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in the Management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies of Colonic Origin: A Consensus Statement

    J. Esquivel;R. Sticca;P. Sugarbaker;E. Levine

  • Intraperitoneal chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery for the prevention and treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis and sarcomatosis

    Paul H. Sugarbaker

  • Morbidity and Mortality Analysis of 200 Treatments With Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraoperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Using the Coliseum Technique

    Arvil D. Stephens;Robert Alderman;David Chang;Gary D. Edwards

  • Patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei associated with disseminated peritoneal adenomucinosis have a significantly more favorable prognosis than patients with peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis.

    Brigitte M. Ronnett;Hui Yan;Robert J. Kurman;Barry M. Shmookler

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trials on Adjuvant Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer

    Tristan D. Yan;Tristan D. Yan;Deborah Black;Paul H. Sugarbaker;Jacqui Zhu

  • Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Cytoreductive Surgery Combined With Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Colorectal Carcinoma

    Tristan D. Yan;Deborah Black;Renaldo Savady;Paul H. Sugarbaker

  • Analysis of Prognostic Factors in Seventy Patients Having a Complete Cytoreduction plus Perioperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Carcinomatosis from Colorectal Cancer

    Rodrigo Gomes da Silva;Paul H. Sugarbaker

  • Hepatic tumors: comparison of CT during arterial portography, delayed CT, and MR imaging for preoperative evaluation.

    R C Nelson;J L Chezmar;P H Sugarbaker;M E Bernardino

  • Prognostic indicators in peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastrointestinal cancer

    Rhonda L Harmon;Paul H Sugarbaker

  • Erratum: Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the management of peritoneal surface malignancies of colonic origin: A consensus statement (Annals of Surgical Oncology 14 (128-133)DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9185-7)

    J. Esquivel;R. Sticca;P. Sugarbaker;E. Levine

Frequent Co-Authors

Tristan D. Yan
Tristan D. Yan Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
David L. Morris
David L. Morris University of New South Wales
Edward A. Levine
Edward A. Levine Wake Forest University
David L. Bartlett
David L. Bartlett University of Pittsburgh
David W. Chang
David W. Chang University of Chicago
Brendan J. Moran
Brendan J. Moran University of New South Wales
Dominique Elias
Dominique Elias Institut Gustave Roussy
H. Richard Alexander
H. Richard Alexander Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hedy L. Kindler
Hedy L. Kindler University of Chicago
Andrew M. Lowy
Andrew M. Lowy University of California, San Diego

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