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1496
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Peter C. Burger 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 Peter C. Burger sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 560 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter C. Burger 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 Peter C. Burger sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 143 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter C. Burger is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics relating to glioma diagnosis and treatment, chromatin remodeling and cancer, neuroblastoma research and treatments, bone tumor diagnosis and treatments, sarcoma diagnosis and treatment, hedgehog signaling pathway studies, and renal and related cancers.

Peter C. Burger's recent publications include the following:

  • Efficacy of High-Dose Chemotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation for Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Trial ACNS0333, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Children's Oncology Group Phase III Trial of Reduced-Dose and Reduced-Volume Radiotherapy With Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk Medulloblastoma, 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Efficacy of Carboplatin and Isotretinoin in Children With High-risk Medulloblastoma, 2021, JAMA Oncology
  • Therapeutic implications of improved molecular diagnostics for rare CNS embryonal tumor entities: results of an international, retrospective study, 2021, Neuro-Oncology
  • MBCL-34. EFFICACY OF METHOTREXATE (MTX) ACCORDING TO MOLECULAR SUB-TYPE IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH MEDULLOBLASTOMA (MB): A REPORT FROM CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP PHASE III TRIAL ACNS0334, 2020, Neuro-Oncology

Frequent co-authors in Peter C. Burger's research include:

  • Maryam Fouladi
  • Ian F. Pollack
  • Amar Gajjar
  • Alexander R. Judkins
  • Claire Mazewski

The most common publication venues for this scientist's work are:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • JAMA Oncology
  • The Journal of Pathology
  • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base

Peter C. Burger's scholarly output covers key subfields such as genetics, molecular biology, neurology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and public health, environmental and occupational health. Within these areas, they have focused on understanding the molecular and genetic basis of central nervous system tumors and related cancers.

Best Publications

  • The 2007 WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System

    David Neil Louis;Hiroko Ohgaki;Otmar D. Wiestler;Webster K. Cavenee

  • The WHO Classification of Tumors of the Nervous System

    Paul Kleihues;David N. Louis;Bernd W. Scheithauer;Lucy B. Rorke

  • 5' CpG island methylation is associated with transcriptional silencing of the tumour suppressor p16/CDKN2/MTS1 in human cancers.

    Adrian Merlo;James G. Herman;Li Mao;Daniel J. Lee

  • Definitions and Explanatory Notes

    P. Kleihues;P. C. Burger;B. W. Scheithauer

  • The new WHO classification of brain tumours.

    Paul Kleihues;Peter C. Burger;Bernd W. Scheithauer

  • Placebo-controlled trial of safety and efficacy of intraoperative controlled delivery by biodegradable polymers of chemotherapy for recurrent gliomas

    H Brem;S Piantadosi;S Piantadosi;P.C Burger;M Walker

  • The Molecular Basis of Turcot's Syndrome

    Stanley R. Hamilton;bo Liu;Ramon E. Parsons;Nickolas Papadopoulos

  • Erratum: The 2007 WHO classification of tumours of the central nervous system (Acta Neuropathol (2007) vol. 114 (97-109))

    David N Louis;Hiroko Ohgaki;Otmar D Wiestler;Webster K Cavenee

  • Phase III study of craniospinal radiation therapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for newly diagnosed average-risk medulloblastoma.

    Roger J. Packer;Amar Gajjar;Gilbert Vezina;Lucy Rorke-Adams

  • Alterations of chromosome arms 1p and 19q as predictors of survival in oligodendrogliomas, astrocytomas, and mixed oligoastrocytomas

    Justin S. Smith;Arie Perry;Thomas J. Borell;Hyun K. Lee

  • Postoperative Chemotherapy and Delayed Radiation in Children Less Than Three Years of Age With Malignant Brain Tumors

    Patricia K. Duffner;Marc E. Horowitz;Jeffrey P. Krischer;Henry S. Friedman

  • The Genetic Landscape of the Childhood Cancer Medulloblastoma

    D. Williams Parsons;D. Williams Parsons;Meng Li;Xiaosong Zhang;Siân Jones

  • Platelets in Inflammation and Thrombosis

    Denisa D. Wagner;Peter C. Burger

  • International Society of Neuropathology-Haarlem Consensus Guidelines for Nervous System Tumor Classification and Grading

    David N. Louis;Arie Perry;Peter Burger;David W. Ellison

  • Frequent ATRX, CIC, FUBP1 and IDH1 mutations refine the classification of malignant gliomas.

    Yuchen Jiao;Patrick J. Killela;Zachary J. Reitman;B Ahmed Rasheed

  • Interstitial chemotherapy with drug polymer implants for the treatment of recurrent gliomas.

    Brem H;Mahaley Ms;Vick Na;Black Kl

  • Extent of surgical resection is independently associated with survival in patients with hemispheric infiltrating low-grade gliomas.

    Matthew J. McGirt;Kaisorn L. Chaichana;Frank J. Attenello;Jon D. Weingart

  • Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the central nervous system: a highly malignant tumor of infancy and childhood frequently mistaken for medulloblastoma: a Pediatric Oncology Group study.

    Peter C. Burger;I. T. Yu;Tarik Tihan;Henry S. Friedman

  • Topographic anatomy and CT correlations in the untreated glioblastoma multiforme.

    Burger Pc;Heinz Er;Shibata T;Kleihues P

  • Platelet P-selectin facilitates atherosclerotic lesion development

    Peter C. Burger;Denisa D. Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles G. Eberhart
Charles G. Eberhart Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Larry E. Kun
Larry E. Kun St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Tarik Tihan
Tarik Tihan University of California, San Francisco
Henry S. Friedman
Henry S. Friedman Duke University
Ian F. Pollack
Ian F. Pollack University of Pittsburgh
Daniel J. Brat
Daniel J. Brat Northwestern University
Felice Giangaspero
Felice Giangaspero Sapienza University of Rome
Henry Brem
Henry Brem Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jeffrey P. Krischer
Jeffrey P. Krischer University of South Florida

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