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Medicine 108 5982 5623 169 164 856 45059

Rodney J. Hicks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rodney J. Hicks between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rodney J. Hicks published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 26.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 115 publications in 2023. 16 of the 1,011 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 115. Peak 115 publications in 2023. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 6 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 29 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 32 publications 2007: 31 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 40 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 41 publications 2015: 65 publications 2016: 48 publications 2017: 50 publications 2018: 56 publications 2019: 67 publications 2020: 47 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 115 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

1,011 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rodney J. Hicks: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 6
1991 11
1992 4
1993 3
1994 7
1995 3
1996 4
1997 1
1998 3
1999 12
2000 9
2001 20
2002 14
2003 14
2004 29
2005 27
2006 32
2007 31
2008 28
2009 24
2010 32
2011 40
2012 36
2013 24
2014 41
2015 65
2016 48
2017 50
2018 56
2019 67
2020 47
2021 37
2022 31
2023 115
2024 23
2025 15
2026 1
Total 1,011
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Rodney J. Hicks 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 Rodney J. Hicks sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 841–860 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 856 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177 856
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Rodney J. Hicks 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 Rodney J. Hicks sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 108–109 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445 108
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Rodney J. Hicks is affiliated with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia. Their research output is predominantly focused within the field of Medicine, with a considerable concentration on Oncology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, and Neurology also contribute to their body of work.

Their publication record spans a variety of topics that include:

  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Rodney J. Hicks has published extensively in several frequent venues, indicating a focus on nuclear medicine and oncology-related journals. These publication venues include:

  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Cancer Imaging
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers feature topics covering molecular imaging, PET-CT applications in cancer, biomarker analyses, and procedural guidelines in radioligand therapy. Key recent publications are:

  • Prostate-specific membrane antigen PET-CT in patients with high-risk prostate cancer before curative-intent surgery or radiotherapy (proPSMA): a prospective, randomised, multicentre study, 2020, The Lancet
  • PSMA and FDG-PET as predictive and prognostic biomarkers in patients given [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 versus cabazitaxel for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (TheraP): a biomarker analysis from a randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial, 2022, The Lancet Oncology
  • Consensus on molecular imaging and theranostics in neuroendocrine neoplasms, 2021, European Journal of Cancer
  • Joint EANM/SNMMI procedure guideline for the use of 177Lu-labeled PSMA-targeted radioligand-therapy (177Lu-PSMA-RLT), 2023, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • International consensus on initial screening and follow-up of asymptomatic SDHx mutation carriers, 2021, Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Co-authorship has been a notable element of their research, with frequent collaboration with several researchers. Their top co-authors include:

  • Amir Iravani
  • Michael S. Hofman
  • Jason Callahan
  • Grace Kong
  • Shahneen Sandhu

Best Publications

  • Use of Positron Emission Tomography for Response Assessment of Lymphoma: Consensus of the Imaging Subcommittee of International Harmonization Project in Lymphoma

    Malik E. Juweid;Sigrid Stroobants;Otto S. Hoekstra;Felix M. Mottaghy

  • Role of Imaging in the Staging and Response Assessment of Lymphoma: Consensus of the International Conference on Malignant Lymphomas Imaging Working Group

    Sally F. Barrington;N. George Mikhaeel;Lale Kostakoglu;Michel Meignan

  • Prostate-specific membrane antigen PET-CT in patients with high-risk prostate cancer before curative-intent surgery or radiotherapy (proPSMA): a prospective, randomised, multicentre study

    Michael S. Hofman;Michael S. Hofman;Nathan Lawrentschuk;Roslyn J. Francis;Roslyn J. Francis;Colin Tang

  • [177Lu]-PSMA-617 radionuclide treatment in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (LuPSMA trial): a single-centre, single-arm, phase 2 study.

    Michael S Hofman;Michael S Hofman;John Violet;Rodney J Hicks;Rodney J Hicks;Justin Ferdinandus

  • Delivering affordable cancer care in high-income countries

    Richard Sullivan;Jeffrey Peppercorn;Karol Sikora;John Zalcberg

  • Prognostic Significance of [18F]-Misonidazole Positron Emission Tomography–Detected Tumor Hypoxia in Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Randomly Assigned to Chemoradiation With or Without Tirapazamine: A Substudy of Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Study 98.02

    Danny Rischin;Rodney J. Hicks;Richard Fisher;David Binns

  • Positron Emission Tomography Is Superior to Computed Tomography Scanning for Response-Assessment After Radical Radiotherapy or Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Michael P. Mac Manus;Rodney J. Hicks;Jane P. Matthews;Allan McKenzie

  • Evaluation of Circulating Tumor Cells and Circulating Tumor DNA in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Association with Clinical Endpoints in a Phase II Clinical Trial of Pertuzumab and Erlotinib

    Elizabeth A. Punnoose;Siminder Atwal;Weiqun Liu;Rajiv Raja

  • Somatostatin Receptor Imaging with 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT: Clinical Utility, Normal Patterns, Pearls, and Pitfalls in Interpretation

    Michael S. Hofman;W. F. Eddie Lau;Rodney J. Hicks

  • ENETS Consensus Guidelines for the Standards of Care in Neuroendocrine Tumors: peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with radiolabeled somatostatin analogs.

    Rodney J Hicks;Dik J Kwekkeboom;Eric Krenning;Lisa Bodei

  • MRI-negative PET-positive temporal lobe epilepsy: a distinct surgically remediable syndrome.

    R. P. Carne;T. J. O'Brien;T. J. O'Brien;C. J. Kilpatrick;C. J. Kilpatrick;L. R. MacGregor;L. R. MacGregor

  • Ibrutinib plus Venetoclax for the Treatment of Mantle-Cell Lymphoma

    Constantine S Tam;Mary Ann Anderson;Christiane Pott;Rishu Agarwal

  • ENETS Consensus Guidelines for the Standards of Care in Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiological, Nuclear Medicine and Hybrid Imaging

    Anders Sundin;Rudolf Arnold;Eric Baudin;Jaroslaw Cwikla

  • 90Y-Edotreotide for Metastatic Carcinoid Refractory to Octreotide

    David L. Bushnell;Thomas M. O'Dorisio;M. Sue O'Dorisio;Yusuf Menda

  • Noninvasive monitoring of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by immunoglobulin high-throughput sequencing

    David M. Kurtz;Michael R. Green;Scott V. Bratman;Florian Scherer

  • Dosimetry of 177Lu-PSMA-617 in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Correlations Between Pretherapeutic Imaging and Whole-Body Tumor Dosimetry with Treatment Outcomes.

    John A Violet;Price Jackson;Justin Ferdinandus;Shahneen Sandhu

  • High rate of detection of unsuspected distant metastases by pet in apparent stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: implications for radical radiation therapy.

    Michael P Mac Manus;Rodney J Hicks;Jane P Matthews;Annette Hogg

  • Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen PET: Clinical Utility in Prostate Cancer, Normal Patterns, Pearls, and Pitfalls

    Michael S Hofman;Rodney J Hicks;Tobias Maurer;Matthias Eiber

  • EANM procedure guidelines for radionuclide therapy with 177Lu-labelled PSMA-ligands (177Lu-PSMA-RLT).

    Clemens Kratochwil;Wolfgang Peter Fendler;Matthias Eiber;Richard Baum

  • UV-associated mutations underlie the etiology of MCV-negative Merkel cell carcinomas

    Stephen Q. Wong;Kelly Waldeck;Ismael A. Vergara;Jan Schröder;Jan Schröder;Jan Schröder

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Hofman
Michael S. Hofman Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Carleen Cullinane
Carleen Cullinane Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Grant A. McArthur
Grant A. McArthur Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Danny Rischin
Danny Rischin Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
John F. Seymour
John F. Seymour Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Terence J. O'Brien
Terence J. O'Brien Monash University
Declan G. Murphy
Declan G. Murphy King's College London
Benjamin Solomon
Benjamin Solomon Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Andrew M. Scott
Andrew M. Scott La Trobe University
Markus Schwaiger
Markus Schwaiger Technical University of Munich

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