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Walter J. Curran

Walter J. Curran

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 121 3554 3322 1957 1807 1059 70357

Walter J. Curran publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Walter J. Curran between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Walter J. Curran published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 28.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 103 publications in 2020. 5 of the 1,141 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 103. Peak 103 publications in 2020. 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 15 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 26 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 26 publications 2001: 28 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 35 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 50 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 60 publications 2015: 42 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 54 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 82 publications 2020: 103 publications 2021: 84 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 78 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1986 2025

1,141 publications in total across all disciplines

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Walter J. Curran: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 3
1987 3
1988 4
1989 4
1990 10
1991 11
1992 15
1993 15
1994 4
1995 17
1996 16
1997 26
1998 15
1999 15
2000 26
2001 28
2002 14
2003 16
2004 26
2005 35
2006 22
2007 21
2008 40
2009 23
2010 24
2011 32
2012 50
2013 35
2014 60
2015 42
2016 29
2017 54
2018 46
2019 82
2020 103
2021 84
2022 8
2023 78
2024 3
2025 2
Total 1,141
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Walter J. Curran 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 Walter J. Curran 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, 1,041–1,060 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: 1,059 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 1,059
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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Walter J. Curran 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 Walter J. Curran 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, 120–121 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: 121 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287 121
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

Walter J. Curran is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine with a substantial body of work spanning over 222 publications. Within this domain, they have contributed extensively to subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiation, Biomedical Engineering, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their research covers a range of topics, specifically:

  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

Walter J. Curran has contributed to several journals frequently, with a notable number of publications in:

  • Medical Physics (20 publications)
  • Physics in Medicine and Biology (16 publications)
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (16 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (11 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (9 publications)

Among the recent papers associated with this researcher are:

  • "Deep learning in medical image registration: a review," 2020, Physics in Medicine and Biology
  • "A review on medical imaging synthesis using deep learning and its clinical applications," 2020, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
  • "A review of deep learning based methods for medical image multi-organ segmentation," 2021, Physica Medica
  • "CBCT-based synthetic CT generation using deep-attention cycleGAN for pancreatic adaptive radiotherapy," 2020, Medical Physics
  • "Tumor-draining lymph node is important for a robust abscopal effect stimulated by radiotherapy," 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Xiaofeng Yang (80 coauthored works)
  • Yang Lei (75 coauthored works)
  • Tonghe Wang (64 coauthored works)
  • Tian Liu (32 coauthored works)
  • Yabo Fu (24 coauthored works)

Best Publications

  • A Randomized Trial of Bevacizumab for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

    Mark R. Gilbert;James J. Dignam;Terri S. Armstrong;Terri S. Armstrong;Jeffrey Scott Wefel

  • Whole brain radiation therapy with or without stereotactic radiosurgery boost for patients with one to three brain metastases: phase III results of the RTOG 9508 randomised trial

    David W Andrews;Charles B Scott;Paul W Sperduto;Adam E Flanders

  • Lung cancer: current therapies and new targeted treatments

    Fred R Hirsch;Giorgio V Scagliotti;James L Mulshine;Regina Kwon

  • Standard-dose versus high-dose conformal radiotherapy with concurrent and consolidation carboplatin plus paclitaxel with or without cetuximab for patients with stage IIIA or IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer (RTOG 0617): a randomised, two-by-two factorial phase 3 study

    Jeffrey D. Bradley;Rebecca Paulus;Ritsuko Komaki;Gregory Masters

  • Meta-Analysis of Concomitant Versus Sequential Radiochemotherapy in Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Anne Aupérin;Cecile Le Péchoux;Estelle Rolland;Walter J. Curran

  • Recursive Partitioning Analysis of Prognostic Factors in Three Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Malignant Glioma Trials

    Walter J. Curran;Charles B. Scott;John Horton;James S. Nelson

  • Sequential vs Concurrent Chemoradiation for Stage III Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Randomized Phase III Trial RTOG 9410

    Walter J. Curran;Rebecca Paulus;Corey J. Langer;Ritsuko Komaki

  • Phase III trial of chemoradiotherapy for anaplastic oligodendroglioma: long-term results of RTOG 9402.

    Gregory Cairncross;Meihua Wang;Edward Shaw;Robert Jenkins

  • A New Prognostic Index and Comparison to Three Other Indices for Patients With Brain Metastases: An Analysis of 1,960 Patients in the RTOG Database

    Paul W. Sperduto;Brian Berkey;Laurie E. Gaspar;Minesh Mehta

  • Common toxicity criteria: version 2.0. an improved reference for grading the acute effects of cancer treatment: impact on radiotherapy

    Andy Trotti;Roger Byhardt;Joanne Stetz;Clement Gwede

  • Dose-Dense Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial

    Mark R. Gilbert;Meihua Wang;Kenneth D. Aldape;Roger Stupp

  • Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 88–08 and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 4588: Preliminary Results of a Phase III Trial in Regionally Advanced, Unresectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    William T. Sause;Charles Scott;Samuel Taylor;David H Johnson

  • Radiation plus Procarbazine, CCNU, and Vincristine in Low-Grade Glioma

    Jan C. Buckner;Edward G. Shaw;Stephanie L. Pugh;Arnab Chakravarti

  • Phase III Trial of Chemotherapy Plus Radiotherapy Compared With Radiotherapy Alone for Pure and Mixed Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma: Intergroup Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Trial 9402

    Gregory Cairncross;B. Berkey;Edward G. Shaw;Robert Brian Jenkins

  • Final Results of Phase III Trial in Regionally Advanced Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer : Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and Southwest Oncology Group

    William Sause;Patricia Kolesar;Samuel Taylor;David H Johnson

  • RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOLLOWED BY CONVENTIONAL RADIOTHERAPY WITH CARMUSTINE TO CONVENTIONAL RADIOTHERAPY WITH CARMUSTINE FOR PATIENTS WITH GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME: REPORT OF RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP 93-05 PROTOCOL

    Luis Souhami;Wendy Seiferheld;David Brachman;Ervin B. Podgorsak

  • Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Prognostic Model

    Lauren E. Abrey;Leah Ben-Porat;Katherine S. Panageas;Joachim Yahalom

  • Validation of the RTOG recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) classification for brain metastases.

    Laurie E. Gaspar;Charles Scott;Kevin Murray;Walter Curran

  • Neurocognitive Function and Progression in Patients With Brain Metastases Treated With Whole-Brain Radiation and Motexafin Gadolinium: Results of a Randomized Phase III Trial

    Christina A. Meyers;Jennifer A. Smith;Andrea Bezjak;Minesh P. Mehta

  • Combined Chemoradiotherapy Regimens of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin for Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Locally Advanced Multi-Modality Protocol

    Chandra P. Belani;Hak Choy;Phil Bonomi;Charles Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Yang Lei
Yang Lei University of Nevada Reno
Tonghe Wang
Tonghe Wang Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minesh P. Mehta
Minesh P. Mehta University of Maryland, Baltimore
Taofeek K. Owonikoko
Taofeek K. Owonikoko Emory University
Suresh S. Ramalingam
Suresh S. Ramalingam Emory University
Fadlo R. Khuri
Fadlo R. Khuri American University of Beirut
David W. Andrews
David W. Andrews Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Corey J. Langer
Corey J. Langer University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey J. Olson
Jeffrey J. Olson Emory University
Xingming Deng
Xingming Deng Emory University

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