I. van der Waal

23.9k citations

314 papers · 17.4k · 5 hit papers · h-index 66

Impact in

Periodontics top 0.01%
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
Otorhinolaryngology top 0.02%
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies

Papers in

Surgery 102
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment 52
Oral Surgery 99
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 97

Co-authors: E.H. van der Meij (12 shared papers)C. René Leemans (39 shared papers)Saman Warnakulasuriya (4 shared papers)G. B. Snow (33 shared papers)Newell W. Johnson (2 shared papers)Gordon B. Snow (25 shared papers)Jacqueline E. van der Wal (29 shared papers)K.P. Schepman (13 shared papers)
Journals: Oral Oncology (32 papers)Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine (29 papers)International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (21 papers)Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal (18 papers)Head & Neck (15 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Italy

In The Last Decade

I. van der Waal

300 papers receiving 16.6k citations

I. van der Waal's Hit Papers

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Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; terminology, classification and present concepts of management 2008 · 652 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Oral Oncology
2007 Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
2007 Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology
2003 Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
1990 Radiology

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1	Nomenclature and classification of potentially malignant disorders of the oral mucosa Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine ·Saman Warnakulasuriya, Newell W. Johnson, I. van der Waal Hit paper breakdown →	2007	1181
2	Cervical lymph node metastasis: assessment of radiologic criteria. Radiology ·Michiel W. M. van den Brekel, Herbert V. Stel, Jonas A. Castelijns, J. Nauta, I. van der Waal, Jacob Valk, C. J. L. M. Meyer, G. B. Snow Hit paper breakdown →	1990	734
3	Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; terminology, classification and present concepts of management Oral Oncology ·I. van der Waal Hit paper breakdown →	2008	652
4	Lack of clinicopathologic correlation in the diagnosis of oral lichen planus based on the presently available diagnostic criteria and suggestions for modifications Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine ·E.H. van der Meij, I. van der Waal Hit paper breakdown →	2003	640
5	Histological Typing of Cancer and Precancer of the Oral Mucosa J. J. Pindborg, P. A. Reichart, Colin J. Smith, I. van der Waal	1997	455
6	Oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology ·Ibtisam Al‐Hashimi, Mark Schifter, Peter B. Lockhart, D. Walter Wray, Michael T. Brennan, César A. Migliorati, Tony Axéll, Alison J. Bruce, William M. Carpenter, Ellen Eisenberg, Joel B. Epstein, Palle Holmstrup, Mats Jontell, Francina Lozada‐Nur, Raj Nair, Bud Silverman, Kobkan Thongprasom, Martin H. Thornhill, Saman Warnakulasuriya, I. van der Waal Hit paper breakdown →	2007	448
7	Regional lymph node involvement and its significance in the development of distant metastases in head and neck carcinoma Cancer ·C. René Leemans, Rammohan Tiwari, Jos Nauta, I. van der Waal, Gordon B. Snow	1993	381
8	Recurrence at the primary site in head and neck cancer and the significance of neck lymph node metastases as a prognostic factor Cancer ·C. René Leemans, Rammohan Tiwari, Jos J. P. Nauta, I. van der Waal, Gordon B. Snow	1994	342
9	Oral white lesions with special reference to precancerous and tobacco‐related lesions: conclusions of an international symposium held in Uppsala, Sweden, May 18–21 1994 Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine ·Tony Axéll, J. J. Pindborg, Colin J. Smith, I. van der Waal, (unknown)	1996	302
10	Malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia: a follow-up study of a hospital-based population of 166 patients with oral leukoplakia from The Netherlands Oral Oncology ·K.P. Schepman, E.H. van der Meij, L.E. Smeele, I. van der Waal	1998	278
11	The Incidence of Micrometastases in Neck Dissection Specimens Obtained From Elective Neck Dissections The Laryngoscope ·Michiel W. M. van den Brekel, I. van der Waal, Chris J.L.M. Meijer, Jeremy L. Freeman, Jonas A. Castelijns, G. B. Snow	1996	249
12	Second primary tumors and field cancerization in oral and oropharyngeal cancer: Molecular techniques provide new insights and definitions Head & Neck ·Boudewijn J.M. Braakhuis, Maarten P. Tabor, C. René Leemans, I. van der Waal, Gordon B. Snow, Ruud H. Brakenhoff	2002	249
13	The possible premalignant character of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: A prospective five-year follow-up study of 192 patients Oral Oncology ·E.H. van der Meij, Hansjörg Mast, I. van der Waal	2006	235
14	Oral leukoplakia: a Clinicopathological review Oral Oncology ·I. van der Waal, K.P. Schepman, E.H. van der Meij, L.E. Smeele	1997	235
15	Oral metastases: report of 24 cases British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ·R.I.F. van der Waal, Jan Buter, I. van der Waal	2003	230
16	The possible premalignant character of oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: a prospective study Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology ·E.H. van der Meij, Kees‐Pieter Schepman, I. van der Waal	2003	193
17	Distant metastases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands and the value of diagnostic examinations during follow‐up Head & Neck ·Jacqueline E. van der Wal, A.G. Becking, Gordon B. Snow, I. van der Waal	2002	190
18	Occult metastatic neck disease: detection with US and US-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology. Radiology ·Michiel W. M. van den Brekel, Jonas A. Castelijns, Herbert V. Stel, W. J. Luth, J. Valk, I. van der Waal, G. B. Snow	1991	189
19	A review of the recent literature regarding malignant transformation of oral lichen planus Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology ·E. Jacobson, Margot Van Dis, E.H. van der Meij, K.P. Schepman, L.E. Smeele, Jacqueline E. van der Wal, P.D. Bezemer, I. van der Waal	1999	161
20	Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; present concepts of management Oral Oncology ·I. van der Waal	2010	159

About I. van der Waal

I. van der Waal is a scholar working on Surgery, Oral Surgery, Periodontics, Oncology and Otorhinolaryngology, having authored 314 papers that have together received 17.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (97 papers), Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (92 papers), Head and Neck Cancer Studies (62 papers), Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers), Oral and gingival health research (36 papers), Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (31 papers), Ear and Head Tumors (29 papers) and Tumors and Oncological Cases (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Periodontics (6.3k citations), Otorhinolaryngology (4.6k citations), Oral Surgery (3.9k citations), Pharmacy (964 citations) and Dermatology (1.2k citations). I. van der Waal has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include E.H. van der Meij, C. René Leemans, Saman Warnakulasuriya, G. B. Snow, Newell W. Johnson, Gordon B. Snow, Jacqueline E. van der Wal, K.P. Schepman, Michiel W. M. van den Brekel and Jonas A. Castelijns. Their work appears in journals such as Oral Oncology, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal and Head & Neck.

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