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Thomas J. Birdas

Medicine · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2002
Esophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentEsophageal and GI PathologyCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Publications

102

Citations

1,864

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
AI-generated

Thomas J. Birdas conducts clinical research in thoracic and gastrointestinal surgery and oncology, focusing on cancers of the lung and esophagus. Studies address surgical treatment approaches, combined therapies such as chemotherapy plus immunotherapy given before or after surgery, and patient outcomes. Work also includes minimally invasive surgical techniques and management of conditions like gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Lung cancer treatment and surgeryEsophageal cancer treatmentNeoadjuvant and adjuvant immunotherapyMinimally invasive thoracic surgeryGastroesophageal reflux and endoscopic procedures

Publication activity was high from 2017 to 2021 (around 10-13 papers per year) but has slowed considerably since 2022, averaging about 2 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 4,618 mid career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 1,864cohort median 616
h-index: 26cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 1.8cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~9 · 3% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 27 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 13 publications13182019: 10 publications192020: 11 publications202021: 12 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 4 publications23242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 6 collaborators at the same institution2019: 6 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 5 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 6 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology×10
  • Journal of Thoracic Disease×5
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery×4
  • UNC Libraries×4
  • Journal of the American College of Surgeons×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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