Ajith J. Thomas

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
286 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

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Ajith J. Thomas is a scholar working on Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ajith J. Thomas has authored 286 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 223 papers in Neurology, 94 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 56 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ajith J. Thomas's work include Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (160 papers), Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (74 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (70 papers). Ajith J. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (160 papers), Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (74 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (70 papers). Ajith J. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Canada. Ajith J. Thomas's co-authors include Christopher S. Ogilvy, Amin Kassam, Ricardo L. Carrau, Carl H. Snyderman, Paul A. Gardner, Daniel M. Prevedello, Justin M. Moore, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Arlan Mintz and Michael Horowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Investigation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ajith J. Thomas

273 papers receiving 7.0k citations

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ENDOSCOPIC RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CRANIAL BASE USING A PEDICLED NASOSEPTAL FLAP

2008 520 citations Ajith J. Thomas et al. Operative Neurosurgery profile →
Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: analysis of complications in the authors' initial 800 patients

2010 464 citations Ajith J. Thomas et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ajith J. Thomas United States	39	3.8k	2.5k	2.3k	1.7k	1.1k	286	7.1k
Valérie Biousse United States	59	5.7k 1.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	688 0.6×	339	11.3k
Michael E. Sughrue United States	50	2.7k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	3.1k 1.4×	737 0.4×	908 0.8×	214	6.8k
John L. D. Atkinson United States	48	3.7k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	860 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	171	6.7k
Robert M. Starke United States	64	8.0k 2.1×	2.7k 1.1×	3.9k 1.7×	4.4k 2.6×	1.7k 1.5×	424	13.1k
Mika Niemelä Finland	53	6.8k 1.8×	1.2k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	2.5k 1.5×	359 0.3×	319	9.4k
Daniel F. Kelly United States	47	2.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	3.2k 1.4×	542 0.3×	3.4k 3.0×	172	7.5k
Mario Zuccarello United States	43	7.2k 1.9×	1.4k 0.6×	4.0k 1.8×	992 0.6×	413 0.4×	261	9.6k
Peter J. Savino United States	51	3.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	935 0.8×	196	7.3k
Chul‐Ho Sohn South Korea	43	1.5k 0.4×	633 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	455 0.4×	291	6.2k
Shigeaki Kobayashi Japan	41	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	407 0.4×	283	5.6k

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Koneru, Manisha, Ajith J. Thomas, Farhan Siddiq, et al.. (2025). Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treatment with Embolization Versus Surgery Study (CHESS): Trial Rationale and Protocol. PubMed. 8(1).

Khan, Inamullah, et al.. (2024). Failure Rates of Conservative Management of Minimally Symptomatic Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 191. 291–302.e1. 3 indexed citations

Qureshi, Adnan I., et al.. (2024). Middle meningeal artery embolization alone versus combined with conventional surgery in the management of chronic subdural hematoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 246. 108580–108580. 7 indexed citations

Abhilash, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar, et al.. (2024). EASIER trial (Erector-spinAe analgeSia for hepatopancreaticobiliary pain In the Emergency Room): a single-centre open-label cohort-based randomised controlled trial analysing the efficacy of the ultrasound-guided erector-spinae plane block compared with intravenous morphine in the treatment of acute hepatopancreaticobiliary pain in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal. 41(10). 588–594. 9 indexed citations

Tonetti, Daniel A., Manisha Koneru, Fabio Settecase, et al.. (2023). Tenzing 7 delivery catheter with or without a leading microwire for single pass aspiration thrombectomy: A multicenter experience. Interventional Neuroradiology. 3984292989–3984292989. 5 indexed citations

Enríquez-Marulanda, Alejandro, et al.. (2022). Safety and Efficacy of the Off-Label Use of Pipeline Embolization Device Based on the 2018 Food and Drug Administration-Approved Indications for Intracranial Aneurysms: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Neurosurgery. 90(6). 700–707. 10 indexed citations

Siddiq, Farhan, Joseph P. Herbert, Ajith J. Thomas, et al.. (2021). Reliability of an Automated Computerized Hematoma Volumetric Analysis Protocol in Patients with Chronic Subdural Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery. 150. e372–e377. 3 indexed citations

Thomas, Ajith J. & G. Noël. (2019). Medulloblastoma: optimizing care with a multidisciplinary approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Enríquez-Marulanda, Alejandro, Mohamed M. Salem, Luis C. Ascanio, et al.. (2019). No differences in effectiveness and safety between pipeline embolization device and stent-assisted coiling for the treatment of communicating segment internal carotid artery aneurysms. The Neuroradiology Journal. 32(5). 344–352. 10 indexed citations

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Gomez‐Paz, Santiago, Alejandro Enríquez-Marulanda, Luis C. Ascanio, et al.. (2019). Suction Decompression Assisted Clipping of a Large Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. World Neurosurgery X. 2. 100014–100014. 1 indexed citations

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Enríquez-Marulanda, Alejandro, Krishnan Ravindran, Mohamed M. Salem, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of Radiological Features of the Posterior Communicating Artery and Their Impact on Efficacy of Saccular Aneurysm Treatment with the Pipeline Embolization Device: A Case Series Study. World Neurosurgery. 125. e998–e1007. 17 indexed citations

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Maragkos, Georgios Α., Alejandro Enríquez-Marulanda, Mohamed M. Salem, et al.. (2018). Proposal of a Grading System for Predicting Discharge Mortality and Functional Outcome in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery. 121. e500–e510. 22 indexed citations

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Salem, Mohamed M., Georgios Α. Maragkos, Alejandro Enríquez-Marulanda, et al.. (2018). Statin Therapy and Diabetes Do Not Affect Aneurysm Occlusion or Clinical Outcomes After Pipeline Embolization Device Treatment: A Preliminary Study. World Neurosurgery. 120. e525–e532. 7 indexed citations

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Alturki, Abdulrahman Y., Alejandro Enríquez-Marulanda, Raghav Gupta, Ajith J. Thomas, & Christopher S. Ogilvy. (2018). Microsurgical Resection of a Meningioma at the Entrance of Dorello's Canal Causing VI Cranial Nerve Compression: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery. 16(1). E8–E8. 1 indexed citations

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Catanese, Luciana, Raghav Gupta, Christoph J. Griessenauer, et al.. (2018). Patterns of Stroke Transfers and Identification of Predictors for Thrombectomy. World Neurosurgery. 121. e675–e683. 4 indexed citations

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Adeeb, Nimer, Raghav Gupta, Alejandro Enríquez-Marulanda, et al.. (2018). Defining a Clopidogrel Response Cut-Off Value Using Light Transmission Aggregometry Before Pipeline Embolization of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms. World Neurosurgery. 113. e146–e152. 6 indexed citations

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Enríquez-Marulanda, Alejandro, Luis C. Ascanio, Mohamed M. Salem, et al.. (2018). Accuracy and Safety of External Ventricular Drain Placement by Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Aneurysmal Acute Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care. 29(3). 435–442. 16 indexed citations

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Alturki, Abdulrahman Y., Alejandro Enríquez-Marulanda, Philip Schmalz, Christopher S. Ogilvy, & Ajith J. Thomas. (2017). Transarterial Onyx Embolization of Bilateral Transverse–Sigmoid Dural Arteriovenous Malformation with Transvenous Balloon Assist—Initial U.S. Experience with Copernic RC Venous Remodeling Balloon. World Neurosurgery. 109. 398–402. 14 indexed citations

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Adeeb, Nimer, Justin M. Moore, Christoph J. Griessenauer, et al.. (2017). Treatment of Tandem Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysms Using a Single Pipeline Embolization Device: Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(8). 1605–1609. 8 indexed citations

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Griessenauer, Christoph J., Nimer Adeeb, Paul M. Foreman, et al.. (2016). Impact of Coil Packing Density and Coiling Technique on Occlusion Rates for Aneurysms Treated with Stent-Assisted Coil Embolization. World Neurosurgery. 94. 157–166. 17 indexed citations

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