Alexander A. Khalessi

8.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
102 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Alexander A. Khalessi is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander A. Khalessi has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Epidemiology, 42 papers in Neurology and 33 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alexander A. Khalessi's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (28 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (25 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (19 papers). Alexander A. Khalessi is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (28 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (25 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (19 papers). Alexander A. Khalessi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Alexander A. Khalessi's co-authors include Dileep R. Yavagal, Brian L. Hoh, Colin P. Derdeyn, Edward C. Jauch, Christopher S. Coffey, James F. Meschia, Bruce Ovbiagele, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Karen C. Johnston and José Biller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Alexander A. Khalessi

96 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Focused Update of the 2013 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Regarding Endovascular Treatment

2015 1.6k citations William J. Powers, Colin P. Derdeyn et al. Stroke profile →
Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke

2018 564 citations Alexander A. Khalessi et al. profile →
Scientific Rationale for the Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke

2015 442 citations Bart M. Demaerschalk, Dawn Kleindorfer et al. Stroke profile →
Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: A 2019 Update

2019 251 citations Opeolu Adeoye, Dileep R. Yavagal et al. Stroke profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander A. Khalessi United States	23	2.6k	1.4k	1.3k	893	860	102	4.4k
Peter Mitchell Australia	36	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	1.7k 1.3×	845 0.9×	831 1.0×	215	6.0k
Mahesh Jayaraman United States	35	2.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.7k 1.3×	528 0.6×	633 0.7×	155	4.2k
Ken Uchino United States	38	3.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	928 1.1×	212	5.5k
Muhammad Shazam Hussain United States	31	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	509 0.6×	498 0.6×	149	3.4k
Sun U. Kwon South Korea	38	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	738 0.8×	434 0.5×	168	4.8k
Nicholas C. Bambakidis United States	32	4.3k 1.6×	2.5k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	112	6.9k
Yuko Y. Palesch United States	42	3.5k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	1.8k 1.4×	803 0.9×	661 0.8×	120	6.7k
Thomas Kwiatkowski United States	20	3.4k 1.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	911 1.1×	44	4.3k
Thabele M Leslie‐Mazwi United States	32	4.7k 1.8×	2.3k 1.6×	2.2k 1.7×	1.6k 1.8×	1.7k 2.0×	169	6.7k
Roman L. Haberl Germany	34	2.0k 0.7×	973 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	933 1.0×	652 0.8×	109	4.7k

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Kan, Peter, David Fiorella, Guilherme Dabus, et al.. (2024). ARISE I Consensus Statement on the Management of Chronic Subdural Hematoma. Stroke. 55(5). 1438–1448. 28 indexed citations

Steinberg, Jeffrey A., Michael G. Brandel, Arvin R. Wali, et al.. (2023). Direct Transorbital Approach for Treatment of Carotid Cavernous Fistula: An Illustrative Case Series. Operative Neurosurgery. 25(4). 324–333. 1 indexed citations

Brandel, Michael G., Arvin R. Wali, Jeffrey A. Steinberg, et al.. (2023). Safety of middle meningeal artery embolization for treatment of subdural hematoma: A nationwide propensity score matched analysis. Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. 25(4). 380–389. 8 indexed citations

Wali, Arvin R., Michael G. Brandel, Brian R. Hirshman, et al.. (2023). Reducing frame rate and pulse rate for routine diagnostic cerebral angiography: ALARA principles in practice. Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. 26(1). 46–50. 3 indexed citations

Rennert, Robert C., Jeffrey A. Steinberg, Takanori Fukushima, et al.. (2022). Histology of the Porous Oculomotorius: Relevance to Anterior Skull Base Approaches. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 84(3). 210–216. 2 indexed citations

Azab, Mohammad, Brandon Lucke‐Wold, Eric Panther, et al.. (2022). Case Series and Systematic Review of Electronic Scooter Crashes and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. World Neurosurgery. 167. e184–e195. 8 indexed citations

Steinberg, Jeffrey A., Michael G. Brandel, Keiko M. Kang, et al.. (2021). Arteriovenous malformation surgery in children: the Rady Children’s Hospital experience (2002–2019). Child s Nervous System. 37(4). 1267–1277. 11 indexed citations

Rennert, Robert C., Michael G. Brandel, Jeffrey A. Steinberg, et al.. (2020). Surgical Relevance of Pediatric Anterior Clinoid Process Maturation for Anterior Skull Base Approaches. Operative Neurosurgery. 20(3). E200–E207. 6 indexed citations

Rennert, Robert C., Arvin R. Wali, Jeffrey A. Steinberg, et al.. (2019). Epidemiology, Natural History, and Clinical Presentation of Large Vessel Ischemic Stroke. Neurosurgery. 85(suppl_1). S4–S8. 168 indexed citations

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Wali, Arvin R., et al.. (2019). Role of pregnancy and female sex steroids on aneurysm formation, growth, and rupture: a systematic review of the literature. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 47(1). E8–E8. 22 indexed citations

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Abraham, Peter, Reith Sarkar, Michael G. Brandel, et al.. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of Intraoperative MRI for Treatment of High-Grade Gliomas. Radiology. 291(3). 689–697. 34 indexed citations

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Ramos, Christian Lopez, Michael G. Brandel, Robert C. Rennert, et al.. (2019). The Potential Impact of “Take the Volume Pledge” on Outcomes After Carotid Artery Stenting. Neurosurgery. 86(2). 241–249. 2 indexed citations

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Steinberg, Jeffrey A., Michael G. Brandel, Keiko M. Kang, et al.. (2019). Site of Occlusion May Influence Decision to Perform Thrombectomy Under General Anesthesia or Conscious Sedation. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 33(2). 147–153. 8 indexed citations

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Brandel, Michael G., Robert C. Rennert, Christian Lopez Ramos, et al.. (2018). Management of glioblastoma at safety-net hospitals. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 139(2). 389–397. 15 indexed citations

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Santiago-Dieppa, David R., et al.. (2018). Endovascular Flow Diversion for Hemifacial Spasm Induced by a Vertebral Artery Aneurysm: First Experience. Operative Neurosurgery. 17(3). E115–E118. 7 indexed citations

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Wali, Arvin R., Charlie C. Park, David R. Santiago-Dieppa, et al.. (2017). Pipeline embolization device versus coiling for the treatment of large and giant unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 42(6). E6–E6. 19 indexed citations

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Powers, William J., Colin P. Derdeyn, José Biller, et al.. (2015). 2015 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Focused Update of the 2013 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Regarding Endovascular Treatment. Stroke. 46(10). 3020–3035. 1554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rennert, Robert C., et al.. (2015). Minimally invasive treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 15(8). 919–933. 39 indexed citations

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Demaerschalk, Bart M., Dawn Kleindorfer, Opeolu Adeoye, et al.. (2015). Scientific Rationale for the Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Intravenous Alteplase in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 47(2). 581–641. 442 indexed citations breakdown →

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Taghva, Alexander, Frank J. Attenello, Gabriel Zada, Alexander A. Khalessi, & Patrick C. Hsieh. (2012). Minimally Invasive Posterior Atlantoaxial Fusion: A Cadaveric and Clinical Feasibility Study. World Neurosurgery. 80(3-4). 414–421. 18 indexed citations

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