Ali Kiapour

2.8k total citations
88 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ali Kiapour is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Kiapour has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Surgery, 44 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ali Kiapour's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (44 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (24 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (17 papers). Ali Kiapour is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (44 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (24 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (17 papers). Ali Kiapour collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Iran. Ali Kiapour's co-authors include Vijay K. Goel, Ata M. Kiapour, Nabil A. Ebraheim, Timothy E. Hewett, Carmen E. Quatman, Constantine K. Demetropoulos, Samuel C. Wordeman, Alexander Ivanov, Amin Joukar and Anand Agarwal and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ali Kiapour

78 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ali Kiapour United States 24 1.6k 1.2k 601 486 353 88 2.0k
Dietrich Schlenzka Finland 32 2.8k 1.8× 2.0k 1.7× 458 0.8× 572 1.2× 168 0.5× 78 3.1k
Robert G. Watkins United States 26 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.4× 532 0.9× 776 1.6× 236 0.7× 57 2.4k
Alejandro A. Espinoza Orías United States 22 1.2k 0.8× 802 0.7× 432 0.7× 462 1.0× 233 0.7× 73 1.7k
Peter A. Robertson New Zealand 30 1.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.7× 475 0.8× 1.1k 2.3× 167 0.5× 83 2.4k
M Wybier France 17 989 0.6× 867 0.7× 258 0.4× 565 1.2× 200 0.6× 80 1.5k
Michael R. Zindrick United States 20 1.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.5× 345 0.6× 484 1.0× 84 0.2× 43 2.2k
Klaus John Schnake Germany 28 3.1k 2.0× 2.6k 2.2× 351 0.6× 283 0.6× 103 0.3× 172 3.4k
Warren D. Yu United States 18 1.2k 0.7× 696 0.6× 219 0.4× 87 0.2× 282 0.8× 50 1.4k
Glenn R. Buttermann United States 22 1.5k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 243 0.4× 747 1.5× 47 0.1× 57 1.9k
KAREN E. WARDEN United States 22 2.1k 1.3× 1.7k 1.4× 279 0.5× 126 0.3× 428 1.2× 28 2.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Kiapour

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ali Kiapour. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ali Kiapour based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ali Kiapour. Ali Kiapour is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kiapour, Ali, et al.. (2025). Pregnancy-Related Spinal Biomechanics: A Review of Low Back Pain and Degenerative Spine Disease. Bioengineering. 12(8). 858–858.
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Hadzipasic, Muhamed, Elie Massaad, Ali Kiapour, et al.. (2025). ROCK-dependent mechanotransduction of macroscale forces drives fibrosis in degenerative spinal disease. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 9(10). 1677–1690. 1 indexed citations
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Massaad, Elie, Ali Kiapour, D. Thomas, et al.. (2024). Disparities in Surgical Intervention and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Racial/Ethnic Groups With Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery. 95(3). 576–583. 1 indexed citations
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Kiapour, Ali, et al.. (2024). The Effect of Time-Dependent Prestresses at the Bone-Screw Interface under Bending Load. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 519–522.
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Kiapour, Ali, Young‐Jo Kim, Eduardo N. Novais, et al.. (2023). Femoral impingement in maximal hip flexion is anterior-inferior distal to the cam deformity in femoroacetabular impingement patients with femoral retroversion. Bone and Joint Research. 12(1). 22–32. 3 indexed citations
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Kiapour, Ali, Elie Massaad, Matthew R. Begley, et al.. (2023). Resisting subsidence with a truss Implant: Application of the “Snowshoe” principle for interbody fusion devices. Journal of Biomechanics. 155. 111635–111635. 2 indexed citations
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Massaad, Elie, Muhamed Hadzipasic, Shalin S. Patel, et al.. (2021). Performance assessment of the metastatic spinal tumor frailty index using machine learning algorithms: limitations and future directions. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 50(5). E5–E5. 27 indexed citations
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Massaad, Elie, et al.. (2021). Safety and efficacy of cement augmentation with fenestrated pedicle screws for tumor-related spinal instability. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 50(5). E12–E12. 15 indexed citations
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Joukar, Amin, et al.. (2021). Sacroiliac joint stabilization using implants provide better fixation in females compared to males: a finite element analysis. European Spine Journal. 30(8). 2351–2359. 1 indexed citations
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Massaad, Elie, Nida Fatima, Ali Kiapour, et al.. (2020). Polyetheretherketone Versus Titanium Cages for Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Meta-Analysis and Review of the Literature. Neurospine. 17(1). 125–135. 54 indexed citations
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Kiapour, Ali, Amin Joukar, Hossein Elgafy, et al.. (2019). Biomechanics of the Sacroiliac Joint: Anatomy, Function, Biomechanics, Sexual Dimorphism, and Causes of Pain. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 14(s1). S3–S13. 112 indexed citations
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Lindsey, Derek P., Ali Kiapour, Scott A. Yerby, & Vijay K. Goel. (2015). Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Minimally Affects Adjacent Lumbar Segment Motion: A Finite Element Study. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 9. 64–64. 51 indexed citations
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Faizan, Ahmad, Ali Kiapour, Ata M. Kiapour, & Vijay K. Goel. (2013). Biomechanical Analysis of Various Footprints of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Devices. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 27(4). E118–E127. 68 indexed citations
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Kiapour, Ali, et al.. (2012). Relationship between limb length discrepancy and load distribution across the sacroiliac joint—a finite element study. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 30(10). 1577–1580. 50 indexed citations
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Goel, Vijay K., et al.. (2011). Models that incorporate spinal structures predict better wear performance of cervical artificial discs. The Spine Journal. 11(8). 766–776. 17 indexed citations
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Ivanov, Alexander, Ali Kiapour, Nabil A. Ebraheim, & Vijay K. Goel. (2009). Lumbar Fusion Leads to Increases in Angular Motion and Stress Across Sacroiliac Joint. Spine. 34(5). E162–E169. 143 indexed citations
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Goel, Vijay K., Ali Kiapour, Faizan Ahmed, Manoj Krishna, & Tai Friesem. (2007). Finite Element Study of Matched Paired Posterior Disc Implant and Dynamic Stabilizer (360° Motion Preservation System). The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 1(1). 55–61. 14 indexed citations

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