Amin Kassam

26.9k total citations · 7 hit papers
312 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

Amin Kassam is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amin Kassam has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Surgery, 128 papers in Epidemiology and 88 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Amin Kassam's work include Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (176 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (118 papers) and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (64 papers). Amin Kassam is often cited by papers focused on Head and Neck Surgical Oncology (176 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (118 papers) and Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (64 papers). Amin Kassam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Amin Kassam's co-authors include Ricardo L. Carrau, Carl H. Snyderman, Paul A. Gardner, Arlan Mintz, Daniel M. Prevedello, Michael Horowitz, Adam M. Zanation, Ajith J. Thomas, L. Dade Lunsford and Gustavo Hadad and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Amin Kassam

304 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Novel Reconstructive Technique After Endoscopic Expande... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2006 1999 2005 2009 2008 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. A Novel Reconstructive Technique After Endoscopic Expanded Endonasal Approaches: Vascular Pedicle Nasoseptal Flap
    2006 1.3k citations Gustavo Hadad, Ricardo L. Carrau et al. The Laryngoscope profile →
  2. Stereotactic radiosurgery plus whole brain radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for patients with multiple brain metastases
    1999 739 citations Amin Kassam et al. profile →
  3. Expanded endonasal approach: the rostrocaudal axis. Part I. Crista galli to the sella turcica
    2005 560 citations Amin Kassam, Carl H. Snyderman et al. profile →
  4. Hypoxia promotes expansion of the CD133-positive glioma stem cells through activation of HIF-1α
    2009 533 citations Johnathan A. Engh, Amin Kassam et al. profile →
  5. ENDOSCOPIC RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CRANIAL BASE USING A PEDICLED NASOSEPTAL FLAP
    2008 520 citations Amin Kassam, Ricardo L. Carrau et al. Operative Neurosurgery profile →
  6. Expanded endonasal approach: fully endoscopic, completely transnasal approach to the middle third of the clivus, petrous bone, middle cranial fossa, and infratemporal fossa
    2005 517 citations Amin Kassam, Paul A. Gardner et al. profile →
  7. Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: analysis of complications in the authors' initial 800 patients
    2010 464 citations Amin Kassam, Daniel M. Prevedello et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →

Peers

Amin Kassam
Carl H. Snyderman United States
Daniel M. Prevedello United States
Arlan Mintz United States
Paolo Cappabianca Italy
Ossama Al‐Mefty United States
Laligam N. Sekhar United States
Robert L. Foote United States
John C. Flíckinger United States
Franco DeMonte United States
Felice Esposito Italy
Carl H. Snyderman United States
Amin Kassam
Citations per year, relative to Amin Kassam Amin Kassam (= 1×) peers Carl H. Snyderman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amin Kassam

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Amin Kassam. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Amin Kassam 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 Amin Kassam. Amin Kassam is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anadani, Mohammad, Bruce A. Chase, Chi Wang, et al.. (2025). Trends and outcomes of tenecteplase and alteplase usage for ischemic stroke in the United States. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 258. 109150–109150.
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Corvino, Sergio, Matteo de Notaris, Doron D. Sommer, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Feasibility of Selective Piezoelectric Osteotomy in Transorbital Approach to the Middle Cranial Fossa: Anatomical and Quantitative Study and Surgical Implications. World Neurosurgery. 192. e198–e209. 4 indexed citations
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Corvino, Sergio, Amin Kassam, Amedeo Piazza, et al.. (2024). Navigating the Intersection Between the Orbit and the Skull Base: The “Mirror” McCarty Keyhole During Transorbital Approach: An Anatomic Study With Surgical Implications. Operative Neurosurgery. 28(3). 391–398. 9 indexed citations
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Chakravarthi, Srikant S., et al.. (2020). Does the method of visualization impact the performance of a new surgical task in novice subjects?. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 16(3). e2088–e2088. 1 indexed citations
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Kulwin, Charles, Richard Rovin, Ronald L. Young, et al.. (2016). Minimally Invasive Transsulcal Resection of Intraventricular and Periventricular Lesions Through a Tubular Retractor System: Multicentric Experience and Results. World Neurosurgery. 90. 556–564. 71 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Nancy, Daniel M. Prevedello, Johnathan A. Engh, Daniel F. Kelly, & Amin Kassam. (2012). Endoneurosurgical Resection of Intraventricular and Intraparenchymal Lesions Using the Port Technique. World Neurosurgery. 79(2). S18.e1–S18.e8. 45 indexed citations
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Coll, J, Juan C. Fernandez‐Miranda, Daniel M. Prevedello, et al.. (2010). Avoiding Injury to the Abducens Nerve During Expanded Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery. Neurosurgery. 67(1). 144–154. 65 indexed citations
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Kassam, Amin, Bahman Emami, Henry G. Brown, et al.. (2009). CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL REVIEW. Neurosurgery. 64(4). 764–770. 13 indexed citations
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Vora, Nirav, Ajith J. Thomas, Rishi Gupta, et al.. (2009). Endovascular Treatment of Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: Technical Results and Review of the Literature. Journal of Neuroimaging. 20(1). 70–73. 25 indexed citations
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Baird, Clinton J., James E. Conway, Daniel M. Sciubba, et al.. (2009). RADIOGRAPHIC AND ANATOMIC BASIS OF ENDOSCOPIC ANTERIOR CRANIOCERVICAL DECOMPRESSION. Operative Neurosurgery. 65(6). ons158–ons164. 77 indexed citations
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Kassam, Amin, Ricardo L. Carrau, Carl H. Snyderman, et al.. (2007). Abordajes endonasales endoscópicos ampliados a la base de cráneo caudoventral. Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española. 58. 14–30. 4 indexed citations
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Hadad, Gustavo, et al.. (2006). A Novel Reconstructive Technique After Endoscopic Expanded Endonasal Approaches: Vascular Pedicle Nasoseptal Flap. The Laryngoscope. 116(10). 1882–1886. 1303 indexed citations breakdown →
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Park, Hae Kwan, Michael Horowitz, Charles A. Jungreis, et al.. (2005). Periprocedural Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 26(3). 506–514. 160 indexed citations
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Peters, David G., Amin Kassam, & Yue-Fang Chang. (2005). A DNA Sequence Polymorphism in the Endoglin Gene Is Not Associated with Intracranial Aneurysm or Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 20(2). 96–100. 10 indexed citations
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Kassam, Amin, Michael Horowitz, Ricardo L. Carrau, et al.. (2003). Use of Tisseel Fibrin Sealant in Neurosurgical Procedures: Incidence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks and Cost-Benefit Analysis in a Retrospective Study. Neurosurgery. 52(5). 1102–1105. 55 indexed citations
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Kassam, Amin, et al.. (2002). The Canada-Wide Differential GPS (CDGPS) Service: New Infrastructure Launched for GPS-based Geo-Referencing and Navigation. Proceedings of the 15th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2002). 1798–1805. 6 indexed citations
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Tyler‐Kabara, Elizabeth C., et al.. (2002). Predictors of outcome in surgically managed patients with typical and atypical trigeminal neuralgia: comparison of results following microvascular decompression. Journal of neurosurgery. 96(3). 527–531. 204 indexed citations
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Goldstein, Steven, Howard Yonas, Amin Kassam, et al.. (2000). Sensitivity and Specificity of Quantitative Cerebral Blood Flow vs. Time from Symptom Onset as a Predictor of Cerebral Infarction. Stroke. 32. 348–348. 1 indexed citations

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