Bassel G. Diebo

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
333 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Bassel G. Diebo is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Bassel G. Diebo has authored 333 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 292 papers in Surgery, 157 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 21 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Bassel G. Diebo's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (194 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (188 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (149 papers). Bassel G. Diebo is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (194 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (188 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (149 papers). Bassel G. Diebo collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. Bassel G. Diebo's co-authors include Virginie Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, Renaud Lafage, Peter G. Passias, Carl B. Paulino, Thomas J. Errico, Barthélemy Liabaud, Vincent Challier, Neil V. Shah and Shay Bess and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Bassel G. Diebo

299 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Adult spinal deformity

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bassel G. Diebo United States	31	4.0k	2.5k	329	237	192	333	4.4k
Peter G. Passias United States	39	5.6k 1.4×	3.9k 1.5×	629 1.9×	707 3.0×	410 2.1×	487	6.3k
Justin K. Scheer United States	41	6.2k 1.6×	4.4k 1.7×	412 1.3×	339 1.4×	182 0.9×	194	6.7k
Adam S. Kanter United States	34	2.8k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	282 0.9×	432 1.8×	103 0.5×	146	3.2k
D. Kojo Hamilton United States	28	1.8k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	244 0.7×	166 0.7×	130 0.7×	155	2.3k
Renaud Lafage United States	36	4.7k 1.2×	3.1k 1.2×	306 0.9×	186 0.8×	134 0.7×	293	4.9k
Varun Puvanesarajah United States	25	1.9k 0.5×	941 0.4×	187 0.6×	236 1.0×	228 1.2×	169	2.3k
Gregory M. Mundis United States	50	8.3k 2.1×	5.8k 2.3×	436 1.3×	427 1.8×	199 1.0×	346	8.6k
Aaron J. Buckland United States	28	2.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	176 0.5×	263 1.1×	103 0.5×	181	2.9k
Alexander P. Hughes United States	35	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.1×	725 2.2×	1.1k 4.7×	195 1.0×	227	4.0k
Nader S. Dahdaleh United States	31	2.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	254 0.8×	195 0.8×	194 1.0×	175	3.0k

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Su, Anping, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of retrieval-augmented generation and large language models in clinical guidelines for degenerative spine conditions. European Spine Journal. 35(3). 1301–1310.

Farias, Michael, et al.. (2025). Preoperative Iron Supplementation Mitigates the Risk of Postoperative Complications Associated With Iron Deficiency Anemia Following Lumbar Spinal Fusion. Spine. 51(2). E28–E34.

Daher, Mohammad, Ethan Cottrill, Zhi Wang, et al.. (2025). Minimally Invasive Versus Open Surgery for Thoracolumbar Fractures Treatment. Spine. 50(6). 412–419. 1 indexed citations

Singh, Manjot, et al.. (2024). Postoperative Delirium Following Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Associated Complications. World Neurosurgery. 191. e753–e758. 3 indexed citations

McDonald, Christopher L., et al.. (2024). Large Language Model Prompting Techniques for Advancement in Clinical Medicine. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(17). 5101–5101. 18 indexed citations

Williamson, Tyler K., Andrew J. Schoenfeld, Jordan Lebovic, et al.. (2024). Developing a risk score to inform the use of rhBMP-2 in adult spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deformity. 13(1). 231–239. 1 indexed citations

Singh, Manjot, et al.. (2024). One-Level versus Two-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) from L4-S1. Spine. 50(4). 271–276. 2 indexed citations

Passias, Peter G., Katherine E. Pierce, Oscar Krol, et al.. (2024). Development of a modified frailty index for adult spinal deformities independent of functional changes following surgical correction: a true baseline risk assessment tool. Spine Deformity. 12(3). 811–817. 1 indexed citations

Lafage, Renaud, Junho Song, Jonathan Elysée, et al.. (2024). Unsupervised Clustering of Adult Spinal Deformity Patterns Predicts Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes. Global Spine Journal. 15(4). 2265–2273.

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Daher, Mohammad, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, Christopher L. McDonald, et al.. (2024). Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Grading: Current Standards and Important Factors to Consider for Management. World Neurosurgery. 190. 311–317. 5 indexed citations

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Daher, Mohammad, Ayman Assi, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, et al.. (2023). Functional assessment of patients with adult spinal deformity: Too complicated or a must-have?. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 35(4). 101057–101057. 1 indexed citations

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Shah, Neil V., David J. Kim, Peter G. Passias, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Prematurity at Birth on Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 1210–1210.

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Diebo, Bassel G., Sarah Stroud, Neil V. Shah, et al.. (2023). Can We Predict Imbalance in Patients? Analysis of the CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(5). 1943–1943.

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Stone, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Nonsurgical Interventional Spine Pain Procedures. JBJS Reviews. 11(4). 2 indexed citations

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Naessig, Sara, Tyler K. Williamson, Peter Tretiakov, et al.. (2022). The Inherent Value of Preoperative Optimization—Absolute and Incremental Reduction in Components of Metabolic Syndrome Can Enhance Recovery and Minimize Perioperative Burden. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 16(3). 412–416. 2 indexed citations

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Diebo, Bassel G., Neil V. Shah, Qais Naziri, et al.. (2020). Restoration of Global Sagittal Alignment After Surgical Correction of Cervical Hyperlordosis in a Patient with Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy. JBJS Case Connector. 10(1). e0003–e0003. 4 indexed citations

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Passias, Peter G., Gregory W. Poorman, Cole Bortz, et al.. (2018). Predictors of adverse discharge disposition in adult spinal deformity and associated costs. The Spine Journal. 18(10). 1845–1852. 52 indexed citations

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Bono, Olivia J., Gregory W. Poorman, Norah Foster, et al.. (2017). Body mass index predicts risk of complications in lumbar spine surgery based on surgical invasiveness. The Spine Journal. 18(7). 1204–1210. 50 indexed citations

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Diebo, Bassel G., Peter G. Passias, Bryan J. Marascalchi, et al.. (2015). Primary Versus Revision Surgery in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity. Spine. 40(21). 1674–1680. 56 indexed citations

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Sorocéanu, Alexandra, Bassel G. Diebo, Douglas C. Burton, et al.. (2015). Radiographical and Implant-Related Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Spine. 40(18). 1414–1421. 136 indexed citations

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