Benjamin C. Warf

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
115 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Benjamin C. Warf is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin C. Warf has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 72 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 46 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Benjamin C. Warf's work include Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (71 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (57 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (32 papers). Benjamin C. Warf is often cited by papers focused on Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (71 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (57 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (32 papers). Benjamin C. Warf collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Benjamin C. Warf's co-authors include Abhaya V. Kulkarni, John Mugamba, Steven J. Schiff, Kristopher T. Kahle, David D. Limbrick, Michael C. Dewan, Jeffrey W. Campbell, Abbas Rattani, Kee B. Park and Graham Fieggen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin C. Warf

107 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Hydrocephalus in children 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2018 2018 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Hydrocephalus in children
    2015 391 citations Kristopher T. Kahle, Abhaya V. Kulkarni et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Global neurosurgery: the current capacity and deficit in the provision of essential neurosurgical care. Executive Summary of the Global Neurosurgery Initiative at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change
    2018 371 citations Benjamin C. Warf et al. profile →
  3. Global hydrocephalus epidemiology and incidence: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2018 236 citations Benjamin C. Warf et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin C. Warf United States 37 2.7k 2.5k 2.0k 954 603 115 4.6k
D. Douglas Cochrane Canada 41 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 2.1× 1.4k 2.2× 162 5.8k
John C. Wellons United States 41 3.3k 1.2× 2.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.8× 2.0k 3.3× 248 6.3k
Chevis N. Shannon United States 29 1.2k 0.4× 992 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 640 0.7× 665 1.1× 138 2.9k
William E. Whitehead United States 37 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 932 1.0× 1.4k 2.3× 151 4.5k
Stephen J. Haines United States 35 1.7k 0.6× 907 0.4× 906 0.5× 1.9k 2.0× 1.2k 2.0× 146 4.7k
Raymond Voltz Germany 44 660 0.2× 928 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 2.7k 2.9× 163 0.3× 289 7.0k
Thierry A.G.M. Huisman United States 36 484 0.2× 1.8k 0.7× 354 0.2× 1.3k 1.3× 767 1.3× 271 4.6k
Graham Fieggen South Africa 29 584 0.2× 532 0.2× 586 0.3× 1.2k 1.3× 701 1.2× 98 2.7k
Jo M. Wilmshurst South Africa 34 812 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 222 0.1× 555 0.6× 439 0.7× 187 4.6k
Nils Erik Gilhus Norway 54 462 0.2× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 7.3k 7.7× 1.2k 2.0× 283 11.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin C. Warf

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All Works

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Mugamba, John, Peter Ssenyonga, Venkateswararao Cherukuri, et al.. (2025). Five-year outcomes after surgical treatment of infant postinfectious hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa: results of a randomized trial. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. 36(2). 135–144.
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Qaderi, Shohra, Jonathan Castillo, Heidi Castillo, et al.. (2025). Management and Outcomes in Isolated Congenital Aqueductal Stenosis: A Single‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Prenatal Diagnosis. 45(4). 521–530.
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Warf, Benjamin C., et al.. (2024). The Importance of Neurosurgical Intervention and Surgical Timing for Management of Pediatric Patients with Myelomeningoceles in Bangladesh. World Neurosurgery. 187. e673–e682. 1 indexed citations
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Simon, Tamara D., Panteha Hayati Rezvan, Susan Coffin, et al.. (2024). Infection rates during eras of intrathecal antibiotic use followed by antibiotic-impregnated catheter use in prevention of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. 34(4). 357–364.
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Tindula, Gwen, Biju Issac, Liang Sun, et al.. (2024). Genome‐wide analysis of spina bifida risk variants in a case–control study from Bangladesh. Birth Defects Research. 116(3). e2331–e2331. 2 indexed citations
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Tindula, Gwen, Xingyan Wang, Benjamin C. Warf, et al.. (2024). Maternal arsenic exposure modifies associations between arsenic, folate and arsenic metabolism gene variants, and spina bifida risk: A case‒control study in Bangladesh. Environmental Research. 261. 119714–119714. 2 indexed citations
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Kronman, Matthew P., Kathryn B. Whitlock, Chuan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Associations of Standard Care, Intrathecal Antibiotics, and Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters With Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection Organisms and Resistance. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 12(9). 504–512. 2 indexed citations
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Cherukuri, Venkateswararao, Thomas O’Reilly, Mingzhao Yu, et al.. (2021). Assessing the utility of low resolution brain imaging: treatment of infant hydrocephalus. NeuroImage Clinical. 32. 102896–102896. 7 indexed citations
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Muir, Ryan T., Shelly Wang, & Benjamin C. Warf. (2016). Global surgery for pediatric hydrocephalus in the developing world: a review of the history, challenges, and future directions. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 41(5). E11–E11. 70 indexed citations
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Kahle, Kristopher T., Abhaya V. Kulkarni, David D. Limbrick, & Benjamin C. Warf. (2015). Hydrocephalus in children. The Lancet. 387(10020). 788–799. 391 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boivin, Michael J., Angelina Kakooza, Benjamin C. Warf, Leslie L. Davidson, & Elena L. Grigorenko. (2015). Reducing neurodevelopmental disorders and disability through research and interventions. Nature. 527(7578). S155–S160. 78 indexed citations
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Stone, Scellig & Benjamin C. Warf. (2014). Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment for infant hydrocephalus: a prospective North American series. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. 14(5). 439–446. 106 indexed citations
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Tylkowski, Chester, et al.. (2000). Nonselective Partial Dorsal Rhizotomy: A Clinical Experience with 1-Year Follow-Up. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 32(3). 114–118. 19 indexed citations
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Warf, Benjamin C., Michael B. Donnelly, Richard W. Schwartz, & David Sloan. (1999). Interpreting the Judgment of Surgical Faculty Regarding Resident Competence. Journal of Surgical Research. 86(1). 29–35. 27 indexed citations
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Davis, Daron G., et al.. (1999). Intracavernous Teratoma in a School-Aged Child. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 30(3). 135–139. 11 indexed citations
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Kriss, Timothy C., Vesna Martich Kriss, & Benjamin C. Warf. (1996). Cavernous Sinus Thrombophlebitis: Case Report. Neurosurgery. 39(2). 385–389. 43 indexed citations

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