Bennet Omalu

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Bennet Omalu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Bennet Omalu has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Epidemiology, 21 papers in Neurology and 13 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Bennet Omalu's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (19 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (18 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (7 papers). Bennet Omalu is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (19 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (18 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (7 papers). Bennet Omalu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Nigeria and Canada. Bennet Omalu's co-authors include Julian E. Bailes, Ronald L. Hamilton, M. Ilyas Kamboh, Jennifer Hammers, Robert Fitzsimmons, Steven T. DeKosky, Cyril H. Wecht, Ryan L. Minster, Anthony L. Petraglia and Thomas M. Talavage and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Bennet Omalu

48 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player

2005 611 citations Bennet Omalu, Steven T. DeKosky et al. Neurosurgery profile →
Role of subconcussion in repetitive mild traumatic brain injury

2013 410 citations Julian E. Bailes, Bennet Omalu et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neuropathological Findings in the Brains of Deceased COVID-19 Patients 2025 ·American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology ·(unknown), Bennet Omalu, (unknown), Machelle Wilson	0
2	Accuracy and validity of determined cause of death and manner of death following forensic autopsy prosection 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Pathology ·(unknown), (unknown), Machelle Wilson, Bennet Omalu	1
3	Progressive Focal Gray Matter Volume Loss in a Former High School Football Player: A Possible Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetric Signature for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 2016 ·American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ·Cyrus A. Raji, David A. Merrill, Jorge R. Barrio, Bennet Omalu, Gary W. Small	14
4	Perfusion Neuroimaging Abnormalities Alone Distinguish National Football League Players from a Healthy Population 2016 ·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·Daniel Amen, Kristen Willeumier, Bennet Omalu, Andrew B. Newberg, C.S. Raghavendra, Cyrus A. Raji	40
5	In vivo characterization of chronic traumatic encephalopathy using [F-18]FDDNP PET brain imaging 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jorge R. Barrio, Gary W. Small, K.P. Wong, Sung‐Cheng Huang, Jie Liu, David A. Merrill, Christopher C. Giza, Robert Fitzsimmons, Bennet Omalu, Julian E. Bailes, Vladimir Kepe	147
6	Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy 2014 ·Progress in neurological surgery ·Bennet Omalu	80
7	Diagnosis of Hemorrhagic Stroke in an Exhumed Brain After Three Years of Burial in a Deep Grave 2012 ·Journal of Forensic Sciences ·Bennet Omalu, Jennifer Hammers, Todd M. Luckasevic	1
8	Risk of Suicide after Long-term Follow-up from Bariatric Surgery 2010 ·The American Journal of Medicine ·Hilary A. Tindle, Bennet Omalu, Anita P. Courcoulas, Marsha D. Marcus, Jennifer Hammers, Lewis H. Kuller	166
9	Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Suicides and Parasuicides in Professional American Athletes 2010 ·American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology ·Bennet Omalu, Julian E. Bailes, Jennifer Hammers, Robert Fitzsimmons	166
10	Systemic Distribution of West Nile Virus Infection: Postmortem Immunohistochemical Study of Six Cases 2007 ·Brain Pathology ·Henry B Armah, Guoji Wang, Bennet Omalu, Robert B. Tesh, Kymberly A. Gyure, Dennis J. Chute, Roger Smith, (unknown), Harry V. Vinters, Bette K. Kleinschmidt‐DeMasters, Clayton A. Wiley	84
11	Death Rates and Causes of Death After Bariatric Surgery for Pennsylvania Residents, 1995 to 2004 2007 ·Archives of Surgery ·Bennet Omalu	115
12	Forensic Pathology and Forensic Epidemiology of Suicides in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: A 10-Year Retrospective Review (1990–1999) 2005 ·Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology ·Bennet Omalu, (unknown), Steven A. Koehler, (unknown), Abdulrezzak Shakir, Leon Rozin, Cyril H. Wecht	3
13	Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in a National Football League Player breakdown → 2005 ·Neurosurgery ·Bennet Omalu, Steven T. DeKosky, Ryan L. Minster, M. Ilyas Kamboh, Ronald L. Hamilton, Cyril H. Wecht	611
14	Suicides following bariatric surgery for the treatment of obesity 2005 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·Bennet Omalu, Pauline Cho, (unknown), (unknown), Leon Rozin, L. H. Kuller, Cyril H. Wecht	30
15	Cardiac Concussion 2004 ·American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology ·Steven A. Koehler, (unknown), Shaun Ladham, Leon Rozin, Bennet Omalu, (unknown), Cyril H. Wecht	8
16	The risk of body packing: a case of a fatal cocaine overdose 2004 ·Forensic Science International ·Steven A. Koehler, Shaun Ladham, Leon Rozin, (unknown), Bennet Omalu, Joseph Dominick, Cyril H. Wecht	41
17	Deaths Among Criminal Suspects, Law Enforcement Officers, Civilians, and Prison Inmates 2003 ·American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology ·Steven A. Koehler, (unknown), Thomas J. Songer, Leon Rozin, Abdulrezzak Shakir, Shaun Ladham, Bennet Omalu, Joseph Dominick, Cyril H. Wecht	8
18	Blood and Tissue Concentration of Cesium after Exposure to Cesium Chloride: A Report of Two Cases 2003 ·Biological Trace Element Research ·José A. Centeno, Joseph P. Pestaner, Bennet Omalu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Florabel G. Mullick	19
19	Amiodarone-Induced Neuromyopathy: Three Cases and a Review of the Literature 2002 ·Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease ·(unknown), David Lacomis, Bennet Omalu	18
20	Infectious Aneurysm Clipping by an MRI/MRA Wand-Guided Protocol 2001 ·Pediatric Neurosurgery ·Anthony Harris, (unknown), Emanuel Kanal, (unknown), (unknown), Bennet Omalu, A. Leland Albright	9

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