Bizhan Aarabi

17.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
171 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Bizhan Aarabi is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bizhan Aarabi has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Surgery, 110 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 58 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Bizhan Aarabi's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (75 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (71 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (49 papers). Bizhan Aarabi is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (75 papers), Spinal Cord Injury Research (71 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (49 papers). Bizhan Aarabi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Bizhan Aarabi's co-authors include Michael G. Fehlings, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Marcel F. Dvorak, Thomas M. Scalea, R. John Hurlbert, Nicholas Theodore, Beverly C. Walters, Sanjay S. Dhall, Mark N. Hadley and Daniel E. Gelb and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bizhan Aarabi

165 papers receiving 9.5k 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.

  1. Early versus Delayed Decompression for Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS)
    2012 778 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Alexander R. Vaccaro et al. profile →
  2. AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System
    2013 567 citations Alexander R. Vaccaro, F. Cumhur Öner et al. Spine profile →
  3. Guidelines for the Management of Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injuries
    2013 432 citations Bizhan Aarabi et al. profile →
  4. The influence of timing of surgical decompression for acute spinal cord injury: a pooled analysis of individual patient data
    2020 243 citations Jetan H. Badhiwala, Jefferson R. Wilson 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
Bizhan Aarabi United States 54 6.1k 6.0k 2.3k 1.5k 1.3k 171 9.9k
Mark N. Hadley United States 55 5.3k 0.9× 6.2k 1.0× 3.1k 1.3× 805 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 190 10.4k
Roger Härtl United States 41 2.4k 0.4× 3.1k 0.5× 2.4k 1.0× 985 0.6× 483 0.4× 175 6.1k
Daniel K. Resnick United States 55 6.4k 1.1× 5.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 303 0.2× 520 0.4× 274 10.1k
R. John Hurlbert Canada 43 4.9k 0.8× 4.1k 0.7× 604 0.3× 631 0.4× 896 0.7× 119 6.5k
Roger Härtl United States 44 2.6k 0.4× 2.6k 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 234 0.2× 145 5.6k
Gregory W. J. Hawryluk United States 27 1.5k 0.3× 1.1k 0.2× 3.2k 1.4× 1.4k 0.9× 385 0.3× 77 5.8k
Sanjay S. Dhall United States 41 4.0k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 559 0.2× 668 0.4× 685 0.5× 143 5.4k
Shivanand P. Lad United States 45 1.6k 0.3× 2.7k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 248 0.2× 367 0.3× 191 6.0k
Jefferson R. Wilson Canada 45 6.6k 1.1× 5.1k 0.9× 380 0.2× 658 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 198 8.8k
Franklin C. Wagner United States 29 1.8k 0.3× 1.3k 0.2× 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 478 0.4× 74 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ugiliweneza, Beatrice, James S. Harrop, Shekar N. Kurpad, et al.. (2023). Demographics, Mechanism of Injury, and Outcomes for Acute Upper and Lower Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries: An Analysis of 470 Patients in the Prospective, Multi-Center, North American Clinical Trials Network Registry. Journal of Neurotrauma. 40(17-18). 1918–1927. 7 indexed citations
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Ali, Daniyal Mansoor, Ahilan Sivaganesan, Chris J. Neal, et al.. (2023). Bulbocavernosus Reflex Has No Prognostic Features During the Acute Evaluation of Spinal Cord Injuries. Journal of Neurotrauma. 40(17-18). 1970–1975.
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Kelly-Hedrick, Margot, Beatrice Ugiliweneza, Elizabeth G. Toups, et al.. (2023). Interhospital Transfer Delays Care for Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Report from the North American Clinical Trials Network for Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 40(17-18). 1928–1937. 5 indexed citations
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Bodanapally, Uttam K., Thorsten Fleiter, Bizhan Aarabi, Ajay Malhotra, & Dheeraj Gandhi. (2022). Dual-energy CT imaging of chronic subdural hematoma membranes: technical note. European Radiology. 33(2). 797–802. 8 indexed citations
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Kelly-Hedrick, Margot, Muhammad M. Abd‐El‐Barr, Bizhan Aarabi, et al.. (2022). Importance of Prospective Registries and Clinical Research Networks in the Evolution of Spinal Cord Injury Care. Journal of Neurotrauma. 40(17-18). 1834–1848. 10 indexed citations
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Rodrigues‐Pinto, Ricardo, Benjamin M. Davies, So Kato, et al.. (2022). Optimizing the Application of Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 10]. Global Spine Journal. 12(1_suppl). 147S–158S. 23 indexed citations
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Kwon, Brian K., Michael G. Fehlings, Timothy F. Boerger, et al.. (2022). Developing Novel Therapies for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 7]: Opportunities From Restorative Neurobiology. Global Spine Journal. 12(1_suppl). 109S–121S. 7 indexed citations
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Boerger, Timothy F., Allison S. Hyngstrom, Julio C. Furlan, et al.. (2022). Developing Peri-Operative Rehabilitation in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 6]: An Unexplored Opportunity?. Global Spine Journal. 12(1_suppl). 97S–108S. 8 indexed citations
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Tetreault, Lindsay, Oliver Mowforth, Danyal Z. Khan, et al.. (2022). James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM]: An Overview of the Methodology Used to Process and Short-List Research Uncertainties. Global Spine Journal. 12(1_suppl). 19S–27S. 4 indexed citations
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Martin, Allan R., Lindsay Tetreault, Aria Nouri, et al.. (2021). Imaging and Electrophysiology for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 9]. Global Spine Journal. 12(1_suppl). 130S–146S. 33 indexed citations
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Fehlings, Michael G., Yang Chen, Bizhan Aarabi, et al.. (2021). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Local Delivery of a Rho Inhibitor (VX-210) in Patients with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 38(15). 2065–2072. 36 indexed citations
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Aarabi, Bizhan, Jennifer S. Albrecht, J. Marc Simard, et al.. (2020). Trends in Demographics and Markers of Injury Severity in Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 38(6). 756–764. 26 indexed citations
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Jaja, Blessing N. R., Fan Jiang, Jetan H. Badhiwala, et al.. (2019). Association of Pneumonia, Wound Infection, and Sepsis with Clinical Outcomes after Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(21). 3044–3050. 35 indexed citations
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Shanmuganathan, Kathirkamanathan, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Acute Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Conventional Magnetic Resonance Parameters in Predicting Long-Term Outcome after Blunt Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(3). 458–465. 20 indexed citations
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Gerzanich, Volodymyr, Jesse A. Stokum, Svetlana Ivanova, et al.. (2018). Sulfonylurea Receptor 1, Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily M Member 4, and KIR6.2:Role in Hemorrhagic Progression of Contusion. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(7). 1060–1079. 37 indexed citations
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Levi, Allan D., Kim D. Anderson, David O. Okonkwo, et al.. (2018). Clinical Outcomes from a Multi-Center Study of Human Neural Stem Cell Transplantation in Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 36(6). 891–902. 126 indexed citations
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Öner, F. Cumhur, Said Sadiqi, A. Mechteld Lehr, et al.. (2014). Towards the Development of an Outcome Instrument for Spinal Trauma. Spine. 40(2). E91–E96. 9 indexed citations
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Grossman, Robert G., Michael G. Fehlings, Ralph F. Frankowski, et al.. (2013). A Prospective, Multicenter, Phase I Matched-Comparison Group Trial of Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Efficacy of Riluzole in Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 31(3). 239–255. 158 indexed citations
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Wilson, Jefferson R., Robert G. Grossman, Ralph F. Frankowski, et al.. (2012). A Clinical Prediction Model for Long-Term Functional Outcome after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Based on Acute Clinical and Imaging Factors. Journal of Neurotrauma. 29(13). 2263–2271. 143 indexed citations

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