Bobby Tay

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Bobby Tay is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bobby Tay has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Surgery, 45 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bobby Tay's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (43 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (39 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (27 papers). Bobby Tay is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (43 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (39 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (27 papers). Bobby Tay collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Japan. Bobby Tay's co-authors include Serena S. Hu, David S. Bradford, Vedat Deviren, Sigurd Berven, Shane Burch, Daniel B. Murrey, Rick B. Delamarter, Jeffrey A. Goldstein, Jack E. Zigler and Michael Janssen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Anesthesiology.

In The Last Decade

Bobby Tay

68 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy and fusion for the treatment of 1-level symptomatic cervical disc disease

2008 433 citations Daniel B. Murrey, Michael Janssen et al. The Spine Journal profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Bobby Tay	2.8k	2.1k	292	252	171	69	3.2k
Carl Lauryssen	2.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	245 0.8×	470 1.9×	147 0.9×	53	3.0k
Lih-Huei Chen	2.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	397 1.4×	317 1.3×	195 1.1×	120	3.2k
Enrico Tessitore	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	296 1.0×	269 1.1×	129 0.8×	110	2.4k
Tsai‐Sheng Fu	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	332 1.1×	473 1.9×	167 1.0×	108	2.5k
Ulf Liljenqvist	3.4k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	437 1.5×	386 1.5×	136 0.8×	98	3.9k
Patrick C. Hsieh	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	169 0.6×	351 1.4×	118 0.7×	97	2.5k
John G. Heller	4.9k 1.8×	4.4k 2.1×	473 1.6×	257 1.0×	252 1.5×	87	5.4k
Peter G. Whang	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	546 1.9×	691 2.7×	233 1.4×	101	3.0k
Sohei Ebara	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	354 1.2×	369 1.5×	106 0.6×	69	3.1k
Zorica Buser	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	310 1.1×	502 2.0×	89 0.5×	198	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Bobby Tay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bobby Tay

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bobby Tay

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

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Wu, Hao‐Hua, et al.. (2021). Reoperation and Mortality Rates Following Elective 1 to 2 Level Lumbar Fusion: A Large State Database Analysis. Global Spine Journal. 12(8). 1708–1714. 6 indexed citations

Dudli, Stefan, David C. Sing, Serena S. Hu, et al.. (2017). ISSLS PRIZE IN BASIC SCIENCE 2017: Intervertebral disc/bone marrow cross-talk with Modic changes. European Spine Journal. 26(5). 1362–1373. 108 indexed citations

Leung, Jacqueline M., Laura P. Sands, Ningning Chen, et al.. (2017). Perioperative Gabapentin Does Not Reduce Postoperative Delirium in Older Surgical Patients. Anesthesiology. 127(4). 633–644. 44 indexed citations

Zhong, Zhaoming, Vedat Deviren, Bobby Tay, Shane Burch, & Sigurd Berven. (2017). Adjacent segment disease after instrumented fusion for adult lumbar spondylolisthesis: Incidence and risk factors. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 156. 29–34. 79 indexed citations

Khanna, Krishn, Alexander A. Theologis, & Bobby Tay. (2017). Autonomic dysreflexia caused by cervical stenosis. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 3(1). 17102–17102. 4 indexed citations

Patterson, Joseph T., David C. Sing, Erik N. Hansen, Bobby Tay, & Alan L. Zhang. (2017). The James A. Rand Young Investigator's Award: Administrative Claims vs Surgical Registry: Capturing Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 32(9). S11–S17. 24 indexed citations

Keefe, Malla, Corinna C. Zygourakis, Alexander A. Theologis, et al.. (2016). Sexual function after cervical spine surgery: Independent predictors of functional impairment. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 36. 94–101. 4 indexed citations

Fujimori, Takahito, Shinichi Inoue, Hai Le, et al.. (2014). Long fusion from sacrum to thoracic spine for adult spinal deformity with sagittal imbalance: upper versus lower thoracic spine as site of upper instrumented vertebra. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 36(5). E9–E9. 48 indexed citations

Zhang, Alan L., Alexander A. Theologis, Bobby Tay, & Brian T. Feeley. (2014). The Association Between Cervical Spine Pathology and Rotator Cuff Dysfunction. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 28(4). E206–E211. 22 indexed citations

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Schairer, William W., Vedat Deviren, Serena S. Hu, et al.. (2013). Hospital Readmission After Spine Fusion for AdultSpinal Deformity. Spine. 38(19). 1681–1689. 102 indexed citations

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Kelly, Michael P., et al.. (2011). Adjacent Segment Motion After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus ProDisc-C Cervical Total Disk Arthroplasty. Spine. 36(15). 1171–1179. 76 indexed citations

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Mok, James M., Jordan M. Cloyd, David S. Bradford, et al.. (2009). Reoperation After Primary Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity. Spine. 34(8). 832–839. 132 indexed citations

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Mok, James M., Murat Pekmezci, Samantha L. Piper, et al.. (2008). Use of C-Reactive Protein After Spinal Surgery. Spine. 33(4). 415–421. 92 indexed citations

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Murrey, Daniel B., Michael Janssen, Rick B. Delamarter, et al.. (2008). Results of the prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-C total disc replacement versus anterior discectomy and fusion for the treatment of 1-level symptomatic cervical disc disease. The Spine Journal. 9(4). 275–286. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

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John, H., Christopher P. Ames, & Bobby Tay. (2005). General Considerations for Cervical Arthroplasty with Technique for Prodisc-C. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 16(4). 609–619. 21 indexed citations

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Marcillo, Alexander, et al.. (2001). The Effect of Surgically Implanted Bullet Fragments on the Spinal Cord in a Rabbit Model. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 83(6). 884–890. 36 indexed citations

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Tay, Bobby, Frank Kleinstueck, David S. Bradford, & Sigurd Berven. (2001). Clinical applications of bone graft substitutes in spine surgery: consideration of mineralized and demineralized preparations and growth factor supplementation. European Spine Journal. 10(0). S169–S177. 47 indexed citations

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Tay, Bobby, et al.. (1999). CALCIUM SULFATE– AND CALCIUM PHOSPHATE–BASED BONE SUBSTITUTES. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 30(4). 615–623. 164 indexed citations

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Bradford, David S., Bobby Tay, & Serena S. Hu. (1999). Adult Scoliosis: Surgical Indications, Operative Management, Complications, and Outcomes. Spine. 24(24). 2617–2617. 218 indexed citations

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Tay, Bobby, et al.. (1998). Use of a Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Matrix in Spinal Fusion. Spine. 23(21). 2276–2281. 90 indexed citations

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