Byron Young

15.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Byron Young is a scholar working on Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Byron Young has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Neurology, 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 20 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Byron Young's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (29 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (10 papers). Byron Young is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (29 papers), Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (10 papers). Byron Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Byron Young's co-authors include Phillip A. Tibbs, Richard J. Kryscio, Roy A. Patchell, Robert J. Dempsey, William R. Markesbery, William F. Regine, John W. Walsh, Yosh Maruyama, John S. Macdonald and Linda Ott and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Byron Young

92 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain

1990 2.2k citations Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer: a randomised trial

2005 1.6k citations Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs et al. The Lancet profile →
Postoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of single metastases to the brain: a randomized trial.

1998 1.3k citations Roy A. Patchell, Phillip A. Tibbs et al. profile →
Endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis. Executive Committee for the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study

1995 943 citations Byron Young et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Byron Young United States	41	5.7k	3.0k	2.9k	2.6k	2.5k	94	11.2k
Phillip A. Tibbs United States	31	4.1k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	78	8.0k
Hee‐Won Jung South Korea	48	1.4k 0.2×	2.2k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	296	8.0k
William F. Young United States	70	1.0k 0.2×	1.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	15.9k 6.2×	1.4k 0.6×	315	21.1k
Bruno Mario Cesana Italy	51	1.3k 0.2×	398 0.1×	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	360 0.1×	221	7.9k
John Imeson United Kingdom	32	1.9k 0.3×	448 0.2×	682 0.2×	925 0.4×	979 0.4×	48	5.1k
Annamaria Colao Italy	63	422 0.1×	906 0.3×	3.8k 1.3×	5.5k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	308	15.5k
Martin Schillinger Austria	56	4.9k 0.9×	264 0.1×	1.5k 0.5×	5.2k 2.0×	612 0.2×	247	10.9k
Andrea Rossi Italy	61	6.4k 1.1×	314 0.1×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	515 0.2×	414	14.0k
Jack P. Whisnant United States	71	6.7k 1.2×	340 0.1×	6.4k 2.2×	1.4k 0.5×	5.7k 2.3×	185	16.1k
Sara J. Achenbach United States	51	1.0k 0.2×	397 0.1×	1.1k 0.4×	2.4k 0.9×	256 0.1×	184	8.5k

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Cohen, Robert A., Edward L. Petsonk, Cecile S. Rose, et al.. (2015). Lung Pathology in U.S. Coal Workers with Rapidly Progressive Pneumoconiosis Implicates Silica and Silicates. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(6). 673–680. 137 indexed citations

Petsonk, Edward L., et al.. (2010). Severe Occupational Pneumoconiosis Among West Virginian Coal Miners. CHEST Journal. 139(6). 1458–1462. 46 indexed citations

Cook, Aaron M., et al.. (2009). Cyclosporine A for neuroprotection: establishing dosing guidelines for safe and effective use. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. 8(4). 411–419. 32 indexed citations

Patchell, Roy A., Phillip A. Tibbs, William F. Regine, et al.. (2005). Direct decompressive surgical resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer: a randomised trial. The Lancet. 366(9486). 643–648. 1557 indexed citations breakdown →

Slevin, John T., Greg A. Gerhardt, Charles D. Smith, et al.. (2005). Improvement of bilateral motor functions in patients with Parkinson disease through the unilateral intraputaminal infusion of glial cell line—derived neurotrophic factor. Journal of neurosurgery. 102(2). 216–222. 370 indexed citations

Young, Byron, Roy A. Patchell, William St Clair, et al.. (2004). Stereotatic radiosurgery of 468 brain metastases ≤2 cm: implications for SRS dose and whole brain radiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 59(1). 87–93. 108 indexed citations

Toborek, Michał, Rosario Garrido, Andrzej Małecki, et al.. (2000). Nicotine Attenuates Arachidonic Acid-Induced Overexpression of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Cultured Spinal Cord Neurons. Experimental Neurology. 161(2). 609–620. 27 indexed citations

Ott, Linda, et al.. (1999). Postpyloric Enteral Feeding Costs for Patients With Severe Head Injury: Blind Placement, Endoscopy, and PEG/J versus TPN. Journal of Neurotrauma. 16(3). 233–242. 43 indexed citations

Flíckinger, John C., Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, et al.. (1999). A multi-institutional analysis of complication outcomes after arteriovenous malformation radiosurgery. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 44(1). 67–74. 170 indexed citations

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Rockich, Kevin, Jimmi Hatton, Richard J. Kryscio, Byron Young, & Robert A. Blouin. (1999). Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone and Insulin‐Like Growth Factor‐1 Administration on IGF‐1 and IGF‐Binding Protein‐3 Levels in Brain Injury. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 19(12). 1432–1436. 10 indexed citations

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Hatton, Jimmi, et al.. (1998). α₁‐Acid Glycoprotein Concentrations and Cerebrospinal Fluid Drug Distribution after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 18(5). 1062–1068. 4 indexed citations

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Young, Byron, et al.. (1998). A Randomized Trial of Postoperative Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain. Neurosurgery. 43(3). 686–686. 2 indexed citations

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Hatton, Jimmi, William Lu, Denise H. Rhoney, et al.. (1996). A step-wise protocol for stress ulcer prophylaxis in the neurosurgical intensive care unit. Surgical Neurology. 46(5). 493–499. 16 indexed citations

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Young, Byron, Linda Ott, Edward J. Kasarskis, et al.. (1996). Zinc Supplementation Is Associated with Improved Neurologic Recovery Rate and Visceral Protein Levels of Patients with Severe Closed Head Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 13(1). 25–34. 118 indexed citations

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Lu, William, Marc Goldman, Byron Young, & Daron G. Davis. (1993). Optic nerve ganglioglioma. Journal of neurosurgery. 78(6). 979–982. 26 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Richard W., et al.. (1992). Undergraduate Surgical Education for the Twenty-first Century. Annals of Surgery. 216(6). 639–647. 36 indexed citations

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Ott, Linda, Byron Young, Reneé Phillips, et al.. (1991). Altered gastric emptying in the head-injured patient: relationship to feeding intolerance. Journal of neurosurgery. 74(5). 738–742. 117 indexed citations

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Donnelly, Michael B., et al.. (1991). Interrelationships between Knowledge and Performance-based Testing in a Surgery Clerkship. Academic Medicine. 66(Supplement). S19–S21. 9 indexed citations

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Patchell, Roy A., Phillip A. Tibbs, John W. Walsh, et al.. (1990). A Randomized Trial of Surgery in the Treatment of Single Metastases to the Brain. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(8). 494–500. 2234 indexed citations breakdown →

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Goldstein, Steven, Andrew M. Fried, Byron Young, & Phillip A. Tibbs. (1981). Limited Usefulness of Aortic Arch Angiography in the Evaluation of Carotid Occlusive Disease. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2(6). 559–564. 1 indexed citations

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