Christopher B. Shields

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Christopher B. Shields is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher B. Shields has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Surgery, 63 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 41 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Christopher B. Shields's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (46 papers), Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (20 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (18 papers). Christopher B. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (46 papers), Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (20 papers) and Nerve injury and regeneration (18 papers). Christopher B. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Italy. Christopher B. Shields's co-authors include Yi Ping Zhang, Lisa B. E. Shields, George H. Raque, Steven D. Glassman, Xiao‐Ming Xu, Todd W. Vitaz, Darlene A. Burke, Mitchell Campbell, David S.K. Magnuson and Jun Cai and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christopher B. Shields

141 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Adverse Effects Associated With High-Dose Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Use in Anterior Cervical Spine Fusion

2006 573 citations Lisa B. E. Shields, George H. Raque et al. Spine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher B. Shields United States	38	2.0k	1.6k	1.1k	676	661	151	4.5k
W Young United States	21	3.5k 1.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	865 1.3×	497 0.8×	34	5.7k
Moshe Hadani Israel	31	660 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	872 0.8×	807 1.2×	487 0.7×	106	4.6k
James D. Guest United States	38	3.6k 1.8×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.6×	300 0.4×	491 0.7×	139	5.2k
Yoshinobu Iwasaki Japan	48	1.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.6×	1.3k 1.2×	2.2k 3.3×	889 1.3×	342	7.6k
Christopher S. Ahuja Canada	19	2.7k 1.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	152 0.2×	773 1.2×	43	3.9k
Shiro Imagama Japan	48	3.6k 1.8×	5.6k 3.6×	524 0.5×	720 1.1×	656 1.0×	525	9.0k
Mark Kotter United Kingdom	37	3.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	369 0.5×	1.6k 2.4×	134	7.1k
R. John Hurlbert Canada	43	4.9k 2.5×	4.1k 2.7×	706 0.7×	604 0.9×	354 0.5×	119	6.5k
Amer F. Samdani United States	40	1.9k 1.0×	4.2k 2.7×	643 0.6×	448 0.7×	328 0.5×	266	6.0k
Rajiv Midha Canada	51	812 0.4×	3.4k 2.2×	4.7k 4.5×	585 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	187	7.7k

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Shields, Lisa B. E., Vasudeva G. Iyer, Yi Ping Zhang, & Christopher B. Shields. (2023). Iatrogenic median and ulnar nerve injuries during carpal tunnel release: clinical, electrodiagnostic, and ultrasound features in 12 patients. Patient series. Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons. 5(10). 3 indexed citations

Wu, Wei, Tyler Nguyen, Josue D. Ordaz, et al.. (2022). Transhemispheric cortex remodeling promotes forelimb recovery after spinal cord injury. JCI Insight. 7(12). 5 indexed citations

Shields, Lisa B. E., et al.. (2021). Venipuncture-Related Median Nerve Palsy Disguised as Intraoperative Brachial Plexus Injury. Case Reports in Neurology. 13(2). 361–368. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Yahong, Qun Wang, Min Cui, et al.. (2020). Role of PTHrP nuclear localization and carboxyl terminus sequences in postnatal spinal cord development. Developmental Neurobiology. 81(1). 47–62. 2 indexed citations

Wu, Xiangbing, Wenrui Qu, Yi Ping Zhang, et al.. (2019). A Laser-Guided Spinal Cord Displacement Injury in Adult Mice. PMC. 8 indexed citations

Shields, Christopher B.. (2018). A Series of Goods. Oxford University Press eBooks.

Shields, Lisa B. E., L. Brian Perkins, Lauren Clark, & Christopher B. Shields. (2018). A Hospital-Based Neuroscience Nursing Course Designed to Improve Competence and Confidence. JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration. 48(6). 300–302. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yi Ping, Yan Sun, Wenhui Xiong, et al.. (2017). An In Vivo Duo-color Method for Imaging Vascular Dynamics Following Contusive Spinal Cord Injury. PMC. 5 indexed citations

Cao, Min, Panpan Hu, Yanli Zhang, et al.. (2017). Enriched physical environment reverses spatial cognitive impairment of socially isolated APPswe/PS1dE9 transgenic mice before amyloidosis onset. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. 24(3). 202–211. 18 indexed citations

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Liu, Nai‐Kui, Lingxiao Deng, Yi Ping Zhang, et al.. (2014). Cytosolic phospholipase A2 protein as a novel therapeutic target for spinal cord injury. PMC. 5 indexed citations

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Zhu, Qingsan, Yiping Zhang, Ying‐Zheng Zhao, et al.. (2013). Reciprocal Modulation Between Microglia and Astrocyte in Reactive Gliosis Following the CNS Injury. Molecular Neurobiology. 48(3). 690–701. 101 indexed citations

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Cao, Qilin, Qian He, Yaping Wang, et al.. (2010). Transplantation of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor-Expressing Adult Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Promotes Remyelination and Functional Recovery after SpinalCord Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(8). 2989–3001. 166 indexed citations

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Hill, Rachel L., Yi Ping Zhang, Darlene A. Burke, et al.. (2009). Anatomical and Functional Outcomes following a Precise, Graded, Dorsal Laceration Spinal Cord Injury in C57BL/6 Mice. Journal of Neurotrauma. 26(1). 1–15. 63 indexed citations

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Janjua, Rashid M., et al.. (2008). Dural relationships of Meckel cave and lateral wall of the cavernous sinus. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 25(6). E2–E2. 46 indexed citations

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Mahoney, Edward T., et al.. (2008). Small-Molecule Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibition as a Neuroprotective Treatment after Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(29). 7293–7303. 28 indexed citations

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Cao, Qilin, Yi Ping Zhang, Christopher A. Iannotti, et al.. (2004). Functional and electrophysiological changes after graded traumatic spinal cord injury in adult rat. Experimental Neurology. 191. S3–S16. 145 indexed citations

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Shields, Christopher B. & Lisa B. E. Shields. (2002). R. Glen Spurling: surgeon, author, and neurosurgical visionary. Journal of neurosurgery. 96(6). 1147–1153. 3 indexed citations

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Dimar, John R., Steven D. Glassman, George H. Raque, Yi Ping Zhang, & Christopher B. Shields. (1999). The Influence of Spinal Canal Narrowing and Timing of Decompression on Neurologic Recovery After Spinal Cord Contusion in a Rat Model. Spine. 24(16). 1623–1623. 209 indexed citations

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Edmonds, Harvey L., et al.. (1992). Quantitative electroencephalographic monitoring during myocardial revascularization predicts postoperative disorientation and improves outcome. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 103(3). 555–563. 41 indexed citations

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Iyer, Vasudeva G. & Christopher B. Shields. (1989). Isolated Injection Injury to the Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve. Neurosurgery. 25(5). 835–838. 16 indexed citations

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