Dan M. Spengler

10.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Dan M. Spengler is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan M. Spengler has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Surgery, 57 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 47 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Dan M. Spengler's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (56 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (47 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (19 papers). Dan M. Spengler is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (56 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (47 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (19 papers). Dan M. Spengler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Japan. Dan M. Spengler's co-authors include Dennis R. Carter, T. S. Keller, Stanley J. Bigos, Tommy Hansson, Alf Nachemson, Michele C. Battié, Tony S. Keller, Lloyd D. Fisher, Tommy Hansson and Judith E. Zeh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Dan M. Spengler

127 papers receiving 7.5k 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 Prospective Study of Work Perceptions and Psychosocial Factors Affecting the Report of Back Injury

1991 611 citations Dan M. Spengler et al. Spine profile →
Spinal Pedicle Fixation: Reliability and Validity of Roentgenogram-Based Assessment and Surgical Factors on Successful Screw Placement

1988 428 citations James N. Weinstein, Kevin F. Spratt et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dan M. Spengler United States	49	3.8k	3.4k	3.3k	1.4k	1.2k	129	7.9k
Augustus A. White United States	38	4.7k 1.3×	4.2k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	754 0.7×	101	7.2k
Tapio Videman Finland	54	3.3k 0.9×	6.2k 1.8×	6.8k 2.1×	2.1k 1.5×	1.3k 1.1×	187	10.4k
Ian A. F. Stokes United States	55	5.6k 1.5×	4.3k 1.3×	3.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.8×	1.3k 1.2×	154	9.4k
David W. Polly United States	62	9.8k 2.6×	6.9k 2.0×	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	812 0.7×	353	12.4k
Steven R. Garfin United States	62	9.5k 2.5×	7.5k 2.2×	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	585 0.5×	254	12.6k
Mark J. Pearcy Australia	40	3.7k 1.0×	2.4k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	656 0.6×	183	5.9k
Lyle J. Micheli United States	73	10.1k 2.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	3.0k 2.2×	9.0k 7.8×	361	17.1k
Kiyoshi Kaneda Japan	57	8.6k 2.3×	5.5k 1.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	2.0k 1.7×	193	10.9k
William J. Richardson United States	40	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	401 0.3×	432 0.4×	126	5.3k
P. Wuisman Netherlands	44	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.4×	1.1k 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	360 0.3×	153	5.9k

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Khan, Inamullah, Mohamad Bydon, Kristin R. Archer, et al.. (2019). Impact of occupational characteristics on return to work for employed patients after elective lumbar spine surgery. The Spine Journal. 19(12). 1969–1976. 37 indexed citations

Bible, Jesse E., Dan M. Spengler, & Hassan Mir. (2014). A primer for workers' compensation. The Spine Journal. 14(7). 1325–1331. 20 indexed citations

Sanders, Neal, et al.. (2006). Pain Drawing Scoring Is Not Improved by Inclusion of Patient-Reported Pain Sensation. Spine. 31(23). 2735–2741. 12 indexed citations

Throckmorton, Thomas W., et al.. (2003). The Impact of Adjacent Level Disc Degeneration on Health Status Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion. Spine. 28(22). 2546–2550. 63 indexed citations

Rohmiller, Michael T., et al.. (2002). Evaluation of calcium sulfate paste for augmentation of lumbar pedicle screw pullout strength. The Spine Journal. 2(4). 255–260. 69 indexed citations

Rand, Nahshon, John M. Dawson, Saul F. Juliao, Dan M. Spengler, & Yizhar Floman. (2001). In Vivo Macrophage Recruitment by Murine Intervertebral Disc Cells. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 14(4). 339–342. 20 indexed citations

Elder, Steven H., Steven A. Goldstein, James H. Kimura, Louis J. Soslowsky, & Dan M. Spengler. (2001). Chondrocyte Differentiation is Modulated by Frequency and Duration of Cyclic Compressive Loading. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 29(6). 476–482. 119 indexed citations

Haro, Hirotaka, Howard C. Crawford, Barbara Fingleton, et al.. (2000). Matrix metalloproteinase-3–dependent generation of a macrophage chemoattractant in a model of herniated disc resorption. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 105(2). 133–141. 159 indexed citations

Zhu, Maiyong, T. S. Keller, & Dan M. Spengler. (1994). Effects of specimen load-bearing and free surface layers on the compressive mechanical properties of cellular materials. Journal of Biomechanics. 27(1). 57–66. 37 indexed citations

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Devito, Dennis P., et al.. (1993). Short Segment Transpedicular Cotrel-Dubousset Instrumentation. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 6(3). 252–255. 12 indexed citations

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Dawson, John M., et al.. (1993). Biomechanical Analysis of Three Surgical Approaches for Lumbar Burst Fractures Using Short-Segment Instrumentation. Spine. 18(8). 977–982. 121 indexed citations

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Keller, T. S., et al.. (1992). Distribution and Orientation of Bone in the Human Lumbar Vertebral Centrum. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 5(4). 60–74. 27 indexed citations

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Suwito, Wan, et al.. (1992). Geometric and Material Property Study of the Human Lumbar Spine Using the Finite Element Method. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 5(4). 50–59. 32 indexed citations

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Spengler, Dan M., et al.. (1990). Herniated Intervertebral Discs Associated with Unstable Spinal Injuries. Spine. 15(7). 662–666. 41 indexed citations

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Keller, T. S., Zhongfa Mao, & Dan M. Spengler. (1990). Young's modulus, bending strength, and tissue physical properties of human compact bone. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 8(4). 592–603. 177 indexed citations

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Keller, Tony S., et al.. (1989). Regional Variations in the Compressive Properties of Lumbar Vertebral Trabeculae. Spine. 14(9). 1012–1019. 108 indexed citations

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Keller, Tony S. & Dan M. Spengler. (1989). Regulation of bone stress and strain in the immature and mature rat femur. Journal of Biomechanics. 22(11-12). 1115–1127. 84 indexed citations

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Keller, Tony S., et al.. (1988). The effects of simulated weightlessness on bone biomechanical and biochemical properties in the maturing rat. Journal of Biomechanics. 21(9). 755–767. 51 indexed citations

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Weinstein, James N., et al.. (1988). Spinal Pedicle Fixation: Reliability and Validity of Roentgenogram-Based Assessment and Surgical Factors on Successful Screw Placement. Spine. 13(9). 1012–1018. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hansson, Tommy, T. S. Keller, & Dan M. Spengler. (1987). Mechanical behavior of the human lumbar spine. II. Fatigue strength during dynamic compressive loading. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 5(4). 479–487. 215 indexed citations

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