David A. Hovda

26.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
214 papers, 19.2k citations indexed

About

David A. Hovda is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Hovda has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 19.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Neurology, 108 papers in Epidemiology and 58 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in David A. Hovda's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (143 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (100 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (56 papers). David A. Hovda is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (143 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury Research (100 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (56 papers). David A. Hovda collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and France. David A. Hovda's co-authors include Christopher C. Giza, Donald P. Becker, Paul Vespa, Mayumi L. Prins, Neil A. Martin, Yoichi Katayama, David L. McArthur, Grace S. Griesbach, Thomas C. Glenn and Marvin Bergsneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Neuron, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David A. Hovda

213 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Neurometabolic Cascade of Concussion. 1990 2026 2002 2014 2001 2014 1990 1991 250 500 750
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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. The Neurometabolic Cascade of Concussion.
    2001 938 citations Christopher C. Giza, David A. Hovda PubMed profile →
  2. The New Neurometabolic Cascade of Concussion
    2014 913 citations Christopher C. Giza, David A. Hovda Neurosurgery profile →
  3. Massive increases in extracellular potassium and the indiscriminate release of glutamate following concussive brain injury
    1990 879 citations Donald P. Becker, David A. Hovda et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
  4. Dynamic changes in local cerebral glucose utilization following cerebral concussion in rats: evidence of a hyper- and subsequent hypometabolic state
    1991 492 citations David A. Hovda, Donald P. Becker et al. Brain Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David A. Hovda United States 77 12.2k 9.2k 5.1k 4.0k 2.8k 214 19.2k
Howard M. Eisenberg United States 66 10.0k 0.8× 7.0k 0.8× 5.6k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 192 19.5k
Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia United States 77 7.7k 0.6× 6.1k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 325 16.0k
W. Dalton Dietrich United States 90 10.5k 0.9× 5.3k 0.6× 5.3k 1.0× 9.0k 2.3× 6.2k 2.2× 420 32.0k
Ann C. McKee United States 70 10.8k 0.9× 8.4k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 5.1k 1.3× 2.9k 1.0× 236 22.3k
Ronald L. Hayes United States 82 10.8k 0.9× 6.6k 0.7× 3.3k 0.7× 7.8k 2.0× 4.3k 1.5× 314 19.8k
Donald P. Becker United States 60 11.4k 0.9× 5.2k 0.6× 4.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 3.2k 1.2× 152 15.7k
Stefan Schwab Germany 70 8.5k 0.7× 7.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 448 18.1k
John T. Povlishock United States 59 7.6k 0.6× 5.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 3.7k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 132 11.5k
Nino Stocchetti Italy 55 8.3k 0.7× 4.3k 0.5× 3.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 214 12.0k
Donald W. Marion United States 64 8.2k 0.7× 3.7k 0.4× 4.7k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 205 12.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hoffman, Ann N., et al.. (2022). Increased Fear Generalization and Amygdala AMPA Receptor Proteins in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 39(21-22). 1561–1574. 4 indexed citations
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Hovda, David A.. (2016). Collaborative approach leads to leaps in traumatic brain injury treatment.. PubMed. 45(27). 25–25. 1 indexed citations
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Glenn, Thomas C., Neil A. Martin, David L. McArthur, et al.. (2014). Endogenous Nutritive Support after Traumatic Brain Injury: Peripheral Lactate Production for Glucose Supply via Gluconeogenesis. Journal of Neurotrauma. 32(11). 811–819. 42 indexed citations
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Greco, Tiffany, David A. Hovda, & Mayumi L. Prins. (2013). The Effects of Repeat Traumatic Brain Injury on the Pituitary in Adolescent Rats. Journal of Neurotrauma. 30(23). 1983–1990. 41 indexed citations
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Griesbach, Grace S., et al.. (2013). Recovery of Stress Response Coincides with Responsiveness to Voluntary Exercise after Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 31(7). 674–682. 36 indexed citations
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Moro, Nobuhiro, et al.. (2013). Glucose administration after traumatic brain injury improves cerebral metabolism and reduces secondary neuronal injury. Brain Research. 1535. 124–136. 33 indexed citations
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Cazalis, Fabienne, et al.. (2011). Pivotal Role of Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Working Memory after Traumatic Brain Injury in Youth. Apunts Educación Física y Deportes. 1(88). 92–97. 17 indexed citations
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Gurkoff, Gene G., et al.. (2009). Acute neuroprotection to pilocarpine-induced seizures is not sustained after traumatic brain injury in the developing rat. Neuroscience. 164(2). 862–876. 17 indexed citations
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Prins, Mayumi L., et al.. (2004). Increased cerebral uptake and oxidation of exogenous βHB improves ATP following traumatic brain injury in adult rats. Journal of Neurochemistry. 90(3). 666–672. 88 indexed citations
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Wu, Hsiao-Ming, Sung‐Cheng Huang, Naoya Hattori, et al.. (2004). Subcortical White Matter Metabolic Changes Remote from Focal Hemorrhagic Lesions Suggest Diffuse Injury after Human Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurosurgery. 55(6). 1306–1317. 42 indexed citations
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Bergsneider, Marvin, David A. Hovda, David L. McArthur, et al.. (2001). Metabolic Recovery Following Human Traumatic Brain Injury Based on FDG-PET: Time Course and Relationship to Neurological Disability. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 16(2). 135–148. 149 indexed citations
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Steinsapir, Kenneth D., et al.. (2000). Methylprednisolone exacerbates axonal loss following optic nerve trauma in rats. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 17(4). 157–163. 56 indexed citations
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Loopuijt, Louise D., Jaime R. Villablanca, David A. Hovda, Eagle Yi-Kung Huang, & S. Mancuso. (1997). The Effect of Neocortical Lesions on the Number of Cells in Neonatal or Adult Feline Caudate Nucleus: Comparison to Fetal Lesions. Neuroscience. 77(2). 403–418. 15 indexed citations
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Kelly, Daniel F., Neil A. Martin, Rouzbeh K. Kordestani, et al.. (1997). Cerebral blood flow as a predictor of outcome following traumatic brain injury. Journal of neurosurgery. 86(4). 633–641. 122 indexed citations
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Villablanca, Jaime R., et al.. (1993). Neurological and behavioral effects of a unilateral frontal cortical lesions in fetal kittens. I. Brain morphology, movement, posture, and sensorimotor tests. Behavioural Brain Research. 57(1). 63–77. 26 indexed citations
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Hovda, David A. & Jaime R. Villablanca. (1990). Sparing of visual field perception in neonatal but not adult cerebral hemispherectomized cats. Relationship with oxidative metabolism of the superior colliculus. Behavioural Brain Research. 37(2). 119–132. 40 indexed citations
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Teresi, L M, et al.. (1989). MR Imaging of Experimental Demyelination. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 10(2). 307–314. 5 indexed citations

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