David Purger

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

David Purger is a scholar working on Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Purger has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 6 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in David Purger's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (4 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (4 papers). David Purger is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (5 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (4 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (4 papers). David Purger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Germany. David Purger's co-authors include Michelle Monje, Erin M. Gibson, J. Bradley Zuchero, Gregor Bieri, Andrea Goldstein, Christopher Mount, Sarah E. Miller, Lauren Wood, Grant L. Lin and Ben A. Barres and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.

In The Last Decade

David Purger

23 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Neuronal Activity Promotes Oligodendrogenesis and Adaptive Myelination in the Mammalian Brain

2014 999 citations Erin M. Gibson, David Purger et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Purger United States	8	625	398	351	263	185	25	1.4k
Lauren Wood United States	12	592 0.9×	390 1.0×	391 1.1×	340 1.3×	138 0.7×	47	1.7k
Gavin J. Clowry United Kingdom	27	622 1.0×	857 2.2×	251 0.7×	852 3.2×	152 0.8×	83	2.6k
Hagen B. Huttner Germany	19	997 1.6×	626 1.6×	430 1.2×	675 2.6×	244 1.3×	39	2.4k
Joana Paes de Faria Portugal	7	611 1.0×	347 0.9×	317 0.9×	371 1.4×	87 0.5×	11	1.2k
John Silbereis United States	19	1.0k 1.6×	518 1.3×	413 1.2×	1.1k 4.1×	99 0.5×	23	2.8k
Christian Scheiwe Germany	19	216 0.3×	547 1.4×	1000 2.8×	446 1.7×	92 0.5×	82	2.3k
Andrea Goldstein United States	6	676 1.1×	444 1.1×	460 1.3×	290 1.1×	139 0.8×	7	1.5k
Sonia R. Mayoral United States	13	693 1.1×	379 1.0×	405 1.2×	390 1.5×	58 0.3×	14	1.3k
David Ohayon France	9	793 1.3×	461 1.2×	445 1.3×	355 1.3×	112 0.6×	14	1.3k
Grant L. Lin United States	9	558 0.9×	429 1.1×	347 1.0×	292 1.1×	139 0.8×	16	1.4k

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Han, Lichy, David Purger, Casey H. Halpern, et al.. (2024). Deep learning models using intracranial and scalp EEG for predicting sedation level during emergence from anaesthesia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 100347–100347. 2 indexed citations

Buch, Vivek, David Purger, Allan Wang, et al.. (2024). “Quality over quantity:” smaller, targeted lesions optimize quality of life outcomes after MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1450699–1450699.

Swaminathan, Akshay, et al.. (2024). Emerging Outlook on Personalized Neuromodulation for Depression: Insights From Tractography-Based Targeting. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 9(8). 754–764. 1 indexed citations

Purger, David, et al.. (2023). Neurosurgical management of vertebral lesions in pediatric chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: patient series. Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons. 5(4). 1 indexed citations

Sedrak, Mark, David Purger, Siddharth Srivastava, et al.. (2022). Motion Detection and Correction for Frame-Based Stereotactic Localization. Cureus. 14(8). e28387–e28387.

Smith, Brandon W., Sarada Sakamuri, Michael Jensen, et al.. (2022). Research reporting in cubital tunnel syndrome studies: an analysis of the literature. Acta Neurochirurgica. 164(5). 1337–1345. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Brandon W., Sarada Sakamuri, Kara Flavin, et al.. (2021). Assessment of variability in motor grading and patient-reported outcome reporting: a multi-specialty, multi-national survey. Acta Neurochirurgica. 163(7). 2077–2087. 4 indexed citations

Zhang, Michael, David Purger, Tene A. Cage, et al.. (2020). Extraforaminal Vertebral Artery Anomalies and Their Associated Surgical Implications: An Epidemiologic and Anatomic Report on 1000 Patients. World Neurosurgery. 141. e971–e975. 7 indexed citations

Purger, David, et al.. (2020). Imaging of Damaged Nerves. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. 47(2). 245–259. 6 indexed citations

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Mahajan, Uma V., David Purger, Alessandra Madia Mantovani, et al.. (2020). Deep Brain Stimulation Results in Greater Symptomatic Improvement in Tourette Syndrome than Conservative Measures: A Meta-Analysis. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 98(4). 270–277. 6 indexed citations

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Purger, David, Arjun V. Pendharkar, Allen L. Ho, et al.. (2019). Analysis of Outcomes and Cost of Inpatient and Ambulatory Anterior Cervical Disk Replacement Using a State-level Database. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 32(8). E372–E379. 12 indexed citations

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Pendharkar, Arjun V., Maryam N. Shahin, Allen L. Ho, et al.. (2018). Outpatient spine surgery: defining the outcomes, value, and barriers to implementation. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 44(5). E11–E11. 64 indexed citations

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Pendharkar, Arjun V., Paymon G. Rezaii, Allen L. Ho, et al.. (2018). Propensity-matched comparison of outcomes and cost after macroscopic and microscopic lumbar discectomy using a national longitudinal database. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 44(5). E12–E12. 7 indexed citations

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Purger, David, Arjun V. Pendharkar, Allen L. Ho, et al.. (2017). Outpatient vs Inpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Population-Level Analysis of Outcomes and Cost. Neurosurgery. 82(4). 454–464. 66 indexed citations

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Purger, David, Erin M. Gibson, & Michelle Monje. (2015). Myelin plasticity in the central nervous system. Neuropharmacology. 110(Pt B). 563–573. 88 indexed citations

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Gibson, Erin M., David Purger, Christopher Mount, et al.. (2014). Neuronal Activity Promotes Oligodendrogenesis and Adaptive Myelination in the Mammalian Brain. Science. 344(6183). 1252304–1252304. 999 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ford, Eric C., Pragathi Achanta, David Purger, et al.. (2011). Localized CT-Guided Irradiation Inhibits Neurogenesis in Specific Regions of the Adult Mouse Brain. Radiation Research. 175(6). 774–783. 50 indexed citations

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Purger, David, Todd McNutt, Pragathi Achanta, et al.. (2009). A histology-based atlas of the C57BL/6J mouse brain deformably registered toin vivoMRI for localized radiation and surgical targeting. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 54(24). 7315–7327. 10 indexed citations

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Ford, Eric, David Purger, E. Tryggestad, et al.. (2008). A Virtual Frame System for Stereotactic Radiosurgery Planning. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 72(4). 1244–1249. 5 indexed citations

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Baranyi, Lajos, János Szebeni, Timothy Bentley, et al.. (2004). Complement Inhibitor APT070 Dramatically Reduces the Need for Resuscitation and Improves Survival in Controlled Isobaric Rat Hemorrhage Model. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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