Donald Chan

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Donald Chan is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald Chan has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Donald Chan's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (14 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (12 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (7 papers). Donald Chan is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (14 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (12 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (7 papers). Donald Chan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and Argentina. Donald Chan's co-authors include Louis A. Goldstein, Antonio E. Castellvi, Stéphanie P. Lacour, Teng Li, Zhigang Suo, S. Wagner, Reginald Q. Knight, Olumide Danisa, Christopher I. Shaffrey and John A. Jane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Donald Chan

25 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae and Their Relationship... 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300
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.

  1. Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebrae and Their Relationship With Lumbar Extradural Defects
    1984 382 citations Louis A. Goldstein, Donald Chan et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald Chan United States 14 884 730 402 163 131 26 1.3k
Boyle C. Cheng United States 19 799 0.9× 684 0.9× 329 0.8× 244 1.5× 26 0.2× 83 1.2k
Eric H. Ledet United States 16 440 0.5× 374 0.5× 232 0.6× 254 1.6× 92 0.7× 48 882
Celina Pezowicz Poland 19 375 0.4× 386 0.5× 371 0.9× 202 1.2× 20 0.2× 72 950
Elizabeth A. Friis United States 16 412 0.5× 202 0.3× 242 0.6× 109 0.7× 122 0.9× 47 1.0k
Kdk Luk Hong Kong 16 434 0.5× 220 0.3× 443 1.1× 114 0.7× 6 0.0× 73 949
Roberto Bassani Italy 16 395 0.4× 354 0.5× 75 0.2× 82 0.5× 30 0.2× 98 844
Ming-Kai Hsieh Taiwan 19 672 0.8× 514 0.7× 234 0.6× 65 0.4× 18 0.1× 64 878
Éric Wagnac Canada 15 462 0.5× 449 0.6× 203 0.5× 120 0.7× 15 0.1× 52 721
Ryan Willing Canada 18 864 1.0× 49 0.1× 267 0.7× 31 0.2× 58 0.4× 104 1.1k
Lisa Ferrara United States 21 974 1.1× 880 1.2× 301 0.7× 218 1.3× 5 0.0× 55 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Donald Chan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Donald Chan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald Chan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Donald Chan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Donald Chan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Donald Chan. Donald Chan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ho, Evelyn Y., Genevieve Leung, Maria T. Chao, et al.. (2021). Integrative Nutritional Counseling Combining Chinese Medicine and Biomedicine for Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27(8). 657–668. 2 indexed citations
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Ashikyan, Oganes, et al.. (2021). Quality of Hand Radiograph Collimation Determined by Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Correlates with Radiograph Quality Scores Assigned by Radiologists. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 116–122. 1 indexed citations
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Chan, Donald, et al.. (2020). United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Pass-or-Fail Reporting: Student Perspectives on Implications for Medical Student Education in Diagnostic Radiology. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 17(12). 1670–1672. 3 indexed citations
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Chan, Donald, et al.. (2019). Pontine tegmental cap dysplasia with a duplicated internal auditory canal. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(7). 825–828. 5 indexed citations
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Leung, Genevieve, Evelyn Y. Ho, Siyuan Huang, et al.. (2018). “We (Tong) Chinese”: Contemporary identity positioning through health management among Cantonese Chinese Americans. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. 11(4). 271–285. 2 indexed citations
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Tannoury, Tony, et al.. (2005). An anatomical study comparing standard fluoroscopy and virtual fluoroscopy for the placement of C1–2 transarticular screws. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 2(5). 584–588. 6 indexed citations
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Tannoury, Tony, et al.. (2004). Multiple Unstable Cervical Fractures With Cord Compromise Treated Nonoperatively. Spine. 29(11). E234–E238. 11 indexed citations
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Danisa, Olumide, Christopher I. Shaffrey, John A. Jane, et al.. (1995). Surgical approaches for the correction of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures: a retrospective analysis of treatment outcomes. Journal of neurosurgery. 83(6). 977–983. 152 indexed citations
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Knight, Reginald Q., et al.. (1993). Influence of Pedicle Fixation on Postoperative Pain. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 6(2). 141???145–141???145. 1 indexed citations
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Chan, Donald, et al.. (1993). Nonoperative Treatment in Burst Fractures of the Lumbar Spine (L2-L5) Without Neurologic Deficits. Spine. 18(3). 320–325. 70 indexed citations
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Knight, Reginald Q., et al.. (1993). Comparison of Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Lumbar Burst Fractures. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 293(293). 112???121–112???121. 77 indexed citations
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Knight, Reginald Q. & Donald Chan. (1992). Idiopathic Scoliosis with Unusual Stress Fracture of the Pedicle Within. Solid Fusion Mass A Case Report. Spine. 17(7). 849–850. 23 indexed citations
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Chan, Donald, et al.. (1992). Posterior Upper Cervical Fusion in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Spine. 17(3). 268–272. 29 indexed citations
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Enslein, Kurt & Donald Chan. (1987). Multiparameter Pilot Study of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 12(10). 978–982. 8 indexed citations
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Chan, Donald, et al.. (1986). Ventral Derotation Spondylodesis. Spine. 11(1). 18–22. 38 indexed citations
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Chan, Donald, et al.. (1981). Massive Osteolysis of the Cervical Spine A Case Report of Bone Graft Failure. Spine. 6(6). 545–549. 39 indexed citations
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Goldstein, Louis A., et al.. (1979). Back Pain in Postoperative Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 4(6). 518–518. 36 indexed citations

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