Donald D. Matson

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Donald D. Matson is a scholar working on Neurology, Surgery and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald D. Matson has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Neurology, 18 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Donald D. Matson's work include Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (14 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (10 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (9 papers). Donald D. Matson is often cited by papers focused on Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (14 papers), Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (10 papers) and Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (9 papers). Donald D. Matson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Finland. Donald D. Matson's co-authors include Franc D. Ingraham, John Shillito, Robert L. McLaurin, John F. Crigler, Mihran O. Tachdjian, Don H. Nelson, Kendall Emerson, James B. Dealy, George W. Thorn and J. W. Meakin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Donald D. Matson

61 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

NEUROSURGERY OF INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD

1954 671 citations Franc D. Ingraham, Donald D. Matson The American Journal of the Medical Sciences profile →
CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS: A REVIEW OF 519 SURGICAL PATIENTS

1968 311 citations John Shillito, Donald D. Matson PEDIATRICS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald D. Matson United States	29	1.1k	771	693	595	569	65	3.2k
Derek C. Harwood-Nash Canada	29	714 0.6×	804 1.0×	167 0.2×	625 1.1×	147 0.3×	134	2.8k
Taher El Gammal United States	26	609 0.5×	412 0.5×	224 0.3×	383 0.6×	321 0.6×	78	1.9k
E. Bruce Hendrick Canada	34	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 2.1×	203 0.3×	1.3k 2.2×	205 0.4×	57	3.9k
Patrick Dhellemmes France	29	736 0.7×	998 1.3×	261 0.4×	527 0.9×	223 0.4×	135	2.6k
Charles R. Fitz Canada	33	806 0.7×	968 1.3×	223 0.3×	535 0.9×	120 0.2×	128	3.6k
T. H. Newton United States	26	471 0.4×	897 1.2×	102 0.1×	325 0.5×	414 0.7×	51	2.4k
Anthony J. Raimondi United States	33	640 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	138 0.2×	1.1k 1.9×	79 0.1×	101	2.9k
M Choux France	27	514 0.5×	741 1.0×	210 0.3×	511 0.9×	56 0.1×	92	1.9k
Luis Schut United States	44	1.2k 1.1×	2.2k 2.8×	215 0.3×	781 1.3×	196 0.3×	124	5.7k
M. D. F. Deck United States	25	655 0.6×	848 1.1×	53 0.1×	466 0.8×	257 0.5×	53	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald D. Matson

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All Works

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Gilles, F H & Donald D. Matson. (1970). Sciatic nerve injury following misplaced gluteal injection. The Journal of Pediatrics. 76(2). 247–254. 23 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D.. (1968). Surgery of Posterior Fossa Tumors in Childhood. Neurosurgery. 15(Supplement 1). 247–264. 26 indexed citations

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Shillito, John & Donald D. Matson. (1968). CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS: A REVIEW OF 519 SURGICAL PATIENTS. PEDIATRICS. 41(4). 829–853. 311 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rose, Arthur L. & Donald D. Matson. (1967). BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN. PEDIATRICS. 39(2). 227–237. 64 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D., et al.. (1966). Recurrent Meningitis Associated with Congenital Lumbo-Sacral Dermal Sinus Tract. Journal of neurosurgery. 25(3). 288–297. 33 indexed citations

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Tachdjian, Mihran O. & Donald D. Matson. (1965). Orthopaedic Aspects of Intraspinal Tumors in Infants and Children. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 47(2). 223–248. 123 indexed citations

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Galicich, Joseph H., Cesare Lombroso, & Donald D. Matson. (1965). Ultrasonic B-Scanning of the Brain. Journal of neurosurgery. 22(5). 499–510. 28 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D.. (1964). Craniopharyngioma. Neurosurgery. 10(Supplement 1). 116–129. 32 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D.. (1963). Early Shunt Operations for Hydrocephalus. min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery. 6(3). 116–119.

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Matson, Donald D., et al.. (1961). What is arrested hydrocephalus?. The Journal of Pediatrics. 58(6). 791–799. 50 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D. & John Shillito. (1961). Neurosurgical Procedures in the Treatment of Neoplastic Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 265(1). 23–29. 4 indexed citations

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Robertson, James T., et al.. (1961). Accurate Placement of Ventriculo-Atrial Shunt for Hydrocephalus under Electrocardiographic Control. Journal of neurosurgery. 18(2). 255–257. 59 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D., et al.. (1961). Brain abscess in congenital heart disease.. PubMed. 27. 772–89. 41 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D.. (1960). Surgical Treatment of Congenital Anomalies of the Coronal and Metopic Sutures. Journal of neurosurgery. 17(3). 413–417. 22 indexed citations

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Selenkow, Herbert A., H. Richard Tyler, Donald D. Matson, & Don H. Nelson. (1959). HYPOPITUITARISM DUE TO HYPOTHALAMIC SARCOIDOSIS. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 238(1). 456–463. 27 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D.. (1953). Hydrocephalus in a Premature Infant Caused by Papilloma of the Choroid Plexus. Journal of neurosurgery. 10(4). 416–420. 37 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D.. (1953). HYDROCEPHALUS TREATED BY ARACHNOID-URETEROSTOMY. PEDIATRICS. 12(3). 326–334. 23 indexed citations

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Ingraham, Franc D., Donald D. Matson, & Robert L. McLaurin. (1952). Cortisone and ACTH as an Adjunct to the Surgery of Craniopharyngiomas. New England Journal of Medicine. 246(15). 568–571. 84 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D. & Franc D. Ingraham. (1951). INTRACRANIAL COMPLICATIONS OF CONGENITAL DERMAL SINUSES. PEDIATRICS. 8(4). 463–474. 56 indexed citations

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Matson, Donald D.. (1951). Ventriculo-Ureterostomy. Journal of neurosurgery. 8(4). 398–404. 41 indexed citations

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