Frank J. Schwab

27.1k total citations · 11 hit papers
447 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

Frank J. Schwab is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank J. Schwab has authored 447 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 423 papers in Surgery, 269 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank J. Schwab's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (388 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (357 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (269 papers). Frank J. Schwab is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (388 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (357 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (269 papers). Frank J. Schwab collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frank J. Schwab's co-authors include Virginie Lafage, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames, Shay Bess, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Jean-Pierre Farcy, Ashish Patel, Robert A. Hart, Douglas C. Burton and Richard A. Hostin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Neurology and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Frank J. Schwab

424 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

Pelvic Tilt and Truncal Inclination 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2010 2013 2009 2013 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. Pelvic Tilt and Truncal Inclination
    2009 862 citations Virginie Lafage, Frank J. Schwab et al. Spine profile →
  2. Adult Spinal Deformity—Postoperative Standing Imbalance
    2010 847 citations Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage et al. Spine profile →
  3. Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity
    2013 756 citations Frank J. Schwab, Shay Bess et al. Spine profile →
  4. Sagittal Plane Considerations and the Pelvis in the Adult Patient
    2009 573 citations Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage et al. Spine profile →
  5. Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications
    2013 487 citations Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith et al. profile →
  6. The Impact of Standing Regional Cervical Sagittal Alignment on Outcomes in Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery
    2015 471 citations Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith et al. Neurosurgery profile →
  7. The Impact of Standing Regional Cervical Sagittal Alignment on Outcomes in Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery
    2012 374 citations Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith et al. Neurosurgery profile →
  8. Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds
    2015 316 citations Renaud Lafage, Frank J. Schwab et al. Spine profile →
  9. The SRS-Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification
    2013 316 citations Frank J. Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey et al. Neurosurgery profile →
  10. Adult spinal deformity
    2019 305 citations Bassel G. Diebo, Neil V. Shah et al. profile →
  11. The T1 Pelvic Angle, a Novel Radiographic Measure of Global Sagittal Deformity, Accounts for Both Spinal Inclination and Pelvic Tilt and Correlates with Health-Related Quality of Life
    2014 303 citations Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Frank J. Schwab et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank J. Schwab United States 66 17.1k 12.1k 1.0k 658 342 447 17.9k
Shay Bess United States 59 13.6k 0.8× 9.3k 0.8× 861 0.8× 493 0.7× 422 1.2× 468 14.4k
Virginie Lafage United States 75 23.8k 1.4× 16.8k 1.4× 1.5k 1.5× 1.3k 2.0× 675 2.0× 794 25.3k
Douglas C. Burton United States 52 9.4k 0.5× 6.2k 0.5× 699 0.7× 475 0.7× 311 0.9× 354 10.2k
Vedat Deviren United States 57 10.0k 0.6× 7.4k 0.6× 521 0.5× 600 0.9× 243 0.7× 256 10.6k
Peter G. Passias United States 39 5.6k 0.3× 3.9k 0.3× 629 0.6× 707 1.1× 410 1.2× 487 6.3k
John R. Dimar United States 44 7.8k 0.5× 6.1k 0.5× 935 0.9× 1.4k 2.1× 302 0.9× 158 9.0k
Thomas J. Errico United States 50 7.4k 0.4× 5.3k 0.4× 618 0.6× 1.7k 2.5× 406 1.2× 266 8.7k
Gregory M. Mundis United States 50 8.3k 0.5× 5.8k 0.5× 436 0.4× 427 0.6× 199 0.6× 346 8.6k
Themistocles S. Protopsaltis United States 40 5.7k 0.3× 3.8k 0.3× 470 0.5× 385 0.6× 173 0.5× 339 6.2k
Keith H. Bridwell United States 104 33.9k 2.0× 22.4k 1.9× 1.6k 1.6× 2.6k 4.0× 849 2.5× 435 35.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Passias, Peter G., Katherine E. Pierce, Oscar Krol, et al.. (2024). Development of a modified frailty index for adult spinal deformities independent of functional changes following surgical correction: a true baseline risk assessment tool. Spine Deformity. 12(3). 811–817. 1 indexed citations
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Kazarian, Gregory S., Hongda Bao, Alex Soroceanu, et al.. (2024). A comparative cohort study of surgical approaches for adult spinal deformity at a minimum 2-year follow-up. European Spine Journal.
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Daher, Mohammad, Ayman Assi, Mariah Balmaceno-Criss, et al.. (2023). Functional assessment of patients with adult spinal deformity: Too complicated or a must-have?. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 35(4). 101057–101057. 1 indexed citations
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Shah, Neil V., David J. Kim, Peter G. Passias, et al.. (2023). The Impact of Prematurity at Birth on Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 1210–1210.
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Diebo, Bassel G., Sarah Stroud, Neil V. Shah, et al.. (2023). Can We Predict Imbalance in Patients? Analysis of the CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(5). 1943–1943.
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Protopsaltis, Themistocles S., Renaud Lafage, Gregory M. Mundis, et al.. (2022). Predicting the Magnitude of Distal Junctional Kyphosis Following Cervical Deformity Correction. Spine. 48(4). 232–239. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Justin S., Shay Bess, Eric O. Klineberg, et al.. (2021). Use of rhBMP-2 for adult spinal deformity surgery: patterns of usage and changes over the past decade. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 50(6). E4–E4. 12 indexed citations
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Elysée, Jonathan, Francis Lovecchio, Renaud Lafage, et al.. (2020). Supine Imaging Is a Superior Predictor of Long-Term Alignment Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Global Spine Journal. 12(4). 631–637. 7 indexed citations
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Capelle, J., et al.. (2019). Specific Corrosion Behavior of 316L Stainless Steel in Mineral Water. Materials Science. 54(5). 728–738. 1 indexed citations
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Poorman, Gregory W., Peter G. Passias, Rabia Qureshi, et al.. (2018). Cost-utility analysis of cervical deformity surgeries using 1-year outcome. The Spine Journal. 18(9). 1552–1557. 18 indexed citations
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Passias, Peter G., Gregory W. Poorman, Cole Bortz, et al.. (2018). Predictors of adverse discharge disposition in adult spinal deformity and associated costs. The Spine Journal. 18(10). 1845–1852. 52 indexed citations
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Passias, Peter G., Cyrus M. Jalai, Virginie Lafage, et al.. (2017). Primary Drivers of Adult Cervical Deformity: Prevalence, Variations in Presentation, and Effect of Surgical Treatment Strategies on Early Postoperative Alignment. Neurosurgery. 83(4). 651–659. 22 indexed citations
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Daniels, Alan H., Justin S. Smith, Jayme Hiratzka, et al.. (2015). Functional Limitations Due to Lumbar Stiffness in Adults With and Without Spinal Deformity. Spine. 40(20). 1599–1604. 28 indexed citations
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Lafage, Renaud, Frank J. Schwab, Vincent Challier, et al.. (2015). Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds. Spine. 41(1). 62–68. 316 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sorocéanu, Alexandra, Bassel G. Diebo, Douglas C. Burton, et al.. (2015). Radiographical and Implant-Related Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. Spine. 40(18). 1414–1421. 136 indexed citations
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Slobodyanyuk, Kseniya, Caroline E. Poorman, Justin S. Smith, et al.. (2014). Clinical improvement through nonoperative treatment of adult spinal deformity: who is likely to benefit?. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 36(5). E2–E2. 25 indexed citations
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Bianco, Kristina, Robert P. Norton, Frank J. Schwab, et al.. (2014). Complications and intercenter variability of three-column osteotomies for spinal deformity surgery: a retrospective review of 423 patients. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 36(5). E18–E18. 96 indexed citations
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Smith, Justin S., Christopher I. Shaffrey, Sigurd Berven, et al.. (2009). IMPROVEMENT OF BACK PAIN WITH OPERATIVE AND NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT IN ADULTS WITH SCOLIOSIS. Neurosurgery. 65(1). 86–94. 198 indexed citations
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Acaroğlu, Emre, Frank J. Schwab, & J. P. Farcy. (1996). Simultaneous anterior and posterior approaches for correction of late deformity due to thoracolumbar fractures. European Spine Journal. 5(1). 56–62. 24 indexed citations

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