Hai Le

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Hai Le is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Hai Le has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Surgery, 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Hai Le's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (28 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (27 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (13 papers). Hai Le is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (28 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (27 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (13 papers). Hai Le collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. Hai Le's co-authors include Edward K. Rodriguez, Stella Lee, Ara Nazarian, Joseph B. Wick, Takahito Fujimori, Eric O. Klineberg, Serena S. Hu, William W. Schairer, Praveen V. Mummaneni and Mitchel B. Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Hai Le

56 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: review of pathophysiology and current clinical treatments

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hai Le United States	17	953	522	164	112	104	63	1.1k
Branko Skovrlj United States	25	1.1k 1.1×	868 1.7×	103 0.6×	127 1.1×	271 2.6×	65	1.6k
Javier Z. Guzman United States	24	1.1k 1.1×	661 1.3×	90 0.5×	115 1.0×	162 1.6×	67	1.5k
Vasilios G. Igoumenou Greece	15	507 0.5×	195 0.4×	103 0.6×	36 0.3×	90 0.9×	42	776
Samuel C. Overley United States	21	1.2k 1.2×	892 1.7×	143 0.9×	49 0.4×	127 1.2×	40	1.3k
Daniel G. Tobert United States	19	696 0.7×	360 0.7×	73 0.4×	124 1.1×	88 0.8×	96	1.0k
Afshin E. Razi United States	13	553 0.6×	233 0.4×	57 0.3×	58 0.5×	89 0.9×	91	722
Talia Chapman United States	12	722 0.8×	334 0.6×	62 0.4×	161 1.4×	34 0.3×	26	812
Charla R. Fischer United States	20	906 1.0×	533 1.0×	131 0.8×	60 0.5×	123 1.2×	76	1.1k
Nikita Lakomkin United States	15	510 0.5×	284 0.5×	182 1.1×	64 0.6×	17 0.2×	69	771
Khitish Mohanty United Kingdom	16	675 0.7×	140 0.3×	235 1.4×	81 0.7×	77 0.7×	47	851

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Muthu, Sathish, Luca Ambrosio, Javad Tavakoli, et al.. (2025). Advancements and Challenges in Computer-Assisted Navigation for Cervical Spine Surgery: A Comprehensive Review of Perioperative Integration, Complications, and Emerging Technologies. Global Spine Journal. 15(7). 3405–3414. 2 indexed citations

Durand, Wesley M., Theodore Quan, S. Tim Yoon, et al.. (2025). A Comparative Analysis of Revision Rates in Surgical Treatments for Lumbar Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. Global Spine Journal. 15(8). 3648–3655. 1 indexed citations

Wick, Joseph B., et al.. (2024). Osteoporosis Treatment and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 190. e1018–e1024.

Lum, Zachary C., et al.. (2024). Trends in Orthopaedic Surgery Workforce Diversity: Analyzing Changes Over Time. JAAOS Global Research and Reviews. 8(4). 1 indexed citations

Lum, Zachary C., et al.. (2024). Can Artificial Intelligence Fool Residency Selection Committees? Analysis of Personal Statements by Real Applicants and Generative AI, a Randomized, Single-Blind Multicenter Study. JBJS Open Access. 9(4). 2 indexed citations

Martin, Allan R., Eric O. Klineberg, Hai Le, et al.. (2023). Laminoplasty versus laminectomy with fusion for treating multilevel degenerative cervical myelopathy. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 15. 100232–100232. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Wei, Sathish Muthu, Juan P. Cabrera, et al.. (2023). Clinical effectiveness of reduction and fusion versus in situ fusion in the management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Spine Journal. 33(5). 1748–1761. 4 indexed citations

Wegner, Adam M., et al.. (2022). Upper Instrumented Vertebrae, Number of Levels Fused, and Plate Morphology Do Not Affect Severity of Chronic Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 170. e510–e513.

Wick, Joseph B., Katherine D. Wick, Yashar Javidan, et al.. (2022). Factors Associated With Total Discharge Opioid Prescription Morphine Milligram Equivalent Amounts Following Primary Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 31(3). e157–e168. 2 indexed citations

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Le, Hai, et al.. (2022). Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 30(17). 820–830. 41 indexed citations

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Jawad, Muhammad Umar, et al.. (2021). Primary mobile vertebral column sarcomas: Prognostic factors vary by histologic subtypes. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 124(4). 635–645. 5 indexed citations

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Le, Hai, et al.. (2021). Ligament Augmentation With Mersilene Tape Reduces the Rates of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity. Neurospine. 18(3). 580–586. 17 indexed citations

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Wick, Joseph B., Gloria T. Han, Rolando Roberto, et al.. (2021). Osteoporosis Is Undertreated After Low-energy Vertebral Compression Fractures. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 29(17). 741–747. 12 indexed citations

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Schoenfeld, Andrew J., Daniel G. Tobert, Hai Le, et al.. (2017). Utility of Adding Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Computed Tomography Alone in the Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injury. Spine. 43(3). 179–184. 21 indexed citations

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Le, Hai, Dana A. Leonard, Christopher M. Bono, et al.. (2016). The effect of chronic liver disease on acute outcomes following cervical spine trauma. The Spine Journal. 16(10). 1194–1199. 9 indexed citations

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Schoenfeld, Andrew J., Hai Le, Dana A. Leonard, et al.. (2015). Assessing the utility of a clinical prediction score regarding 30-day morbidity and mortality following metastatic spinal surgery: the New England Spinal Metastasis Score (NESMS). The Spine Journal. 16(4). 482–490. 100 indexed citations

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Fujimori, Takahito, Shinichi Inoue, Hai Le, et al.. (2014). Long fusion from sacrum to thoracic spine for adult spinal deformity with sagittal imbalance: upper versus lower thoracic spine as site of upper instrumented vertebra. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 36(5). E9–E9. 48 indexed citations

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Saigal, Rajiv, Darryl Lau, Rishi Wadhwa, et al.. (2014). Unilateral versus bilateral iliac screws for spinopelvic fixation: are two screws better than one?. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 36(5). E10–E10. 16 indexed citations

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Wadhwa, Rishi, Praveen V. Mummaneni, Darryl Lau, et al.. (2014). Perioperative morbidity and mortality comparison in circumferential cervical fusion for osteomyelitis versus cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 37(2). E7–E7. 8 indexed citations

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Fujimori, Takahito, Hai Le, John E. Ziewacz, Dean Chou, & Praveen V. Mummaneni. (2013). Is there a difference in range of motion, neck pain, and outcomes in patients with ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament versus those with cervical spondylosis, treated with plated laminoplasty?. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 35(1). E9–E9. 39 indexed citations

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