Harvinder S. Sandhu

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
131 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Harvinder S. Sandhu is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Harvinder S. Sandhu has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 80 papers in Surgery and 41 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Harvinder S. Sandhu's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (90 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (31 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (27 papers). Harvinder S. Sandhu is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (90 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (31 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (27 papers). Harvinder S. Sandhu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Czechia. Harvinder S. Sandhu's co-authors include Joseph M. Lane, Scott D. Boden, Frank P. Cammisa, Safdar N. Khan, Federico P. Girardi, James D. Kang, Ashish D. Diwan, Stephen E. Heim, Hari K. Parvataneni and John G. Heller and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Harvinder S. Sandhu

120 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Biology of Bone Grafting 2000 2026 2008 2017 2005 2002 2000 200 400 600
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. The Biology of Bone Grafting
    2005 633 citations Safdar N. Khan, Frank P. Cammisa et al. profile →
  2. Use of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 to Achieve Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion in Humans
    2002 546 citations Harvinder S. Sandhu et al. Spine profile →
  3. The Use of rhBMP-2 in Interbody Fusion Cages
    2000 533 citations Harvinder S. Sandhu 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
Harvinder S. Sandhu United States 42 4.3k 3.2k 2.2k 878 871 131 6.7k
Safdar N. Khan United States 34 3.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.6× 1000 0.5× 768 0.9× 518 0.6× 252 5.5k
Wellington K. Hsu United States 45 4.8k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 526 0.6× 253 7.0k
J. Kenneth Burkus United States 38 4.8k 1.1× 4.4k 1.4× 1.3k 0.6× 758 0.9× 488 0.6× 115 5.9k
Ashish D. Diwan Australia 38 2.2k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 927 0.4× 1.3k 1.4× 482 0.6× 193 5.0k
Frank M. Phillips United States 52 6.6k 1.5× 5.9k 1.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 1.8× 438 0.5× 253 8.9k
Jeffrey C. Wang United States 52 6.8k 1.6× 5.6k 1.8× 1.6k 0.7× 2.1k 2.4× 515 0.6× 343 8.8k
Linda E.A. Kanim United States 30 3.2k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 979 0.5× 723 0.8× 406 0.5× 77 4.8k
Bradley K. Weiner United States 29 1.9k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 580 0.7× 294 0.3× 92 3.6k
D. Greg Anderson United States 47 4.9k 1.1× 5.1k 1.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.6k 1.8× 350 0.4× 175 7.0k
Thomas A. Zdeblick United States 49 6.8k 1.6× 6.5k 2.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 388 0.4× 115 7.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kazarian, Gregory S., et al.. (2025). Incidence of and Risk Factors for Ileus Following Spine Surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 107(7). 749–754.
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Asada, Tomoyuki, Venkat Boddapati, Kasra Araghi, et al.. (2025). MIS-TLIF Achieves Comparable Outcomes in Challenging Spondylolisthesis Cases. Spine.
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Naazie, Isaac, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Hasan H. Dosluoglu, et al.. (2025). Endovascular versus surgical left subclavian artery revascularization with thoracic endovascular aortic repair involving the aortic arch. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 81(6). 1280–1287.e1. 1 indexed citations
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Shahi, Pratyush, Tejas Subramanian, Kyle W. Morse, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Decompression Alone in L4-5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Translational Motion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 39(1). E8–E14.
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Shahi, Pratyush, Junho Song, Tejas Subramanian, et al.. (2024). Clinical and Radiologic Predictors of Slower Improvement and Nonimprovement After Surgical Treatment of L4-L5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 50(3). 187–195. 1 indexed citations
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Kazarian, Gregory S., Michael E. Steinhaus, Sravisht Iyer, et al.. (2024). Baseline Neck Disability Index and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function Predict Postoperative Return to Normal in Cervical Spine Surgery. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 18(6). 653–659.
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Bovonratwet, Patawut, Scott Kulm, David A. Kolin, et al.. (2023). Identification of Novel Genetic Markers for the Risk of Spinal Pathologies. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 105(11). 830–838. 3 indexed citations
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Papadopoulos, Elias C., Federico P. Girardi, Harvinder S. Sandhu, et al.. (2006). Outcome of Revision Discectomies Following Recurrent Lumbar Disc Herniation. Spine. 31(13). 1473–1476. 66 indexed citations
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Sandhu, Harvinder S., et al.. (2003). Threaded Cortical Bone Dowels in Lumbosacral Arthrodesis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 414(414). 101–111. 5 indexed citations
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Dawson, Edgar G., Linda E.A. Kanim, Parveen Sra, et al.. (2002). Low Back Pain Recollection Versus Concurrent Accounts. Spine. 27(9). 984–993. 62 indexed citations
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Zheng, Fengyu, Frank P. Cammisa, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Federico P. Girardi, & Safdar N. Khan. (2002). Factors Predicting Hospital Stay, Operative Time, Blood Loss, and Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Revision Posterior Lumbar Spine Decompression, Fusion, and Segmental Instrumentation. Spine. 27(8). 818–824. 274 indexed citations
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Bostrom, Mathias P., et al.. (2001). An Unexpected Outcome During Testing of Commercially Available Demineralized Bone Graft Materials. Spine. 26(13). 1425–1428. 52 indexed citations
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Khan, Safdar N., Chisa Hidaka, Harvinder S. Sandhu, et al.. (2000). GENE THERAPY FOR SPINE FUSION. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 31(3). 473–484. 8 indexed citations
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Cammisa, Frank P., et al.. (2000). Incidental Durotomy in Spine Surgery. Spine. 25(20). 2663–2667. 302 indexed citations
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Wang, Jeffrey C., Warren D. Yu, Harvinder S. Sandhu, et al.. (1999). Metal Debris From Titanium Spinal Implants. Spine. 24(9). 899–903. 90 indexed citations
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Wang, Jeffrey C., Joshua D. Hatch, Harvinder S. Sandhu, & Rick B. Delamarter. (1999). Cervical Flexion and Extension Radiographs in Acutely Injured Patients. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 365(365). 111–116. 49 indexed citations
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Wang, Jeffrey C., Warren D. Yu, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Vivian Tam, & Rick B. Delamarter. (1998). A Comparison of Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomographic Image Quality After the Implantation of Tantalum and Titanium Spinal Instrumentation. Spine. 23(15). 1684–1688. 63 indexed citations

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