Ilya Laufer

9.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
175 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Ilya Laufer is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilya Laufer has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 149 papers in Surgery, 95 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 37 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ilya Laufer's work include Management of metastatic bone disease (121 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (93 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (85 papers). Ilya Laufer is often cited by papers focused on Management of metastatic bone disease (121 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (93 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (85 papers). Ilya Laufer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Hungary. Ilya Laufer's co-authors include Mark H. Bilsky, Yoshiya Yamada, Eric Lis, Ori Barzilai, Brett Cox, Vijay K. Anand, Theodore H. Schwartz, David G. Rubin, Lily McLaughlin and Michael D. Stubblefield and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

Ilya Laufer

166 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

The NOMS Framework: Approach to the Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors

2013 526 citations Ilya Laufer, Eric Lis et al. profile →
Reliability analysis of the epidural spinal cord compression scale

2010 440 citations Mark H. Bilsky, Ilya Laufer et al. profile →
Local disease control for spinal metastases following “separation surgery” and adjuvant hypofractionated or high-dose single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery: outcome analysis in 186 patients

2013 341 citations Ilya Laufer, Eric Lis et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Automating the Referral of Bone Metastases Patients With and Without the Use of Large Language Models 2025 ·Neurosurgery ·(unknown), Xu Han, Anton S. Becker, Yuchong Zhang, (unknown), Jeff Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, Jonathan T. Yang, Abraham Chachoua, Douglas Kondziolka, Ilya Laufer, Eric K. Oermann	0
2	An Assessment of Surgical Outcomes in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Surgical Interventions 2025 ·Cancers ·Abdel‐Hameed Al‐Mistarehi, (unknown), Jawad M. Khalifeh, (unknown), (unknown), Abdul Karim Ghaith, Chase H. Foster, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Allan J. Belzberg, (unknown), Nicholas Theodore, Ilya Laufer, Daniel Lubelski	1
3	Liquid Biopsy for Spinal Tumors: On the Frontiers of Clinical Application 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·Sze Kiat Tan, Chetan Bettegowda, (unknown), Arjun Sahgal, Laurence D. Rhines, (unknown), Áron Lazáry, Ilya Laufer, Alessandro Gasbarrini, (unknown), Jorrit‐Jan Verlaan, Ziya L. Gokaslan, (unknown), Stefano Boriani, Riccardo Cecchinato, (unknown), C. Rory Goodwin, Raphaële Charest-Morin	0
4	Defining Spine Cancer Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Proposed Terminology 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Ilya Laufer, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, Stefano Boriani, Charles Fisher, (unknown), (unknown), Dean Chou, Arjun Sahgal, Laurence D. Rhines, (unknown), Áron Lazáry, (unknown), Jorrit‐Jan Verlaan, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Chetan Bettegowda, (unknown), Ori Barzilai, (unknown)	2
5	Risk Factors for the Development of Neurological Deficits in Metastatic Spinal Disease: An International, Multicenter Delphi Study 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Roxanne Gal, Wietse S.C. Eppinga, Helena M. Verkooijen, John E. OʼToole, Ilya Laufer, Daniel M. Sciubba, Cordula Netzer, Wouter Foppen, Arjun Sahgal, Michael G. Fehlings, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, (unknown), Laurence D. Rhines, (unknown), Áron Lazáry, Alessandro Gasbarrini, (unknown), Michael H. Weber, (unknown)	0
6	AO Spine Clinical Practice Recommendations: Current Systemic Oncological Treatments with the Largest Impact on Patients with Metastatic Spinal Disease 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·Marcin Czyż, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Galgano, Shreyaskumar Patel, Kristin J. Redmond, Joost Rutges, Jiong Hao Tan, Ori Barzilai, (unknown), Alessandro Gasbarrini, Ilya Laufer, Áron Lazáry, Cordula Netzer, Jeremy Reynolds, Laurence D. Rhines, Arjun Sahgal, Charles G. Fisher, Jorrit‐Jan Verlaan	0
7	Advanced Radiotherapy Technologies in Spine Tumors: What the Surgeon Needs to Know 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·Hanbo Chen, Amol J. Ghia, Pejman Maralani, Chetan Bettegowda, Stefano Boriani, Nicolas Dea, Charles G. Fisher, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Ilya Laufer, Áron Lazáry, Jeremy Reynolds, Jorrit‐Jan Verlaan, Laurence D. Rhines, Arjun Sahgal	1
8	Advancing Metastatic Spine Tumor Research: A Review of AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor’s Scientific Contributions Derived From the EPOSO Network, 2014-2024 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·Joost Rutges, Scott L. Zuckerman, Paul M. Arnold, Chetan Bettegowda, Stefano Boriani, Michelle J. Clarke, Michael G. Fehlings, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Áron Lazáry, Laurence D. Rhines, Arjun Sahgal, Daniel M. Sciubba, James M. Schuster, Michael H. Weber, Ilya Laufer, Charles G. Fisher, (unknown)	0
9	Latest Developments in Targeted Biological Therapies in the Management of Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Arjun Sahgal, Jorrit‐Jan Verlaan, (unknown), Zsolt Szövérfi, Markus Schultheiß, Laurence D. Rhines, Jeremy Reynolds, Ilya Laufer, Alessandro Gasbarrini, Nicolas Dea, (unknown), Charles G. Fisher, Chetan Bettegowda, Stefano Boriani, Francis J. Hornicek, C. Rory Goodwin, Áron Lazáry	1
10	Management of Refractory Cancer Pain with Intrathecal Drug Delivery and Spinal Cord Stimulation 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Jason E. Crowther, Vikram Chakravarthy, Ilya Laufer, Ori Barzilai, Amitabh Gulati	2
11	Spinal metastases 2021: a review of the current state of the art and future directions 2021 ·The Spine Journal ·Daniel M. Sciubba, Zach Pennington, Matthew W. Colman, C. Rory Goodwin, Ilya Laufer, Joshua C. Patt, Kristin J. Redmond, Philip J. Saylor, John H. Shin, Joseph H. Schwab, Andrew J. Schoenfeld	50
12	Correlation Between the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) and Patient Reported Outcomes 2021 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Arjun Sahgal, Ilya Laufer, Laurence D. Rhines, Daniel M. Sciubba, James M. Schuster, Michael H. Weber, Áron Lazáry, Stefano Boriani, Chetan Bettegowda, Michael G. Fehlings, Michelle J. Clarke, Paul M. Arnold, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Charles G. Fisher, (unknown)	10
13	Somatic Mutations in Colorectal Cancer Identify Patients at High-risk of Treatment Failure Following Low-BED Spine Radiotherapy 2020 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·Zachary Moore, A. Shamseddine, Eric Lis, Daniel S. Higginson, Mark H. Bilsky, Ori Barzilai, Ilya Laufer, Yoshiya Yamada, Adam M. Schmitt	1
14	Clinician Experiences in Treatment Decision-Making for Patients with Spinal Metastases 2020 ·Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·(unknown), Kaetlyn R. Arant, Justin A. Blucher, (unknown), Kristin J. Redmond, Tracy A. Balboni, Matthew W. Colman, C. Rory Goodwin, Ilya Laufer, (unknown), John H. Shin, Daniel M. Sciubba, Elena Losina, Jeffrey N. Katz, Andrew J. Schoenfeld	8
15	Metastatic Spine Disease: Should Patients With Short Life Expectancy Be Denied Surgical Care? An International Retrospective Cohort Study 2019 ·Neurosurgery ·Nicolas Dea, Anne Versteeg, Arjun Sahgal, Jorrit‐Jan Verlaan, Raphaële Charest-Morin, Laurence D. Rhines, Daniel M. Sciubba, James M. Schuster, Michael H. Weber, Áron Lazáry, Michael G. Fehlings, Michelle J. Clarke, Paul M. Arnold, Stefano Boriani, Chetan Bettegowda, Ilya Laufer, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Charles G. Fisher, (unknown)	51
16	The impact of histology and delivered dose on local control of spinal metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Yoshiya Yamada, Evangelia Katsoulakis, Ilya Laufer, Michael Lovelock, Ori Barzilai, Lily McLaughlin, Zhigang Zhang, Adam M. Schmitt, Daniel S. Higginson, Eric Lis, Michael J. Zeléfsky, James Mechalakos, Mark H. Bilsky	132
17	Spinal stereotactic body radiotherapy following intralesional curettage with separation surgery for initial or salvage chordoma treatment 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·(unknown), (unknown), Benjamin S. Hopkins, Natalie A. Lockney, Nelson Moussazadeh, Eric Lis, Yoshiya Yamada, Adam M. Schmitt, Daniel S. Higginson, Ilya Laufer, Mark H. Bilsky	26
18	Pathological characteristics of spine metastases treated with high-dose single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Evangelia Katsoulakis, Ilya Laufer, Mark H. Bilsky, Narasimhan P. Agaram, Michael Lovelock, Yoshiya Yamada	14
19	Peripheral nervous system injury after high-dose single-fraction image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery for spine tumors 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Michael D. Stubblefield, (unknown), Elyn Riedel, Ori Barzilai, Ilya Laufer, Eric Lis, Yoshiya Yamada, Mark H. Bilsky	35
20	Frequency of symptomatic vertebral body compression fractures requiring intervention following single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery for spinal metastases 2017 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Mandeep S. Virk, James E. Han, Anne S. Reiner, Lily McLaughlin, Daniel M. Sciubba, Eric Lis, Yoshiya Yamada, Mark H. Bilsky, Ilya Laufer	40

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