James Towner

10.2k total citations
31 papers, 243 citations indexed

About

James Towner is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Towner has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 243 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 14 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in James Towner's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (14 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (7 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers). James Towner is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (14 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (7 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (7 papers). James Towner collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. James Towner's co-authors include Yan Michael Li, Keaton Piper, Thomas A. Pieters, Zheng Huang, Kevin A. Walter, Charles Gerald T. Ledonio, Howard J. Silberstein, G. Edward Vates, Gabrielle Santangelo and Kristopher T. Kimmell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Spine.

In The Last Decade

James Towner

26 papers receiving 237 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Towner United States 9 153 106 44 28 24 31 243
Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos Italy 10 177 1.2× 104 1.0× 48 1.1× 51 1.8× 46 1.9× 32 288
Hannah E. Gilder United States 10 187 1.2× 142 1.3× 70 1.6× 56 2.0× 51 2.1× 16 345
Gaetano De Biase United States 12 217 1.4× 146 1.4× 30 0.7× 31 1.1× 43 1.8× 43 339
Yeh‐Lin Kuo Taiwan 10 185 1.2× 132 1.2× 110 2.5× 36 1.3× 28 1.2× 17 321
Justin J. Park United States 8 200 1.3× 105 1.0× 11 0.3× 20 0.7× 19 0.8× 14 402
Se-Jun Park South Korea 12 301 2.0× 65 0.6× 15 0.3× 23 0.8× 74 3.1× 32 474
Masato Ota Japan 10 327 2.1× 157 1.5× 15 0.3× 15 0.5× 26 1.1× 41 378
Shinnosuke Nakahara Japan 11 331 2.2× 160 1.5× 15 0.3× 7 0.3× 14 0.6× 21 389
Shugang Li China 13 460 3.0× 211 2.0× 11 0.3× 12 0.4× 18 0.8× 18 540

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Towner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Towner

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Towner. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Towner based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James Towner. James Towner is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Jones, Jordan, Hong Nguyen, Stephen Q. Wong, et al.. (2024). Plasma ctDNA liquid biopsy of IDH1, TERTp, and EGFRvIII mutations in glioma. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 6(1). 8 indexed citations
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Jones, Jordan, Kate Jones, Stephen Q. Wong, et al.. (2024). Plasma ctDNA enables early detection of temozolomide resistance mutations in glioma. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 6(1). vdae041–vdae041. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Yan Michael, et al.. (2022). Laterally placed expandable interbody spacers with and without adjustable lordosis improve patient outcomes: A preliminary one-year chart review. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 213. 107123–107123. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Yan Michael, et al.. (2021). Expandable Technology Improves Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 15(1). 87–93. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jingwen, et al.. (2020). Sepsis and septic shock after craniotomy: Predicting a significant patient safety and quality outcome measure. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0235273–e0235273. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Yan Michael, et al.. (2020). Risk factors and associated complications with unplanned intubation in patients with craniotomy for brain tumor. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 73. 37–41.
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Towner, James, et al.. (2020). Descriptive Analysis of 1972 Cervical Corpectomy Patients and 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 14(3). 412–417.
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Towner, James, Thomas A. Pieters, & Paul K. Maurer. (2020). Lead Toxicity From Intradiscal Retained Bullet Fragment: Management Considerations and Recommendations. World Neurosurgery. 141. 377–382. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Yan Michael, et al.. (2019). Comparative Effectiveness of Expandable Versus Static Interbody Spacers via MIS LLIF: A 2-Year Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes Study. Global Spine Journal. 10(8). 998–1005. 22 indexed citations
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Towner, James, et al.. (2019). Solitary intraventricular Hodgkin lymphoma post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (HL-PTLD): Case report. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 69. 269–272. 4 indexed citations
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Huang, Zheng, et al.. (2019). Laterally placed expandable interbody spacers improve radiographic and clinical outcomes: A 1-year follow-up study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 20. 100639–100639. 4 indexed citations
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Towner, James, et al.. (2018). Use of image-guided bone scalpel for resection of spine tumors: technical note. AME Case Reports. 2. 48–48. 4 indexed citations
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Towner, James, et al.. (2018). Anatomical Study of Percutaneous Trigeminal Compressive Balloon Positioning on Merged 3-D Rotational X-Ray and Preprocedural Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 96(3). 182–189. 3 indexed citations
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Towner, James, et al.. (2018). Solid non-enhancing cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma case report. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 60. 155–157. 1 indexed citations
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Piper, Keaton, Hanna Algattas, Kristopher T. Kimmell, et al.. (2017). Risk Factors Associated with Readmission and Reoperation in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 110. e627–e635. 31 indexed citations
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Piper, Keaton, et al.. (2017). Risk factors for wound complications following spine surgery. Surgical Neurology International. 8(1). 269–269. 43 indexed citations
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Towner, James, Mahlon D. Johnson, & Yan Michael Li. (2016). Intraventricular Hemangiopericytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurgery. 89. 728.e5–728.e10. 7 indexed citations

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