Jeffrey A. Saal

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Jeffrey A. Saal is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeffrey A. Saal has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Pharmacology, 24 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jeffrey A. Saal's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Jeffrey A. Saal is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Jeffrey A. Saal collaborates with scholars based in United States. Jeffrey A. Saal's co-authors include Joel S. Saal, Richard C. Franson, Richard J. Herzog, Noel Goldthwaite, Arthur H. White, Robert J. Dobrow, James F. Zucherman, Richard Derby, Garrett Kine and Ken Y. Hsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Sports Medicine and Clinical Journal of Pain.

In The Last Decade

Jeffrey A. Saal

30 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Nonoperative Treatment of Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300
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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. Nonoperative Treatment of Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc with Radiculopathy
    1989 398 citations Jeffrey A. Saal, Joel S. Saal Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jeffrey A. Saal United States 15 2.2k 1.8k 1.5k 228 208 30 2.6k
Joel S. Saal United States 12 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 215 0.9× 219 1.1× 23 2.4k
Joseph D. Fortin United States 20 2.6k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 230 1.0× 303 1.5× 33 3.1k
Paul Dreyfuss United States 28 3.3k 1.5× 2.6k 1.4× 2.5k 1.7× 168 0.7× 312 1.5× 46 3.9k
Curtis W. Slipman United States 26 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 88 0.4× 171 0.8× 67 2.3k
James N. Weinstein United States 19 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 209 0.9× 104 0.5× 27 1.7k
Garrett Kine Australia 9 1.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 183 0.8× 204 1.0× 9 2.0k
S. Wiesel United States 5 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 765 0.5× 324 1.4× 121 0.6× 6 1.7k
Stephen D. Kuslich United States 7 1.5k 0.7× 962 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 315 1.4× 128 0.6× 10 1.7k
Michael J. DePalma United States 19 908 0.4× 786 0.4× 889 0.6× 87 0.4× 117 0.6× 42 1.5k
Karl‐August Lindgren Finland 22 730 0.3× 993 0.6× 566 0.4× 135 0.6× 202 1.0× 34 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saal, Jeffrey A., et al.. (2002). Intradiscal electrothermal therapy for the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 21(1). 167–187. 31 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A. & Joel S. Saal. (2002). Intradiscal Electrothermal Treatment for Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain. Spine. 27(9). 966–973. 101 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A., et al.. (2000). Intradiscal electrothermal therapy for the treatment of chronic discogenic low back pain. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 10(4). 271–281. 8 indexed citations
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Saal, Joel S. & Jeffrey A. Saal. (2000). Management of Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain With a Thermal Intradiscal Catheter. Spine. 25(3). 382–388. 169 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A. & Joel S. Saal. (2000). Intradiscal Electrothermal Treatment for Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain. Spine. 25(20). 2622–2627. 192 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A.. (1997). 1996 North American Spine Society Presidential Address. Spine. 22(14). 1545–1552. 2 indexed citations
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Saal, Joel S., et al.. (1996). Nonoperative Management of Herniated Cervical Intervertebral Disc With Radiculopathy. Spine. 21(16). 1877–1883. 215 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A.. (1996). ▪ Natural History and Nonoperative Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation. Spine. 21(Supplement). 2S–9S. 131 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A.. (1995). The Pathophysiology of Painful Lumbar Disorder Symposium. Spine. 20(16). 1803–1803. 8 indexed citations
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Derby, Richard, Garrett Kine, Jeffrey A. Saal, et al.. (1992). Response to Steroid and Duration of Radicular Pain as Predictors of Surgical Outcome. Spine. 17(Supplement). S176–S183. 146 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A., et al.. (1992). The Value of Somatosensory Evoked Potential Testing for Upper Lumbar Radiculopathy. Spine. 17(Supplement). S133–S137. 5 indexed citations
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Franson, Richard C., Joel S. Saal, & Jeffrey A. Saal. (1992). Human Disc Phospholipase A2 is Inflammatory. Spine. 17(Supplement). S129–S132. 155 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A., et al.. (1991). Later Stage Management of Lumbar Spine Problems. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2(1). 205–221. 9 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A., et al.. (1991). Initial Stage Management of Lumbar Spine Problems. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2(1). 187–203. 7 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A., et al.. (1991). The sports medicine approach to occupational low back pain.. PubMed. 154(5). 525–7. 4 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A.. (1991). Common American Football Injuries. Sports Medicine. 12(2). 132–147. 60 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A., Joel S. Saal, & Richard J. Herzog. (1990). The Natural History of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Extrusions Treated Nonoperatively. Spine. 15(7). 683–686. 272 indexed citations
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Saal, Joel S., Richard C. Franson, Robert J. Dobrow, et al.. (1990). High Levels of Inflammatory Phospholipase A2 Activity in Lumbar Disc Herniations. Spine. 15(7). 674–678. 414 indexed citations
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Saal, Joel S. & Jeffrey A. Saal. (1990). Physical medicine and rehabilitation: lumbar stabilizing exercises for the nonoperative treatment of disc lesions.. PubMed. 153(4). 432–432. 2 indexed citations
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Saal, Jeffrey A. & Joel S. Saal. (1989). Nonoperative Treatment of Herniated Lumbar Intervertebral Disc with Radiculopathy. Spine. 14(4). 431–437. 398 indexed citations breakdown →

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