Joel S. Saal

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Joel S. Saal is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Joel S. Saal has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 17 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Joel S. Saal's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (19 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Joel S. Saal is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (19 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (17 papers) and Pain Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Joel S. Saal collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Joel S. Saal's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Saal, Richard C. Franson, Richard J. Herzog, Noel Goldthwaite, Robert J. Dobrow, Arthur H. White, Jay A. Kaiser, James P. Rathmell, Vert Mooney and Richard Franson and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Advances in experimental medicine and biology and Pain Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Joel S. Saal

23 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Nonoperative Treatment of... 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)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joel S. Saal United States 12 2.1k 1.7k 1.3k 219 215 23 2.4k
Jeffrey A. Saal United States 15 2.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 208 0.9× 228 1.1× 30 2.6k
Henrik Weber Norway 16 2.3k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 179 0.8× 271 1.3× 31 2.6k
Garrett Kine Australia 9 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 204 0.9× 183 0.9× 9 2.0k
Joseph D. Fortin United States 20 2.6k 1.3× 2.5k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 303 1.4× 230 1.1× 33 3.1k
S. Wiesel United States 5 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 765 0.6× 121 0.6× 324 1.5× 6 1.7k
James N. Weinstein United States 19 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 104 0.5× 209 1.0× 27 1.7k
Stephen D. Kuslich United States 7 1.5k 0.7× 962 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 128 0.6× 315 1.5× 10 1.7k
Michael J. DePalma United States 19 908 0.4× 786 0.5× 889 0.7× 117 0.5× 87 0.4× 42 1.5k
Karl‐August Lindgren Finland 22 730 0.4× 993 0.6× 566 0.4× 202 0.9× 135 0.6× 34 1.5k
Ralph F. Rashbaum United States 15 1.2k 0.6× 907 0.5× 886 0.7× 93 0.4× 193 0.9× 36 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joel S. Saal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joel S. Saal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saal, Joel S.. (2006). Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy. PubMed. 260–266. 3 indexed citations
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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, Joel S.. (2002). General Principles of Diagnostic Testing as Related to Painful Lumbar Spine Disorders. Spine. 27(22). 2538–2545. 131 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, 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, Joel S.. (1995). The Role of Inflammation in Lumbar Pain. Spine. 20(16). 1821–1827. 189 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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Herzog, Richard J., Jay A. Kaiser, Jeffrey A. Saal, & Joel S. Saal. (1991). The Importance of Posterior Epidural Fat Pad in Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis. Spine. 16(Supplement). S227–S223. 34 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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Franson, Richard, Ramesh Raghupathi, Joel S. Saal, et al.. (1990). Inhibition Of Human Phospholipases A2 by CIS-Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Oligomers Of Prostaglandin B1. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 279. 219–230. 10 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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Rappaport, M., et al.. (1988). Neuropsychiatric assessment of a spinal cord injury patient with sudden recovery.. PubMed. 69(6). 455–7. 2 indexed citations

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