John F. Ditunno

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
121 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

John F. Ditunno is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, John F. Ditunno has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 53 papers in Surgery and 32 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in John F. Ditunno's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (66 papers), Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (39 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (30 papers). John F. Ditunno is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (66 papers), Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (39 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (30 papers). John F. Ditunno collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. John F. Ditunno's co-authors include William H. Donovan, Graham H. Creasey, W Young, Ralph J. Marino, Gerald J. Herbison, Anthony S. Burns, Frederick Maynard, M.M. Jaweed, Robert L. Waters and Jack E. Wilberger and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

John F. Ditunno

116 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

1997 1.7k citations Frederick Maynard, John F. Ditunno et al. Spinal Cord profile →
The International Standards Booklet for Neurological and Functional Classification of Spinal Cord Injury

1994 1.4k citations John F. Ditunno, William H. Donovan et al. Spinal Cord profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John F. Ditunno United States	45	6.7k	3.7k	2.3k	2.1k	1.5k	121	9.3k
Steven Kirshblum United States	46	6.0k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	230	8.9k
Ralph J. Marino United States	34	4.9k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	94	6.5k
M.J. Mulcahey United States	34	4.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	227	6.5k
Andrei V. Krassioukov Canada	58	10.2k 1.5×	4.2k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	375	14.3k
Robert L. Waters United States	36	3.3k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	996 0.5×	634 0.4×	99	5.8k
Daniel Graves United States	32	3.7k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	796 0.5×	84	6.2k
Graham H. Creasey United States	29	2.8k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	851 0.4×	728 0.3×	694 0.5×	67	5.0k
B. Catharine Craven Canada	41	3.8k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	875 0.6×	211	5.7k
Rodney H. Adkins United States	42	3.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	865 0.4×	579 0.4×	100	5.3k
H L Frankel United Kingdom	37	3.6k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	479 0.2×	538 0.3×	721 0.5×	101	5.9k

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Ditunno, John F., John L. Melvin, Joel A. DeLisa, et al.. (2022). A Conversation Between Past and Present Chairs of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 101(7). S5–S9. 1 indexed citations

Ditunno, John F., Bruce E. Becker, & Gerald J. Herbison. (2016). Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The Diagnosis of Poliomyelitis Revisited. PM&R. 8(9). 883–893. 6 indexed citations

Ditunno, John F., P L Ditunno, Giorgio Scivoletto, et al.. (2013). The Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI/WISCI II): nature, metric properties, use and misuse. Spinal Cord. 51(5). 346–355. 58 indexed citations

Ditunno, John F., et al.. (2012). Advances in the rehabilitation management of acute spinal cord injury. Handbook of clinical neurology. 109. 181–195. 8 indexed citations

Marino, Ralph J., Giorgio Scivoletto, Federica Tamburella, et al.. (2009). Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury Version 2 (WISCI-II) with Repeatability of the 10-m Walk Time. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 89(1). 7–15. 38 indexed citations

Lammertse, Daniel P., Mark H. Tuszynski, John D. Steeves, et al.. (2006). Guidelines for the conduct of clinical trials for spinal cord injury as developed by the ICCP panel: clinical trial design. Spinal Cord. 45(3). 232–242. 152 indexed citations

Morganti, Barbara, Giorgio Scivoletto, P L Ditunno, John F. Ditunno, & Marco Molinari. (2004). Walking index for spinal cord injury (WISCI): criterion validation. Spinal Cord. 43(1). 27–33. 116 indexed citations

Ditunno, John F. & Gerald J. Herbison. (2002). Franklin D. Roosevelt. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 81(8). 557–566. 7 indexed citations

Burns, Anthony S. & John F. Ditunno. (2001). Establishing Prognosis and Maximizing Functional Outcomes After Spinal Cord Injury. Spine. 26(Supplement). S137–S145. 140 indexed citations

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Burns, Anthony S., David A. Rivas, & John F. Ditunno. (2001). The Management of Neurogenic Bladder and Sexual Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury. Spine. 26(Supplement). S129–S136. 115 indexed citations

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Bernardi, Marco, Andrea Macaluso, V. Castellano, et al.. (1999). Cost of walking and locomotor impairment. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 9(2). 149–157. 79 indexed citations

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Cohen, Michelle E., John F. Ditunno, William H. Donovan, & Frederick Maynard. (1998). A test of the 1992 International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Spinal Cord. 36(8). 554–560. 80 indexed citations

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DeVault, Kenneth R., et al.. (1997). ESOPHAGEAL SENSATION IN SPINAL CORD-INJURED PATIENTS: BALLOON DISTENSION AND CEREBRAL EVOKED POTENTIAL RECORDING. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 14(5). 446–446. 9 indexed citations

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Herbison, Gerald J., Zacharia Isaac, Michelle E. Cohen, & John F. Ditunno. (1996). Strength post-spinal cord injury: myometer vs manual muscle test. Spinal Cord. 34(9). 543–548. 61 indexed citations

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Marino, Ralph J., et al.. (1995). Superiority of motor level over single neurological level in categorizing tetraplegia. Spinal Cord. 33(9). 510–513. 42 indexed citations

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Marino, Ralph J., Gerald J. Herbison, & John F. Ditunno. (1994). Peripheral sprouting as a mechanism for recovery in the zone of injury in acute quadriplegia: A single‐fiber EMG study. Muscle & Nerve. 17(12). 1466–1468. 31 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Emma, A M Damiano, John F. Ditunno, Stephen Luchter, & Ted R. Miller. (1994). DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY INDEX (FCI). 8 indexed citations

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Zafonte, Ross, et al.. (1993). PREDICTING RECOVERY OF MOTOR COMPLETE QUADRIPLEGIC PATIENTS. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 72(5). 306–311. 25 indexed citations

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Cotler, Jerome M., et al.. (1993). Closed Reduction of Traumatic Cervical Spine Dislocation Using Traction Weights Up to 140 Pounds. Spine. 18(3). 386–390. 96 indexed citations

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Jaweed, M.M., Gerald J. Herbison, & John F. Ditunno. (1977). Myosin ATPase activity after strengthening exercise.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 124(Pt 2). 371–81. 17 indexed citations

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