John Pollina

1.9k total citations
92 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

John Pollina is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John Pollina has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Surgery, 70 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in John Pollina's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (68 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (58 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (19 papers). John Pollina is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (68 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (58 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (19 papers). John Pollina collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and Greece. John Pollina's co-authors include Asham Khan, Ioannis Siasios, Jeffrey P. Mullin, Mohamed A. R. Soliman, Veetai Li, Cathleen C. Kuo, Patrick K. Jowdy, Vassilios G. Dimopoulos, Timothy E. O’Connor and Alexander O. Aguirre and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Spine and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

John Pollina

78 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Pollina United States 21 868 718 410 90 86 92 1.2k
Jacob R. Joseph United States 16 710 0.8× 581 0.8× 179 0.4× 106 1.2× 62 0.7× 55 973
Nolan J. Brown United States 18 449 0.5× 306 0.4× 128 0.3× 145 1.6× 56 0.7× 157 978
Kingsley Abode-Iyamah United States 19 711 0.8× 522 0.7× 98 0.2× 179 2.0× 47 0.5× 96 1.1k
Kamran Aghayev United States 17 616 0.7× 468 0.7× 127 0.3× 90 1.0× 20 0.2× 44 807
J. Patrick Johnson United States 19 1.0k 1.2× 738 1.0× 98 0.2× 119 1.3× 76 0.9× 55 1.3k
Yagiz U. Yolcu United States 18 561 0.6× 364 0.5× 78 0.2× 136 1.5× 130 1.5× 83 948
Aruna Ganju United States 25 1.3k 1.4× 812 1.1× 210 0.5× 225 2.5× 66 0.8× 52 1.8k
Luca Ricciardi Italy 19 735 0.8× 410 0.6× 193 0.5× 327 3.6× 77 0.9× 100 1.2k
Hyun-Jib Kim South Korea 23 1.8k 2.1× 1.5k 2.1× 220 0.5× 165 1.8× 47 0.5× 72 2.2k
Aseem Sharma United States 20 356 0.4× 366 0.5× 102 0.2× 422 4.7× 33 0.4× 61 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Pollina

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All Works

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Soliman, Mohamed A. R., et al.. (2025). Treatment Strategies for Intermediate Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score Patients: A Systematic Review. World Neurosurgery. 195. 123627–123627.
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Greisman, Jacob D., et al.. (2025). Utility of the vertebral bone quality score to predict complications after spine surgery: a systematic review. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 43(6). 660–671.
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Wang, Timothy Y., Khoi D. Than, Christopher I. Shaffrey, et al.. (2024). Advancing Prone-Transpsoas Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review and Evolution of Indications with Representative Cases. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(4). 1112–1112. 3 indexed citations
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Soliman, Mohamed A. R., Alexander O. Aguirre, Cathleen C. Kuo, et al.. (2024). Pack Years of Tobacco Cigarette Smoking as a Predictor of Bony Fusion after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurgery. 187. e174–e180.
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Aguirre, Alexander O., Mohamed A. R. Soliman, Cathleen C. Kuo, et al.. (2024). Defining cage subsidence in anterior, oblique, and lateral lumbar spine fusion approaches: a systematic review of the literature. Neurosurgical Review. 47(1). 332–332. 1 indexed citations
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Kuo, Cathleen C., Mohamed A. R. Soliman, Alexander O. Aguirre, et al.. (2023). In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding “Strong Correlation Between the Vertebral Bone Quality Score and the Cervical-Vertebral Bone Quality Score in Spine Surgery Patients”. World Neurosurgery. 177. 201–201. 4 indexed citations
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Aguirre, Alexander O., Mohamed A. R. Soliman, Abdul Karim Ghaith, et al.. (2023). Predictive Factors of Intraoperative and Early Postoperative Outcome Measures After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusions Based on American Society of Anesthesiologists Score. World Neurosurgery. 177. e10–e17. 1 indexed citations
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Kuo, Cathleen C., Mohamed A. R. Soliman, Alexander O. Aguirre, et al.. (2023). Strong Correlation Between the Vertebral Bone Quality Score and the Cervical-Vertebral Bone Quality Score in Spine Surgery Patients. World Neurosurgery. 177. e1–e9. 7 indexed citations
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Soliman, Mohamed A. R., Alexander O. Aguirre, Cathleen C. Kuo, et al.. (2022). Vertebral bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. The Spine Journal. 22(12). 2017–2023. 63 indexed citations
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Kuo, Cathleen C., Mohamed A. R. Soliman, Asham Khan, et al.. (2022). Prolonged Opioid Use After Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Risk Factors. World Neurosurgery. 168. e132–e149. 6 indexed citations
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Soliman, Mohamed A. R., John Pollina, Kornelis A. Poelstra, Saad B. Chaudhary, & Kevin T. Foley. (2022). Can a Spine Robot Be More Efficient and Less Expensive While Maintaining Accuracy?. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 16(S2). S50–S54. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Nathan J., Ian A. Buchanan, Venkat Boddapati, et al.. (2021). Do robot-related complications influence 1 year reoperations and other clinical outcomes after robot-assisted lumbar arthrodesis? A multicenter assessment of 320 patients. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 16(1). 308–308. 9 indexed citations
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Mao, Jennifer Z., et al.. (2020). Assessment of Rod Material Types in Spine Surgery Outcomes: A Systematic Review. World Neurosurgery. 146. e6–e13. 7 indexed citations
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Mao, Jennifer Z., Asham Khan, Ryan M. Hess, et al.. (2020). Technologic Evolution of Navigation and Robotics in Spine Surgery: A Historical Perspective. World Neurosurgery. 145. 159–167. 38 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Timothy E., et al.. (2020). Prone Transpsoas Approach for Adjacent Segment Disease and Flatback Deformity: Technical Note and Case Report. 11(1). 20–28. 4 indexed citations
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Devanand, Davangere P., Howard Andrews, William Charles Kreisl, et al.. (2020). Antiviral therapy: Valacyclovir Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease (VALAD) Trial: protocol for a randomised, double-blind,placebo-controlled, treatment trial. BMJ Open. 10(2). e032112–e032112. 52 indexed citations
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Siasios, Ioannis, Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki, Kostas N. Fountas, et al.. (2016). The role of diffusion tensor imaging and fractional anisotropy in the evaluation of patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a literature review. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 41(3). E12–E12. 42 indexed citations
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Lobel, Jeffrey S., Ian J. MacDonald, Michael J. Ciesielski, et al.. (2001). 2‐[1‐hexyloxyethyl]‐2‐devinyl pyropheophorbide‐a (HPPH) in a nude rat glioma model: Implications for photodynamic therapy. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 29(5). 397–405. 51 indexed citations
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Pollina, John & Veetai Li. (1999). Tandem Spinal Cord Injurieswithout Radiographic Abnormalities in a Young Child. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 30(5). 263–266. 10 indexed citations

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