Joshua Heller

1.4k total citations
85 papers, 927 citations indexed

About

Joshua Heller is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua Heller has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 927 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Joshua Heller's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (41 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (31 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (18 papers). Joshua Heller is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (41 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (31 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (18 papers). Joshua Heller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Iran. Joshua Heller's co-authors include James S. Harrop, Srinivas Prasad, Jack Jallo, George M. Ghobrial, Ashwini Sharan, Christopher M. Maulucci, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Alexander R. Vaccaro and Edward Andrews and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Spine and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Joshua Heller

74 papers receiving 904 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joshua Heller United States 16 655 368 113 110 74 85 927
Mari Smith United States 5 223 0.3× 706 1.9× 97 0.9× 76 0.7× 35 0.5× 7 1.0k
Andrew K. Chan United States 19 520 0.8× 451 1.2× 181 1.6× 61 0.6× 7 0.1× 53 893
Yen‐Mou Lu Taiwan 18 362 0.6× 132 0.4× 138 1.2× 35 0.3× 13 0.2× 38 731
İlknur Aktaş Türkiye 17 362 0.6× 172 0.5× 165 1.5× 33 0.3× 10 0.1× 98 793
Steven E. Koop United States 17 1.1k 1.6× 316 0.9× 22 0.2× 184 1.7× 18 0.2× 28 1.6k
Mehmet Ali Taşkaynatan Türkiye 21 390 0.6× 174 0.5× 290 2.6× 41 0.4× 10 0.1× 50 1.0k
Joost J. van Middendorp Netherlands 21 795 1.2× 1.0k 2.8× 52 0.5× 243 2.2× 12 0.2× 32 1.4k
Salman Sharif Pakistan 18 630 1.0× 714 1.9× 121 1.1× 183 1.7× 6 0.1× 86 1.3k
Ali Sallı Türkiye 17 276 0.4× 81 0.2× 137 1.2× 30 0.3× 14 0.2× 34 821
Anne Julsrud Haugen Norway 20 289 0.4× 335 0.9× 391 3.5× 84 0.8× 8 0.1× 47 910

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joshua Heller

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All Works

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Momin, Arbaz, Ashwini Sharan, Srinivas Prasad, et al.. (2025). Experience Matters: An Application of the Operative Value Index for Lumbar Fusions. Neurosurgical Review. 48(1). 576–576.
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Matsoukas, Stavros, Giovanna Failla, Joshua Heller, et al.. (2025). Outcomes Following Different Treatment Modalities of Aggressive Vertebral Hemangiomas: A Systematic Review and Patient-Level Meta-Analysis. Neurosurgery. 98(4). 737–751.
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Khan, Ahmad, Jack Jallo, Joshua Heller, et al.. (2025). Are Mildly Disabled Patients Appropriate for Spine Bundles? An Application of the Operative Value Index. World Neurosurgery. 196. 123797–123797. 3 indexed citations
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Hines, Kevin, Adam Leibold, Daniyal Mansoor Ali, et al.. (2024). What Is the Value Proposition of Evidence-Based Guidelines? An Application of the Operative Value Index for Lumbar Fusions. World Neurosurgery. 189. e832–e840. 9 indexed citations
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Heller, Joshua, et al.. (2024). Prospective analysis of STRATAFIX™ symmetric PDS plus suture for fascial closure in spinal surgery: a pilot study. Neurosurgical Review. 47(1). 438–438. 3 indexed citations
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Leibold, Adam, Daniyal Mansoor Ali, Joshua Heller, et al.. (2024). What is the True Cost of Motion Preservation? A Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Analysis of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion versus Disc Replacement. World Neurosurgery. 192. e506–e512. 4 indexed citations
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Thalheimer, Sara, Joshua Heller, Feroze B. Mohamed, et al.. (2024). Periaqueductal gray connectivity in spinal cord injury‐induced neuropathic pain. Journal of Neuroimaging. 34(6). 704–719. 1 indexed citations
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Mouchtouris, Nikolaos, Kevin Hines, Daniel Franco, et al.. (2023). Initial Heart Rate Predicts Functional Independence in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Requiring Surgery: A Registry-Based Study in a Mature Trauma System Over the Past 10 Years. Global Spine Journal. 14(6). 1745–1752. 3 indexed citations
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Mouchtouris, Nikolaos, Kevin Hines, Daniel Franco, et al.. (2023). Comparison of 5-Item and 11-Item Modified Frailty Index as Predictors of Functional Independence in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury. Global Spine Journal. 15(2). 782–789. 5 indexed citations
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Porto, Guilherme, Kevin Hines, Daniel Franco, et al.. (2023). Clinical Outcomes with and without Adherence to Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Fusion Patients. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(3). 1200–1200. 6 indexed citations
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Corso, Katherine, Jingya Miao, Guilherme Porto, et al.. (2022). Does Preoperative Opiate Choice Increase Risk of Postoperative Infection and Subsequent Surgery?. World Neurosurgery. 170. e467–e490. 2 indexed citations
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Hines, Kevin, Daniel Franco, Adam Leibold, et al.. (2022). Patient-Reported Outcomes for Lumbar Fusion in Patients with Previously Treated Cervical Myelopathy. World Neurosurgery. 161. e395–e400.
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Ghosh, Ritam, Lohit Velagapudi, Kevin Hines, et al.. (2021). Operative versus Nonoperative Management of Idiopathic Spinal Cord Herniation: Effect on Symptomatology and Disease Progression. World Neurosurgery. 152. e149–e154. 1 indexed citations
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Hoelscher, Christian, Kevin Hines, Sara Thalheimer, et al.. (2021). The Impact of Intraoperative Image-Guidance Modalities and Neurophysiologic Monitoring in the Safety of Sacroiliac Fusions. Global Spine Journal. 12(7). 1400–1406. 2 indexed citations
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Hines, Kevin, Geoffrey Stricsek, Aria Mahtabfar, et al.. (2020). The Role of Cricopharyngeal Myotomy After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Operations. World Neurosurgery. 137. 146–148. 1 indexed citations
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Mahtabfar, Aria, Daniel Franco, Kevin Hines, et al.. (2020). Cranial Settling Causing Intracranial Hemorrhage Through Violation of the Skull Base by Cervical Spine Instrumentation. World Neurosurgery. 145. 178–182. 3 indexed citations
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Hines, Kevin, Daniel Franco, Srinivas Prasad, et al.. (2020). Combined Anterior Osteophytectomy and Cricopharyngeal Myotomy for Treatment of DISH-Associated Dysphagia. Global Spine Journal. 12(5). 877–882. 5 indexed citations
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Ghobrial, George M., Peter S. Amenta, Mitchell Maltenfort, et al.. (2014). Longitudinal incidence and concurrence rates for traumatic brain injury and spine injury – A twenty year analysis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 123. 174–180. 20 indexed citations
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Adhikary, Sabina, Hongbo Li, Joshua Heller, et al.. (2011). Modulation of Inflammatory Responses by a Cannabinoid-2–Selective Agonist after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 28(12). 2417–2427. 61 indexed citations
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Heller, Joshua, et al.. (2003). Biochemical composition and histologic structure of the forearm interosseous membrane. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 28(3). 503–510. 12 indexed citations

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