Justin S. Smith

36.0k citations

639 papers · 23.2k indexed · 11 hit papers · h-index 78

Impact in

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.01%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Surgery top 0.01%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries

Papers in

Pathology and Forensic Medicine 377
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology 376
Surgery 593
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment 493
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques 487
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy 110
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries 59
- Spinal Hematomas and Complications 21

Co-authors: Christopher I. Shaffrey Christopher P. Ames Virginie Lafage Shay Bess Frank J. Schwab Robert A. Hart Douglas C. Burton Richard A. Hostin
Journals: The Spine Journal (153 papers)Spine (104 papers)Journal of Neurosurgery Spine (86 papers)Neurosurgery (49 papers)Global Spine Journal (45 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada France

In The Last Decade

Justin S. Smith

608 papers receiving 22.9k citations

Hit Papers

11 papers align trajectories log scale

Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds 2015 · 316 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Spine
2015 Neurosurgery
2014 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
2013 Spine
2013 Neurosurgery
2013 Neurosurgery
2013 Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
2013 Spine
2012 Neurosurgery
2008 Journal of Clinical Oncology

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1	Pelvic Fixation in Adult Spinal Deformity: Complications, Controversies, and Future Directions Global Spine Journal ·Kristen E. Jones, Kenneth J. Holton, Bryan Ladd, Jonathan N. Sembrano, Christopher T. Martin, Justin S. Smith, David W. Polly	2025	0
2	Opioid Use Prior to Adult Spine Deformity Correction Surgery is Associated With Worse Pre- and Postoperative Back Pain and Prolonged Opioid Demands Global Spine Journal ·Juan P. Sardi, Justin S. Smith, Jeffrey L. Gum, Brett Rocos, Anastasios Charalampidis, Lawrence G. Lenke, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Kmc Cheung, Yong Qiu, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Ferrán Pellisé, David W. Polly, Jonathan N. Sembrano, Benny Dahl, Michael P. Kelly, Marinus de Kleuver, Maarten Spruit, Ahmet Alanay, Sigurd Berven, Stephen J. Lewis, (unknown)	2024	0
3	Use of supplemental rod constructs in adult spinal deformity surgery Seminars in Spine Surgery ·Thomas J. Buell, Juan P. Sardi, Chun‐Po Yen, David O. Okonkwo, D. Kojo Hamilton, Jeffrey L. Gum, Lawrence G. Lenke, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Munish C. Gupta, Justin S. Smith	2023	1
4	Patient-reported outcomes measures in adult spinal deformity Seminars in Spine Surgery ·Michael P. Kelly, Justin S. Smith, Peter G. Passias, Jeffrey L. Gum, Shay Bess	2023	0
5	Use of Tethers for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Prophylaxis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence The International Journal of Spine Surgery ·Tolga Sursal, Han Jo Kim, Juan P. Sardi, Chun‐Po Yen, Justin S. Smith	2023	6
6	Diagnosis-Related Group–Based Payments for Adult Spine Deformity Surgery Significantly Vary across Centers: Results from a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study World Neurosurgery ·Samrat Yeramaneni, Kevin Wang, Jeffrey L. Gum, Breton Line, Amit Jain, Khaled M. Kebaish, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Virginie Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, Peter G. Passias, D. Kojo Hamilton, Eric O. Klineberg, Christopher P. Ames, Douglas Burton, Shay Bess, Richard A. Hostin	2022	0
7	Use of rhBMP-2 for adult spinal deformity surgery: patterns of usage and changes over the past decade Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Mathieu Bannwarth, Justin S. Smith, Shay Bess, Eric O. Klineberg, Christopher P. Ames, Gregory M. Mundis, Han Jo Kim, Renaud Lafage, Munish C. Gupta, Douglas C. Burton, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage, (unknown)	2021	12
8	Mini-open lateral retropleural/retroperitoneal approaches for thoracic and thoracolumbar junction anterior column pathologies Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Peter A. Christiansen, Shengbin Huang, Justin S. Smith, Mark E. Shaffrey, Juan S. Uribe, Chun‐Po Yen	2020	7
9	Rotational thromboelastometry–guided transfusion during lumbar pedicle subtraction osteotomy for adult spinal deformity: preliminary findings from a matched cohort study Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Thomas J. Buell, Davis G. Taylor, Ching‐Jen Chen, Lauren K. Dunn, Jeffrey P. Mullin, Marcus D. Mazur, Chun‐Po Yen, Mark E. Shaffrey, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Bhiken I. Naik	2019	7
10	Development of a Preoperative Adult Spinal Deformity Comorbidity Score That Correlates With Common Quality and Value Metrics: Length of Stay, Major Complications, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Global Spine Journal ·Daniel M. Sciubba, Amit Jain, Khaled M. Kebaish, Brian J. Neuman, Alan H. Daniels, Peter G. Passias, Han Jo Kim, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith, Kojo Hamilton, Shay Bess, Eric O. Klineberg, Christopher P. Ames, (unknown)	2019	16
11	A Novel Junctional Tether Weave Technique for Adult Spinal Deformity: 2-Dimensional Operative Video Operative Neurosurgery ·Thomas J. Buell, Jeffrey P. Mullin, James Nguyen, Davis G. Taylor, Juanita Garces, Marcus D. Mazur, Avery L. Buchholz, Mark E. Shaffrey, Chun‐Po Yen, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith	2018	13
12	Potential of predictive computer models for preoperative patient selection to enhance overall quality-adjusted life years gained at 2-year follow-up: a simulation in 234 patients with adult spinal deformity Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Tae-Min Oh, Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith, Richard A. Hostin, Chessie Robinson, Jeffrey L. Gum, Frank J. Schwab, Robert A. Hart, Virginie Lafage, Douglas C. Burton, Shay Bess, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Eric O. Klineberg, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, (unknown)	2017	26
13	Male sex may not be associated with worse outcomes in primary all-posterior adult spinal deformity surgery: a multicenter analysis Neurosurgical FOCUS ·David B. Bumpass, Lawrence G. Lenke, Jeffrey L. Gum, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames, Shay Bess, Brian J. Neuman, Eric O. Klineberg, Gregory M. Mundis, Frank Schwab, Virginie Lafage, Han Jo Kim, Douglas C. Burton, Khaled M. Kebaish, Richard A. Hostin, Renaud Lafage, Michael P. Kelly, (unknown)	2017	10
14	Minimum Detectable Measurement Difference for Health-Related Quality of Life Measures Varies With Age and Disability in Adult Spinal Deformity Spine ·Michael P. Kelly, Han Jo Kim, Christopher P. Ames, Douglas C. Burton, Leah Y. Carreon, David W. Polly, Richard A. Hostin, Amit Jain, Jeffrey L. Gum, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Shay Bess	2017	14
15	Evaluation of complications and neurological deficits with three-column spine reconstructions for complex spinal deformity: a retrospective Scoli-RISK-1 study Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Michael P. Kelly, Lawrence G. Lenke, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, Leah Y. Carreon, Virginie Lafage, Justin S. Smith, Adam L. Shimer	2014	84
16	Clinical improvement through nonoperative treatment of adult spinal deformity: who is likely to benefit? Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Kseniya Slobodyanyuk, Caroline E. Poorman, Justin S. Smith, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Richard A. Hostin, Shay Bess, Gregory M. Mundis, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage	2014	25
17	Cost-effectiveness of lumbar discectomy and single-level fusion for spondylolisthesis: experience with the NeuroPoint-SD registry Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Praveen V. Mummaneni, Robert G. Whitmore, Jill Curran, John E. Ziewacz, Rishi Wadhwa, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Anthony L. Asher, Robert F. Heary, Joseph Cheng, R. John Hurlbert, Andrea F. Douglas, Justin S. Smith, Neil R. Malhotra, Stephen J. Dante, Subu N. Magge, Michael G. Kaiser, Khalid M. Abbed, Daniel K. Resnick, Zoher Ghogawala	2014	34
18	Etiology of lumbar lordosis and its pathophysiology: a review of the evolution of lumbar lordosis, and the mechanics and biology of lumbar degeneration Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Carolyn J. Sparrey, Jeannie F. Bailey, Michael Safaee, Allan Clark, Virginie Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames	2014	82
19	The minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery algorithm: a reproducible rational framework for decision making in minimally invasive spinal deformity surgery Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Praveen V. Mummaneni, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Lawrence G. Lenke, Paul Park, Michael Y. Wang, Frank La Marca, Justin S. Smith, Gregory M. Mundis, David O. Okonkwo, Bertrand Moal, Richard G. Fessler, Neel Anand, Juan S. Uribe, Adam S. Kanter, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Kai-Ming Fu	2014	100
20	Reversing HOXA9 Oncogene Activation by PI3K Inhibition: Epigenetic Mechanism and Prognostic Significance in Human Glioblastoma Cancer Research ·Bruno M. Costa, Justin S. Smith, Ying Chen, Justin Chen, Heidi Phillips, Kenneth Aldape, Giuseppe Zardo, Janice Nigro, C. David James, Jane Fridlyand, Rui Manuel Reis, Joseph F. Costello	2010	122

About Justin S. Smith

Justin S. Smith is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Neurology and Health Informatics, having authored 639 papers that have together received 23.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (493 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (487 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (376 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (110 papers), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (59 papers), Medical Imaging and Analysis (34 papers), Spinal Hematomas and Complications (21 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (14.3k citations), Surgery (20.1k citations), Genetics (1.5k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (291 citations) and Neurology (1.1k citations). Justin S. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, Virginie Lafage, Shay Bess, Frank J. Schwab, Robert A. Hart, Douglas C. Burton, Richard A. Hostin, Eric O. Klineberg and Gregory M. Mundis. Their work appears in journals such as The Spine Journal, Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, Neurosurgery and Global Spine Journal.

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