Lee Kesterson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 972 citations indexed

About

Lee Kesterson is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee Kesterson has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 972 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Neurology and 7 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Lee Kesterson's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (7 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (4 papers). Lee Kesterson is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (7 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (6 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (4 papers). Lee Kesterson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lee Kesterson's co-authors include Edward C. Benzel, Theresa A. Hadden, Brian K. Willis, William W. Orrison, Edward Benzel, J. J. Coleman, Jerry D. Reeves, Michael D. Landreneau, Karen I. Berliner and L. G. Dressler and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of neurosurgery and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Lee Kesterson

23 papers receiving 933 citations

Hit Papers

Cervical Laminectomy and Dentate Ligament Section for Cer... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

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. Cervical Laminectomy and Dentate Ligament Section for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
    1991 397 citations Edward C. Benzel, Lee Kesterson et al. Journal of Spinal Disorders profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lee Kesterson United States 14 716 493 196 129 109 23 972
Bizhan Aarabi United States 19 418 0.6× 299 0.6× 368 1.9× 124 1.0× 120 1.1× 39 974
Dennis E. McDonnell United States 17 723 1.0× 511 1.0× 254 1.3× 101 0.8× 67 0.6× 40 1.1k
Aseem Sharma United States 20 356 0.5× 366 0.7× 422 2.2× 88 0.7× 74 0.7× 61 1.1k
B A Green United States 15 696 1.0× 487 1.0× 256 1.3× 180 1.4× 102 0.9× 24 1.1k
Jake Timothy United Kingdom 16 398 0.6× 252 0.5× 234 1.2× 73 0.6× 96 0.9× 60 791
Herbert Lourie United States 15 330 0.5× 193 0.4× 195 1.0× 157 1.2× 160 1.5× 33 750
Karl A. Greene United States 16 403 0.6× 216 0.4× 351 1.8× 23 0.2× 85 0.8× 29 826
George Ehni United States 19 575 0.8× 506 1.0× 188 1.0× 110 0.9× 94 0.9× 48 983
Minoru Akino Japan 19 822 1.1× 576 1.2× 186 0.9× 336 2.6× 139 1.3× 52 1.2k
Bruno Splavski Croatia 14 263 0.4× 124 0.3× 218 1.1× 219 1.7× 197 1.8× 53 659

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lee Kesterson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Kesterson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benzel, Edward, et al.. (1994). Preoperative spinal angiography for lateral extracavitary approach to thoracic and lumbar spine.. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 15(1). 73–7. 19 indexed citations
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Kesterson, Lee, Clough Shelton, L. G. Dressler, & Karen I. Berliner. (1993). Clinical Behavior of Acoustic Tumors: A Flow Cytometric Analysis. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 119(3). 269–271. 14 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1992). Slit ventricle syndrome in children: Clinical presentation and treatment. Acta Neurochirurgica. 117(1-2). 7–14. 54 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1991). Texas Scottish Rite Hospital rod instrumentation for thoracic and lumbar spine trauma. Journal of neurosurgery. 75(3). 382–387. 15 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1991). Civilian craniocerebral gunshot wounds. Neurosurgery. 29(1). 67–67. 65 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1991). Cervical Laminectomy and Dentate Ligament Section for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 4(3). 286–295. 397 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kesterson, Lee, Edward Benzel, William W. Orrison, & J. J. Coleman. (1991). Evaluation and treatment of atlas burst fractures (Jefferson fractures). Journal of neurosurgery. 75(2). 213–220. 56 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1991). Civilian Craniocerebral Gunshot Wounds. Neurosurgery. 29(1). 67–72. 62 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1991). A New Method of Methyl Methacrylate Fixation in Skull Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 87(1). 153–156. 6 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1990). Fascia Lata Graft as a Dural Substitute in Neurosurgery. Southern Medical Journal. 83(6). 634–636. 63 indexed citations
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Hadden, Theresa A., et al.. (1990). Does Sufentanil Exacerbate Marginal Neurological Dysfunction?. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2(1). 50–52. 9 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1990). Effect of dosage and timing of administration of naloxone on outcome in the rat ventral compression model of spinal cord injury. Neurosurgery. 27(4). 597–597. 13 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1990). The diagnosis of infections associated with acrylic cranioplasties. Neuroradiology. 32(2). 151–153. 33 indexed citations
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Kesterson, Lee, et al.. (1990). A new rat spinal cord injury model: a ventral compression technique.. PubMed. 3(4). 334–8. 11 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C., et al.. (1989). The apnea test for the determination of brain death. Journal of neurosurgery. 71(2). 191–194. 34 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C. & Lee Kesterson. (1989). Posterior cervical interspinous compression wiring and fusion for mid to low cervical spinal injuries. Journal of neurosurgery. 70(6). 893–899. 45 indexed citations
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Kesterson, Lee, et al.. (1989). Naloxone and Mortality in the Gerbil Stroke Model. Southern Medical Journal. 82(5). 555–557. 4 indexed citations
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Kesterson, Lee. (1989). 'Brain Death' and Organ Retrieval. JAMA. 262(20). 2835–2835. 35 indexed citations
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Benzel, Edward C. & Lee Kesterson. (1988). Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for the management of vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Surgical Neurology. 30(3). 231–234. 10 indexed citations

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