Leon A. Assael

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Leon A. Assael is a scholar working on Surgery, Oral Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon A. Assael has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Oral Surgery and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Leon A. Assael's work include Facial Trauma and Fracture Management (15 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (8 papers) and Dental Education, Practice, Research (7 papers). Leon A. Assael is often cited by papers focused on Facial Trauma and Fracture Management (15 papers), Dental Radiography and Imaging (8 papers) and Dental Education, Practice, Research (7 papers). Leon A. Assael collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Germany. Leon A. Assael's co-authors include Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Robert E. Marx, Regina Landesberg, Thomas B. Dodson, Bhoomi Mehrotra, Richard H. Haug, Edward F. Rossomando, David Shafer, Kevin Arce and Michael R. Markiewicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Leon A. Assael

53 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—2009 Update

2009 980 citations Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Thomas B. Dodson et al. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leon A. Assael United States	18	1.6k	1.3k	716	589	543	55	2.7k
Felice O’Ryan United States	22	2.5k 1.6×	2.1k 1.6×	532 0.7×	506 0.9×	793 1.5×	38	3.7k
Reginald Goodday Canada	13	1.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	246 0.3×	374 0.6×	557 1.0×	26	2.4k
Jerry E. Bouquot United States	29	452 0.3×	279 0.2×	474 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	364 0.7×	85	2.9k
Yoshikazu Suei Japan	31	424 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	464 0.6×	1.9k 3.3×	793 1.5×	70	2.8k
Joseph M. Huryn United States	28	1.4k 0.9×	645 0.5×	777 1.1×	494 0.8×	328 0.6×	84	3.0k
A. Thomas Indresano United States	18	197 0.1×	135 0.1×	658 0.9×	428 0.7×	289 0.5×	50	1.4k
Valentino Valentini Italy	25	350 0.2×	72 0.1×	1.2k 1.7×	554 0.9×	336 0.6×	141	1.9k
Meredith August United States	26	378 0.2×	160 0.1×	589 0.8×	1.2k 2.1×	719 1.3×	73	2.3k
Paolo Vescovi Italy	25	1.5k 0.9×	906 0.7×	151 0.2×	599 1.0×	285 0.5×	77	2.3k
Karsten K.H. Gundlach Germany	26	208 0.1×	90 0.1×	615 0.9×	517 0.9×	261 0.5×	79	2.1k

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Assael, Leon A., et al.. (2022). Education Solutions to the Medical-Dental Divide. The AMA Journal of Ethic. 24(1). E27–32. 7 indexed citations

Assael, Leon A.. (2022). Residency Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. 34(4). 537–544. 2 indexed citations

Giddon, Donald B. & Leon A. Assael. (2018). For preventive medicine to include oral health care, the dental profession, licensing agencies, payers, and the public must effect change. Preventive Medicine. 114. 200–204. 1 indexed citations

Assael, Leon A.. (2017). Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. 29(2). 151–157. 2 indexed citations

Assael, Leon A.. (2015). Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2025: 50 Years of Evolution of a Surgical Specialty. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 73(12). S155–S159. 1 indexed citations

Assael, Leon A.. (2011). Bisphosphonates and Oral Health: Primer and an Update for the Practicing Surgeon. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. 23(3). 443–453. 4 indexed citations

Ruggiero, Salvatore L., Thomas B. Dodson, Leon A. Assael, et al.. (2009). American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on Bisphosphonate‐Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw – 2009 Update. Australian Endodontic Journal. 35(3). 119–130. 412 indexed citations

Arce, Kevin, Leon A. Assael, Jane L. Weissman, & Michael R. Markiewicz. (2009). Imaging Findings in Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 67(5). 75–84. 139 indexed citations

Ruggiero, Salvatore L., Thomas B. Dodson, Leon A. Assael, et al.. (2009). American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—2009 Update. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 67(5). 2–12. 980 indexed citations breakdown →

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Osborn, Timothy M., Leon A. Assael, & R. Bryan Bell. (2008). Deep Space Neck Infection: Principles of Surgical Management. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America. 20(3). 353–365. 66 indexed citations

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Ueeck, Brett A., et al.. (2007). Keratinizing Odontogenic Cyst With Verrucous Proliferation. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 65(3). 585–588. 5 indexed citations

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Holmgren, Eric P., Eric J. Dierks, Leon A. Assael, R. Bryan Bell, & Bryce E. Potter. (2005). Facial Soft Tissue Injuries as an Aid to Ordering a Combination Head and Facial Computed Tomography in Trauma Patients. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 63(5). 651–654. 24 indexed citations

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Assael, Leon A.. (2003). Open versus closed reduction of adult mandibular condyle fractures: an alternative interpretation of the evidence. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 61(11). 1333–1339. 58 indexed citations

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Haug, Richard H. & Leon A. Assael. (2001). Outcomes of open versus closed treatment of mandibular subcondylar fractures. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 59(4). 370–375. 179 indexed citations

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Castiglione, Charles L., et al.. (1995). Craniomaxillofacial trauma in the elderly. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 53(10). 1145–1149. 70 indexed citations

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Shafer, David, et al.. (1994). Tumor necrosis factor-α as a biochemical marker of pain and outcome in temporomandibular joints with internal derangements. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 52(8). 786–791. 152 indexed citations

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Horswell, Bruce B., et al.. (1993). The double-reversing Z-plasty in primary palatoplasty: Operative experience and early results. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 51(2). 145–149. 24 indexed citations

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Assael, Leon A.. (1993). Evaluation of rigid internal fixation of mandible fractures performed in the teaching laboratory. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 51(12). 1315–1319. 26 indexed citations

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Vincent, Steven D. & Leon A. Assael. (1991). A postextraction soft-tissue abnormality. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 49(4). 397–400.

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Assael, Leon A.. (1987). Assisting the deficient resident in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 45(12). 1058–1061. 2 indexed citations

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