Luiz Pimenta

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Luiz Pimenta is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luiz Pimenta has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 87 papers in Surgery and 35 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Luiz Pimenta's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (90 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (39 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (34 papers). Luiz Pimenta is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (90 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (39 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (34 papers). Luiz Pimenta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Luiz Pimenta's co-authors include Luís Marchi, William R. Taylor, Burak M. Ozgur, Henry E. Aryan, Etevaldo Coutinho, Leonardo Oliveira, Rodrigo Amaral, Nitamar Abdala, Paul C. McAfee and Roberto Díaz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Spine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Luiz Pimenta

89 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF): a novel surgical technique for anterior lumbar interbody fusion

2006 1.0k citations Burak M. Ozgur, Luiz Pimenta et al. The Spine Journal profile →
Radiographic and clinical evaluation of cage subsidence after stand-alone lateral interbody fusion

2013 341 citations Luís Marchi, Leonardo Oliveira et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Luiz Pimenta United States	29	3.6k	3.5k	1.3k	555	44	101	3.8k
Hyeun Sung Kim South Korea	29	2.5k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	844 0.7×	407 0.7×	52 1.2×	186	2.8k
Jin‐Sung Kim South Korea	27	2.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	883 0.7×	483 0.9×	29 0.7×	145	2.7k
Sebastian Ruetten Germany	23	2.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	320 0.6×	45 1.0×	57	3.1k
H. Michael Mayer Germany	21	1.7k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	844 0.7×	246 0.4×	93 2.1×	81	1.9k
Jonathan N. Sembrano United States	27	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	712 0.6×	210 0.4×	46 1.0×	75	2.2k
Patrick Tropiano France	21	1.5k 0.4×	1.8k 0.5×	537 0.4×	262 0.5×	54 1.2×	69	2.1k
Claudio Lamartina Italy	27	1.6k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	332 0.3×	219 0.4×	43 1.0×	99	2.2k
Michael R. Zindrick United States	20	1.8k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	484 0.4×	345 0.6×	64 1.5×	43	2.2k
Teija Lund Finland	16	1.3k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	418 0.3×	351 0.6×	21 0.5×	37	1.7k
Steven L. Griffith United States	12	1.5k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	512 0.4×	335 0.6×	25 0.6×	23	1.7k

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Veloso, Tomás Gomes Reis, et al.. (2025). Microbial dynamics and impact of controlled fermentation in Coffea arabica over 288 h. Food Bioscience. 75. 108081–108081.

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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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Amaral, Rodrigo, et al.. (2023). Lateral versus posterior approaches to treat degenerative lumbar pathologies–systematic review and meta-analysis of recent literature. European Spine Journal. 32(5). 1655–1677. 13 indexed citations

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Pimenta, Luiz, et al.. (2022). STUDY OF THE DIAMETER OF THE OBLIQUE CORRIDOR IN LATERAL DECUBITUS AND DORSAL DECUBITUS: RADIOLOGICAL STUDY. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(3).

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Amaral, Rodrigo, et al.. (2022). COMPARISON OF PSOAS MORPHOLOGY AND LUMBAR LORDOSIS IN DIFFERENT POSTURES. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(1). 1 indexed citations

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Pimenta, Luiz, et al.. (2021). Single-Position Prone Transpsoas Lateral Interbody Fusion Including L4L5: Early Postoperative Outcomes. World Neurosurgery. 149. e664–e668. 23 indexed citations

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Amaral, Rodrigo, et al.. (2020). Parafusos pediculares e violação facetária – A importância do ângulo entre a faceta e o parafuso. Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia. 55(5). 642–648. 1 indexed citations

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Pimenta, Luiz, et al.. (2020). Prone Transpsoas Technique for Simultaneous Single-Position Access to the Anterior and Posterior Lumbar Spine. Operative Neurosurgery. 20(1). E5–E12. 43 indexed citations

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Turner, Jay D., Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Robert K. Eastlack, et al.. (2015). Radiographic outcomes of anterior column realignment for adult sagittal plane deformity: a multicenter analysis. European Spine Journal. 24(S3). 427–432. 72 indexed citations

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Pimenta, Luiz. (2015). Less-invasive lateral lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF) surgical technique: video lecture. European Spine Journal. 24(S3). 441–442. 5 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Leonardo, et al.. (2013). Is the Lateral Transpsoas Approach Feasible for the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 472(6). 1776–1783. 74 indexed citations

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Marchi, Luís, et al.. (2012). Lateral Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain: Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques. Advances in Orthopedics. 2012. 1–7. 33 indexed citations

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McAfee, Paul C., Frank M. Phillips, Gunnar Andersson, et al.. (2010). Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Spine. 35(Supplement). S271–S273. 98 indexed citations

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Ozgur, Burak M., et al.. (2010). Two-year clinical and radiographic success of minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach for the treatment of degenerative lumbar conditions. PubMed. 4(2). 41–46. 71 indexed citations

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Pimenta, Luiz, et al.. (2009). Clinical performance of an elastomeric lumbar disc replacement: Minimum 12 months follow-up. PubMed. 4(1). 16–25. 23 indexed citations

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McAfee, Paul C., Larry T. Khoo, Luiz Pimenta, et al.. (2007). Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with a total posterior arthroplasty prosthesis: implant description, surgical technique, and a prospective report on 29 patients. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 22(1). 1–11. 38 indexed citations

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McAfee, Paul C., Larry T. Khoo, Luiz Pimenta, et al.. (2007). Treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with a total posterior arthroplasty prosthesis: implant description, surgical technique, and a prospective report on 29 patients. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 22(1). 1–11. 25 indexed citations

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Riew, K. Daniel, Ivan Cheng, Luiz Pimenta, & Brett Taylor. (2007). POSTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY FOR RADICULOPATHY. Neurosurgery. 60(1). S1–57. 34 indexed citations

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Yuan, Philip S., Todd J. Albert, William B. Morrison, et al.. (2006). Anatomy of the Percutaneous Presacral Space for a Novel Fusion Technique. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 19(4). 237–241. 28 indexed citations

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Link, Helmut D., Paul C. McAfee, & Luiz Pimenta. (2004). Choosing a cervical disc replacement. The Spine Journal. 4(6). S294–S302. 49 indexed citations

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