Michael G. Fehlings

94.9k total citations · 19 hit papers
1.2k papers, 59.2k citations indexed

About

Michael G. Fehlings is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael G. Fehlings has authored 1.2k papers receiving a total of 59.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 861 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 783 papers in Surgery and 173 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Michael G. Fehlings's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (443 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (429 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (421 papers). Michael G. Fehlings is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (443 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (429 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (421 papers). Michael G. Fehlings collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Michael G. Fehlings's co-authors include Charles H. Tator, Jefferson R. Wilson, Lindsay Tetreault, Julio C. Furlan, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher S. Ahuja, Paul M. Arnold, James S. Harrop, Brian K. Kwon and Lali H.S. Sekhon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael G. Fehlings

1.1k papers receiving 58.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Traumatic spinal cord injury

2017 1.5k citations Christopher S. Ahuja, Jefferson R. Wilson et al. profile →
Review of the secondary injury theory of acute spinal cord trauma with emphasis on vascular mechanisms

1991 1.2k citations Charles H. Tator, Michael G. Fehlings profile →
Epidemiology, Demographics, and Pathophysiology of Acute Spinal Cord Injury

2001 1.0k citations Michael G. Fehlings et al. profile →
Early versus Delayed Decompression for Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS)

2012 778 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Alexander R. Vaccaro et al. profile →
Global prevalence and incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury

2014 702 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Sukhvinder Kalsi‐Ryan et al. profile →
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury—Repair and Regeneration

2017 651 citations Christopher S. Ahuja, Jefferson R. Wilson et al. profile →
Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

2015 607 citations Aria Nouri, Lindsay Tetreault et al. profile →
Current status of acute spinal cord injury pathophysiology and emerging therapies: promise on the horizon

2008 599 citations Brian K. Kwon, Michael G. Fehlings et al. profile →
AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System

2013 567 citations Alexander R. Vaccaro, Bizhan Aarabi et al. profile →
A New Classification of Thoracolumbar Injuries

2005 551 citations Alexander R. Vaccaro, James S. Harrop et al. profile →
Self-Assembling Nanofibers Inhibit Glial Scar Formation and Promote Axon Elongation after Spinal Cord Injury

2008 543 citations Michael G. Fehlings et al. profile →
Delayed Transplantation of Adult Neural Precursor Cells Promotes Remyelination and Functional Neurological Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

2006 503 citations Cindi M. Morshead, Michael G. Fehlings et al. profile →
Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

2013 364 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Jefferson R. Wilson et al. profile →
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

2012 327 citations Sukhvinder Kalsi‐Ryan, Spyridon K. Karadimas et al. profile →
Degenerative cervical myelopathy — update and future directions

2020 288 citations Jetan H. Badhiwala, Christopher S. Ahuja et al. profile →
The Aging of the Global Population

2015 269 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Lindsay Tetreault et al. profile →
The influence of timing of surgical decompression for acute spinal cord injury: a pooled analysis of individual patient data

2020 243 citations Jetan H. Badhiwala, Jefferson R. Wilson et al. profile →
Time is spine: a review of translational advances in spinal cord injury

2019 200 citations Jetan H. Badhiwala, Christopher S. Ahuja et al. profile →
Cell-based and stem-cell-based treatments for spinal cord injury: evidence from clinical trials

2022 190 citations James D. Guest, Michael G. Fehlings et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Traumatic spinal cord injury: a review of the current state of art and future directions – what do we know and where are we going? 2025 ·North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) ·(unknown), Joshua I. Chalif, Benjamin R. Johnston, Eric Chalif, (unknown), Saef Izzy, Zhigang He, Rajiv Saigal, Michael G. Fehlings, Yi Lu	4
2	Risk Factors for the Development of Neurological Deficits in Metastatic Spinal Disease: An International, Multicenter Delphi Study 2025 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Roxanne Gal, Wietse S.C. Eppinga, Helena M. Verkooijen, John E. OʼToole, Ilya Laufer, Daniel M. Sciubba, Cordula Netzer, Wouter Foppen, Arjun Sahgal, Michael G. Fehlings, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, (unknown), Laurence D. Rhines, (unknown), Áron Lazáry, Alessandro Gasbarrini, (unknown), Michael H. Weber, (unknown)	0
3	Neuromotor decline is associated with gut dysbiosis following surgical decompression for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy 2024 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Pía M. Vidal, (unknown), Carlos Farkas, James Hong, (unknown), Michael G. Fehlings	1
4	Risk stratification for early postoperative infection in Pediatric spinal deformity correction: development and validation of the Pediatric scoliosis infection risk score (PSIR score) 2024 ·European Spine Journal ·Vivien Chan, (unknown), (unknown), Michael G. Fehlings, Michael Yang, David L. Skaggs	1
5	Impaired communication at the neuromotor axis during Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy 2024 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Jorge Ojeda, (unknown), Ariel Ávila, Juan Pablo Henríquez, Michael G. Fehlings, Pía M. Vidal	0
6	Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration of the Injured Spinal Cord: A Focus on Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy – Commentary on “Pharmacological Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Critical Review of Current Evidence” 2024 ·Neurospine ·(unknown), Michael G. Fehlings	1
7	Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Intraoperative Spinal Cord Injury in the Setting of Spine Surgery: A Proposed Care Pathway 2024 ·Global Spine Journal ·Nisaharan Srikandarajah, Nader Hejrati, Mohammed Ali Alvi, (unknown), Lindsay Tetreault, Nathan Evaniew, Andrea C. Skelly, (unknown), Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, Paul M. Arnold, Steven Kirshblum, Brian K. Kwon, Michael G. Fehlings	4
8	The 2023 AO Spine-Praxis Guidelines in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: What Have We Learned? What Are the Critical Knowledge Gaps and Barriers to Implementation? 2024 ·Global Spine Journal ·Michael G. Fehlings, Ali Moghaddamjou, Nathan Evaniew, Lindsay Tetreault, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Andrea C. Skelly, Brian K. Kwon	9
9	In-hospital mortality rate in subaxial cervical spinal cord injury patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis 2023 ·Acta Neurochirurgica ·Mohsen Sadeghi-Naini, Mahmoud Yousefifard, Zahra Ghodsi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mostafa Hosseini, Farhad Shokraneh, (unknown), Alexander R. Vaccaro, Fan Jiang, Michael G. Fehlings, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar	8
10	Radiotherapy for Mobile Spine and Sacral Chordoma: A Critical Review and Practical Guide from the Spine Tumor Academy 2023 ·Cancers ·Kristin J. Redmond, Stephanie K. Schaub, Sheng-Fu Larry Lo, Majid Khan, Daniel Lubelski, Mark H. Bilsky, Yoshiya Yamada, Michael G. Fehlings, Emile Gogineni, Peter Vajkoczy, Florian Ringel, Bernhard Meyer, Anubhav G. Amin, Stephanie E. Combs, Simon S. Lo	13
11	Current insights into the management of spinal cord injury 2023 ·Journal of Orthopaedics ·Nisaharan Srikandarajah, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Michael G. Fehlings	9
12	Degenerative Thoracic Myelopathy: A Scoping Review of Epidemiology, Genetics, and Pathogenesis 2023 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Oliver Mowforth, Benjamin M. Davies, (unknown), Aria Nouri, (unknown), Bizhan Aarabi, Brian K. Kwon, James S. Harrop, Jefferson R. Wilson, Allan R. Martin, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, James D. Guest, Michael G. Fehlings, Mark Kotter	6
13	Prevalence of Neck Pain in Patients with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Short-Term Response After Operative Treatment: A Cohort Study of 664 Patients From 26 Global Sites 2022 ·Global Spine Journal ·(unknown), Jetan H. Badhiwala, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Lindsay Tetreault, (unknown), (unknown), Jefferson R. Wilson, Michael G. Fehlings	9
14	Spinal cord injury and degenerative cervical myelopathy 2022 ·Handbook of clinical neurology ·Kajana Satkunendrarajah, Spyridon K. Karadimas, Michael G. Fehlings	2
15	Optimizing the Application of Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 10] 2022 ·Global Spine Journal ·Ricardo Rodrigues‐Pinto, (unknown), Benjamin M. Davies, So Kato, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Manabu Ito, Mehmet Zileli, Brian K. Kwon, Michael G. Fehlings, Paul Aarne Koljonen, Shekar N. Kurpad, James D. Guest, Bizhan Aarabi, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, Jefferson R. Wilson, Mark Kotter, James S. Harrop	23
16	Developing Peri-Operative Rehabilitation in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM Research Priority Number 6]: An Unexplored Opportunity? 2022 ·Global Spine Journal ·Timothy F. Boerger, Allison S. Hyngstrom, Julio C. Furlan, Sukhvinder Kalsi‐Ryan, Armin Curt, Brian K. Kwon, Shekar N. Kurpad, Michael G. Fehlings, James S. Harrop, Bizhan Aarabi, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, James D. Guest, Jefferson R. Wilson, Benjamin M. Davies, Mark Kotter, Paul Aarne Koljonen	8
17	James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [AO Spine RECODE-DCM]: An Overview of the Methodology Used to Process and Short-List Research Uncertainties 2022 ·Global Spine Journal ·Lindsay Tetreault, Oliver Mowforth, Danyal Z. Khan, Toto Gronlund, (unknown), (unknown), James S. Harrop, Bizhan Aarabi, Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar, Shekar N. Kurpad, James D. Guest, Jefferson R. Wilson, Brian K. Kwon, Michael G. Fehlings, Benjamin M. Davies, Mark Kotter	4
18	The leading edge: Emerging neuroprotective and neuroregenerative cell-based therapies for spinal cord injury 2020 ·Stem Cells Translational Medicine ·Christopher S. Ahuja, Andrea J. Mothe, Mohammad Rasool Khazaei, Jetan H. Badhiwala, Emily Gilbert, Derek van der Kooy, Cindi M. Morshead, Charles H. Tator, Michael G. Fehlings	99
19	GDNF rescues the fate of neural progenitor grafts by attenuating Notch signals in the injured spinal cord in rodents 2020 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Mohamad Khazaei, Christopher S. Ahuja, Hiroaki Nakashima, Narihito Nagoshi, Lijun Li, (unknown), Jonathon Chon Teng Chio, Anna Badner, (unknown), (unknown), Shinsuke Shibata, Michael G. Fehlings	65
20	Genetic targeting of protease activated receptor 2 reduces inflammatory astrogliosis and improves recovery of function after spinal cord injury 2015 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Maja Radulovic, Hyesook Yoon, Jianmin Wu, (unknown), Michael G. Fehlings, Isobel A. Scarisbrick	23

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