Michael J. Lee

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
134 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Lee is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Lee has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Surgery, 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 24 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Lee's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (23 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (13 papers). Michael J. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (23 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (13 papers). Michael J. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. Michael J. Lee's co-authors include Jung U. Yoo, Jens R. Chapman, Richard J. Bransford, Peter R. Müeller, Christopher G. Furey, K. Daniel Riew, Ezequiel Cassinelli, Lewis L. Shi, John G. DeVine and Jeffrey T. Hermsmeyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Lee

129 papers receiving 5.0k citations

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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.

Incidence of Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery

2002 510 citations Michael J. Lee, Jung U. Yoo et al. Spine profile →
Evaluating Common Outcomes for Measuring Treatment Success for Chronic Low Back Pain

2011 419 citations Jens R. Chapman, Michael J. Lee et al. Spine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Lee United States	35	3.7k	1.7k	481	454	429	134	5.2k
Bernard Cortet France	44	3.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.3×	319 0.7×	149 0.3×	813 1.9×	296	7.5k
Zachary A. Smith United States	38	2.9k 0.8×	2.3k 1.4×	105 0.2×	336 0.7×	136 0.3×	170	4.1k
Richard D. Wasnich United States	52	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	703 1.5×	237 0.5×	276 0.6×	126	10.3k
Mikael Hellström Sweden	39	1.4k 0.4×	856 0.5×	201 0.4×	721 1.6×	1.2k 2.8×	155	4.9k
John K. Ratliff United States	47	5.0k 1.4×	3.6k 2.1×	124 0.3×	788 1.7×	420 1.0×	237	7.1k
J. A. Kanis United Kingdom	37	2.7k 0.7×	958 0.6×	379 0.8×	127 0.3×	288 0.7×	111	7.1k
Leon Lenchik United States	48	2.2k 0.6×	437 0.3×	168 0.3×	186 0.4×	542 1.3×	188	6.7k
Glen Leverson United States	46	3.8k 1.0×	285 0.2×	821 1.7×	124 0.3×	1.0k 2.4×	250	7.3k
Mark D. Stringer United Kingdom	45	5.1k 1.4×	410 0.2×	111 0.2×	158 0.3×	1.6k 3.8×	255	7.1k
H. James Norton United States	32	1.9k 0.5×	511 0.3×	92 0.2×	178 0.4×	1.8k 4.2×	66	4.8k

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Duong, David, Russell Hodgson, Anthony Hannah, et al.. (2023). Radioembolization for Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Evidence and Patterns of Utilization. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 34(7). 1200–1213. 6 indexed citations

Kim, Hyunki, Won‐Tak Choi, Myeong‐Cherl Kook, et al.. (2023). Unravelling interobserver variability in gastrointestinal glandular neoplasia: a contemporary study of US and Korean pathologists. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 77(12). 842–847.

Benson, D. Woodrow, et al.. (2023). Duration and Magnitude of Opioid Use After Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion. Spine. 49(12). 857–864.

Lee, Michael J., Satoru Kudose, Armando Del Portillo, et al.. (2021). Invasive carcinoma versus pseudoinvasion: interobserver variability in the assessment of left-sided colorectal polypectomies. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 75(9). 593–597. 4 indexed citations

Lagana, Stephen M., Satoru Kudose, Alina C. Iuga, et al.. (2020). Hepatic pathology in patients dying of COVID-19: a series of 40 cases including clinical, histologic, and virologic data. Modern Pathology. 33(11). 2147–2155. 167 indexed citations

Shi, Lewis L., et al.. (2020). The Effects of Chronic Preoperative Opioid Use on Single-level Lumbar Fusion Outcomes. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 33(8). E401–E406. 6 indexed citations

Luu, Hue H., et al.. (2020). Do We Need to Wait 3 Months After Corticosteroid Injections to Reduce the Risk of Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty?. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 29(14). e714–e721. 15 indexed citations

Dirschl, Douglas R., et al.. (2019). Do 30-Day Reoperation Rates Adequately Measure Quality in Orthopedic Surgery?. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 46(2). 72–80. 11 indexed citations

Cook, David J., et al.. (2018). Benchmarks of Duration and Magnitude of Opioid Consumption After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Database Analysis of 69,368 Patients. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 34(4). 638–644.e1. 88 indexed citations

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Lee, Michael J.. (2016). Safer Operations, But Worse Surgeons?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 474(7). 1574–1576. 2 indexed citations

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Stewart, Robert, David C. Landy, & Michael J. Lee. (2015). Unilateral Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma After Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine. 41(5). E297–E299. 15 indexed citations

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Lee, Michael J., Amy M. Cizik, Deven T. Hamilton, & Jens R. Chapman. (2014). Predicting surgical site infection after spine surgery: a validated model using a prospective surgical registry. The Spine Journal. 14(9). 2112–2117. 71 indexed citations

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Lee, Michael J., Mark Dumonski, Frank M. Phillips, et al.. (2011). Disc Replacement Adjacent to Cervical Fusion. Spine. 36(23). 1932–1939. 60 indexed citations

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Lee, Michael J., Mark Dumonski, Patrick J. Cahill, et al.. (2009). Percutaneous Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures. Spine. 34(11). 1228–1232. 158 indexed citations

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Hong, Jae Taek, Daniel K. Park, Michael J. Lee, Sang Woo Kim, & Howard S. An. (2008). Anatomical Variations of the Vertebral Artery Segment in the Lower Cervical Spine. Spine. 33(22). 2422–2426. 80 indexed citations

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Hoang, Jenny K., Wai Kit Lee, Michael J. Lee, Daryl Johnson, & Stephen Farrell. (2007). US Features of Thyroid Malignancy: Pearls and Pitfalls. Radiographics. 27(3). 847–860. 278 indexed citations

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Nalepka, Jennifer, Michael J. Lee, Matthew J. Kraay, et al.. (2006). Lipopolysaccharide Found in Aseptic Loosening of Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 451. 229–235. 63 indexed citations

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LaStayo, Paul C. & Michael J. Lee. (2006). The Forearm Complex: Anatomy, Biomechanics and Clinical Considerations. Journal of Hand Therapy. 19(2). 137–145. 34 indexed citations

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Saeed, Maythem, Randall Lee, Alastair J. Martin, et al.. (2004). Transendocardial Delivery of Extracellular Myocardial Markers by Using Combination X-ray/MR Fluoroscopic Guidance: Feasibility Study in Dogs. Radiology. 231(3). 689–696. 27 indexed citations

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Lee, Michael J., et al.. (2002). Incidence of Dysphagia After Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine. 27(22). 2453–2458. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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