Michael Lawless

609 total citations
14 papers, 284 citations indexed

About

Michael Lawless is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Lawless has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 284 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Lawless's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (8 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (4 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (3 papers). Michael Lawless is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (8 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (4 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (3 papers). Michael Lawless collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Lawless's co-authors include Lynn E. Eberly, Katherine Harrison, Gregory Grandits, Sharon Allen, Doris Tong, Teck M. Soo, Timothy J. Brown, Madlyn I. Frisard, Paul C. Roberts and Ryan P. McMillan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Spine and Experimental Cell Research.

In The Last Decade

Michael Lawless

14 papers receiving 275 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Lawless United States 8 72 63 60 46 30 14 284
Weijia Sun China 14 65 0.9× 101 1.6× 42 0.7× 62 1.3× 36 1.2× 34 531
Davis A. Hartnett United States 11 151 2.1× 127 2.0× 24 0.4× 50 1.1× 59 2.0× 41 487
Dennis Chen United States 11 47 0.7× 36 0.6× 22 0.4× 52 1.1× 18 0.6× 41 410
Erik Loewen Friesen Canada 9 49 0.7× 60 1.0× 27 0.5× 27 0.6× 54 1.8× 26 288
Mary Elizabeth Bell United States 10 32 0.4× 72 1.1× 29 0.5× 75 1.6× 23 0.8× 16 556
Chathurika S. Dhanasekara United States 8 53 0.7× 49 0.8× 17 0.3× 14 0.3× 8 0.3× 32 322
Pedro Antonio de la Rosa Spain 12 90 1.3× 24 0.4× 53 0.9× 53 1.2× 20 0.7× 34 385
Mrinmoy Kundu India 10 30 0.4× 55 0.9× 9 0.1× 19 0.4× 15 0.5× 38 276
Cara Geary United States 12 115 1.6× 56 0.9× 14 0.2× 33 0.7× 42 1.4× 17 454
Shih‐Yin Huang Taiwan 12 49 0.7× 57 0.9× 58 1.0× 59 1.3× 10 0.3× 18 407

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Lawless

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Lawless

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All Works

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Lawless, Michael, et al.. (2022). Impact of Interspace Distraction on Fusion and Clinical Outcomes in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Asian Spine Journal. 16(3). 369–374. 8 indexed citations
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Claus, Chad F., Michael Lawless, Doris Tong, et al.. (2021). The Effect of Morbid Obesity on Complications, Readmission, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine. 46(20). 1394–1401. 7 indexed citations
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Claus, Chad F., Michael Lawless, Doris Tong, et al.. (2021). The effect of ketorolac on posterior minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: an interim analysis from a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. The Spine Journal. 22(1). 8–18. 13 indexed citations
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Lawless, Michael, Doris Tong, Chad F. Claus, et al.. (2021). Age as a Risk Factor for Complications Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine. 47(4). 343–351. 7 indexed citations
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Lawless, Michael, et al.. (2020). The minimally effective dose of bone morphogenetic protein in posterior lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Spine Journal. 20(8). 1286–1304. 16 indexed citations
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Lawless, Michael, et al.. (2019). Spontaneous Resolution of Asymptomatic Pediatric Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 55(1). 62–66. 3 indexed citations
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Claus, Chad F., Doris Tong, Michael Lawless, et al.. (2019). The effect of ketorolac on posterior thoracolumbar spinal fusions: a prospective double-blinded randomised placebo-controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open. 9(1). e025855–e025855. 4 indexed citations
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Lawless, Michael, et al.. (2018). Risk Factors for Dysphagia Following a Cervical Fusion in a Trauma Population. Cureus. 10(10). e3489–e3489. 4 indexed citations
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Lawless, Michael, Katherine Harrison, Gregory Grandits, Lynn E. Eberly, & Sharon Allen. (2015). Perceived stress and smoking-related behaviors and symptomatology in male and female smokers. Addictive Behaviors. 51. 80–83. 110 indexed citations
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Roberts, Paul C., Madlyn I. Frisard, Ryan P. McMillan, et al.. (2013). Metabolic changes during ovarian cancer progression as targets for sphingosine treatment. Experimental Cell Research. 319(10). 1431–1442. 51 indexed citations
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Kumar, Mohan B., David W. Potter, Robert E. Hormann, et al.. (2004). Highly Flexible Ligand Binding Pocket of Ecdysone Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(26). 27211–27218. 41 indexed citations

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