Michael Longley

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Longley is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Longley has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 7 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Michael Longley's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (5 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (4 papers). Michael Longley is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (10 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (5 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (4 papers). Michael Longley collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Michael Longley's co-authors include Harry N. Herkowitz, Jon D. Lurie, Tor D. Tosteson, James N. Weinstein, Anna N.A. Tosteson, Sanford E. Emery, Emily Blood, Serena S. Hu, Lawrence G. Lenke and Nancy J. O. Birkmeyer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Michael Longley

11 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

2007 625 citations James N. Weinstein, Jon D. Lurie et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Surgical Compared with Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

2009 454 citations James N. Weinstein, Jon D. Lurie et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Longley United States	6	1.3k	1.1k	931	133	116	11	1.5k
Peter Försth Sweden	7	817 0.6×	719 0.6×	526 0.6×	118 0.9×	26 0.2×	16	907
Gylfi Ólafsson Sweden	8	610 0.5×	506 0.4×	473 0.5×	78 0.6×	58 0.5×	13	735
D. Scott Kreiner United States	10	873 0.7×	691 0.6×	617 0.7×	104 0.8×	18 0.2×	14	1.0k
Greger Lønne Norway	15	504 0.4×	397 0.3×	378 0.4×	84 0.6×	33 0.3×	35	648
Tom Amundsen Norway	7	833 0.6×	637 0.6×	644 0.7×	150 1.1×	22 0.2×	13	874
Kim S Damron United States	10	767 0.6×	523 0.5×	732 0.8×	56 0.4×	18 0.2×	10	1.0k
Thomas Zweig Switzerland	14	354 0.3×	319 0.3×	290 0.3×	43 0.3×	53 0.5×	23	517
Alex D. Malter United States	6	382 0.3×	286 0.3×	300 0.3×	39 0.3×	64 0.6×	7	470
Michael Shainline United States	11	817 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	107 0.1×	31 0.2×	53 0.5×	14	1.2k
D J Botsford Canada	9	527 0.4×	625 0.5×	199 0.2×	113 0.8×	9 0.1×	11	785

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Longley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Longley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Longley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Longley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Longley based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Longley. Michael Longley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Evangeli, Michael, Michael Longley, & Leslie Swartz. (2011). No reductions and some improvements in South African lay HIV/AIDS counsellors' motivational interviewing competence one year after brief training. AIDS Care. 23(3). 269–273. 10 indexed citations

2.

Weinstein, James N., Jon D. Lurie, Tor D. Tosteson, et al.. (2009). Surgical Compared with Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 91(6). 1295–1304. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Pearson, Adam M., Emily Blood, John W. Frymoyer, et al.. (2008). SPORT Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Herniation and Back Pain. Spine. 33(4). 428–435. 67 indexed citations

4.

Gill, John B., et al.. (2008). Corrective Osteotomies in Spine Surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(11). 2509–2520. 120 indexed citations

5.

Tosteson, Anna N.A., Jon D. Lurie, Tor D. Tosteson, et al.. (2008). Surgical Treatment of Spinal Stenosis with and without Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Cost-Effectiveness after 2 Years. Annals of Internal Medicine. 149(12). 845–853. 193 indexed citations

6.

Pearson, Adam M., Emily Blood, Jon D. Lurie, et al.. (2008). 2. Predominant Leg Pain is Associated with Better Surgical Outcomes in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Spinal Stenosis. The Spine Journal. 8(5). 1S–2S. 2 indexed citations

7.

Weinstein, James N., Jon D. Lurie, Tor D. Tosteson, et al.. (2007). Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. New England Journal of Medicine. 356(22). 2257–2270. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

8.

Longley, Michael, et al.. (2007). 19. Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Bone Morphogenetic Protein (rhBMP-2) - A Computed Tomography Assessment Of Fusion. The Spine Journal. 7(5). 9S–10S. 1 indexed citations

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Burkus, J. Kenneth, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Matthew F. Gornet, & Michael Longley. (2005). USE OF RHBMP-2 IN COMBINATION WITH STRUCTURAL CORTICAL ALLOGRAFTS. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 87(6). 1205–1212. 4 indexed citations

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Burkus, J. Kenneth, Matthew F. Gornet, & Michael Longley. (2004). 67. A large randomized clinical evaluation of rhBMP-2 versus iliac crest bone graft combined with cortical allograft in lumbar spine fusion. The Spine Journal. 4(5). S35–S36. 4 indexed citations

11.

Zheng, Naiquan, et al.. (1995). An Investigation of Pedicle Screw Fixation for the Lower Cervical Spine. Advances in Bioengineering. 311–312. 1 indexed citations

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