Michael McCrea

39.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
282 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Michael McCrea is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael McCrea has authored 282 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 267 papers in Epidemiology, 156 papers in Emergency Medicine and 117 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Michael McCrea's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (266 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (135 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (117 papers). Michael McCrea is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (266 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (135 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (117 papers). Michael McCrea collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Serbia. Michael McCrea's co-authors include Kevin M. Guskiewicz, William Barr, Christopher Randolph, James P. Kelly, Stephen W. Marshall, Robert C. Cantu, Thomas A. Hammeke, James A. Oñate, Thomas W. McAllister and Lindsay D. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michael McCrea

265 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cumulative Effects Associated With Recurrent Concussion in Collegiate Football Players

2003 1.3k citations Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Michael McCrea et al. profile →
Acute Effects and Recovery Time Following Concussion in Collegiate Football Players

2003 1.1k citations Michael McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz et al. profile →
Unreported Concussion in High School Football Players

2004 938 citations Michael McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz et al. profile →
Recurrent Concussion and Risk of Depression in Retired Professional Football Players

2007 695 citations Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Michael McCrea et al. profile →
Benefits of Strict Rest After Acute Concussion: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2015 352 citations Danny G. Thomas, Michael McCrea et al. profile →
Incidence, Clinical Course, and Predictors of Prolonged Recovery Time Following Sport-Related Concussion in High School and College Athletes

2012 341 citations Michael McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz et al. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society profile →
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement on concussion in sport

2019 309 citations James R. Clugston, John J. Leddy et al. profile →
What is the physiological time to recovery after concussion? A systematic review

2017 249 citations John J. Leddy, Michael McCrea et al. profile →
Management of Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Synthesis of Practice Guidelines

2019 197 citations Michael McCrea et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael McCrea

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Association of Subacute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms With Long-Term Persistent Symptoms, Functional Limitations, and Quality of Life 2025 ·Neurology ·Shawn R. Eagle, Nancy Temkin, Jason Barber, Michael McCrea, Joseph T. Giacino, David O. Okonkwo, Geoffrey T. Manley, Lindsay D. Nelson, (unknown)	1
2	Follow up rates and patient interest in clinical care after mild traumatic brain injury presenting to a level 1 trauma center: a TRACK-TBI prospective cohort study 2025 ·Frontiers in Neurology ·Shawn R. Eagle, Jason Barber, Nancy Temkin, Michael McCrea, Joseph T. Giacino, David O. Okonkwo, Debbie Y. Madhok, John K. Yue, Jennifer M. Zerbato, Geoffrey T. Manley, Lindsay D. Nelson, (unknown)	1
3	Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostic Interview: Development, Interrater Reliability, and 2-Week Post-Injury Clinical Profiles 2025 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·(unknown), (unknown), Daniel L. Huber, John D. Corrigan, (unknown), (unknown), Ryan S. Kitagawa, John Whyte, Joseph T. Giacino, Murray B. Stein, Geoffrey A. Manley, Michael McCrea, Lindsay D. Nelson	0
4	Contribution of Extracranial Injuries to GOSE Scores after Traumatic Brain Injury TBI: A TRACK-Traumatic Brain Injury Study 2025 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·(unknown), Jason Barber, Joan Machamer, (unknown), (unknown), Kim Boase, Evan Zahniser, Yelena G. Bodien, Joseph T. Giacino, Michael McCrea, Lindsay D. Nelson, Dan J. Stein, Sabrina S. Taylor, Claudia S. Robertson, David O. Okonkwo, Geoffrey T. Manley, Sureyya Dikmen, (unknown)	3
5	Toward More Holistic Early Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluation and Care: Recommendations from the 2024 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Traumatic Brain Injury Classification and Nomenclature Initiative Psychosocial and Environmental Modifiers Working Group 2025 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·Lindsay D. Nelson, Lindsay Wilson, Jennifer S. Albrecht, David B. Arciniegas, Ernest J. Barthélemy, (unknown), Raquel C. Gardner, Shannon B. Juengst, Monique R. Pappadis, Jennie Ponsford, Danny G. Thomas, Keith Owen Yeates, (unknown), Geoffrey T. Manley, Andrew I.R. Maas, Michael McCrea, Hibah O. Awwad, (unknown), Nsini Umoh	1
6	Distinct trajectories of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the 12 months following traumatic brain injury (TBI): a TRACK-TBI study 2024 ·Psychological Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nancy R. Temkin, Murray B. Stein, Brooke E. Magnus, Michael McCrea, Geoffrey A. Manley, Lindsay D. Nelson, (unknown)	2
7	Use of the Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test in community adult patients with mild traumatic brain injury 2024 ·PM&R ·(unknown), Daniel L. Huber, John J. Leddy, Hershel Raff, Michael McCrea, Blair D. Johnson, Lindsay D. Nelson	3
8	5 LIfestyle for BRAin Health (LIBRA) Modifiable Factors Risk Score and Concussion History Associations with Cognition in Older Former National Football League Players. 2023 ·Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ·Benjamin L. Brett, Neelum T. Aggarwal, Avinash Chandran, Zachary Y. Kerr, Samuel R. Walton, J.D. DeFreese, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ruben J. Echemendía, William P. Meehan, Michael McCrea, Rebekah Mannix	1
9	Data-driven distillation and precision prognosis in traumatic brain injury with interpretable machine learning 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Andrew Tritt, John K. Yue, Adam R. Ferguson, Abel Torres‐Espín, Lindsay D. Nelson, Esther L. Yuh, Amy J. Markowitz, Geoffrey T. Manley, Kristofer E. Bouchard, (unknown), C. Dirk Keene, Christopher J. Madden, Michael McCrea, Randall E. Merchant, Pratik Mukherjee, Laura B. Ngwenya, Claudia S. Robertson, David M. Schnyer, Sabrina R. Taylor, Ross Zafonte	3
10	The Longitudinal Relationship Between Concussion History, Years of American Football Participation, and Alcohol Use Among Former National Football League Players: an NFL-LONG Study 2023 ·Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ·(unknown), Zachary Y. Kerr, Avinash Chandran, Samuel R. Walton, Rebekah Mannix, Landon B. Lempke, J.D. DeFreese, Ruben J. Echemendía, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, William P. Meehan, Michael McCrea, Benjamin L. Brett	4
11	The effects of cytomegalovirus on brain structure following sport-related concussion 2023 ·Brain ·Jonathan Savitz, (unknown), Bart N. Ford, T. Kent Teague, Haixia Zheng, Jaroslaw Harezlak, Rebekah Mannix, L. Tugan Muftuler, Benjamin L. Brett, Michael McCrea, Timothy B. Meier	6
12	Investigating the association between subjective and objective performance-based cognitive function among former collegiate football players 2022 ·The Clinical Neuropsychologist ·(unknown), Zachary Y. Kerr, Samuel R. Walton, William Barr, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Michael McCrea, Benjamin L. Brett	14
13	Mixture Model Framework for Traumatic Brain Injury Prognosis Using Heterogeneous Clinical and Outcome Data 2020 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Alan D. Kaplan, Qi Cheng, K. Aditya Mohan, Lindsay D. Nelson, Sonia Jain, Harvey S. Levin, Abel Torres‐Espín, Austin Chou, J. Russell Huie, Adam R. Ferguson, Michael McCrea, Joseph T. Giacino, (unknown), Amy J. Markowitz, Geoffrey T. Manley	2
14	The evolution of white matter microstructural changes after mild traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal DTI and NODDI study 2020 ·Science Advances ·Eva Palacios, Julia P. Owen, Esther L. Yuh, Maxwell Wang, Mary J. Vassar, Adam R. Ferguson, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Joseph T. Giacino, David O. Okonkwo, Claudia S. Robertson, Murray B. Stein, Nancy Temkin, Sonia Jain, Michael McCrea, Christine L. MacDonald, Harvey S. Levin, Geoffrey T. Manley, Pratik Mukherjee, (unknown)	115
15	A Normative Reference vs. Baseline Testing Compromise for ImPACT: The CARE Consortium Multiple Variable Prediction (CARE-MVP) Norms 2020 ·Sports Medicine ·Breton M. Asken, Zachary M. Houck, Julianne D. Schmidt, Russell M. Bauer, Steven P. Broglio, Michael McCrea, Thomas W. McAllister, James R. Clugston	12
16	Positive association between serum quinolinic acid and functional connectivity following concussion 2020 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Timothy B. Meier, (unknown), (unknown), T. Kent Teague, Benjamin L. Brett, Lindsay D. Nelson, Michael McCrea, Jonathan Savitz	12
17	Longitudinal Reproducibility of MR Perfusion Using 3D Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin Labeling With Hadamard‐Encoded Multiple Postlabeling Delays 2019 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ·Alexander D. Cohen, Mohit Agarwal, (unknown), Andrew S. Nencka, Timothy B. Meier, R. Marc Lebel, Michael McCrea, Yang Wang	27
18	Word-reading ability as a “hold test” in cognitively normal young adults with history of concussion and repetitive head impact exposure: A CARE Consortium Study 2019 ·The Clinical Neuropsychologist ·Breton M. Asken, Zachary M. Houck, James R. Clugston, Glenn J. Larrabee, Steven P. Broglio, Michael McCrea, Thomas W. McAllister, Russell M. Bauer, (unknown)	6
19	Academic aptitude mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and race in predicting ImPACT scores in college athletes 2019 ·The Clinical Neuropsychologist ·Zachary M. Houck, Breton M. Asken, Russell M. Bauer, Jaclyn B. Caccese, Thomas A. Buckley, Michael McCrea, Thomas W. McAllister, Steven P. Broglio, James R. Clugston, (unknown)	13
20	Cerebral blood flow in acute concussion: preliminary ASL findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE consortium 2018 ·Brain Imaging and Behavior ·Yang Wang, Andrew S. Nencka, Timothy B. Meier, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Jason P. Mihalik, M. Alison Brooks, Andrew J. Saykin, Kevin M. Koch, Yu‐Chien Wu, Lindsay D. Nelson, Thomas W. McAllister, Steven P. Broglio, Michael McCrea	43

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