Nancy E. Epstein

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
241 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Nancy E. Epstein is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy E. Epstein has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 196 papers in Surgery, 157 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 21 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Nancy E. Epstein's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (153 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (98 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (95 papers). Nancy E. Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (153 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (98 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (95 papers). Nancy E. Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Russia. Nancy E. Epstein's co-authors include Joseph Epstein, Fred J. Epstein, Dominic J. Nardi, Robert Carras, Helena M. Blumen, Meltem İzzetoğlu, Jeannette R. Mahoney, Roee Holtzer, Roger A. Hyman and Donald C. Hood and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Journal of neurosurgery and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Nancy E. Epstein

227 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Review of Complication Rates for Anterior Cervical Disk... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150
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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.

  1. A Review of Complication Rates for Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
    2019 199 citations Nancy E. Epstein Surgical Neurology International profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nancy E. Epstein United States 41 4.1k 3.4k 756 465 348 241 5.3k
Michael P. Steinmetz United States 42 4.0k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 627 0.8× 453 1.0× 531 1.5× 264 5.7k
Robert F. Heary United States 40 3.6k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 388 0.5× 356 0.8× 309 0.9× 156 5.4k
Stephen L. Ondra United States 38 4.3k 1.0× 3.2k 0.9× 336 0.4× 243 0.5× 957 2.8× 90 5.6k
Ali Bydon United States 50 5.9k 1.4× 4.5k 1.3× 1.0k 1.4× 582 1.3× 793 2.3× 272 7.4k
Kris E. Radcliff United States 39 4.2k 1.0× 3.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 347 0.7× 126 0.4× 210 5.2k
Linda E.A. Kanim United States 30 3.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 723 1.0× 979 2.1× 95 0.3× 77 4.8k
Richard A. Balderston United States 40 4.3k 1.0× 3.2k 0.9× 741 1.0× 619 1.3× 174 0.5× 94 4.9k
Amit Jain United States 37 3.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.6× 395 0.5× 491 1.1× 143 0.4× 281 5.2k
Kirkham B. Wood United States 46 6.5k 1.6× 5.1k 1.5× 1.2k 1.6× 777 1.7× 140 0.4× 189 7.8k
Ronald A. Lehman United States 43 6.5k 1.6× 4.8k 1.4× 635 0.8× 767 1.6× 170 0.5× 314 7.6k

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All Works

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Epstein, Nancy E.. (2021). Perspective on robotic spine surgery: Who’s doing the thinking?. Surgical Neurology International. 12. 520–520. 3 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E.. (2020). Case Report (Precis): Two Telemedicine Consultants Miss Foot Drop: When To See Patients in Person. Surgical Neurology International. 11. 301–301. 3 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E.. (2016). Perioperative visual loss following prone spinal surgery: A review. Surgical Neurology International. 7(14). 347–347. 35 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E., et al.. (2015). Diagnosis and management of traumatic cervical central spinal cord injury: A review. Surgical Neurology International. 6(5). 140–140. 24 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E., et al.. (2015). Spinal surgeons need to read patients′ studies to avoid missing pathology. Surgical Neurology International. 6(11). 313–313.
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Holtzer, Roee, Nancy E. Epstein, Jeannette R. Mahoney, Meltem İzzetoğlu, & Helena M. Blumen. (2014). Neuroimaging of Mobility in Aging: A Targeted Review. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 69(11). 1375–1388. 230 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E.. (2011). Efficacy of posterior cervical fusions utilizing an artificial bone graft expander, beta tricalcium phosphate. Surgical Neurology International. 2(1). 15–15. 16 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E.. (2008). Commentary. Surgical Neurology. 71(1). 69–69. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E.. (2006). A Preliminary Study of the Efficacy of Beta Tricalcium Phosphate as a Bone Expander for Instrumented Posterolateral Lumbar Fusions. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 19(6). 424–429. 62 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E. & Joseph Epstein. (2006). Short Form–36 outcomes following focal 1- and 2-level cervical laminectomy with multilevel instrumented fusion. Surgical Neurology. 66(3). 264–268. 3 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E., et al.. (2003). Does Donor Site Reconstruction Following Anterior Cervical Surgery Diminish Postoperative Pain?. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 16(1). 20–26. 14 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E.. (1997). Surgical management of lumbar stenosis: decompression and indications for fusion. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 3(2). E3–E3. 13 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E., Donald C. Hood, & James F. Bender. (1997). A Comparison of Surgeonʼs Assessment to Patientʼs Self Analysis (Short Form 36) After Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Surgery. Spine. 22(20). 2422–2428. 38 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E., et al.. (1989). Anterior Thoracic Extradural Hematoma in a 5-Year-Old Child. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 15(1). 48–52. 13 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E., et al.. (1983). Degenerative spondylolisthesis with an intact neural arch. Neurosurgery. 13(5). 555???61–555???61. 12 indexed citations
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Epstein, Nancy E., et al.. (1982). Total Vertex Craniectomy for the Treatment of Scaphocephaly. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 9(5). 309–316. 59 indexed citations
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Chalif, David J., Nancy E. Epstein, Eugene S. Flamm, Margaret Whelan, & Gleb N. Budzilovich. (1981). Intracerebral Metastasis of Esophageal Carcinoma. Neurosurgery. 9(3). 311–313. 4 indexed citations

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