Nikunj Patel

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Nikunj Patel is a scholar working on Surgery, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikunj Patel has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Neurology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nikunj Patel's work include Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (2 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (2 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (2 papers). Nikunj Patel is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (2 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (2 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (2 papers). Nikunj Patel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Nikunj Patel's co-authors include Yohan Bossé, David Meyre, Guillaume Paré, Michelle Turcotte, Vivian Tam, S. William Stavropoulos, Timothy W.I. Clark, Martin E. Simons, Dheeraj K. Rajan and Rosalina Das and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nature Reviews Genetics and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Nikunj Patel

13 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Benefits and limitations of genome-wide association studies

2019 1.2k citations Vivian Tam, Nikunj Patel et al. Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nikunj Patel United States	8	552	499	215	133	113	14	1.5k
Masashi Kishi Japan	20	298 0.5×	1.3k 2.6×	286 1.3×	102 0.8×	71 0.6×	38	2.3k
Kaoru Ito Japan	26	223 0.4×	1.0k 2.0×	228 1.1×	115 0.9×	206 1.8×	87	2.4k
Bastiaan Hoogendoorn United Kingdom	20	633 1.1×	1.1k 2.2×	74 0.3×	92 0.7×	130 1.2×	32	1.9k
Helen N. Lyon United States	19	1.1k 2.0×	621 1.2×	180 0.8×	84 0.6×	351 3.1×	26	2.2k
Christiane Theda Australia	16	520 0.9×	774 1.6×	113 0.5×	172 1.3×	155 1.4×	24	1.3k
Michael D. Kim United States	20	152 0.3×	531 1.1×	134 0.6×	370 2.8×	215 1.9×	51	1.8k
Alexandre Montpetit Canada	33	897 1.6×	1.4k 2.8×	219 1.0×	215 1.6×	403 3.6×	66	3.5k
Peter S. Chines United States	6	937 1.7×	818 1.6×	216 1.0×	85 0.6×	174 1.5×	8	1.9k
Elísabet Einarsdóttir Sweden	23	398 0.7×	501 1.0×	243 1.1×	113 0.8×	188 1.7×	71	1.6k
Sarah Collins United States	21	189 0.3×	635 1.3×	132 0.6×	194 1.5×	93 0.8×	58	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nikunj Patel

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14 of 14 papers shown

Hart, Emma C., et al.. (2025). Deep brain stimulation for control of refractory hypertension. Autonomic Neuroscience. 260. 103286–103286.

Verhey, Leonard H., Nikunj Patel, Branavan Manoranjan, et al.. (2023). External ventricular drainage in the management of pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors and hydrocephalus: a retrospective cohort study. Child s Nervous System. 39(4). 887–894. 5 indexed citations

Esenwa, Charles, et al.. (2022). Trends in diversity, equity and inclusion publications in neurological journals: 2015-2020. Journal of the National Medical Association. 114(6). 564–568. 1 indexed citations

Grammatikos, Alexandros, et al.. (2021). CNS demyelination associated with immune dysregulation and a novel CTLA-4 variant. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 27(9). 1464–1467. 3 indexed citations

Antoniello, Daniel, et al.. (2021). Altered mental status in COVID-19. Journal of Neurology. 269(1). 12–18. 3 indexed citations

Patel, Nikunj, et al.. (2020). Intraoperative intravenous ibuprofen use is not associated with increased post-tonsillectomy bleeding. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 133. 109965–109965. 7 indexed citations

Esenwa, Charles, Santiago R. Unda, David Altschul, et al.. (2020). The effect of race on composite thrombotic events in patients with COVID-19. Thrombosis Research. 199. 10–13. 10 indexed citations

Tam, Vivian, Nikunj Patel, Michelle Turcotte, et al.. (2019). Benefits and limitations of genome-wide association studies. Nature Reviews Genetics. 20(8). 467–484. 1162 indexed citations breakdown →

Patel, Nikunj, et al.. (2018). A Rare Presentation of Malignant Hyperthermia in a Patient With Poliomyelitis. Journal of Medical Cases. 9(7). 236–237. 1 indexed citations

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Eldabe, Sam, Anthony Espinet, Liong Liem, et al.. (2018). Retrospective Case Series on the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy With Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation. Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface. 21(8). 787–792. 51 indexed citations

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Tatara, Alexander M., Justin Lipner, Rosalina Das, et al.. (2014). The Role of Muscle Loading on Bone (Re)modeling at the Developing Enthesis. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e97375–e97375. 36 indexed citations

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Kim, H. Mike, Leesa M. Galatz, Rosalina Das, Nikunj Patel, & Stavros Thomopoulos. (2010). Musculoskeletal deformities secondary to neurotomy of the superior trunk of the brachial plexus in neonatal mice. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 28(10). 1391–1398. 31 indexed citations

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Kim, H. Mike, Leesa M. Galatz, Nikunj Patel, Rosalina Das, & Stavros Thomopoulos. (2009). Recovery Potential After Postnatal Shoulder Paralysis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 91(4). 879–891. 36 indexed citations

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Rajan, Dheeraj K., Timothy W.I. Clark, Nikunj Patel, S. William Stavropoulos, & Martin E. Simons. (2003). Prevalence and Treatment of Cephalic Arch Stenosis in Dysfunctional Autogenous Hemodialysis Fistulas. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 14(5). 567–573. 109 indexed citations

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