Nima Alan

1.7k total citations
83 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Nima Alan is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nima Alan has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Surgery, 44 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 16 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Nima Alan's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (41 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (30 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (10 papers). Nima Alan is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (41 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (30 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (10 papers). Nima Alan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Nima Alan's co-authors include Andreea Seicean, Sinziana Seicean, Duncan Neuhauser, Robert J. Weil, Nitin Agarwal, D. Kojo Hamilton, Nicholas K. Schiltz, Alp Ozpinar, Adam S. Kanter and Edward C. Benzel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Nima Alan

75 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nima Alan United States 20 621 485 297 183 129 83 1.2k
Andreea Seicean United States 21 485 0.8× 254 0.5× 551 1.9× 222 1.2× 146 1.1× 40 1.4k
Nicholas B. Abt United States 19 684 1.1× 353 0.7× 135 0.5× 62 0.3× 16 0.1× 53 1.0k
Ranjodh Gill United States 20 303 0.5× 182 0.4× 166 0.6× 36 0.2× 317 2.5× 38 1.2k
Hari K. Parvataneni United States 21 1.4k 2.3× 625 1.3× 145 0.5× 140 0.8× 24 0.2× 69 1.9k
Nikita Lakomkin United States 20 614 1.0× 138 0.3× 193 0.6× 56 0.3× 21 0.2× 56 1.0k
Shane Shahrestani United States 16 374 0.6× 135 0.3× 81 0.3× 125 0.7× 20 0.2× 108 751
Bertrand Debono France 16 559 0.9× 243 0.5× 275 0.9× 336 1.8× 7 0.1× 36 1.1k
Charles H. Crawford United States 28 1.9k 3.0× 1.4k 2.8× 72 0.2× 45 0.2× 65 0.5× 117 2.3k
So Kato Japan 25 1.5k 2.5× 1.2k 2.6× 60 0.2× 76 0.4× 28 0.2× 121 2.0k
Hamid Hassanzadeh United States 26 1.8k 2.9× 1.1k 2.2× 220 0.7× 62 0.3× 16 0.1× 112 2.1k

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All Works

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Zhou, James J., S. Harrison Farber, Nima Alan, et al.. (2024). Reciprocal Changes in Sagittal Spinal Alignment After L5-S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. World Neurosurgery. 188. e64–e70. 1 indexed citations
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Alan, Nima, Aimé Parra Legarreta, Joseph S. Hudson, et al.. (2024). Associating T1-Weighted and T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Radiomic Signatures With Preoperative Symptom Severity in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. World Neurosurgery. 184. e137–e143. 2 indexed citations
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Galetta, Matthew S., Nima Alan, Renaud Lafage, et al.. (2024). Durability of substantial clinical benefit leading to optimal outcomes in adult spinal deformity corrective surgery: a minimum 5-year analysis. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 41(6). 765–773. 1 indexed citations
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Alan, Nima, et al.. (2024). Outpatient lateral lumbar interbody fusion: single-institution consecutive case series. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 42(2). 1–7.
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Agarwal, Nitin, Souvik Roy, Alp Ozpinar, et al.. (2023). The ‘candy cane’ technique for construct augmentation and correction of severe angular chin-on-chest kyphoscoliosis. Spine Deformity. 11(4). 1027–1030.
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Fields, Daryl P., Michael M. McDowell, Anthony J. Schulien, et al.. (2022). Low Preoperative Prealbumin Levels Are a Strong Independent Predictor of Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Following Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 167. e110–e116. 6 indexed citations
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Alan, Nima, et al.. (2022). Transitioning from lateral to the prone transpsoas approach: flatten the learning curve by knowing the nuances. Neurosurgical Focus Video. 7(1). V8–V8. 3 indexed citations
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Hacker, Emily, Alp Ozpinar, David Fernandes, et al.. (2021). The utility of routine head CT for hemorrhage surveillance in post-craniotomy patients undergoing anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 85. 78–83. 5 indexed citations
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Casillo, Stephanie M., Prateek Agarwal, Enyinna L. Nwachuku, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of free-hand screw placement in cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine by neurosurgical residents. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 204. 106585–106585. 2 indexed citations
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Alan, Nima, Song Kim, Nitin Agarwal, et al.. (2020). Inter-facility transfer of patients with traumatic intracranial hemorrhage and GCS 14–15: The pilot study of a screening protocol by neurosurgeon to avoid unnecessary transfers. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 81. 246–251. 13 indexed citations
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Agarwal, Nitin, David J. Salvetti, Kamil W. Nowicki, et al.. (2020). Preoperative Chronic Opiate Use and Patient Reported Outcomes Following Adult Spinal Reconstructive Surgery. World Neurosurgery. 143. e166–e171. 2 indexed citations
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Kashkoush, Ahmed, Amol Mehta, Nitin Agarwal, et al.. (2019). Perioperative Neurological Complications Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Clinical Impact on 317,789 Patients from the National Inpatient Sample. World Neurosurgery. 128. e107–e115. 14 indexed citations
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Alan, Nima, et al.. (2017). Management of Iatrogenic Direct Carotid Cavernous Fistula Occurring During Endovascular Treatment of Stroke. World Neurosurgery. 100. 710.e15–710.e20. 11 indexed citations
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Cohen, Jonathan, Nima Alan, James J. Zhou, & D. Kojo Hamilton. (2016). The 100 most cited articles in metastatic spine disease. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 41(2). E10–E10. 15 indexed citations
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Seicean, Andreea, Sinziana Seicean, Nima Alan, et al.. (2013). Preoperative Anemia and Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Who Undergo Elective Spine Surgery. Spine. 38(15). 1331–1341. 77 indexed citations
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Seicean, Andreea, Sinziana Seicean, Nicholas K. Schiltz, et al.. (2012). Short‐term outcomes of craniotomy for malignant brain tumors in the elderly. Cancer. 119(5). 1058–1064. 48 indexed citations
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Ramer, Leanne M., et al.. (2010). Care of Rats with Complete High-Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 27(9). 1709–1722. 48 indexed citations
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Ramer, Matt S., et al.. (2010). A New Organellar Complex in Rat Sympathetic Neurons. PLoS ONE. 5(5). e10872–e10872. 13 indexed citations

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