Paul M. Arnold

19.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
406 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Paul M. Arnold is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul M. Arnold has authored 406 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 285 papers in Surgery, 232 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 42 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Paul M. Arnold's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (205 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (151 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (130 papers). Paul M. Arnold is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (205 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (151 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (130 papers). Paul M. Arnold collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Paul M. Arnold's co-authors include Michael G. Fehlings, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Branko Kopjar, Lindsay Tetreault, James S. Harrop, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Eric M. Massicotte, Barry W. Festoff, Bruce A. Citron and Jefferson R. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Paul M. Arnold

373 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

Early versus Delayed Decompression for Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS)

2012 778 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Alexander R. Vaccaro et al. profile →
Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

2013 364 citations Michael G. Fehlings, Paul M. Arnold et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul M. Arnold United States	57	8.3k	7.4k	893	833	667	406	11.7k
James S. Harrop United States	60	10.5k 1.3×	9.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	913 1.4×	453	14.6k
Nicholas Theodore United States	51	6.3k 0.8×	5.3k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	1.1k 1.6×	430	10.2k
Volker K.H. Sonntag United States	60	10.5k 1.3×	8.6k 1.2×	849 1.0×	1.5k 1.8×	697 1.0×	314	12.7k
Morio Matsumoto Japan	57	8.0k 1.0×	6.4k 0.9×	594 0.7×	940 1.1×	1.3k 1.9×	656	14.1k
Stuart L. Weinstein United States	66	10.6k 1.3×	2.1k 0.3×	699 0.8×	302 0.4×	726 1.1×	287	15.1k
Thomas B. Ducker United States	38	3.8k 0.5×	3.9k 0.5×	617 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	451 0.7×	114	7.1k
Yukihiro Matsuyama Japan	48	6.0k 0.7×	4.2k 0.6×	489 0.5×	531 0.6×	498 0.7×	445	8.4k
Hiroaki Nakamura Japan	48	5.3k 0.6×	2.8k 0.4×	398 0.4×	310 0.4×	874 1.3×	771	10.7k
Steven R. Garfin United States	62	9.5k 1.1×	7.5k 1.0×	434 0.5×	305 0.4×	1.2k 1.8×	254	12.6k
Masashi Yamazaki Japan	48	4.3k 0.5×	3.4k 0.5×	288 0.3×	449 0.5×	1.3k 1.9×	660	10.1k

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Naik, Anant, et al.. (2025). Innovations in Assist Devices to Improve External Ventricular Drain Placement: A Bibliometric Review of the Literature From 1985 to 2023. Operative Neurosurgery. 30(2). 181–190.

Steinmetz, Michael P., John E. OʼToole, Christopher D. Chaput, et al.. (2025). P-15 Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft Improves Time to Fusion in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Spine. 51(4). 229–237.

Arnold, Paul M., James S. Harrop, Gonzalo Mariscal, et al.. (2025). Adverse Impact of Smoking on Spine Fusion and Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Spine Journal. 16(2). 1329–1348.

Rutges, Joost, Scott L. Zuckerman, Paul M. Arnold, et al.. (2025). Advancing Metastatic Spine Tumor Research: A Review of AO Spine Knowledge Forum Tumor’s Scientific Contributions Derived From the EPOSO Network, 2014-2024. Global Spine Journal. 15(6). 2999–3006.

Anderson, Aaron, et al.. (2024). SCAT5 baseline values, test-retest reliability, and reliable change metrics in high school athletes. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 57(1). E5–E5. 3 indexed citations

Thompson, Charee M., et al.. (2024). Chronic pain patients’ evaluations of consultations: A matter of high expectations or expectations unmet?. Patient Education and Counseling. 129. 108403–108403. 3 indexed citations

Srikandarajah, Nisaharan, Nader Hejrati, Mohammed Ali Alvi, et al.. (2024). Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Intraoperative Spinal Cord Injury in the Setting of Spine Surgery: A Proposed Care Pathway. Global Spine Journal. 14(3_suppl). 166S–173S. 4 indexed citations

Najafali, Daniel, et al.. (2023). Long-term assessment of the functional independence measure in sports-related spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 47(2). 214–228.

Najafali, Daniel, et al.. (2022). Early Predictors and Outcomes of American Spinal Injury Association Conversion at Discharge in Surgical and Nonsurgical Management of Sports-Related Spinal Cord Injury. World Neurosurgery. 171. e93–e107. 3 indexed citations

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Hu, Chang, Yogatheesan Varatharajah, Scott A. Przybelski, et al.. (2022). Deep learning identifies brain structures that predict cognition and explain heterogeneity in cognitive aging. NeuroImage. 251. 119020–119020. 9 indexed citations

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Naik, Anant, Emily J. Smith, Joshua S. Catapano, et al.. (2022). Endovascular and Medical Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 165. e197–e205. 9 indexed citations

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Elkaim, Lior M., Arjun Sahgal, Laurence D. Rhines, et al.. (2022). Steroids in the Management of Preoperative Neurological Deficits in Metastatic Spine Disease: Results From the EPOSO Study. Neurospine. 19(1). 43–50. 9 indexed citations

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Naik, Anant, David T. Krist, Carolina Sandoval-Garcia, et al.. (2022). Anterior versus Posterior Ventricular Catheter Placement in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery. 167. e10–e18.

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Sahgal, Arjun, Ilya Laufer, Laurence D. Rhines, et al.. (2021). Correlation Between the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) and Patient Reported Outcomes. Global Spine Journal. 13(5). 1358–1364. 10 indexed citations

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Bond, Michael, Anne Versteeg, Arjun Sahgal, et al.. (2019). Surgical or Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Cervical Spine Metastases: Results From the Epidemiology, Process, and Outcomes of Spine Oncology (EPOSO) Cohort. Global Spine Journal. 10(1). 21–29. 10 indexed citations

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Choma, Theodore J., Thomas E. Mroz, Christina L. Goldstein, Paul M. Arnold, & Mohammed F. Shamji. (2017). Emerging Techniques in Degenerative Thoracolumbar Surgery. Neurosurgery. 80(3S). S55–S60. 5 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chengmin, Bin Ouyang, Pei Li, et al.. (2017). A Retrospective Study of Thoracolumbar Fractures Treated with Fixation and Nonfusion Surgery of Intravertebral Bone Graft Assisted with Balloon Kyphoplasty. World Neurosurgery. 108. 798–806. 6 indexed citations

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Kanaan, Saddam F., et al.. (2015). Investigating and predicting early lumbar spine surgery outcomes.. PubMed. 44(2). 83–90. 14 indexed citations

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Nassr, Ahmad, Joon Y. Lee, Marcel F. Dvorak, et al.. (2008). Variations in Surgical Treatment of Cervical Facet Dislocations. Spine. 33(7). E188–E193. 54 indexed citations

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Arnold, Paul M.. (1978). Das Totenbuch der Maya : der Kreislauf von Leben und Tod aus der Sicht der Maya. 1 indexed citations

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