Paul Silverstein

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Paul Silverstein is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Silverstein has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Rehabilitation, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Paul Silverstein's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (19 papers), Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (13 papers) and Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (6 papers). Paul Silverstein is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (19 papers), Burn Injury Management and Outcomes (13 papers) and Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (6 papers). Paul Silverstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Korea. Paul Silverstein's co-authors include David P. Green, Austin D. Potenza, Paul M. Glat, D.W. Mozingo, Holly G. Jense, Joseph M. Still, John Griswold, Benjamin Schwartz, F. R. Jones and William P. Tunell and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Brain and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Paul Silverstein

47 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Operative Hand Surgery 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1992 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Operative Hand Surgery
    1983 1.3k citations Paul Silverstein et al. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery profile →
  2. Smoking and wound healing
    1992 464 citations Paul Silverstein The American Journal of Medicine profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Paul Silverstein 1.7k 1.0k 606 284 250 49 3.0k
Goo Hyun Baek 3.5k 2.0× 1.2k 1.1× 999 1.6× 618 2.2× 417 1.7× 271 4.4k
Hyun Sik Gong 3.4k 2.0× 892 0.9× 1.8k 2.9× 403 1.4× 312 1.2× 239 4.4k
Edward Akelman 2.9k 1.7× 1.2k 1.1× 379 0.6× 791 2.8× 409 1.6× 133 3.5k
Michael W. Neumeister 1.2k 0.7× 411 0.4× 378 0.6× 165 0.6× 166 0.7× 142 2.4k
Donald H. Lalonde 4.5k 2.6× 962 0.9× 419 0.7× 736 2.6× 232 0.9× 182 5.2k
Scott J. Mubarak 6.2k 3.7× 1.2k 1.1× 1.8k 3.0× 185 0.7× 347 1.4× 168 8.1k
Dennis R. Wenger 6.7k 3.9× 726 0.7× 989 1.6× 108 0.4× 540 2.2× 279 8.3k
G. Germann 1.5k 0.9× 956 0.9× 758 1.3× 102 0.4× 92 0.4× 121 2.3k
Christopher J. Dy 2.6k 1.5× 466 0.4× 459 0.8× 360 1.3× 171 0.7× 194 3.7k
William L. Hennrikus 1.9k 1.1× 444 0.4× 583 1.0× 156 0.5× 61 0.2× 171 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Silverstein

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Paul Silverstein's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Paul Silverstein with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Paul Silverstein more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Silverstein

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Silverstein. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Paul Silverstein. The network helps show where Paul Silverstein may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Silverstein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Silverstein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Silverstein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul Silverstein. Paul Silverstein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
2.
Caruso, Diego, Kevin N Foster, John Twomey, et al.. (2006). Randomized Clinical Study of Hydrofiber Dressing With Silver or Silver Sulfadiazine in the Management of Partial-Thickness Burns. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 27(3). 298–309. 130 indexed citations
3.
Silverstein, Paul. (2006). Invited Critique. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 27(2). 220–220.
4.
Still, Joseph M., Paul M. Glat, Paul Silverstein, John Griswold, & D.W. Mozingo. (2003). The use of a collagen sponge/living cell composite material to treat donor sites in burn patients. Burns. 29(8). 837–841. 177 indexed citations
5.
Silverstein, Paul. (2001). BURN PREVENTION FORUM. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 22(5). 346–346. 1 indexed citations
6.
7.
Pahwa, Rajesh, et al.. (1996). Pharmacokinetic comparison of sinemet and atamet (Generic carbidopa/levodopa): A single‐dose study. Movement Disorders. 11(4). 427–430. 11 indexed citations
8.
Mallonee, Sue, Gregory R. Istre, Mark L. Rosenberg, et al.. (1996). Surveillance and Prevention of Residential-Fire Injuries. New England Journal of Medicine. 335(1). 27–31. 162 indexed citations
9.
Johnson, Michael, et al.. (1994). Acute effects of levodopa on wrist movement in Parkinson's disease. Brain. 117(6). 1409–1422. 26 indexed citations
10.
Silverstein, Paul, et al.. (1993). Spatial Updating in Parkinson′s Disease. Brain and Cognition. 23(2). 113–126. 11 indexed citations
11.
Silverstein, Paul. (1992). Smoking and wound healing. The American Journal of Medicine. 93(1). S22–S24. 464 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Silverstein, Paul, et al.. (1992). Burn Center Reimbursement Analysis. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 13(5). 597–599. 11 indexed citations
13.
Jense, Holly G., et al.. (1991). Effect of Obesity on Safe Duration of Apnea in Anesthetized Humans. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 72(1). 89???93–89???93. 155 indexed citations
14.
Silverstein, Paul, et al.. (1991). The Relationship of Patient Stress to Burn Injury. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 12(4). 334–338. 7 indexed citations
15.
Hansbrough, John, Harvey Slater, I William Goldfarb, et al.. (1990). Sildimac: A New Delivery System for Silver Sulfadiazine in the Treatment of Full-Thickness Burn Injuries. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 11(1). 35–41. 12 indexed citations
16.
Silverstein, Paul, et al.. (1990). Patient Perception of Quality of Life After Burn Injury. Results of an Eleven-Year Survey. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 11(4). 330–333. 27 indexed citations
17.
Silverstein, Paul, et al.. (1989). Comparison of the Effects of Oral Famotidine and Ranitidine on Gastric Volume and pH. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 69(5). 680???683–680???683. 7 indexed citations
18.
Silverstein, Paul, et al.. (1987). Comparison of Energy Expenditure Measurement Techniques in Severely Burned Patients. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 8(5). 366–370. 15 indexed citations
19.
Silverstein, Paul & H. D. Peterson. (1973). TREATMENT OF EYELID DEFORMITIES DUE TO BURNS. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 51(1). 38–43. 16 indexed citations
20.
Silverstein, Paul, et al.. (1970). Effect of Current Therapy on Burn Mortality. Annals of Surgery. 171(1). 124–129. 20 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Goo Hyun Baek Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hyun Sik Gong Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Edward Akelman Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Michael W. Neumeister Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Donald H. Lalonde Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Scott J. Mubarak Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dennis R. Wenger Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by G. Germann Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Christopher J. Dy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by William L. Hennrikus
Rankless by CCL
2026