Peter Tsairis

6.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
30 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Peter Tsairis is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Tsairis has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Peter Tsairis's work include Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers) and Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (4 papers). Peter Tsairis is often cited by papers focused on Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers) and Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma (4 papers). Peter Tsairis collaborates with scholars based in United States and Greece. Peter Tsairis's co-authors include David N. Levine, Felix E. Zajac, R. E. Burke, Robert E. Burke, Paul M. Pellicci, W. King Engel, C S Ranawat, Peter J. Marchisello, Patrick O'Leary and Michael Salcman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Physiology and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Peter Tsairis

30 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Physiological types and histochemical profiles in motor units of the cat gastrocnemius

1973 1.3k citations R. E. Burke, David N. Levine et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Muscle Biopsy: A Modern Approach

1974 1.2k citations Peter Tsairis Archives of Neurology profile →
Mammalian Motor Units: Physiological-Histochemical Correlation in Three Types in Cat Gastrocnemius

1971 628 citations Robert E. Burke, David N. Levine et al. Science profile →
Cervical spine fusion in rheumatoid arthritis.

1979 412 citations C S Ranawat, Patrick O'Leary et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
Natural History of Brachial Plexus Neuropathy

1972 381 citations Peter Tsairis Archives of Neurology profile →
A prospective study of the progression of rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine.

1981 222 citations Paul M. Pellicci, C S Ranawat et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Tsairis United States	22	1.6k	1.5k	1.5k	957	644	30	5.4k
H. Schmalbruch Denmark	40	983 0.6×	830 0.6×	2.9k 2.0×	2.3k 2.4×	268 0.4×	127	5.8k
Bruce J. Simon United States	43	1.1k 0.7×	977 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	351 0.5×	93	5.4k
V. Reggie Edgerton United States	50	2.7k 1.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	2.1k 3.2×	152	7.3k
Stanley Salmons United Kingdom	37	2.1k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.7×	1.0k 1.1×	191 0.3×	126	5.6k
Lloyd Guth United States	47	849 0.5×	687 0.5×	2.7k 1.8×	2.7k 2.8×	1.1k 1.6×	100	6.9k
G. Goldspink United Kingdom	44	1.5k 0.9×	629 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	436 0.5×	142 0.2×	123	6.6k
Alan J. McComas Canada	51	4.6k 2.8×	679 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	1.8k 1.9×	376 0.6×	156	8.8k
John A. Hodgson United States	38	2.4k 1.5×	687 0.5×	763 0.5×	761 0.8×	1.4k 2.1×	103	5.4k
A. Wernig Germany	43	1.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	4.2k 2.8×	1.7k 1.8×	926 1.4×	95	7.2k
Lars‐Eric Thornell Sweden	50	852 0.5×	716 0.5×	3.9k 2.7×	678 0.7×	290 0.5×	197	7.7k

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Girardi, Federico P., Frank P. Cammisa, Russel C. Huang, Hari K. Parvataneni, & Peter Tsairis. (2002). Improvement of Preoperative Foot Drop After Lumbar Surgery. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 15(6). 490–494. 48 indexed citations

Tsairis, Peter, et al.. (1999). ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS OF THE GLENOHUMERAL JOINT WITH AN UNUSUAL NEUROPATHIC PRESENTATION. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 78(6). 577–581. 7 indexed citations

McCarty, Eric C., Peter Tsairis, & Russell F. Warren. (1999). Brachial Neuritis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 368. 37???43–37???43. 36 indexed citations

Papadimitriou, A., et al.. (1996). Myoglobinuria due to Quail Poisoning. European Neurology. 36(3). 142–145. 14 indexed citations

Sioutos, Panayiotis J., et al.. (1996). Spontaneous Thoracic Spinal Cord Herniation. Spine. 21(14). 1710–1713. 72 indexed citations

Jordan, Barry D., Caren Jahre, W. Allen Hauser, et al.. (1992). CT of 338 active professional boxers.. Radiology. 185(2). 509–512. 58 indexed citations

Jordan, Barry D., Russell F. Warren, Peter Tsairis, & Bernard Ghelman. (1992). How to Evaluate Transient Quadriparesis. The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 20(2). 83–90. 3 indexed citations

Dum, Richard P., Michael J. O’Donovan, James Toop, et al.. (1985). Cross-reinnervated motor units in cat muscle. II. Soleus muscle reinnervated by flexor digitorum longus motoneurons. Journal of Neurophysiology. 54(4). 837–851. 32 indexed citations

Maccabee, Paul J., et al.. (1983). Evoked potentials recorded from scalp and spinous processes during spinal column surgery. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 56(6). 569–582. 34 indexed citations

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Ranawat, C S, et al.. (1979). Cervical spine fusion in rheumatoid arthritis.. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 61(7). 1003–1010. 412 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lublin, Fred, Peter Tsairis, Leopold J. Streletz, et al.. (1979). Myokymia and impaired muscular relaxation with continuous motor unit activity.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 42(6). 557–562. 22 indexed citations

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Marchisello, Peter J., et al.. (1978). Lumbar Adhesive Arachnoiditis. Spine. 3(1). 45–50. 64 indexed citations

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Birnbaum, Gary & Peter Tsairis. (1977). Thymic lymphocytes in myasthenia gravis. Annals of Neurology. 1(4). 331–333. 9 indexed citations

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Burke, Robert E. & Peter Tsairis. (1974). THE CORRELATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES WITH HISTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN SINGLE MUSCLE UNITS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 228(1). 145–158. 75 indexed citations

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Tsairis, Peter. (1974). Muscle Biopsy: A Modern Approach. Archives of Neurology. 31(2). 143–143. 1216 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burke, R. E., David N. Levine, Michael Salcman, & Peter Tsairis. (1974). Motor units in cat soleus muscle: physiological, histochemical and morphological characteristics. The Journal of Physiology. 238(3). 503–514. 271 indexed citations

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Burke, Robert E. & Peter Tsairis. (1973). Anatomy and innervation ratios in motor units of cat gastrocnemius. The Journal of Physiology. 234(3). 749–765. 239 indexed citations

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Tsairis, Peter. (1972). Natural History of Brachial Plexus Neuropathy. Archives of Neurology. 27(2). 109–109. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burke, Robert E., David N. Levine, Felix E. Zajac, Peter Tsairis, & W. King Engel. (1971). Mammalian Motor Units: Physiological-Histochemical Correlation in Three Types in Cat Gastrocnemius. Science. 174(4010). 709–712. 628 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ke, Osserman, et al.. (1968). Myasthenia gravis and thyroid disease: clinical and immunologic correlation.. PubMed. 34(5). 469–83. 21 indexed citations

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