Richard S. Brower

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Richard S. Brower is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard S. Brower has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 2 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Richard S. Brower's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (5 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (4 papers). Richard S. Brower is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (9 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (5 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (4 papers). Richard S. Brower collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and India. Richard S. Brower's co-authors include David Montgomery, Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, Harry N. Herkowitz, Lawrence T. Kurz, Bradley K. Weiner, John A. McCulloch, Matthew Walker, Alan S. Hilibrand, Tushar Patel and Todd J. Albert and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and The Spine Journal.

In The Last Decade

Richard S. Brower

12 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

1 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.

1997 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies

1997 632 citations Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, Harry N. Herkowitz et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard S. Brower United States	9	1.1k	1.1k	449	214	45	12	1.2k
Ryuichi Gejo Japan	15	660 0.6×	891 0.8×	228 0.5×	92 0.4×	17 0.4×	25	1.1k
Mark Rahm United States	14	872 0.8×	956 0.9×	278 0.6×	204 1.0×	24 0.5×	29	1.2k
Dante Marchesi Canada	19	920 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	124 0.3×	172 0.8×	77 1.7×	32	1.3k
Edward Goldberg United States	15	821 0.8×	898 0.8×	93 0.2×	90 0.4×	29 0.6×	34	1.0k
Ji Ho Lee South Korea	13	470 0.4×	642 0.6×	168 0.4×	165 0.8×	39 0.9×	28	794
Joseph Hong United States	14	465 0.4×	538 0.5×	157 0.3×	145 0.7×	47 1.0×	22	831
Christoph Wipplinger United States	14	508 0.5×	520 0.5×	235 0.5×	132 0.6×	20 0.4×	54	745
Keiichi Shigenobu Japan	19	656 0.6×	851 0.8×	222 0.5×	229 1.1×	41 0.9×	28	1.0k
Henry J. Hymanson United States	11	450 0.4×	424 0.4×	177 0.4×	140 0.7×	18 0.4×	14	570
Wolfgang Börm Germany	17	606 0.6×	743 0.7×	166 0.4×	69 0.3×	49 1.1×	34	970

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard S. Brower

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All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Brower, Richard S., et al.. (2008). A Case of Psoas Ossification From the Use of BMP-2 for Posterolateral Fusion at L4–L5. Spine. 33(18). E653–E655. 48 indexed citations

2.

Vaccaro, Alexander R., Peter G. Whang, Tushar Patel, et al.. (2007). The safety and efficacy of OP-1 (rhBMP-7) as a replacement for iliac crest autograft for posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis: minimum 4-year follow-up of a pilot study. The Spine Journal. 8(3). 457–465. 134 indexed citations

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Weiner, Bradley K., Richard S. Brower, & John A. McCulloch. (1999). Minimally invasive alternatives in the treatment of lumbar stenosis. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 11(3). 253–261. 1 indexed citations

4.

Weiner, Bradley K., Matthew Walker, Richard S. Brower, & John A. McCulloch. (1999). Microdecompression for Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis. Spine. 24(21). 2268–2268. 149 indexed citations

5.

Weiner, Bradley K. & Richard S. Brower. (1997). Traumatic Vertical Atlantoaxial Instability in a Case of Atlanto-occipital Coalition. Spine. 22(9). 1033–1035. 14 indexed citations

6.

Fischgrund, Jeffrey S., et al.. (1997). 1997 Volvo Award Winner in Clinical Studies. Spine. 22(24). 2807–2812. 632 indexed citations breakdown →

7.

Brower, Richard S., et al.. (1995). Conus Medullaris Injury Due to Herniated Disk and Intraoperative Positioning for Arthroscopy. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 8(2). 163???165–163???165. 1 indexed citations

8.

Vasavada, Anita N., et al.. (1994). Anular Incision Technique on the Strength and Multidirectional Flexibility of the Healing Intervertebral Disc. Spine. 19(8). 948–954. 49 indexed citations

9.

Fischgrund, Jeffrey S., Harry N. Herkowitz, & Richard S. Brower. (1993). Posterior cervical laminectomy and laminaplasty. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 3(3). 187–193. 1 indexed citations

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Brower, Richard S., et al.. (1992). In vitro comparison of over-the-top and through-the-condyle anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 20(5). 567–574. 20 indexed citations

11.

Montgomery, David & Richard S. Brower. (1992). Cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Clinical syndrome and natural history.. PubMed. 23(3). 487–93. 91 indexed citations

12.

Montgomery, David & Richard S. Brower. (1992). Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 23(3). 487–493. 99 indexed citations

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