Robert A. Hart

22.7k citations

522 papers · 14.2k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 61

Impact in

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.02%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Surgery top 0.05%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Papers in

Pathology and Forensic Medicine 233
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology 229
Surgery 353
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques 274
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment 251
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy 66
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries 36

Co-authors: Justin S. Smith Christopher I. Shaffrey Christopher P. Ames Shay Bess Virginie Lafage Frank J. Schwab Richard A. Hostin Douglas C. Burton
Journals: The Spine Journal (114 papers)Spine (84 papers)Journal of Neurosurgery Spine (31 papers)Neurosurgery (18 papers)World Neurosurgery (13 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Hart

495 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

The Impact of Standing Regional Cervical Sagittal Alignment on Outcomes in Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery 2015 · 471 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Neurosurgery
2014 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
2013 Spine
2013 Neurosurgery
2012 Neurosurgery

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1	Radiographic Fusion Grade Does Not Impact Health-Related Quality of Life in the Absence of Instrumentation Failure for Patients Undergoing Posterior Instrumented Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity World Neurosurgery ·Tamir Ailon, Amberglen Boulevard, M. Kai, Alan H. Daniels, Virginie Lafage, Shay Bess, Douglas C. Burton, Munish C. Gupta, Frank J. Schwab, Christopher P. Ames, Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Robert A. Hart	2018	8
2	Potential of predictive computer models for preoperative patient selection to enhance overall quality-adjusted life years gained at 2-year follow-up: a simulation in 234 patients with adult spinal deformity Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Tae-Min Oh, Justin K. Scheer, Justin S. Smith, Richard A. Hostin, Chessie Robinson, Jeffrey L. Gum, Frank J. Schwab, Robert A. Hart, Virginie Lafage, Douglas C. Burton, Shay Bess, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Eric O. Klineberg, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, (unknown)	2017	26
3	After 9 Years of 3-Column Osteotomies, Are We Doing Better? Performance Curve Analysis of 573 Surgeries With 2-Year Follow-up Neurosurgery ·Bassel G. Diebo, Virginie Lafage, Jeffrey Varghese, Munish C. Gupta, Han Jo Kim, Christopher P. Ames, Khaled M. Kebaish, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Richard A. Hostin, Ibrahim Obeid, Doug Burton, Robert A. Hart, Renaud Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, (unknown)	2017	16
4	Primary Drivers of Adult Cervical Deformity: Prevalence, Variations in Presentation, and Effect of Surgical Treatment Strategies on Early Postoperative Alignment Neurosurgery ·Peter G. Passias, Cyrus M. Jalai, Virginie Lafage, Renaud Lafage, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis, Subaraman Ramchandran, Samantha R. Horn, Gregory W. Poorman, Munish C. Gupta, Robert A. Hart, Vedat Deviren, Alexandra Sorocéanu, Justin S. Smith, Frank J. Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, (unknown)	2017	22
5	Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring for Adult Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion World Neurosurgery ·Nitin Agarwal, D. Kojo Hamilton, Alp Ozpinar, 楢林勇, Robert A. Hart, Ilker Yaylali	2016	8
6	Clinical Improvement Through Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity: What Can Be Expected and Who Is Likely to Benefit Most? Spine Deformity ·Bertrand Moal, Virginie Lafage, Justin S. Smith, Christopher P. Ames, Gregory M. Mundis, Jamie S. Terran, Eric O. Klineberg, Robert A. Hart, Oheneba Boachie–Adjei, Shay Bess, Wafa Skalli, Frank J. Schwab	2015	22
7	Radiographical and Implant-Related Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Spine ·Alexandra Sorocéanu, Bassel G. Diebo, Douglas C. Burton, Justin S. Smith, Vedat Deviren, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Han Jo Kim, Gregory M. Mundis, Christopher P. Ames, Thomas J. Errico, Shay Bess, Richard A. Hostin, Robert A. Hart, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage	2015	136
8	Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure After Spinal Deformity Surgery Spine ·Darryl Lau, Allan Clark, Justin K. Scheer, Michael D. Daubs, Jeffrey D. Coe, Kenneth J. Paonessa, Michael O. LaGrone, P. Schellekensrge, Rodrigo Amaral, Per D. Trobisch, Jung‐Hee Lee, Djessy Karl Maouly, Neel Anand, Andrew K. Cree, Robert A. Hart, Lloyd A. Hey, Christopher P. Ames	2014	218
9	Posterior fixation without debridement for vertebral body osteomyelitis and discitis Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Ahmed S. Mohamed, Jung U. Yoo, Robert A. Hart, Brian T. Ragel, Jayme Hiratzka, D. Kojo Hamilton, Penelope Barnes, Alexander C. Ching	2014	35
10	Radiographical Spinopelvic Parameters and Disability in the Setting of Adult Spinal Deformity Spine ·Frank J. Schwab, Benjamin Blondel, Shay Bess, Richard A. Hostin, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. Smith, Oheneba Boachie–Adjei, Douglas C. Burton, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Gregory M. Mundis, Christopher P. Ames, Khaled M. Kebaish, Robert A. Hart, Jean-Pierre Farcy, Virginie Lafage Hit paper breakdown →	2013	756
11	Postoperative Prevertebral Soft Tissue Swelling Does Not Affect the Development of Chronic Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Spine ·穂信米澤, Natalie L. Zusman, Andrew Nemecek, Alexander C. Ching, Robert A. Hart, Jung U. Yoo	2013	26
12	Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Following Elective Lumbar Spinal Arthrodesis Spine ·김봉태, Robert A. Hart	2012	19
13	Incidence of Second Cervical Vertebral Fractures Far Surpassed the Rate Predicted by the Changing Age Distribution and Growth Among Elderly Persons in the United States (2005–2008) Spine ·Natalie L. Zusman, Alexander C. Ching, Robert A. Hart, Jung U. Yoo	2012	28
14	Complication Rates of Three Common Spine Procedures and Rates of Thromboembolism Following Spine Surgery Based on 108,419 Procedures Spine ·Justin S. Smith, Kai-Ming Fu, David W. Polly, Charles A. Sansur, Sigurd Berven, Paul A. Broadstone, Theodore J. Choma, Michael Goytan, Hilali H. Noordeen, Dennis R. Knapp, Robert A. Hart, William F. Donaldson, Joseph H. Perra, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Christopher I. Shaffrey	2010	87
15	Variability in Tissue Bank Practices Regarding Donor and Tissue Screening of Structural Allograft Bone Spine ·安斎ひとみ, Robert A. Hart	2010	12
16	Real wage cyclicality of job stayers, within-company job movers, and between-company job movers Research Repository UCD (University College Dublin) ·Robert A. Hart, Paul J. Devereux	2006	75
17	Development of an Optimization Tool For Reciprocating Compressors R. J. McKee, Robert A. Hart	2006	0
18	Electrical Stimulation for Intraoperative Evaluation of Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement Spine ·Xianda Sun, I. Kazakov, William H. Martin, James Pearson, Robert A. Hart	2003	62
19	Paid and Unpaid Overtime Working in Germany and the UK Econstor (Econstor) ·Olaf Hübler, Robert A. Hart, David Bell, G. C. PRADHAN	2000	9
20	Primary benign and malignant musculoskeletal tumors of the spine Seminars in Spine Surgery ·Robert A. Hart, James N. Weinstein	1995	2

About Robert A. Hart

Robert A. Hart is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Public Administration, Economics and Econometrics and Algebra and Number Theory, having authored 522 papers that have together received 14.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (274 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (251 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (229 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (66 papers), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (51 papers), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (36 papers), Medical Imaging and Analysis (27 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (8.2k citations), Surgery (11.7k citations), Economics and Econometrics (1.1k citations), Pharmacology (618 citations) and Gender Studies (316 citations). Robert A. Hart has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Justin S. Smith, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Christopher P. Ames, Shay Bess, Virginie Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, Richard A. Hostin, Douglas C. Burton, Eric O. Klineberg and Gregory M. Mundis. Their work appears in journals such as The Spine Journal, Spine, Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, Neurosurgery and World Neurosurgery.

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