Robert C. Cantu

48.3k total citations · 18 hit papers
337 papers, 24.5k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Cantu is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Neurology and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Cantu has authored 337 papers receiving a total of 24.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 225 papers in Epidemiology, 123 papers in Neurology and 103 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Cantu's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (215 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (111 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (84 papers). Robert C. Cantu is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (215 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (111 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (84 papers). Robert C. Cantu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Robert C. Cantu's co-authors include Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Stephen W. Marshall, Christopher J. Nowinski, Christopher Randolph, Ann C. McKee, James P. Kelly, Robert A. Stern, Paul McCrory, Michael McCrea and Willem Meeuwisse and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Cantu

321 papers receiving 23.0k citations

Hit Papers

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: Progressive... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2009 2003 2003 2005 2005 500 1000 1.5k
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. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Athletes: Progressive Tauopathy After Repetitive Head Injury
    2009 1.6k citations Ann C. McKee, Robert C. Cantu et al. profile →
  2. Cumulative Effects Associated With Recurrent Concussion in Collegiate Football Players
    2003 1.3k citations Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Michael McCrea et al. profile →
  3. Acute Effects and Recovery Time Following Concussion in Collegiate Football Players
    2003 1.1k citations Michael McCrea, Kevin M. Guskiewicz et al. profile →
  4. Association between Recurrent Concussion and Late-Life Cognitive Impairment in Retired Professional Football Players
    2005 801 citations Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Stephen W. Marshall et al. Neurosurgery profile →
  5. Summary and agreement statement of the 2nd International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Prague 2004
    2005 719 citations Paul McCrory, Robert C. Cantu et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
  6. Association between Recurrent Concussion and Late-Life Cognitive Impairment in Retired Professional Football Players
    2005 707 citations Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Stephen W. Marshall et al. Neurosurgery profile →
  7. Recurrent Concussion and Risk of Depression in Retired Professional Football Players
    2007 695 citations Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Stephen W. Marshall et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
  8. Concussions Among United States High School and Collegiate Athletes
    2009 686 citations Robert C. Cantu profile →
  9. National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Management of Sport Concussion
    2014 626 citations Robert C. Cantu, Kevin M. Guskiewicz et al. profile →
  10. Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: The 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport Held in Zurich, November 2008
    2009 597 citations Paul McCrory, Jiří Dvořák et al. profile →
  11. Summary and agreement statement of the first International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Vienna 2001
    2002 548 citations Robert C. Cantu, James P. Kelly et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
  12. The Epidemiology of Sport-Related Concussion
    2010 482 citations Daniel H. Daneshvar, Christopher J. Nowinski et al. Clinics in Sports Medicine profile →
  13. TDP-43 Proteinopathy and Motor Neuron Disease in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
    2010 465 citations Ann C. McKee, Christopher J. Nowinski et al. profile →
  14. A systematic review of potential long-term effects of sport-related concussion
    2017 452 citations Geoffrey T. Manley, Andrew J. Gardner et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →
  15. Long‐term Consequences of Repetitive Brain Trauma: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
    2011 396 citations Daniel H. Daneshvar, Christopher J. Nowinski et al. profile →
  16. Cumulative Head Impact Exposure Predicts Later-Life Depression, Apathy, Executive Dysfunction, and Cognitive Impairment in Former High School and College Football Players
    2016 374 citations Philip H. Montenigro, Daniel H. Daneshvar et al. Journal of Neurotrauma profile →
  17. Clinical presentation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy
    2013 357 citations Daniel H. Daneshvar, Philip H. Montenigro et al. profile →
  18. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: neurodegeneration following repetitive concussive and subconcussive brain trauma
    2012 350 citations Christopher J. Nowinski, Robert C. Cantu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert C. Cantu United States 71 19.7k 11.0k 10.1k 4.7k 4.4k 337 24.5k
Kevin M. Guskiewicz United States 85 19.9k 1.0× 8.8k 0.8× 9.3k 0.9× 6.1k 1.3× 8.5k 1.9× 325 27.6k
Paul McCrory Australia 76 11.0k 0.6× 5.6k 0.5× 5.7k 0.6× 4.8k 1.0× 6.5k 1.5× 301 19.4k
Michael McCrea United States 59 13.6k 0.7× 6.8k 0.6× 7.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 282 14.9k
Grant L. Iverson United States 80 18.4k 0.9× 9.7k 0.9× 10.1k 1.0× 2.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 573 24.8k
Christopher Randolph United States 54 7.7k 0.4× 4.4k 0.4× 4.0k 0.4× 1.6k 0.3× 974 0.2× 169 15.0k
Ross Zafonte United States 66 8.2k 0.4× 6.4k 0.6× 4.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 571 0.1× 441 15.5k
J. David Cassidy Canada 72 6.3k 0.3× 4.2k 0.4× 4.2k 0.4× 2.3k 0.5× 936 0.2× 256 21.7k
Jiří Dvořák Switzerland 89 4.8k 0.2× 2.2k 0.2× 2.4k 0.2× 4.9k 1.1× 10.2k 2.3× 320 23.0k
Thomas W. McAllister United States 60 8.2k 0.4× 4.4k 0.4× 3.3k 0.3× 1.5k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 283 12.4k
William P. Meehan United States 49 6.1k 0.3× 3.3k 0.3× 3.4k 0.3× 1.6k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 264 8.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Makdissi, Michael, M. Critchley, Robert C. Cantu, et al.. (2023). When should an athlete retire or discontinue participating in contact or collision sports following sport-related concussion? A systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(12). 822–830. 9 indexed citations
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Wu, Yi‐Ning, et al.. (2020). Effects of Interval-Training Exercise on People Who Have Had Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms for Less Than One Year: A Pilot Study. Journal of Neurotrauma. 38(5). 573–581. 3 indexed citations
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Wu, Yi‐Ning, et al.. (2018). Effects of Electrical Stimulation in People with Post-Concussion Syndromes: A Pilot Study. Health. 10(4). 381–395. 1 indexed citations
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Manley, Geoffrey T., Andrew J. Gardner, Kathryn Schneider, et al.. (2017). A systematic review of potential long-term effects of sport-related concussion. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 51(12). 969–977. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lopez, Victor, Richard Ma, Meryle Weinstein, et al.. (2017). Injury rates of U.S. rugby-7s an Olympic collision sport: Using a novel injury surveillance tool the RISE report methodology. Journal of science and medicine in sport. 20. 64–64. 1 indexed citations
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Currie, Dustin W., R. Dawn Comstock, Sarah K. Fields, & Robert C. Cantu. (2016). A Paired Comparison of Initial and Recurrent Concussions Sustained by US High School Athletes Within a Single Athletic Season. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. 32(2). 90–97. 8 indexed citations
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Montenigro, Philip H., Charles Bernick, & Robert C. Cantu. (2015). Clinical Features of Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Brain Pathology. 25(3). 304–317. 54 indexed citations
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Mihalik, Jason P., Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Stephen W. Marshall, et al.. (2011). Does Cervical Muscle Strength in Youth Ice Hockey Players Affect Head Impact Biomechanics?. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 21(5). 416–421. 84 indexed citations
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Cantu, Robert C. & Alisa D. Gean. (2010). Second-Impact Syndrome and a Small Subdural Hematoma: An Uncommon Catastrophic Result of Repetitive Head Injury with a Characteristic Imaging Appearance. Journal of Neurotrauma. 27(9). 1557–1564. 109 indexed citations
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Daneshvar, Daniel H., Christopher J. Nowinski, Ann C. McKee, & Robert C. Cantu. (2010). The Epidemiology of Sport-Related Concussion. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 30(1). 1–17. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Echlin, Paul S., Charles H. Tator, Michael D. Cusimano, et al.. (2010). Return to play after an initial or recurrent concussion in a prospective study of physician-observed junior ice hockey concussions: implications for return to play after a concussion. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 29(5). E5–E5. 42 indexed citations
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Echlin, Paul S., Charles H. Tator, Michael D. Cusimano, et al.. (2010). A prospective study of physician-observed concussions during junior ice hockey: implications for incidence rates. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 29(5). E4–E4. 87 indexed citations
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Echlin, Paul S., Andrew M. Johnson, Charles H. Tator, et al.. (2010). A prospective study of concussion education in 2 junior ice hockey teams: implications for sports concussion education. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 29(5). E6–E6. 53 indexed citations
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Mihalik, Jason P., Richard M. Greenwald, J. Troy Blackburn, et al.. (2010). Effect of Infraction Type on Head Impact Severity in Youth Ice Hockey. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 42(8). 1431–1438. 50 indexed citations
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Guskiewicz, Kevin M., Stephen W. Marshall, Julian E. Bailes, et al.. (2005). Association between Recurrent Concussion and Late-Life Cognitive Impairment in Retired Professional Football Players. Neurosurgery. 57(4). 719–726. 707 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guskiewicz, Kevin M., Stephen W. Marshall, Julian E. Bailes, et al.. (2005). Association between Recurrent Concussion and Late-Life Cognitive Impairment in Retired Professional Football Players. Neurosurgery. 57(4). 719–726. 801 indexed citations breakdown →
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Guskiewicz, Kevin M., S. L. Bruce, Robert C. Cantu, et al.. (2004). Recommendations on Management of Sport-related Concussion: Summary of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement. Neurosurgery. 55(4). 891–896. 77 indexed citations
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Cantu, Robert C.. (2000). Cervical Spine Injuries in the Athlete. Seminars in Neurology. 20(2). 173–178. 18 indexed citations
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Cantu, Robert C.. (1995). Boxing and medicine. Human Kinetics eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Cunningham, L. N. & Robert C. Cantu. (1990). Acute and Chronic Effects of Exercise Using an Exercycle in Healthy, Untrained Adults. Physical Therapy. 70(8). 494–502. 1 indexed citations

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