Robert F. Spetzler

45.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
754 papers, 31.5k citations indexed

About

Robert F. Spetzler is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Spetzler has authored 754 papers receiving a total of 31.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 534 papers in Neurology, 241 papers in Epidemiology and 222 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Spetzler's work include Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (388 papers), Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (286 papers) and Meningioma and schwannoma management (198 papers). Robert F. Spetzler is often cited by papers focused on Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (388 papers), Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (286 papers) and Meningioma and schwannoma management (198 papers). Robert F. Spetzler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Robert F. Spetzler's co-authors include Joseph M. Zabramski, Neil A. Martin, Peter Nakaji, Cameron G. McDougall, Mark C. Preul, Mark N. Hadley, Randall W. Porter, Felipe C. Albuquerque, Louis J. Kim and Burton P. Drayer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Spetzler

736 papers receiving 30.3k 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.

A proposed grading system for arteriovenous malformations

1986 1.7k citations Robert F. Spetzler et al. profile →
The natural history of familial cavernous malformations: results of an ongoing study

1994 653 citations Joseph M. Zabramski, Robert F. Spetzler et al. profile →
Normal Perfusion Pressure Breakthrough Theory

1978 521 citations Robert F. Spetzler et al. Neurosurgery profile →
The MRI appearance of cavernous malformations (angiomas)

1987 465 citations Joseph M. Zabramski, Robert F. Spetzler et al. profile →
The Barrow Ruptured Aneurysm Trial

2011 432 citations Robert F. Spetzler, Joseph M. Zabramski et al. profile →
The Barrow Ruptured Aneurysm Trial: 6-year results

2015 313 citations Robert F. Spetzler, Joseph M. Zabramski et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Social Media for Global Neurosurgery. Benefits and limitations of a groundbreaking approach to communication and education 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Alfredo Conti, (unknown), Matteo Zoli, Ralf A. Kockro, Constantin Tuleasca, Simone Peschillo, Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana, (unknown), George I. Jallo, Kanwaljeet Garg, Robert F. Spetzler, Jesús Lafuente, Bipin Chaurasia	9
2	Surgical selection and outcomes among elderly patients with brain arteriovenous malformations 2020 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Jan‐Karl Burkhardt, Ethan A. Winkler, Joshua S. Catapano, Robert F. Spetzler, Michael T. Lawton	4
3	Right Orbitozygomatic Craniotomy for Clip Wrapping of an A2 Fusiform Aneurysm: 2-Dimensional Operative Video 2019 ·Operative Neurosurgery ·Benjamin K Hendricks, Robert F. Spetzler	1
4	Arteriovenous Malformations: Congenital or Acquired Lesions? 2019 ·World Neurosurgery ·Αναστασία Τάσιου, (unknown), Cargill H. Alleyne, Edoardo Boccardi, Bengt Karlsson, Neil Kitchen, Robert F. Spetzler, Christos Tolias, Kostas N. Fountas	28
5	The Unique Features and Outcomes of Microsurgically Resected Cerebellar Arteriovenous Malformations 2018 ·World Neurosurgery ·Peyton L. Nisson, Salman Abbasi Fard, Ali Tayebi Meybodi, Michael A. Mooney, Helen Kim, Heidi Jahnke, Christina M. Walter, Travis M. Dumont, Gerald M. Lemole, Michael T. Lawton, Robert F. Spetzler	7
6	Repair of intraoperative aneurysm neck tear utilizing the cotton-clipping technique 2015 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Sam Safavi‐Abbasi, Hai Sun, Mark E. Oppenlander, Peter Nakaji, M. Yashar S. Kalani, Joseph M. Zabramski, Robert F. Spetzler	3
7	Potential application of a handheld confocal endomicroscope imaging system using a variety of fluorophores in experimental gliomas and normal brain 2014 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Nikolay L. Martirosyan, Joseph Georges, Jennifer M. Eschbacher, Daniel D. Cavalcanti, Ali M. Elhadi, Mohammed G. Abdelwahab, Adrienne C. Scheck, Peter Nakaji, Robert F. Spetzler, Mark C. Preul	60
8	Surgical approaches to brainstem cavernous malformations 2010 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Adib A. Abla, Jay D. Turner, Alim P. Mitha, Gregory P. Leković, Robert F. Spetzler	96
9	Using ex vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to reveal associations between biochemical and biological features of meningiomas 2009 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Wolfgang Pfisterer, Ronald A. Nieman, Adrienne C. Scheck, Stephen W. Coons, Robert F. Spetzler, Mark C. Preul	17
10	Evolution of surgical approaches in the treatment of petroclival meningiomas 2008 ·Neurosurgery ·Nicholas C. Bambakidis, U. Kumar Kakarla, Louis J. Kim, Peter Nakaji, Randall W. Porter, C. Phillip Daspit, Robert F. Spetzler	6
11	Operative intracranial infection following craniotomy 2008 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Shervin R. Dashti, Humain Baharvahdat, Robert F. Spetzler, Eric Sauvageau, Steven W. Chang, Michael Stiefel, Min S. Park, Nicholas C. Bambakidis	144
12	Brain abscess formation at the site of intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to central nervous system vasculitis 2008 ·Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Shervin R. Dashti, Humain Baharvahdat, Eric Sauvageau, Steven W. Chang, Michael Stiefel, Min S. Park, Robert F. Spetzler, Nicholas C. Bambakidis	5
13	The fate of medical knowledge and the neurosciences during the time of Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Empire. 2007 ·PubMed ·Sam Safavi‐Abbasi, Leonardo B.C. Brasiliense, (unknown), (unknown), Iman Feiz-Erfan, Nicholas Theodore, Robert F. Spetzler, Mark C. Preul	8
14	Scalp to meningeal arterial anastomosis in the parietal foramen. Commentary 2006 ·Neurosurgery ·Nobutaka Yoshioka, Albert L. Rhoton, Hiroshi Abe, M. Gazi Yaşargil, Saleem I. Abdulrauf, Vivek R. Deshmukh, Robert F. Spetzler, Ralph G. Dacey, Robert G. Grossman	3
15	Reconstruction options for complex middle cerebral artery aneurysms: Comments 2005 ·Neurosurgery ·Robert A. Solomon, Daniel L. Barrow, Peter Nakaji, Robert F. Spetzler, H. Hunt Batjer	1
16	Intraoperative Iso-C C-Arm Navigation in Craniospinal Surgery: The First 60 Cases 2004 ·Neurosurgery ·Jonathan S. Hott, Vivek R. Deshmukh, Jeffrey D. Klopfenstein, Volker K.H. Sonntag, Curtis A. Dickman, Robert F. Spetzler, Stephen M. Papadopoulos	100
17	Pathobiology of human cerebrovascular malformations: Comments 2004 ·Neurosurgery ·Gabriele Schackert, Kazuhiko Nozaki, Nobuo Hashimoto, Gary K. Steinberg, Arun Paul Amar, Richard E. Clatterbuck, Robert F. Spetzler, H. Hunt Batjer	1
18	The far-lateral craniotomy: novel application of stereoscopic virtual reality 2001 ·Skull base ·(unknown), Gerald M. Lemole, Mauro A. T. Ferreira, (unknown), Mark C. Preul, Robert F. Spetzler	1
19	CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY 1996 ·Neuroimaging Clinics of North America ·M. Holland, Robert F. Spetzler	1
20	Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm in an Infant: Report of a Case 1990 ·Neurosurgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert F. Spetzler, Harold L. Rekate	15

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