Thomas C. Schuler

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas C. Schuler is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Schuler has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 6 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Schuler's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (8 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (3 papers). Thomas C. Schuler is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (8 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (3 papers). Thomas C. Schuler collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas C. Schuler's co-authors include Brian R. Subach, Anne G. Copay, Steven D. Glassman, David W. Polly, Sigurd Berven, Leah Y. Carreon, Anandakumar Shunmugavel, Inderjit Singh, Mushfiquddin Khan and Kornelis A. Poelstra and has published in prestigious journals such as Tissue Engineering, The Spine Journal and Journal of Medical Entomology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Schuler

12 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Understanding the minimum clinically important difference: a review of concepts and methods

2007 1.2k citations Anne G. Copay, Brian R. Subach et al. The Spine Journal profile →
Minimum clinically important difference in lumbar spine surgery patients: a choice of methods using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire Short Form 36, and Pain Scales

2008 950 citations Anne G. Copay, Steven D. Glassman et al. The Spine Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas C. Schuler United States	7	1.1k	1.1k	849	206	194	12	2.3k
Lloyd A. Hey United States	22	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	953 1.1×	200 1.0×	156 0.8×	43	2.5k
Anne Keller Norway	30	960 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.7k 2.0×	149 0.7×	367 1.9×	54	2.9k
Paul Beattie United States	28	784 0.7×	743 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	169 0.8×	190 1.0×	65	2.4k
Victoria Pennick Canada	11	720 0.6×	676 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	639 3.1×	160 0.8×	12	2.4k
Erika Brodt United States	21	785 0.7×	856 0.8×	726 0.9×	266 1.3×	208 1.1×	45	2.1k
John G. DeVine United States	22	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	723 0.9×	160 0.8×	72 0.4×	58	2.4k
Andrea C. Skelly United States	29	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.6×	1.6k 1.9×	509 2.5×	384 2.0×	95	3.8k
Päivi Sainio Finland	24	983 0.9×	581 0.6×	573 0.7×	271 1.3×	283 1.5×	73	2.6k
Robin Hashimoto United States	17	892 0.8×	979 0.9×	694 0.8×	171 0.8×	146 0.8×	25	1.9k
Beatrice Ugiliweneza United States	27	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	387 0.5×	278 1.3×	126 0.6×	166	2.5k

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Shunmugavel, Anandakumar, Mushfiquddin Khan, Anne G. Copay, et al.. (2012). Simvastatin Ameliorates Cauda Equina Compression Injury in a Rat Model of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 8(1). 274–286. 20 indexed citations

Subach, Brian R., et al.. (2012). Discogenic Lumbar Disease. Advances in Orthopedics. 2012. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Subach, Brian R., et al.. (2011). Anterior Lumbar Interbody Implants: Importance of the Interdevice Distance. Advances in Orthopedics. 2011. 1–5. 6 indexed citations

Shunmugavel, Anandakumar, Mushfiquddin Khan, Anne G. Copay, et al.. (2010). Simvastatin protects bladder and renal functions following spinal cord injury in rats. Journal of Inflammation. 7(1). 17–17. 23 indexed citations

Subach, Brian R., et al.. (2009). An unusual occurrence of chondromyxoid fibroma with secondary aneurysmal bone cyst in the cervical spine. The Spine Journal. 10(2). e5–e9. 9 indexed citations

Copay, Anne G., Steven D. Glassman, Brian R. Subach, et al.. (2008). Minimum clinically important difference in lumbar spine surgery patients: a choice of methods using the Oswestry Disability Index, Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire Short Form 36, and Pain Scales. The Spine Journal. 8(6). 968–974. 950 indexed citations breakdown →

Copay, Anne G., Brian R. Subach, Steven D. Glassman, David W. Polly, & Thomas C. Schuler. (2007). Understanding the minimum clinically important difference: a review of concepts and methods. The Spine Journal. 7(5). 541–546. 1249 indexed citations breakdown →

Copay, Anne G., Steven D. Glassman, Brian R. Subach, et al.. (2007). 124. The Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients: A Choice of Methods Using the Oswestry Disability Index, MOS Short Form-36, and Pain Scales. The Spine Journal. 7(5). 60S–60S. 5 indexed citations

Schuler, Thomas C., J. Kenneth Burkus, Matthew F. Gornet, Brian R. Subach, & Thomas A. Zdeblick. (2005). The Correlation Between Preoperative Disc Space Height and Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 18(5). 396–401. 9 indexed citations

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Reitsma, Angelique M., et al.. (2002). Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Bertolotti's Syndrome in Post-Fusion Patients. Orthopedics. 25(3). 340–342. 5 indexed citations

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Poelstra, Kornelis A., Nazir Barekzi, Jeffrey B. Slunt, Thomas C. Schuler, & David W. Grainger. (2000). Surgical Irrigation with Pooled Human Immunoglobulin G to Reduce Post-Operative Spinal Implant Infection. Tissue Engineering. 6(4). 401–411. 15 indexed citations

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Schuler, Thomas C. & John C. Beier. (1983). Oviposition Dynamics of Two Released Species of Toxorhynchites (Diptera: Culicidae) and Potential Prey Species1. Journal of Medical Entomology. 20(4). 371–376. 3 indexed citations

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