Todd J. Albert

22.1k citations

319 papers · 15.3k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 67

Impact in

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.01%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
Pharmacology top 0.05%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Papers in

Pathology and Forensic Medicine 222
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology 212
Surgery 251
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques 150
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy 96
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment 39
- Anesthesia and Pain Management 32
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries 30

Co-authors: Alexander R. Vaccaro Alan S. Hilibrand Jon D. Lurie James N. Weinstein D. Greg Anderson Tor D. Tosteson Harry N. Herkowitz Anna N.A. Tosteson
Journals: Spine (90 papers)The Spine Journal (48 papers)Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (14 papers)Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques (11 papers)Journal of Neurosurgery Spine (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Todd J. Albert

305 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Four-Year Results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial 2010 · 396 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.

2010 Spine
2008 Spine
2008 New England Journal of Medicine
2007 New England Journal of Medicine
2006 JAMA
2003 Spine

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1	Impact of Single-Level Minimally Invasive Versus Open L4-L5 and L5-S1 Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion on Postoperative Distal and Lumbar Lordosis Spine ·Takashi Hirase, Avani S. Vaishnav, Joshua Zhang, Ali Bay, 孝一沖田, Mitchell S. Fourman, Gilbert P. Larwood, Ming Shi Trammel, Tomoyuki Asada, Blessing NWAOKOLO, Gregory S. Kazarian, Kevin J. DiSilvestro, Semião Francisco, Matthew E. Cunningham, Gabrielle Lavigne, Todd J. Albert, Han Jo Kim, Sheeraz A. Qureshi	2025	0
2	Distinct Recovery Patterns After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Comparing Minimally Invasive and Open Approaches Using Mixed-Effects Segmented Regression Neurospine ·Tomoyuki Asada, Awang Firmansyah, Annette Ehrlich, Matheus Madson Lima Avelino, Cecilia Chitambala, Wahyudi Hayyatul, Т.А. Белугина, Shimmenes Kamacael Pereira, Kasra Araghi, Todd J. Albert, James C. Farmer, Semião Francisco, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Han Jo Kim, Francis Lovecchio, James Dowdell, Sravisht Iyer, Sheeraz A. Qureshi	2025	0
3	Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Decompression Alone in L4-5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis With Translational Motion Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication ·Mustafa Almatary, Pratyush Shahi, Tejas Subramanian, Kyle W. Morse, 武井史恵, Amy Lu, Omri Maayan, Kasra Araghi, Shimmenes Kamacael Pereira, Tomoyuki Asada, A. Sakaj, James Dowdell, Evan Sheha, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Todd J. Albert, Sheeraz A. Qureshi, Sravisht Iyer	2025	0
4	Baseline Neck Disability Index and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Physical Function Predict Postoperative Return to Normal in Cervical Spine Surgery The International Journal of Spine Surgery ·Gregory S. Kazarian, Michael E. Steinhaus, Sravisht Iyer, Drake G. LeBrun, T. G. F. Li, Takashi Hirase, Francis Lovecchio, Todd J. Albert, Darren R. Lebl, Faith Cn, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Bernard A. Rawlins, Frank Schwab, Virginie Lafage, Han Jo Kim	2024	0
5	Clinical and Radiologic Predictors of Slower Improvement and Nonimprovement After Surgical Treatment of L4-L5 Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Spine ·Mustafa Almatary, Pratyush Shahi, Junho Song, Tejas Subramanian, Kyle W. Morse, Omri Maayan, Kasra Araghi, 武井史恵, Shimmenes Kamacael Pereira, Tomoyuki Asada, A. Sakaj, J. P. Kaushish, James Dowdell, Evan Sheha, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Todd J. Albert, Sheeraz A. Qureshi, Sravisht Iyer	2024	1
6	Concepts and Techniques to Prevent Cervical Spine Deformity After Spine Surgery: A Narrative Review Neurospine ·Robert Merrill, Ming Shi Trammel, Todd J. Albert, Sheeraz A. Qureshi	2023	3
7	Identification of Novel Genetic Markers for the Risk of Spinal Pathologies Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Patawut Bovonratwet, Scott Kulm, David A. Kolin, Junho Song, Kyle W. Morse, Matthew E. Cunningham, Todd J. Albert, Harvinder S. Sandhu, Han Jo Kim, Sravisht Iyer, Olivier Elemento, Sheeraz A. Qureshi	2023	3
8	Contemporary Analysis of Inconsistencies Between Physician-reported Disclosures at the AAOS Annual Meeting and Industry-reported Financial Disclosures in the Open Payments Database JAAOS Global Research and Reviews ·Patawut Bovonratwet, Wasif Islam, Emil Scherfig, Bai-Ding Yin, Aaron Z. Chen, Todd J. Albert, Edwin P. Su	2022	2
9	Bone Density Distribution in the Cervical Spine Global Spine Journal ·Francis Lovecchio, Bryan Ang, Philip K. Louie, P. A. Pintus A. Ruiu, Martin Popp, Smith Ws, Yu‐Cheng Yao, Faizal Patel, Michael H. McCarthy, Russel C. Huang, Darren R. Lebl, Virginie Lafage, Todd J. Albert, Sravisht Iyer, Sheeraz A. Qureshi, Han Jo Kim	2022	9
10	Opioid prescription trends after ambulatory anterior cervical discectomy and fusion The Spine Journal ·Patawut Bovonratwet, Milan Kapadia, Aaron Z. Chen, Avani S. Vaishnav, Junho Song, Evan Sheha, Todd J. Albert, Catherine Himo Gang, Sheeraz A. Qureshi	2022	3
11	The 3 Sagittal Morphotypes That Define the Normal Cervical Spine Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Sohrab Virk, Renaud Lafage, Jonathan Elysée, Philip K. Louie, Han Jo Kim, Todd J. Albert, Lawrence G. Lenke, Frank Schwab, Virginie Lafage	2020	17
12	Does interbody cage lordosis impact actual segmental lordosis achieved in minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion? Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Francis Lovecchio, Avani S. Vaishnav, Michael E. Steinhaus, Weizhen Sun, Catherine Himo Gang, Sravisht Iyer, Steven J. McAnany, Todd J. Albert, Sheeraz A. Qureshi	2020	38
13	An enhanced recovery after surgery pathway: association with rapid discharge and minimal complications after anterior cervical spine surgery Neurosurgical FOCUS ·Ellen M. Soffin, Douglas S. Wetmore, Lauren A. Barber, Avani S. Vaishnav, James D. Beckman, Todd J. Albert, Catherine Himo Gang, Sheeraz A. Qureshi	2019	64
14	Effectiveness of Surgery for Lumbar Stenosis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis in the Octogenarian Population Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery ·Jeffrey A. Rihn, Alan S. Hilibrand, Wenyan Zhao, Jon D. Lurie, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, James N. Weinstein	2015	79
15	What is the Rate of Lumbar Adjacent Segment Disease after Percutaneous versus Open Fusion? Orthopaedic Surgery ·Kris E. Radcliff, Christopher K. Kepler, Motasem Al Maaieh, D. Greg Anderson, Jeffrey A. Rihn, Todd J. Albert, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Alan S. Hilibrand	2014	16
16	Does Opioid Pain Medication Use Affect the Outcome of Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniation? Spine ·Kris E. Radcliff, Mitchell K. Freedman, Alan S. Hilibrand, Angeliki Banousi, Jon D. Lurie, Wenyan Zhao, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert, James N. Weinstein	2013	32
17	Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Four-Year Results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial Spine ·James N. Weinstein, Tor D. Tosteson, Jon D. Lurie, Anna N.A. Tosteson, Emily Blood, Harry N. Herkowitz, Frank P. Cammisa, Todd J. Albert, Scott D. Boden, Alan S. Hilibrand, Harley Goldberg, Sigurd Berven, Howard S. An Hit paper breakdown →	2010	396
18	Reversine Enhances Generation of Progenitor-like Cells by Dedifferentiation of Annulus Fibrosus Cells Tissue Engineering Part A ·Tone Møgedal, 文哉柳沢, Yan Zeng, Sankar Addya, Ravi K. Ponnappan, Paolo Fortina, David Greg Anderson, Todd J. Albert, Irving M. Shapiro, Makarand V. Risbud	2009	34
19	Master cases : spine surgery Thieme eBooks ·Alexander R. Vaccaro, Todd J. Albert	2001	1
20	Transpedicle Screw Fixation of the Cervical Spine Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·Steven C. Ludwig, Fanney Kristjánsdóttir, Muzamil Hussain, Todd J. Albert	1999	113

About Todd J. Albert

Todd J. Albert is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Pharmacology, Medical Terminology and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, having authored 319 papers that have together received 15.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (212 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (150 papers), Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (96 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (70 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (39 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (32 papers), Medical Imaging and Analysis (31 papers) and Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (30 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (10.8k citations), Pharmacology (4.6k citations), Surgery (11.6k citations), Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (379 citations) and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (362 citations). Todd J. Albert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Alexander R. Vaccaro, Alan S. Hilibrand, Jon D. Lurie, James N. Weinstein, D. Greg Anderson, Tor D. Tosteson, Harry N. Herkowitz, Anna N.A. Tosteson, Jeffrey A. Rihn and Emily Blood. Their work appears in journals such as Spine, The Spine Journal, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques and Journal of Neurosurgery Spine.

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