W. Ryan Spiker

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

W. Ryan Spiker is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Ryan Spiker has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Surgery, 35 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 18 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in W. Ryan Spiker's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (35 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (16 papers). W. Ryan Spiker is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (35 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (16 papers). W. Ryan Spiker collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. W. Ryan Spiker's co-authors include Darrel S. Brodke, Brandon D. Lawrence, Nicholas Spina, Brook I. Martin, Sohail K. Mirza, Vadim Goz, Man Hung, Amir M. Abtahi, C. Thomas Vangsness and Michael Daubs and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Spine and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

W. Ryan Spiker

55 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Trends in Lumbar Fusion Procedure Rates and Associated Ho... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 200 400 600
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  1. Trends in Lumbar Fusion Procedure Rates and Associated Hospital Costs for Degenerative Spinal Diseases in the United States, 2004 to 2015
    2018 605 citations Brook I. Martin, Nicholas Spina et al. Spine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Ryan Spiker United States 20 1.1k 1.1k 587 195 152 59 1.7k
Oran S. Aaronson United States 19 993 0.9× 927 0.9× 654 1.1× 106 0.5× 195 1.3× 40 1.5k
Alok D. Sharan United States 22 1.0k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 526 0.9× 238 1.2× 81 0.5× 77 1.5k
Brian J. Neuman United States 27 1.7k 1.5× 999 0.9× 396 0.7× 136 0.7× 102 0.7× 139 2.2k
Marinus de Kleuver Netherlands 30 2.5k 2.2× 1.4k 1.3× 644 1.1× 214 1.1× 140 0.9× 113 3.0k
Saniya S. Godil United States 21 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 576 1.0× 75 0.4× 230 1.5× 66 1.9k
William O. Shaffer United States 16 1.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 2.1× 200 1.0× 170 1.1× 26 2.2k
Timo Aalto Finland 20 761 0.7× 901 0.8× 874 1.5× 108 0.6× 91 0.6× 36 1.2k
Dezsö Jeszenszky Switzerland 27 1.8k 1.6× 1.7k 1.5× 896 1.5× 195 1.0× 157 1.0× 73 2.3k
Stephen K. Mendenhall United States 22 1.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.6× 960 1.6× 118 0.6× 295 1.9× 61 2.3k
Karl-Åke Jansson Sweden 15 1.1k 1.0× 536 0.5× 389 0.7× 65 0.3× 105 0.7× 31 1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Ryan Spiker

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All Works

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Connelly, James W., Parth Kothari, Nicholas Spina, et al.. (2025). Narrative Review of Perioperative Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists in Spine Surgery. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 39(2). 47–53.
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Tobert, Daniel G., Prokopis Annis, W. Ryan Spiker, et al.. (2020). The impact of the lordosis distribution index on failure after surgical treatment of adult spinal deformity. The Spine Journal. 20(8). 1261–1266. 23 indexed citations
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Spina, Nicholas, et al.. (2019). Defining Instability in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 32(10). E434–E439. 13 indexed citations
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McCormick, Zachary L., et al.. (2019). Examining the relationship between epidural steroid injections and patient satisfaction. The Spine Journal. 20(2). 207–212. 5 indexed citations
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Goz, Vadim, W. Ryan Spiker, & Darrel S. Brodke. (2019). Mobile messaging and smartphone apps for patient communication and engagement in spine surgery. Annals of Translational Medicine. 7(S5). S163–S163. 21 indexed citations
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Brodke, Darrel S., Ashley Neese, Yue Zhang, et al.. (2018). Physical function computer adaptive test outcomes in diabetic lumbar spine surgical patients. The Spine Journal. 19(6). 1048–1056. 8 indexed citations
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Lakomkin, Nikita, Vadim Goz, Joseph Cheng, Darrel S. Brodke, & W. Ryan Spiker. (2017). The utility of preoperative laboratories in predicting postoperative complications following posterolateral lumbar fusion. The Spine Journal. 18(6). 993–997. 11 indexed citations
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Brodke, Darrel S., Vadim Goz, Maren Wright Voss, et al.. (2016). PROMIS PF CAT Outperforms the ODI and SF-36 Physical Function Domain in Spine Patients. Spine. 42(12). 921–929. 133 indexed citations
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Goz, Vadim, Ajinkya A. Rane, Amir M. Abtahi, et al.. (2015). Geographic Variations in the Cost of Spine Surgery. Spine. 40(17). 1380–1389. 67 indexed citations
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Annis, Prokopis, Darrel S. Brodke, W. Ryan Spiker, Michael D. Daubs, & Brandon D. Lawrence. (2015). The Fate of L5–S1 With Low-Dose BMP-2 and Pelvic Fixation, With or Without Interbody Fusion, in Adult Deformity Surgery. Spine. 40(11). E634–E639. 32 indexed citations
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Abtahi, Amir M., Darrel S. Brodke, Brandon D. Lawrence, Chuang Zhang, & W. Ryan Spiker. (2015). Association Between Patient-Reported Measures of Psychological Distress and Patient Satisfaction Scores in a Spine Surgery Patient Population. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 97(10). 824–828. 66 indexed citations
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Lawrence, Brandon D., et al.. (2014). Malaligned Dynamic Anterior Cervical Plate. Spine. 39(25). 2057–2061. 3 indexed citations
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Spiker, W. Ryan, Brandon D. Lawrence, Annie Raich, Andrea C. Skelly, & Darrel S. Brodke. (2013). Surgical versus injection treatment for injection-confirmed chronic sacroiliac joint pain. PubMed. 3(4). 41–53. 32 indexed citations
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Patel, Alpesh A., W. Ryan Spiker, Michael Daubs, Darrel S. Brodke, & Lisa Cannon‐Albright. (2011). Evidence for an Inherited Predisposition to Lumbar Disc Disease. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 93(3). 225–229. 52 indexed citations
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Patel, Alpesh A., W. Ryan Spiker, Michael D. Daubs, et al.. (2008). Retroperitoneal Lymphocele After Anterior Spinal Surgery. Spine. 33(18). E648–E652. 22 indexed citations
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Vangsness, C. Thomas, et al.. (2008). A Review of Evidence‐Based Medicine for Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate Use in Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 25(1). 86–94. 75 indexed citations

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