Waleed Brinjikji

24.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
606 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Waleed Brinjikji is a scholar working on Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Waleed Brinjikji has authored 606 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 371 papers in Neurology, 268 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 209 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Waleed Brinjikji's work include Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (223 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (211 papers) and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (182 papers). Waleed Brinjikji is often cited by papers focused on Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (223 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (211 papers) and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (182 papers). Waleed Brinjikji collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Waleed Brinjikji's co-authors include David F. Kallmes, Giuseppe Lanzino, Harry J. Cloft, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, M. Hassan Murad, Ramanathan Kadirvel, Deena M. Nasr, Abdulrahman M. El‐Sayed, Patrick H. Luetmer and Samer Salka and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Waleed Brinjikji

571 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spina... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2014 2013 2015 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal Degeneration in Asymptomatic Populations
    2014 688 citations Waleed Brinjikji, Bryan A. Comstock et al. American Journal of Neuroradiology profile →
  2. Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms With Flow Diverters
    2013 674 citations Waleed Brinjikji, Giuseppe Lanzino et al. Stroke profile →
  3. MRI Findings of Disc Degeneration are More Prevalent in Adults with Low Back Pain than in Asymptomatic Controls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2015 367 citations Waleed Brinjikji, Jeffrey G. Jarvik et al. American Journal of Neuroradiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Waleed Brinjikji United States 57 8.1k 5.7k 3.9k 2.2k 1.5k 606 14.2k
Brian L. Hoh United States 51 10.1k 1.2× 5.5k 1.0× 7.1k 1.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 244 18.1k
Robert H. Rosenwasser United States 65 12.3k 1.5× 7.3k 1.3× 5.3k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.4× 519 18.0k
Elad I. Levy United States 67 11.9k 1.5× 10.4k 1.8× 8.6k 2.2× 2.0k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 610 18.0k
Pascal Jabbour United States 60 9.5k 1.2× 5.3k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.2× 527 13.1k
Colin P. Derdeyn United States 61 10.2k 1.3× 7.4k 1.3× 6.8k 1.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 376 16.2k
L. Nelson Hopkins United States 65 9.6k 1.2× 9.9k 1.7× 6.2k 1.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 374 14.3k
Philip M. Meyers United States 44 5.1k 0.6× 3.7k 0.6× 3.5k 0.9× 938 0.4× 709 0.5× 202 8.4k
Emmanuel Touzé France 48 2.4k 0.3× 3.3k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 900 0.4× 987 0.6× 199 7.2k
Christopher Levi Australia 59 4.5k 0.6× 4.5k 0.8× 8.6k 2.2× 807 0.4× 245 0.2× 360 12.4k
Jens Fiehler Germany 59 5.9k 0.7× 6.8k 1.2× 9.4k 2.4× 783 0.3× 581 0.4× 614 15.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Ognard, Julien, Sherief Ghozy, Jeremy K. Cutsforth‐Gregory, et al.. (2025). Quality of life in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Revue Neurologique. 181(8). 725–741. 1 indexed citations
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Madhavan, Ajay A., Vinil Shah, J. Levi Chazen, et al.. (2025). CSF-Venous Fistulas Arising Intraosseously within Bone Remodeled by Meningeal Diverticula. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 46(2). 421–425. 1 indexed citations
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Andersson, Tommy, Hannes Nordmeyer, Waleed Brinjikji, et al.. (2025). The economic impact of stent retriever selection for acute ischemic stroke: a cost analysis of MASTRO I from the healthcare system perspective of the United States, Canada and eight European countries. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 14(3). e240216–e240216.
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Garrard, James, Ain Neuhaus, Davide Carone, et al.. (2024). CT perfusion for lesion-symptom mapping in large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 18(1). 149–154.
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Madhavan, Ajay A., Vinil Shah, Waleed Brinjikji, & Jeremy K. Cutsforth‐Gregory. (2024). Myelographic Techniques for the Localization of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. 35(1). 133–142. 1 indexed citations
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Mark, Ian T., Waleed Brinjikji, Jeremy K. Cutsforth‐Gregory, et al.. (2024). β-Trace Protein as a Potential Biomarker for CSF-Venous Fistulas. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 46(2). 416–420. 1 indexed citations
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Alexander, Arun, Nitesh P. Patel, Harry J. Cloft, Giuseppe Lanzino, & Waleed Brinjikji. (2024). Clinical and radiological features of parasagittal dural arteriovenous fistulas: a report of 8 cases from a single institution. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 56(3). E16–E16. 2 indexed citations
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Madhavan, Ajay A., Jeremy K. Cutsforth‐Gregory, John C. Benson, et al.. (2023). Conebeam CT as an Adjunct to Digital Subtraction Myelography for Detection of CSF-Venous Fistulas. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 44(3). 347–350. 16 indexed citations
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Bilgin, Cem, Hassan Kobeissi, Atakan Orscelik, et al.. (2023). Phenox HPC and Phenox flow modulation devices for the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 16(7). 706–714. 6 indexed citations
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Jabal, Mohamed Sobhi, David F. Kallmes, George Harston, et al.. (2023). Automated CT angiography collateral scoring in anterior large vessel occlusion stroke: A multireader study. Interventional Neuroradiology. 31(1). 95–100. 6 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, Seán, Yang Liu, Daying Dai, et al.. (2021). Novel Human Acute Ischemic Stroke Blood Clot Analogs for In Vitro Thrombectomy Testing. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 42(7). 1250–1257. 19 indexed citations
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Saba, Luca, Waleed Brinjikji, Paolo Garofalo, et al.. (2019). Carotid Intraplaque-Hemorrhage Volume and Its Association with Cerebrovascular Events. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 40(10). 1731–1737. 40 indexed citations
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Flemming, Kelly D., et al.. (2019). Baseline and Evolutionary Radiologic Features in Sporadic, Hemorrhagic Brain Cavernous Malformations. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 40(6). 967–972. 14 indexed citations
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Lehman, Vance T., Petrice M. Cogswell, Lorenzo Rinaldo, et al.. (2019). Contemporary and emerging magnetic resonance imaging methods for evaluation of moyamoya disease. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 47(6). E6–E6. 27 indexed citations
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Brinjikji, Waleed, Harry J. Cloft, Giuseppe Lanzino, Leonardo Rangel-Castilla, & Pearse Morris. (2019). Transarterial embolization of an internal maxillary artery arteriovenous fistula presenting with pulsatile tinnitus. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 46(Suppl_1). V7–V7.
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Bond, Kamila M., Deena M. Nasr, Vance T. Lehman, et al.. (2017). Intracranial and Extracranial Neurovascular Manifestations of Takayasu Arteritis. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(4). 766–772. 43 indexed citations
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Brinjikji, Waleed, Vítor Nagai Yamaki, & Giuseppe Lanzino. (2016). Reply:. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 37(11). E76–E76. 1 indexed citations
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McDonald, Jennifer S., Waleed Brinjikji, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, et al.. (2014). Conscious sedation versus general anaesthesia during mechanical thrombectomy for stroke: a propensity score analysis. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 7(11). 789–794. 52 indexed citations
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Brinjikji, Waleed, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Giuseppe Lanzino, David F. Kallmes, & Harry J. Cloft. (2011). Effect of Age on Outcomes of Treatment of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms. Stroke. 42(5). 1320–1324. 106 indexed citations
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Brinjikji, Waleed, Bryan A. Comstock, Patrick J. Heagerty, Jeffrey G. Jarvik, & David F. Kallmes. (2010). Investigational Vertebroplasty Efficacy and Safety Trial: Detailed Analysis of Blinding Efficacy. Radiology. 257(1). 219–225. 12 indexed citations

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