William C. Horton

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

William C. Horton is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Horton has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Surgery, 30 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in William C. Horton's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (29 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (27 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (26 papers). William C. Horton is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (29 papers), Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (27 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (26 papers). William C. Horton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Nigeria. William C. Horton's co-authors include Keith H. Bridwell, Steven D. Glassman, Sigurd Berven, John R. Dimar, Frank Schwab, Christopher I. Shaffrey, William Hutton, Tapan K. Daftari, Christopher L. Hamill and Stephen L. Ondra and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

William C. Horton

42 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Impact of Positive Sagittal Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity

2005 1.4k citations Steven D. Glassman, Keith H. Bridwell et al. Spine profile →
Correlation of Radiographic Parameters and Clinical Symptoms in Adult Scoliosis

2005 928 citations Steven D. Glassman, Sigurd Berven et al. Spine profile →

Peers

William C. Horton

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Ensor E. Transfeldt United States

Masatsune Yamagata Japan

Michael O’Brien United States

Gregory E. Lutz United States

Domagoj Coric United States

Ragnar Johnsson Sweden

Ali A. Baaj United States

Joseph C. Cauthen United States

Aina Danielsson Sweden

Kota Suda Japan

Ensor E. Transfeldt United States

William C. Horton

4.1k ×0.8

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3.3k ×0.8

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934 ×2.2

PHARM

490 ×1.4

117 ×1.8

EPIDE

Citations per year, relative to William C. Horton William C. Horton (= 1×) peers Ensor E. Transfeldt

Countries citing papers authored by William C. Horton

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by William C. Horton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William C. Horton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William C. Horton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William C. Horton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William C. Horton. William C. Horton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Smith, Justin S., Christopher I. Shaffrey, Steven D. Glassman, et al.. (2010). Risk-Benefit Assessment of Surgery for Adult Scoliosis. Spine. 36(10). 817–824. 272 indexed citations

Kim, Jin Hwan, William C. Horton, Takahiko Hamasaki, et al.. (2010). Spinal Instrumentation for Sacral-pelvic Fixation. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 23(8). 506–512. 19 indexed citations

Smith, Justin S., Christopher I. Shaffrey, Sigurd Berven, et al.. (2009). IMPROVEMENT OF BACK PAIN WITH OPERATIVE AND NONOPERATIVE TREATMENT IN ADULTS WITH SCOLIOSIS. Neurosurgery. 65(1). 86–94. 198 indexed citations

Smith, Justin S., Christopher I. Shaffrey, Sigurd Berven, et al.. (2009). Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Leg Pain in Adults With Scoliosis. Spine. 34(16). 1693–1698. 186 indexed citations

Bridwell, Keith H., Steven D. Glassman, William C. Horton, et al.. (2009). Does Treatment (Nonoperative and Operative) Improve the Two-Year Quality of Life in Patients With Adult Symptomatic Lumbar Scoliosis. Spine. 34(20). 2171–2178. 285 indexed citations

Baldus, Christine R., Keith H. Bridwell, John J. Harrast, et al.. (2008). Age-Gender Matched Comparison of SRS Instrument Scores Between Adult Deformity and Normal Adults. Spine. 33(20). 2214–2218. 65 indexed citations

Bridwell, Keith H., Sigurd Berven, Steven D. Glassman, et al.. (2007). Is the SRS-22 Instrument Responsive to Change in Adult Scoliosis Patients Having Primary Spinal Deformity Surgery?. Spine. 32(20). 2220–2225. 117 indexed citations

Horton, William C., et al.. (2005). Is There an Optimal Patient Stance for Obtaining a Lateral 36” Radiograph?. Spine. 30(4). 427–433. 249 indexed citations

Horton, William C., Chaiwat Kraiwattanapong, Tomoyuki Akamaru, et al.. (2005). The Role of the Sternum, Costosternal Articulations, Intervertebral Disc, and Facets in Thoracic Sagittal Plane Biomechanics. Spine. 30(18). 2014–2023. 43 indexed citations

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Whitesides, Thomas E., William C. Horton, William Hutton, & Lisa Hodges. (2005). Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis. Spine. 30(Supplement). S12–S21. 61 indexed citations

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Glassman, Steven D., Keith H. Bridwell, John R. Dimar, et al.. (2005). The Impact of Positive Sagittal Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity. Spine. 30(18). 2024–2029. 1389 indexed citations breakdown →

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Glassman, Steven D., Sigurd Berven, Keith H. Bridwell, William C. Horton, & John R. Dimar. (2005). Correlation of Radiographic Parameters and Clinical Symptoms in Adult Scoliosis. Spine. 30(6). 682–688. 928 indexed citations breakdown →

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Murakami, Hideki, William C. Horton, Norio Kawahara, Katsuro Tomita, & William Hutton. (2001). Anterior lumbar interbody fusion using two standard cylindrical threaded cages, a single mega-cage, or dual nested cages: a biomechanical comparison. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 6(4). 343–348. 4 indexed citations

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Martin, George J., Scott D. Boden, William C. Horton, Thadeus L. Trus, & Harvinder S. Sandhu. (1997). Laparoscopic Anterior Spinal Arthrodesis with rhBMP-2 in a Titanium Interbody Threaded Cage. Neurosurgery. 41(3). 746–746. 4 indexed citations

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Parker, Larry M., et al.. (1996). The Outcome of Posterolateral Fusion in Highly Selected Patients With Discogenic Low Back Pain. Spine. 21(16). 1909–1916. 83 indexed citations

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Horton, William C., et al.. (1996). Strength of Fixation of Anterior Vertebral Body Screws. Spine. 21(4). 439–444. 30 indexed citations

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Anderson, Timothy, William C. Horton, Thomas E. Whitesides, & Joseph I. Miller. (1995). Sternal release and advancement with thoracotomy and osteotomy for idiopathic osteopenia. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 60(2). 437–438. 1 indexed citations

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Horton, William C., et al.. (1995). The Effect of Different Surgical Releases on Thoracic Spinal Motion. Spine. 20(14). 1604–1611. 47 indexed citations

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Daftari, Tapan K., William C. Horton, & William Hutton. (1994). Correlations Between Screw Hole Preparation, Torque of Insertion, and Pullout Strength for Spinal Screws. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 7(2). 139–145. 142 indexed citations

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Horton, William C. & Tapan K. Daftari. (1992). Which Disc as Visualized by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Actually a Source of Pain?. Spine. 17(Supplement). S164–S171. 102 indexed citations

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