William Clifton

1.2k total citations
80 papers, 820 citations indexed

About

William Clifton is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, William Clifton has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 820 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Surgery, 34 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 20 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in William Clifton's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (29 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (29 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (18 papers). William Clifton is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (29 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (29 papers) and Surgical Simulation and Training (18 papers). William Clifton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Grenada and Germany. William Clifton's co-authors include Aaron Damon, Mark A. Pichelmann, Eric W. Nottmeier, Alfredo Quiñones‐Hinojosa, Archer Kilbourne Martin, Richard J. Jagacinski, John Merrill, Christine Charyton, Oluwaseun O. Akinduro and Kingsley Abode-Iyamah and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Neurology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

William Clifton

72 papers receiving 798 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Clifton United States 16 422 266 225 54 51 80 820
Seung Jin Lee South Korea 18 329 0.8× 275 1.0× 161 0.7× 22 0.4× 40 0.8× 157 1.2k
Cheng‐Li Lin Taiwan 18 598 1.4× 114 0.4× 161 0.7× 19 0.4× 37 0.7× 82 854
Yan-Jun Chen China 15 116 0.3× 204 0.8× 44 0.2× 15 0.3× 66 1.3× 64 695
Wei‐Li Hsu Taiwan 22 338 0.8× 683 2.6× 306 1.4× 64 1.2× 23 0.5× 66 1.8k
Michael Miller United States 21 822 1.9× 188 0.7× 29 0.1× 84 1.6× 17 0.3× 57 1.4k
Ahmet Erdemir United States 19 885 2.1× 1.1k 4.3× 69 0.3× 27 0.5× 22 0.4× 69 2.0k
Masahiro TODOH Japan 15 233 0.6× 407 1.5× 70 0.3× 30 0.6× 34 0.7× 70 921
Nan Kang China 16 282 0.7× 44 0.2× 235 1.0× 21 0.4× 22 0.4× 75 776
Kam Lun Leung Hong Kong 25 458 1.1× 1.1k 4.2× 69 0.3× 103 1.9× 9 0.2× 87 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by William Clifton

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Clifton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Clifton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William Clifton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William Clifton 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 Clifton. William Clifton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Greenberg, Jacob K., et al.. (2023). Age-adjusted alignment goals in adult spinal deformity surgery. Seminars in Spine Surgery. 35(2). 101027–101027. 3 indexed citations
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Gendreau, Julian, Neal Patel, Nolan J. Brown, et al.. (2023). Surgical Intervention for Primary B-cell Lymphoma of the Spine. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication. 37(7). 296–304.
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Archang, Maani M., et al.. (2023). Malignant Carotid Paraganglioma: A Case Report. Cureus. 15(7). e41765–e41765. 1 indexed citations
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Damon, Aaron, Ricardo A. Domingo, William Clifton, et al.. (2021). Three-Dimensionally Printed Surgical Simulation Tool for Brain Mapping Training and Preoperative Planning. Operative Neurosurgery. 21(6). 523–532. 4 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, Aaron Damon, & Archer Kilbourne Martin. (2020). Considerations and Cautions for Three-Dimensional-Printed Personal Protective Equipment in the COVID-19 Crisis. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 7(3). 97–99. 41 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, et al.. (2019). Safety and Accuracy of the Freehand Placement of C7 Pedicle Screws in Cervical and Cervicothoracic Constructs. Cureus. 11(8). e5304–e5304. 3 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, et al.. (2019). Cervicothoracic Manipulation Techniques Reviewed Utilizing Three-Dimensional Spine Model. Cureus. 11(10). e5836–e5836. 1 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, Aaron Damon, & Mark A. Pichelmann. (2019). How I do it: tapered rod placement across the cervicothoracic junction for augmented posterior constructs. Acta Neurochirurgica. 161(12). 2429–2431. 3 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, et al.. (2019). 3-Dimensional Simulation Videography for Instructional Placement of Bedside External Ventricular Drains. World Neurosurgery. 131. 242–242. 3 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, et al.. (2019). Abdominal wall paresis after posterior spine surgery: An anatomic explanation. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 186. 105551–105551.
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Clifton, William, Aaron Damon, Rachel Stein, Mark A. Pichelmann, & Eric W. Nottmeier. (2019). Biomimetic 3-Dimensional−Printed Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion Simulation: Advancements in Education Tools for Trainee Instruction. World Neurosurgery. 135. 308–308. 15 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, et al.. (2017). Paradoxical Distraction with Upright Position After Halo Fixation in 2 Patients with Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation. World Neurosurgery. 110. 303–308. 2 indexed citations
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Higgins, Dominique, Grant W. Mallory, Ross C. Puffer, et al.. (2015). Understanding the Impact of Obesity on Short-term Outcomes and In-hospital Costs After Instrumented Spinal Fusion. Neurosurgery. 78(1). 127–132. 55 indexed citations
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Perullo, Christopher, et al.. (2014). Development of a Suite of Hybrid Electric Propulsion Modeling Elements Using NPSS. 23 indexed citations
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Clifton, William, et al.. (2014). Sensitivity of Green’s Word Memory Test Genuine Memory Impairment Profile to Temporal Pathology: A Study in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 28(6). 941–953. 11 indexed citations
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Charyton, Christine, et al.. (2011). Assessing Creativity Specific to Engineering with the Revised Creative Engineering Design Assessment. Journal of Engineering Education. 100(4). 778–799. 68 indexed citations
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Hogen‐Esch, Thieo E., et al.. (2008). Percutaneous fiber-optic sensor for chronic glucose monitoring in vivo. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 23(10). 1458–1465. 55 indexed citations

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