William Sears

1.8k total citations
39 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

William Sears is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Sears has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Surgery, 27 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 4 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in William Sears's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (23 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (13 papers). William Sears is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (24 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (23 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (13 papers). William Sears collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. William Sears's co-authors include Lali H.S. Sekhon, Neil Duggal, Gwynedd E. Pickett, Mari Smith, Noojan Kazemi, Doron Rabin, Michael G. Fehlings, David W. Cadotte, Bizhan Aarabi and Owen D. Williamson and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, British Journal of Sports Medicine and The Medical Journal of Australia.

In The Last Decade

William Sears

38 papers receiving 1.2k 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 Sears Australia 17 1.1k 1.1k 201 85 68 39 1.3k
Hirohiko Inanami Japan 15 775 0.7× 442 0.4× 188 0.9× 31 0.4× 74 1.1× 65 885
James E. Cain United States 14 637 0.6× 462 0.4× 242 1.2× 44 0.5× 96 1.4× 18 784
Kazuo Saita Japan 15 625 0.6× 353 0.3× 184 0.9× 79 0.9× 50 0.7× 62 905
Marc Röllinghoff Germany 15 673 0.6× 448 0.4× 189 0.9× 43 0.5× 80 1.2× 37 801
Samuel Kalb United States 18 789 0.7× 660 0.6× 135 0.7× 99 1.2× 135 2.0× 42 1.0k
Cooper R. Gundry United States 17 890 0.8× 745 0.7× 425 2.1× 66 0.8× 209 3.1× 26 1.3k
David F. Fardon United States 14 619 0.6× 937 0.9× 706 3.5× 109 1.3× 309 4.5× 37 1.2k
Roberto Izzo Italy 12 382 0.3× 352 0.3× 155 0.8× 14 0.2× 66 1.0× 31 537
Yutaka Nohara Japan 15 501 0.4× 283 0.3× 96 0.5× 53 0.6× 30 0.4× 31 622
Kota Miyoshi Japan 14 435 0.4× 311 0.3× 167 0.8× 61 0.7× 16 0.2× 31 677

Countries citing papers authored by William Sears

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Sears

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Sears

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All Works

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Patwardhan, Avinash G., Robert M. Havey, Saeed Khayatzadeh, et al.. (2015). Postural Consequences of Cervical Sagittal Imbalance. Spine. 40(11). 783–792. 57 indexed citations
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Patwardhan, Avinash G., Saeed Khayatzadeh, Robert M. Havey, et al.. (2015). Is Cervical Sagittal Imbalance a Risk Factor for Adjacent Segment Pathomechanics After Multilevel Fusion?. Spine. 41(10). E580–E588. 24 indexed citations
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Saravanja, Davor, et al.. (2012). Monitoring Image Guidance System Accuracy During Spinal Surgery With Mini-Screw Fiducials. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 26(2). E75–E79. 1 indexed citations
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Katz, David L., Mary Murimi, Robert A. Pretlow, & William Sears. (2012). Exploring Effectiveness of Messaging in Childhood Obesity Campaigns. Childhood Obesity. 8(2). 97–105. 12 indexed citations
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McCombe, Peter, et al.. (2011). Lumbo-pelvic lordosis and the pelvic radius technique in the assessment of spinal sagittal balance: strengths and caveats. European Spine Journal. 20(S5). 591–601. 12 indexed citations
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McCombe, Peter, et al.. (2011). Cost-Effectiveness of Single-Level Cervical Disc Arthroplasty. The Spine Journal. 11(10). S16–S16. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, William. (2010). Adjacent Segment Disease Following 1049 Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusions - A Retrospective Review. The Spine Journal. 10(9). S71–S72. 1 indexed citations
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Fehlings, Michael G., Doron Rabin, William Sears, David W. Cadotte, & Bizhan Aarabi. (2010). Current Practice in the Timing of Surgical Intervention in Spinal Cord Injury. Spine. 35(Supplement). S166–S173. 146 indexed citations
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Sears, William, et al.. (2010). Incidence and prevalence of surgery at segments adjacent to a previous posterior lumbar arthrodesis. The Spine Journal. 11(1). 11–20. 206 indexed citations
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Davis, Gavin A, Peter J. Hamlyn, William Sears, & Paul McCrory. (2008). Clinics in neurology and neurosurgery of sport: cervical disc prolapse. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(6). 455–459. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, William, Lali H.S. Sekhon, Neil Duggal, & Owen D. Williamson. (2007). Segmental Malalignment With the Bryan Cervical Disc Prosthesis—Does it Occur?. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 20(1). 1–6. 29 indexed citations
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Sears, William, et al.. (2006). In Vitro Study of Shear Force on Interbody Implants. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 19(1). 32–36. 1 indexed citations
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Gibson, Thomas W. G., Brigitte A. Brisson, & William Sears. (2005). Perioperative survival rates after surgery for diaphragmatic hernia in dogs and cats: 92 cases (1990–2002). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 227(1). 105–109. 29 indexed citations
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Pickett, Gwynedd E., Demytra Mitsis, Lali H.S. Sekhon, William Sears, & Neil Duggal. (2004). Effects of a cervical disc prosthesis on segmental and cervical spine alignment. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 17(3). 1–35. 123 indexed citations
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Sears, William & Ian C. Francis. (2004). Use of the Ophthalmic Phacoemulsification Instrument for Tumors of the Spinal Cord. Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques. 17(1). 41–43. 1 indexed citations
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Ferch, Richard, Michael K. Morgan, & William Sears. (2001). Spinal arteriovenous malformations: a review with case illustrations. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 8(4). 299–304. 28 indexed citations
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Percy, J., et al.. (1989). TIGER MAULING: FATAL SPINAL INJURY. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 59(6). 505–506. 16 indexed citations

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