Yong Ahn

5.4k total citations
98 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Yong Ahn is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yong Ahn has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 88 papers in Surgery and 34 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Yong Ahn's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (93 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (41 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (34 papers). Yong Ahn is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (93 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (41 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (34 papers). Yong Ahn collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and United Kingdom. Yong Ahn's co-authors include Sang‐Ho Lee, Jun Ho Lee, Song-Woo Shin, Seong Son, Sang-Ho Lee, Ho Kim, Kyung-Chul Choi, Dong Yeob Lee, Ho Yeon Lee and Ho-Yeong Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Yong Ahn

89 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yong Ahn South Korea 37 3.4k 3.2k 1.4k 528 136 98 3.6k
Stephen I. Esses United States 34 2.7k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 769 0.6× 401 0.8× 101 0.7× 86 3.5k
Luiz Pimenta United States 29 3.6k 1.1× 3.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 555 1.1× 40 0.3× 101 3.8k
John W. Brantigan United States 20 1.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 556 0.4× 608 1.2× 11 0.1× 28 2.4k
Jin‐Sung Kim South Korea 27 2.5k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 883 0.6× 483 0.9× 159 1.2× 145 2.7k
Eeric Truumees United States 24 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 494 0.4× 408 0.8× 46 0.3× 73 1.9k
Claudio Lamartina Italy 27 1.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 332 0.2× 219 0.4× 54 0.4× 99 2.2k
H. Michael Mayer Germany 21 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 844 0.6× 246 0.5× 65 0.5× 81 1.9k
Steven Mardjetko United States 17 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 291 0.2× 179 0.3× 41 0.3× 40 1.6k
Sohrab Virk United States 20 804 0.2× 955 0.3× 249 0.2× 217 0.4× 43 0.3× 95 1.2k
Cooper R. Gundry United States 17 745 0.2× 890 0.3× 425 0.3× 209 0.4× 66 0.5× 26 1.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2025). Clinical Efficacy of Extended Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy Compared with the Conventional Technique. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(18). 6446–6446.
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2025). The Learning Curve of Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(24). 8926–8926.
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2024). Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy for Iatrogenic Foraminal Stenosis Following Vertebroplasty. Neurospine. 21(4). 1137–1140. 1 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2023). Transforaminal Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy for Juxta-Fusional Foraminal Stenosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(17). 5745–5745. 5 indexed citations
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Son, Seong, Sang Gu Lee, Woo Kyung Kim, Yong Ahn, & Jong-myung Jung. (2020). Disc height discrepancy between supine and standing positions as a screening metric for discogenic back pain in patients with disc degeneration. The Spine Journal. 21(1). 71–79. 15 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2019). Laser-assisted endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy for failed back surgery syndrome in elderly patients. Lasers in Medical Science. 35(1). 121–129. 7 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong. (2019). Current techniques of endoscopic decompression in spine surgery. Annals of Translational Medicine. 7(S5). S169–S169. 64 indexed citations
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Son, Seong, Sang Gu Lee, Woo Kyung Kim, & Yong Ahn. (2018). Advantages of a Microsurgical Translaminar Approach (Keyhole Laminotomy) for Upper Lumbar Disc Herniation. World Neurosurgery. 119. e16–e22. 17 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2018). Laser-Assisted Microdiscectomy for Far Lateral Lumbar Disc Herniation at the L5-S1 Level. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 36(10). 555–561.
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Son, Seong, Woo Kyung Kim, Sang Gu Lee, & Yong Ahn. (2018). Long-Term Outcomes After Microscopic Anterior Cervical Foraminotomy with a Minimum 10-Year Follow-Up. World Neurosurgery. 122. e67–e80. 2 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2014). Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Foraminotomy. Neurosurgery. 75(2). 124–133. 135 indexed citations
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Choi, Kyung-Chul, Jin-Sung Kim, Hyeong-Ki Shim, Yong Ahn, & Sang‐Ho Lee. (2013). Changes in the Adjacent Segment 10 Years After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Low-Grade Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 472(6). 1845–1854. 31 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2012). Laser-Assisted Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy and Discectomy for Lateral and Foraminal Cervical Disc Herniation. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 30(9). 510–515. 8 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong & Sang‐Ho Lee. (2012). Postoperative spondylodiscitis following transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: clinical characteristics and preventive strategies. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 26(4). 482–486. 21 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong & Sang‐Ho Lee. (2010). Vertebroplasty for adjacent vertebral fracture following lumbar interbody fusion. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 25(1). 104–108. 12 indexed citations
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Lee, Sang‐Ho, Yong Ahn, & Jun Ho Lee. (2008). Laser-Assisted Anterior Cervical Corpectomy versus Posterior Laminoplasty for Cervical Myelopathic Patients with Multilevel Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 26(2). 119–127. 38 indexed citations
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Lee, Sang‐Ho, Yong Ahn, Wonchul Choi, Arun Bhanot, & Song-Woo Shin. (2006). Immediate Pain Improvement Is a Useful Predictor of Long-Term Favorable Outcome after Percutaneous Laser Disc Decompression for Cervical Disc Herniation. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 24(4). 508–513. 12 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong, Sang‐Ho Lee, & Song-Woo Shin. (2005). Percutaneous Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy: Clinical Outcome and Radiographic Changes. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 23(4). 362–368. 61 indexed citations
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Ahn, Yong, et al.. (2004). Factors predicting excellent outcome of percutaneous cervical discectomy: analysis of 111 consecutive cases. Neuroradiology. 46(5). 378–384. 43 indexed citations

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