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Alan S. Hilibrand

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
86
Citations
30136
World Ranking
14024
National Ranking
7114

Alan S. Hilibrand publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 608 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alan S. Hilibrand D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan S. Hilibrand sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alan S. Hilibrand is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with a significant emphasis on surgery. The main fields of study cover a wide range of topics related to spinal health and pathology.

The scientist's work encompasses several subfields, including:

  • Surgery
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Pharmacology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Biomedical Engineering

Key research topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Medical Imaging and Analysis

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Safety and efficacy of riluzole in patients undergoing decompressive surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy (CSM-Protect): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, phase 3 trial" (2020), published in The Lancet Neurology
  • "Preoperative Mental Health Component Scoring Is Related to Patient Reported Outcomes Following Lumbar Fusion" (2020), published in Spine
  • "Updated Return-to-Play Recommendations for Collision Athletes After Cervical Spine Injury: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study With the Cervical Spine Research Society" (2020), published in Neurosurgery
  • "The Outcomes of Patients With Neck Pain Following ACDF" (2020), published in Spine
  • "Development of a Telemedicine Neurological Examination for Spine Surgery" (2020), published in Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication

Alan S. Hilibrand has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alexander R. Vaccaro
  • Gregory D. Schroeder
  • Christopher K. Kepler
  • José A. Canseco
  • Mark F. Kurd

Their work is disseminated in key publication venues dedicated to spine research and surgery. The most frequent venues where their research appears are:

  • The Spine Journal
  • Spine
  • Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
  • World Neurosurgery
  • Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Best Publications

  • Surgical vs Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation: The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): A Randomized Trial

    James Neil Weinstein;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie;Anna N.A. Tosteson

  • Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

    James N Weinstein;Tor D Tosteson;Jon D Lurie;Anna N A Tosteson

  • Donor site morbidity after anterior iliac crest bone harvest for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

    Jeff S. Silber;D. Greg Anderson;Scott D. Daffner;Brian T. Brislin

  • Adjacent segment degeneration and adjacent segment disease: the consequences of spinal fusion?

    Alan S. Hilibrand;Matthew Robbins

  • Surgical versus Nonsurgical Treatment for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

    James Neil Weinstein;Jon D. Lurie;Tor D. Tosteson;Brett Hanscom

  • Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial.

    James Neil Weinstein;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie;Anna Tosteson

  • Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation

    James Weinstein;Jon Lurie;Tor Tosteson;Anna Tosteson

  • Pedicle screw constructs for spine fixation systems

    Michael S. Butler;Jim A. Youssef;Alan S. Hilibrand

  • Comparison of Transcranial Electric Motor and Somatosensory Evoked Potential Monitoring During Cervical Spine Surgery

    Alan S. Hilibrand;Daniel M. Schwartz;Venkat Sethuraman;Alexander R. Vaccaro

  • Lumbar adjacent segment degeneration and disease after arthrodesis and total disc arthroplasty.

    James S. Harrop;Jim A. Youssef;Mitch Maltenfort;Peggy Vorwald

  • Proposal of a modified, treatment-oriented classification of odontoid fractures.

    Jonathan N. Grauer;Bilal Shafi;Alan S. Hilibrand;James S. Harrop

  • The influence of obesity on the outcome of treatment of lumbar disc herniation: analysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT).

    Jeffrey A. Rihn;Mark Kurd;Alan S. Hilibrand;Jon Lurie

  • Cervical myelopathy. current diagnostic and treatment strategies.

    Charles C Edwards;K.Daniel Riew;Paul A Anderson;Alan S Hilibrand

  • Increased fusion rates with cervical plating for three-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Point of view

    Jeffrey C. Wang;Paul W. Mcdonough;Linda E. A. Kanim;Kevin K. Endow

  • Cervical Radiculopathy: Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Barrett I. Woods;Alan S. Hilibrand

  • Complications associated with single-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

    Jeffrey A. Rihn;Ravi Patel;Junaid Makda;Joseph Hong

  • Impact of neck and arm pain on overall health status.

    Scott D. Daffner;Alan S. Hilibrand;Brett S. Hanscom;Brian T. Brislin

  • Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Spectrum of Related Disorders Affecting the Aging Spine.

    Lindsay Tetreault;Christina L. Goldstein;Paul Arnold;James Harrop

  • Adjacent segment disease in the lumbar spine following different treatment interventions.

    Kristen E. Radcliff;Christopher K. Kepler;Andre Jakoi;Gursukhman S. Sidhu

  • Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: the effect of various instrumentation techniques on the flexibility of the lumbar spine.

    Basil M. Harris;Alan S. Hilibrand;Paul E. Savas;Anthony Pellegrino

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander R. Vaccaro
Alexander R. Vaccaro Thomas Jefferson University
Todd J. Albert
Todd J. Albert Hospital for Special Surgery
James S. Harrop
James S. Harrop Thomas Jefferson University
James Neil Weinstein
James Neil Weinstein Microsoft (United States)
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
Tor D. Tosteson
Tor D. Tosteson Dartmouth College
Ashwini Sharan
Ashwini Sharan Thomas Jefferson University
Brian K. Kwon
Brian K. Kwon University of British Columbia
Jeffrey C. Wang
Jeffrey C. Wang University of Southern California
Scott D. Boden
Scott D. Boden Emory University

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Alexander R. Vaccaro

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Thomas Jefferson University

Publications: 162

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Michael G. Fehlings

University of Toronto

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Praveen V. Mummaneni

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Cleveland Clinic

Publications: 80

Jeffrey C. Wang

Jeffrey C. Wang

University of Southern California

Publications: 79

James S. Harrop

James S. Harrop

Thomas Jefferson University

Publications: 68

Steven D. Glassman

Steven D. Glassman

University of Louisville

Publications: 67

Christopher M. Bono

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Publications: 60

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Publications: 57

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