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Christopher I. Shaffrey

Christopher I. Shaffrey

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
120
Citations
54506
World Ranking
3743
National Ranking
2060

Christopher I. Shaffrey publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher I. Shaffrey sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,631 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher I. Shaffrey 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 Christopher I. Shaffrey sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher I. Shaffrey is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Medical Imaging and Analysis
  • Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Christopher I. Shaffrey has contributed to numerous publications, several of which are noted for their topics related to spinal conditions and surgical outcomes. Selected recent papers include:

  • Management of Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Review of the Literature, 2021, Frontiers in Surgery
  • 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, The Lancet Neurology
  • Sagittal age-adjusted score (SAAS) for adult spinal deformity (ASD) more effectively predicts surgical outcomes and proximal junctional kyphosis than previous classifications, 2021, Spine Deformity
  • Quality Outcomes Database Spine Care Project 2012-2020: milestones achieved in a collaborative North American outcomes registry to advance value-based spine care and evolution to the American Spine Registry, 2020, Neurosurgical FOCUS
  • Neuroanesthesia Guidelines for Optimizing Transcranial Motor Evoked Potential Neuromonitoring During Deformity and Complex Spinal Surgery, 2020, Spine

The scientist has frequently published in several venues specializing in spinal and neurological surgery research. These include:

  • The Spine Journal
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Spine
  • Neurosurgery
  • Global Spine Journal

Christopher I. Shaffrey has collaborated extensively with other researchers in the field, including:

  • Shay Bess
  • Virginie Lafage
  • Justin S. Smith
  • Christopher P. Ames
  • Eric O. Klineberg

Best Publications

  • Scoliosis Research Society-Schwab adult spinal deformity classification: a validation study.

    Frank Schwab;Benjamin Ungar;Benjamin Blondel;Jacob Buchowski

  • A novel classification system for spinal instability in neoplastic disease: an evidence-based approach and expert consensus from the Spine Oncology Study Group.

    Charles G. Fisher;Christian P. Dipaola;Timothy C. Ryken;Mark H. Bilsky

  • Early versus delayed decompression for traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: results of the Surgical Timing in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS).

    Michael G. Fehlings;Alexander Vaccaro;Jefferson R. Wilson;Anoushka Singh

  • Radiographical spinopelvic parameters and disability in the setting of adult spinal deformity: a prospective multicenter analysis.

    Frank J. Schwab;Benjamin Blondel;Benjamin Blondel;Shay Bess;Richard Hostin

  • Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications: A review

    Justin K. Scheer;Jessica A. Tang;Justin S. Smith;Frank L. Acosta

  • The Impact of Standing Regional Cervical Sagittal Alignment on Outcomes in Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery

    Jessica A. Tang;Justin K. Scheer;Justin S. Smith;Vedat Deviren

  • Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score: An Analysis of Reliability and Validity From the Spine Oncology Study Group

    Daryl R. Fourney;Evan M. Frangou;Timothy C. Ryken;Christian P. DiPaola

  • The Comprehensive Anatomical Spinal Osteotomy Classification

    Frank Schwab;Benjamin Blondel;Benjamin Blondel;Edward Chay;Jason Demakakos

  • Does treatment (nonoperative and operative) improve the two-year quality of life in patients with adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis: a prospective multicenter evidence-based medicine study.

    Keith H. Bridwell;Steven Glassman;William Horton;Christopher Shaffrey

  • Cervical radiographical alignment: comprehensive assessment techniques and potential importance in cervical myelopathy.

    Christopher P. Ames;Benjamin Blondel;Justin K. Scheer;Frank J. Schwab

  • Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: Results of the AOSpine North America Prospective Multi-Center Study

    Michael G. Fehlings;Jefferson R. Wilson;Branko Kopjar;Sangwook Tim Yoon

  • Complications in spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in the new millennium. A report of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.

    Jeffrey D Coe;Vincent Arlet;William Donaldson;Sigurd Berven

  • Iliac crest bone graft donor site pain after anterior lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective patient satisfaction outcome assessment.

    Rick C Sasso;Jean Charles LeHuec;Christopher Shaffrey

  • Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.

    Justin S. Smith;Christopher I. Shaffrey;Charles A. Sansur;Sigurd H. Berven

  • TheT1 pelvic angle, a novel radiographic measure of global sagittal deformity, accounts for both spinal inclination and pelvic tilt and correlates with health-related quality of life

    Themistocles Protopsaltis;Frank Schwab;Nicolas Bronsard;Justin S. Smith

  • The SRS-Schwab adult spinal deformity classification: assessment and clinical correlations based on a prospective operative and nonoperative cohort.

    Jamie Terran;Frank Schwab;Christopher I. Shaffrey;Justin S. Smith

  • Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database.

    Davis L. Reames;Justin S. Smith;Kai Ming G. Fu;David W. Polly

  • Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds: Should Operative Goals in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Account for Age?

    Renaud Lafage;Frank Schwab;Vincent Challier;Jensen K. Henry

  • Risk-benefit assessment of surgery for adult scoliosis: an analysis based on patient age.

    Justin S. Smith;Christopher I. Shaffrey;Steven D. Glassman;Sigurd H. Berven

  • Change in classification grade by the SRS-Schwab Adult Spinal Deformity Classification predicts impact on health-related quality of life measures: prospective analysis of operative and nonoperative treatment.

    Justin S Smith;Eric Klineberg;Frank Schwab;Christopher I Shaffrey

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher P. Ames
Christopher P. Ames University of California, San Francisco
Frank J. Schwab
Frank J. Schwab Hospital for Special Surgery
Virginie Lafage
Virginie Lafage Lenox Hill Hospital
Justin S. Smith
Justin S. Smith University of Virginia
Han Jo Kim
Han Jo Kim Hospital for Special Surgery
Mitchel S. Berger
Mitchel S. Berger University of California, San Francisco
William T. Couldwell
William T. Couldwell University of Utah
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
Praveen V. Mummaneni
Praveen V. Mummaneni University of California, San Francisco
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Weill Cornell Medicine

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