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Douglas Kondziolka

Douglas Kondziolka

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
141
Citations
67032
World Ranking
1641
National Ranking
956

Douglas Kondziolka 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 Douglas Kondziolka sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,078 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas Kondziolka 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 Douglas Kondziolka sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Douglas Kondziolka is affiliated with New York University in the United States, where their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in neurology and related subfields. Their work spans various areas including epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, and surgery.

The scientist's research covers multiple main topics, with a particular emphasis on management and treatment strategies in neurosurgery and neurological disorders. These topics include:

  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Vascular malformations diagnosis and treatment
  • Brain metastases and treatment
  • Glioma diagnosis and treatment
  • Neurofibromatosis and schwannoma cases
  • Intracranial aneurysms: treatment and complications
  • Lung cancer research studies

Kondziolka has collaborated frequently with several researchers, reflecting a strong network within their scientific community. Notable coauthors include:

  • Jason P. Sheehan
  • David Mathieu
  • Kenneth Bernstein
  • L. Dade Lunsford
  • Roman Liščák

Their publications appear predominantly in journals that focus on neurology and neurosurgery, which align with their primary fields of study. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Journal of Neurosurgery
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Operative Neurosurgery
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Several recent papers contributed by or including Kondziolka illustrate the range within their research scope:

  • "Health system-scale language models are all-purpose prediction engines" (2023) published in Nature
  • "Evaluation of First-line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases" (2020) published in JAMA Oncology
  • "Cell Therapy for Chronic TBI" (2021) published in Neurology
  • "Medical large language models are vulnerable to data-poisoning attacks" (2025) published in Nature Medicine
  • "An international multicenter matched cohort analysis of incidental meningioma progression during active surveillance or after stereotactic radiosurgery: the IMPASSE study" (2021) published in Neuro-Oncology

Best Publications

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery plus whole brain radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for patients with multiple brain metastases.

    Douglas Kondziolka;Atul Patel;L.Dade Lunsford;Amin Kassam

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the brain.

    L D Lunsford;D Kondziolka;J C Flickinger;D J Bissonette

  • Transplantation of cultured human neuronal cells for patients with stroke

    D. Kondziolka;L. Wechsler;S. Goldstein;C. Meltzer

  • A multi-institutional experience with stereotactic radiosurgery for solitary brain metastasis

    John C Flickinger;Douglas Kondziolka;L Dade Lunsford;Robert J Coffey

  • Recommendations for the Management of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From a Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Stroke Association

    Christopher S. Ogilvy;Philip E. Stieg;Issam Awad;Robert D. Brown

  • The natural history of cerebral cavernous malformations

    D. Kondziolka;L. D. Lunsford;J. R. W. Kestle

  • Long-term outcomes after radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas

    D Kondziolka;L D Lunsford;M R McLaughlin;J C Flickinger

  • The role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline

    Mark E. Linskey;David W. Andrews;Anthony L. Asher;Stuart H. Burri

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: a multiinstitutional study using the gamma unit

    D Kondziolka;L D Lunsford;J C Flickinger;R F Young

  • A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Ventral Capsule/Ventral Striatum for Chronic Treatment-Resistant Depression

    Darin D. Dougherty;Ali R. Rezai;Linda L. Carpenter;Robert H. Howland

  • Neurotransplantation for patients with subcortical motor stroke: a phase 2 randomized trial.

    Douglas Kondziolka;Gary K. Steinberg;Lawrence Wechsler;Carolyn C. Meltzer

  • Radiosurgery as definitive management of intracranial meningiomas.

    Douglas Kondziolka;David Mathieu;L Dade Lunsford;Juan J Martin

  • Factors Associated with Successful Arteriovenous Malformation Radiosurgery

    Pollock Be;Flickinger Jc;Lunsford Ld;Maitz A

  • Radiosurgery of vestibular schwannomas: summary of experience in 829 cases.

    L. Dade Lunsford;Ajay Niranjan;John C. Flickinger;Ann Maitz

  • The role of surgical resection in the management of newly diagnosed brain metastases: a systematic review and evidence-based clinical practice guideline

    Steven N. Kalkanis;Douglas Kondziolka;Laurie E. Gaspar;Stuart H. Burri

  • Synopsis of Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: Consensus Recommendations Based on Systematic Literature Review by the Angioma Alliance Scientific Advisory Board Clinical Experts Panel.

    Amy Akers;Rustam Al-Shahi Salman;Issam A. Awad;Kristen Dahlem

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery providing long-term tumor control of cavernous sinus meningiomas

    John Y. K. Lee;Ajay Niranjan;James Mcinerney;Douglas Kondziolka

  • Development of a model to predict permanent symptomatic postradiosurgery injury for arteriovenous malformation patients

    John C Flickinger;Douglas Kondziolka;L.Dade Lunsford;Amin Kassam

  • Clinical Outcomes of Transplanted Modified Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Stroke: A Phase 1/2a Study

    Gary K. Steinberg;Douglas Kondziolka;Lawrence R. Wechsler;L. Dade Lunsford

  • Outcome analysis of acoustic neuroma management: a comparison of microsurgery and stereotactic radiosurgery.

    B E Pollock;L D Lunsford;D Kondziolka;J C Flickinger

Frequent Co-Authors

L. Dade Lunsford
L. Dade Lunsford University of Pittsburgh
John C. Flickinger
John C. Flickinger University of Pittsburgh
Jason P. Sheehan
Jason P. Sheehan University of Virginia
Bruce E. Pollock
Bruce E. Pollock Mayo Clinic
Gene H. Barnett
Gene H. Barnett Cleveland Clinic
Jay S. Loeffler
Jay S. Loeffler Harvard University
Lawrence R. Wechsler
Lawrence R. Wechsler University of Pennsylvania
Gary K. Steinberg
Gary K. Steinberg Stanford University
Michael W. McDermott
Michael W. McDermott University of California, San Francisco
Robert M. Starke
Robert M. Starke University of Miami

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