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Edward C. Benzel

Edward C. Benzel

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
25739
World Ranking
14640
National Ranking
7406

Edward C. Benzel 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 Edward C. Benzel sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 867 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward C. Benzel 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 Edward C. Benzel sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Edward C. Benzel is affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine, with a focus on surgery, neurology, pathology and forensic medicine, pharmacology, and general health professions.

They have contributed extensively to topics relating to spine and intervertebral disc pathology, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, anesthesia and pain management, patient satisfaction in healthcare, surgical simulation and training, neurosurgical procedures and complications, and intracranial aneurysms including their treatment and complications.

Edward C. Benzel's recent published works include:

  • Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: Diagnosis, Outcomes, and Prognostic Factors, 2020, World Neurosurgery
  • Exploring perioperative complications of anterior lumber interbody fusion in patients with a history of prior abdominal surgery: A retrospective cohort study, 2020, The Spine Journal
  • Flow diversion for the treatment of intracranial bifurcation aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
  • Osteobiologics, 2021, Operative Neurosurgery
  • Is it safe to stop at C7 during multilevel posterior cervical decompression and fusion? - multicenter analysis, 2020, The Spine Journal

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • World Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • The Spine Journal
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
  • Operative Neurosurgery

Collaborations form a significant component of their research efforts. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael P. Steinmetz
  • Thomas E. Mroz
  • Nicholas M. Rabah
  • Ahmed Kashkoush
  • Mark Bain

Best Publications

  • Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

    Zoher Ghogawala;James Dziura;William E. Butler;Feng Dai

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury among Children

    Angela Lumba-Brown;Keith Owen Yeates;Kelly Sarmiento;Matthew J. Breiding

  • Cervical laminectomy and dentate ligament section for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.

    Edward C. Benzel;John Lancon;Lee Kesterson;Theresa Hadden

  • An apparatus for retaining bone portions in a desired spatial relationship

    Edward C. Benzel;Hansen A. Yuan;Alex Dinello;Michael H. Wefers

  • Biomechanics of Spine Stabilization

    Edward C. Benzel

  • C1-C2 pedicle screw fixation with rigid cantilever beam construct: case report and technical note.

    Daniel K. Resnick;Edward C. Benzel

  • Acute Low Back Pain and Radiculopathy: MR Imaging Findings and Their Prognostic Role and Effect on Outcome

    Michael T Modic;Nancy A Obuchowski;Jeffrey S Ross;Michael N Brant-Zawadzki

  • A critical appraisal of the reporting of the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Studies (II and III) of methylprednisolone in acute spinal cord injury.

    William P. Coleman;Edward Benzel;David W. Cahill;Thomas Ducker

  • Outcome after the treatment of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae: a contemporary single-institution series and meta-analysis.

    Michael P. Steinmetz;Michael M. Chow;Ajit A. Krishnaney;Doreen Andrews-Hinders

  • Cervical spondylosis anatomy: pathophysiology and biomechanics.

    Daniel Shedid;Edward C Benzel

  • Cervical spine stabilization method and system

    Hansen A. Yuan;Edward C. Benzel;Alex Dinello;Michael H. Wefers

  • SISTEMA DE RETENCION DE COLUMNA ESPINAL.

    Benzel Edward C;Yuan Hansen A;Dinello Alex;Wefers Michael H

  • The incidence of vertebral artery injury after midcervical spine fracture or subluxation

    Brian K. Willis;Frank Greiner;William W. Orrison;Edward C. Benzel

  • Effect of Perioperative Intravenous Lidocaine Administration on Pain, Opioid Consumption, and Quality of Life after Complex Spine Surgery

    Ehab Farag;Michael Ghobrial;Daniel I. Sessler;Jarrod E. Dalton

  • The cervical spine

    Charles R. Clark;Edward C. Benzel

  • Fractures of the C-2 vertebral body

    Edward C. Benzel;Blaine L. Hart;Perry A. Ball;Nevan G. Baldwin

  • Neurological and spinal manifestations of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes

    Fraser C. Henderson;Claudiu Austin;Edward Benzel;Paolo Bolognese

  • Bone-mounted miniature robotic guidance for pedicle screw and translaminar facet screw placement: Part I--Technical development and a test case result.

    Isador H. Lieberman;Daisuke Togawa;Mark M. Kayanja;Mary K. Reinhardt

  • The optimal radiologic method for assessing spinal canal compromise and cord compression in patients with cervical spinal cord injury. Part II: Results of a multicenter study.

    Michael G. Fehlings;Michael G. Fehlings;Sanjay C. Rao;Charles H. Tator;Ghassan Skaf

  • Magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of patients with occult cervical spine injury

    Edward C. Benzel;Blaine L. Hart;Perry A. Ball;Nevan G. Baldwin

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker K. H. Sonntag
Volker K. H. Sonntag St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Shuvo Roy
Shuvo Roy University of California, San Francisco
Jeffrey C. Wang
Jeffrey C. Wang University of Southern California
Alexander R. Vaccaro
Alexander R. Vaccaro Thomas Jefferson University
Fred G. Barker
Fred G. Barker Harvard University
Michael T. Modic
Michael T. Modic Cleveland Clinic
John H. Suh
John H. Suh Cleveland Clinic
Ali Montazeri
Ali Montazeri Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research
Michael G. Fehlings
Michael G. Fehlings University of Toronto
Andre G. Machado
Andre G. Machado Cleveland Clinic

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