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Frank J. Schwab 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 Frank J. Schwab sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,093 publications — 96th percentile

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

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Frank J. Schwab 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 Frank J. Schwab sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Frank J. Schwab is affiliated with the Hospital for Special Surgery in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on surgery, pathology and forensic medicine, biomedical engineering, geriatrics and gerontology, and physiology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics in spinal health and treatment, including:

  • Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
  • Spinal fractures and fixation techniques
  • Spine and intervertebral disc pathology
  • Medical imaging and analysis
  • Pelvic and acetabular injuries
  • Cervical and thoracic myelopathy
  • Frailty in older adults

Frank J. Schwab has published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

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

Some of the recent scholarly articles associated with their research are:

  • "Sagittal age-adjusted score (SAAS) for adult spinal deformity (ASD) more effectively predicts surgical outcomes and proximal junctional kyphosis than previous classifications," Spine Deformity, 2021
  • "Preoperative Hounsfield Units at the Planned Upper Instrumented Vertebrae May Predict Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity," Spine, 2020
  • "Are Higher Global Alignment and Proportion Scores Associated With Increased Risks of Mechanical Complications After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery? An External Validation," Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2020
  • "Enhanced Recovery after Lumbar Spine Fusion," Anesthesiology, 2020
  • "Multicenter assessment of surgical outcomes in adult spinal deformity patients with severe global coronal malalignment: determination of target coronal realignment threshold," Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 2020

Throughout their career, Frank J. Schwab has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Virginie Lafage
  • Shay Bess
  • Christopher I. Shaffrey
  • Christopher P. Ames
  • Justin S. Smith

Their contributions in surgery and spine-related research have included significant work on spinal deformity, surgical outcomes, spinal imaging, and treatment techniques aimed at improving patient care in these areas. The blend of clinical and engineering knowledge is evident in their work on biomechanical aspects and recovery protocols in spine surgery.

Best Publications

  • The Impact of Positive Sagittal Balance in Adult Spinal Deformity

    Steven D Glassman;Keith Bridwell;John R Dimar;William Horton

  • Pelvic tilt and truncal inclination: two key radiographic parameters in the setting of adults with spinal deformity.

    Virginie Lafage;Frank Schwab;Ashish Patel;Nicola Hawkinson

  • Adult spinal deformity-postoperative standing imbalance: how much can you tolerate? An overview of key parameters in assessing alignment and planning corrective surgery.

    Frank Schwab;Ashish Patel;Benjamin Ungar;Jean-Pierre Farcy

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

    Frank Schwab;Benjamin Ungar;Benjamin Blondel;Jacob Buchowski

  • Adult scoliosis: prevalence, SF-36, and nutritional parameters in an elderly volunteer population

    Frank Schwab;Ashok Dubey;Lorenzo Gamez;Abdelkrim Benchikh El Fegoun

  • 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

  • Sagittal plane considerations and the pelvis in the adult patient.

    Frank Schwab;Virginie Lafage;Ashish Patel;Jean-Pierre Farcy

  • 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

  • Adult scoliosis: a quantitative radiographic and clinical analysis.

    Frank J. Schwab;Vinson A. Smith;Michele Biserni;Lorenzo Gamez

  • Gravity line analysis in adult volunteers: age-related correlation with spinal parameters, pelvic parameters, and foot position.

    Frank Schwab;Virginie Lafage;Reid Boyce;Wafa Skalli

  • 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

  • Standing balance and sagittal plane spinal deformity: analysis of spinopelvic and gravity line parameters.

    Virginie Lafage;Frank Schwab;Wafa Skalli;Nicola Hawkinson

  • The impact of perioperative complications on clinical outcome in adult deformity surgery

    Steven D. Glassman;Christopher L. Hamill;Keith H. Bridwell;Frank J. Schwab

  • 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

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher P. Ames
Christopher P. Ames University of California, San Francisco
Virginie Lafage
Virginie Lafage Lenox Hill Hospital
Han Jo Kim
Han Jo Kim Hospital for Special Surgery
Justin S. Smith
Justin S. Smith University of Virginia
Petra Gastmeier
Petra Gastmeier Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei
Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Weill Cornell Medicine
Daniel M. Sciubba
Daniel M. Sciubba Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Steven D. Glassman
Steven D. Glassman University of Louisville
Keith H. Bridwell
Keith H. Bridwell Washington University in St. Louis

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