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Michael L.J. Apuzzo

Michael L.J. Apuzzo

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
17655
World Ranking
18197
National Ranking
9073

Michael L.J. Apuzzo 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 Michael L.J. Apuzzo sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 397 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael L.J. Apuzzo 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 Michael L.J. Apuzzo sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael L.J. Apuzzo is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the field of Medicine, with a concentration on Surgery, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics, Oncology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics including surgical simulation, pediatric neurological disorders, the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare, and genetic aspects of neurological diseases. Notable papers include:

  • Exome sequencing implicates genetic disruption of prenatal neuro-gliogenesis in sporadic congenital hydrocephalus (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • Applications of augmented reality in the neurosurgical operating room: A systematic review of the literature (2021, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience)
  • Letter: COVID-19 Impact on the Medical Student Path to Neurosurgery (2020, Neurosurgery)
  • The World of Neurosurgery Reimagined Post COVID-19: Crisis ↔ Opportunities (2021, World Neurosurgery)
  • Foundations in Spinal Endoscopy (2022, World Neurosurgery)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael L.J. Apuzzo include Susan C. Pannullo, Sheng Chih Jin, Weilai Dong, Adam J. Kundishora, and Shreyas Panchagnula.

The scientist's work has appeared in multiple scientific venues, often publishing in:

  • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
  • Neurosurgery
  • World Neurosurgery
  • Nature Medicine
  • Journal of Neuro-Oncology

The main research topics covered in their publications encompass:

  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Augmented Reality Applications
  • Anatomy and Medical Technology

Best Publications

  • Computed imaging stereotaxy: experience and perspective related to 500 procedures applied to brain masses.

    Michael L. J. Apuzzo;Parakrama T. Chandrasoma;Deirdre Cohen;Chi-Shing Zee

  • Computed tomographic guidance stereotaxis in the management of intracranial mass lesions.

    Michael L.J. Apuzzo;James K. Sabshin

  • Preliminary experience with Brown-Roberts-Wells (BRW) computerized tomography stereotaxic guidance system

    Heilbrun Mp;Roberts Ts;Apuzzo Ml;Wells Th

  • Transcallosal, interfornicial approaches for lesions affecting the third ventricle: surgical considerations and consequences.

    Michael L. J. Apuzzo;Oleg K. Chikovani;Peggy S. Gott;Evelyn L. Teng

  • Acute fractures of the odontoid process. An analysis of 45 cases.

    Michael L. J. Apuzzo;James S. Heiden;Martin H. Weiss;Truman T. Ackerson

  • Neurosurgical endoscopy using the side-viewing telescope.

    Michael L. J. Apuzzo;Milton D. Heifetz;Martin H. Weiss;Theodore Kurze

  • The pineal gland: anatomy, physiology, and clinical significance

    Stephanie S. Erlich;Michael L. J. Apuzzo

  • Stereotactic biopsy in the diagnosis of brain masses: comparison of results of biopsy and resected surgical specimen.

    Parakrama T. Chandrasoma;Maurice M. Smith;Michael L. J. Apuzzo

  • Toward the emergence of nanoneurosurgery: part III--nanomedicine: targeted nanotherapy, nanosurgery, and progress toward the realization of nanoneurosurgery.

    Scott P. Leary;Charles Y. Liu;Michael L. J. Apuzzo

  • Survival and pattern of failure in brain metastasis treated with stereotactic gamma knife radiosurgery

    Zbigniew Petrovich;Cheng Yu;Steven L. Giannotta;Steven O'day

  • Surgery of the Third Ventricle

    Michael L. J. Apuzzo

  • Brain surgery : complication avoidance and management

    Michael L. J. Apuzzo

  • Clinical and radiographic response in a minority of patients with recurrent malignant gliomas treated with high-dose tamoxifen.

    William T. Couldwell;Martin H. Weiss;Christopher M. DeGiorgio;Leslie P. Weiner

  • Stereotactic radiosurgery: principles and comparison of treatment methods.

    Gary Luxton;Zbigniew Petrovich;Gabor Jozsef;Lucien A. Nedzi

  • Surgical considerations in treatment of intraventricular cysticercosis. An analysis of 45 cases.

    Michael L. J. Apuzzo;William R. Dobkin;Chi-Shing Zee;James C. Chan

  • Gamma knife radiosurgery for pituitary adenoma: early results.

    Zbigniew Petrovich;Cheng Yu;Steven L Giannotta;Chi-Shing Zee

  • Longitudinal evaluation of patients with untreated prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas

    C.M. March;O.A. Kletzky;V. Davajan;J. Teal

  • Vagus nerve stimulation activates central nervous system structures in epileptic patients during PET H2(15)O blood flow imaging.

    D Ko;C Heck;S Grafton;M L Apuzzo

  • Ventroposterior Medial Pallidotomy in Patients with Advanced Parkinson's Disease

    James P. Sutton;William Couldwell;Mark F. Lew;Lou Mallory

  • Metastatic melanoma to the brain: prognostic factors after gamma knife radiosurgery

    Cheng Yu;Joseph C.T Chen;Michael L.J Apuzzo;Steven O’Day

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Y. Liu
Charles Y. Liu University of Southern California
Michael J. Levy
Michael J. Levy Harvard Medical School
William T. Couldwell
William T. Couldwell University of Utah
David R. Hinton
David R. Hinton University of Southern California
Christopher M. DeGiorgio
Christopher M. DeGiorgio University of California, Los Angeles
Steven J. O'Day
Steven J. O'Day St. John's University
Berislav V. Zlokovic
Berislav V. Zlokovic University of Southern California
Leslie P. Weiner
Leslie P. Weiner University of Southern California
Philip A. Starr
Philip A. Starr University of California, San Francisco
Douglas Kondziolka
Douglas Kondziolka New York University

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