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Scott D. Boden 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 Scott D. Boden sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 330 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott D. Boden 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 Scott D. Boden sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

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

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Overview

Scott D. Boden is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in fields related to surgery and orthopaedics. Their research spans a range of subjects within medicine, with a notable focus on spine pathology and bone-related conditions.

Their recent publications include:

  • Managing Resident Workforce and Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, JBJS Open Access
  • Cell-based versus corticosteroid injections for knee pain in osteoarthritis: a randomized phase 3 trial, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Sclerostin small-molecule inhibitors promote osteogenesis by activating canonical Wnt and BMP pathways, 2023, eLife
  • Rational Selection of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients, 2020, The International Journal of Spine Surgery
  • Examination of the Role of Cells in Commercially Available Cellular Allografts in Spine Fusion, 2020, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Frequent co-authors in Boden's work include:

  • Hicham Drissi
  • Sreedhara Sangadala
  • Kenneth Mautner
  • Steven M. Presciutti
  • Michael B. Gottschalk

Scott D. Boden commonly publishes in the following venues:

  • Seminars in Spine Surgery
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Medicine
  • The International Journal of Spine Surgery
  • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Their main field of study is medicine, with significant involvement in several subfields:

  • Surgery
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Oncology

Topical areas of research focus include:

  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Best Publications

  • Osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis, and therapy

    Anne Klibanski;Lucile Adams-Campbell;Tamsen Bassford;Steven N. Blair

  • Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation

    S D Boden;D O Davis;T S Dina;N J Patronas

  • Surgical vs Nonoperative Treatment for Lumbar Disk Herniation: The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): A Randomized Trial

    James Neil Weinstein;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie;Anna N.A. Tosteson

  • Surgical versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

    James N Weinstein;Tor D Tosteson;Jon D Lurie;Anna N A Tosteson

  • Use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 to achieve posterolateral lumbar spine fusion in humans: a prospective, randomized clinical pilot trial: 2002 Volvo Award in clinical studies.

    Scott D. Boden;James Kang;Harvinder Sandhu;John G. Heller

  • Bone-graft substitutes: Facts, fictions, and applications

    A S Greenwald;S D Boden;V M Goldberg;Y Khan

  • The use of rhBMP-2 in interbody fusion cages. Definitive evidence of osteoinduction in humans: a preliminary report.

    Scott D. Boden;Thomas A. Zdeblick;Harvinder S. Sandhu;Stephen E. Heim

  • Inhibition of Osteoblast Differentiation by Tumor Necrosis Factor-α

    Linda Gilbert;Xiaofei He;Paul Farmer;Scott Boden

  • Surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis four-year results of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial.

    James Neil Weinstein;Tor D. Tosteson;Jon D. Lurie;Anna Tosteson

  • The value of magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine to predict low-back pain in asymptomatic subjects : A seven-year follow-up study

    David G. Borenstein;James W. O'Mara;Scott D. Boden;William C. Lauerman

  • Minimally invasive spinal surgical methods and instruments

    Peter A. Moskovitz;Scott Boden;William F. McKay;Joseph Moctezuma

  • An Experimental Lumbar Intertransverse Process Spinal Fusion Model: Radiographic, Histologic, and Biomechanical Healing Characteristics

    Scott D. Boden;Jeffrey H. Schimandle;William C. Hutton

  • Orientation of the lumbar facet joints: association with degenerative disc disease

    Scott Boden;K. Riew;Ken Yamaguchi;Thomas Branch

  • Rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine. A long-term analysis with predictors of paralysis and recovery.

    Scott Boden;Larry Dodge;Henry Bohlman;Glen Rechtine

  • Overview of the Biology of Lumbar Spine Fusion and Principles for Selecting a Bone Graft Substitute

    Scott D. Boden

  • Mechanical considerations for the syndesmosis screw. A cadaver study

    Scott D. Boden;Panos A. Labropoulos;Philip McCowin;William F. Lestini

  • Laparoscopic anterior spinal arthrodesis with rhBMP-2 in a titanium interbody threaded cage

    Scott D. Boden;George J. Martin;William C. Horton;Thaddeus L. Truss

  • Lumbar spine fusion by local gene therapy with a cDNA encoding a novel osteoinductive protein (LMP-1).

    Scott D. Boden;Louisa Titus;Greg Hair;Yunshan Liu

  • Posterolateral Lumbar Intertransverse Process Spine Arthrodesis With Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2/Hydroxyapatite-Tricalcium Phosphate After Laminectomy in the Nonhuman Primate

    Scott D. Boden;George J. Martin;Michael A. Morone;John L. Ugbo

  • The effect of nicotine on spinal fusion.

    D H Silcox rd;T Daftari;S D Boden;J H Schimandle

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Hutton
William C. Hutton Emory University
James Neil Weinstein
James Neil Weinstein Microsoft (United States)
Gunnar Andersson
Gunnar Andersson Stockholm University
Howard S. An
Howard S. An Rush University Medical Center
Alan S. Hilibrand
Alan S. Hilibrand Thomas Jefferson University
Joseph M. Lane
Joseph M. Lane Hospital for Special Surgery
Tor D. Tosteson
Tor D. Tosteson Dartmouth College
Anna N. A. Tosteson
Anna N. A. Tosteson Dartmouth College
Sigurd Berven
Sigurd Berven University of California, San Francisco
Vijay K. Goel
Vijay K. Goel University of Toledo

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