Table 2.
TBI publications with the highest annual citation rates (n = 50).
| Rank | First author | Study title | Year of publication | Number of citations | Annual citation rate (citations/year) | Topic/focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoge, CW | Mild traumatic brain injury in soldiers returning from Iraq | 2008 | 1156 | 192.7 | Predictor of outcome |
| 2 | McCrory, P | Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich | 2009 | 907 | 181.4 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 3 | McCrory, P | Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November, 2012 | 2013 | 169 | 169.0 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 4 | Davalos, D | ATP mediates rapid microglial response to local brain injury in vivo | 2005 | 1081 | 120.1 | Pathology/natural history |
| 5 | Langlois, JA | The epidemiology and impact of traumatic brain injury: a brief overview | 2006 | 930 | 116.3 | Epidemiology |
| 6 | Cooper, DJ | Decompressive craniectomy in diffuse traumatic brain injury | 2011 | 320 | 106.7 | Treatment |
| 7 | McKee, AC | Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes: progressive tauopathy following repetitive head injury | 2009 | 510 | 102.0 | Predictor of outcome |
| 8 | Brines, ML | Erythropoietin crosses the blood–brain barrier to protect against experimental brain injury | 2000 | 1318 | 94.1 | Treatment |
| 9 | Clifton, GL | Lack of effect of induction of hypothermia after acute brain injury | 2001 | 1182 | 90.9 | Treatment |
| 10 | Chestnut, RM | The role of secondary brain injury in determining outcome from severe head injury | 1993 | 1645 | 78.3 | Predictor of outcome |
| 11 | Maas, AIR | Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury in adults | 2008 | 458 | 76.3 | Epidemiology |
| 12 | Marion, DW | Treatment of traumatic brain injury with moderate hypothermia | 1997 | 1215 | 71.5 | Treatment |
| 13 | McCrory, P | Summary and agreement statement of The 2nd International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Prague 2004 | 2005 | 629 | 69.9 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 14 | Thurman, DJ | Traumatic brain injury in the United Stats: a public health perspective | 1999 | 963 | 64.2 | Epidemiology |
| 15 | Warden, D | Military TBI during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars | 2006 | 490 | 61.3 | Epidemiology |
| 16 | Guskiewicz, KM | Cumulative effects associated with recurrent concussion in collegiate football players: The NCAA Concussion Study | 2003 | 670 | 60.9 | Epidemiology |
| 17 | Kraus, MF | White matter integrity and cognition in chronic traumatic brain injury: a diffusion tensor imaging study | 2007 | 426 | 60.9 | Pathology/natural history |
| 18 | Tagliaferri, F | A systematic review of brain injury epidemiology in Europe | 2006 | 485 | 60.6 | Epidemiology |
| 19 | Kuppermann, N | Identification of children at very low risk of clinically important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study | 2009 | 303 | 60.4 | Predictor of outcome |
| 20 | Okie, S | Traumatic brain injury in the war zone | 2005 | 512 | 56.9 | Predictor of outcome |
| 21 | Aubry, M | Summary and agreement statement of The first International Conference on Concussion in Sport, Vienna 2001 | 2002 | 640 | 53.3 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 22 | Saatman, KE | Classification of traumatic brain injury for targeted therapies | 2008 | 320 | 53.3 | Pathology/natural history |
| 23 | Roberts | Effect of intravenous corticosteroids on death within 14 days in 10,008 adults with clinically significant head injury (MRC CRASH trial): randomized placebo-controlled trial | 2004 | 533 | 53.3 | Treatment |
| 24 | Schiff, ND | Behavioral improvements with thalamic stimulation after severe traumatic brain injury | 2007 | 371 | 53.0 | Treatment |
| 25 | Faden, A | The role of excitatory amino acids and NMDA receptors in traumatic brain injury | 1989 | 1300 | 52.0 | Treatment |
| 26 | Carroll, L | Prognosis for mild traumatic brain injury: results of the WHO collaborating center task force on mild traumatic brain injury | 2004 | 519 | 51.9 | Pathology/natural history |
| 27 | McCrea, M | Acute effects and recovery time following concussion in collegiate football players: The NCAA Concussion Study | 2003 | 566 | 51.5 | Pathology/natural history |
| 28 | Aarabi, B | Outcome following decompressive craniectomy for malignant swelling due to severe head injury | 2006 | 410 | 51.3 | Treatment |
| 29 | Schneiderman, AI | Understanding sequelae of injury mechanisms and mild traumatic brain injury incurred during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan: persistent post-concussive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder | 2008 | 307 | 51.2 | Epidemiology |
| 30 | Werner, C | Pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury | 2007 | 348 | 49.7 | Pathology/natural history |
| 31 | Stiell, IG | The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury | 2001 | 637 | 49.0 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 32 | Bullock, MR | Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Editor’s commentary | 2007 | 343 | 49.0 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 33 | Bruns, J | The epidemiology of traumatic brain injury: a review | 2003 | 536 | 48.7 | Epidemiology |
| 34 | Narayan, RK | Clinical trials in head injury | 2002 | 580 | 48.3 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 35 | Hutchison, JS | Hypothermia therapy after traumatic brain injury in children | 2008 | 287 | 47.7 | Treatment |
| 36 | Halstead, ME | Sport-related concussion in children and adolescents | 2010 | 190 | 47.5 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 37 | MRCCT Collaborators | Predicting outcome after traumatic brain injury: practical prognostic models based on large cohort of international patients | 2008 | 284 | 47.3 | Predictor of outcome |
| 38 | Wright, DW | ProTECT: a randomized clinical trial of progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury | 2007 | 323 | 46.1 | Treatment |
| 39 | Rutland-Brown, W | Incidence of traumatic brain injury in the United States, 2003 | 2006 | 362 | 45.3 | Epidemiology |
| 40 | Guskiewicz, KM | Association between recurrent concussion and late-life cognitive impairment in retired professional football players | 2005 | 402 | 44.7 | Predictor of outcome |
| 41 | Marmarou, A | A new model of diffuse brain injury in rats: part 1: pathophysiology and biomechanics | 1994 | 887 | 44.4 | Experimental model of TBI |
| 42 | Muizelaar, JP | Adverse effects of prolonged hyperventilation in patients with severe head injury: a randomized clinical trial | 1991 | 987 | 42.9 | Treatment |
| 43 | Robertson, IH | Oops!: performance correlates of everyday attentional failures in traumatic brain injured and normal subjects | 1997 | 714 | 42.0 | Assessment measure |
| 44 | Cassidy, JD | Incidence, risk factors and prevention of mild traumatic brain injury: results of the WHO Collaborating Centre Task Force on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | 2004 | 420 | 42.0 | Epidemiology |
| 45 | Panikashvili, D | An endogenous cannabinoid (2-AG) is neuroprotective after brain injury | 2001 | 536 | 41.2 | Pathology/natural history |
| 46 | Bullock, R | Guidelines for the management of severe head injury | 1996 | 740 | 41.1 | Guidelines and consensus statements |
| 47 | Gronwall, DM | Paced auditory serial-addition task: a measure of recovery from concussion | 1977 | 1485 | 40.1 | Assessment measure |
| 48 | Alexander, MP | Mild traumatic brain injury: pathophysiology, natural history, and clinical management | 1995 | 759 | 40.0 | Pathology/natural history |
| 49 | Collins, MW | Relationship between concussion and neuropsychological performance in college football players | 1999 | 594 | 39.6 | Predictor of outcome |
| 50 | Marshall, LF | A new classification of head injury based on computed tomography | 1991 | 899 | 39.1 | Pathology/natural history |