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Table 2 Top 10 authors in spinal surgery based on the co-citation network frequency

Rank	Author	Cited frequency	H-index	Degree	Centrality
1	Weinstein JN	94	68	35	0.06
2	Deyo RA	83	116	55	0.21
3	Atlas SJ	57	43	37	0.08
4	Ware JE	55	78	47	0.27
5	Fairbank JCT	37	38	28	0.04
6	Fritzell P	35	15	38	0.18
7	Akbarnia BA	26	42	10	0
8	Carragee EJ	24	50	18	0.06
9	Zdeblick TA	22	41	38	0.21
10	Cloward RB	22	23	37	0.06