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David Xu

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1999Rising activity
Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesShape Memory Alloy TransformationsManagement of metastatic bone diseaseSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

Publications

37

Citations

420

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

28

Publishing since 1999

Research summary
AI-generated

This publication record appears to combine work from multiple distinct researchers sharing the name 'David Xu,' spanning spinal surgery, vascular surgery, dental materials, and 3D printing/manufacturing engineering. Because the topics and venues are so disparate (e.g., minimally invasive spine surgery techniques alongside thermal analysis of 3D printer nozzles and nano-copper lubrication), it is difficult to characterize a single coherent research program from this data. Prospective students should verify institutional affiliation and specific subfield before assuming this reflects one investigator's body of work.

Minimally invasive spinal surgeryAdditive manufacturing and 3D printing process modelingVascular and spinal hardware reconstructionDental materials scienceNanomaterial friction and lubrication

Publication output was low and sporadic from 2017-2023 but increased sharply in 2024-2025, suggesting either a recent surge in activity or a merging of records from multiple authors.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications22232024: 7 publications242025: 8 publications8252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Neurosurgical FOCUS×3
  • Additive manufacturing×2
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine×2
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)×2
  • International Journal of Material Forming×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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