Standout Papers

The global burden of hip ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2014 2014 2012 2012 2010 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 2.5k citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  2. The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 2.3k citations Damian Hoy, Lyn March et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  3. A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain
    2012 2.2k citations Damian Hoy, Christopher Bain et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  4. Assessing risk of bias in prevalence studies: modification of an existing tool and evidence of interrater agreement
    2012 1.9k citations Damian Hoy, Anthony D. Woolf et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  5. The Epidemiology of low back pain
    2010 1.4k citations Damian Hoy, Peter Brooks et al. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology profile →
  6. Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 1.1k citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  7. Global low back pain prevalence and years lived with disability from 1990 to 2017: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 875 citations Aimin Wu, Lyn March et al. Annals of Translational Medicine profile →
  8. The global burden of rheumatoid arthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 828 citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  9. The global burden of neck pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 551 citations Damian Hoy, Lyn March et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  10. Global, regional and national burden of rheumatoid arthritis 1990–2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2017
    2019 543 citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  11. Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain in the general population, 1990-2017: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 384 citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. BMJ profile →
  12. Concurrent outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus infections – an unprecedented epidemic wave of mosquito-borne viruses in the Pacific 2012–2014
    2014 355 citations Adam Roth, Alizé Mercier et al. Eurosurveillance profile →
  13. Prevalence, Deaths, and Disability‐Adjusted Life Years Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders for 195 Countries and Territories 1990–2017
    2020 211 citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. Arthritis & Rheumatology profile →

Immediate Impact

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2 intermediate papers

Works of Damian Hoy being referenced

Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
2020 Hit
Global, regional and national burden of rheumatoid arthritis 1990–2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2017
2019 Hit
and 2 more

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Damian Hoy 8.6k 4.1k 3.6k 3.2k 2.0k 65 17.3k
Anthony D. Woolf 9.4k 1.1× 6.7k 1.6× 3.6k 1.0× 4.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.2× 177 23.6k
Emma Smith 5.4k 0.6× 4.1k 1.0× 2.3k 0.6× 3.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 32 13.5k
Elaine M. Hay 5.7k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 3.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 202 11.5k
Paul W. Stratford 7.7k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 3.3k 0.9× 9.0k 2.8× 4.2k 2.1× 243 26.4k
Martin Underwood 6.7k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 305 13.9k
Peter Croft 12.1k 1.4× 6.6k 1.6× 3.1k 0.8× 7.0k 2.1× 4.5k 2.2× 271 25.4k
Charles H. Goldsmith 4.5k 0.5× 7.0k 1.7× 2.1k 0.6× 6.1k 1.9× 1.9k 0.9× 150 20.9k
Daniëlle van der Windt 8.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.4× 2.7k 0.8× 8.4k 2.6× 3.4k 1.7× 288 27.6k
Elaine Thomas 4.5k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 157 10.5k
Gary J. Macfarlane 9.5k 1.1× 2.6k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 7.0k 3.4× 399 21.9k

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