Alan C. Merchant

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Alan C. Merchant is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan C. Merchant has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 11 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alan C. Merchant's work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (13 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (7 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (6 papers). Alan C. Merchant is often cited by papers focused on Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (13 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (7 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (6 papers). Alan C. Merchant collaborates with scholars based in United States and Spain. Alan C. Merchant's co-authors include Vicente Sanchis‐Alfonso, Wayne B. Leadbetter, Michael Fredericson, Elizabeth A. Arendt, William R. Post, Scott F. Dye, Robert A. Teitge, Ronald P. Grelsamer, Joan Carles Monllau and Jason L. Dragoo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Alan C. Merchant

17 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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 threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Roentgenographic Analysis of Patellofemoral Congruence

1974 798 citations Alan C. Merchant et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan C. Merchant United States	12	1.2k	867	844	102	78	17	1.4k
William R. Post United States	18	883 0.8×	743 0.9×	920 1.1×	56 0.5×	47 0.6×	29	1.3k
Roland M. Biedert Switzerland	23	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	124 1.2×	35 0.4×	74	1.7k
Motoyasu Inoue Japan	13	1.3k 1.1×	949 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	72 0.7×	19 0.2×	18	1.6k
Jacques Caton France	19	755 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	538 0.6×	32 0.3×	28 0.4×	58	1.5k
Peter Balcarek Germany	23	1.5k 1.3×	888 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	50 0.5×	20 0.3×	75	1.8k
Nienke E Lankhorst Netherlands	8	847 0.7×	209 0.2×	720 0.9×	82 0.8×	117 1.5×	10	956
Jacklyn Heino Brechter United States	6	617 0.5×	190 0.2×	470 0.6×	58 0.6×	58 0.7×	10	695
J. Mountney United Kingdom	12	790 0.7×	614 0.7×	667 0.8×	46 0.5×	12 0.2×	16	1.0k
Manfred Nelitz Germany	24	1.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.5×	92 0.9×	31 0.4×	54	2.0k
Stephan Frosch Germany	13	733 0.6×	415 0.5×	641 0.8×	35 0.3×	14 0.2×	30	892

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Merchant, Alan C., et al.. (2020). A reliable Q angle measurement using a standardized protocol. The Knee. 27(3). 934–939. 16 indexed citations

Merchant, Alan C., John P. Fulkerson, & Wayne B. Leadbetter. (2018). The Diagnosis and Initial Treatment of Patellofemoral Disorders.. PubMed. 46(2). 68–75. 12 indexed citations

Sarin, Vineet K., et al.. (2017). Multidirectional Tibial Tubercle Transfer Technique: Rationale and Biomechanical Investigation.. PubMed. 25(3). 157–164. 3 indexed citations

Sarin, Vineet K., et al.. (2016). 2016. Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances. 25(3). 1 indexed citations

Sanchis‐Alfonso, Vicente & Alan C. Merchant. (2015). Iatrogenic Medial Patellar Instability: An Avoidable Injury. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 31(8). 1628–1632. 25 indexed citations

Sanchis‐Alfonso, Vicente, et al.. (2014). Results of Isolated Lateral Retinacular Reconstruction for Iatrogenic Medial Patellar Instability. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 31(3). 422–427. 34 indexed citations

Harris, Alex H. S., et al.. (2013). Prevalence of Abnormal Patellofemoral Congruence in Elite American Football Players and Association with Quadriceps Isokinetic Testing. The Journal of Knee Surgery. 27(1). 47–52. 3 indexed citations

Merchant, Alan C., Elizabeth A. Arendt, Scott F. Dye, et al.. (2008). The Female Knee: Anatomic Variations and the Female-specific Total Knee Design. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 466(12). 3059–3065. 90 indexed citations

Merchant, Alan C.. (2005). A Modular Prosthesis for Patellofemoral Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. &NA;(436). 40–46. 33 indexed citations

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Merchant, Alan C.. (2004). Early results with a total patellofemoral joint replacement arthroplasty prosthesis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 19(7). 829–836. 48 indexed citations

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Merchant, Alan C.. (2001). Patellofemoral Imaging. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 389(389). 15–21. 56 indexed citations

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Merchant, Alan C.. (1999). Radiography of the patellofemoral joint. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 7(2). 59–64. 4 indexed citations

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Merchant, Alan C.. (1994). Clinical Classification of Patellofemoral Disorders. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2(3). 211–219. 6 indexed citations

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Merchant, Alan C.. (1988). Classification of patellofemoral disorders. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 4(4). 235–240. 90 indexed citations

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Merchant, Alan C., et al.. (1974). Lateral Release of the Patella. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 103(103). 40–45. 148 indexed citations

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Merchant, Alan C., et al.. (1974). Roentgenographic Analysis of Patellofemoral Congruence. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 56(7). 1391–1396. 798 indexed citations breakdown →

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Merchant, Alan C.. (1965). HIP ABDUCTOR MUSCLE FORCE; AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF HIP POSITION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ROTATION.. PubMed. 47. 462–76. 48 indexed citations

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