Bert van Rietbergen

17.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
242 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Bert van Rietbergen is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert van Rietbergen has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 116 papers in Surgery and 62 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bert van Rietbergen's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (112 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (52 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (38 papers). Bert van Rietbergen is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (112 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (52 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (38 papers). Bert van Rietbergen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium. Bert van Rietbergen's co-authors include R. Huiskes, Harrie Weinans, P. Rüegsegger, Anders Odgaard, Keita Ito, J. Kabel, Dieter Ulrich, Corrinus C. van Donkelaar, A. Laib and W. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Biomaterials.

In The Last Decade

Bert van Rietbergen

233 papers receiving 12.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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 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.

The Relationship Between Stress Shielding and Bone Resorption Around Total Hip Stems and the Effects of Flexible Materials

1992 968 citations R. Huiskes, Harrie Weinans et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
A new method to determine trabecular bone elastic properties and loading using micromechanical finite-element models

1995 684 citations Bert van Rietbergen, Harrie Weinans et al. Journal of Biomechanics profile →
The ability of three-dimensional structural indices to reflect mechanical aspects of trabecular bone

1999 551 citations Dieter Ulrich, Bert van Rietbergen et al. Bone profile →
Estimation of distal radius failure load with micro-finite element analysis models based on three-dimensional peripheral quantitative computed tomography images

2002 518 citations Bert van Rietbergen, P. Rüegsegger et al. Bone profile →

Peers

Bert van Rietbergen

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Tony M. Keaveny United States

David P. Fyhrie United States

Philippe K. Zysset Switzerland

Matthew J. Silva United States

R. Huiskes Netherlands

P. Rüegsegger Switzerland

Elise F. Morgan United States

Wilson C. Hayes United States

X. Edward Guo United States

Mitchell B. Schaffler United States

Tony M. Keaveny United States

Bert van Rietbergen

9.1k ×1.5

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8.2k ×1.4

SURGE

5.5k ×1.3

2.1k ×1.4

1.7k ×1.2

EPIDE

Citations per year, relative to Bert van Rietbergen Bert van Rietbergen (= 1×) peers Tony M. Keaveny

Countries citing papers authored by Bert van Rietbergen

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bert van Rietbergen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bert van Rietbergen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bert van Rietbergen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bert van Rietbergen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bert van Rietbergen. Bert van Rietbergen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Heilmeier, Ursula, Ursina Meyer, Melanie Kistler-Fischbacher, et al.. (2025). Regular Proton-Pump Inhibitor Intake is Associated with Deterioration of Peripheral Bone Mineral Density, Microarchitecture, and Strength in Older Patients as Assessed by High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (HR-pQCT). Calcified Tissue International. 116(1). 131–131.

Willemsen, Koen, et al.. (2023). Prediction of the Proximal Humerus Morphology Based on a Statistical Shape Model with Two Parameters: Comparison to Contralateral Registration Method. Bioengineering. 10(10). 1185–1185. 2 indexed citations

Wyers, Caroline E., Bert van Rietbergen, Piet Geusens, et al.. (2023). The contribution of lower-mineralized tissue to the healing of distal radius fractures assessed using HR-pQCT. Bone. 175. 116859–116859. 1 indexed citations

Tse, Justin J., Klaus Engelke, Joop P. van den Bergh, et al.. (2022). Open-source image analysis tool for the identification and quantification of cortical interruptions and bone erosions in high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography images of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Bone. 165. 116571–116571. 4 indexed citations

Wyers, Caroline E., H Janzing, Bert van Rietbergen, et al.. (2022). What Is the Diagnostic Performance of Conventional Radiographs and Clinical Reassessment Compared With HR-pQCT Scaphoid Fracture Diagnosis?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 481(1). 97–104. 1 indexed citations

Leenders, Peter, Marjolein M. J. Caron, Tim J. M. Welting, et al.. (2021). Combining phosphate binder therapy with vitamin K2 inhibits vascular calcification in an experimental animal model of kidney failure. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 37(4). 652–662. 12 indexed citations

Peters, Mark, Vincent M.J.I. Cuijpers, Timo Rademakers, et al.. (2021). Early bone ingrowth and segmental stability of a trussed titanium cage versus a polyether ether ketone cage in an ovine lumbar interbody fusion model. The Spine Journal. 22(1). 174–182. 17 indexed citations

Driessen, Johanna H. M., M.J. van Dort, Elisabeth APM Romme, et al.. (2021). Associations between bone attenuation and prevalent vertebral fractures on chest CT scans differ with vertebral fracture locations. Osteoporosis International. 32(9). 1869–1877. 8 indexed citations

Geusens, Piet, Bert van Rietbergen, Osvaldo Daniel Messina, et al.. (2020). Effect of Denosumab Compared With Risedronate on Bone Strength in Patients Initiating or Continuing Glucocorticoid Treatment. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 37(6). 1136–1146. 10 indexed citations

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Wyers, Caroline E., Bert van Rietbergen, Piet Geusens, et al.. (2020). Improved Detection of Scaphoid Fractures with High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative CT Compared with Conventional CT. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(24). 2138–2145. 10 indexed citations

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Mikolajewicz, Nicholas, Nick Bishop, Andrew J. Burghardt, et al.. (2019). HR-pQCT Measures of Bone Microarchitecture Predict Fracture: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 35(3). 446–459. 122 indexed citations

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Geurts, Jan, Caroline E. Wyers, Keita Ito, et al.. (2019). The Implantation of Bioactive Glass Granules Can Contribute the Load-Bearing Capacity of Bones Weakened by Large Cortical Defects. Materials. 12(21). 3481–3481. 5 indexed citations

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Melke, J., Feihu Zhao, Bert van Rietbergen, Keita Ito, & Sandra Hofmann. (2018). Localisation of mineralised tissue in a complex spinner flask environment correlates with predicted wall shear stress level localisation. European Cells and Materials. 36. 57–68. 41 indexed citations

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Wilson, W., et al.. (2015). A computational spinal motion segment model incorporating a matrix composition-based model of the intervertebral disc. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 54. 194–204. 31 indexed citations

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Ellouz, Rafaa, Roland Chapurlat, Bert van Rietbergen, et al.. (2014). Challenges in longitudinal measurements with HR-pQCT: Evaluation of a 3D registration method to improve bone microarchitecture and strength measurement reproducibility. Bone. 63. 147–157. 70 indexed citations

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Boutroy, Stéphanie, Bert van Rietbergen, Elisabeth Sornay‐Rendu, et al.. (2007). Finite Element Analysis Based on In Vivo HR-pQCT Images of the Distal Radius Is Associated With Wrist Fracture in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 23(3). 392–399. 381 indexed citations

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Wilson, W., Corrinus C. van Donkelaar, Bert van Rietbergen, Keita Ito, & R. Huiskes. (2003). Stresses in the local collagen network of articular cartilage: a poroviscoelastic fibril-reinforced finite element study. Journal of Biomechanics. 37(3). 357–366. 248 indexed citations

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Ulrich, Dieter, Bert van Rietbergen, A. Laib, & P. Rüegsegger. (1999). Load transfer analysis of the distal radius from in-vivo high-resolution CT-imaging. Journal of Biomechanics. 32(8). 821–828. 74 indexed citations

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Huiskes, R. & Bert van Rietbergen. (1995). Preclinical testing of total hip stems. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 319. 64–76. 72 indexed citations

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Weinans, Harrie, et al.. (1994). Adaptive Bone-Remodeling Simulations Using Voxel Oriented Finite Element Models. Advances in Bioengineering. 265–266. 1 indexed citations

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