Brian R. Wolf

14.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
243 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Brian R. Wolf is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian R. Wolf has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 198 papers in Surgery, 70 papers in Epidemiology and 56 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Brian R. Wolf's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (94 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (90 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (82 papers). Brian R. Wolf is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (94 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (90 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (82 papers). Brian R. Wolf collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Vietnam. Brian R. Wolf's co-authors include Robert W. Westermann, Warren R. Dunn, Rick W. Wright, Eric C. McCarty, Peter Cram, Annunziato Amendola, Kurt P. Spindler, Robert G. Marx, Carolyn M. Hettrich and Yue Li and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brian R. Wolf

225 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Volume, Utilization, and Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 1991-2010

2012 748 citations Brian R. Wolf et al. profile →
Risk Factors and Predictors of Subsequent ACL Injury in Either Knee After ACL Reconstruction

2015 414 citations Christopher C. Kaeding, Emily K. Reinke et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian R. Wolf United States	47	7.1k	2.4k	2.0k	592	485	243	8.0k
Benedict U. Nwachukwu United States	49	7.0k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	708 1.2×	1.0k 2.1×	280	8.5k
Stephen Lyman United States	62	10.5k 1.5×	3.3k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	934 1.6×	778 1.6×	243	13.1k
Olufemi R. Ayeni Canada	52	7.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	923 0.5×	797 1.3×	879 1.8×	344	8.8k
Peter N. Chalmers United States	43	6.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	3.5k 1.7×	409 0.7×	487 1.0×	279	6.6k
Kevin B. Freedman United States	32	3.5k 0.5×	1.9k 0.8×	794 0.4×	375 0.6×	385 0.8×	167	4.7k
Edward G. McFarland United States	46	5.9k 0.8×	965 0.4×	4.3k 2.2×	371 0.6×	422 0.9×	261	6.6k
Matthew L. Costa United Kingdom	48	5.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	633 1.1×	952 2.0×	331	7.0k
Laurence D. Higgins United States	43	5.5k 0.8×	753 0.3×	3.1k 1.6×	251 0.4×	466 1.0×	172	6.1k
Hans J. Kreder Canada	53	7.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	2.5k 1.3×	299 0.5×	1.0k 2.1×	162	8.9k
Khaled J. Saleh United States	55	7.6k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	569 0.3×	940 1.6×	514 1.1×	289	9.3k

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Patterson, Brendan M., et al.. (2025). A review of periostin in orthopedics. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 7(2). 100600–100600.

Sheean, Andrew J., Yuxuan Jin, Annunziato Amendola, et al.. (2025). Successful Medial Meniscal Repair Reduces Knee Pain 10 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Exploring the Consequences of Subsequent Surgery With Causal Mediation Analysis in the MOON Cohort. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 53(4). 769–776.

Kuhn, John E., Warren R. Dunn, Rosemary Sanders, et al.. (2024). The Predictors of Surgery for Symptomatic, Atraumatic Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Change Over Time. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 106(17). 1563–1572. 5 indexed citations

Shamrock, Alan G., Kyle R. Duchman, Robert A. Cates, et al.. (2022). Outcomes Following Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using a Partial Transphyseal (Over-the-Top) Technique in Skeletally Immature Patients.. PubMed. 42(1). 179–186. 8 indexed citations

Glass, Natalie, et al.. (2021). Periarticular Local Infiltrative Anesthesia and Regional Adductor Canal Block Provide Equivalent Pain Relief After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 38(4). 1217–1223. 6 indexed citations

Shamrock, Alan G., Robert A. Cates, Qiang An, et al.. (2019). Graft Preparation with Intraoperative Vancomycin Decreases Infection After ACL Reconstruction. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(24). 2187–2193. 52 indexed citations

Brophy, Robert H., Laura J. Huston, Rick W. Wright, et al.. (2019). Patients treated with surgical irrigation and debridement for infection after ACL reconstruction have a high rate of subsequent knee surgery. Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 4(2). 73–78. 2 indexed citations

Wolf, Brian R. & Trevor R. Gulbrandsen. (2019). Degenerative Meniscus Tear in Older Athletes. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 39(1). 197–209. 5 indexed citations

Westermann, Robert W., Chris A. Anthony, Nicholas A. Bedard, et al.. (2017). Opioid Consumption After Rotator Cuff Repair. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 33(8). 1467–1472. 92 indexed citations

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Westermann, Robert W., Kyle R. Duchman, Annunziato Amendola, Natalie Glass, & Brian R. Wolf. (2016). All-Inside Versus Inside-Out Meniscal Repair With Concurrent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Meta-regression Analysis. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 45(3). 719–724. 57 indexed citations

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Westermann, Robert W., Andrew J. Pugely, Zachary Ries, et al.. (2015). Causes and Predictors of 30‐Day Readmission After Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopy: An Analysis of 15,167 Cases. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 31(6). 1035–1035. 48 indexed citations

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Martin, Christopher T., Yubo Gao, Andrew J. Pugely, & Brian R. Wolf. (2013). 30-day morbidity and mortality after elective shoulder arthroscopy: a review of 9410 cases. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 22(12). 1667–1675.e1. 80 indexed citations

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Dunn, Warren R., John E. Kuhn, Keith M. Baumgarten, et al.. (2013). Defining Indications for Rotator Cuff Repair: Predictors of Failure of Nonoperative Treatment of Chronic, Symptomatic, Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 22(10). e23–e23. 6 indexed citations

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Wolf, Brian R., et al.. (2012). Reconstruction for anterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation and instability. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 22(6). 775–781. 48 indexed citations

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Wolf, Brian R., et al.. (2011). Tasers, Accountability, and Less Lethal Force: Keying in on the Contentious Construction of Police Electroshock Weapons. 4(2). 5 indexed citations

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Willey, Michael, et al.. (2010). Complications associated with realignment osteotomy of the knee performed simultaneously with additional reconstructive procedures.. PubMed. 30. 55–60. 17 indexed citations

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Wolf, Brian R., et al.. (2009). Injury Patterns in Division I Collegiate Swimming. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 37(10). 2037–2042. 97 indexed citations

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Kuhn, John E., Warren R. Dunn, Benjamin Ma, et al.. (2007). Interobserver Agreement in the Classification of Rotator Cuff Tears. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 35(3). 437–441. 67 indexed citations

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Oh, Luke S., Brian R. Wolf, Michael P. Hall, Bruce A. Levy, & Robert G. Marx. (2006). Indications for Rotator Cuff Repair. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 455. 52–63. 266 indexed citations

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Safran, Howard, Harry Wanebo, Paul J. Hesketh, et al.. (2000). Paclitaxel and concurrent radiation for gastric cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 46(4). 889–894. 26 indexed citations

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