Christian Candrian

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
111 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Christian Candrian is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Candrian has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Surgery, 25 papers in Rheumatology and 25 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christian Candrian's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (26 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (25 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (22 papers). Christian Candrian is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (26 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (25 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (22 papers). Christian Candrian collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Italy and United States. Christian Candrian's co-authors include Giuseppe Filardo, Stefano Zaffagnini, Davide Previtali, Matteo Moretti, Iván Martín, Francesca Napoli, Andrea Barbero, Alberto Grassi, Luca Andriolo and Chiara Arrigoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Advanced Functional Materials and Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Christian Candrian

106 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

PRP Injections for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: ... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150
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.

  1. PRP Injections for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    2020 170 citations Giuseppe Filardo, Davide Previtali et al. Cartilage profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Candrian Switzerland 31 1.4k 817 591 578 397 111 2.7k
Ching‐Chuan Jiang Taiwan 26 1.4k 0.9× 569 0.7× 415 0.7× 331 0.6× 227 0.6× 74 2.0k
Didier Hannouche Switzerland 33 2.1k 1.5× 462 0.6× 439 0.7× 452 0.8× 143 0.4× 126 3.2k
Dror Robinson Israel 30 1.4k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 451 0.8× 333 0.6× 257 0.6× 139 2.8k
Patrick Vavken United States 36 2.6k 1.8× 524 0.6× 463 0.8× 1.4k 2.5× 522 1.3× 118 3.6k
Rüdiger Krauspe Germany 32 2.6k 1.8× 793 1.0× 566 1.0× 607 1.1× 144 0.4× 138 3.8k
Lee D. Kaplan United States 28 1.9k 1.4× 698 0.9× 501 0.8× 950 1.6× 126 0.3× 123 2.8k
Francesca Veronesi Italy 27 735 0.5× 548 0.7× 374 0.6× 412 0.7× 322 0.8× 82 2.0k
Frank A. Petrigliano United States 37 2.8k 2.0× 466 0.6× 382 0.6× 1.1k 2.0× 345 0.9× 174 3.9k
Mário Ferretti Brazil 26 2.0k 1.4× 447 0.5× 420 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 164 0.4× 92 2.7k
R. Dorotka Austria 25 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.6× 439 0.7× 532 0.9× 313 0.8× 67 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Christian Candrian

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Candrian

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Candrian

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All Works

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Arrigoni, Chiara, Thomas G. P. Grünewald, Giuseppe Talò, et al.. (2025). A Vascularized Microphysiological System Reproducing Endochondral Ossification in Vitro to Study Ewing Sarcoma Proliferation and Migration. Advanced Functional Materials. 36(3).
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Filardo, Giuseppe, et al.. (2024). The NACA score predicts mortality in polytrauma patients before hospital admission: a registry-based study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 32(1). 116–116.
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Petta, Dalila, Giuseppe Talò, Lorenzo Bonetti, et al.. (2024). A personalized osteoarthritic joint-on-a-chip as a screening platform for biological treatments. Materials Today Bio. 26. 101072–101072. 5 indexed citations
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Frattura, Giorgio Di Laura, et al.. (2022). Balance Remains Impaired after Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis. Diagnostics. 12(3). 684–684. 7 indexed citations
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Previtali, Davide, et al.. (2022). High Prevalence of Pain Sensitization in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis with Meta-Regression. Cartilage. 13(1). 3506202066–3506202066. 30 indexed citations
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Candrian, Christian, et al.. (2022). Radiofrequency ablation is as safe and effective as surgical excision for spinal osteoid osteoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Spine Journal. 32(1). 210–220. 8 indexed citations
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Bersini, Simone, A. Cicchetti, Maria Laura Costantino, et al.. (2021). Radiobiological Studies of Microvascular Damage through In Vitro Models: A Methodological Perspective. Cancers. 13(5). 1182–1182. 8 indexed citations
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Frize, Monique, et al.. (2021). Infrared Thermography for the Evaluation of Inflammatory and Degenerative Joint Diseases: A Systematic Review. Cartilage. 13(2_suppl). 1790S–1801S. 36 indexed citations
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Müller, Jochen, Andrea Saporito, Giuseppe Filardo, et al.. (2021). Forefoot Adduction, Hindfoot Varus or Pes Cavus: Risk Factors for Fifth Metatarsal Fractures and Jones Fractures? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 61(3). 641–647. 4 indexed citations
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Previtali, Davide, Giulia Merli, Giorgio Di Laura Frattura, et al.. (2020). The Long-Lasting Effects of “Placebo Injections” in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis. Cartilage. 13(1_suppl). 185S–196S. 79 indexed citations
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Arrigoni, Chiara, et al.. (2020). Umbilical Cord MSCs and Their Secretome in the Therapy of Arthritic Diseases: A Research and Industrial Perspective. Cells. 9(6). 1343–1343. 22 indexed citations
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Previtali, Davide, et al.. (2020). Comparison of the survivorship between arthroplasty and ORIF for basi-cervical femoral neck fractures in the overall population and in polymorbid patients. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 107(3). 102789–102789. 6 indexed citations
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Filardo, Giuseppe, Davide Previtali, Francesca Napoli, et al.. (2020). PRP Injections for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Cartilage. 13(1_suppl). 364S–375S. 170 indexed citations breakdown →
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Roffi, Alice, et al.. (2019). Secretome and Extracellular Vesicles as New Biological Therapies for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 8(11). 1867–1867. 66 indexed citations
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Meyer, Marie, Marie Nicod Lalonde, Mario Jreige, et al.. (2019). Detection Rate of Culprit Tumors Causing Osteomalacia Using Somatostatin Receptor PET/CT: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics. 10(1). 2–2. 17 indexed citations
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Lillie, Kate, et al.. (2019). Culturally Adapting an Advance Care Planning Communication Intervention With American Indian and Alaska Native People in Primary Care. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 31(2). 178–187. 12 indexed citations
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Candrian, Christian, et al.. (2001). Das endoskopische Bursashaving bei akuter Bursitis@@@Endoscopic Resection of the Olecranon and Pre-Patellar Bursa. Swiss Surgery. 7(3). 121–125. 4 indexed citations

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