Christian Gerber

38.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
392 papers, 28.5k citations indexed

About

Christian Gerber is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Gerber has authored 392 papers receiving a total of 28.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 347 papers in Surgery, 285 papers in Epidemiology and 34 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christian Gerber's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (312 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (279 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (126 papers). Christian Gerber is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (312 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (279 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (126 papers). Christian Gerber collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Christian Gerber's co-authors include Juerg Hodler, Richard W. Nyffeler, Bruno Fuchs, Bernhard Jost, Dominik C. Meyer, Marco Zanetti, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Clément M. L. Werner, Michael K. Gilbart and Mazda Farshad and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Christian Gerber

381 papers receiving 27.3k citations

Hit Papers

Fatty degeneration of the muscles of the rotator cuff: As... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1999 2000 2007 2008 1994 250 500 750 1000
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. Fatty degeneration of the muscles of the rotator cuff: Assessment by computed tomography versus magnetic resonance imaging
    1999 1.1k citations Marco Zanetti, Christian Gerber et al. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery profile →
  2. The Results of Repair of Massive Tears of the Rotator Cuff*†
    2000 1.1k citations Christian Gerber et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
  3. Comparison of the subjective shoulder value and the Constant score
    2007 634 citations Christian Gerber et al. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery profile →
  4. A review of the Constant score: Modifications and guidelines for its use
    2008 617 citations Christian Gerber et al. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery profile →
  5. Mechanical strength of repairs of the rotator cuff
    1994 532 citations Christian Gerber et al. profile →
  6. Is there an association between the individual anatomy of the scapula and the development of rotator cuff tears or osteoarthritis of the glenohumeral joint?
    2013 408 citations Samy Bouaicha, Christian Gerber et al. profile →

Peers

Christian Gerber
Stephen Lyman United States
Rob G. H. H. Nelissen Netherlands
Thomas Brückner Germany
Yingze Zhang China
Benedict U. Nwachukwu United States
Jón Karlsson Sweden
Andrew Judge United Kingdom
Rolf Lefering Germany
Michael J. Gardner United States
Kurinchi Selvan Gurusamy United Kingdom
Stephen Lyman United States
Christian Gerber
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Countries citing papers authored by Christian Gerber

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Gerber

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Gerber

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christian Gerber. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christian Gerber 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 Christian Gerber. Christian Gerber is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hochreiter, Bettina, et al.. (2023). Computer‐assisted analysis of functional internal rotation after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: implications for component choice and orientation. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 10(1). 23–23. 6 indexed citations
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Bouaicha, Samy, et al.. (2021). Is limited external rotation after reverse shoulder arthroplasty associated with glenoidal notching?. Obere Extremität. 16(4). 272–280. 1 indexed citations
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Flück, Martin, Severin Ruoss, Paola Valdivieso, et al.. (2020). Down-Regulation of Mitochondrial Metabolism after Tendon Release Primes Lipid Accumulation in Rotator Cuff Muscle. American Journal Of Pathology. 190(7). 1513–1529. 12 indexed citations
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Meyer, Dominik C., et al.. (2019). Posterior Acromial Morphology Is Significantly Associated with Posterior Shoulder Instability. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(14). 1253–1260. 48 indexed citations
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Ruoss, Severin, Andrea B. Rosskopf, Karina Klein, et al.. (2018). Inhibition of calpain delays early muscle atrophy after rotator cuff tendon release in sheep. Physiological Reports. 6(21). e13833–e13833. 8 indexed citations
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Rahm, Stefan, Karl Wieser, David E. Bauer, et al.. (2018). Efficacy of standardized training on a virtual reality simulator to advance knee and shoulder arthroscopic motor skills. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 19(1). 150–150. 58 indexed citations
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Beeler, Silvan, Anita Hasler, Tobias Götschi, Dominik C. Meyer, & Christian Gerber. (2018). Critical shoulder angle: Acromial coverage is more relevant than glenoid inclination. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 37(1). 205–210. 40 indexed citations
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Ruoss, Severin, Brigitte von Rechenberg, Karl Wieser, et al.. (2017). Costamere protein expression and tissue composition of rotator cuff muscle after tendon release in sheep. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 36(1). 272–281. 13 indexed citations
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Jaboyedoff, Michel, et al.. (2016). A prototype web-GIS application for risk analysis of natural hazards in Switzerland. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.
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Flück, Martin, Severin Ruoss, Paola Valdivieso, et al.. (2016). Genomic and lipidomic actions of nandrolone on detached rotator cuff muscle in sheep. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 165(Pt B). 382–395. 16 indexed citations
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Gerber, Christian, et al.. (2015). Anabolic Steroids Reduce Muscle Degeneration Associated With Rotator Cuff Tendon Release in Sheep. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 43(10). 2393–2400. 57 indexed citations
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Agten, Christoph A., Andrea B. Rosskopf, Christian Gerber, & Christian W. A. Pfirrmann. (2015). Quantification of early fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff muscles: comparison of multi-echo Dixon with single-voxel MR spectroscopy. European Radiology. 26(10). 3719–3727. 40 indexed citations
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Wieser, Karl, Stefan Rahm, Martin Schubert, et al.. (2014). Fluoroscopic, magnetic resonance imaging, and electrophysiologic assessment of shoulders with massive tears of the rotator cuff. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 24(2). 288–294. 34 indexed citations
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Djahangiri, Ali, A Cozzolino, Marco Zanetti, et al.. (2012). Outcome of single-tendon rotator cuff repair in patients aged older than 65 years. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 22(1). 45–51. 45 indexed citations
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Favard, Luc, Christophe Lévigne, C. Nérot, et al.. (2011). Reverse Prostheses in Arthropathies With Cuff Tear: Are Survivorship and Function Maintained Over Time?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 469(9). 2469–2475. 304 indexed citations
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Borgeat, Alain, et al.. (1998). Patient-controlled interscalene analgesia with ropivacaine after major shoulder surgery: PCIA vs PCA. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 81(4). 603–605. 137 indexed citations
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Warner, Jon J.P., Joseph P. Iannotti, & Christian Gerber. (1997). Complex and revision problems in shoulder surgery. 119 indexed citations

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