Christian Merle

2.9k total citations
111 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Christian Merle is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Merle has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christian Merle's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (84 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (77 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (44 papers). Christian Merle is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (84 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (77 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (44 papers). Christian Merle collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and France. Christian Merle's co-authors include Tobias Gotterbarm, Marcus R. Streit, Moritz M. Innmann, Peter R. Aldinger, Thomas Brückner, G. Daculsi, George Grammatopoulos, Tilman Walker, H Gautier and Paul E. Beaulé and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Christian Merle

102 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Merle Germany 30 1.8k 374 117 102 63 111 2.1k
Jonathan J. Elsner Israel 18 618 0.3× 437 1.2× 383 3.3× 31 0.3× 39 0.6× 29 1.4k
Olivier Guillaume Switzerland 23 538 0.3× 883 2.4× 387 3.3× 74 0.7× 59 0.9× 46 1.5k
Jian‐Chih Chen Taiwan 21 520 0.3× 289 0.8× 117 1.0× 91 0.9× 42 0.7× 60 987
Burkhard Summer Germany 21 810 0.5× 145 0.4× 47 0.4× 75 0.7× 34 0.5× 64 1.5k
Klaus‐Dieter Kühn Germany 16 724 0.4× 303 0.8× 44 0.4× 83 0.8× 41 0.7× 55 906
Tim‐Mo Chen Taiwan 20 490 0.3× 221 0.6× 349 3.0× 22 0.2× 26 0.4× 53 1.1k
Soon Yong Kwon South Korea 17 523 0.3× 431 1.2× 138 1.2× 91 0.9× 27 0.4× 56 899
Paul Zalzal Canada 21 1.3k 0.7× 320 0.9× 72 0.6× 98 1.0× 14 0.2× 63 1.6k
Dankai Wu China 17 279 0.2× 432 1.2× 201 1.7× 43 0.4× 31 0.5× 48 852
Toshiyuki Kawai Japan 18 679 0.4× 478 1.3× 77 0.7× 98 1.0× 68 1.1× 91 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Merle

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All Works

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Kunisch, Elke, Christian Merle, Bin Xue, et al.. (2025). Cerium-doped mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles reduce oxidative stress and adipogenic differentiation in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 88. 127617–127617. 1 indexed citations
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Aldinger, Peter R., et al.. (2025). Medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty after knee osteotomy is safe and effective in the absence of excessive valgus overcorrection. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 33(12). 4303–4311. 1 indexed citations
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Verhaegen, Jeroen, et al.. (2024). Impact of Offset and Leg Length on Functional Outcomes Post-Total Hip Arthroplasty: How Accurate Should Coronal Reconstruction Be?. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 39(9). S332–S339.e2. 2 indexed citations
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Innmann, Moritz M., et al.. (2023). What Is the Correlation between Clinical and Radiographic Findings in Patients with Advanced Osteoarthritis of the Knee?. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(16). 5420–5420. 4 indexed citations
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Westhauser, Fabian, Tom Bruckner, Burkhard Lehner, et al.. (2023). Impact of Comorbidities and Previous Surgery on Mid-Term Results of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty for Periprosthetic Joint Infection. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(17). 5542–5542. 8 indexed citations
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Hauer, Georg, Maria Anna Smolle, Patrick Sadoghi, et al.. (2022). Mobile bearing versus fixed bearing medial unicompartmental knee replacement: an independent two center matched-pairs analysis. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 143(6). 3383–3389. 7 indexed citations
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Innmann, Moritz M., Christian Merle, Philippe Phan, Paul E. Beaulé, & George Grammatopoulos. (2021). Differences in Spinopelvic Characteristics Between Hip Osteoarthritis Patients and Controls. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 36(8). 2808–2816. 41 indexed citations
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Reiner, Tobias, Matthias C. Klotz, Moritz M. Innmann, et al.. (2020). Long-Term Results of a Second-Generation, Small-Diameter, Metal-On-Metal Bearing in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty at 14-Year Follow-Up. Materials. 13(3). 557–557. 5 indexed citations
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Reiner, Tobias, Elena Tripel, Nils Rosshirt, et al.. (2020). Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Patients Following Small Diameter Metal-On-Metal Total Hip Replacement at Long-Term Follow-Up. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(9). 2877–2877. 2 indexed citations
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Innmann, Moritz M., et al.. (2019). Prädiktoren für persistierende Schmerzen und Unzufriedenheit nach Kniegelenksendoprothese. Der Schmerz. 33(3). 185–190. 8 indexed citations
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Innmann, Moritz M., Marcus R. Streit, Thomas Brückner, Christian Merle, & Tobias Gotterbarm. (2017). Comparable Cumulative Incidence of Late Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture and Aseptic Stem Loosening in Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty—A Concise Follow-Up Report at a Minimum of 20 Years. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 33(4). 1144–1148. 10 indexed citations
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Merle, Christian, Wenzel Waldstein, Joseph Lipman, Maximilian F. Kasparek, & Friedrich Boettner. (2016). One Stage Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in Siblings with Larsen Syndrome. The Open Orthopaedics Journal. 10(1). 569–576.
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Walker, Tilman, Tobias Gotterbarm, Thomas Brückner, Christian Merle, & Marcus R. Streit. (2014). Total versus unicompartmental knee replacement for isolated lateral osteoarthritis: a matched-pairs study. International Orthopaedics. 38(11). 2259–2264. 48 indexed citations
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Merle, Christian, et al.. (2013). Multidisciplinary Treatment in Patients With Persistent Pain Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 29(1). 28–32. 17 indexed citations
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Streit, Marcus R., Tilman Walker, Thomas Brückner, et al.. (2012). Mobile-bearing lateral unicompartmental knee replacement with the Oxford domed tibial component. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 94-B(10). 1356–1361. 45 indexed citations
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Clarius, Michael, Christian Hauck, Joern B. Seeger, et al.. (2009). Correlation of positioning and clinical results in Oxford UKA. International Orthopaedics. 34(8). 1145–1151. 52 indexed citations
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Gautier, H, G. Daculsi, & Christian Merle. (2001). Association of vancomycin and calcium phosphate by dynamic compaction: in vitro characterization and microbiological activity. Biomaterials. 22(18). 2481–2487. 48 indexed citations
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Gautier, H, J. Caillon, Anne‐Marie Le Ray, G. Daculsi, & Christian Merle. (2000). Influence of isostatic compression on the stability of vancomycin loaded with a calcium phosphate-implantable drug delivery device. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 52(2). 308–314. 32 indexed citations

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