Christoph Lutter

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Christoph Lutter is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Lutter has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Surgery, 59 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 21 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christoph Lutter's work include Sports injuries and prevention (46 papers), Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (32 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (25 papers). Christoph Lutter is often cited by papers focused on Sports injuries and prevention (46 papers), Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (32 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (25 papers). Christoph Lutter collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Christoph Lutter's co-authors include Volker Schöffl, Hiroyoshi Mori, Aloke V. Finn, Renu Virmani, Kazuyuki Yahagi, Maria Romero, Frank D. Kolodgie, Thomas Tischer, Thilo Hotfiel and Casper Grim and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Lutter

100 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Pathology of Human Coronary and Carotid Artery Atheroscle... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Pathology of Human Coronary and Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis and Vascular Calcification in Diabetes Mellitus
    2016 370 citations Kazuyuki Yahagi, Frank D. Kolodgie et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph Lutter Germany 21 715 540 285 196 195 121 1.5k
Chih‐Chin Hsu Taiwan 25 542 0.8× 565 1.0× 391 1.4× 195 1.0× 126 0.6× 94 1.9k
Jonny Hisdal Norway 25 518 0.7× 360 0.7× 906 3.2× 276 1.4× 476 2.4× 135 2.3k
Carlos Barrios Spain 28 1.4k 2.0× 422 0.8× 105 0.4× 196 1.0× 311 1.6× 192 2.5k
Carlo Biz Italy 28 1.1k 1.5× 904 1.7× 98 0.3× 287 1.5× 61 0.3× 123 2.0k
Mikael Boesen Denmark 34 1.2k 1.7× 1.0k 1.9× 185 0.6× 711 3.6× 80 0.4× 209 3.6k
Atsuyuki Inui Japan 20 740 1.0× 379 0.7× 62 0.2× 127 0.6× 64 0.3× 125 1.5k
Vito Pavone Italy 27 1.4k 1.9× 528 1.0× 89 0.3× 294 1.5× 105 0.5× 176 2.5k
Paul W. Ackermann Sweden 33 1.5k 2.2× 1.8k 3.3× 120 0.4× 159 0.8× 48 0.2× 116 2.6k
João Luíz Quagliotti Durigan Brazil 23 255 0.4× 525 1.0× 124 0.4× 343 1.8× 69 0.4× 142 1.7k
Robert Kraemer Germany 18 537 0.8× 524 1.0× 68 0.2× 60 0.3× 57 0.3× 56 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christoph Lutter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Lutter

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All Works

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Schöffl, Volker, et al.. (2025). Efficacy of a new treatment algorithm for capsulitis of the fingers in rock climbers. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 7. 1497110–1497110.
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Ferner, Felix, Christoph Lutter, Wolf Petersen, et al.. (2025). The application of a digital therapeutic reveals superior outcome compared to standard care in patients with anterior knee pain—a randomized controlled trial. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 145(1). 180–180.
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Tischer, Thomas, Géraldine Martens, Jan Cabri, et al.. (2023). The awareness of injury prevention programmes is insufficient among French‐ and German‐speaking sports medicine communities in Europe. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(7). 2563–2571. 2 indexed citations
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Hotfiel, Thilo, Martin Engelhardt, Hartmut Gaulrapp, Christoph Lutter, & Casper Grim. (2023). Muskuloskelettale Punktionen und Infiltrationen – Besonderheiten im Sport. Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 39(3). 257–264. 1 indexed citations
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Kebbach, Maeruan, et al.. (2023). A musculoskeletal simulation study on the biomechanics of the lower extremity during the golf swing. Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics. 25(3). 1 indexed citations
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Enz, Andreas, Annett Klinder, Christoph Lutter, et al.. (2022). Knot tying in arthroplasty and arthroscopy causes lesions to surgical gloves: a potential risk of infection. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(5). 1824–1832. 1 indexed citations
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Blanke, Fabian, et al.. (2022). Spontaneous healing of acute ACL ruptures: rate, prognostic factors and short-term outcome. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 143(7). 4291–4298. 5 indexed citations
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Lutter, Christoph, et al.. (2022). Compensatory Responses During Slip-Induced Perturbation in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Compared With Healthy Older Adults: An Increased Risk of Falls?. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 893840–893840. 12 indexed citations
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Lutter, Christoph, Rolf Janka, Stefanie Küerten, et al.. (2021). MRI of Finger Pulleys at 7T—Direct Characterization of Pulley Ruptures in an Ex Vivo Model. Diagnostics. 11(7). 1206–1206. 6 indexed citations
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Hotfiel, Thilo, Rafael Heiß, Christoph Lutter, et al.. (2021). Quantifiable Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Explores the Role of Protection, Rest, Ice (Cryotherapy), Compression and Elevation (PRICE) Therapy on Microvascular Blood Flow. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 47(5). 1269–1278. 12 indexed citations
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Lutter, Christoph, Thomas Tischer, & Volker Schöffl. (2020). Olympic competition climbing: the beginning of a new era—a narrative review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 55(15). 857–864. 33 indexed citations
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Lutter, Christoph, Volker Schöffl, Thilo Hotfiel, Michael Simon, & Nicola Maffulli. (2019). Compartment Syndrome of the Foot: An Evidence-Based Review. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 58(4). 632–640. 11 indexed citations
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Mori, Hiroyoshi, Christoph Lutter, Kazuyuki Yahagi, et al.. (2017). Pathology of Chronic Total Occlusion in Bare-Metal Versus Drug-Eluting Stents. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 10(4). 367–378. 12 indexed citations
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Yahagi, Kazuyuki, Hiroyoshi Mori, Tobias Koppara, et al.. (2016). ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR RENAL DENERVATION: PERI-ARTERIAL NERVE SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN HEALTHY SWINE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67(13). 169–169. 1 indexed citations
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Lutter, Christoph & Michael Joner. (2016). Bioresorbable drug eluting scaffolds—are bioresorbable stents ready for today’s clinical practice?. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 8(6). 1050–1052. 2 indexed citations
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Romero, Maria, et al.. (2016). SPONTANEOUS CORONARY DISSECTION AND FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA: A PATHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 67(13). 603–603. 1 indexed citations

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