Christopher Damien

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Christopher Damien is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Damien has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 7 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher Damien's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (10 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (6 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (6 papers). Christopher Damien is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (10 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (6 papers) and Bone fractures and treatments (6 papers). Christopher Damien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Christopher Damien's co-authors include J. R. Parsons, James J. Benedict, Scott D. Boden, Dieter Grob, Karl Andreas Schlegel, Jörg Nonhoff, Rainer Lutz, Safwan Srour, Cinderella de Pollak and Alain Meunier and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Spine and Journal of Biomedical Materials Research.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Damien

18 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Bone graft and bone graft substitutes: A review of curren... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 250 500 750
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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. Bone graft and bone graft substitutes: A review of current technology and applications
    1991 825 citations Christopher Damien, J. R. Parsons Journal of Applied Biomaterials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Damien United States 11 964 565 426 232 209 19 1.2k
B. Flautre France 18 1.4k 1.4× 746 1.3× 640 1.5× 312 1.3× 122 0.6× 40 1.7k
John H. Brekke United States 17 816 0.8× 500 0.9× 358 0.8× 258 1.1× 293 1.4× 25 1.4k
P.Q. Ruhé Netherlands 13 795 0.8× 533 0.9× 261 0.6× 325 1.4× 197 0.9× 18 1.2k
M. Okumura Japan 9 695 0.7× 357 0.6× 306 0.7× 155 0.7× 142 0.7× 18 962
Johan W.M. Vehof Netherlands 16 859 0.9× 435 0.8× 272 0.6× 273 1.2× 198 0.9× 17 1.1k
Yoshitake Takahashi Japan 13 948 1.0× 416 0.7× 197 0.5× 533 2.3× 345 1.7× 17 1.4k
Eric Goyenvalle France 19 644 0.7× 382 0.7× 327 0.8× 163 0.7× 161 0.8× 45 1.0k
Thomas Buckland United Kingdom 9 902 0.9× 404 0.7× 439 1.0× 226 1.0× 83 0.4× 10 1.0k
George I. Mataliotakis United Kingdom 10 457 0.5× 648 1.1× 203 0.5× 154 0.7× 186 0.9× 18 1.1k
Susanne T. Smith United States 5 472 0.5× 386 0.7× 243 0.6× 159 0.7× 102 0.5× 9 797

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Damien

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Damien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Damien

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Rabe, Barry G., Amelia Green, Aurel Croissant, et al.. (2018). Books By Our Readers. PS Political Science & Politics. 51(4). 884–884.
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Lutz, Rainer, et al.. (2012). Biofunctionalization of the implant surface with different concentrations of a synthetic peptide (P‐15). Clinical Oral Implants Research. 24(7). 781–786. 13 indexed citations
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Lutz, Rainer, et al.. (2010). Biofunctionalization of titanium implants with a biomimetic active peptide (P‐15) promotes early osseointegration. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 21(7). 726–734. 68 indexed citations
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Boden, Scott D., Dieter Grob, & Christopher Damien. (2004). Ne-Osteo Bone Growth Factor for Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion: Results From a Nonhuman Primate Study and a Prospective Human Clinical Pilot Study. Spine. 29(5). 504–514. 32 indexed citations
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Frankel, Victor H., et al.. (2004). Development and testing of a novel biosynthesized XCell for treating chronic wounds.. PubMed. 12. 27–33. 16 indexed citations
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Damien, Christopher, Dieter Grob, Scott D. Boden, & James J. Benedict. (2002). Purified Bovine BMP Extract and Collagen for Spine Arthrodesis. Spine. 27(Supplement). S50–S58. 36 indexed citations
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Boden, Scott D., Gunnar Andersson, D. Greg Anderson, et al.. (2002). Summary Statement: Overview of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins for Spine Fusion. Spine. 27(Supplement). S1–S1. 2 indexed citations
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Sandhu, Harvinder S., D. Greg Anderson, Gunnar Andersson, et al.. (2002). Summary Statement: Safety of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins for Spine Fusion. Spine. 27(Supplement). S39–S39. 5 indexed citations
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Anderson, D. Greg, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, Scott D. Boden, et al.. (2002). Summary Statement: Bone Morphogenetic Proteins. Spine. 27(Supplement). S9–S9. 10 indexed citations
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Sandhu, Harvinder S., Gunnar B. J. Andersson, Scott D. Boden, et al.. (2002). Summary Statement: Alternative Delivery by Gene Therapy and Cost Justification of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins for Spine Fusion. Spine. 27(Supplement). S86–S86. 3 indexed citations
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Seeherman, Howard, D. Greg Anderson, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, et al.. (2002). Summary Statement: Biology of Spine Fusion, Bone Graft Substitutes, and the Burden of Proof. Spine. 27(Supplement). S24–S25. 4 indexed citations
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Anderson, D. Greg, Gunnar B. J. Andersson, Scott D. Boden, et al.. (2002). Summary Statement: Clinical BMP Programs. Spine. 27(Supplement). S49–S49. 2 indexed citations
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Arnaud, Éric, Cinderella de Pollak, Alain Meunier, et al.. (1999). Osteogenesis with coral is increased by BMP and BMC in a rat cranioplasty. Biomaterials. 20(20). 1909–1918. 47 indexed citations
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Boden, Scott D., et al.. (1997). In Vivo Evaluation of a Resorbable Osteoinductive Composite as a Graft Substitute for Lumbar Spinal Fusion. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 10(1). 1???11–1???11. 59 indexed citations
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Damien, Christopher, et al.. (1995). Effect of Demineralized Bone Matrix on Bone Growth within a Porous HA Material: A Histologic and Histometric Study. Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 9(3). 275–288. 28 indexed citations
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Damien, Christopher, et al.. (1994). Investigation of an organic delivery system for demineralized bone matrix in a delayed‐healing cranial defect model. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 28(5). 553–561. 31 indexed citations
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Damien, Christopher, et al.. (1994). [Retinitis pigmentosa, vitiligo and deaf-mutism. Apropos of a case].. PubMed. 17(8-9). 501–3. 3 indexed citations
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Damien, Christopher & J. R. Parsons. (1991). Bone graft and bone graft substitutes: A review of current technology and applications. Journal of Applied Biomaterials. 2(3). 187–208. 825 indexed citations breakdown →
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