Christopher E. Attinger

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
273 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher E. Attinger is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher E. Attinger has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Surgery, 154 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 138 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Christopher E. Attinger's work include Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (153 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (135 papers) and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (111 papers). Christopher E. Attinger is often cited by papers focused on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (153 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (135 papers) and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (111 papers). Christopher E. Attinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Christopher E. Attinger's co-authors include Jeffrey E. Janis, George Broughton, Karen K. Evans, Paul S. Cooper, Erwin J. Bulan, Ivica Dučić, John S. Steinberg, Peter Blume, Paul J. Kim and Randy Wolcott and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Diabetes Care and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Christopher E. Attinger

252 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Basic Science of Wound Healing

2006 1.1k citations Christopher E. Attinger et al. profile →
Wound Healing: An Overview

2006 661 citations Christopher E. Attinger et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Christopher E. Attinger	5.0k	4.6k	3.3k	1.4k	721	273	9.3k
Martin C. Robson	4.4k 0.9×	5.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	1.7k 2.3×	281	10.8k
Thomas K. Hunt	4.2k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	184	12.4k
Tania J. Phillips	2.8k 0.6×	3.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	798 1.1×	165	8.1k
Robert G. Frykberg	2.0k 0.4×	5.1k 1.1×	5.4k 1.6×	2.5k 1.7×	401 0.6×	99	8.0k
Finn Gottrup	2.9k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	433 0.6×	184	6.1k
Harold Brem	2.0k 0.4×	5.5k 1.2×	2.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	472 0.7×	91	11.2k
David L. Steed	2.3k 0.5×	2.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	479 0.7×	117	6.8k
R. Gary Sibbald	2.9k 0.6×	3.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.6×	231	7.8k
Luc Téot	2.7k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	873 0.3×	975 0.7×	506 0.7×	138	5.3k
David G. Greenhalgh	1.7k 0.3×	4.4k 1.0×	954 0.3×	841 0.6×	3.3k 4.6×	296	10.1k

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Rohrich, Rachel N., et al.. (2025). Understanding the Prevalence of Medial Arterial Calcification Among Complex Reconstructive Patients: Insights from a Decade of Experience at a Tertiary Limb Salvage Center. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(2). 596–596. 1 indexed citations

Rohrich, Rachel N., et al.. (2024). A Multidisciplinary Approach to End-Stage Limb Salvage in the Highly Comorbid Atraumatic Population: An Observational Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(8). 2406–2406. 5 indexed citations

Rohrich, Rachel N., et al.. (2024). Fillet of toe flap coverage for non-traumatic foot amputations: A retrospective review of 70 patients. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 64(3). 228–232.

Rohrich, Rachel N., et al.. (2024). Optimizing Lower Extremity Local Flap Reconstruction in Peripheral Vascular Disease. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 93(4). 488–495. 1 indexed citations

Choi, Christopher Y., John S. Steinberg, David Song, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of Obtaining Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in a High-Volume Multidisciplinary Surgical Limb Salvage Center. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 114(5).

Rohrich, Rachel N., et al.. (2024). Angiosome-Guided Revascularization in Local Flap Reconstruction of the Foot and Ankle. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 94(2). 195–203. 2 indexed citations

Bekeny, Jenna C., et al.. (2023). The application of targeted muscle reinnervation in lower extremity amputations: A systematic review. Microsurgery. 43(7). 736–747. 3 indexed citations

Fan, Kenneth L., Jenna C. Bekeny, Elizabeth G. Zolper, et al.. (2022). A Focus on Amputation Level: Factors Preventing Length Preservation in the National Inpatient Sample. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 112(1). 1 indexed citations

Bekeny, Jenna C., Elizabeth G. Zolper, Kenneth L. Fan, et al.. (2021). The Relationship Between Autoimmune Disease and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Wound Healing. Advances in Wound Care. 11(12). 650–656. 6 indexed citations

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Fan, Kenneth L., et al.. (2021). Early Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Extremities: Risk Factors for Mortality and Amputation. Advances in Wound Care. 11(5). 217–225. 4 indexed citations

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Bekeny, Jenna C., Iram Naz, Paul J. Kim, et al.. (2021). Utility of Porcine-Derived Xenograft as an Adjunct to Split-Thickness Skin Grafting in Lower-Extremity Wounds. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 111(3). 1 indexed citations

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Evans, Karen K., Jenna C. Bekeny, Elizabeth G. Zolper, et al.. (2020). Ensuring Quality Care in the COVID-19 Era: Applying the Donabedian Model to Tertiary Wound Care Center Practices. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 113(2).

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Brown, Benjamin J. & Christopher E. Attinger. (2013). The Below-Knee Amputation: To Amputate or Palliate?. Advances in Wound Care. 2(1). 30–35. 11 indexed citations

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Endara, Matthew, Ivica Dučić, & Christopher E. Attinger. (2013). Free Tissue Transfer for Limb Salvage in High-Risk Patients: Worth the Risk. Advances in Wound Care. 2(2). 63–68. 15 indexed citations

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Shanmugam, Victoria K., Amber Schilling, Mihriye Mete, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of immune disease in patients with wounds presenting to a tertiary wound healing centre. International Wound Journal. 9(4). 403–411. 34 indexed citations

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Cunha, Miguel F, et al.. (2010). Forefoot Ulcer Recurrence Following Partial First Ray Amputation. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 100(1). 80–82. 13 indexed citations

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Meyr, Andrew J., et al.. (2010). Debridement of the Noninfected Wound. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 100(5). 353–359. 16 indexed citations

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Attinger, Christopher E., et al.. (2008). How to make a hospital-based wound center financially viable: The Georgetown University Hospital model. Gynecologic Oncology. 111(2). S92–S97. 17 indexed citations

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Attinger, Christopher E., Ivica Dučić, & Charles M. Zelen. (2000). The Use of Local Muscle Flaps in Foot and Ankle Reconstruction. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. 17(4). 681–711. 22 indexed citations

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Attinger, Christopher E.. (1995). Use of skin grafting in the foot. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 85(1). 49–56. 14 indexed citations

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