Claus Simpfendorfer

779 total citations
17 papers, 371 citations indexed

About

Claus Simpfendorfer is a scholar working on Surgery, Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Claus Simpfendorfer has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 371 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Infectious Diseases and 3 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Claus Simpfendorfer's work include Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (8 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (5 papers) and Hematological disorders and diagnostics (3 papers). Claus Simpfendorfer is often cited by papers focused on Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (8 papers), Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (5 papers) and Hematological disorders and diagnostics (3 papers). Claus Simpfendorfer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Mexico. Claus Simpfendorfer's co-authors include Maja Babić, Gaspar Alberto Motta-Ramírez, Erick M. Remer, Daniel Lockwood, Ming Zhou, Brian R. Herts, Hakan Ilaslan, Elie F. Berbari, Murali Sundaram and David G. Armstrong and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and American Journal of Roentgenology.

In The Last Decade

Claus Simpfendorfer

16 papers receiving 366 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Claus Simpfendorfer United States 9 232 92 65 59 53 17 371
Paul Wilson United Kingdom 13 255 1.1× 135 1.5× 17 0.3× 32 0.5× 18 0.3× 34 463
Nils Heim Germany 10 145 0.6× 18 0.2× 85 1.3× 92 1.6× 113 2.1× 30 345
J.J. Braun France 9 104 0.4× 202 2.2× 14 0.2× 42 0.7× 31 0.6× 30 399
Eman Mahmoud Fouda Egypt 11 104 0.4× 89 1.0× 23 0.4× 10 0.2× 51 1.0× 36 281
Kathleen C. Finzel United States 8 150 0.6× 29 0.3× 19 0.3× 55 0.9× 15 0.3× 12 273
Ilse Castro-Aragon United States 9 162 0.7× 33 0.4× 48 0.7× 23 0.4× 47 0.9× 23 288
Priyankar Pal India 11 177 0.8× 92 1.0× 63 1.0× 55 0.9× 81 1.5× 53 395
Eleni Apostolaki Greece 8 351 1.5× 130 1.4× 24 0.4× 219 3.7× 33 0.6× 8 524
Imad Absah United States 14 311 1.3× 32 0.3× 12 0.2× 55 0.9× 28 0.5× 55 536
Akanimo Antia United States 11 109 0.5× 111 1.2× 41 0.6× 12 0.2× 44 0.8× 39 355

Countries citing papers authored by Claus Simpfendorfer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Claus Simpfendorfer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claus Simpfendorfer

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Shaw, Jeremy D., Sandra B. Nelson, Claus Simpfendorfer, et al.. (2025). New Definition for Postoperative Spine Infection (PSI). Spine.
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Bullen, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Smartphone application with 3D-printed needle guide for faster and more accurate CT-guided interventions in a phantom. Skeletal Radiology. 53(3). 567–573. 3 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus, et al.. (2022). Extra-abdominal desmoid fibromatosis: Cryoablation versus traditional therapies. Clinical Imaging. 88. 9–16. 9 indexed citations
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Alaia, Erin F., Avneesh Chhabra, Claus Simpfendorfer, et al.. (2021). MRI nomenclature for musculoskeletal infection. Skeletal Radiology. 50(12). 2319–2347. 44 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus, et al.. (2021). Preoperative cryoablation of a hypervascular bone metastasis: A case of effective devascularization before preoperative embolization. Clinical Imaging. 79. 148–153. 2 indexed citations
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Babić, Maja, Hakan Ilaslan, Nabin K. Shrestha, & Claus Simpfendorfer. (2020). Isolated septic facet joints: an underdiagnosed distinct clinical entity. Skeletal Radiology. 49(8). 1295–1303. 3 indexed citations
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Karnuta, Jaret M., Joseph Featherall, J. David Thomas, et al.. (2020). What Demographic and Clinical Factors Are Associated with In-hospital Mortality in Patients with Necrotizing Fasciitis?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 478(8). 1770–1779. 11 indexed citations
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Babić, Maja, Claus Simpfendorfer, & Elie F. Berbari. (2019). Update on spinal epidural abscess. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 32(3). 265–271. 25 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus. (2017). Radiologic Approach to Musculoskeletal Infections. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 31(2). 299–324. 45 indexed citations
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Mesko, Nathan W., et al.. (2017). Treatment Challenges of Prosthetic Hip Infection with Associated Iliacus Muscle Abscess: Report of 5 Cases and Literature Review. Journal of Bone and Joint Infection. 2(3). 127–135. 4 indexed citations
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Babić, Maja & Claus Simpfendorfer. (2017). Infections of the Spine. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 31(2). 279–297. 106 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus, et al.. (2016). Septic Arthritis of an Atlantoaxial Facet Joint with Normal Inflammatory Markers: Case Report and Literature Review. World Neurosurgery. 98. 870.e11–870.e15. 7 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus, Anthony Miniaci, Naveen Subhas, Carl S. Winalski, & Hakan Ilaslan. (2015). Pseudocyclops: two cases of ACL graft partial tears mimicking cyclops lesions on MRI. Skeletal Radiology. 44(8). 1169–1173. 10 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus & Joshua M. Polster. (2014). MRI of the Knee: What Do We Miss?. Current Radiology Reports. 2(4). 8 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus, Maja Babić, Ajit A. Krishnaney, & Murali Sundaram. (2013). Radiologic Case Study. Orthopedics. 36(6). 409–481. 2 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus, Brian R. Herts, Gaspar Alberto Motta-Ramírez, et al.. (2009). Angiomyolipoma with Minimal Fat on MDCT: Can Counts of Negative-Attenuation Pixels Aid Diagnosis?. American Journal of Roentgenology. 192(2). 438–443. 68 indexed citations
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Simpfendorfer, Claus, Hakan Ilaslan, A. M. Davies, et al.. (2008). Does the presence of focal normal marrow fat signal within a tumor on MRI exclude malignancy? An analysis of 184 histologically proven tumors of the pelvic and appendicular skeleton. Skeletal Radiology. 37(9). 797–804. 24 indexed citations

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