David J. Hunter

209.5k total citations · 38 hit papers
1.4k papers, 97.1k citations indexed

About

David J. Hunter is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Hunter has authored 1.4k papers receiving a total of 97.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 662 papers in Rheumatology, 445 papers in Surgery and 217 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in David J. Hunter's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (585 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (238 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (175 papers). David J. Hunter is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (585 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (238 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (175 papers). David J. Hunter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. David J. Hunter's co-authors include Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett, Sita Bierma‐Zeinstra, Meir J. Stampfer, Ali Guermazi, JoAnn E. Manson, Frank E. Speizer, Susan E. Hankinson, Donna Spiegelman and Bernard Rosner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

David J. Hunter

1.4k papers receiving 93.7k citations

Hit Papers

Osteoarthritis 1994 2026 2004 2015 2019 2014 2008 1995 1998 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Osteoarthritis
    2019 3.0k citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  2. OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis
    2014 2.2k citations T.E. McAlindon, Raveendhara R. Bannuru et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
  3. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines
    2008 2.1k citations David J. Hunter, K. Kwoh et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
  4. Body Weight and Mortality among Women
    1995 1.5k citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  5. Circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and risk of breast cancer
    1998 1.5k citations Susan E. Hankinson, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  6. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis
    2010 1.3k citations David J. Hunter, K. Kwoh et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
  7. The Use of Estrogens and Progestins and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
    1995 1.1k citations Graham A. Colditz, Susan E. Hankinson et al. profile →
  8. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease
    2004 965 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  9. Reproducibility and Validity of a Self-Administered Physical Activity Questionnaire
    1994 940 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  10. Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance
    2002 911 citations Meir J. Stampfer, David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  11. Statistics in Medicine — Reporting of Subgroup Analyses in Clinical Trials
    2007 907 citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  12. Aspirin and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women
    1995 906 citations David J. Hunter, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  13. The individual and socioeconomic impact of osteoarthritis
    2014 885 citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  14. Rotating Night Shifts and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Participating in the Nurses' Health Study
    2001 860 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  15. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Mortality
    1997 859 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  16. The epidemiology of osteoarthritis
    2014 753 citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  17. Gene–environment interactions in human diseases
    2005 752 citations David J. Hunter profile →
  18. Evolution of semi-quantitative whole joint assessment of knee OA: MOAKS (MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score)
    2011 751 citations David J. Hunter et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
  19. Incidental Meniscal Findings on Knee MRI in Middle-Aged and Elderly Persons
    2008 667 citations Ali Guermazi, David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  20. Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism, dietary interactions, and risk of colorectal cancer.
    1997 651 citations David J. Hunter, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  21. Night-Shift Work and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study
    2003 626 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  22. Dual Effects of Weight and Weight Gain on Breast Cancer Risk
    1997 626 citations Susan E. Hankinson, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  23. Effects of Intensive Diet and Exercise on Knee Joint Loads, Inflammation, and Clinical Outcomes Among Overweight and Obese Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
    2013 609 citations Stephen P. Messier, Barbara J. Nicklas et al. profile →
  24. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part I: Critical appraisal of existing treatment guidelines and systematic review of current research evidence
    2007 588 citations David J. Hunter, K. Kwoh et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
  25. Osteoarthritis in 2020 and beyond: a Lancet Commission
    2020 580 citations David J. Hunter, Lyn March et al. profile →
  26. Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women and Men
    2009 544 citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  27. 2009 500 citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  28. Number of Persons With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in the US: Impact of Race and Ethnicity, Age, Sex, and Obesity
    2016 459 citations David J. Hunter, Stephen P. Messier et al. profile →
  29. Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: the Framingham Study
    2009 437 citations Ali Guermazi, David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  30. Synovitis detected on magnetic resonance imaging and its relation to pain and cartilage loss in knee osteoarthritis
    2007 414 citations David J. Hunter, David T. Felson et al. profile →
  31. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Genetic Risk of Obesity
    2012 380 citations David J. Hunter, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  32. Noncommunicable Diseases
    2013 357 citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  33. Lifetime Medical Costs of Knee Osteoarthritis Management in the United States: Impact of Extending Indications for Total Knee Arthroplasty
    2014 306 citations David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  34. Effect of Intra-articular Platelet-Rich Plasma vs Placebo Injection on Pain and Medial Tibial Cartilage Volume in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
    2021 235 citations Kim L. Bennell, Vicky Duong et al. profile →
  35. Evaluation and Treatment of Knee Pain
    2023 136 citations Vicky Duong, Win Min Oo et al. profile →
  36. Recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines
    2023 96 citations David J. Hunter et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
  37. Osteoarthritis
    2025 79 citations Win Min Oo, Tuhina Neogi et al. profile →
  38. Integrating the environmental and genetic architectures of aging and mortality
    2025 38 citations David J. Hunter 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
David J. Hunter United States 143 34.2k 24.4k 13.6k 12.2k 11.3k 1.4k 97.1k
Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 167 15.8k 0.5× 35.2k 1.4× 17.1k 1.3× 8.3k 0.7× 11.7k 1.0× 1.7k 121.0k
David T. Felson United States 133 49.7k 1.5× 30.5k 1.2× 5.1k 0.4× 12.6k 1.0× 3.0k 0.3× 803 80.1k
George A. Wells Canada 126 11.3k 0.3× 18.1k 0.7× 3.9k 0.3× 6.6k 0.5× 8.7k 0.8× 875 89.9k
Gordon Guyatt Canada 192 5.7k 0.2× 33.7k 1.4× 5.2k 0.4× 9.0k 0.7× 24.1k 2.1× 1.4k 174.1k
Peter W.F. Wilson United States 156 8.8k 0.3× 31.0k 1.3× 10.9k 0.8× 3.3k 0.3× 11.4k 1.0× 646 110.5k
Tim D. Spector United Kingdom 119 10.3k 0.3× 7.2k 0.3× 16.7k 1.2× 4.1k 0.3× 4.1k 0.4× 722 52.2k
Peter Libby United States 197 6.4k 0.2× 39.4k 1.6× 36.2k 2.7× 4.5k 0.4× 3.8k 0.3× 768 148.1k
Peter Tugwell Canada 114 18.8k 0.5× 13.2k 0.5× 3.0k 0.2× 8.6k 0.7× 9.1k 0.8× 798 73.8k
Paul M. Ridker United States 173 6.5k 0.2× 41.7k 1.7× 18.3k 1.3× 4.3k 0.4× 10.0k 0.9× 815 130.9k
Albert Hofman Netherlands 166 6.9k 0.2× 11.6k 0.5× 13.2k 1.0× 4.2k 0.3× 15.1k 1.3× 1.5k 122.0k

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Li, Ting, Xin Wen, Weiyu Han, et al.. (2024). Quantitative analysis of effectiveness and associated factors of exercise on symptoms in osteoarthritis: a pharmacodynamic model-based meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 58(24). 1539–1550. 4 indexed citations
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Robbins, Sarah R., et al.. (2024). Report of similar placebo response in one internet versus onsite randomised controlled trials from the literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). 100474–100474.
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Epstein, Jonathan, Marie‐Line Erpelding, Élisabeth Spitz, et al.. (2024). The Flare-OA-16 questionnaire measuring flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis in the patient perspective: scale reduction and validation using a Rasch model. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 174. 111488–111488. 2 indexed citations
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Meade, Maurice J., et al.. (2023). Compliance of orthodontic practice websites with ethical, legal and regulatory advertising obligations. International Orthodontics. 21(1). 100727–100727. 4 indexed citations
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Deveza, Leticia A., et al.. (2023). Assessment of Pain in Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 13(7). 1139–1139. 19 indexed citations
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Riordan, Edward A., Sarah R. Robbins, Leticia A. Deveza, et al.. (2021). Pain, function, and radiographic disease in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Journal of Hand Therapy. 36(1). 208–213. 1 indexed citations
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Karunaratne, Sascha, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Mark Horsley, et al.. (2021). Clinical Course of Pain and Function Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 36(12). 3993–4002.e37. 38 indexed citations
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Roemer, Frank W., Jamie E. Collins, C. Kent Kwoh, et al.. (2019). MRI-based screening for structural definition of eligibility in clinical DMOAD trials: Rapid OsteoArthritis MRI Eligibility Score (ROAMES). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 28(1). 71–81. 63 indexed citations
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Kensler, Kevin H., Venkat Sankar, Jun Wang, et al.. (2018). PAM50 Molecular Intrinsic Subtypes in the Nurses' Health Study Cohorts. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 28(4). 798–806. 37 indexed citations
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Cross, Marita, et al.. (2017). Defining Flare in Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee: A Systematic Literature Review — OMERACT Virtual Special Interest Group. The Journal of Rheumatology. 44(12). 1920–1927. 24 indexed citations
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Loeser, Richard F., Wimal Pathmasiri, Susan Sumner, et al.. (2016). Association of urinary metabolites with radiographic progression of knee osteoarthritis in overweight and obese adults: an exploratory study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24(8). 1479–1486. 47 indexed citations
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McAlindon, T.E., Raveendhara R. Bannuru, Matthew C. Sullivan, et al.. (2014). OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22(3). 363–388. 2192 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nan, Hongmei, Abrar A. Qureshi, David J. Hunter, & Jiali Han. (2009). Genetic variants in FGFR2 and FGFR4 genes and skin cancer risk in the Nurses' Health Study. BMC Cancer. 9(1). 172–172. 18 indexed citations
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Nan, Hongmei, Peter Kraft, David J. Hunter, & Jiali Han. (2009). Genetic variants in pigmentation genes, pigmentary phenotypes, and risk of skin cancer in Caucasians. International Journal of Cancer. 125(4). 909–917. 140 indexed citations
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Hunter, David J., Jason J. McDougall, & Francis J. Keefe. (2008). The Symptoms of Osteoarthritis and the Genesis of Pain. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 34(3). 623–643. 325 indexed citations
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Han, Jiali, Abrar A. Qureshi, Jennifer Prescott, et al.. (2008). A Prospective Study of Telomere Length and the Risk of Skin Cancer. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 129(2). 415–421. 139 indexed citations
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Applebaum, Katie M., Margaret R. Karagas, David J. Hunter, et al.. (2007). Polymorphisms in Nucleotide Excision Repair Genes, Arsenic Exposure, and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in New Hampshire. Environmental Health Perspectives. 115(8). 1231–1236. 67 indexed citations
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Han, Jiali, Graham A. Colditz, Leona D. Samson, & David J. Hunter. (2004). Polymorphisms in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Genes and Skin Cancer Risk. Cancer Research. 64(9). 3009–3013. 90 indexed citations
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Hunter, David J., Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer, et al.. (1992). Diet and risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in a prospective cohort of women. Annals of Epidemiology. 2(3). 231–239. 100 indexed citations
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Hunter, David J., et al.. (1973). Breech management with fetal blood sampling.. BMJ. 2(5865). 552.5–552. 3 indexed citations

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