David Ring

36.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
807 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

David Ring is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ring has authored 807 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 594 papers in Surgery, 302 papers in Rehabilitation and 193 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in David Ring's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (473 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (295 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (198 papers). David Ring is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (473 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (295 papers) and Shoulder Injury and Treatment (198 papers). David Ring collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. David Ring's co-authors include Jesse B. Jupiter, Job N. Doornberg, Mariano E. Menendez, Ana‐Maria Vranceanu, Thierry G. Guitton, Santiago A. Lozano‐Calderón, Valentin Neuhaus, Arjan G. J. Bot, Teun Teunis and David Zurakowski and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David Ring

769 papers receiving 24.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Elixhauser Comorbidity Method Outperforms the Charlso... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 2015 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. The Elixhauser Comorbidity Method Outperforms the Charlson Index in Predicting Inpatient Death After Orthopaedic Surgery
    2014 409 citations Mariano E. Menendez, David Ring et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
  2. A systematic review and pooled analysis of the prevalence of rotator cuff disease with increasing age
    2014 385 citations Teun Teunis, David Ring et al. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery profile →
  3. Preoperative Opioid Misuse is Associated With Increased Morbidity and Mortality After Elective Orthopaedic Surgery
    2015 270 citations Mariano E. Menendez, David Ring et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 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 Ring United States 80 20.0k 11.5k 6.6k 3.0k 1.8k 807 25.0k
Nicholas F. Taylor Australia 67 6.7k 0.3× 2.3k 0.2× 1.5k 0.2× 2.0k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 471 18.9k
Lewis E. Kazis United States 60 3.2k 0.2× 781 0.1× 2.7k 0.4× 1.9k 0.6× 4.2k 2.3× 330 18.0k
Anne H. Fossel United States 52 8.4k 0.4× 700 0.1× 1.1k 0.2× 4.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 90 15.3k
Nancy E. Mayo Canada 61 3.0k 0.1× 4.1k 0.4× 2.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 373 14.4k
L. Joseph Melton United States 78 11.8k 0.6× 390 0.0× 4.3k 0.7× 578 0.2× 629 0.4× 176 25.4k
Roman Jaeschke Canada 35 4.4k 0.2× 439 0.0× 2.9k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 68 17.7k
Helen HG Handoll United Kingdom 42 4.8k 0.2× 785 0.1× 2.5k 0.4× 372 0.1× 786 0.4× 117 8.1k
Sandra D.M. Bot Netherlands 27 2.5k 0.1× 535 0.0× 1.2k 0.2× 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 50 10.1k
Kevin E. Thorpe Canada 48 2.0k 0.1× 1.0k 0.1× 2.6k 0.4× 591 0.2× 1.9k 1.1× 203 15.2k
Jill Dawson United Kingdom 46 9.2k 0.5× 481 0.0× 2.1k 0.3× 958 0.3× 887 0.5× 144 13.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Ring

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Ring

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All Works

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Ring, David, et al.. (2024). A systematic review of distinction of colonization and infection in studies that address Cutibacterium acnes and shoulder surgery. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 34(2). 617–625. 1 indexed citations
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Ring, David, et al.. (2024). Randomized Controlled Trials Studying Nonoperative Treatments of Osteoarthritis Often Use Misleading and Uninformative Control Groups: A Systematic Review. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 483(4). 592–603. 1 indexed citations
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Ring, David, et al.. (2023). Is there an association between sleep quality and magnitude of capability?. Sleep Medicine. 108. 38–44. 1 indexed citations
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Ring, David. (2023). Mindsets matter for every patient and we can all help. BJPsych Open. 9(4). e131–e131.
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Ramachandran, Shyam, et al.. (2022). Potential Misinformation in the Official Disability Guidelines About the Diagnosis and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 64(7). e424–e430.
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Crijns, Tom J., et al.. (2020). Symptoms of Burnout among Surgeons are Correlated with a Higher Incidence of Perceived Medical Errors. HSS Journal® The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. 16(2_suppl). 305–310. 16 indexed citations
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Fatehi, Amirreza, et al.. (2020). Catastrophic Thinking and Pain Alleviation After Lower Extremity Surgery. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 35(3). e89–e95. 4 indexed citations
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Ring, David. (2020). Social and Mental Health Affect Comfort After Surgery or Injury. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 102(Suppl 1). 28–31. 3 indexed citations
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Menendez, Mariano E., et al.. (2015). A prospective randomized clinical trial of prescription of full-time versus as-desired splint wear for de Quervain tendinopathy. International Orthopaedics. 39(8). 1563–1569. 21 indexed citations
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Bekkers, Stijn, et al.. (2014). Relationships between pain misconceptions, disability, patients' goals and interpretation of information from hand therapists. Journal of Hand Therapy. 27(4). 287–295. 9 indexed citations
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Nota, Sjoerd, et al.. (2014). Finger Stiffness. Journal of Hand and Microsurgery. 7(1). 13–17. 3 indexed citations
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Ring, David. (2013). Symptoms and Disability After Major Peripheral Nerve Injury. Hand Clinics. 29(3). 421–425. 27 indexed citations
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Bot, Arjan G. J., Ana‐Maria Vranceanu, James H. Herndon, & David Ring. (2012). Correspondence of Patient Word Choice with Psychologic Factors in Patients With Upper Extremity Illness. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 470(11). 3180–3186. 35 indexed citations
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Vranceanu, Ana‐Maria, Jesse B. Jupiter, Chaitanya S. Mudgal, & David Ring. (2010). Predictors of Pain Intensity and Disability After Minor Hand Surgery. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 35(6). 956–960. 174 indexed citations
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Vrahas, Mark S., et al.. (2009). Differences in Prescription of Narcotic Pain Medication After Operative Treatment of Hip and Ankle Fractures in the United States and the Netherlands. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 67(1). 160–164. 104 indexed citations
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Ring, David, Jesse B. Jupiter, & Jeffrey L. Zilberfarb. (2002). POSTERIOR DISLOCATION OF THE ELBOW WITH FRACTURES OF THE RADIAL HEAD AND CORONOID. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 84(4). 547–551. 342 indexed citations

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