Derek Pupello

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

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Derek Pupello is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Pupello has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Surgery, 32 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Derek Pupello's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (35 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (32 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (19 papers). Derek Pupello is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (35 papers), Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (32 papers) and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation (19 papers). Derek Pupello collaborates with scholars based in United States. Derek Pupello's co-authors include Mark A. Frankle, Derek J. Cuff, Jonathan C. Levy, Nazeem A. Virani, Mark A. Mighell, Philip J. Mulieri, Sergio Gutiérrez, Steven M. Klein, Zong‐Ping Luo and Rachel Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Derek Pupello

36 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Deficiency

2008 459 citations Derek J. Cuff, Derek Pupello et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Pupello United States	29	4.3k	4.0k	295	139	101	36	4.3k
Aziz Boulahia France	18	3.2k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	291 1.0×	131 0.9×	69 0.7×	28	3.3k
Pierre-Henri Flurin France	32	3.5k 0.8×	3.2k 0.8×	431 1.5×	220 1.6×	300 3.0×	128	3.6k
Ryan W. Simovitch United States	20	2.3k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	205 0.7×	138 1.0×	194 1.9×	65	2.3k
Derek J. Cuff United States	18	2.0k 0.5×	1.8k 0.5×	134 0.5×	93 0.7×	50 0.5×	30	2.0k
J. Michael Wiater United States	28	2.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	163 0.6×	101 0.7×	86 0.9×	89	2.1k
Edwin E. Spencer United States	24	1.9k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	155 0.5×	138 1.0×	167 1.7×	49	2.0k
Arnaud Godenèche France	25	1.5k 0.4×	1.4k 0.4×	183 0.6×	141 1.0×	56 0.6×	85	1.6k
Tom R. Norris United States	22	2.3k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	201 0.7×	57 0.4×	42 0.4×	40	2.3k
Armodios M. Hatzidakis United States	12	2.3k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	86 0.3×	86 0.6×	40 0.4×	25	2.3k
Wesley M. Nottage United States	21	1.8k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	178 0.6×	128 0.9×	26 0.3×	45	1.9k

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Cuff, Derek J., Derek Pupello, & Brandon G. Santoni. (2016). Partial rotator cuff repair and biceps tenotomy for the treatment of patients with massive cuff tears and retained overhead elevation: midterm outcomes with a minimum 5 years of follow-up. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 25(11). 1803–1809. 52 indexed citations

Cuff, Derek J. & Derek Pupello. (2013). Comparison of Hemiarthroplasty and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures in Elderly Patients. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(22). 2050–2055. 234 indexed citations

Cuff, Derek J. & Derek Pupello. (2012). Prospective evaluation of postoperative compliance and outcomes after rotator cuff repair in patients with and without workers' compensation claims. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 21(12). 1728–1733. 50 indexed citations

Cuff, Derek J. & Derek Pupello. (2012). Prospective randomized study of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair using an early versus delayed postoperative physical therapy protocol. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 21(11). 1450–1455. 123 indexed citations

Cuff, Derek J., Rachel Clark, Derek Pupello, & Mark A. Frankle. (2012). Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Deficiency. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 94(21). 1996–2000. 161 indexed citations

Walker, Matthew, et al.. (2011). The use of the reverse shoulder arthroplasty for treatment of failed total shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 21(4). 514–522. 131 indexed citations

Gutiérrez, Sergio, Matthew Walker, Matthew Willis, Derek Pupello, & Mark A. Frankle. (2011). Effects of tilt and glenosphere eccentricity on baseplate/bone interface forces in a computational model, validated by a mechanical model, of reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 20(5). 732–739. 132 indexed citations

Klein, Steven M., et al.. (2010). Effects of Acquired Glenoid Bone Defects on Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92(5). 1144–1154. 158 indexed citations

Mulieri, Philip J., et al.. (2010). Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tear without Glenohumeral Arthritis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92(15). 2544–2556. 389 indexed citations

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Mighell, Mark A., et al.. (2010). Reverse shoulder arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 19(7). 1076–1084. 101 indexed citations

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Mulieri, Philip J., et al.. (2009). Is a formal physical therapy program necessary after total shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis?. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 19(4). 570–579. 45 indexed citations

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Virani, Nazeem A., et al.. (2009). Revision Arthroplasty with Use of a Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis-Allograft Composite. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 91(1). 119–127. 109 indexed citations

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Bernasek, Thomas L., et al.. (2009). Pyrolytic Carbon Endoprosthetic Replacement for Osteonecrosis and Femoral Fracture of the Hip: A Pilot Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 467(7). 1826–1832. 7 indexed citations

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Cuff, Derek J., et al.. (2009). Revision reverse shoulder arthroplasty for glenoid baseplate failure after primary reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 18(5). 717–723. 90 indexed citations

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Frankle, Mark A., Atsushi Teramoto, Zong‐Ping Luo, Jonathan C. Levy, & Derek Pupello. (2009). Glenoid morphology in reverse shoulder arthroplasty: Classification and surgical implications. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 18(6). 874–885. 160 indexed citations

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Levy, Jonathan C., et al.. (2008). Young patients with shoulder chondrolysis following arthroscopic shoulder surgery treated with total shoulder arthroplasty. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 17(3). 380–388. 62 indexed citations

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Gutiérrez, Sergio, et al.. (2008). Range of Impingement-Free Abduction and Adduction Deficit After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(12). 2606–2615. 264 indexed citations

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Gutiérrez, Sergio, Jonathan C. Levy, Mark A. Frankle, et al.. (2008). Evaluation of abduction range of motion and avoidance of inferior scapular impingement in a reverse shoulder model. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 17(4). 608–615. 182 indexed citations

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Cuff, Derek J., Derek Pupello, Nazeem A. Virani, Jonathan C. Levy, & Mark A. Frankle. (2008). Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Rotator Cuff Deficiency. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 90(6). 1244–1251. 459 indexed citations breakdown →

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Levy, Jonathan C., Mark A. Frankle, Mark A. Mighell, & Derek Pupello. (2007). The Use of the Reverse Shoulder Prosthesis for the Treatment of Failed Hemiarthroplasty for Proximal Humeral Fracture. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 89(2). 292–300. 270 indexed citations

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