Dirk Ditchen

665 total citations
26 papers, 427 citations indexed

About

Dirk Ditchen is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Ditchen has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 427 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Pharmacology, 14 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 8 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Dirk Ditchen's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (14 papers) and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (8 papers). Dirk Ditchen is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (26 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (14 papers) and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders (8 papers). Dirk Ditchen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and Austria. Dirk Ditchen's co-authors include Rolf Ellegast, Daniela Ohlendorf, Ingo Hermanns, David A. Groneberg, Christina Erbe, Alwin Luttmann, Andreas Seidler, Johannes Haerting, Ulrich Bolm‐Audorff and Joachim Grifka and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Ditchen

25 papers receiving 420 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dirk Ditchen Germany 13 338 140 137 107 54 26 427
Sjan-Mari van Niekerk South Africa 9 159 0.5× 49 0.3× 31 0.2× 135 1.3× 98 1.8× 15 319
Jennie A. Jackson Sweden 12 225 0.7× 52 0.4× 23 0.2× 173 1.6× 72 1.3× 30 382
Maxwell Fogleman United States 8 241 0.7× 67 0.5× 54 0.4× 187 1.7× 26 0.5× 11 371
Parisa Nejati Iran 10 202 0.6× 25 0.2× 73 0.5× 71 0.7× 182 3.4× 25 411
Kari Hänninen Finland 11 452 1.3× 67 0.5× 138 1.0× 160 1.5× 51 0.9× 13 566
Annekatrin Bergmann Germany 10 220 0.7× 19 0.1× 142 1.0× 26 0.2× 42 0.8× 16 268
Luiza Helena Ribeiro Brazil 9 275 0.8× 23 0.2× 110 0.8× 14 0.1× 62 1.1× 16 373
Junji Katsuhira Japan 10 169 0.5× 12 0.1× 66 0.5× 43 0.4× 82 1.5× 51 318
Matthew Hepler United States 4 169 0.5× 30 0.2× 51 0.4× 114 1.1× 313 5.8× 5 473

Countries citing papers authored by Dirk Ditchen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Ditchen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Ditchen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dirk Ditchen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dirk Ditchen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Dirk Ditchen. Dirk Ditchen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Griemsmann, Stephanie, Ingo Hermanns, Matthias Jäger, et al.. (2022). Auswirkungen von alternativen Hilfsmitteln auf die körperlichen Belastungen beim Patiententransport im Rettungsdienst. Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft. 76(2). 118–128.
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Erbe, Christina, Ingo Hermanns, Dirk Ditchen, et al.. (2018). Kinematic posture analysis of orthodontists in their daily working practice. Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics / Fortschritte der Kieferorthopädie. 79(6). 389–402. 7 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Annekatrin, Ulrich Bolm‐Audorff, Dirk Ditchen, et al.. (2017). Do Occupational Risks for Low Back Pain Differ From Risks for Specific Lumbar Disc Diseases?. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 2 indexed citations
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Ohlendorf, Daniela, Christina Erbe, Ingo Hermanns, et al.. (2017). Constrained posture in dentistry – a kinematic analysis of dentists. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 291–291. 37 indexed citations
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Ohlendorf, Daniela, et al.. (2017). Restricted posture in dentistry – a kinematic analysis of orthodontists. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 18(1). 275–275. 12 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Annekatrin, Ulrich Bolm‐Audorff, Dirk Ditchen, et al.. (2017). Do Occupational Risks for Low Back Pain Differ From Risks for Specific Lumbar Disc Diseases?. Spine. 42(20). E1204–E1211. 16 indexed citations
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Erbe, Christina, et al.. (2016). Motion analysis in the field of dentistry: a kinematic comparison of dentists and orthodontists. BMJ Open. 6(8). e011559–e011559. 21 indexed citations
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Ohlendorf, Daniela, Christina Erbe, Ingo Hermanns, et al.. (2016). Kinematic analysis of work-related musculoskeletal loading of trunk among dentists in Germany. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 17(1). 427–427. 42 indexed citations
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Ohlendorf, Daniela, Julia Rey, Ingo Hermanns, et al.. (2015). Medical work assessment in German hospitals: a study protocol of a movement sequence analysis (MAGRO-MSA). Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. 10(1). 1–1. 55 indexed citations
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Ditchen, Dirk, et al.. (2014). Occupational kneeling and squatting: development and validation of an assessment method combining measurements and diaries. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 88(2). 153–165. 16 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Andreas, Ulrich Bolm‐Audorff, Dirk Ditchen, et al.. (2014). Lumbaler Bandscheibenvorfall mit Radikulärsyndrom und fortgeschrittene Osteochondrose. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 64(4). 233–238. 5 indexed citations
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Ditchen, Dirk, Ulrich Bolm‐Audorff, Johannes Haerting, et al.. (2014). Abschätzung von lumbalen Bandscheiben-Druckkräften in BK-2108-Verfahren. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 64(4). 258–269. 2 indexed citations
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Jäger, M., C. Jordan, Joachim G. Voss, et al.. (2014). Erweiterte Auswertung der Deutschen Wirbelsäulenstudie. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 64(3). 151–168. 3 indexed citations
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Ditchen, Dirk, Rolf Ellegast, Bernd Hartmann, & Monika A. Rieger. (2012). Validity of self-reports of knee-straining activities at work: a field study with 6-month follow-up. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 86(2). 233–243. 9 indexed citations
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Seidler, Andreas, Annekatrin Bergmann, Matthias Jäger, et al.. (2009). Cumulative occupational lumbar load and lumbar disc disease – results of a German multi-center case-control study (EPILIFT). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 10(1). 48–48. 82 indexed citations
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Seidler, Andreas, Annekatrin Bergmann, Dirk Ditchen, et al.. (2007). Zusammenhang zwischen der kumulativen Wirbelsäulen-belastung durch Lastenhandhabungen und lumbalen Prolapserkrankungen — Ergebnisse der Deutschen Wirbelsäulenstudie. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 57(10). 290–303. 17 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Annekatrin, Andreas Seidler, Barbara Schumann, et al.. (2007). Zusammenhang zwischen beruflicher Exposition durch Ganzkörpervibration und bandscheibenbedingten Erkrankungen der Lendenwirbelsäule–Auswertungen innerhalb der Deutschen Wirbelsäulenstudie. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 57(10). 317–327. 3 indexed citations
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Jäger, Matthias, O. Geiß, Ulrich Bolm‐Audorff, et al.. (2007). Biomechanische Analysen zur Belastung der Lendenwirbelsäule innerhalb der Deutschen Wirbelsäulenstudie. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 57(9). 264–276. 16 indexed citations
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Ellegast, Rolf, Dirk Ditchen, Annekatrin Bergmann, et al.. (2007). Erhebungen zur beruflichen Wirbelsäulenexposition durch die Technischen Aufsichtsdienste der Unfallversicherungs träger im Rahmen der Deutschen Wirbelsäulenstudie. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 57(9). 251–263. 13 indexed citations
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Petereit-Haack, Gabriela, Ulrich Bolm‐Audorff, Dirk Ditchen, et al.. (2007). Zusammenhang zwischen beruflichen psychosozialen Belastun-gen und bandscheibenbedingten Erkrankungen der Lendenwirbelsäule–Ergebnisse der Deutschen Wirbelsäulenstudie. Zentralblatt für Arbeitsmedizin Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie. 57(10). 328–336. 2 indexed citations

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