Edmund Lau

36.7k total citations · 17 hit papers
199 papers, 28.7k citations indexed

About

Edmund Lau is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Edmund Lau has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 28.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 21 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Edmund Lau's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (94 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (90 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (64 papers). Edmund Lau is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (94 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (90 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (64 papers). Edmund Lau collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Edmund Lau's co-authors include Steven M. Kurtz, Kevin Ong, Michael T. Halpern, Fionna Mowat, Kevin J. Bozic, Thomas P. Vail, Daniel J. Berry, Jordana K. Schmier, Javad Parvizi and Ke Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Edmund Lau

197 papers receiving 27.8k citations

Hit Papers

Projections of Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Arthropl... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2007 2012 2009 2009 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Projections of Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States from 2005 to 2030
    2007 5.7k citations Steven M. Kurtz, Kevin Ong et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
  2. Projections of Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States from 2005 to 2030
    2007 4.3k citations Steven M. Kurtz, Kevin Ong et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
  3. Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the United States
    2012 1.3k citations Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
  4. The Epidemiology of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in the United States
    2009 1.3k citations Kevin J. Bozic, Steven M. Kurtz et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
  5. Future Young Patient Demand for Primary and Revision Joint Replacement: National Projections from 2010 to 2030
    2009 1.2k citations Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
  6. The Epidemiology of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in the United States
    2009 1.1k citations Kevin J. Bozic, Steven M. Kurtz et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
  7. The Epidemiology of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States
    2009 975 citations Kevin J. Bozic, Steven M. Kurtz et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
  8. Infection Burden for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States
    2008 797 citations Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
  9. Impact of the Economic Downturn on Total Joint Replacement Demand in the United States
    2014 702 citations Steven M. Kurtz, Kevin Ong et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
  10. Prevalence and projections of total shoulder and elbow arthroplasty in the United States to 2015
    2010 640 citations Judd S. Day, Edmund Lau et al. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery profile →
  11. 16-Year Trends in the Infection Burden for Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in the United States
    2011 542 citations Edmund Lau, Jorge A. Ochoa et al. profile →
  12. Prosthetic Joint Infection Risk After Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Medicare Population
    2009 422 citations Kevin Ong, Steven M. Kurtz et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
  13. Patient-Related Risk Factors for Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Postoperative Mortality Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Medicare Patients
    2012 385 citations Kevin J. Bozic, Edmund Lau et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
  14. Comparative Epidemiology of Revision Arthroplasty: Failed THA Poses Greater Clinical and Economic Burdens Than Failed TKA
    2014 359 citations Kevin J. Bozic, Kevin Ong et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
  15. Patient-related Risk Factors for Postoperative Mortality and Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Medicare Patients Undergoing TKA
    2011 325 citations Kevin J. Bozic, Edmund Lau et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
  16. Are We Winning or Losing the Battle With Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Trends in Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality Risk for the Medicare Population
    2018 307 citations Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
  17. Projections of Primary TKA and THA in Germany From 2016 Through 2040
    2020 153 citations Markus Rupp, Edmund Lau 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
Edmund Lau United States 58 25.0k 2.2k 1.9k 1.7k 1.3k 199 28.7k
Kevin Ong United States 54 23.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 172 25.8k
Steven M. Kurtz United States 74 32.0k 1.3× 2.2k 1.0× 3.9k 2.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 364 37.5k
Kevin J. Bozic United States 77 19.0k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 948 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 342 22.8k
Craig J. Della Valle United States 77 20.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 793 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 839 0.7× 417 22.2k
Daniel J. Berry United States 82 23.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 674 0.5× 423 25.0k
William H. Harris United States 87 29.8k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 413 34.9k
Dennis P. Orgill United States 64 9.4k 0.4× 861 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 615 0.5× 402 17.3k
Jay R. Lieberman United States 66 8.6k 0.3× 2.9k 1.3× 2.7k 1.4× 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 340 16.1k
Michael T. Halpern United States 52 10.3k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 872 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 807 0.6× 264 19.0k
Andrew Carr United Kingdom 74 17.2k 0.7× 993 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 4.3k 2.4× 2.7k 2.2× 364 23.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edmund Lau

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edmund Lau

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All Works

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Walter, Nike, Dominik Szymski, Steven M. Kurtz, et al.. (2023). Proximal humerus fractures – epidemiology, comparison of mortality rates after surgical versus non-surgical treatment, and analysis of risk factors based on Medicare registry data. Bone and Joint Research. 12(2). 103–112. 22 indexed citations
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Walter, Nike, Dominik Szymski, Steven M. Kurtz, et al.. (2023). Complications and associated risk factors after surgical management of proximal femoral fractures. Bone & Joint Open. 4(10). 801–807. 9 indexed citations
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Walter, Nike, Dominik Szymski, Steven M. Kurtz, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology and treatment of proximal femoral fractures in the elderly U.S. population. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 12734–12734. 26 indexed citations
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Yang, Nicholas, et al.. (2020). Low-Energy Seat Compression: Characterizing Stiffness in Different Vehicles. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 2 indexed citations
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Etkin, Caryn D., Edmund Lau, Heather Watson, et al.. (2019). What Are the Migration Patterns for U.S. Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 477(6). 1424–1431. 11 indexed citations
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Bohl, Daniel D., Michael T. Nolte, Kevin Ong, et al.. (2019). Computer-Assisted Navigation Is Associated with Reductions in the Rates of Dislocation and Acetabular Component Revision Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(3). 250–256. 57 indexed citations
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Ong, Kevin, et al.. (2018). Baseline and postfusion opioid burden for patients with low back pain.. PubMed. 24(8). e234–e240. 10 indexed citations
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Carreon, Leah Y., Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, Steven M. Kurtz, & Steven D. Glassman. (2018). Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture After Steroid Injections in Patients With Medicare.. PubMed. 46(5). E293–E300. 4 indexed citations
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Lovald, Scott, et al.. (2018). Risk of Opioid-Related Adverse Events After Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty.. PubMed. 27(2). 148–154. 17 indexed citations
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Lovald, Scott, Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, et al.. (2015). Readmission and Complications for Catheter and Injection Femoral Nerve Block Administration After Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Medicare Population. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(12). 2076–2081. 25 indexed citations
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Lau, Edmund, et al.. (2015). The Validity of Administrative BMI Data in Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(10). 1683–1687. 16 indexed citations
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Koenig, Karl, Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, et al.. (2015). The Use of Hyaluronic Acid and Corticosteroid Injections Among Medicare Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 31(2). 351–355. 26 indexed citations
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Ong, Kevin, Joshua D. Auerbach, Edmund Lau, Jordana K. Schmier, & Jorge A. Ochoa. (2014). Perioperative outcomes, complications, and costs associated with lumbar spinal fusion in older patients with spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 36(6). E5–E5. 60 indexed citations
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Lovald, Scott, Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, et al.. (2013). Mortality, Cost, and Downstream Disease of Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients in the Medicare Population. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 29(1). 242–246. 23 indexed citations
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Ong, Kevin, Edmund Lau, Jason E. Kemner, & Steven M. Kurtz. (2012). Two-year cost comparison of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures: are initial surgical costs misleading?. Osteoporosis International. 24(4). 1437–1445. 20 indexed citations
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Bozic, Kevin J., Kevin Ong, Edmund Lau, et al.. (2012). Estimating Risk in Medicare Patients With THA: An Electronic Risk Calculator for Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 471(2). 574–583. 117 indexed citations
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Day, Judd S., Edmund Lau, Kevin Ong, et al.. (2010). Prevalence and projections of total shoulder and elbow arthroplasty in the United States to 2015. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 19(8). 1115–1120. 640 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kurtz, Steven M., Edmund Lau, Michael T. Halpern, & Kevin Ong. (2006). Trend shows growing orthopedic surgery case load. Will surgeons be able to keep up?. PubMed. 15(7). 61–2. 19 indexed citations
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Buffler, Patricia A., Michael A. Kelsh, Edmund Lau, et al.. (2005). Thyroid Function and Perchlorate in Drinking Water: An Evaluation among California Newborns, 1998. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(5). 798–804. 21 indexed citations
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Cheng, Louis Y., et al.. (1996). HEAVY TRUCK CRASHWORTHINESS - CASE STUDIES OF HEAVY TRUCK ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TRUCK OCCUPANT FATALITY. 1996. 1880–1888. 1 indexed citations

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