Edward Lau

855 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 626 citations indexed

About

Edward Lau is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Edward Lau has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 626 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Edward Lau's work include Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (4 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (3 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (3 papers). Edward Lau is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (4 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (3 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (3 papers). Edward Lau collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and Canada. Edward Lau's co-authors include Steven M. Kurtz, Daniel J. Berry, Javad Parvizi, Kevin Ong, Kevin J. Bozic, Maneesh Bhatia, Azeem Thahir, Matija Krkovič, Rachel Upthegrove and Seung-Ho Jang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and British journal of surgery.

In The Last Decade

Edward Lau

9 papers receiving 602 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Prosthetic Joint Infection Risk after TKA in the Medicare Population

2009 567 citations Steven M. Kurtz, Kevin Ong et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →

Peers

Edward Lau

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Christoph Theil Germany

Wierd P Zijlstra Netherlands

Simon R. Thomas United Kingdom

Steffen Brodt Germany

E. Dounis Greece

Deepa Bose United Kingdom

A. Tiemann Germany

A L Akinyoola Nigeria

Xavier Gallart Spain

EB Hoffman South Africa

Christoph Theil Germany

Edward Lau

407 ×0.7

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50 ×1.0

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27 ×1.0

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38 ×1.7

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32 ×1.5

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Countries citing papers authored by Edward Lau

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Fields of papers citing papers by Edward Lau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Edward Lau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Edward Lau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Edward Lau 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 Edward Lau. Edward Lau is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Patel, Herry, Bethany Easterbrook, H E Lester, et al.. (2025). Increased Prevalence of Childhood Complex Trauma in Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders Compared to Either Disorder Alone: A Systematic Review. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 19(5). e70051–e70051.

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Arora, Anmol, et al.. (2025). Changes in medical student attendance at in-person teaching sessions: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 15(5). e091768–e091768.

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Stuart, Alan D., Faris Khan, Matthew Tam, et al.. (2025). Estimating CO2 emissions from international medical electives: a literature review and quantitative analysis. Future Healthcare Journal. 12(3). 100453–100453.

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Kuhn, Isla, et al.. (2024). Changes in medical student attendance and its impact on student educational outcomes: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open. 14(3). e078252–e078252. 2 indexed citations

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Lau, Edward, et al.. (2023). The use of video remote interpreting (VRI) in a medium secure psychiatric setting during the COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Forensic Practice. 25(3). 263–275. 1 indexed citations

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Lau, Edward, et al.. (2021). Management of Polymicrobial Cierny-Mader Grade 3 and 4 Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Femur. Cureus. 13(1). e12818–e12818. 5 indexed citations

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Lau, Edward, et al.. (2021). Management of chronic Achilles ruptures: a scoping review. International Orthopaedics. 45(10). 2543–2559. 19 indexed citations

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Lau, Edward, et al.. (2021). 142 Surgical Treatment of Chronic Femoral and Tibial Osteomyelitis: A Scoping Review. British journal of surgery. 108(Supplement_6).

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Lau, Edward, et al.. (2021). Management of chronic osteomyelitis of the femur and tibia: a scoping review. EFORT Open Reviews. 6(9). 704–715. 16 indexed citations

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Perry, Benjamin I., Rachel Upthegrove, Seung-Ho Jang, et al.. (2020). Cardiometabolic risk prediction algorithms for young people with psychosis: a systematic review and exploratory analysis. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 142(3). 215–232. 13 indexed citations

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Lau, Edward, et al.. (2020). How have digital resources been utilised in times of COVID-19? Opinions of medical students based in the United Kingdom.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(2). e115–e117.

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Kurtz, Steven M., Kevin Ong, Edward Lau, et al.. (2009). Prosthetic Joint Infection Risk after TKA in the Medicare Population. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 468(1). 52–56. 567 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lau, Edward, et al.. (1986). Effect of Antacid on Levodopa Therapy. Clinical Neuropharmacology. 9(5). 477–479. 2 indexed citations

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Macnab, Andrew, et al.. (1981). 1365 HYPOTHERMIA IN TRANSPORTED NEONATES: REWARMING EFFECT OF RADIANT HEAT VERSUS WARMED AIR INCUBATORS. Pediatric Research. 15. 670–670. 1 indexed citations

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