Ernst B. Hunziker

25.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
191 papers, 20.1k citations indexed

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Ernst B. Hunziker is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernst B. Hunziker has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 20.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Rheumatology, 63 papers in Surgery and 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ernst B. Hunziker's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (112 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (32 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (31 papers). Ernst B. Hunziker is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (112 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (32 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (31 papers). Ernst B. Hunziker collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Netherlands. Ernst B. Hunziker's co-authors include Michael D. Buschmann, Robert Schenk, Alan J. Grodzinsky, Thomas Quinn, Reinhard Fässler, Attila Aszódi, Yehezkiel A. Gluzband, Jukka S. Jurvelin, David J. Fink and Mary Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ernst B. Hunziker

191 papers receiving 19.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Articular cartilage repair: basic science and clinical progress. A review of the current status and prospects

2002 1.6k citations Ernst B. Hunziker Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
Stem cell therapy in a caprine model of osteoarthritis

2003 859 citations Ernst B. Hunziker et al. profile →
Impaired osteoclastic bone resorption leads to osteopetrosis in cathepsin-K-deficient mice

1998 714 citations Ernst B. Hunziker et al. profile →
Mechanical compression modulates matrix biosynthesis in chondrocyte/agarose culture

1995 590 citations Ernst B. Hunziker et al. profile →
Perlecan Maintains the Integrity of Cartilage and Some Basement Membranes

1999 524 citations Mercedes Costell, Erika Gustafsson et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Repair of Partial-Thickness Defects in Articular Cartilage

1996 505 citations Ernst B. Hunziker et al. profile →
Histological assessment of cartilage repair: a report by the Histology Endpoint Committee of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS).

2003 488 citations Ernst B. Hunziker et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ernst B. Hunziker Switzerland	76	11.0k	7.2k	4.5k	3.8k	3.4k	191	20.1k
Alan J. Grodzinsky United States	86	14.6k 1.3×	9.2k 1.3×	6.9k 1.5×	3.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	336	26.9k
Robert L. Sah United States	66	9.5k 0.9×	7.0k 1.0×	4.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	269	16.3k
A. Hari Reddi United States	81	6.7k 0.6×	5.1k 0.7×	6.6k 1.5×	7.9k 2.1×	3.4k 1.0×	272	21.5k
Kyriacos A. Athanasiou United States	77	11.0k 1.0×	10.5k 1.5×	6.9k 1.5×	1.9k 0.5×	4.0k 1.2×	377	23.8k
Frank P. Luyten Belgium	75	9.3k 0.8×	6.6k 0.9×	5.0k 1.1×	7.3k 1.9×	2.6k 0.8×	333	21.8k
Robert L. Mauck United States	76	7.2k 0.7×	8.0k 1.1×	6.5k 1.4×	2.3k 0.6×	2.4k 0.7×	321	20.0k
Anders Lindahl Sweden	59	9.5k 0.9×	7.4k 1.0×	2.9k 0.6×	3.2k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	236	17.1k
Ranieri Cancedda Italy	79	4.2k 0.4×	5.0k 0.7×	4.5k 1.0×	6.5k 1.7×	2.9k 0.9×	333	22.1k
Mauro Alini Switzerland	81	5.3k 0.5×	7.1k 1.0×	6.2k 1.4×	3.1k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	361	20.7k
Marian F. Young United States	75	5.8k 0.5×	3.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.5×	10.0k 2.6×	2.6k 0.8×	247	22.2k

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Hunziker, Ernst B., Nahoko Shintani, Kurt Lippuner, Esther Vögelin, & Marius J. B. Keel. (2023). In major joint diseases the human synovium retains its potential to form repair cartilage. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 10375–10375. 5 indexed citations

Hunziker, Ernst B., Nahoko Shintani, Miroslav Hašpl, et al.. (2021). The Synovium of Human Osteoarthritic Joints Retains Its Chondrogenic Potential Irrespective of Age. Tissue Engineering Part A. 28(5-6). 283–295. 2 indexed citations

Yang, Fan, Xin Zhang, Hairong Huang, et al.. (2020). Anticytokine Activity Enhances Osteogenesis of Bioactive Implants. Tissue Engineering Part A. 27(3-4). 177–186. 3 indexed citations

Hunziker, Ernst B., Kurt Lippuner, Marius J. B. Keel, & Nahoko Shintani. (2015). Age-Independent Cartilage Generation for Synovium-Based Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Tissue Engineering Part A. 21(13-14). 2089–2098. 4 indexed citations

Hunziker, Ernst B., et al.. (2012). Osseointegration: The slow delivery of BMP-2 enhances osteoinductivity. Bone. 51(1). 98–106. 104 indexed citations

Wu, Gang, Yuelian Liu, Tateyuki Iizuka, & Ernst B. Hunziker. (2010). Biomimetic Coating of Organic Polymers with a Protein-Functionalized Layer of Calcium Phosphate: The Surface Properties of the Carrier Influence Neither the Coating Characteristics Nor the Incorporation Mechanism or Release Kinetics of the Protein. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 16(6). 1255–1265. 31 indexed citations

Patra, Debabrata, Xiaoyun Xing, Sherri R. Davies, et al.. (2007). Site-1 protease is essential for endochondral bone formation in mice. The Journal of Cell Biology. 179(4). 687–700. 44 indexed citations

Shintani, Nahoko, Tobias B. Kurth, & Ernst B. Hunziker. (2007). Expression of cartilage‐related genes in bovine synovial tissue. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 25(6). 813–819. 21 indexed citations

Kurth, Tobias B., Erik Hedbom, Nahoko Shintani, et al.. (2007). Chondrogenic potential of human synovial mesenchymal stem cells in alginate. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 15(10). 1178–1189. 127 indexed citations

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Giannoni, Paolo & Ernst B. Hunziker. (2003). Release kinetics of transforming growth factor‐β1 from fibrin clots. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 83(1). 121–123. 37 indexed citations

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Hunziker, Ernst B., et al.. (2003). Functional barrier principle for growth-factor-based articular cartilage repair. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 11(5). 320–327. 50 indexed citations

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Giannoni, Paolo, Mark Siegrist, Ernst B. Hunziker, & Marcy Zenobi‐Wong. (2003). The mechanosensitivity of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP). Biorheology. 40(1-3). 101–109. 76 indexed citations

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Hunziker, Ernst B.. (2002). Articular cartilage repair: basic science and clinical progress. A review of the current status and prospects. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 10(6). 432–463. 1575 indexed citations breakdown →

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Costell, Mercedes, Erika Gustafsson, Attila Aszódi, et al.. (1999). Perlecan Maintains the Integrity of Cartilage and Some Basement Membranes. The Journal of Cell Biology. 147(5). 1109–1122. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hunziker, Ernst B., et al.. (1998). Removal of proteoglycans from the surface of defects in articular cartilage transiently enhances coverage by repair cells. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 80-B(1). 144–150. 103 indexed citations

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Häuselmann, Hans Jörg, Kunihiro Masuda, Ernst B. Hunziker, et al.. (1996). Adult human chondrocytes cultured in alginate form a matrix similar to native human articular cartilage. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 271(3). C742–C752. 193 indexed citations

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Hunziker, Ernst B., et al.. (1996). Vitrified articular cartilage reveals novel ultra-structural features respecting extracellular matrix architecture. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 106(4). 375–382. 19 indexed citations

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Fine, Richard Ν., et al.. (1991). Growth hormone prevents steroid-induced growth depression in health and uremia. Kidney International. 40(6). 1032–1040. 51 indexed citations

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Stevenson, Sharon, Ernst B. Hunziker, Wolfgang Herrmann, & Robert Schenk. (1990). Is longitudinal bone growth influenced by diurnal variation in the mitotic activity of chondrocytes of the growth plate?. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 8(1). 132–135. 42 indexed citations

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Hunziker, Ernst B., P W Straub, & André Haeberli. (1988). Molecular morphology of fibrin monomers and early oligomers during fibrin polymerization. Journal of Ultrastructure and Molecular Structure Research. 98(1). 60–70. 7 indexed citations

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