F. Eckstein

30.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
610 papers, 24.0k citations indexed

About

F. Eckstein is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Eckstein has authored 610 papers receiving a total of 24.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 413 papers in Rheumatology, 397 papers in Surgery and 250 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. Eckstein's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (409 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (223 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (203 papers). F. Eckstein is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (409 papers), Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (223 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (203 papers). F. Eckstein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. F. Eckstein's co-authors include W. Wirth, Karl‐Hans Englmeier, Maximilian F. Reiser, Ali Guermazi, M. Hudelmaier, Eva‐Maria Lochmüller, David J. Hunter, Reinhard Putz, Tobias Stammberger and Frank W. Roemer and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

F. Eckstein

593 papers receiving 23.5k 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.

Effects of Intensive Diet and Exercise on Knee Joint Loads, Inflammation, and Clinical Outcomes Among Overweight and Obese Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

2013 609 citations Stephen P. Messier, Shannon L. Mihalko et al. profile →
Estimation of distal radius failure load with micro-finite element analysis models based on three-dimensional peripheral quantitative computed tomography images

2002 518 citations F. Eckstein et al. profile →
Effect of Intra-Articular Sprifermin vs Placebo on Femorotibial Joint Cartilage Thickness in Patients With Osteoarthritis

2019 242 citations Marc C. Hochberg, Ali Guermazi et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression 2025 ·ACR Open Rheumatology ·Jamie E. Collins, Peter Mesenbrink, (unknown), Erik B. Dam, Leticia A. Deveza, F. Eckstein, Ali Guermazi, C. Ladel, Thomas A. Perry, Douglas Robinson, Frank W. Roemer, Christopher J. Swearingen, W. Wirth, Virginia B. Kraus, David J. Hunter	1
2	A virtual knee replacement (vKR) multi-component endpoint for knee osteoarthritis based on patient-reported PROs: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative 2025 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·C. Kent Kwoh, Robert M. Boudreau, F. Eckstein, Frank W. Roemer, Michael J. Hannon, Ali Guermazi, David J. Hunter	0
3	Comparison between coronal FLASH and sagittal double echo steady state MRI in detecting longitudinal cartilage thickness change by fully automated segmentation – Data from the FNIH biomarker cohort 2025 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open ·F. Eckstein, Akshay Chaudhari, David J. Hunter, W. Wirth	0
4	Which endpoints should be applied in interventional trials? – From single uni-dimensional assessment tailored to a drug's mechanism of action to multi-component measures and multi-domain composites 2024 ·PubMed ·F. Eckstein, Tanja Stamm, Jamie E. Collins	1
5	Unbiased analysis of knee cartilage thickness change over three years after sprifermin vs. placebo treatment – A post-hoc analysis from the phase 2B FORWARD study 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·F. Eckstein, S. Maschek, W. Wirth, C. Ladel, Asger Reinstrup Bihlet, Chris Knight, Kenneth A. Somberg, (unknown)	3
6	Sexual dimorphism in peri-articular tissue anatomy – More keys to understanding sex-differences in osteoarthritis? 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·F. Eckstein, Reinhard Putz, W. Wirth	2
7	Is detection of disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug treatment more effective when performing cartilage morphometry without blinding to MR image acquisition order? 2024 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·F. Eckstein, (unknown), S. Maschek, W. Wirth, C. Ladel, Asger Reinstrup Bihlet, Chris Knight, Kenneth A. Somberg, (unknown)	4
8	Effects of Knee Flexion on Minimal Joint Space Width Increase in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in the IMI-APPROACH cohort 2024 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Vahid Arbabi, (unknown), Willem Paul Gielis, Claudia Lindner, T.F. Cootes, M. Kloppenburg, Francisco J. Blanco, I.K. Haugen, Francis Bérenbaum, Mylène P. Jansen, S.C. Mastbergen, W. Wirth, F. Eckstein, Harrie Weinans	1
9	Association between progression of knee osteoarthritis pathology and gait changes over two years: Data from the IMI-APPROACH cohort 2024 ·Mylène P. Jansen, Diana Hodgins, S.C. Mastbergen, M. Kloppenburg, Francisco J. Blanco, I.K. Haugen, Francis Bérenbaum, F. Eckstein, Frank W. Roemer, W. Wirth	1
10	Clinical validation of fully automated laminar knee cartilage transverse relaxation time (T2) analysis in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-injured knees— on behalf of the osteoarthritis (OA)-Bio consortium 2024 ·Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery ·F. Eckstein, Nicholas M. Brisson, S. Maschek, (unknown), Francis Bérenbaum, Georg N. Duda, W. Wirth	4
11	Association of Superficial Cartilage Transverse Relaxation Time With Osteoarthritis Disease Progression: Data From the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Biomarker Study of the Osteoarthritis Initiative 2021 ·Arthritis Care & Research ·(unknown), W. Wirth, Martin Gaisberger, David J. Hunter, F. Eckstein	7
12	Changes in Body Weight and Knee Pain in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis Three‐and‐a‐Half Years After Completing Diet and Exercise Interventions: Follow‐Up Study for a Single‐Blind, Single‐Center, Randomized Controlled Trial 2021 ·Arthritis Care & Research ·Stephen P. Messier, (unknown), (unknown), Shannon L. Mihalko, Gary D. Miller, Barbara J. Nicklas, Paul DeVita, David J. Hunter, Mary F. Lyles, F. Eckstein, Ali Guermazi, Richard F. Loeser, Daniel P. Beavers	10
13	Multivariable Modeling of Biomarker Data From the Phase I Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Osteoarthritis Biomarkers Consortium 2021 ·Arthritis Care & Research ·David J. Hunter, Leticia A. Deveza, Jamie E. Collins, Elena Losina, Jeffrey N. Katz, Michael C. Nevitt, J.A. Lynch, Frank W. Roemer, Ali Guermazi, M.A. Bowes, Erik B. Dam, F. Eckstein, C. Kent Kwoh, (unknown), Virginia B. Kraus	38
14	Changes in Medial Meniscal Three‐Dimensional Position and Morphology As Predictors of Knee Replacement in Rapidly Progressing Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative 2020 ·Arthritis Care & Research ·(unknown), K. Emmanuel, W. Wirth, C. Kent Kwoh, David J. Hunter, Michael J. Hannon, F. Eckstein	11
15	Intra-articular sprifermin reduces cartilage loss in addition to increasing cartilage gain independent of femorotibial location: a post-hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled phase ii clinical trial 2018 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·F. Eckstein, Stephen Wax, Aida Aydemir, W. Wirth, S. Maschek, Marc C. Hochberg	3
16	OARSI Clinical Trials Recommendations: Hip imaging in clinical trials in osteoarthritis 2015 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Garry E. Gold, Flavia Cicuttini, M.D. Crema, F. Eckstein, Ali Guermazi, Richard Kijowski, Thomas M. Link, E. Maheu, Johanne Martel‐Pelletier, Colin G. Miller, Jean‐Pierre Pelletier, Charles Peterfy, Hollis G. Potter, Frank W. Roemer, David J. Hunter	132
17	OARSI Clinical Trials Recommendations: Knee imaging in clinical trials in osteoarthritis 2015 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·David J. Hunter, Roy D. Altman, Flavia Cicuttini, M.D. Crema, J. Duryea, F. Eckstein, Ali Guermazi, Richard Kijowski, Thomas M. Link, Johanne Martel‐Pelletier, Colin G. Miller, Timothy J. Mosher, R. Elena Ochoa‐Albiztegui, J.-P. Pelletier, C. Peterfy, J. P. Raynauld, Frank W. Roemer, Saara Tötterman, Garry E. Gold	113
18	Trajectory of cartilage loss within 4 years of knee replacement – a nested case–control study from the Osteoarthritis Initiative 2014 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·F. Eckstein, Robert M. Boudreau, (unknown), Michael J. Hannon, W. Wirth, Sebastian Cotofana, Ali Guermazi, Frank W. Roemer, Michael C. Nevitt, Markus R. John, C. Ladel, Leena Sharma, David J. Hunter, C. Kent Kwoh	41
19	Determination of 3D cartilage thickness data from MR imaging: Computational method and reproducibility in the living 1999 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·Tobias Stammberger, F. Eckstein, Karl‐Hans Englmeier, Maximilian F. Reiser	153
20	Determination of 3D cartilage thickness data from MR imaging: Computational method and reproducibility in the living 1999 ·Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ·Tobias Stammberger, F. Eckstein, Karl‐Hans Englmeier, Maximilian F. Reiser	17

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