Frank Witte

21.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
120 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

About

Frank Witte is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Witte has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Biomaterials, 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Frank Witte's work include Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (62 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (42 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (28 papers). Frank Witte is often cited by papers focused on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications (62 papers), Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (42 papers) and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties (28 papers). Frank Witte collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Frank Witte's co-authors include Yufeng Zheng, Xuenan Gu, Norbert Hort, V. Kaese, Carla Vogt, Frank Feyerabend, Henning Windhagen, Regine Willumeit‐Römer, Andrea Meyer‐Lindenberg and Elmar Willbold and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biomaterials and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Frank Witte

119 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

In vivo corrosion of four magnesium alloys and the associated bone response

2004 2.0k citations Frank Witte, Henning Windhagen et al. Biomaterials profile →
Biodegradable metals

2014 2.0k citations Frank Witte et al. profile →
Degradable biomaterials based on magnesium corrosion

2008 1.5k citations Frank Witte, Norbert Hort et al. profile →
The history of biodegradable magnesium implants: A review☆

2010 1.5k citations Frank Witte Acta Biomaterialia profile →
In vitro and in vivo corrosion measurements of magnesium alloys

2005 1.2k citations Frank Witte, J. Nellesen et al. Biomaterials profile →
Current status on clinical applications of magnesium-based orthopaedic implants: A review from clinical translational perspective

2016 780 citations Frank Witte et al. Biomaterials profile →
Progress and Challenge for Magnesium Alloys as Biomaterials

2008 567 citations Frank Witte, Norbert Hort et al. profile →
Biodegradable magnesium–hydroxyapatite metal matrix composites

2007 558 citations Frank Witte, Norbert Hort et al. Biomaterials profile →
Recommendation for modifying current cytotoxicity testing standards for biodegradable magnesium-based materials

2015 423 citations Frank Witte, Ke Yang et al. Acta Biomaterialia profile →
Current status and outlook on the clinical translation of biodegradable metals

2018 326 citations Frank Witte, Diego Mantovani et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mechanism and application prospect of magnesium-based materials in cancer treatment 2025 ·Journal of Magnesium and Alloys ·Yutong Ma, (unknown), (unknown), Xiang Yu, (unknown), Long Wan, Fan Yao, Ke Yang, Frank Witte, (unknown)	2
2	Porous metal materials for applications in orthopedic field: A review on mechanisms in bone healing 2024 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Translation ·Yutong Ma, Yì Wáng, Shuang Tong, Yuehan Wang, Zhuoya Wang, (unknown), Ke Yang, Frank Witte, (unknown)	7
3	Effects of plasma surface modification of Mg-2Y-2Zn-1Mn for biomedical applications 2024 ·Materialia ·Masoud Shekargoftar, (unknown), (unknown), Joseph Buhagiar, Nicolas Brodusch, Stéphanie Bessette, Carlo Paternoster, Frank Witte, A. Sarkissian, Raynald Gauvin, Diego Mantovani	1
4	Dissolving magnesium hydroxide implants enhance mainly cancellous bone formation whereas degrading RS66 implants lead to prominent periosteal bone formation in rabbits 2024 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·Elmar Willbold, Katharina Kalla, (unknown), Ivonne Bartsch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michaël Schwarze, Sergei Remennik, Dan Shechtman, J. Nellesen, Wolfgang Tillmann, Frank Witte	6
5	Application of Biodegradable Magnesium Membrane Shield Technique for Immediate Dentoalveolar Bone Regeneration 2023 ·Biomedicines ·(unknown), Patrick Rider, (unknown), Frank Witte, Dražen Tadić, Željka Perić Kačarević, (unknown)	19
6	Analysis of a Pure Magnesium Membrane Degradation Process and Its Functionality When Used in a Guided Bone Regeneration Model in Beagle Dogs 2022 ·Materials ·Patrick Rider, Željka Perić Kačarević, (unknown), Daniel Rothamel, (unknown), Fabien Bornert, Péter Windisch, (unknown), Bálint Molnár, Bernhard Hesse, Frank Witte	31
7	Biodegradable Mg-based alloys: biological implications and restorative opportunities 2022 ·International Materials Reviews ·Xiao Lin, Saijilafu, Xiexing Wu, Kang Wu, Jianquan Chen, Lili Tan, Frank Witte, Huilin Yang, Diego Mantovani, Huan Zhou, Chunyong Liang, Qiang Yang, Ke Yang, Lei Yang	37
8	Characterization of a Magnesium Fluoride Conversion Coating on Mg-2Y-1Mn-1Zn Screws for Biomedical Applications 2022 ·Materials ·Sofia Gambaro, Maria Lúcia Nascimento, Masoud Shekargoftar, (unknown), (unknown), Carlo Paternoster, (unknown), Frank Witte, Diego Mantovani	9
9	Biodegradation of a Magnesium Alloy Fixation Screw Used in a Guided Bone Regeneration Model in Beagle Dogs 2022 ·Materials ·Patrick Rider, Željka Perić Kačarević, (unknown), Daniel Rothamel, (unknown), Fabien Bornert, Péter Windisch, (unknown), Bálint Molnár, Bernhard Hesse, Michel Assad, Frank Witte	23
10	Biodegradable magnesium barrier membrane used for guided bone regeneration in dental surgery 2021 ·Bioactive Materials ·Patrick Rider, Željka Perić Kačarević, (unknown), Dražen Tadić, Daniel Rothamel, (unknown), Fabien Bornert, Péter Windisch, (unknown), Bálint Molnár, Emely Bortel, Bernhard Hesse, Frank Witte	61
11	CURRENT STATUS ON CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF MAGNESIUM-BASED ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS: A REVIEW FROM CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 2017 ·Genes and Cells ·Frank Witte	4
12	New methods for in vivo degradation testing of future stent materials 2017 ·Materials and Corrosion ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Boris Schmitt, Felix Berger, Norbert Hort, Frank Witte	4
13	Bone Marrow-Derived Cell Concentrates Have Limited Effects on Osteochondral Reconstructions in the Mini Pig 2013 ·Tissue Engineering Part C Methods ·Michael Jagodzinski, Chaoxu Liu, Daniel Guenther, Arne Burssens, (unknown), (unknown), Elmar Willbold, Christian Krettek, Carl Haasper, Frank Witte	12
14	In vitro and in vivo evaluation of biodegradable, open-porous scaffolds made of sintered magnesium W4 short fibres 2013 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·(unknown), Elmar Willbold, (unknown), Olaf Andersen, Thomas Studnitzky, J. Nellesen, Wolfgang Tillmann, Carla Vogt, (unknown), Frank Witte	122
15	In vivo fluorescence imaging of apoptosis during foreign body response 2012 ·Biomaterials ·Ivonne Bartsch, Elmar Willbold, Sergey Yarmolenko, Frank Witte	18
16	The morphology of anisotropic 3D-printed hydroxyapatite scaffolds 2008 ·Biomaterials ·Fabienne C. Fierz, Felix Beckmann, Marius Huser, Stephan Irsen, Barbara Leukers, Frank Witte, Özer Degistirici, Adrian Andronache, Michael Thie, Bert Müller	149
17	Degradable synthetische Implantatmaterialien 2008 ·Der Orthopäde ·Frank Witte, Tilman Calließ, Henning Windhagen	22
18	Injizierbare Trägersysteme für die Wachstumsfaktorapplikation zur minimal-invasiven Knochenheilungsstimulation 2004 ·Der Orthopäde ·(unknown), Frank Witte, Fritz Thorey, Christof Hurschler, C. J. Wirth	4
19	Bone turnover during distraction osteogenesis in an experimental sheep model 2002 ·Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery ·(unknown), Frank Witte, Christof Hurschler, (unknown), (unknown), Fritz Thorey	12
20	Use of an Injectable Calcium Phosphate Bone Cement in the Treatment of Tibial Plateau Fractures: A Prospective Study of Twenty-Six Cases With Twenty-Month Mean Follow-Up 2002 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma ·P. Lobenhoffer, T. Gerich, Frank Witte, H. Tscherne	108

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