Fu‐Wen Shen

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Fu‐Wen Shen is a scholar working on Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Orthodontics. According to data from OpenAlex, Fu‐Wen Shen has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Orthodontics. Recurrent topics in Fu‐Wen Shen's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (15 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (10 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (6 papers). Fu‐Wen Shen is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (15 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (10 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (6 papers). Fu‐Wen Shen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Fu‐Wen Shen's co-authors include Harry A. McKellop, R. Salovey, Patricia A. Campbell, Bin Lu, Bin Lü, Pat Campbell, Zhen Lu, Steven M. Kurtz, Shi-Shen Yau and Fraser Buchanan and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

Fu‐Wen Shen

17 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Development of an extremely wear‐resistant ultra high mol... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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. Development of an extremely wear‐resistant ultra high molecular weight polythylene for total hip replacements
    1999 564 citations Harry A. McKellop, Fu‐Wen Shen et al. Journal of Orthopaedic 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
Fu‐Wen Shen United States 16 1.3k 335 127 108 72 17 1.4k
C.R. Bragdon United States 13 1.6k 1.2× 308 0.9× 191 1.5× 70 0.6× 51 0.7× 20 1.7k
Aaron Essner United States 20 1.4k 1.0× 462 1.4× 396 3.1× 75 0.7× 89 1.2× 34 1.5k
C Stark United States 10 857 0.6× 361 1.1× 382 3.0× 87 0.8× 62 0.9× 12 1.0k
Steven M. Kurtz United States 2 507 0.4× 175 0.5× 156 1.2× 149 1.4× 63 0.9× 2 642
Charles W. Jewett United States 9 533 0.4× 254 0.8× 228 1.8× 96 0.9× 102 1.4× 13 699
Daniel W. MacDonald United States 22 1.3k 1.0× 217 0.6× 74 0.6× 32 0.3× 102 1.4× 57 1.5k
S C Scholes United Kingdom 19 895 0.7× 272 0.8× 255 2.0× 19 0.2× 72 1.0× 39 1.0k
Arnaz S. Malhi United States 7 733 0.5× 187 0.6× 149 1.2× 126 1.2× 61 0.8× 8 840
V.K. Polineni United States 6 575 0.4× 296 0.9× 327 2.6× 124 1.1× 46 0.6× 6 752
Michael Sobieraj United States 11 308 0.2× 95 0.3× 136 1.1× 92 0.9× 50 0.7× 18 545

Countries citing papers authored by Fu‐Wen Shen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fu‐Wen Shen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fu‐Wen Shen

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Shen, Fu‐Wen, Zhen Lu, & Harry A. McKellop. (2010). Wear versus Thickness and Other Features of 5-Mrad Crosslinked UHMWPE Acetabular Liners. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 469(2). 395–404. 52 indexed citations
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Shen, Fu‐Wen & Harry A. McKellop. (2005). Surface-Gradient Cross-linked Polyethylene Acetabular Cups. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 430. 80–88. 20 indexed citations
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Shen, Fu‐Wen & Harry A. McKellop. (2005). Surface-gradient cross-linked polyethylene acetabular cups: oxidation resistance and wear against smooth and rough femoral balls.. PubMed. 80–8. 21 indexed citations
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Campbell, Pat, Fu‐Wen Shen, & Harry A. McKellop. (2004). Biologic and Tribologic Considerations of Alternative Bearing Surfaces. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 418(418). 98–111. 88 indexed citations
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Kurtz, Steven M., Orhun K. Muratoglu, Fu‐Wen Shen, et al.. (2002). Interlaboratory validation of oxidation‐index measurement methods for UHMWPE after long‐term shelf aging. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 63(1). 15–23. 23 indexed citations
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Shen, Fu‐Wen & Harry A. McKellop. (2002). Interaction of oxidation and crosslinking in gamma‐irradiated ultrahigh molecular‐weight polyethylene. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 61(3). 430–439. 33 indexed citations
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Kurtz, Steven M., Orhun K. Muratoglu, Fraser Buchanan, et al.. (2001). Interlaboratory reproducibility of standard accelerated aging methods for oxidation of UHMWPE. Biomaterials. 22(13). 1731–1737. 43 indexed citations
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Kurtz, Steven M., Orhun K. Muratoglu, Fraser Buchanan, et al.. (2001). Interlaboratory studies to determine optimal analytical methods for measuring the oxidation index of UHMWPE. Biomaterials. 22(21). 2875–2881. 47 indexed citations
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McKellop, Harry A., et al.. (2000). Effect of Sterilization Method and Other Modifications on the Wear Resistance of Acetabular Cups Made of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 82(12). 1708–1725. 192 indexed citations
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McKellop, Harry A., Fu‐Wen Shen, Bin Lu, Patricia A. Campbell, & R. Salovey. (1999). Development of an extremely wear‐resistant ultra high molecular weight polythylene for total hip replacements. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 17(2). 157–167. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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McKellop, Harry A., et al.. (1999). Effect of molecular weight, calcium stearate, and sterilization methods on the wear of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene acetabular cups in a hip joint simulator. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 17(3). 329–339. 67 indexed citations
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Shen, Fu‐Wen, et al.. (1999). Potential errors in FTIR measurement of oxidation in ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene implants. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 48(3). 203–210. 28 indexed citations
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McKellop, Harry A., et al.. (1999). Wear of Gamma-Crosslinked Polyethylene Acetabular Cups Against Roughened Femoral Balls. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 369(369). 73–82. 148 indexed citations
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Yu, Youlu, Fu‐Wen Shen, Harry A. McKellop, & R. Salovey. (1999). Hydroperoxide formation in irradiated polyethylene. Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry. 37(16). 3309–3316. 21 indexed citations
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Shen, Fu‐Wen, Harry A. McKellop, & R. Salovey. (1998). Morphology of chemically crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 41(1). 71–78. 22 indexed citations
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Shen, Fu‐Wen, Harry A. McKellop, & R. Salovey. (1996). Irradiation of chemically crosslinked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 34(6). 1063–1077. 65 indexed citations

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