Heikki Nurmi

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 759 citations indexed

About

Heikki Nurmi is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Heikki Nurmi has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 759 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Heikki Nurmi's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (7 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (6 papers). Heikki Nurmi is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (9 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (7 papers) and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (6 papers). Heikki Nurmi collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Serbia. Heikki Nurmi's co-authors include Raine Sihvonen, Mika Paavola, Juha Kalske, Antti Joukainen, Antti Malmivaara, Teppo L. N. Järvinen, Ari Itälä, Juha Paloneva, Jussi P. Repo and Mikko Uimonen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and British Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Heikki Nurmi

16 papers receiving 734 citations

Hit Papers

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for a Degenerative Meniscal Tear
    2013 516 citations Raine Sihvonen, Mika Paavola et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heikki Nurmi Finland 10 591 197 163 117 38 16 759
Raine Sihvonen Finland 13 978 1.7× 283 1.4× 221 1.4× 76 0.6× 49 1.3× 22 1.2k
Juha Kalske Finland 3 478 0.8× 100 0.5× 132 0.8× 37 0.3× 37 1.0× 3 592
Catherine Bowen United Kingdom 17 203 0.3× 371 1.9× 270 1.7× 157 1.3× 23 0.6× 76 778
Lars Victor von Engelhardt Germany 16 607 1.0× 171 0.9× 238 1.5× 201 1.7× 8 0.2× 44 800
Bernd Kladny Germany 16 313 0.5× 155 0.8× 175 1.1× 99 0.8× 19 0.5× 67 791
Brigit Chesworth United Kingdom 12 191 0.3× 118 0.6× 107 0.7× 122 1.0× 13 0.3× 22 554
Emilio Romanini Italy 19 783 1.3× 138 0.7× 84 0.5× 75 0.6× 28 0.7× 59 1.1k
Jane E. McEachan United Kingdom 17 660 1.1× 111 0.6× 82 0.5× 27 0.2× 21 0.6× 61 834
Mitchell Winemaker Canada 20 1.1k 1.9× 107 0.5× 109 0.7× 69 0.6× 11 0.3× 50 1.3k
Alexander Hoorntje Netherlands 14 470 0.8× 257 1.3× 105 0.6× 91 0.8× 4 0.1× 25 728

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heikki Nurmi

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Kiadaliri, Ali, Raine Sihvonen, Martin Englund, et al.. (2024). Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for a Degenerative Meniscus Tear Is Not Cost Effective Compared With Placebo Surgery: An Economic Evaluation Based on the FIDELITY Trial Data. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 482(9). 1523–1533. 3 indexed citations
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Uimonen, Mikko, Ville Ponkilainen, Ville M. Mattila, et al.. (2023). The influence of primary treatment approach on outcomes in patients with osteochondral fracture after patellar dislocation: a case series. Knee Surgery and Related Research. 35(1). 10–10. 1 indexed citations
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Repo, Jussi P., Mikko Uimonen, Mika Nevalainen, et al.. (2022). Outcomes following the operative treatment of intra-articular fracture combined with medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction after patellar dislocation. Knee Surgery and Related Research. 34(1). 21–21. 11 indexed citations
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Niinimäki, Tuukka, Heikki Nurmi, Alar Toom, et al.. (2021). Functional results of total-knee arthroplasty versus medial unicompartmental arthroplasty: two-year results of a randomised, assessor-blinded multicentre trial. BMJ Open. 11(6). e046731–e046731. 19 indexed citations
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Uimonen, Mikko, Ville Ponkilainen, Ville M. Mattila, et al.. (2021). The risk of osteochondral fracture after patellar dislocation is related to patellofemoral anatomy. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 29(12). 4241–4250. 13 indexed citations
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Uimonen, Mikko, Ville Ponkilainen, Juha Paloneva, et al.. (2021). Characteristics of Osteochondral Fractures Caused by Patellar Dislocation. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 9(1). 1812022073–1812022073. 20 indexed citations
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Sihvonen, Raine, Mika Paavola, Antti Malmivaara, et al.. (2020). Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 5 year follow-up of the placebo-surgery controlled FIDELITY (Finnish Degenerative Meniscus Lesion Study) trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 54(22). 1332–1339. 74 indexed citations
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Vasara, Anna, et al.. (2020). Biomechanical Changes of Repair Tissue after Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation at Long-Term Follow-Up. Cartilage. 13(1_suppl). 1085S–1091S. 9 indexed citations
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Uimonen, Mikko, Jussi P. Repo, Tuomas T. Huttunen, et al.. (2020). Surgery for patellar dislocation has evolved towards anatomical reconstructions with assessment and treatment of anatomical risk factors. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 29(6). 1944–1951. 24 indexed citations
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Vasara, Anna, et al.. (2019). Assessment of Cartilage Repair Quality With the International Cartilage Repair Society Score and the Oswestry Arthroscopy Score. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 38(3). 555–562. 24 indexed citations
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Reito, Aleksi, et al.. (2018). Treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures in Central Finland Central Hospital in 2010-2015.. PubMed. 133(5). 489–96. 1 indexed citations
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Nurmi, Heikki, et al.. (2018). Complications following 250 cemented modular hip hemiarthroplasties. Scandinavian Journal of Surgery. 108(4). 321–328. 10 indexed citations
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Reito, Aleksi, et al.. (2018). Risk Factors for Failed Nonoperative Treatment and Rerupture in Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture. Foot & Ankle International. 39(6). 694–703. 27 indexed citations
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Järvinen, Teppo L. N., Raine Sihvonen, Mika Paavola, et al.. (2014). Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy vs Sham Surgery for Degenerative Meniscus Tear. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 30(6S). 2 indexed citations
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Sihvonen, Raine, Mika Paavola, Antti Malmivaara, et al.. (2013). Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for a Degenerative Meniscal Tear. New England Journal of Medicine. 369(26). 2515–2524. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

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