Jill Urban

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Jill Urban is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jill Urban has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 44 papers in Pharmacology and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jill Urban's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (64 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (40 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (28 papers). Jill Urban is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (64 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (40 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (28 papers). Jill Urban collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Jill Urban's co-authors include Sally Roberts, Jeremy Fairbank, Heather A. Horner, Zhanfeng Cui, Robert B. Lee, Susan Bibby, Jing Yu, Thijs Grünhagen, Deborah Jones and Robert J. Wilkins and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cancer and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Jill Urban

101 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Degeneration of the intervertebral disc. 1988 2026 2000 2013 2003 1988 250 500 750
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. Degeneration of the intervertebral disc.
    2003 986 citations Jill Urban, Sally Roberts profile →
  2. Swelling Pressure of the Lumbar Intervertebral Discs
    1988 385 citations Jill Urban et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jill Urban United Kingdom 49 5.4k 3.9k 2.9k 2.0k 1.5k 101 7.8k
J Urban United Kingdom 41 5.3k 1.0× 3.8k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 2.3k 1.5× 94 8.1k
Daisuke Sakai Japan 49 6.1k 1.1× 3.8k 1.0× 3.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 221 8.5k
Edward N. Hanley United States 48 4.3k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 3.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 904 0.6× 177 6.8k
Yue Zhou China 44 4.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 3.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 580 0.4× 292 7.5k
D. Greg Anderson United States 47 5.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 4.9k 1.7× 1.0k 0.5× 528 0.3× 175 7.0k
Yoshiharu Kawaguchi Japan 46 4.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 4.0k 1.4× 435 0.2× 797 0.5× 178 7.3k
Zengwu Shao China 43 2.2k 0.4× 1.3k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 850 0.6× 216 6.6k
Lei‐Sheng Jiang China 49 3.0k 0.5× 1.0k 0.3× 2.8k 0.9× 520 0.3× 649 0.4× 139 6.2k
Edward J. Vresilovic United States 42 4.4k 0.8× 2.6k 0.7× 3.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 362 0.2× 97 5.6k
Koichi Sairyo Japan 38 4.4k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 5.0k 1.7× 944 0.5× 298 0.2× 455 6.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Jill Urban

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jill Urban

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jill Urban

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Varga, Péter, Jill Urban, Jeremy Fairbank, et al.. (2022). Genetic variants of interleukin 1B and 6 are associated with clinical outcome of surgically treated lumbar degenerative disc disease. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 23(1). 774–774. 3 indexed citations
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Urban, Jill & Jeremy Fairbank. (2019). Current perspectives on the role of biomechanical loading and genetics in development of disc degeneration and low back pain; a narrative review. Journal of Biomechanics. 102. 109573–109573. 26 indexed citations
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Loibl, Markus, Karin Wuertz‐Kozak, Gianluca Vadalà, et al.. (2019). Controversies in regenerative medicine: Should intervertebral disc degeneration be treated with mesenchymal stem cells?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). e1043–e1043. 86 indexed citations
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Urban, Jill, et al.. (2016). The Association Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Back or Leg Pain in Patients With Spinal Conditions. Spine. 41(20). E1237–E1243. 10 indexed citations
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Belavý, Daniel L., Michael A. Adams, Helena Brisby, et al.. (2015). Disc herniations in astronauts: What causes them, and what does it tell us about herniation on earth?. European Spine Journal. 25(1). 144–154. 71 indexed citations
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Sivan, Sarit, Yulia Merkher, Ellen Wachtel, et al.. (2013). A needle micro-osmometer for determination of glycosaminoglycan concentration in excised nucleus pulposus tissue. European Spine Journal. 22(8). 1765–1773. 7 indexed citations
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Neidlinger‐Wilke, Cornelia, et al.. (2011). Interactions of environmental conditions and mechanical loads have influence on matrix turnover by nucleus pulposus cells. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 30(1). 112–121. 81 indexed citations
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Dreger, Mathias, et al.. (2010). Differential expression level of cytokeratin 8 in cells of the bovine nucleus pulposus complicates the search for specific intervertebral disc cell markers. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 12(1). R24–R24. 84 indexed citations
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Cui, Ying, Jing Yu, Jill Urban, & David A. Young. (2010). Differential Gene Expression Profiling of Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors. Spine. 35(11). 1101–1108. 27 indexed citations
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Guehring, Thorsten, et al.. (2009). Notochordal intervertebral disc cells: Sensitivity to nutrient deprivation. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 60(4). 1026–1034. 112 indexed citations
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Xu, Xia, Jill Urban, Uday K. Tirlapur, et al.. (2006). Influence of perfusion on metabolism and matrix production by bovine articular chondrocytes in hydrogel scaffolds. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 93(6). 1103–1111. 44 indexed citations
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Neidlinger‐Wilke, Cornelia, Jill Urban, Wolfgang Börm, et al.. (2006). Regulation of gene expression in intervertebral disc cells by low and high hydrostatic pressure. European Spine Journal. 15(S3). 372–378. 94 indexed citations
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Bibby, Susan, Deborah Jones, Robert B. Lee, Jing Yu, & Jill Urban. (2001). The pathophysiology of the intervertebral disc. Joint Bone Spine. 68(6). 537–542. 117 indexed citations
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Milchgrub, Sara, Ignacio I. Wistuba, Cynthia Rutherford, et al.. (2000). Molecular identification of metastatic cancer to the skin using laser capture microdissection. Cancer. 88(4). 749–754. 9 indexed citations
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Ishihara, Hirokazu & Jill Urban. (1999). Effects of low oxygen concentrations and metabolic inhibitors on proteoglycan and protein synthesis rates in the intervertebral disc. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 17(6). 829–835. 160 indexed citations
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Bartels, Else Marie, Jeremy Fairbank, C.P. Winlove, & Jill Urban. (1998). Oxygen and Lactate Concentrations Measured in Vivo in the Intervertebral Discs of Patients With Scoliosis and Back Pain. Spine. 23(1). 1–7. 199 indexed citations
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Holm, Søren, et al.. (1991). Factors Influencing Oxygen Concentration Gradients in the Intervertebral Disc. Spine. 16(4). 444–449. 94 indexed citations

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