Joseph C. Risser

675 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 510 citations indexed

About

Joseph C. Risser is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph C. Risser has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 510 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 2 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Joseph C. Risser's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (3 papers). Joseph C. Risser is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (7 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers) and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (3 papers). Joseph C. Risser collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Joseph C. Risser's co-authors include Stanley Hoppenfeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and Journal of the American Medical Association.

In The Last Decade

Joseph C. Risser

8 papers receiving 469 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Iliac apophysis; an invaluable sign in the management of scoliosis.

1958 311 citations Joseph C. Risser PubMed profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph C. Risser United States	7	466	109	55	33	32	9	510
Dale E. Rowe United States	9	482 1.0×	224 2.1×	67 1.2×	20 0.6×	33 1.0×	13	616
ALVIN M. ARKIN United States	5	181 0.4×	31 0.3×	26 0.5×	25 0.8×	38 1.2×	6	264
D S Bradford Australia	11	485 1.0×	261 2.4×	82 1.5×	25 0.8×	18 0.6×	13	536
P. Skandalakis Greece	11	252 0.5×	51 0.5×	19 0.3×	12 0.4×	27 0.8×	22	412
Jesse T. Nicholson United States	9	320 0.7×	126 1.2×	27 0.5×	18 0.5×	11 0.3×	19	415
H A King United States	5	833 1.8×	283 2.6×	51 0.9×	62 1.9×	8 0.3×	8	859
E. W. Somerville United Kingdom	8	401 0.9×	73 0.7×	31 0.6×	23 0.7×	21 0.7×	17	434
A Katznelson Israel	10	245 0.5×	42 0.4×	15 0.3×	42 1.3×	73 2.3×	29	340
J Forestier Switzerland	5	98 0.2×	74 0.7×	31 0.6×	4 0.1×	37 1.2×	33	270
R.K. Suri India	10	209 0.4×	24 0.2×	34 0.6×	12 0.4×	21 0.7×	53	308

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Risser, Joseph C.. (2009). The Classic: The Iliac Apophysis: An Invaluable Sign in the Management of Scoliosis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 468(3). 646–653. 70 indexed citations

2.

Risser, Joseph C., et al.. (1977). Scoliosis after termination of vertebral growth.. PubMed. 59(2). 119–123. 5 indexed citations

3.

Risser, Joseph C.. (1976). Scoliosis Treated by Cast Correction and Spine Fusion. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. &NA;(116). 86???94–86???94. 16 indexed citations

4.

Risser, Joseph C.. (1966). Treatment of Scoliosis During the Past 50 Years. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 44. 109???114–109???114. 12 indexed citations

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Risser, Joseph C., et al.. (1966). 15 The Effect of Posterior Spine Fusion on the Growing Spine. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 46. 127–140. 23 indexed citations

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Risser, Joseph C.. (1964). SCOLIOSIS: PAST AND PRESENT.. PubMed. 46. 167–99. 55 indexed citations

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Risser, Joseph C.. (1958). The Iliac apophysis; an invaluable sign in the management of scoliosis.. PubMed. 11. 111–9. 311 indexed citations breakdown →

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Risser, Joseph C., et al.. (1958). A Follow-up Study of the Treatment of Scoliosis. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 40(3). 555–569. 15 indexed citations

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Risser, Joseph C.. (1957). CLINICAL EVALUATION OF SCOLIOSIS. Journal of the American Medical Association. 164(2). 134–134. 3 indexed citations

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