Karl Almqvist

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Karl Almqvist is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Almqvist has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Rheumatology, 27 papers in Surgery and 7 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Karl Almqvist's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (26 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (23 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (16 papers). Karl Almqvist is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (26 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (23 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (16 papers). Karl Almqvist collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Germany. Karl Almqvist's co-authors include René Verdonk, Gust Verbruggen, Peter Verdonk, Aad Dhollander, Dirk Elewaut, Eric Veys, Stijn Lambrecht, Jan Victor, Erik Witvrouw and Frank Handelberg and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Karl Almqvist

41 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Results in Better ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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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. Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Results in Better Structural Repair when Treating Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee in a Randomized Controlled Trial versus Microfracture
    2008 485 citations Jan Victor, Karl Almqvist et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karl Almqvist Belgium 24 1.3k 1.2k 360 318 314 42 1.9k
Matej Drobnič Slovenia 21 981 0.8× 779 0.7× 483 1.3× 390 1.2× 260 0.8× 60 1.7k
Miroslav Hašpl Croatia 14 1.1k 0.8× 961 0.8× 247 0.7× 367 1.2× 385 1.2× 41 1.6k
Craig Willers Australia 13 879 0.7× 629 0.5× 334 0.9× 216 0.7× 253 0.8× 20 1.4k
Mattie H.P. van Rijen Netherlands 22 712 0.5× 872 0.8× 338 0.9× 142 0.4× 304 1.0× 38 1.5k
Michael C. D. Trindade United States 25 1.2k 0.9× 693 0.6× 418 1.2× 286 0.9× 140 0.4× 42 2.0k
Barry W. Oakes Australia 20 809 0.6× 669 0.6× 384 1.1× 529 1.7× 201 0.6× 34 1.6k
Tobias Gotterbarm Germany 34 2.3k 1.8× 753 0.6× 315 0.9× 289 0.9× 269 0.9× 168 3.1k
Johannes Zellner Germany 28 1.5k 1.1× 768 0.7× 374 1.0× 682 2.1× 427 1.4× 85 2.3k
Frederick L. Harwood United States 25 1.5k 1.1× 733 0.6× 217 0.6× 969 3.0× 231 0.7× 33 2.1k
Yusuke Nakagawa Japan 25 1.3k 1.0× 915 0.8× 242 0.7× 554 1.7× 297 0.9× 101 2.1k

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All Works

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Verdonk, Peter, Aad Dhollander, Karl Almqvist, René Verdonk, & Jan Victor. (2015). Treatment of osteochondral lesions in the knee using a cell-free scaffold. The Bone & Joint Journal. 97-B(3). 318–323. 39 indexed citations
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Verdonk, René, Piero Volpi, Peter Verdonk, et al.. (2013). Indications and limits of meniscal allografts. Injury. 44. S21–S27. 52 indexed citations
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Dhollander, Aad, Stijn Lambrecht, Peter Verdonk, et al.. (2012). First insights into human acetabular labrum cell metabolism. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 20(7). 670–677. 30 indexed citations
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Vanderstraeten, Guy, et al.. (2011). Lipoma arborescens of the knee: a case report. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Tom, et al.. (2011). The effect of Lidocaine on the viability of cultivated mature human cartilage cells: an in vitro study. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 19(7). 1206–1213. 44 indexed citations
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Dhollander, Aad, Peter Verdonk, Stijn Lambrecht, et al.. (2011). Short‐term outcome of the second generation characterized chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of cartilage lesions in the knee. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 20(6). 1118–1127. 23 indexed citations
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Ginckel, Ans Van, Philip Roosen, Karl Almqvist, Koenraad Verstraete, & Erik Witvrouw. (2011). Effects of in vivo exercise on ankle cartilage deformation and recovery in healthy volunteers: an experimental study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 19(9). 1123–1131. 19 indexed citations
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Bracht, Hans Van Der, Georges Van Maele, Peter Verdonk, et al.. (2009). Is there any superiority in the clinical outcome of mobile‐bearing knee prosthesis designs compared to fixed‐bearing total knee prosthesis designs in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee joint?. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 18(3). 367–374. 25 indexed citations
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Almqvist, Karl, Peter Verdonk, René Verdonk, et al.. (2008). A prospective study of alginate seeded with mature allogenic human chondrocytes in the treatment of articular cartilage defects. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 16. 117–117. 3 indexed citations
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Gellynck, Kris, Peter Verdonk, Karl Almqvist, et al.. (2008). Silkworm and spider silk scaffolds for chondrocyte support. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 19(11). 3399–3409. 76 indexed citations
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Almqvist, Karl, Aad Dhollander, Peter Verdonk, et al.. (2007). P75 A prospective study of alginate seeded with mature allogenic human chondrocytes in the treatment of articular cartilage defects. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 15. B106–B106. 1 indexed citations
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Verdonk, René, et al.. (2004). The Oxford unicompartmental knee prosthesis: a 2–14 year follow‐up. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 13(3). 163–166. 23 indexed citations
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Wang, Lai, Jun Wang, Karl Almqvist, Eric Veys, & Gust Verbruggen. (2002). Influence of polysulphated polysaccharides and hydrocortisone on the extracellular matrix metabolism of human articular chondrocytes in vitro.. PubMed. 20(5). 669–76. 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Li, et al.. (2001). Flow cytometric analysis of the human articular chondrocyte phenotype. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 9(1). 73–84. 35 indexed citations
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Almqvist, Karl, et al.. (2001). Biological freezing of human articular chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 9(4). 341–350. 21 indexed citations
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Almqvist, Karl, Lai Wang, Jun Wang, et al.. (2001). Culture of chondrocytes in alginate surrounded by fibrin gel: characteristics of the cells over a period of eight weeks. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 60(8). 781–790. 60 indexed citations
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Verbruggen, Gust, M. Cornelissen, Karl Almqvist, et al.. (2000). Influence of aging on the synthesis and morphology of the aggrecans synthesized by differentiated human articular chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 8(3). 170–179. 66 indexed citations
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Almqvist, Karl, Nadine Hollevoet, & René Verdonk. (1999). Intramedullary nailing of diaphyseal forearm fractures in adults. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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