Kenneth Davis

8.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
105 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Davis is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Davis has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Surgery, 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 16 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Davis's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (47 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (46 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (28 papers). Kenneth Davis is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (47 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (46 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (28 papers). Kenneth Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Afghanistan and Canada. Kenneth Davis's co-authors include Merrill A. Ritter, Michael E. Berend, John B. Meding, D Fang, Robert A. Malinzak, Richard D. Branson, Philip M. Faris, Jeffery L. Pierson, E. Michael Keating and Leesa D Harty and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Annals of Surgery and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Davis

99 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Chetranjan Ranawat Award: Tibial Component Failure Mechanisms in Total Knee Arthroplasty

2004 517 citations Michael E. Berend, Merrill A. Ritter et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
Coronal Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty

2009 497 citations Merrill A. Ritter, Kenneth Davis et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →
The Effect of Alignment and BMI on Failure of Total Knee Replacement

2011 497 citations Merrill A. Ritter, Kenneth Davis et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
Effects of inhaled nitric oxide in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

1998 491 citations Kenneth Davis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth Davis United States	39	4.7k	1.2k	686	368	321	105	6.3k
Fizan Abdullah United States	38	2.6k 0.6×	955 0.8×	1.2k 1.8×	191 0.5×	194 0.6×	214	4.8k
Michael A. Belfort United States	48	1.9k 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	502 0.7×	162 0.4×	84 0.3×	429	9.7k
Peter J. Hewett Australia	36	3.7k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	260 0.4×	69 0.2×	710 2.2×	164	5.9k
Simon Paterson‐Brown United Kingdom	37	2.7k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	954 1.4×	92 0.3×	224 0.7×	134	5.0k
André van Zundert Netherlands	36	2.1k 0.5×	863 0.7×	225 0.3×	233 0.6×	118 0.4×	223	4.7k
Lola Jean Kozak United States	22	1.1k 0.2×	348 0.3×	396 0.6×	169 0.5×	159 0.5×	35	3.1k
Karl‐Georg Kanz Germany	27	1.7k 0.4×	261 0.2×	2.0k 2.9×	377 1.0×	190 0.6×	150	3.3k
Daniel J. Ostlie United States	41	5.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	1.9k 2.8×	232 0.6×	76 0.2×	230	6.3k
Keith S. Naunheim United States	43	2.6k 0.6×	3.2k 2.7×	253 0.4×	121 0.3×	515 1.6×	152	5.5k
Benno Ure Germany	40	4.6k 1.0×	2.2k 1.8×	373 0.5×	44 0.1×	97 0.3×	228	5.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kenneth Davis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth Davis

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth Davis

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20 of 20 papers shown

Roddy, Erika, Kenneth Davis, Paul Wilson, et al.. (2025). Outcomes of Nonunion Repair for Distal Femur Fracture. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 39(11). 621–628.

Ritter, Merrill A., E. Michael Keating, Tatsuya Sueyoshi, et al.. (2016). Twenty-Five-Years and Greater, Results After Nonmodular Cemented Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 31(10). 2199–2202. 43 indexed citations

Faris, Philip M., et al.. (2015). Ten-Year Outcome Comparison of the Anatomical Graduated Component and Vanguard Total Knee Arthroplasty Systems. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 30(10). 1733–1735. 18 indexed citations

Brown, Nicholas M., Neil P. Sheth, Kenneth Davis, et al.. (2012). Total Knee Arthroplasty Has Higher Postoperative Morbidity Than Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 27(8). 86–90. 212 indexed citations

Rougraff, Bruce T., et al.. (2011). Length of Symptoms Before Referral: Prognostic Variable for High-grade Soft Tissue Sarcoma?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 470(3). 706–711. 17 indexed citations

Malinzak, Robert A., et al.. (2009). Morbidly Obese, Diabetic, Younger, and Unilateral Joint Arthroplasty Patients Have Elevated Total Joint Arthroplasty Infection Rates. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 24(6). 84–88. 302 indexed citations

Qian, Meichun, Arthur C. Reber, A. W. Castleman, et al.. (2008). From Designer Clusters to Synthetic Crystalline Nano-Assemblies. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.

Fisher, David A., Brian D. Dierckman, Melanie Watts, & Kenneth Davis. (2007). Looks Good But Feels Bad: Factors That Contribute to Poor Results After Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 22(6). 39–42. 186 indexed citations

Rougraff, Bruce T., et al.. (2007). Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with Sarcoma Affect Survival. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 459. 118–121. 33 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., Gregory W. Faris, Philip M. Faris, & Kenneth Davis. (2004). Total knee arthroplasty in patients with angular varus or valgus deformities of ≥ 20°. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 19(7). 862–866. 44 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., Michael E. Berend, Leesa D Harty, et al.. (2004). Predicting range of motion after revision total knee arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 19(3). 338–343. 45 indexed citations

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Fisher, David A., Melanie Watts, & Kenneth Davis. (2003). Implant position in knee surgery. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 18(7 Suppl 1). 2–8. 93 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., Leesa D Harty, Kenneth Davis, John B. Meding, & Michael E. Berend. (2003). SIMULTANEOUS BILATERAL, STAGED BILATERAL, AND UNILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 85(8). 1532–1537. 169 indexed citations

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Davis, Kenneth, Paul E. Caldwell, Jennifer S. Wayne, & William A. Jiranek. (2000). Mechanical Comparison of Fixation Techniques for the Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 380(380). 241–249. 51 indexed citations

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McCarter, Freda D, Fred A. Luchette, Mark P. Molloy, et al.. (2000). Institutional and Individual Learning Curves for Focused Abdominal Ultrasound for Trauma. Annals of Surgery. 231(5). 689–700. 64 indexed citations

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Branson, Richard D., et al.. (1999). Comparison of conventional heated humidification with a new active hygroscopic heat and moisture exchanger in mechanically ventilated patients. Respiratory Care. 44(8). 912–917. 13 indexed citations

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Luchette, Fred A., et al.. (1997). Impact of the In-house Trauma Surgeon on Initial Patient Care, Outcome, and Cost. PubMed. 42(3). 490–497. 68 indexed citations

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Blebea, John, et al.. (1995). Surveillance Venous Scans for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Multiple Trauma Patients. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 9(1). 109–114. 45 indexed citations

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Porembka, David T., et al.. (1993). The Pathophysiologic Changes Following Bile Aspiration in a Porcine Lung Model. CHEST Journal. 104(3). 919–924. 60 indexed citations

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Hurst, James M., Kenneth Davis, Richard D. Branson, & Jay A. Johannigman. (1989). Comparison of Blood Gases during Transport Using Two Methods of Ventilatory Support. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 29(12). 1637–1640. 53 indexed citations

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