L. Claes

29.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
354 papers, 23.0k citations indexed

About

L. Claes is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Claes has authored 354 papers receiving a total of 23.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in Surgery, 116 papers in Epidemiology and 101 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in L. Claes's work include Bone fractures and treatments (111 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (100 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (99 papers). L. Claes is often cited by papers focused on Bone fractures and treatments (111 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (100 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (99 papers). L. Claes collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. L. Claes's co-authors include Hans‐Joachim Wilke, Anita Ignatius, Peter Augat, Annette Kettler, Cornelia Neidlinger‐Wilke, Stefan Recknagel, Ulrich Simon, Frank Heuer, Karl Wenger and Hendrik Schmidt and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and Journal of Neurophysiology.

In The Last Decade

L. Claes

349 papers receiving 22.3k 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.

New In Vivo Measurements of Pressures in the Intervertebral Disc in Daily Life

1999 1.1k citations Hans‐Joachim Wilke, L. Claes et al. Spine profile →
Fracture healing under healthy and inflammatory conditions

2012 1.0k citations L. Claes, Stefan Recknagel et al. profile →
Testing criteria for spinal implants: recommendations for the standardization of in vitro stability testing of spinal implants

1998 683 citations Hans‐Joachim Wilke, L. Claes et al. European Spine Journal profile →
Magnitudes of local stress and strain along bony surfaces predict the course and type of fracture healing

1999 593 citations L. Claes et al. profile →
Effects of Mechanical Factors on the Fracture Healing Process

1998 541 citations L. Claes, Cornelia Neidlinger‐Wilke et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. Claes Germany	79	14.8k	7.7k	5.8k	5.8k	4.4k	354	23.0k
Vincenzo Denaro Italy	73	14.5k 1.0×	2.8k 0.4×	4.8k 0.8×	2.6k 0.4×	2.2k 0.5×	644	20.5k
Wilson C. Hayes United States	83	11.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.3×	2.7k 0.5×	6.3k 1.1×	775 0.2×	241	21.5k
Kai‐Nan An United States	77	17.7k 1.2×	1.3k 0.2×	5.0k 0.9×	5.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.3×	523	25.3k
Yoshiaki Toyama Japan	80	10.1k 0.7×	7.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.2×	2.3k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	561	25.8k
Keita Ito Netherlands	56	6.2k 0.4×	3.4k 0.4×	1.0k 0.2×	4.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.6×	350	13.1k
Van C. Mow United States	90	16.0k 1.1×	2.8k 0.4×	3.7k 0.6×	10.6k 1.8×	2.6k 0.6×	231	29.2k
Hans‐Joachim Wilke Germany	73	12.5k 0.8×	13.9k 1.8×	939 0.2×	4.9k 0.9×	7.9k 1.8×	443	19.3k
Masahiro Kurosaka Japan	68	12.9k 0.9×	2.1k 0.3×	1.5k 0.3×	2.5k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	699	20.5k
Eiji Itoi Japan	64	11.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.3×	7.4k 1.3×	1.3k 0.2×	1.2k 0.3×	458	15.1k
Joseph A. Buckwalter United States	79	12.0k 0.8×	2.5k 0.3×	1.7k 0.3×	4.7k 0.8×	3.4k 0.8×	383	25.9k

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Tangl, Stefan, Patrick Heimel, Stefan Lettner, et al.. (2019). Histomorphometric Analysis of Callus Formation Stimulated by Axial Dynamisation in a Standardised Ovine Osteotomy Model. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–12. 6 indexed citations

Steiner, Malte, L. Claes, Anita Ignatius, Ulrich Simon, & Tim Wehner. (2014). Disadvantages of interfragmentary shear on fracture healing—mechanical insights through numerical simulation. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 32(7). 865–872. 50 indexed citations

Recknagel, Stefan, Ronny Bindl, Tim Wehner, et al.. (2011). C5aR‐antagonist significantly reduces the deleterious effect of a blunt chest trauma on fracture healing. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 30(4). 581–586. 47 indexed citations

Seefried, Lothar, Thomas Schwarz, Thomas Lind, et al.. (2010). A small scale cell culture system to analyze mechanobiology using reporter gene constructs and polyurethane dishes. European Cells and Materials. 20. 344–355. 19 indexed citations

Schmidt, Hendrik, Annette Kettler, Frank Heuer, et al.. (2007). Intradiscal Pressure, Shear Strain, and Fiber Strain in the Intervertebral Disc Under Combined Loading. Spine. 32(7). 748–755. 226 indexed citations

Kaspar, Daniela, et al.. (2006). Study of the toxicity of povidone-iodine for fibroblast-like cells (BALB-3T3) and primary human chondrocytes (Untersuchung der Toxizitat von Polyvinyl-Pyrrolidon-Jod an fibroblastaren Zellen (BALB-3T3) und primären humanen Knorpelzellen). 2 indexed citations

Melnyk, Mark, M. Faist, L. Claes, & Benedikt Friemert. (2006). Therapeutic Cooling. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 38(7). 1329–1334. 10 indexed citations

Ignatius, Anita, et al.. (2005). Cells from the distinct regions of the intervertebral disc differ in terms of their mechanosensitivity. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 10. 77. 1 indexed citations

Shefelbine, Sandra J., Peter Augat, L. Claes, & Alexander Beck. (2004). Intact fibula improves fracture healing in a rat tibia osteotomy model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 23(2). 489–493. 20 indexed citations

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Keßler, Stefan, et al.. (2004). Bone morphogenetic protein 2 accelerates osteointegration and remodelling of solvent-dehydrated bone substitutes. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 124(6). 410–4. 4 indexed citations

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Beck, Alexander, Gert Krischak, Peter Augat, et al.. (2003). Influence of diclofenac (group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) on fracture healing. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 123(7). 327–332. 106 indexed citations

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Claes, L. & Anita Ignatius. (2002). Entwicklung neuer biodegradabler Implantate. Der Chirurg. 73(10). 990–996. 43 indexed citations

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Götze, Christian, Wolfram Steens, Volker Vieth, et al.. (2002). Primary stability in cementless femoral stems: custom-made versus conventional femoral prosthesis. Clinical Biomechanics. 17(4). 267–273. 86 indexed citations

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Rohlmann, A., et al.. (2001). Comparison of intradiscal pressures and spinal fixator loads for different body positions and exercises. Ergonomics. 44(8). 781–794. 78 indexed citations

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Wilke, Hans‐Joachim, Annette Kettler, & L. Claes. (2000). Primary stabilizing effect of interbody fusion devices for the cervical spine: an in vitro comparison between three different cage types and bone cement. European Spine Journal. 9(5). 410–416. 68 indexed citations

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Claes, L., et al.. (1999). Fixation Technique Influences Osteogenesis of Comminuted Fractures. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 365(365). 221–229. 83 indexed citations

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Wilke, Hans‐Joachim, et al.. (1997). A Mechanical Model of Human Spinal Motion Segments - Ein mechanisches Modell für humane Wirbelsäulenbewegungssegmente. Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering. 42(11). 327–331. 9 indexed citations

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Pospiech, J., Hans‐Joachim Wilke, L. Claes, & D. Stolke. (1996). Intradiskales Druckverhalten zervikaler Bandscheiben unter physiologischen und pathologischen Bedingungen In-vitro-Untersuchung. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 381(6). 303–8. 3 indexed citations

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Rosenbaum, Dieter, et al.. (1996). LONG-TERM RESULTS OF THE MODIFIED EVANS REPAIR FOR CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY. Orthopedics. 19(5). 451–455. 22 indexed citations

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Claes, L., et al.. (1987). The combined anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament replacement by various materials: A comparative animal study. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 21(S3). 319–343. 24 indexed citations

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