Marita Cross

65.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
76 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Marita Cross is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marita Cross has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 31 papers in Rheumatology and 15 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Marita Cross's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (21 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers). Marita Cross is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (21 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (20 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (15 papers). Marita Cross collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Marita Cross's co-authors include Lyn March, Anthony D. Woolf, Emma Smith, Damian Hoy, Rachelle Buchbinder, Theo Vos, Françis Guillemin, Peter Brooks, Damian G Hoy and Graeme Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, BMJ and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In The Last Decade

Marita Cross

75 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimat... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2020 2014 2019 2016 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 2.6k citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  2. Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 1.2k citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  3. The global burden of rheumatoid arthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
    2014 839 citations Marita Cross, Emma Smith et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  4. Global, regional and national burden of rheumatoid arthritis 1990–2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2017
    2019 552 citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →
  5. Musculoskeletal Health Conditions Represent a Global Threat to Healthy Aging: A Report for the 2015 World Health Organization World Report on Ageing and Health
    2016 484 citations Andrew M. Briggs, Marita Cross et al. profile →
  6. Burden of disability due to musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders
    2014 399 citations Lyn March, Emma Smith et al. profile →
  7. Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain in the general population, 1990-2017: systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 393 citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. profile →
  8. Prevalence, Deaths, and Disability‐Adjusted Life Years Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders for 195 Countries and Territories 1990–2017
    2020 212 citations Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi et al. profile →

Peers

Marita Cross
Rosemarie Hirsch United States
Reva C. Lawrence United States
Catherine Hill Australia
Søren Jacobsen Denmark
Ingemar F. Petersson Sweden
C. Kent Kwoh United States
Stephan Reichenbach Switzerland
Tuhina Neogi United States
Emma Smith Australia
John M. Esdaile Canada
Rosemarie Hirsch United States
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marita Cross

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marita Cross. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marita Cross based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Marita Cross. Marita Cross is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Epstein, Jonathan, Lyn March, Jean-Françis Maillefert, et al.. (2022). Development and validation of the Flare-OA questionnaire for measuring flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 30(5). 689–696. 11 indexed citations
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Luca, Katie de, Andrew M. Briggs, Simon French, et al.. (2022). Disability burden due to musculoskeletal conditions and low back pain in Australia: findings from GBD 2019. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 30(1). 22–22. 14 indexed citations
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Meng, Tao, Benny Antony, Alison Venn, et al.. (2019). Association of body composition, physical activity and physical performance with knee cartilage thickness and bone area in young adults. Lara D. Veeken. 59(7). 1607–1616. 4 indexed citations
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Andersen, Kathleen M., Ayano Kelly, Anne Lyddiatt, et al.. (2019). Patient Perspectives on DMARD Safety Concerns in Rheumatology Trials: Results from Inflammatory Arthritis Patient Focus Groups and OMERACT Attendees Discussion. The Journal of Rheumatology. 46(9). 1168–1172. 9 indexed citations
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Safiri, Saeid, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi, Damian Hoy, et al.. (2019). Global, regional and national burden of rheumatoid arthritis 1990–2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2017. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 78(11). 1463–1471. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meng, Tao, Alison Venn, Feitong Wu, et al.. (2018). Association of childhood adiposity measures with adulthood knee cartilage defects and bone marrow lesions: a 25-year cohort study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 26(8). 1055–1062. 7 indexed citations
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Cross, Marita, Monique Macara, David G. Little, et al.. (2018). Efficacy of zoledronate in treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 26. S309–S310. 3 indexed citations
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Antony, Benny, Alison Venn, Flavia Cicuttini, et al.. (2016). Correlates of knee bone marrow lesions in younger adults. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 18(1). 31–31. 25 indexed citations
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Watts, Jennifer J, Fredrik Borgström, Geoffrey C. Nicholson, et al.. (2015). Changes in quality of life associated with fragility fractures: Australian arm of the International Cost and Utility Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (AusICUROS). Osteoporosis International. 26(6). 1781–1790. 82 indexed citations
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Antony, Benny, Alison Venn, Flavia Cicuttini, et al.. (2015). Association of physical activity and physical performance with tibial cartilage volume and bone area in young adults. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 17(1). 298–298. 13 indexed citations
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Smith, Emma, Damian Hoy, Marita Cross, et al.. (2014). The global burden of gout: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(8). 1470–1476. 197 indexed citations
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Smith, Emma, Damian G Hoy, Marita Cross, et al.. (2014). The global burden of other musculoskeletal disorders: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 73(8). 1462–1469. 232 indexed citations
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March, Lyn, Damian Hoy, Emma Smith, et al.. (2013). Global and Country Specific Burden Of Musculoskeletal Disorders: a Report From The Global Burden Of Diseases Musculoskeletal Expert Group.. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 3 indexed citations
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Antony, Benny, Graeme Jones, Alison Venn, et al.. (2013). Association between childhood overweight measures and adulthood knee pain, stiffness and dysfunction: a 25-year cohort study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 74(4). 711–717. 35 indexed citations
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Cross, Marita, et al.. (2009). Patient Expectations of Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery and Postoperative Health Status. Patient. 2(1). 51–60. 41 indexed citations
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March, Lyn, et al.. (2008). Costs and outcomes of total hip and knee joint replacement for rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology. 27(10). 1235–1242. 24 indexed citations
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March, Lyn, Maddalena Cross, K. Tribe, et al.. (2004). Two knees or not two knees?. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 12(5). 400–408. 75 indexed citations
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Palmer, S.H., et al.. (2002). Ability to kneel after total knee replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 84(2). 220–222. 44 indexed citations
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March, Lyn, Marita Cross, Helen Lapsley, et al.. (2001). A comparison of outcomes in osteoarthritis patients undergoing total hip and knee replacement surgery. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 9(2). 137–146. 353 indexed citations
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March, Lyn, et al.. (1999). Outcomes after osteoarthritis hip or knee replacement surgery. A prospective cohort study comparing patients' quality of life before and after surgery with age-related population norms. The Medical Journal of Australia. 171. 6 indexed citations

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