Merrill A. Ritter

18.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
305 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Merrill A. Ritter is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Merrill A. Ritter has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 268 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 13 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Merrill A. Ritter's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (205 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (196 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (128 papers). Merrill A. Ritter is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (205 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (196 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (128 papers). Merrill A. Ritter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Italy. Merrill A. Ritter's co-authors include John B. Meding, Philip M. Faris, Michael E. Berend, E. Michael Keating, Kenneth Davis, Leesa D Harty, Robert A. Malinzak, D Fang, Jeffery L. Pierson and E. Michael Keating and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Merrill A. Ritter

295 papers receiving 13.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Postoperative Alignment of Total Knee Replacement Its Effect on Survival

1994 765 citations Merrill A. Ritter, Philip M. Faris et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →
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 D Fang, Merrill A. Ritter 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 →
Why Are Total Knees Failing Today? Etiology of Total Knee Revision in 2010 and 2011

2013 316 citations Michael E. Berend, Merrill A. Ritter et al. The Journal of Arthroplasty profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Merrill A. Ritter United States	63	13.2k	1.0k	868	835	441	305	14.3k
Robert T. Trousdale United States	65	13.8k 1.0×	685 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	428 1.0×	362	14.7k
Thomas P. Sculco United States	62	10.0k 0.8×	627 0.6×	830 1.0×	871 1.0×	464 1.1×	328	11.8k
Michael A. Mont United States	65	14.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	863 1.0×	984 1.2×	543 1.2×	563	15.7k
William J. Hozack United States	67	11.4k 0.9×	679 0.7×	614 0.7×	343 0.4×	412 0.9×	275	12.7k
John J. Callaghan United States	81	18.5k 1.4×	989 1.0×	871 1.0×	2.0k 2.4×	658 1.5×	415	20.7k
Fares S. Haddad United Kingdom	66	12.9k 1.0×	829 0.8×	398 0.5×	1.6k 2.0×	723 1.6×	444	15.0k
Lawrence D. Dorr United States	63	15.9k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	581 0.7×	684 0.8×	502 1.1×	212	16.6k
Rafael J. Sierra United States	57	10.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	685 0.8×	1.8k 2.1×	261 0.6×	298	11.1k
Robert B. Bourne Canada	73	15.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	2.0k 2.3×	1.0k 1.2×	668 1.5×	230	17.6k
Peter F. Sharkey United States	52	8.4k 0.6×	737 0.7×	342 0.4×	603 0.7×	309 0.7×	170	9.5k

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Ritter, Merrill A., et al.. (2025). A Muscle-Driven Spine Model for Predictive Simulations in the Design of Spinal Implants and Lumbar Orthoses. Bioengineering. 12(3). 263–263. 1 indexed citations

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

Small, Scott R., et al.. (2013). Tibial Loading After UKA: Evaluation of Tibial Slope, Resection Depth, Medial Shift and Component Rotation. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 28(9). 179–183. 49 indexed citations

Meding, John B., et al.. (2011). Intramedullary vs Extramedullary Femoral Alignment Guides. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 26(4). 591–595. 29 indexed citations

Berend, Michael E., Peter J. Davis, Merrill A. Ritter, et al.. (2010). “Thicker” Polyethylene Bearings Are Associated With Higher Failure Rates in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 25(6). 17–20. 42 indexed citations

Fang, D & Merrill A. Ritter. (2009). Malalignment: Forewarned is Forearmed. Orthopedics. 32(9). 681–682. 32 indexed citations

Aleto, Thomas J., Merrill A. Ritter, & Michael E. Berend. (2008). Superficial Femoral Artery Injury Resulting From Cerclage Wiring During Revision THA. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 466(3). 749–753. 36 indexed citations

Berend, Michael E., et al.. (2008). Effects of Femoral Component Size on Proximal Tibial Strain With Anatomic Graduated Components Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 25(1). 58–63. 36 indexed citations

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Keating, E. Michael, Merrill A. Ritter, Leesa D Harty, et al.. (2007). Manipulation After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 89(2). 282–286. 90 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., E. Michael Keating, Philip M. Faris, et al.. (2006). Lateral Patellar Contact After Total Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 21(7). 1017–1020. 7 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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Ritter, Merrill A.. (1999). Operating Room Environment. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 369(369). 103–109. 71 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A.. (1997). Postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 12(3). 337–339. 16 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., et al.. (1994). A NEW RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF PRIMARY OSTEOARTHRITIS. Orthopedics. 17(10). 927–930. 12 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., et al.. (1988). Distal cortical hypertrophy following total hip arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 3(2). 117–121. 53 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., Philip M. Faris, & E. Michael Keating. (1988). Anterior femoral notching and ipsilateral supracondylar femur fracture in total knee arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 3(2). 185–187. 107 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., et al.. (1976). Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Simultaneous Procedure. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 47(2). 203–208. 61 indexed citations

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Ritter, Merrill A., et al.. (1973). Microbiological Studies in a Horizontal Wall-Less Laminar Air-Flow Operating Room During Actual Surgery. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 97(97). 16–18. 18 indexed citations

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