Michael Tänzer

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
154 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Tänzer is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Tänzer has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Surgery, 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 18 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Michael Tänzer's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (84 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (57 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (44 papers). Michael Tänzer is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (84 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (57 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (44 papers). Michael Tänzer collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Michael Tänzer's co-authors include J Bobyn, Jan J. Krygier, S. Adam Hacking, Damiano Pasini, Sajad Arabnejad, Nicolas Noiseux, David J. Zukor, Edward J. Harvey, Baljinder Singh and A. Robin Poole and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Michael Tänzer

150 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

Characteristics of bone ingrowth and interface mechanics of a new porous tantalum biomaterial

1999 729 citations J Bobyn, S. Adam Hacking et al. profile →
Outcomes of total hip and knee replacement: Preoperative functional status predicts outcomes at six months after surgery

1999 606 citations Michael Tänzer et al. profile →
High-strength porous biomaterials for bone replacement: A strategy to assess the interplay between cell morphology, mechanical properties, bone ingrowth and manufacturing constraints

2015 473 citations Michael Tänzer, Damiano Pasini et al. profile →
Fully porous 3D printed titanium femoral stem to reduce stress-shielding following total hip arthroplasty

2016 364 citations Michael Tänzer, Damiano Pasini et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Tänzer Canada	48	6.8k	2.3k	1.5k	1.1k	789	154	10.2k
Kerong Dai China	68	4.3k 0.6×	5.4k 2.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	405 0.5×	340	14.7k
Jorge O. Galante United States	68	11.9k 1.7×	3.8k 1.7×	823 0.6×	836 0.8×	613 0.8×	204	14.9k
John Fisher United Kingdom	75	15.6k 2.3×	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	3.7k 3.5×	190 0.2×	551	22.0k
Ross Crawford Australia	54	4.0k 0.6×	2.7k 1.2×	2.3k 1.6×	203 0.2×	497 0.6×	358	9.6k
Masashi Neo Japan	50	6.4k 0.9×	3.7k 1.7×	504 0.3×	460 0.4×	150 0.2×	315	9.2k
Nico Verdonschot Netherlands	55	8.2k 1.2×	3.1k 1.4×	399 0.3×	520 0.5×	237 0.3×	450	10.5k
Christoph H. Lohmann Germany	43	3.7k 0.5×	2.7k 1.2×	952 0.6×	372 0.3×	147 0.2×	192	7.2k
William J. Maloney United States	67	8.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	264 0.2×	314 0.4×	279	12.1k
Rainer Bader Germany	35	3.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	258 0.2×	985 0.9×	132 0.2×	361	6.0k
K.D.K. Luk Hong Kong	49	4.4k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	231 0.2×	390 0.4×	457 0.6×	174	8.2k

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Hart, Adam, et al.. (2025). Weathering the storm. The Bone & Joint Journal. 107-B(5 Supple A). 16–21. 1 indexed citations

Tänzer, Michael, et al.. (2025). Pain in the Forecast: Investigating Weather Sensitivity Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Life. 15(6). 847–847.

Saunders, Rob, et al.. (2024). Identifying subgroups of individuals based on their epistemic stance, attachment dimensions and childhood trauma: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 181. 701–708. 1 indexed citations

McKay, Geoffrey A., et al.. (2023). Titanium-Dioxide-Nanoparticle-Embedded Polyelectrolyte Multilayer as an Osteoconductive and Antimicrobial Surface Coating. Materials. 16(21). 7026–7026. 5 indexed citations

Shang, Zhida, et al.. (2023). Ceramic-on-Ceramic Total Hip Arthroplasty: I Can Hear You. Arthroplasty Today. 23. 101203–101203. 3 indexed citations

Nooh, Anas, et al.. (2023). Revision Distal Femoral Replacement Using Custom-made Stem and Cone to Augment Proximal Fixation. Arthroplasty Today. 22. 101158–101158. 1 indexed citations

Tänzer, Michael, et al.. (2023). Local tissue concentrations of cefazolin during total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 66(4). E415–E421. 4 indexed citations

Shoman, Haitham, N. Almeida, & Michael Tänzer. (2023). Ranking Decision-Making Criteria for Early Adoption of Innovative Surgical Technologies. JAMA Network Open. 6(11). e2343703–e2343703. 4 indexed citations

Tänzer, Michael, Sebastian Ruder, & Marek Rei. (2022). Memorisation versus Generalisation in Pre-trained Language Models. Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (Volume 1: Long Papers). 7564–7578. 26 indexed citations

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Wood, Gavin, et al.. (2022). The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Arthroplasty Surgeons. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 37(7). S449–S456. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Manman, et al.. (2020). Topology optimization of 3D-printed structurally porous cage for acetabular reinforcement in total hip arthroplasty. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 105. 103705–103705. 42 indexed citations

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Yakobov, Esther, Whitney Scott, William D. Stanish, et al.. (2017). Reductions in Perceived Injustice are Associated With Reductions in Disability and Depressive Symptoms After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Journal of Pain. 34(5). 415–420. 17 indexed citations

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Glassman, Andrew H., Paul F. Lachiewicz, & Michael Tänzer. (2011). Orthopaedic knowledge update : hip and knee reconstruction. 10 indexed citations

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Carli, F., Antonio Clemente, Juan Francisco Asenjo, et al.. (2010). Analgesia and functional outcome after total knee arthroplasty: periarticular infiltration vs continuous femoral nerve block. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 105(2). 185–195. 170 indexed citations

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Bobyn, J, Robert A. Poggie, Jan J. Krygier, et al.. (2004). Clinical Validation of a Structural Porous Tantalum Biomaterial for Adult Reconstruction. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 86. 123–129. 238 indexed citations

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Fassier, François, et al.. (2003). Total hip arthroplasty in patients younger than 21 years: a minimum, 10-year follow-up.. PubMed Central. 46(4). 257–62. 61 indexed citations

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Chan, Frank W., J Bobyn, John B. Medley, Jan J. Krygier, & Michael Tänzer. (1999). Wear and Lubrication of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 369(369). 10–24. 235 indexed citations

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Bobyn, J, et al.. (1999). Tissue response to porous tantalum acetabular cups. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 14(3). 347–354. 230 indexed citations

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Evans, Michael D., Horacio Patrocinio, Luís Souhami, Michael Tänzer, & Ervin B. Podgoršak. (1999). Dosimetry of hip irradiation for the prevention of heterotopic bone formation after arthroplasty. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 43(5). 1161–1165. 5 indexed citations

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Tänzer, Michael. (1974). The energy crisis : world struggle for power and wealth. 15 indexed citations

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