Norbert Boos

16.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
124 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Norbert Boos is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Norbert Boos has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 67 papers in Pharmacology and 58 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Norbert Boos's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (86 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (64 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (21 papers). Norbert Boos is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (86 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (64 papers) and Medical Imaging and Analysis (21 papers). Norbert Boos collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Canada. Norbert Boos's co-authors include Marco Zanetti, Juerg Hodler, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Michael Nerlich, Alexander Metzdorf, Christoph Weiler, Dominik Weishaupt, Norbert K. Semmer, Max Aebi and Beatrice E. Bachmeier and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Radiology and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Norbert Boos

119 papers receiving 11.8k 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.

Magnetic Resonance Classification of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

2001 3.1k citations Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Alexander Metzdorf et al. Spine profile →
Classification of Age-Related Changes in Lumbar Intervertebral Discs

2002 862 citations Norbert Boos, Christoph Weiler et al. Spine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Norbert Boos Switzerland	51	10.0k	7.5k	5.6k	2.6k	1.1k	124	12.3k
Todd J. Albert United States	67	10.8k 1.1×	4.6k 0.6×	11.6k 2.1×	1.4k 0.6×	615 0.6×	319	15.3k
Dino Samartzis United States	48	5.4k 0.5×	3.2k 0.4×	5.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	779 0.7×	319	8.9k
Hiroyuki Oka Japan	47	2.8k 0.3×	2.5k 0.3×	4.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	465	9.7k
Serge Poiraudeau France	53	2.6k 0.3×	3.5k 0.5×	3.1k 0.6×	572 0.2×	2.2k 1.9×	287	9.0k
Gwendolyn Sowa United States	38	3.7k 0.4×	3.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.3×	575 0.2×	678 0.6×	152	6.1k
Hilkka Riihimäki Finland	42	2.5k 0.3×	4.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.2×	770 0.3×	762 0.7×	89	6.2k
Leonid Kalichman Israel	41	2.5k 0.2×	2.8k 0.4×	2.6k 0.5×	836 0.3×	950 0.9×	198	6.3k
James S. Harrop United States	60	9.4k 0.9×	838 0.1×	10.5k 1.9×	913 0.4×	447 0.4×	453	14.6k
M I Jayson United Kingdom	43	2.5k 0.3×	2.8k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	504 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	162	6.6k
Yukihiro Matsuyama Japan	48	4.2k 0.4×	806 0.1×	6.0k 1.1×	498 0.2×	425 0.4×	445	8.4k

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Franco‐Obregón, Alfredo, Elena Cambria, Helen Greutert, et al.. (2018). TRPC6 in simulated microgravity of intervertebral disc cells. European Spine Journal. 27(10). 2621–2630. 12 indexed citations

Weiler, Christoph, et al.. (2010). Immunohistochemical identification of notochordal markers in cells in the aging human lumbar intervertebral disc. European Spine Journal. 19(10). 1761–1770. 98 indexed citations

Liebscher, Thomas, Mathias Haefeli, Karin Wuertz‐Kozak, Michael Nerlich, & Norbert Boos. (2010). Age-Related Variation in Cell Density of Human Lumbar Intervertebral Disc. Spine. 36(2). 153–159. 120 indexed citations

Poveda, Lucy, Michael O. Hottiger, Norbert Boos, & Karin Wuertz‐Kozak. (2009). Peroxynitrite Induces Gene Expression in Intervertebral Disc Cells. Spine. 34(11). 1127–1133. 42 indexed citations

Boos, Norbert, Gary L. Lowery, & Max Aebi. (2008). Der Fixateur interne bei nicht-traumatischen Indikationen in der Wirbelsäulen-Chirurgie. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete. 129(1). 12–18. 1 indexed citations

Nerlich, Michael, et al.. (2006). Temporo-spatial distribution of blood vessels in human lumbar intervertebral discs. European Spine Journal. 16(4). 547–555. 102 indexed citations

Paesold, Günther, Michael Nerlich, & Norbert Boos. (2006). Biological treatment strategies for disc degeneration: potentials and shortcomings. European Spine Journal. 16(4). 447–468. 102 indexed citations

Strobel, Klaus, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann, Marius R. Schmid, et al.. (2004). Cervical Nerve Root Blocks: Indications and Role of MR Imaging. Radiology. 233(1). 87–92. 50 indexed citations

Pfirrmann, Christian W. A., et al.. (2004). MR Image–based Grading of Lumbar Nerve Root Compromise due to Disk Herniation: Reliability Study with Surgical Correlation. Radiology. 230(2). 583–588. 183 indexed citations

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Strahm, Carol, et al.. (2003). Reliability of perioperative SSEP recordings in spine surgery. Spinal Cord. 41(9). 483–489. 32 indexed citations

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Pfirrmann, Christian W. A., Alexander Metzdorf, Marco Zanetti, Juerg Hodler, & Norbert Boos. (2001). Magnetic Resonance Classification of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Degeneration. Spine. 26(17). 1873–1878. 3071 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zanetti, Marco, et al.. (2001). Therapeutic efficacy of selective nerve root blocks in the treatment of lumbar radicular leg pain. Swiss Medical Weekly. 131(506). 75–80. 57 indexed citations

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Pfirrmann, Christian W. A., Christoph A. Binkert, Marco Zanetti, Norbert Boos, & J Hodler. (2000). Functional MR imaging of the craniocervical junction. Correlation with alar ligaments and occipito-atlantoaxial joint morphology: a study in 50 asymptomatic subjects.. PubMed. 130(18). 645–51. 27 indexed citations

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Boos, Norbert, Norbert K. Semmer, Achim Elfering, et al.. (2000). Natural History of Individuals With Asymptomatic Disc Abnormalities in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Spine. 25(12). 1484–1492. 151 indexed citations

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Weishaupt, Dominik, Marco Zanetti, Norbert Boos, & J Hodler. (1999). MR imaging and CT in osteoarthritis of the lumbar facet joints. Skeletal Radiology. 28(4). 215–219. 389 indexed citations

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Schade, Volker, et al.. (1999). The impact of clinical, morphological, psychosocial and work-related factors on the outcome of lumbar discectomy. Pain. 80(1). 239–249. 141 indexed citations

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Boos, Norbert, Michael Nerlich, I. Wiest, et al.. (1999). Immunohistochemical analysis of type X‐collagen expression in osteoarthritis of the hip joint. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 17(4). 495–502. 33 indexed citations

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Boos, Norbert & Juerg Hodler. (1998). 6 What help and what confusion can imaging provide?. Baillière s Clinical Rheumatology. 12(1). 115–139. 7 indexed citations

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Marchesi, Dante, Norbert Boos, & Max Aebi. (1993). Surgical Treatment of Tumors of the Cervical Spine and First Two Thoracic Vertebrae. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 6(6). 489–496. 18 indexed citations

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Boos, Norbert, et al.. (1993). Quantitative MR imaging of lumbar intervertebral disks and vertebral bodies: influence of diurnal water content variations.. Radiology. 188(2). 351–354. 106 indexed citations

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