Paul DeVita

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
127 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Paul DeVita is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul DeVita has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 47 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Paul DeVita's work include Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (60 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (44 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (31 papers). Paul DeVita is often cited by papers focused on Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies (60 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (44 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (31 papers). Paul DeVita collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Paul DeVita's co-authors include Tibor Hortobágyi, William A. Skelly, Stephen P. Messier, Patrick Rider, Stanisław Solnik, J Barrier, Richard F. Loeser, S Beam, Shannon L. Mihalko and David J. Gutekunst and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Applied Physiology and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Paul DeVita

122 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Effects of Intensive Diet and Exercise on Knee Joint Loads, Inflammation, and Clinical Outcomes Among Overweight and Obese Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

2013 609 citations Stephen P. Messier, Shannon L. Mihalko et al. profile →
Effect of landing stiffness on joint kinetics and energetics in the lower extremity

1992 575 citations Paul DeVita et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
Age causes a redistribution of joint torques and powers during gait

2000 551 citations Paul DeVita, Tibor Hortobágyi profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Paul DeVita	4.6k	3.1k	2.5k	1.6k	1.5k	127	8.0k
D. Casey Kerrigan	4.3k 0.9×	2.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	607 0.4×	2.6k 1.8×	111	7.6k
Peter J. McNair	3.4k 0.7×	5.4k 1.7×	3.3k 1.3×	752 0.5×	366 0.2×	206	10.0k
Maria Grazia Benedetti	3.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	396 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	207	6.7k
Noriaki Ichihashi	1.9k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	429 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	284	6.0k
Sabine Verschueren	1.9k 0.4×	4.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.6×	583 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	223	10.0k
Di J. Newham	2.6k 0.6×	3.3k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	634 0.4×	535 0.4×	125	8.2k
Tibor Hortobágyi	4.6k 1.0×	3.6k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	479 0.3×	3.0k 2.0×	245	11.3k
Jaap Harlaar	3.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	620 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	270	6.7k
Anthony A. Vandervoort	3.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	873 0.4×	355 0.2×	1.3k 0.9×	107	7.3k
Bryan C. Heiderscheit	4.0k 0.9×	5.3k 1.7×	2.0k 0.8×	294 0.2×	892 0.6×	169	7.7k

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Yang, Catherine, Heidi Y. Yang, Jeffrey N. Katz, et al.. (2024). Cost‐Effectiveness of Community‐Based Diet and Exercise for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity or Overweight. Arthritis Care & Research. 76(7). 1018–1027. 5 indexed citations

Messier, Stephen P., Megan Monroe, Leigh F. Callahan, et al.. (2024). Disparities Between Rural and Urban Communities: Response to 18 Months of Diet and Exercise Versus Control for Knee Osteoarthritis and Overweight or Obesity. Arthritis Care & Research. 77(1). 69–76. 1 indexed citations

Rice, Paige E., et al.. (2024). The association between obesity, knee pain, and gait during stair descent in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Clinical Biomechanics. 114. 106228–106228. 3 indexed citations

Messier, Stephen P., Shannon L. Mihalko, Daniel P. Beavers, et al.. (2023). Clinical, Health‐Related Quality of Life, and Gait Differences Among Obesity Classes in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research. 76(4). 503–510. 2 indexed citations

Willson, John D., et al.. (2023). Tibiofemoral Load Magnitude and Distribution During Load Carriage. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 39(6). 432–439. 1 indexed citations

DeVita, Paul, et al.. (2023). Gender differences on the age‐related distal‐to‐proximal shift in joint kinetics during running. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34(1). e14552–e14552.

Messier, Stephen P., Shannon L. Mihalko, Gary D. Miller, et al.. (2021). Changes in Body Weight and Knee Pain in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis Three‐and‐a‐Half Years After Completing Diet and Exercise Interventions: Follow‐Up Study for a Single‐Blind, Single‐Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care & Research. 74(4). 607–616. 10 indexed citations

Messier, Stephen P., Shannon L. Mihalko, Daniel P. Beavers, et al.. (2020). Is long-term strength training more effective for knee osteoarthritis patients with low- versus high-baseline muscle strength? the strength training and arthritis trial (START). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 28. S355–S356. 1 indexed citations

Messier, Stephen P., Daniel P. Beavers, Shannon L. Mihalko, et al.. (2018). Intentional Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Is More Better?. Arthritis Care & Research. 70(11). 1569–1575. 120 indexed citations

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DeVita, Paul, et al.. (2018). Quadriceps-strengthening exercise and quadriceps and knee biomechanics during walking in knee osteoarthritis: A two-centre randomized controlled trial. Clinical Biomechanics. 59. 199–206. 46 indexed citations

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Messier, Stephen P., David Martin, Shannon L. Mihalko, et al.. (2018). A 2-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Overuse Running Injuries: The Runners and Injury Longitudinal Study (TRAILS). The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 46(9). 2211–2221. 172 indexed citations

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Kumar, Deepak, Daniel P. Beavers, Paul DeVita, & Stephen P. Messier. (2017). Effects of weight-loss on patellofemoral loading in overweight and obese adults with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: secondary analysis from the idea randomized trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 25. S171–S172. 4 indexed citations

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Messier, Stephen P., Daniel P. Beavers, Shannon L. Mihalko, et al.. (2016). Does long-term intensive diet and exercise reduce the biomechanical burden in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis? the intensive diet and exercise for arthritis (idea) trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24. S47–S48. 1 indexed citations

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Granacher, Urs, et al.. (2016). Kinematic Mechanisms of How Power Training Improves Healthy Old Adults’ Gait Velocity. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 49(1). 150–157. 13 indexed citations

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Hunter, David J., Daniel P. Beavers, F. Eckstein, et al.. (2015). The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis (IDEA) trial: 18-month radiographic and MRI outcomes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 23(7). 1090–1098. 65 indexed citations

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Aaboe, J., Marius Henriksen, Cecilie Bartholdy, et al.. (2014). The effect of quadriceps-strengthening exercise on quadriceps and knee biomichanics during walking in adults with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22. S80–S81. 4 indexed citations

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DeVita, Paul, Daniel P. Beavers, Richard F. Loeser, et al.. (2013). Predicting knee joint loads in adults with knee osteoarthritis: the intensive diet and exercise for arthritis trial (IDEA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 21. S85–S85. 1 indexed citations

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Solnik, Stanisław, et al.. (2010). Teager–Kaiser energy operator signal conditioning improves EMG onset detection. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 110(3). 489–498. 265 indexed citations

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DeVita, Paul. (2003). A kinetic analysis of the effects of time on running performance.

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Robertson, R.N., Louis R. Osternig, Joseph Hamill, & Paul DeVita. (1990). EMG‐torque relationships during isokinetic dynamometer exercise. Sports medicine, training, and rehabilitation. 2(1). 1–10. 4 indexed citations

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