R. Baxter Willis

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

R. Baxter Willis is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Baxter Willis has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in R. Baxter Willis's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (8 papers), Bone fractures and treatments (7 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (6 papers). R. Baxter Willis is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (8 papers), Bone fractures and treatments (7 papers) and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (6 papers). R. Baxter Willis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. R. Baxter Willis's co-authors include J. C. Kennedy, Robert D. Galpin, Richard J. Hawkins, T. Bradley Edwards, John C. Kennedy, Arthur W. Zieske, R. Baratta, Thomas Stoll, Dennis C. Paterson and Cecil H. Rorabeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

In The Last Decade

R. Baxter Willis

27 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Tension studies of human knee ligaments. Yield point, ultimate failure, and disruption of the cruciate and tibial collateral ligaments

1976 332 citations R. Baxter Willis et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Baxter Willis United States	17	1.2k	514	416	146	58	27	1.4k
К. П. Бенедетто Austria	20	1.2k 1.0×	625 1.2×	234 0.6×	193 1.3×	46 0.8×	75	1.4k
Richard H. Lange United States	13	899 0.7×	297 0.6×	348 0.8×	61 0.4×	51 0.9×	18	941
Steven L. Buckley United States	12	737 0.6×	393 0.8×	221 0.5×	287 2.0×	112 1.9×	21	972
M J Skyhar United States	13	1.4k 1.1×	331 0.6×	694 1.7×	99 0.7×	30 0.5×	16	1.5k
A. van Kampen Netherlands	25	1.4k 1.2×	315 0.6×	455 1.1×	379 2.6×	52 0.9×	67	1.8k
Dana C. Covey United States	17	874 0.7×	239 0.5×	228 0.5×	115 0.8×	156 2.7×	54	1.2k
Sharad Prabhakar India	19	762 0.6×	396 0.8×	171 0.4×	80 0.5×	52 0.9×	55	976
Kamal Bali India	21	1.1k 0.9×	380 0.7×	269 0.6×	120 0.8×	19 0.3×	68	1.3k
Pål Benum Norway	23	1.3k 1.1×	554 1.1×	284 0.7×	190 1.3×	14 0.2×	48	1.5k
Per‐Mats Janarv Sweden	17	948 0.8×	659 1.3×	279 0.7×	208 1.4×	41 0.7×	31	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by R. Baxter Willis

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of R. Baxter Willis's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. Baxter Willis with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. Baxter Willis more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by R. Baxter Willis

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. Baxter Willis. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. Baxter Willis. The network helps show where R. Baxter Willis may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Baxter Willis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Baxter Willis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Baxter Willis 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 R. Baxter Willis. R. Baxter Willis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Carsen, Sasha, Paul J. Moroz, Kawan Rakhra, et al.. (2013). The Otto Aufranc Award. On the Etiology of the Cam Deformity: A Cross-sectional Pediatric MRI Study. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 472(2). 430–436. 64 indexed citations

Herman, Martin J., James J. McCarthy, R. Baxter Willis, & Peter D. Pizzutillo. (2011). Top 10 pediatric orthopaedic surgical emergencies: a case-based approach for the surgeon on call.. PubMed. 60. 373–95. 22 indexed citations

Krishnan, Sumant G., et al.. (2005). Scapulothoracic Arthrodesis. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. &NA;(435). 126–133. 30 indexed citations

Willis, R. Baxter, et al.. (2003). Tibial eminence fractures. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 34(3). 365–375. 43 indexed citations

Edwards, T. Bradley, et al.. (2001). The Effect of Placing a Tensioned Graft Across Open Growth Plates. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 83(5). 725–734. 118 indexed citations

Willis, R. Baxter. (2001). Developmental dysplasia of the hip: assessment and treatment before walking age.. PubMed. 50. 541–5. 1 indexed citations

Costelloe, Colleen M., et al.. (2001). Radiology case of the month. Congenital bone disorder associated with deformity, fracture, and pseudoarthrosis. Congenital tibial dysplasia--neurofibromatosis type I (NF1).. PubMed. 153(3). 119–21. 1 indexed citations

Willis, R. Baxter, et al.. (1997). Radiological and orthopedic abnormalities in Satoyoshi syndrome. Pediatric Radiology. 27(5). 415–418. 14 indexed citations

Shetty, Avinash K., et al.. (1997). Osteoid Osteoma Causing Chronic Hip Pain in a Child. JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 3(6). 346–348. 1 indexed citations

10.

Willis, R. Baxter, et al.. (1997). TRAUMATIC HIP DISLOCATION DURING CHILDHOOD. A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 17(2). 278–278. 2 indexed citations

11.

Willis, R. Baxter, et al.. (1996). Pediatric Osteomyelitis Masquerading As Skeletal Neoplasia. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 27(3). 625–634. 22 indexed citations

12.

Galpin, Robert D., et al.. (1994). Intramedullary Nailing of Pediatric Femoral Fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 14(2). 184–189. 89 indexed citations

13.

Willis, R. Baxter, et al.. (1993). Long-Term Follow-Up of Anterior Tibial Eminence Fractures. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 13(3). 361–364. 103 indexed citations

14.

Galpin, Robert D., et al.. (1992). Control of interfragmentary micromotion in Ilizarov distractional osteogenesis.. PubMed. 52(1). 36–8. 3 indexed citations

15.

Galpin, Robert D., Jonathan B. Kronick, R. Baxter Willis, & Timothy C. Frewen. (1991). Bilateral Lower Extremity Compartment Syndromes Secondary to Intraosseous Fluid Resuscitation. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 11(6). 773–776. 45 indexed citations

16.

Willis, R. Baxter & Cecil H. Rorabeck. (1990). Treatment of Compartment Syndrome in Children. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 21(2). 401–412. 38 indexed citations

17.

Kennedy, John C., Richard J. Hawkins, & R. Baxter Willis. (1977). Strain Gauge Analysis of Knee Ligaments. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 129(129). 225–225. 96 indexed citations

18.

Kennedy, J. C. & R. Baxter Willis. (1976). The effects of local steroid injections on tendons: a biomechanical and microscopic correlative study. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 4(1). 11–21. 189 indexed citations

19.

Willis, R. Baxter, et al.. (1976). Tension studies of human knee ligaments. Yield point, ultimate failure, and disruption of the cruciate and tibial collateral ligaments. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 58(3). 350–355. 332 indexed citations breakdown →

20.

Fowler, Peter J. & R. Baxter Willis. (1975). Vascular compartment syndromes. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 56(5). 597–597. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact