R. P. Welsh

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

R. P. Welsh is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. P. Welsh has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. P. Welsh's work include Shoulder Injury and Treatment (9 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (5 papers) and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (5 papers). R. P. Welsh is often cited by papers focused on Shoulder Injury and Treatment (9 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (5 papers) and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries (5 papers). R. P. Welsh collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. R. P. Welsh's co-authors include Charles S. Neer, Ian Macnab, J. Norgrove Penny, R. M. Pilliar, GA Hunter, J. F. Lœhr, Hans K. Uhthoff, Hirotada Ishii, Jacques A. Brunet and Hugh U. Cameron 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. P. Welsh

17 papers receiving 988 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.

The shoulder in sports.

1977 304 citations Charles S. Neer, R. P. Welsh PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. P. Welsh Canada	13	1.0k	570	198	164	52	17	1.1k
Richard B. Caspari United States	20	1.3k 1.3×	833 1.5×	165 0.8×	77 0.5×	21 0.4×	32	1.4k
Harold K. Dunn United States	20	1.3k 1.2×	619 1.1×	85 0.4×	156 1.0×	42 0.8×	35	1.4k
E Morscher Switzerland	25	1.6k 1.5×	129 0.2×	223 1.1×	227 1.4×	32 0.6×	120	1.8k
David A. Sonstegard United States	12	698 0.7×	273 0.5×	237 1.2×	237 1.4×	15 0.3×	15	891
Karsten Schwieger Switzerland	27	1.6k 1.5×	684 1.2×	408 2.1×	263 1.6×	48 0.9×	58	1.9k
Gholamreza Rouhi Iran	16	609 0.6×	242 0.4×	183 0.9×	261 1.6×	127 2.4×	70	927
Andrew A. McBeath United States	19	1.0k 1.0×	90 0.2×	293 1.5×	160 1.0×	44 0.8×	38	1.3k
Terence E. McIff United States	20	830 0.8×	197 0.3×	183 0.9×	164 1.0×	20 0.4×	55	996
W. Plitz Germany	18	1.2k 1.2×	204 0.4×	323 1.6×	125 0.8×	8 0.2×	92	1.3k
R. Frigg Switzerland	15	1.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.8×	82 0.4×	93 0.6×	49 0.9×	31	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. P. Welsh

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

All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Ishii, Hirotada, Jacques A. Brunet, R. P. Welsh, & Hans K. Uhthoff. (1997). "Bursal reactions" in rotator cuff tearing, the impingement syndrome, and calcifying tendinitis. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 6(2). 131–136. 50 indexed citations

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Cameron, Hugh U., et al.. (1993). Repair of Nonunion of Tibial Osteotomy. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 287(287). 167???169–167???169. 18 indexed citations

3.

Welsh, R. P., et al.. (1990). Fracture of the femoral component in unicompartmental total knee arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 5(4). 315–317. 16 indexed citations

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Bateman, James E. & R. P. Welsh. (1984). Surgery of the shoulder. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations

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Lœhr, J. F. & R. P. Welsh. (1983). Spontaneous rupture of the quadriceps tendon and patellar ligament during treatment for chronic renal failure.. PubMed. 129(3). 254–6. 29 indexed citations

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Penny, J. Norgrove & R. P. Welsh. (1981). Shoulder impingement syndromes in athletes and their surgical management*. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 9(1). 11–15. 91 indexed citations

7.

Welsh, R. P.. (1980). Knee Joint Structure and Function. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 147(147). 7–14. 47 indexed citations

8.

Welsh, R. P., et al.. (1980). Clinical survey of Achilles tendinitis in athletes.. PubMed. 122(2). 193–5. 35 indexed citations

9.

Hunter, GA, et al.. (1979). The results of revision of total hip arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 61-B(4). 419–421. 101 indexed citations

10.

Cameron, Hugh U., Gordon A. Hunter, & R. P. Welsh. (1979). Dislocation requiring revision in total hip arthroplasty. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 95(4). 265–266. 10 indexed citations

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Welsh, R. P. & D L MacIntosh. (1977). Postoperative flexion contracture of the knee: a simple technique for its treatment.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 20(5). 465–6. 2 indexed citations

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Neer, Charles S. & R. P. Welsh. (1977). The shoulder in sports.. PubMed. 8(3). 583–91. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Neer, Charles S. & R. P. Welsh. (1977). The Shoulder in Sports. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 8(3). 583–591. 194 indexed citations

14.

Welsh, R. P. & David E. Hastings. (1977). Swan Neck Deformity in Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand. HAND. os-9(2). 109–116. 7 indexed citations

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Welsh, R. P., R. M. Pilliar, & Ian Macnab. (1971). Surgical Implants. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 53(5). 963–977. 116 indexed citations

16.

Welsh, R. P., et al.. (1971). Biomechanical Studies of Rabbit Tendon. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 81. 171–177. 48 indexed citations

17.

Welsh, R. P. & Ian Macnab. (1971). Ceramics in surgery. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. 5(6). 231–249. 56 indexed citations

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