René M. Castelein

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
239 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

René M. Castelein is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, René M. Castelein has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Surgery, 70 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 25 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in René M. Castelein's work include Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (125 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (98 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (68 papers). René M. Castelein is often cited by papers focused on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment (125 papers), Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (98 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (68 papers). René M. Castelein collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Hong Kong. René M. Castelein's co-authors include Jan-Willem M. Kouwenhoven, Tom P. C. Schlösser, Koen L. Vincken, Paul C. Jutte, Michiel M. A. Janssen, Moyo C. Kruyt, Wouter J.A. Dhert, Jack C. Y. Cheng, F. Cumhur Öner and Chiu‐Wing Winnie Chu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

René M. Castelein

222 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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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.

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

2015 439 citations Jack C. Y. Cheng, René M. Castelein et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
René M. Castelein Netherlands	39	4.8k	1.6k	659	511	505	239	6.0k
Peer Eysel Germany	42	5.1k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	760 1.2×	358 0.7×	588 1.2×	394	7.0k
John Street Canada	36	2.7k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	859 1.3×	151 0.3×	389 0.8×	148	4.9k
Rod J. Oskouian United States	33	2.8k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	319 0.5×	187 0.4×	545 1.1×	376	4.8k
Harvinder S. Sandhu United States	42	4.3k 0.9×	3.2k 2.0×	2.2k 3.3×	224 0.4×	871 1.7×	131	6.7k
Marc A. Asher United States	36	5.7k 1.2×	2.4k 1.5×	711 1.1×	274 0.5×	245 0.5×	110	6.3k
Jon E. Block United States	38	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	936 1.4×	139 0.3×	305 0.6×	176	4.7k
Benjamin K. Potter United States	48	4.1k 0.9×	969 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	343 0.7×	1.0k 2.1×	276	7.0k
L. Kinzl Germany	44	4.5k 0.9×	925 0.6×	686 1.0×	117 0.2×	1.5k 3.0×	299	6.3k
Frank M. Phillips United States	52	6.6k 1.4×	5.9k 3.7×	1.3k 1.9×	215 0.4×	438 0.9×	253	8.9k
Jerzy Walocha Poland	32	2.3k 0.5×	407 0.3×	469 0.7×	275 0.5×	479 0.9×	335	4.6k

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Walter, Sebastian G., Sander Muijs, René M. Castelein, et al.. (2025). The safety and accuracy of radiation-free spinal navigation using a short, scoliosis-specific BoneMRI-protocol, compared to CT. PubMed. 35(1). 298–304.

Markowitz, Jonathan, René M. Castelein, & Baron S. Lonner. (2024). Vertebral Body Tethering in an Adult With Lumbar Idiopathic Scoliosis. JBJS Case Connector. 15(1). 1 indexed citations

Kim, Hong Jin, Jae Hyuk Yang, Dong‐Gune Chang, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Reproducibility of the Structured Abstracts Generated by ChatGPT and Bard Compared to Human-Written Abstracts in the Field of Spine Surgery: Comparative Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e52001–e52001. 9 indexed citations

Kim, Hong Jin, Lawrence G. Lenke, Javier Pizones, et al.. (2023). Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Is the Feasible Option of Minimally Invasive Surgery using Posterior Approach?. Asian Spine Journal. 18(2). 287–300. 12 indexed citations

Rutges, Joost, Diederik H.R. Kempen, Agnita Stadhouder, et al.. (2022). The risk of delayed spinal cord injury in pediatric spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deformity. 11(3). 617–625. 1 indexed citations

Du, Jie, João P. Garcia, Frances C. Bach, et al.. (2022). Intradiscal injection of human recombinant BMP-4 does not reverse intervertebral disc degeneration induced by nuclectomy in sheep. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 37. 23–36. 5 indexed citations

Homans, Jelle F., Tom P. C. Schlösser, Michiel L. Houben, et al.. (2021). 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome as a Human Model for Idiopathic Scoliosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(21). 4823–4823. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Timothy Tin‐Yan, et al.. (2021). 3D ultrasound imaging provides reliable angle measurement with validity comparable to X-ray in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation. 29. 51–59. 28 indexed citations

Sarwark, John F., et al.. (2021). Elucidating the inherent features of IS to better understand idiopathic scoliosis etiology and progression. Journal of Orthopaedics. 26. 126–129. 2 indexed citations

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Lehr, A. Mechteld, F. Cumhur Öner, Diyar Delawi, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of a Standalone Microporous Ceramic Versus Autograft in Instrumented Posterolateral Spinal Fusion. Spine. 45(14). 944–951. 26 indexed citations

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Florkow, Mateusz C., Filipa Guerreiro, Frank Zijlstra, et al.. (2020). Deep learning-enabled MRI-only photon and proton therapy treatment planning for paediatric abdominal tumours. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 153. 220–227. 42 indexed citations

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Castelein, René M., Saba Pasha, Jack C. Y. Cheng, & Jean Dubousset. (2020). Idiopathic Scoliosis as a Rotatory Decompensation of the Spine. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 35(10). 1850–1857. 29 indexed citations

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Sarwark, John F., et al.. (2019). The Biomechanics of Induction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Theoretical Factors. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(6). e22–e22. 30 indexed citations

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Willemsen, Koen, Ronald L. A. W. Bleys, M.A. Leeflang, et al.. (2019). A Novel Treatment for Anterior Shoulder Instability. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 101(14). e68–e68. 10 indexed citations

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Kruyt, Moyo C., et al.. (2018). Prevalence and risk factors for neural axis anomalies in idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review. The Spine Journal. 18(7). 1261–1271. 19 indexed citations

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Schlösser, Tom P. C., et al.. (2017). The trigonometric algorithm defining the true three-dimensional acetabular cup orientation: Correlation between measured and calculated cup orientation angles. Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University). 2 indexed citations

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Dolphens, Mieke, Andry Vleeming, René M. Castelein, et al.. (2017). Coronal plane trunk asymmetry is associated with whole-body sagittal alignment in healthy young adolescents before pubertal peak growth. European Spine Journal. 27(2). 448–457. 12 indexed citations

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Kouwenhoven, Jan-Willem M. & René M. Castelein. (2008). The Pathogenesis of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 33(26). 2898–2908. 190 indexed citations

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Delawi, Diyar, Wouter J.A. Dhert, René M. Castelein, Abraham J. Verbout, & F. Cumhur Öner. (2007). The Incidence of Donor Site Pain After Bone Graft Harvesting From the Posterior Iliac Crest May Be Overestimated. Spine. 32(17). 1865–1868. 71 indexed citations

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Kouwenhoven, Jan-Willem M., et al.. (2006). Spinal Decompensation in Neuromuscular Disease. Spine. 31(7). E188–E191. 18 indexed citations

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