Robert A. Siston

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Siston is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Siston has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 31 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Siston's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (41 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (40 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (29 papers). Robert A. Siston is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (41 papers), Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (40 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (29 papers). Robert A. Siston collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Robert A. Siston's co-authors include David C. Flanigan, Joshua D. Harris, Robert H. Brophy, Scott L. Delp, Nicholas J. Giori, Carmen E. Quatman, M. M. Manring, Stuart B. Goodman, Xueliang Pan and Thai Q. Trinh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Siston

70 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Siston United States	32	2.7k	1.4k	904	401	209	72	3.8k
João Espregueira‐Mendes Portugal	32	2.0k 0.7×	759 0.6×	602 0.7×	1.0k 2.6×	358 1.7×	163	3.3k
Walton W. Curl United States	27	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	1.9k 4.8×	232 1.1×	53	3.9k
Marcel Betsch Germany	28	1.4k 0.5×	255 0.2×	653 0.7×	699 1.7×	147 0.7×	133	2.3k
Arnaldo José Hernandez Brazil	27	772 0.3×	342 0.2×	389 0.4×	883 2.2×	162 0.8×	103	2.2k
Ide C. Heyligers Netherlands	29	1.8k 0.6×	350 0.3×	560 0.6×	259 0.6×	60 0.3×	112	2.7k
Jari Arokoski Finland	46	2.8k 1.0×	3.0k 2.2×	1.7k 1.9×	1.3k 3.1×	155 0.7×	164	6.2k
Patrick C. McCulloch United States	31	2.6k 0.9×	689 0.5×	438 0.5×	1.2k 3.0×	317 1.5×	153	3.8k
Seth L. Sherman United States	34	3.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	742 0.8×	1.7k 4.1×	209 1.0×	191	4.4k
Piero Volpi Italy	25	1.7k 0.6×	419 0.3×	293 0.3×	1.2k 3.1×	304 1.5×	98	2.3k
Christian Lattermann United States	39	3.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.9×	2.1k 5.3×	297 1.4×	163	5.2k

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Lloyd, Rhodri S., et al.. (2025). Do Kinematics or Muscle Function During Sit-to-Stand Change Following a Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty?. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 53(10). 2474–2488.

Schmitt, Laura C., et al.. (2022). Discover your potential: The influence of kinematics on a muscle’s ability to contribute to the sit-to-stand transfer. PLoS ONE. 17(3). e0264080–e0264080. 1 indexed citations

Pan, Xueliang, et al.. (2022). Is modular control related to functional outcomes in individuals with knee osteoarthritis and following total knee arthroplasty?. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0267340–e0267340. 4 indexed citations

Thoma, Louise M., et al.. (2017). Differential knee joint loading patterns during gait for individuals with tibiofemoral and patellofemoral articular cartilage defects in the knee. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 25(7). 1046–1054. 17 indexed citations

Thompson, Julie A., et al.. (2016). Age-Related Differences in Gait Kinematics, Kinetics, and Muscle Function: A Principal Component Analysis. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 45(3). 695–710. 39 indexed citations

Thoma, Louise M., Michael P. McNally, Ajit M.W. Chaudhari, et al.. (2016). Muscle co-contraction during gait in individuals with articular cartilage defects in the knee. Gait & Posture. 48. 68–73. 9 indexed citations

Granger, Jeffrey F., et al.. (2015). Estimating patient‐specific soft‐tissue properties in a TKA knee. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 34(3). 435–443. 27 indexed citations

Hutchinson, John R., et al.. (2015). Musculoskeletal modelling of an ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) pelvic limb: influence of limb orientation on muscular capacity during locomotion. PeerJ. 3. e1001–e1001. 82 indexed citations

Everhart, Joshua S., Robert A. Siston, & David C. Flanigan. (2014). Tibiofemoral subchondral surface ratio (SSR) is a predictor of osteoarthritis symptoms and radiographic progression: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22(6). 771–778. 17 indexed citations

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Behery, Omar A., Robert A. Siston, Joshua D. Harris, & David C. Flanigan. (2013). Treatment of Cartilage Defects of the Knee. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 24(1). 21–30. 66 indexed citations

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Harris, Joshua D., Robert A. Siston, Robert H. Brophy, et al.. (2011). Failures, re-operations, and complications after autologous chondrocyte implantation – a systematic review. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 19(7). 779–791. 216 indexed citations

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Thompson, Julie A., Michael W. Hast, Jeffrey F. Granger, Stephen J. Piazza, & Robert A. Siston. (2011). Biomechanical effects of total knee arthroplasty component malrotation: A computational simulation. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 29(7). 969–975. 97 indexed citations

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Harris, Joshua D., Robert A. Siston, Xueliang Pan, & David C. Flanigan. (2010). Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 92(12). 2220–2233. 309 indexed citations

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Flanigan, David C., Joshua D. Harris, Thai Q. Trinh, Robert A. Siston, & Robert H. Brophy. (2010). Prevalence of Chondral Defects in Athletes' Knees. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 42(10). 1795–1801. 310 indexed citations

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Siston, Robert A., et al.. (2008). Posterior cruciate ligament removal contributes to abnormal knee motion during posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 26(11). 1494–1499. 21 indexed citations

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Siston, Robert A., et al.. (2008). The Reamer/Irrigator/Aspirator Reduces Femoral Canal Pressure in Simulated TKA. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 467(3). 805–809. 20 indexed citations

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Siston, Robert A., Stuart B. Goodman, Scott L. Delp, & Nicholas J. Giori. (2007). Coronal Plane Stability Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 463. 43–49. 31 indexed citations

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Siston, Robert A., Nicholas J. Giori, Stuart B. Goodman, & Scott L. Delp. (2007). Surgical navigation for total knee arthroplasty: A perspective. Journal of Biomechanics. 40(4). 728–735. 101 indexed citations

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Siston, Robert A., Stuart B. Goodman, Jay J. Patel, Scott L. Delp, & Nicholas J. Giori. (2006). The High Variability of Tibial Rotational Alignment in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 452. 65–69. 88 indexed citations

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Siston, Robert A., et al.. (2005). Evaluation of Methods That Locate the Center of the Ankle for Computer-assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 439(&NA;). 129–135. 43 indexed citations

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