Robert Fitridge

12.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
175 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Fitridge is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Fitridge has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Surgery, 62 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 50 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert Fitridge's work include Peripheral Artery Disease Management (54 papers), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (48 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (39 papers). Robert Fitridge is often cited by papers focused on Peripheral Artery Disease Management (54 papers), Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management (48 papers) and Aortic aneurysm repair treatments (39 papers). Robert Fitridge collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Robert Fitridge's co-authors include Matthew M. Thompson, Guy J. Maddern, Gregory J. del Zoppo, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Yasushi Okada, Jan Apelqvist, Prue Cowled, Joseph L. Mills, Robert J. Hinchliffe and Edward J. Boyko and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Advanced Functional Materials.

In The Last Decade

Robert Fitridge

168 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Guidelines on diagnosis, prognosis, and management of peripheral artery disease in patients with foot ulcers and diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update)

2020 240 citations Robert J. Hinchliffe, Rachael O. Forsythe et al. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews profile →
Practical guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetes‐related foot disease (IWGDF 2023 update)

2023 179 citations Nicolaas C. Schaper, Jan Apelqvist et al. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews profile →
Definitions and criteria for diabetes‐related foot disease (IWGDF 2023 update)

2023 86 citations Jan Apelqvist, Vivienne Chuter et al. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert Fitridge	2.0k	1.5k	1.2k	1.2k	903	175	5.2k
Caitlin W. Hicks	2.5k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.6×	995 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	337	7.0k
David L. Steed	2.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	2.6k 2.2×	748 0.8×	117	6.8k
James O. Menzoı́an	2.6k 1.3×	500 0.3×	1.6k 1.3×	591 0.5×	1.6k 1.8×	145	5.6k
E. Sebastian Debus	2.1k 1.1×	361 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	542 0.5×	663 0.7×	234	3.5k
Martin Abel	2.7k 1.4×	883 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	550 0.5×	4.1k 4.5×	144	7.5k
Charles McCollum	3.8k 1.9×	575 0.4×	3.2k 2.7×	1.1k 1.0×	2.8k 3.2×	281	9.9k
Omaida C. Velázquez	2.2k 1.1×	883 0.6×	3.0k 2.5×	1.0k 0.9×	1.7k 1.9×	176	8.6k
J.D. Raffetto	4.0k 2.0×	378 0.2×	681 0.6×	605 0.5×	632 0.7×	150	6.0k
Gerard Stansby	3.0k 1.5×	395 0.3×	1.4k 1.2×	244 0.2×	1.5k 1.7×	257	5.3k
Robert J. Hinchliffe	4.8k 2.4×	4.5k 2.9×	5.2k 4.3×	2.9k 2.4×	3.3k 3.7×	284	12.1k

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Fitridge, Robert, Christina A. Bursill, Peter J. Psaltis, et al.. (2025). Low background fluorescence 3D-printed micro-lens for imaging of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. APL Photonics. 10(4).

Lee, James, Miguel Carda‐Diéguez, Sarah Vreugde, et al.. (2024). Characterising the role of enolase in a stable Small Colony Variant of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a diabetic foot infection patient with osteomyelitis. Microbial Pathogenesis. 196. 106918–106918. 1 indexed citations

Tan, Joanne T. M., Lauren Sandeman, Joseph Dawson, et al.. (2024). Topical Reconstituted High-Density Lipoproteins Elicit Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Diabetic Wounds. Advances in Wound Care. 15(2). 91–106.

Hong, Sung‐Ha, et al.. (2024). Healing wounds with plasma-activated hydrogel therapy. Trends in biotechnology. 43(2). 278–289. 9 indexed citations

Fitridge, Robert, Vivienne Chuter, Joseph L. Mills, et al.. (2023). Editor's Choice – The Intersocietal IWGDF, ESVS, SVS Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease in People With Diabetes Mellitus and a Foot Ulcer. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 66(4). 454–483. 22 indexed citations

Chuter, Vivienne, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Joseph L. Mills, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of revascularisation for the ulcerated foot in patients with diabetes and peripheral artery disease: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(3). e3700–e3700. 15 indexed citations

Nobels, Frank, et al.. (2023). Assessment and management of diabetes‐related foot infection according to the new International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot guidelines 2023—Multidisciplinary grand rounds. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(3). e3737–e3737. 1 indexed citations

Lazzarini, Peter A, Anita Raspovic, Jenny Prentice, et al.. (2023). Australian evidence‐based guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes‐related foot disease: a guideline summary. The Medical Journal of Australia. 219(10). 485–495. 6 indexed citations

Chuter, Vivienne, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Robert J. Hinchliffe, et al.. (2023). Performance of non‐invasive bedside vascular testing in the prediction of wound healing or amputation among people with foot ulcers in diabetes: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(3). e3701–e3701. 22 indexed citations

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Chuter, Vivienne, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Joseph L. Mills, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of bedside investigations to diagnose peripheral artery disease among people with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(3). e3683–e3683. 23 indexed citations

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Angraal, Suveen, Vittal Hejjaji, Yuanyuan Tang, et al.. (2022). One-Year Health Status Outcomes Following Early Invasive and Noninvasive Treatment in Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease. Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions. 15(6). e011506–e011506. 11 indexed citations

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Carson‐Chahhoud, Kristin, Brian J Smith, Matthew Peters, et al.. (2020). Two-year efficacy of varenicline tartrate and counselling for inpatient smoking cessation (STOP study): A randomized controlled clinical trial. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0231095–e0231095. 11 indexed citations

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Forsythe, Rachael O., Jan Apelqvist, Edward J. Boyko, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of bedside investigations to diagnose peripheral artery disease among people with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 36(S1). 34 indexed citations

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Hinchliffe, Robert J., Rachael O. Forsythe, Jan Apelqvist, et al.. (2020). Guidelines on diagnosis, prognosis, and management of peripheral artery disease in patients with foot ulcers and diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update). Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 36(S1). e3276–e3276. 240 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pham, Clarabelle T., et al.. (2019). Supporting surgeons in patient-centred complex decision-making: a qualitative analysis of the impact of a perioperative physician clinic. BMJ Open. 9(12). e033277–e033277. 3 indexed citations

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Pena, Guilherme, et al.. (2019). Micronutrient Status in Diabetic Patients with Foot Ulcers. Advances in Wound Care. 9(1). 9–15. 51 indexed citations

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Böckler, Dittmar, Robert Fitridge, Yehuda G. Wolf, et al.. (2010). Rationale and design of the Endurant Stent Graft Natural Selection Global Postmarket Registry (ENGAGE): interim analysis at 30 days of the first 180 patients enrolled.. PubMed. 51(4). 481–91. 26 indexed citations

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Wright, Neil & Robert Fitridge. (2008). Varicose veins - natural history, assessment and management.. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 42(4). 1–2. 8 indexed citations

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Fitridge, Robert, et al.. (2007). Mechanisms of vascular disease : a textbook for vascular surgeons. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Walker, Philip J., et al.. (1995). POPLITEAL VEIN ANEURYSM: AN UNUSUAL SOURCE OF PULMONARY EMBOLUS. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 65(7). 544–547. 8 indexed citations

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