Robert Middleton

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Middleton is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Middleton has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Robert Middleton's work include Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (24 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (17 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (13 papers). Robert Middleton is often cited by papers focused on Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (24 papers), Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (17 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (13 papers). Robert Middleton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. Robert Middleton's co-authors include Thomas W. Wainwright, Donald W. Howie, Tikki Immins, Piers Yates, David McDonald, Mike Reed, Olle Ljungqvist, Opinder Sahota, Oksana T. Holubowycz and Kerry Costi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Robert Middleton

56 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Consensus statement for perioperative care in total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society recommendations

2019 423 citations Thomas W. Wainwright, David McDonald et al. Acta Orthopaedica profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Middleton United Kingdom	17	1.5k	357	108	100	90	59	1.7k
Alvin Ong United States	30	2.0k 1.3×	238 0.7×	73 0.7×	159 1.6×	80 0.9×	116	2.3k
Justin de Beer Canada	24	1.6k 1.1×	213 0.6×	89 0.8×	71 0.7×	32 0.4×	70	1.8k
Martin W. Roche United States	30	2.3k 1.5×	119 0.3×	170 1.6×	128 1.3×	109 1.2×	163	2.8k
Zachary D. Post United States	27	1.6k 1.1×	162 0.5×	35 0.3×	118 1.2×	46 0.5×	71	1.8k
Søren Solgaard Denmark	25	1.6k 1.0×	368 1.0×	40 0.4×	256 2.6×	40 0.4×	72	1.8k
David Beverland United Kingdom	33	3.2k 2.1×	255 0.7×	231 2.1×	56 0.6×	42 0.5×	177	3.7k
Fabio Orozco United States	28	1.9k 1.3×	176 0.5×	35 0.3×	115 1.1×	43 0.5×	78	2.1k
Jeffrey A. Geller United States	34	2.9k 1.9×	254 0.7×	100 0.9×	304 3.0×	36 0.4×	140	3.3k
Martijn G.M. Schotanus Netherlands	24	1.5k 1.0×	161 0.5×	151 1.4×	95 0.9×	49 0.5×	127	1.7k
G. Lonjon France	16	915 0.6×	223 0.6×	79 0.7×	109 1.1×	76 0.8×	48	1.2k

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Briguglio, Matteo, Andrea Campagner, Riccardo Cecchinato, et al.. (2025). Malnutrition and Disability: A Retrospective Study on 2258 Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery. Medicina. 61(3). 413–413. 1 indexed citations

Briguglio, Matteo, Claudio Cordani, Stefano Petrillo, et al.. (2025). To lose weight or to weight the loss? Insights into the use of the body mass index in preoperative assessment before major orthopaedic surgery. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing. 58. 101192–101192.

Jain, Sameer, Mohamed Farook, Ashwin Unnithan, et al.. (2023). A multicentre comparative analysis of fixation versus revision surgery for periprosthetic femoral fractures following total hip arthroplasty with a cemented polished taper-slip femoral component. The Bone & Joint Journal. 105-B(2). 124–134. 29 indexed citations

Briguglio, Matteo, et al.. (2023). Healthy Eating for Elective Major Orthopedic Surgery: Quality, Quantity, and Timing. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 16. 2081–2090. 7 indexed citations

Wainwright, Thomas W., David McDonald, Robert Middleton, et al.. (2019). Consensus statement for perioperative care in total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society recommendations. Acta Orthopaedica. 91(1). 3–19. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

Gallagher, Kieran, et al.. (2019). Validation of the Hip Arthroscopy Module of the VirtaMed Virtual Reality Arthroscopy Trainer.. PubMed. 34. 430–436. 15 indexed citations

Wainwright, Thomas W., et al.. (2019). Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. Orthopaedic Nursing. 38(6). 375–380. 5 indexed citations

Wainwright, Thomas W., et al.. (2017). Can the introduction of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) reduce the variation in length of stay after total ankle replacement surgery?. Foot and Ankle Surgery. 25(3). 294–297. 7 indexed citations

Wainwright, Thomas W., Tikki Immins, & Robert Middleton. (2015). A cycling and education programme to promote self-management and to increase functional ability in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 23. A372–A372. 1 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Thomas W., Tikki Immins, & Robert Middleton. (2015). Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) and its applicability for major spine surgery. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 30(1). 91–102. 143 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Thomas W., Tikki Immins, & Robert Middleton. (2015). Hip osteoarthritis: patients with complex comorbidities can make exceptional improvements following intensive exercise and education. BMJ Case Reports. 2015. bcr2014208529–bcr2014208529. 7 indexed citations

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Wainwright, Thomas W., et al.. (2014). Older patients have the most to gain from orthopaedic enhanced recovery programmes. Age and Ageing. 43(5). 642–648. 56 indexed citations

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Halliday, Ruth, et al.. (2014). Functional outcome of fifth metatarsal fractures. Injury. 45(12). 2009–2012. 31 indexed citations

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Kazakos, Konstantinos, George S. Georgiadis, Robert Middleton, et al.. (2011). Does a Single Application of PRP Alter the Expression of IGF-I in the Early Phase of Tendon Healing?. The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery. 50(3). 276–282. 38 indexed citations

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Yates, Piers, et al.. (2006). The Relative Cost of Cemented and Uncemented Total Hip Arthroplasties. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 21(1). 102–105. 25 indexed citations

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Middleton, Robert, et al.. (2005). Controversial topics in orthopaedics: ceramic-on-ceramic.. PubMed. 87(6). 415–6. 5 indexed citations

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Middleton, Robert, et al.. (1998). Effects of Design Changes on Cemented Tapered Femoral Stem Fixation. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 355(355). 47–56. 78 indexed citations

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Howie, Donald W., Robert Middleton, & Kerry Costi. (1998). Loosening of matt and polished cemented femoral stems. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 80(4). 573–576. 80 indexed citations

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Middleton, Robert & B. Bradnock. (1996). Removing malleolar screws with ease. Injury. 27(2). 149–150. 1 indexed citations

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Middleton, Robert. (1987). Designing Electronic Circuits. Prentice Hall PTR eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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