Robin Christensen

33.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
548 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

Robin Christensen is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Christensen has authored 548 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 249 papers in Rheumatology, 132 papers in Surgery and 88 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Robin Christensen's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (131 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (94 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (64 papers). Robin Christensen is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (131 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (94 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (64 papers). Robin Christensen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Robin Christensen's co-authors include Henning Bliddal, Else Marie Bartels, Arne Astrup, Ewa M. Roos, Hans Lund, Marius Henriksen, Carsten Bogh Juhl, Bente Danneskiold‐Samsøe, Weiya Zhang and Jasvinder A. Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robin Christensen

501 papers receiving 18.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Efficacy and safety of the weight-loss drug rimonabant: a meta-analysis of randomised trials

2007 811 citations Robin Christensen, Else Marie Bartels et al. profile →
GRADE guidelines: 12. Preparing Summary of Findings tables—binary outcomes

2012 555 citations Robin Christensen et al. profile →
GRADE guidelines: 13. Preparing Summary of Findings tables and evidence profiles—continuous outcomes

2012 502 citations Robin Christensen et al. profile →
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS): systematic review and meta-analysis of measurement properties

2016 487 citations Robin Christensen, Else Marie Bartels et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage profile →
The GRADE Working Group clarifies the construct of certainty of evidence

2017 468 citations Robin Christensen et al. profile →
Effect of weight reduction in obese patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2007 448 citations Robin Christensen, Else Marie Bartels et al. profile →
Risk of serious infection in biological treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 441 citations Jasvinder A. Singh, Robin Christensen et al. profile →
Impact of Exercise Type and Dose on Pain and Disability in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Regression Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

2013 413 citations Carsten Bogh Juhl, Robin Christensen et al. profile →
The Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS): development and validation according to the COSMIN checklist

2011 377 citations Robin Christensen et al. profile →
EULAR recommendations for the health professional's approach to pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis

2018 256 citations Robin Christensen et al. profile →
GRADE guidelines 32: GRADE offers guidance on choosing targets of GRADE certainty of evidence ratings

2021 167 citations Robin Christensen et al. profile →
GRADE guidance 36: updates to GRADE's approach to addressing inconsistency

2023 73 citations Robin Christensen et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparison of weight loss interventions in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials 2025 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·(unknown), (unknown), Robin Christensen, V. Venkatesha, Marius Henriksen, Jocelyn L. Bowden, David J. Hunter	0
2	Weight Loss for Overweight Patients with Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis: Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials 2024 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Carsten Bogh Juhl, Robin Christensen, (unknown), Else Marie Bartels, Arne Astrup, Jasvinder A. Singh, Stefan Lohmander, Henning Bliddal, Hans Lund	0
3	Serum Urate as a Surrogate Outcome for Gout Flares: Where Do We Stand Today? 2024 ·University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) ·Lisa K. Stamp, Robin Christensen, (unknown)	3
4	Comparative effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials 2023 ·RMD Open ·(unknown), Sabrina Mai Nielsen, Féline P B Kroon, (unknown), Simon Tarp, M. Kloppenburg, Lisa K. Stamp, I.K. Haugen, Roy D. Altman, Marius Henriksen, Mikael Boesen, Henning Bliddal, Sören Berg, Robin Christensen	5
5	Long-term Safety of Treatment with Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Patients with Radiation-Induced Xerostomia: Primary Results of the MESRIX Phase I/II Randomized Trial 2022 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Charlotte Duch Lynggaard, Christian Grønhøj, Siri Beier Jensen, Robin Christensen, Lena Specht, Elo Andersen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Adam E. Hansen, (unknown), Anne Fischer‐Nielsen, Christian von Buchwald	19
6	Plain Radiographic Instruments for Structural Damage in Peripheral Joints in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Report From the GRAPPA-OMERACT Working Group 2022 ·The Journal of Rheumatology ·(unknown), Richard Holland, Ashish Jacob Mathew, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, Walter P. Maksymowych, Philip J. Mease, Niti Goel, Alexis Ogdie, Laura C. Coates, Vibeke Strand, Robin Christensen, Dafna D. Gladman, Ana‐Maria Orbai, Ying Ying Leung, William Tillett	4
7	The effect of group-based cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial 2022 ·Lara D. Veeken ·(unknown), Katrine Løppenthin, Mikkel Østergaard, Poul Jennum, Merete Lund Hetland, Henrik Røgind, (unknown), Julie Midtgaard, Robin Christensen, Bente Appel Esbensen	14
8	Using thoracic ultrasound to detect interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a protocol for the diagnostic test accuracy AURORA study 2022 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robin Christensen, Heidi Lausten Munk, Grith Lykke Sørensen, Jesper Rømhild Davidsen, Torkell Ellingsen	7
9	Improving domain definition and outcome instrument selection: Lessons learned for OMERACT from imaging 2021 ·Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism ·Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, Dorcas Beaton, Lara Maxwell, (unknown), Alison M. Hoens, Catherine Hofstetter, (unknown), Paul Bird, Robin Christensen, Maarten de Wit, Andréa S. Doria, Walter P. Maksymowych, Win Min Oo, Mikkel Østergaard, (unknown), Victor S. Sloan, Lene Terslev, Marion A. van Rossum, Philip G. Conaghan, Maarten Boers	12
10	Appraisal of Candidate Instruments for Assessment of the Physical Function Domain in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis 2020 ·The Journal of Rheumatology ·Ying Ying Leung, Ana‐Maria Orbai, Alexis Ogdie, Pil Højgaard, Richard Holland, Niti Goel, Jeffrey Chau, Laura C. Coates, Vibeke Strand, Dafna D. Gladman, Philip J. Mease, Robin Christensen, William Tillett	9
11	Identifying Possible Outcome Domains from Existing Outcome Measures to Inform an OMERACT Core Domain Set for Safety in Rheumatology Trials 2019 ·The Journal of Rheumatology ·Louise Klokker, (unknown), Thasia Woodworth, Kathleen M. Andersen, Daniel E. Fürst, (unknown), Paula Williamson, María E. Suarez‐Almazor, Vibeke Strand, Amye Leong, Niti Goel, Maarten Boers, Peter Brooks, Lyn March, Victor S. Sloan, Peter Tugwell, Lee S. Simon, Robin Christensen	6
12	The benefit of adding a physiotherapy or occupational therapy intervention programme to a standardized group-based interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic widespread pain: a randomized active-controlled non-blinded trial 2019 ·Clinical Rehabilitation ·Kirstine Amris, Cecilie von Bülow, Robin Christensen, Elisabeth Bandak, (unknown), Bente Danneskiold‐Samsøe, Eva Ejlersen Wæhrens	6
13	Hyperoxia and antioxidants during major non‐cardiac surgery and risk of cardiovascular events: Protocol for a 2 × 2 factorial randomised clinical trial 2019 ·Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica ·(unknown), (unknown), Eske Kvanner Aasvang, Morten Vester‐Andersen, Lars S. Rasmussen, Jørn Wetterslev, Lars Nannestad Jørgensen, Robin Christensen, Christian S. Meyhoff	2
14	Manual lymphatic drainage adds no further volume reduction to Complete Decongestive Therapy on breast cancer-related lymphoedema: a multicentre, randomised, single-blind trial 2018 ·British Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Marianne Ingerslev Holt, (unknown), Robin Christensen, Bibi Gram	44
15	Applicability of trials in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of trial populations showing adequate proportion of women, but underrepresentation of elderly people 2018 ·Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism ·Andriko Palmowski, Thomas Buttgereit, Yannick Palmowski, Sabrina Mai Nielsen, Maarten Boers, Robin Christensen, Frank Buttgereit	24
16	Osteoarthritis, obesity and weight loss: evidence, hypotheses and horizons – a scoping review 2014 ·Obesity Reviews ·Henning Bliddal, Anthony Leeds, Robin Christensen	254
17	Structural changes in the knee during weight loss maintenance after a significant weight loss in obese patients with osteoarthritis: a report of secondary outcome analyses from a randomized controlled trial 2014 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·Marius Henriksen, Robin Christensen, David J. Hunter, Henrik Gudbergsen, Mikael Boesen, Stefan Lohmander, Henning Bliddal	26
18	“Flare” and disease worsening in rheumatoid arthritis: Time for a definition 2009 ·UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol) ·Clifton O. Bingham, Christoph Pohl, Rieke Alten, Robin Christensen, Ernest Choy, Sarah Hewlett, James E. May, Vibeke Strand, Thasia Woodworth, D E Furst	9
19	Intra-articular treatment of hip osteoarthritis: a randomized trial of hyaluronic acid, corticosteroid, and isotonic saline 2005 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·E. Qvistgaard, Robin Christensen, Søren Torp‐Pedersen, Henning Bliddal	185
20	Concentrations of mercury, selenium and lead in blood samples from mothers and their newborn babies in four Greenlandic hunting districts 1984 ·(unknown), Robin Christensen, (unknown), (unknown), R. A. Rasmussen	5

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