Roland Becker

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
187 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Roland Becker is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Becker has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Surgery, 46 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Roland Becker's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (98 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (94 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (43 papers). Roland Becker is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (98 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (94 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (43 papers). Roland Becker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Roland Becker's co-authors include Sebastian Kopf, Christian Stärke, W. Nebelung, Friedemann Awiszus, Wolf Petersen, Karl‐Heinz Gröbel, Martin Röpke, Robert Prill, Dietmar Urbach and Michael T. Hirschmann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Roland Becker

158 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Management of traumatic meniscus tears: the 2019 ESSKA me... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150
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.

  1. Management of traumatic meniscus tears: the 2019 ESSKA meniscus consensus
    2020 184 citations Sebastian Kopf, Michael T. Hirschmann et al. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roland Becker Germany 33 2.9k 1.1k 567 311 210 187 3.3k
Jacques Ménétrey Switzerland 27 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 1.4× 452 0.8× 237 0.8× 142 0.7× 92 3.3k
Matthias J. Feucht Germany 38 3.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 883 1.6× 551 1.8× 400 1.9× 134 3.9k
Aman Dhawan United States 28 2.5k 0.9× 910 0.9× 544 1.0× 383 1.2× 591 2.8× 70 3.2k
Piero Volpi Italy 25 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 293 0.5× 419 1.3× 123 0.6× 98 2.3k
Robert C. Schenck United States 24 1.7k 0.6× 901 0.8× 521 0.9× 618 2.0× 346 1.6× 92 2.5k
Andrea Visani Italy 24 1.3k 0.5× 500 0.5× 519 0.9× 359 1.2× 82 0.4× 90 1.9k
Anastasios D. Georgoulis Greece 41 3.7k 1.3× 2.4k 2.2× 1.5k 2.6× 391 1.3× 148 0.7× 127 4.8k
Jeffrey T. Spang United States 36 3.1k 1.1× 1.5k 1.4× 1.2k 2.1× 426 1.4× 694 3.3× 122 3.8k
Davide Edoardo Bonasia Italy 34 2.6k 0.9× 754 0.7× 443 0.8× 757 2.4× 267 1.3× 114 3.4k
Shantanu Patil United States 28 2.4k 0.8× 395 0.4× 684 1.2× 510 1.6× 172 0.8× 97 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roland Becker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roland Becker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roland Becker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roland Becker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Roland Becker. Roland Becker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Anetzberger, H., et al.. (2025). First validated automated scoring system using the diagnostic arthroscopy skill score (DASS 2.0) for assessing proficiency in virtual reality arthroscopy. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 34(1). 102–113. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Roland, Miranda Voss, Robert Hable, et al.. (2025). Mean distraction force applied in tension‐controlled ligament‐balanced total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 33(7). 2498–2526.
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Prill, Robert, et al.. (2024). High three‐dimensional accuracy of component placement and lower limb alignment using a robotic arm‐assisted system and gap‐balancing instrument in total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 32(3). 685–692. 19 indexed citations
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Ostojić, Marko, et al.. (2024). Blood and urine biomarkers for the diagnosis of early stages of knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review. Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics. 11(3). e12105–e12105. 3 indexed citations
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Królikowska, Aleksandra, et al.. (2024). Antigravity treadmill training after knee surgery: A scoping review. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 34(6). 1011–1024.
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Ramadanov, Nikolai, et al.. (2024). Postoperative Harris Hip Score Versus Harris Hip Score Difference in Hip Replacement: What to Report?. Orthopaedic Surgery. 17(1). 3–21. 3 indexed citations
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Królikowska, Aleksandra, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the Reliability of MyotonPro in Assessing Muscle Properties: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy. Medicina. 60(6). 851–851. 11 indexed citations
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Pérez‐Prieto, Daniel, et al.. (2023). ESSKA and EBJIS recommendations for the management of infections after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL‐R): prevention, surgical treatment and rehabilitation. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(10). 4204–4212. 9 indexed citations
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Graichen, Heiko, Michael T. Hirschmann, Roland Becker, et al.. (2023). Digital TKA Alignment Training with a New Digital Simulation Tool (Knee-CAT) Improves Process Quality, Efficiency, and Confidence. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 13(2). 213–213. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Roland, et al.. (2023). High variation among clinical studies in the assessment of physical function after knee replacement: a systematic review. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(9). 3854–3860. 12 indexed citations
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Prill, Robert, et al.. (2023). Acetabular cup placement and offset control in robotic total hip arthroplasty performed through the modified anterolateral approach. International Orthopaedics. 47(9). 2265–2273. 5 indexed citations
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Królikowska, Aleksandra, Paweł Reichert, Jón Karlsson, et al.. (2023). Improving the reliability of measurements in orthopaedics and sports medicine. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 31(12). 5277–5285. 25 indexed citations
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Prill, Robert, et al.. (2023). The Patellostabilometer: A New Device for Quantification of Mediolateral Patella Displacement. Sensors. 23(3). 1274–1274. 1 indexed citations
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Gast, Arthur de, et al.. (2020). Wear and migration are not influenced by head size in a vitamin E-infused highly cross-linked polyethylene acetabular cup. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 107(1). 102644–102644. 7 indexed citations
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Lind, Martin, Romain Seil, David Dejour, et al.. (2020). Creation of a specialist core curriculum for the European Society for Sports traumatology, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA). Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 28(10). 3066–3079. 3 indexed citations
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Salzler, Matthew J., et al.. (2017). Degenerative meniscus tears - assimilation of evidence and consensus statements across three continents: state of the art. Journal of ISAKOS Joint Disorders & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. 2(2). 108–119. 20 indexed citations
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Becker, Roland, et al.. (2011). Expectation, satisfaction and clinical outcome of patients after total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy. 19(9). 1433–41. 140 indexed citations
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Stärke, Christian, Sebastian Kopf, Karl‐Heinz Gröbel, & Roland Becker. (2009). Tensile forces at the porcine anterior meniscal horn attachment. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 27(12). 1619–1624. 21 indexed citations

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