Samuel T. Kunkel

663 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 490 citations indexed

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Samuel T. Kunkel is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel T. Kunkel has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 490 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Surgery, 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 3 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Samuel T. Kunkel's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (9 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (8 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (6 papers). Samuel T. Kunkel is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (9 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (8 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (6 papers). Samuel T. Kunkel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. Samuel T. Kunkel's co-authors include Matthew J. Sabatino, David S. Jevsevar, Dipak B. Ramkumar, Benjamin J. Keeney, Wayne E. Moschetti, Roger Cornwall, Ravinder Kang, Kevin J. Little, Emily A. Eismann and Daniel C. Austin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, The American Journal of Medicine and Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

In The Last Decade

Samuel T. Kunkel

20 papers receiving 471 citations

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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.

Excess Opioid Medication and Variation in Prescribing Patterns Following Common Orthopaedic Procedures

2018 234 citations Matthew J. Sabatino, Samuel T. Kunkel et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samuel T. Kunkel United States	11	390	226	131	65	57	21	490
Lafi S. Khalil United States	14	488 1.3×	78 0.3×	42 0.3×	55 0.8×	88 1.5×	54	611
Chris A. Anthony United States	9	222 0.6×	190 0.8×	107 0.8×	39 0.6×	12 0.2×	15	344
Ami Stuart United States	11	343 0.9×	80 0.4×	38 0.3×	40 0.6×	19 0.3×	23	445
J. Logan Brock United States	7	278 0.7×	152 0.7×	91 0.7×	41 0.6×	21 0.4×	9	319
Jennifer Bido United States	8	260 0.7×	180 0.8×	72 0.5×	55 0.8×	6 0.1×	20	370
Ugochi C. Okoroafor United States	10	245 0.6×	59 0.3×	22 0.2×	32 0.5×	40 0.7×	14	333
Usman Ali M. Syed United States	10	316 0.8×	114 0.5×	87 0.7×	38 0.6×	5 0.1×	17	370
Robert N. Matar United States	10	199 0.5×	78 0.3×	33 0.3×	29 0.4×	14 0.2×	24	252
Daniel E. Goltz United States	15	521 1.3×	107 0.5×	61 0.5×	108 1.7×	6 0.1×	51	635
Tyler M. Kreitz United States	12	289 0.7×	47 0.2×	59 0.5×	40 0.6×	7 0.1×	18	372

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Werth, Paul M., et al.. (2024). Examining the Relationship Between Value and Patient Satisfaction With Treatment in Total Joint Arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today. 25. 101311–101311.

Moschetti, Wayne E., Samuel T. Kunkel, Peter Schilling, & David S. Jevsevar. (2022). Routine Histopathologic Analysis of Hip and Knee Bone Specimens After Total Joint Arthroplasty. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 30(15). e1010–e1014. 1 indexed citations

Kunkel, Samuel T., Wayne E. Moschetti, Paul M. Werth, et al.. (2021). Tobacco Exposure Is Associated With Extremely Low Polyethylene Oxidation in Total Knee Arthroplasty Components. Arthroplasty Today. 8. 243–246. 2 indexed citations

Moschetti, Wayne E., Samuel T. Kunkel, Benjamin J. Keeney, & David S. Jevsevar. (2021). Do Patients With Higher Preoperative Functional Outcome Scores Preferentially Seek Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty?. Arthroplasty Today. 10. 6–11. 1 indexed citations

Kunkel, Samuel T., et al.. (2021). Does Preoperative Opioid Consumption Increase the Risk of Chronic Postoperative Opioid Use After Total Joint Arthroplasty?. Arthroplasty Today. 10. 46–50. 11 indexed citations

Kunkel, Samuel T., Matthew J. Sabatino, Michael T. Torchia, David S. Jevsevar, & Wayne E. Moschetti. (2020). Does the Impact of Joint Arthroplasty Extend Beyond the Patient? The Effect of Total Joint Arthroplasty on Patient’s Significant Others. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 35(6). S129–S132. 2 indexed citations

Kunkel, Samuel T., et al.. (2019). What Happens to Unused Opioids After Total Joint Arthroplasty? An Evaluation of Unused Postoperative Opioid Disposal Practices. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 35(4). 966–970. 7 indexed citations

Sabatino, Matthew J., Samuel T. Kunkel, Alexander Titus, et al.. (2019). <p>Duration of military service is associated with decision quality in Veterans considering total knee replacement: case series</p>. Patient Related Outcome Measures. Volume 10. 209–215. 2 indexed citations

Torchia, Michael T., et al.. (2019). Next-Generation Sequencing vs Culture-Based Methods for Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infection After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 34(7). 1333–1341. 40 indexed citations

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Lyons, Keith, et al.. (2019). A 5-Year Review of Hospital Costs and Reimbursement in the Surgical Management of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. The International Journal of Spine Surgery. 13(4). 378–385. 6 indexed citations

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Sabatino, Matthew J., Samuel T. Kunkel, Dipak B. Ramkumar, Benjamin J. Keeney, & David S. Jevsevar. (2018). Excess Opioid Medication and Variation in Prescribing Patterns Following Common Orthopaedic Procedures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 100(3). 180–188. 234 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kang, Ravinder, Samuel T. Kunkel, Jesse A. Columbo, Philip P. Goodney, & Sandra L. Wong. (2018). Association of Hospital Employee Satisfaction with Patient Safety and Satisfaction within Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. The American Journal of Medicine. 132(4). 530–534.e1. 12 indexed citations

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Kunkel, Samuel T., Matthew J. Sabatino, Wayne E. Moschetti, & David S. Jevsevar. (2018). Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in the Orthopedic Literature: Assessment of the Current State of Quality and Proposal of a New Rating Strategy. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

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Austin, Daniel C., et al.. (2018). A comparison of radiographic leg-length and offset discrepancies between 2 intraoperative measurement techniques in anterior total hip arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today. 5(2). 181–186. 12 indexed citations

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Kunkel, Samuel T., Matthew J. Sabatino, Ravinder Kang, David S. Jevsevar, & Wayne E. Moschetti. (2017). The Cost-Effectiveness of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients 80 Years of Age and Older. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 33(5). 1359–1367. 20 indexed citations

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Kang, Ravinder, Jesse A. Columbo, Samuel T. Kunkel, et al.. (2017). Residents' Impressions of the Impact of Advanced Practice Providers on Surgical Training. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 226(6). 1036–1043. 13 indexed citations

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Kunkel, Samuel T., Matthew J. Sabatino, Ravinder Kang, David S. Jevsevar, & Wayne E. Moschetti. (2017). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the direct anterior approach for hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology. 28(2). 217–232. 40 indexed citations

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Eismann, Emily A., Kevin J. Little, Samuel T. Kunkel, & Roger Cornwall. (2013). Clinical Research Fails to Support More Aggressive Management of Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(15). 1345–1350. 29 indexed citations

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Kunkel, Samuel T., Emily A. Eismann, & Roger Cornwall. (2011). Utility of the Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument for Assessing Acute Hand and Wrist Injuries in Children. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 31(7). 767–772. 16 indexed citations

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Kunkel, Samuel T., Roger Cornwall, Kevin J. Little, et al.. (2011). Limitations of the Radiocapitellar Line for Assessment of Pediatric Elbow Radiographs. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 31(6). 628–632. 33 indexed citations

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