Sterling Bunnell

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 851 citations indexed

About

Sterling Bunnell is a scholar working on Surgery, Developmental Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sterling Bunnell has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 851 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 3 papers in Developmental Biology and 3 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Sterling Bunnell's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (8 papers), Congenital limb and hand anomalies (3 papers) and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (2 papers). Sterling Bunnell is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (8 papers), Congenital limb and hand anomalies (3 papers) and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (2 papers). Sterling Bunnell collaborates with scholars based in United States. Sterling Bunnell's co-authors include Joseph H. Boyes, Donald R. Pratt and David R. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and The American Journal of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Sterling Bunnell

18 papers receiving 729 citations

Hit Papers

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Bunnell's surgery of the hand

1964 371 citations Sterling Bunnell, Joseph H. Boyes profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sterling Bunnell United States	12	668	186	140	138	123	18	851
Edward E. Almquist United States	15	644 1.0×	420 2.3×	111 0.8×	136 1.0×	113 0.9×	19	774
Douglas W. Lamb United Kingdom	22	951 1.4×	310 1.7×	199 1.4×	253 1.8×	227 1.8×	56	1.3k
Joseph H. Boyes United States	18	1.3k 1.9×	458 2.5×	269 1.9×	335 2.4×	222 1.8×	37	1.6k
Emanuel B. Kaplan United States	17	1.3k 2.0×	481 2.6×	186 1.3×	256 1.9×	143 1.2×	39	1.5k
G Brunelli Italy	18	707 1.1×	162 0.9×	50 0.4×	166 1.2×	119 1.0×	56	849
Clifford C. Snyder United States	18	582 0.9×	59 0.3×	44 0.3×	42 0.3×	103 0.8×	50	795
H. Hussl Austria	19	867 1.3×	230 1.2×	45 0.3×	91 0.7×	181 1.5×	62	1.1k
Royce C. Lewis United States	14	564 0.8×	68 0.4×	70 0.5×	390 2.8×	52 0.4×	22	697
U Mennen South Africa	15	511 0.8×	93 0.5×	58 0.4×	97 0.7×	113 0.9×	59	763
R. Christie Wray United States	16	622 0.9×	190 1.0×	33 0.2×	94 0.7×	144 1.2×	31	710

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sterling Bunnell

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All Works

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18 of 18 papers shown

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1996). SPLINTING THE HAND. Hand Clinics. 12(1). 173–178. 3 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling & David R. Johnson. (1974). Physical Factors Affecting Pika Density and Dispersal. Journal of Mammalogy. 55(4). 866–869. 12 indexed citations

3.

Bunnell, Sterling & Joseph H. Boyes. (1964). Bunnell's surgery of the hand. 371 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1958). Reconstruction of the thumb. The American Journal of Surgery. 95(2). 168–172. 9 indexed citations

5.

Bunnell, Sterling, et al.. (1958). Memoir of Sterling. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 21(2). 91–93. 1 indexed citations

6.

Pratt, Donald R., et al.. (1957). Mallet finger. The American Journal of Surgery. 93(4). 573–579. 32 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1957). The management of the nonfunctional hand; reconstruction vs. prosthesis.. PubMed. 4(1). 76–102. 11 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1956). Hand surgery: the surgery of nerves of the upper extremity.. PubMed. 13. 101–9. 7 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1955). SURGERY OF THE RHEUMATIC HAND. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 37(4). 759–809. 20 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1955). Peripheral Nerve Injuries By the Nerve Injuries Committee of the Medical Research Council. Edited by H. J. Seddon. (Privy Council. Medical Research Council Special Report Series. No. 282.) London, Her Majestyʼs Stationery Office, 1954. 2 pounds, 15 shillings. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 37(4). 895–895. 150 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1955). Administration of a service for surgery of the hand in a university hospital.. PubMed. 13(3). 427–8. 1 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1955). Hand Surgery In World War II. Medical Department, United States Army,. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1954). GIG PULL-OUT SUTURE FOR TENDONS. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 36(4). 850–851. 19 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1953). ISCHAEMIC CONTRACTURE, LOCAL, IN THE HAND. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 35(1). 88–101. 46 indexed citations

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Pratt, Donald R., et al.. (1953). THE USE OF COMPOUND F (HYDROCORTONE) IN OPERATIVE AND NON-OPERATIVE CONDITIONS OF THE HAND. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 35(4). 994–1002. 67 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1952). SUMMATION OF PAPERS ON MANAGEMENT OF FACIAL PARALYSIS. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 55(4). 417–419. 20 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1951). THE EARLY TREATMENT OF HAND INJURIES. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 33(3). 807–811. 15 indexed citations

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Bunnell, Sterling. (1951). RESTORING FLEXION TO THE PARALYTIC ELBOW. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 33(3). 566–590. 66 indexed citations

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