Thomas Aigner

22.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
281 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

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Thomas Aigner is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Aigner has authored 281 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Rheumatology, 66 papers in Molecular Biology and 54 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Aigner's work include Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (143 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (52 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (39 papers). Thomas Aigner is often cited by papers focused on Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (143 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (52 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (39 papers). Thomas Aigner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas Aigner's co-authors include Linda J. Sandell, Pia Margarethe Gebhard, Jochen Haag, Klaus von der Mark, Louise A. McKenna, Mortimer Mishkin, H.I. Roach, Brigitte Bau, Alexander Zien and Daniel Neureiter and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Aigner

274 papers receiving 17.3k 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.

Articular cartilage and changes in Arthritis: Cell biology of osteoarthritis

2001 730 citations Thomas Aigner et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy profile →
Premature induction of hypertrophy during in vitro chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells correlates with calcification and vascular invasion after ectopic transplantation in SCID mice

2006 649 citations Thomas Aigner et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
AUTOLOGOUS CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION AND OSTEOCHONDRAL CYLINDER TRANSPLANTATION IN CARTILAGE REPAIR OF THE KNEE JOINT

2003 605 citations U. Horas, Dalip Pelinkovic et al. profile →
Histological assessment of cartilage repair: a report by the Histology Endpoint Committee of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS).

2003 488 citations Thomas Aigner et al. PubMed profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Regulation of Gdf5 expression in joint remodelling, repair and osteoarthritis 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Karolina Kania, (unknown), Anna H.K. Riemen, Hui Wang, Kenneth A. Howard, Thomas Aigner, Francesco Dell’Accio, Terence D. Capellini, Anke J. Roelofs, Cosimo De Bari	52
2	3D ultrasound biomicroscopy for assessment of cartilage repair tissue: volumetric characterisation and correlation to established classification systems 2016 ·European Cells and Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bastian Marquaß, Ralf Henkelmann, Thomas Aigner, Kay Raum, (unknown)	7
3	Regulation of chondrocyte gene expression by osteogenic protein-1 2011 ·Arthritis Research & Therapy ·Susan Chubinskaya, Lori Otten, Stephan Soeder, Jeffrey A. Borgia, Thomas Aigner, David C. Rueger, Richard F. Loeser	21
4	Die Nora-Läsion: Diskussion einer seltenen Knochenproliferation 2010 ·Der Orthopäde ·D. Adler, Thomas Aigner, G. von Salis-Soglio, Matthias Gutberlet, Christoph‐Eckhard Heyde	2
5	Association between crystals and cartilage degeneration in the ankle. 2008 ·Europe PMC (PubMed Central) ·Carol Muehleman, Jun Li, Thomas Aigner, L. Rappoport, (unknown), Carol J. Hirschmugl, Koichi Masuda, Ann K. Rosenthal	66
6	Typisierung, Graduierung und Stadieneinteilung der Osteoarthrose : Histopathologische Begutachtung der Gelenkdegeneration 2008 ·Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie ·Thomas Aigner, Stefan Söder	2
7	Histopathologische Begutachtung der Gelenkdegeneration: Typing, Grading und Staging der Osteoarthrose 2006 ·Der Pathologe ·Thomas Aigner, Stefan Söder	2
8	Bone morphogenetic protein-7 expression and activity in the human adult normal kidney is predominently localized to the distal nephron 2006 ·Kidney International ·Petra Wetzel, Jochen Haag, Valentina Câmpean, Roel Goldschmeding, (unknown), Kerstin Amann, Thomas Aigner	31
9	Data processing effects on the interpretation of microarray gene expression experiments 2005 ·Katrin Fundel, Robert Küffner, Thomas Aigner, Ralf Zimmer	4
10	Increase in degraded collagen type II in synovial fluid early in the rabbit meniscectomy model of osteoarthritis 2004 ·Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ·E. Lindhorst, Lydia Wachsmuth, (unknown), R. Raiss, Thomas Aigner, Lynne Atley, David R. Eyre	36
11	Phenotypic Characterization of Human Chondrocyte Cell Line C-20/A4: A Comparison between Monolayer and Alginate Suspension Culture 2004 ·Cells Tissues Organs ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephan Söder, Alexander Zien, Mary B. Goldring, Thomas Aigner	20
12	YKL-39 (chitinase 3-like protein 2), but not YKL-40 (chitinase 3-like protein 1), is up regulated in osteoarthritic chondrocytes 2003 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Thomas Knorr, Franz Obermayr, Eckart Bartnik, Alexander Zien, Thomas Aigner	58
13	Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation and Osteochondral Cylinder Transplantation in Cartilage Repair of the Knee Joint : A Prospective, Comparative Trial 2002 ·Dalip Pelinkovic, U. Horas, Monika Engelhardt, Thomas Aigner, Reinhard Schnettler	1
14	The C5 Domain of Col6A3 Is Cleaved Off from the Col6 Fibrils Immediately after Secretion 2002 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Thomas Aigner, Lothar Hambach, Stephan Söder, Ursula Schlötzer‐Schrehardt, Ernst Pöschl	74
15	Tenascin: a sensitive and specific diagnostic marker of minimal collagenous colitis 2001 ·Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin ·S. Müller, Daniel Neureiter, M. Stolte, Caroline S. Verbeke, (unknown), T. Kirchner, Thomas Aigner	31
16	Highly enhanced expression of the disintegrin metalloproteinase MDC15 (metargidin) in rheumatoid synovial tissue 2001 ·Arthritis & Rheumatism ·(unknown), Thomas Aigner, Carl Blobel, J R Kalden, Harald Burkhardt	32
17	Cell populations involved in pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee. 2000 ·PubMed ·(unknown), H. G. Faßbender, Daniel Neureiter, C. Meyer-Scholten, Thomas Kirchner, Thomas Aigner	43
18	Epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferentiation and extracellular matrix gene expression in pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid salivary gland 1998 ·The Journal of Pathology ·Thomas Aigner, Daniel Neureiter, Uwe Völker, (unknown), Thomas Kirchner	41
19	Phenotypic diversity of neoplastic chondrocytes and extracellular matrix gene expression in cartilaginous neoplasms. 1997 ·PubMed ·Thomas Aigner, Susanne Dertinger, S I Vornehm, Jayesh Dudhia, Klaus von der Mark, T. Kirchner	40
20	Comparison of the effects of scopolamine administered before and after acquisition in a test of visual recognition memory in monkeys 1991 ·Behavioral and Neural Biology ·Thomas Aigner, David Walker, Mortimer Mishkin	104

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