Thomas S. Thornhill

12.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
127 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

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Thomas S. Thornhill is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas S. Thornhill has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Surgery, 15 papers in Rheumatology and 14 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas S. Thornhill's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (54 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (52 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (23 papers). Thomas S. Thornhill is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (54 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (52 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (23 papers). Thomas S. Thornhill collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guatemala and Canada. Thomas S. Thornhill's co-authors include Richard D. Scott, Albert Z. Kapikian, Robert M. Chanock, Raphael Dolin, Richard G. Wyatt, Jeffrey N. Katz, Anthony R. Kalica, David Zurakowski, Elena Losina and William H. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas S. Thornhill

127 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

4 papers align trajectories

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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.

Visualization by Immune Electron Microscopy of a 27-nm Particle Associated with Acute Infectious Nonbacterial Gastroenteritis

1972 753 citations Thomas S. Thornhill et al. profile →
The Elbow and its Disorders

1993 508 citations Thomas S. Thornhill profile →
The Dramatic Increase in Total Knee Replacement Utilization Rates in the United States Cannot Be Fully Explained by Growth in Population Size and the Obesity Epidemic

2012 405 citations Elena Losina, Thomas S. Thornhill et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →
Estimating the Burden of Total Knee Replacement in the United States

2013 358 citations Alexander Weinstein, Benjamin N. Rome et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas S. Thornhill United States	45	5.5k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	807	127	8.4k
Kuender D. Yang Taiwan	56	3.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	384 0.4×	460 0.6×	288	10.4k
David P. Green United States	28	5.1k 0.9×	157 0.1×	1.9k 1.4×	571 0.5×	2.1k 2.6×	75	6.3k
F. A. Waldvogel Switzerland	43	3.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	449 0.4×	179 0.2×	115	7.6k
Reinhard Hoffmann Germany	50	4.8k 0.9×	375 0.3×	1.7k 1.2×	231 0.2×	452 0.6×	322	9.3k
Steven Dow United States	54	1.1k 0.2×	613 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	238 0.2×	175 0.2×	246	9.0k
James W. Smith United States	40	1.3k 0.2×	997 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	251 0.2×	69 0.1×	149	5.0k
Robert L. Smith United States	45	3.3k 0.6×	419 0.3×	1.2k 0.9×	996 0.9×	95 0.1×	204	6.9k
James C. Wright United States	36	628 0.1×	491 0.3×	312 0.2×	204 0.2×	186 0.2×	146	4.0k
Giselle Hosgood United States	36	1.5k 0.3×	283 0.2×	672 0.5×	119 0.1×	199 0.2×	281	4.1k
T. Fintan Moriarty Switzerland	41	3.4k 0.6×	755 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	200 0.2×	190 0.2×	163	6.5k

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Harper, Carl M., Yan Dong, Thomas S. Thornhill, et al.. (2014). Can Therapy Dogs Improve Pain and Satisfaction After Total Joint Arthroplasty? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 473(1). 372–379. 68 indexed citations

Weinstein, Alexander, Benjamin N. Rome, William M. Reichmann, et al.. (2013). Estimating the Burden of Total Knee Replacement in the United States. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 95(5). 385–392. 358 indexed citations breakdown →

Ghazinouri, Roya, et al.. (2013). Enhancing the quality of international orthopedic medical mission trips using the blue distinction criteria for knee and hip replacement centers. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 14(1). 275–275. 10 indexed citations

Nwachukwu, Benedict U., et al.. (2013). Obesity & hypertension are determinants of poor hemodynamic control during total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 14(1). 9 indexed citations

Glowacki, Julie, et al.. (2010). Discordance in Femoral Neck Bone Density in Subjects With Unilateral Hip Osteoarthritis. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 13(1). 24–28. 18 indexed citations

Gomoll, Andreas H., Wolfgang Fitz, Richard D. Scott, Thomas S. Thornhill, & Anuj Bellare. (2008). Nanoparticulate fillers improve the mechanical strength of bone cement. Acta Orthopaedica. 79(3). 421–427. 38 indexed citations

Sah, Alexander P., Thomas S. Thornhill, Meryl S. LeBoff, & Julie Glowacki. (2007). Correlation of plain radiographic indices of the hip with quantitative bone mineral density. Osteoporosis International. 18(8). 1119–1126. 103 indexed citations

Gobezie, Reuben, Alvin T. Kho, Bryan Krastins, et al.. (2007). High abundance synovial fluid proteome: distinct profiles in health and osteoarthritis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 9(2). R36–R36. 195 indexed citations

Thornhill, Thomas S., et al.. (2006). Thigh Mass and Lytic Diaphyseal Femoral Lesion Associated with Polyethylene Wear After Hybrid Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 88(11). 2473–2478. 4 indexed citations

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Ring, David, et al.. (2005). Revision of Unstable Capitellocondylar (Unlinked) Total Elbow Replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 87(5). 1075–1079. 22 indexed citations

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Yeon, Howard B., Arun J. Ramappa, Michael J. Landzberg, & Thomas S. Thornhill. (2003). Paradoxic cerebral embolism after cemented knee arthroplasty:A report of 2 cases and prophylactic option for subsequent arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 18(1). 113–120. 10 indexed citations

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Gouze, Jean-Noël, Elvire Gouze, Glyn D. Palmer, et al.. (2003). A comparative study of the inhibitory effects of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist following administration as a recombinant protein or by gene transfer. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 5(5). R301–9. 37 indexed citations

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Federman, Micheline, et al.. (2001). Transmission electron microscopy of intracellular particles of polyethylene from joint replacement prostheses: size distribution and cellular response. Biomaterials. 22(21). 2835–2842. 26 indexed citations

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Harada, Y., et al.. (1998). Identification of cell types responsible for bone resorption in rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.. PubMed. 152(4). 943–51. 405 indexed citations

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Thornhill, Thomas S.. (1998). REVISION HIP ARTHROPLASTY. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 80(9). 1403–1403. 4 indexed citations

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Schai, P. A., Thomas S. Thornhill, & Richard D. Scott. (1998). Total knee arthroplasty with the PFC system. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 80-B(5). 850–858. 45 indexed citations

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Thornhill, Thomas S.. (1997). Cartilage Resurfacing: Facts, Fictions, and Facets. Orthopedics. 20(9). 819–820. 3 indexed citations

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Schemitsch, Emil H., F C Ewald, & Thomas S. Thornhill. (1996). Results of Total Elbow Arthroplasty after Excision of the Radial Head and Synovectomy in Patients Who Had Rheumatoid Arthritis*. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 78(10). 1541–7. 43 indexed citations

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Scott, Richard D. & Thomas S. Thornhill. (1994). Posterior cruciate supplementing total knee replacement using conforming inserts and cruciate recession. Effect on range of motion and radiolucent lines.. PubMed. 146–9. 38 indexed citations

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Thornhill, Thomas S. & Richard D. Scott. (1989). Unicompartmental total knee arthroplasty.. PubMed. 20(2). 245–56. 48 indexed citations

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