Tobias Pitzen

1.7k total citations
68 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Tobias Pitzen is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tobias Pitzen has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Surgery, 53 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Tobias Pitzen's work include Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (53 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (53 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (31 papers). Tobias Pitzen is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques (53 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (53 papers) and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy (31 papers). Tobias Pitzen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Tobias Pitzen's co-authors include Fred H. Geisler, W. Caspar, Todd A. Johnson, W. I. Steudel, Wolf-Ingo Steudel, D. Barbier, Marcel F. Dvorak, Charles G. Fisher, Thomas R. Oxland and A. Nabhan and has published in prestigious journals such as Spine, Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research and European Spine Journal.

In The Last Decade

Tobias Pitzen

59 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tobias Pitzen Germany 19 1.1k 1.1k 88 77 31 68 1.2k
Ki-Tack Kim South Korea 21 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 69 0.8× 81 1.1× 9 0.3× 50 1.6k
Michael Janssen United States 17 1.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 108 1.2× 144 1.9× 16 0.5× 37 1.4k
Denis J. DiAngelo United States 14 975 0.9× 802 0.7× 102 1.2× 51 0.7× 11 0.4× 50 1.1k
Gary W. Knight United States 8 905 0.8× 617 0.6× 125 1.4× 74 1.0× 41 1.3× 8 951
Karin Büttner-Janz Germany 11 339 0.3× 342 0.3× 97 1.1× 222 2.9× 18 0.6× 24 480
Susan M. Renner United States 12 826 0.7× 793 0.7× 192 2.2× 196 2.5× 14 0.5× 19 957
Kiyoshi Kaneda Japan 13 619 0.5× 257 0.2× 36 0.4× 34 0.4× 8 0.3× 16 702
Mark Lorenz United States 17 868 0.8× 844 0.8× 181 2.1× 314 4.1× 15 0.5× 32 1.0k
Çağlar Yılgör Türkiye 15 1.3k 1.2× 961 0.9× 76 0.9× 36 0.5× 8 0.3× 72 1.4k
Alexander W. L. Turner United States 18 1000 0.9× 864 0.8× 156 1.8× 223 2.9× 5 0.2× 29 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tobias Pitzen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tobias Pitzen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tobias Pitzen 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 Tobias Pitzen. Tobias Pitzen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2024). Melorheostosis of the cervical and cervicothoracic spine: review of the literature and presentation of 3 new cases. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 144(8). 3351–3359.
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Richter, Péter, Tobias Pitzen, Christian Liebsch, Hans‐Joachim Wilke, & Michael Ruf. (2024). How cervical and cervicothoracic scoliosis influence the atlantoaxial joint. European Spine Journal. 33(10). 3985–3992.
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Wiedenhöfer, Bernd, et al.. (2020). Biomechanische Kompensationsmechanismen der Hüftgelenke und der Wirbelsäule: Das Wesentliche für Wirbelsäulen- und Hüftchirurgen. Der Orthopäde. 49(10). 870–876.
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Pitzen, Tobias, Michael Ruf, Carolin Meyer, & J. Drumm. (2020). Atlantoaxial Rotatory Dislocation: Delayed Diagnose Will Result in More Invasive Treatment Options. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery. 82(1). 1–8. 7 indexed citations
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Wilmskoetter, Janina, et al.. (2017). Changes in Swallowing After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Instrumentation: A Presurgical Versus Postsurgical Videofluoroscopic Comparison. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 60(4). 785–793. 17 indexed citations
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Ruf, Michael, et al.. (2015). Resection of a Hemivertebra Within the Craniocervical Junction. Spine. 40(22). E1191–E1194. 8 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2013). Left-right axial rotation within C1–2 after implant removal. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 19(6). 688–693. 10 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2012). Herausforderungen und Besonderheiten der Spondylodiszitiden der Halswirbelsäule. Der Orthopäde. 41(9). 759–763.
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Friedrich, H. J., et al.. (2011). Balloon Kyphoplasty Improves Back Pain but does not Result in a Permanent Realignment of the Thoracolumbar Spine. Central European Neurosurgery - Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie. 72(4). 176–180. 9 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, Annette Kettler, J. Drumm, et al.. (2007). Cervical spine disc prosthesis: radiographic, biomechanical and morphological post mortal findings 12 weeks after implantation. A retrieval example. European Spine Journal. 16(7). 1015–1020. 20 indexed citations
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Nabhan, A., F. Ahlhelm, K. Shariat, et al.. (2007). The ProDisc-C Prothesis. Spine. 32(18). 1935–1941. 78 indexed citations
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Johnson, Michael G., Charles G. Fisher, Michael Boyd, et al.. (2004). The Radiographic Failure of Single Segment Anterior Cervical Plate Fixation in Traumatic Cervical Flexion Distraction Injuries. Spine. 29(24). 2815–2820. 91 indexed citations
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Schwerdtfeger, Karsten, W. I. Steudel, Tobias Pitzen, & A. Mautes. (2004). Spinales Trauma. Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. 41(2). 71–80. 3 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, Chris Lane, Darrell Goertzen, et al.. (2003). Anterior cervical plate fixation: biomechanical effectiveness as a function of posterior element injury. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 99(1). 84–90. 38 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2002). Screw fixation to the posterior cortical shell does not influence peak torque and pullout in anterior cervical plating. European Spine Journal. 11(5). 494–499. 27 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2002). The effect of posterior instrumentation following PLIF with BAK cages is most pronounced in weak bone.. Acta Neurochirurgica. 144(2). 121–128. 14 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2002). Initial stability of cervical spine fixation: predictive value of a finite element model. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine. 97(1). 128–134. 15 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2000). Motion of threaded cages in posterior lumbar interbody fusion. European Spine Journal. 9(6). 571–576. 19 indexed citations
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Pitzen, Tobias, et al.. (2000). Der Einfluss der Spongiosadichte auf das Load-Sharing der Lendenwirbelsäule. Eine Finite-Elemente-Analyse. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete. 138(1). 17–21. 3 indexed citations

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