William G. Clancy

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
72 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

William G. Clancy is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, William G. Clancy has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Surgery, 30 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in William G. Clancy's work include Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (41 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (26 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (18 papers). William G. Clancy is often cited by papers focused on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques (41 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (26 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (18 papers). William G. Clancy collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. William G. Clancy's co-authors include Rajesh G. Narechania, Bruce Reider, T. D. Rosenberg, E. Lyle Cain, James S. Keene, Dewey A. Nelson, Thomas Lange, Robert L. Brand, Mark L. Purnell and Andrew I. Larson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William G. Clancy

71 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction i... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 1982 1983 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in rhesus monkeys.
    1981 513 citations William G. Clancy et al. profile →
  2. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using one-third of the patellar ligament, augmented by extra-articular tendon transfers.
    1982 452 citations William G. Clancy et al. profile →
  3. Treatment of knee joint instability secondary to rupture of the posterior cruciate ligament. Report of a new procedure.
    1983 348 citations William G. Clancy, K. Donald Shelbourne et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William G. Clancy United States 28 3.5k 2.3k 617 320 313 72 3.9k
Arthur C. Rettig United States 31 2.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 609 1.0× 424 1.3× 111 0.4× 75 3.4k
Kenneth E. DeHaven United States 28 2.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 778 1.3× 233 0.7× 182 0.6× 65 3.6k
David Drez United States 29 1.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 547 0.9× 425 1.3× 110 0.4× 68 2.5k
Gilbert Moatshe United States 39 4.2k 1.2× 1.8k 0.8× 571 0.9× 547 1.7× 274 0.9× 168 4.7k
Jon K. Sekiya United States 43 5.3k 1.5× 1.5k 0.6× 470 0.8× 1.3k 4.1× 154 0.5× 141 5.4k
Jack C. Hughston United States 33 4.1k 1.2× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 2.4× 459 1.4× 248 0.8× 62 5.1k
Claude E. Nichols United States 19 2.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 521 0.8× 171 0.5× 125 0.4× 24 2.2k
Frank H. Bassett United States 26 1.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 527 0.9× 283 0.9× 42 0.1× 53 2.5k
Bertram Zarins United States 31 3.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 508 0.8× 1.6k 4.9× 100 0.3× 70 3.9k
Orrin H. Sherman United States 28 2.0k 0.6× 922 0.4× 360 0.6× 386 1.2× 120 0.4× 64 2.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cain, E. Lyle & William G. Clancy. (2002). Anatomic endoscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patella tendon autograft. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 33(4). 717–725. 63 indexed citations
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Cain, E. Lyle & William G. Clancy. (2001). TREATMENT ALGORITHM FOR OSTEOCHONDRAL INJURIES OF THE KNEE. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 20(2). 321–342. 110 indexed citations
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Shelbourne, K. Donald, et al.. (1999). Rehabilitation Program for Both Knees When the Contralateral Autogenous Patellar Tendon Graft Is Used for Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Study. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 29(3). 144–159. 25 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G., et al.. (1998). Clinical Classification of Patellofemoral Pain and Dysfunction. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 28(5). 299–306. 75 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G.. (1997). Anatomic Endoscopic ACL Reconstruction With Autogenous Patellar Tendon Graft. Orthopedics. 20(5). 397–400. 6 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G., et al.. (1994). Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction With Patellar Tendon Autograft. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 13(3). 561–570. 19 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Michael & William G. Clancy. (1994). Alabama Sports Medicine Experience with Isolated and Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 13(3). 545–552. 16 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G., et al.. (1994). Combined Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 13(3). 629–647. 92 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G., et al.. (1993). FUNCTIONAL KNEE BRACES. Orthopedics. 16(2). 171–176. 7 indexed citations
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Wilk, Kevin E., et al.. (1991). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation: A Six-Month Followup of Isokinetic Testing in Recreational Athletes. Isokinetics and Exercise Science. 1(1). 36–43. 20 indexed citations
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Gersoff, Wayne & William G. Clancy. (1988). Diagnosis of Acute and Chronic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. Clinics in Sports Medicine. 7(4). 727–738. 21 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G.. (1988). Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patellar tendon. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2(4). 13–22. 27 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G., et al.. (1988). Semimembranosus tendinitis: An overlooked cause of medial knee pain. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 16(4). 347–351. 15 indexed citations
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Graf, Ben K. & William G. Clancy. (1987). Motorized arthroscopic instruments: A review. Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 3(3). 199–204. 5 indexed citations
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Lange, Richard H., William D. Engber, & William G. Clancy. (1986). Expanding Applications for the Herbert Scaphoid Screw. Orthopedics. 9(10). 1393–1397. 12 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G.. (1985). Intra-articular Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 16(2). 181–189. 95 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G.. (1983). Knee ligamentous injury in sports. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 15(1). 9???14–9???14. 20 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G.. (1983). Anterior Cruciate Ligament Functional Instability. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 172(172). 102–106. 37 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G.. (1979). Shoulder problems in overhead-overuse sports. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 7(2). 138–139. 13 indexed citations
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Clancy, William G.. (1979). Low back pain in athletes. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 7(6). 361–361. 11 indexed citations

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