William Kirkpatrick

811 total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 615 citations indexed

About

William Kirkpatrick is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, William Kirkpatrick has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 615 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Surgery, 13 papers in Rehabilitation and 9 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in William Kirkpatrick's work include Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (19 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (13 papers) and Peripheral Nerve Disorders (7 papers). William Kirkpatrick is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (19 papers), Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment (13 papers) and Peripheral Nerve Disorders (7 papers). William Kirkpatrick collaborates with scholars based in United States. William Kirkpatrick's co-authors include Jack Abboudi, Christopher M. Jones, Asif M. Ilyas, Mark L. Wang, Frederic Liss, Charles F. Leinberry, Jonas L. Matzon, Nayoung Kim, Kevin Lutsky and Mitchell Maltenfort and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and American Journal of Roentgenology.

In The Last Decade

William Kirkpatrick

28 papers receiving 589 citations

Hit Papers

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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. A Prospective Evaluation of Opioid Utilization After Upper-Extremity Surgical Procedures: Identifying Consumption Patterns and Determining Prescribing Guidelines
    2016 282 citations Nayoung Kim, Jonas L. Matzon et al. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Kirkpatrick United States 12 539 286 170 143 69 29 615
Frederic Liss United States 10 460 0.9× 275 1.0× 164 1.0× 71 0.5× 76 1.1× 32 546
Jeffrey Rodgers United States 6 403 0.7× 290 1.0× 187 1.1× 21 0.1× 55 0.8× 8 499
Todd H. Alter United States 6 206 0.4× 87 0.3× 64 0.4× 56 0.4× 36 0.5× 13 335
William J. Warrender United States 14 833 1.5× 52 0.2× 32 0.2× 136 1.0× 74 1.1× 27 881
Alexander W. Aleem United States 16 807 1.5× 134 0.5× 71 0.4× 54 0.4× 99 1.4× 62 895
Gertraud Gradl Germany 15 465 0.9× 22 0.1× 28 0.2× 180 1.3× 41 0.6× 32 538
A. Alan Giachino Canada 12 405 0.8× 21 0.1× 17 0.1× 114 0.8× 73 1.1× 21 510
Bhavik H. Patel United States 16 466 0.9× 68 0.2× 26 0.2× 38 0.3× 77 1.1× 40 590
Adam G. Miller United States 14 610 1.1× 70 0.2× 81 0.5× 23 0.2× 76 1.1× 18 829
Wallis T. Muhly United States 12 525 1.0× 39 0.1× 86 0.5× 12 0.1× 208 3.0× 38 638

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Kirkpatrick

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Kirkpatrick

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

All Works

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Chapman, Talia, Jack Abboudi, Christopher M. Jones, et al.. (2020). Prospective Randomized Study Examining Preoperative Opioid Counseling on Postoperative Opioid Consumption after Upper Extremity Surgery. Hand. 17(2). 200–205. 30 indexed citations
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Abboudi, Jack, Christopher M. Jones, William Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2019). Radiographic Healing and Functional Outcomes of Untreated Ulnar Styloid Fractures Following Volar Plate Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures: A Prospective Analysis. Hand. 16(3). 332–337. 5 indexed citations
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Abboudi, Jack, Christopher M. Jones, William Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2019). Prospective evaluation of sleep improvement after cubital tunnel decompression surgery. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 28(5). e144–e149. 5 indexed citations
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Abboudi, Jack, Christopher M. Jones, William Kirkpatrick, et al.. (2019). Splinting after Distal Radius Fracture Fixation: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of Postoperative Plaster Splint versus Soft Dressing. Journal of Wrist Surgery. 8(6). 452–455. 3 indexed citations
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Hozack, Bryan A., Jack Abboudi, Christopher M. Jones, et al.. (2018). Prospective Evaluation of Opioid Consumption Following Cubital Tunnel Decompression Surgery. Hand. 14(1). 42–47. 9 indexed citations
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Miller, Andrew, Christopher M. Jones, Frederic Liss, et al.. (2018). Reliability of Metacarpal Subsidence Measurements after Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthroplasty. Journal of Hand and Microsurgery. 10(1). 22–25. 9 indexed citations
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Miller, Andrew, Michael G. Livesey, Jack Abboudi, et al.. (2018). Thumb Basal Joint Arthroplasty: Prospective Comparison of Perioperative Analgesia and Opioid Consumption. Orthopedics. 41(3). e410–e415. 6 indexed citations
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Jones, Christopher M., et al.. (2017). Safe Return to Driving After Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 42(9). 700–704.e2. 12 indexed citations
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Lutsky, Kevin, Christopher M. Jones, Jack Abboudi, et al.. (2017). Incidence of Glove Perforation During Hand Surgical Procedures. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 42(10). 840.e1–840.e5. 6 indexed citations
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Tulipan, Jacob E., et al.. (2017). Open Carpal Tunnel Release Outcomes: Performed Wide Awake versus with Sedation. Journal of Hand and Microsurgery. 9(2). 74–79. 45 indexed citations
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Tulipan, Jacob E., Nayoung Kim, Jack Abboudi, et al.. (2017). Prospective Evaluation of Sleep Improvement Following Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 42(5). 390.e1–390.e6. 11 indexed citations
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Abboudi, Jack, et al.. (2017). Technique for Intramedullary Stabilization of Ulnar Neck Fractures. Hand. 13(5). 563–571. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Nayoung, Jonas L. Matzon, Jack Abboudi, et al.. (2016). A Prospective Evaluation of Opioid Utilization After Upper-Extremity Surgical Procedures: Identifying Consumption Patterns and Determining Prescribing Guidelines. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 98(20). e89–e89. 282 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abboudi, Jack, et al.. (2015). Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Bone Stimulator Treatment for Symptomatic Distal Phalangeal Shaft Fracture Nonunion. JBJS Case Connector. 5(3). e78–e78. 2 indexed citations
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Miller, Andrew, Christopher M. Jones, Frederic Liss, et al.. (2015). A Prospective Assessment of Osteoporosis Using Digital Hand X-rays. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 40(9). e28–e29.
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Kirkpatrick, William, Scott H. Kozin, & Richard L. Uhl. (1996). EARLY MOTION AFTER ARTHROPLASTY. Hand Clinics. 12(1). 73–86. 6 indexed citations
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Kirschenbaum, David, Lawrence H. Schneider, William Kirkpatrick, David C. Adams, & Ronald P. Cody. (1993). Scaphoid excision and capitolunate arthrodesis for radioscaphoid arthritis. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 18(5). 780–785. 82 indexed citations
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Kirkpatrick, William, et al.. (1993). The superficialis finger procedure. Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 3(4). 303–305. 1 indexed citations
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Rogers, Lee F., et al.. (1975). DIASTATIC RUPTURE OF THE CECUM IN OBSTRUCTING CARCINOMA OF THE LEFT COLON. American Journal of Roentgenology. 123(2). 281–286. 14 indexed citations

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