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Most cited papers in Bone and Joint Diseases

What are the most cited papers in Bone and Joint Diseases?

The most cited paper in Bone and Joint Diseases is "Radiological Assessment of Osteo-Arthrosis" (Jan Kellgren, John S. Lawrence, 1957), with 12,624 citations. Next come "Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures" (3,860) and "Probabilistic diffusion tractography with multiple fibre orientations: What can we gain?" (3,639).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 824 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
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1 Radiological Assessment of Osteo-Arthrosis Jan Kellgren, John S. Lawrence · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access Dec 1957 12,624
2 Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures Dennis M. Black, Steven Ron Cummings, David B. Karpf et al. · The Lancet Dec 1996 3,860
3 Probabilistic diffusion tractography with multiple fibre orientations: What can we gain? Timothy E.J. Behrens, Heidi Johansen‐Berg, Saâd Jbabdi et al. · NeuroImage Open access 28 Oct 2006 3,639
4 Diffusion tensor imaging: Concepts and applications Denis Le Bihan, Jean‐François Mangin, Cyril Poupon et al. · Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 21 Mar 2001 3,607
5 NODDI: Practical in vivo neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging of the human brain Hui Gary Zhang, Torben Schneider, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler‐Kingshott et al. · NeuroImage 30 Mar 2012 3,519
6 Osteoarthritis: A disease of the joint as an organ Richard F. Loeser, Steven R. Goldring, Carla R. Scanzello et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 5 Mar 2012 3,178
7 Characterization and propagation of uncertainty in diffusion‐weighted MR imaging Timothy E.J. Behrens, Mark W. Woolrich, Mark Jenkinson et al. · Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 24 Oct 2003 3,127
8 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw—2014 Update Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Thomas B. Dodson, John E Fantasia et al. · Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 5 May 2014 2,926
9 Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Brain Andrew L. Alexander, Jee Eun Lee, Mariana Lazar et al. · Neurotherapeutics Open access 27 Jun 2007 2,787
10 Dysmyelination Revealed through MRI as Increased Radial (but Unchanged Axial) Diffusion of Water Sheng‐Kwei Song, Shu‐Wei Sun, Michael J. Ramsbottom et al. · NeuroImage Nov 2002 2,628
11 White matter integrity, fiber count, and other fallacies: The do's and don'ts of diffusion MRI Derek Kenton Jones, Thomas R. Knösche, Robert Turner · NeuroImage 23 Jul 2012 2,477
12 Effects of Risedronate Treatment on Vertebral and Nonvertebral Fractures in Women With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis A Randomized Controlled Trial Steven T. Harris · JAMA 13 Oct 1999 2,459
13 Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Jeffrey Neil Katz, Kaetlyn R. Arant, Richard F. Loeser · JAMA Open access 9 Feb 2021 2,385
14 Robust determination of the fibre orientation distribution in diffusion MRI: Non-negativity constrained super-resolved spherical deconvolution J-Donald Tournier, Fernando Calamante, Alan Connelly · NeuroImage 22 Feb 2007 2,358
15 Effect of Oral Alendronate on Bone Mineral Density and the Incidence of Fractures in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Uri A. Liberman, Stuart R. Weiss, Johann Bröll et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 30 Nov 1995 2,304
16 Head and Neck Cancer Everett E. Vokes, Ralph R. Weichselbaum, Scott Michael Lippman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 21 Jan 1993 2,223
17 Degenerative disk disease: assessment of changes in vertebral body marrow with MR imaging. Michael T. Modic, P M Steinberg, Jeffrey S. Ross et al. · Radiology 1988 2,081
18 Patients with Prior Fractures Have an Increased Risk of Future Fractures: A Summary of the Literature and Statistical Synthesis Carolyn M. Klotzbuecher, Philip D. Ross, Pamela B. Landsman et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Apr 2000 2,033
19 Morbidity at Bone Graft Donor Sites Edward M. Younger, Michael Wallace Chapman · Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Sep 1989 2,022
20 Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Cancer Biomarker: Consensus and Recommendations Anwar R. Padhani, Guoying Liu, Dow‐Mu Koh et al. · Neoplasia Open access Feb 2009 2,015
21 Biochemical and Metabolic Abnormalities in Articular Cartilage from Osteo-Arthritic Human Hips Henry J. Mankin, HOWARD DORFMAN, Louis Lippiello et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Apr 1971 1,972
22 The Recent Prevalence of Osteoporosis and Low Bone Mass in the United States Based on Bone Mineral Density at the Femoral Neck or Lumbar Spine Nicole C. Wright, Anne C. Looker, Kenneth G. Saag et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Open access 26 Apr 2014 1,830
23 Therapeutic Approaches to Bone Diseases Gideon A. Rodan, Thomas John Martin · Science Sep 2000 1,774
24 Inhibition of osteoblastogenesis and promotion of apoptosis of osteoblasts and osteocytes by glucocorticoids. Potential mechanisms of their deleterious effects on bone. Robert S. Weinstein, R L Jilka, A. MICHAEL PARFITT et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Jul 1998 1,765
25 HETEROTOPIC TRANSPLANTS OF BONE MARROW A. J. Friedenstein, K. V. Petrakova, ALEXANDRA IVANOVNA KUROLESOVA et al. · Transplantation Mar 1968 1,709
26 Direct estimation of the fiber orientation density function from diffusion-weighted MRI data using spherical deconvolution Jacques‐Donald Tournier, Fernando Calamante, David G. Gadian et al. · NeuroImage 30 Sep 2004 1,704
27 Bisphosphonates: Mechanism of Action and Role in Clinical Practice Matthew T. Drake, Bart Lyman Clarke, Sundeep Khosla · Mayo Clinic Proceedings Open access Sep 2008 1,648
28 Multi-tissue constrained spherical deconvolution for improved analysis of multi-shell diffusion MRI data Ben Jeurissen, Jacques‐Donald Tournier, Thijs Dhollander et al. · NeuroImage 7 Aug 2014 1,638
29 HLA expression and immunologic propertiesof differentiated and undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells Katarina Le Blanc, Charlotte Tammik, Kerstin Rosendahl et al. · Experimental Hematology Open access Oct 2003 1,623
30 The Etiology of Osteoarthritis of the Hip Reinhold Ganz, Michael Leunig, Katharina Leunig-Ganz et al. · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Open access 24 Jan 2008 1,594
31 Looking into the functional architecture of the brain with diffusion MRI Denis Le Bihan · Nature reviews. Neuroscience Review 30 May 2003 1,588
32 Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)-based White Matter Mapping in Brain Research: A Review Yaniv Assaf, Ofer Pasternak · Journal of Molecular Neuroscience 26 Sep 2007 1,577
33 Romosozumab or Alendronate for Fracture Prevention in Women with Osteoporosis Kenneth G. Saag, JEFFREY E. PETERSEN, Maria Luisa Brandi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Sep 2017 1,528
34 Diffusion‐tensor MRI: theory, experimental design and data analysis – a technical review Peter J. Basser, Derek Kenton Jones · NMR in Biomedicine Open access Nov 2002 1,492
35 TNF-α induces osteoclastogenesis by direct stimulation of macrophages exposed to permissive levels of RANK ligand Jonathan G. T. Lam, Sunao Takeshita, Jane E. Barker et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Dec 2000 1,442
36 Preliminary criteria for the classification of the acute arthritis of primary gout Stanley L. Wallace, Harry Robinson, Alfonse T. Masi et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Apr 1977 1,441
37 Leptin-Receptor-Expressing Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Represent the Main Source of Bone Formed by Adult Bone Marrow Bo O. Zhou, Rui Yue, Malea M. Murphy et al. · Cell stem cell Open access 19 Jun 2014 1,440
38 Severely Suppressed Bone Turnover: A Potential Complication of Alendronate Therapy Clarita V. Odvina, Joseph E. Zerwekh, D. Sudhaker Rao et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Mar 2005 1,433
39 Mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis inducing T-cell anergy Emanuela Zappia, Simona Casazza, Enrico Pedemonte et al. · Blood Open access 19 May 2005 1,432
40 Perspective how many women have osteoporosis? Lee J. Melton, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Cyrus Cooper et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Sep 1992 1,414
41 Effects of Continuing or Stopping Alendronate After 5 Years of Treatment Dennis M. Black, Ann V. Schwartz, Kristine E. Ensrud et al. · JAMA 26 Dec 2006 1,406
42 Diagnosis and Management of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Systematic Review and International Consensus Aliya Aziz Khan et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Review 21 Nov 2014 1,374
43 Ten Years' Experience with Alendronate for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women Henry G. Bone, David J. Hosking, Jean‐Pierre Devogelaer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 17 Mar 2004 1,353
44 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Position Paper on Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—2009 Update Salvatore L. Ruggiero, Thomas B. Dodson, Leon A. Assael et al. · Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 15 Apr 2009 1,331
45 Inflammation, fracture and bone repair Florence Loi, Luis A. Córdova, Jukka Pajarinen et al. · Bone Open access 2 Mar 2016 1,308
46 Characterization of cells with osteogenic potential from human marrow Stephen E. Haynesworth, JUN GOSHIMA, Valentin Goldberg et al. · Bone 1992 1,297
47 Alendronate for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Kenneth G. Saag et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Jul 1998 1,275
48 A Novel Classification System for Spinal Instability in Neoplastic Disease Charles G. Fisher et al. · Spine 21 Jun 2010 1,269
49 Use of Oral Corticosteroids and Risk of Fractures Tjeerd Pieter van Staa, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, Lucien Abenhaim et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Jun 2000 1,267
50 Effects of Oral Ibandronate Administered Daily or Intermittently on Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Charles H. Chesnut, Arne Skag, Claus Christiansen et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Open access Aug 2004 1,232

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