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Christian W. A. Pfirrmann

Christian W. A. Pfirrmann

University of Zurich
Switzerland

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
27153
World Ranking
16023
National Ranking
238

Christian W. A. Pfirrmann publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 321 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Christian W. A. Pfirrmann D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian W. A. Pfirrmann sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian W. A. Pfirrmann is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their primary research focus is in the field of Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies

Frequently publishing in several well-regarded journals, Christian W. A. Pfirrmann has contributed extensively to Skeletal Radiology, Investigative Radiology, European Radiology, European Journal of Radiology, and Radiology.

Recent published papers include:

  • Glossary of terms for musculoskeletal radiology, 2020, Skeletal Radiology
  • Deep convolutional neural network-based detection of meniscus tears: comparison with radiologists and surgery as standard of reference, 2020, Skeletal Radiology
  • Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection Using MRI with Metal Artifact Reduction at 1.5 T, 2020, Radiology
  • Deep Convolutional Neural Network-Based Diagnosis of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears, 2020, Investigative Radiology
  • A Randomized Trial of Intra-articular Injection Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis, 2022, Investigative Radiology

Among frequent co-authors are Reto Sutter, Andrea B. Rosskopf, Benjamin Fritz, Sandro F. Fucentese, and Christoph Germann. These collaborations reflect ongoing engagement in multi-author research projects related to orthopedics and radiology.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic resonance classification of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration.

    Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Alexander Metzdorf;Marco Zanetti;Juerg Hodler

  • Clinical outcome after structural failure of rotator cuff repairs.

    Bernhard Jost;Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Christian Gerber

  • Cam and Pincer Femoroacetabular Impingement: Characteristic MR Arthrographic Findings in 50 Patients

    Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Bernard Mengiardi;Claudio Dora;Fabian Kalberer

  • The tibial tuberosity-trochlear groove distance; a comparative study between CT and MRI scanning

    Philip B. Schoettle;Marco Zanetti;Burkart Seifert;Christian W.A. Pfirrmann

  • Painful Lumbar Disk Derangement: Relevance of Endplate Abnormalities at MR Imaging.

    Dominik Weishaupt;Marco Zanetti;Juerg Hodler;Kan Min

  • Clinical and structural outcomes of nonoperative management of massive rotator cuff tears.

    P O Zingg;B Jost;A Sukthankar;M Buhler

  • Femoral trochlear dysplasia: MR findings.

    Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Marco Zanetti;José Romero;Juerg Hodler

  • Frozen shoulder: MR arthrographic findings.

    Bernard Mengiardi;Christian W A Pfirrmann;Christian Gerber;Jürg Hodler

  • Association Between Rotator Cuff Abnormalities and Reduced Acromiohumeral Distance

    Nadja Saupe;Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Marius R. Schmid;Bernhard Jost

  • Fat Content of Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and in Asymptomatic Volunteers: Quantification with MR Spectroscopy

    Bernard Mengiardi;Marius R Schmid;Norbert Boos;Christian W A Pfirrmann

  • Abductor tendons and muscles assessed at MR imaging after total hip arthroplasty in asymptomatic and symptomatic patients.

    Christian W A Pfirrmann;Hubert P Notzli;Claudio Dora;Juerg Hodler

  • Long-term outcome after structural failure of rotator cuff repairs.

    Bernhard Jost;Matthias Zumstein;Christian W A Pfirrmann;Christian Gerber

  • Subscapularis tendon tears: detection and grading at MR arthrography.

    Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Marco Zanetti;Dominik Weishaupt;Christian Gerber

  • MR image-based grading of lumbar nerve root compromise due to disk herniation: reliability study with surgical correlation.

    Christian W A Pfirrmann;Claudio Dora;Marius R Schmid;Marco Zanetti

  • Greater Trochanter of the Hip: Attachment of the Abductor Mechanism and a Complex of Three Bursae—MR Imaging and MR Bursography in Cadavers and MR Imaging in Asymptomatic Volunteers

    Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Christine B. Chung;Nicolas H. Theumann;Debra J. Trudell

  • Measurement of glenoid version: Conventional radiographs versus computed tomography scans

    Richard W Nyffeler;Bernhard Jost;Christian W.A Pfirrmann;Christian Gerber

  • Schmorl Nodes of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine: Radiographic-Pathologic Study of Prevalence, Characterization, and Correlation with Degenerative Changes of 1,650 Spinal Levels in 100 Cadavers

    Christian W. A. Pfirrmann;Donald Resnick

  • How Useful Is the Alpha Angle for Discriminating between Symptomatic Patients with Cam-type Femoroacetabular Impingement and Asymptomatic Volunteers?

    Reto Sutter;Tobias J Dietrich;Patrick O Zingg;Christian W A Pfirrmann

  • Assessment of glenoid inclination on routine clinical radiographs and computed tomography examinations of the shoulder.

    Alexander Maurer;Sandro F. Fucentese;Christian W.A. Pfirrmann;Stephan H. Wirth

  • Painful Lumbar Disk Derangement: Relevance of Endplate Abnormalities

    Dominik Weishaupt;Marco Zanetti;Juerg Hodler;Bruno Fuchs

Frequent Co-Authors

Juerg Hodler
Juerg Hodler University of Zurich
Christian Gerber
Christian Gerber University of Zurich
Donald Resnick
Donald Resnick University of California, San Diego
Michael Leunig
Michael Leunig ETH Zurich
Burkhardt Seifert
Burkhardt Seifert University of Zurich
Peter Jüni
Peter Jüni University of Oxford
Reinhold Ganz
Reinhold Ganz University of Bern
Siegfried Trattnig
Siegfried Trattnig Medical University of Vienna
Walter P. Maksymowych
Walter P. Maksymowych University of Alberta
Alex Odermatt
Alex Odermatt University of Basel

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