2026 David L. Helfet: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	88	13334	12549	6782	6272	510	23643

David L. Helfet publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David L. Helfet sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 510 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David L. Helfet 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 David L. Helfet sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David L. Helfet is affiliated with the Hospital for Special Surgery in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a strong emphasis on surgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine. The subfields of study related to their work include surgery, epidemiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, biomedical engineering, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their main topics of research encompass multiple areas within orthopedics and related disciplines, including:

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Bone fractures and treatments
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
Sports injuries and prevention
Hip disorders and treatments

David L. Helfet has contributed to several scientific publications, particularly in journals related to orthopedics and trauma. Frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
The Bone & Joint Journal
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
The Knee
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Notable recent papers with Helfet's involvement are:

The effects of dual plating on the vascularity of the distal femur, 2020, The Bone & Joint Journal
Assessment of malreduction standards for the syndesmosis in bilateral CT scans of uninjured ankles, 2020, The Bone & Joint Journal
Periprosthetic Femur Fractures After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Does the Mode of Failure Correlate With Classification?, 2021, The Journal of Arthroplasty
Increased Vascularity in the Neonatal versus Adult Meniscus: Evaluation with Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2020, Cartilage
Surgical outcomes of dual-plate fixation for periprosthetic femur fractures around a stable hip arthroplasty stem, 2021, Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Collaborations play a notable role in Helfet's research. Frequent co-authors associated with their work include:

Craig E. Klinger
Jonathan P. Dyke
David S. Wellman
Naomi E. Gadinsky
Kenneth M. Lin

Best Publications

The importance of medial support in locked plating of proximal humerus fractures.

Michael J Gardner;Yoram Weil;Joseph U Barker;Bryan T Kelly

858
Citations
Objective criteria accurately predict amputation following lower extremity trauma.

Kaj Johansen;Michael Daines;Thomas Howey;David Helfet

637
Citations
Malreduction of the tibiofibular syndesmosis in ankle fractures.

Michael J. Gardner;Demetris Demetrakopoulos;Stephen M. Briggs;David L. Helfet

598
Citations
Limb salvage versus amputation. Preliminary results of the Mangled Extremity Severity Score.

D L Helfet;T Howey;R Sanders;K Johansen

504
Citations
Effect of Impact Load on Articular Cartilage: Cell Metabolism and Viability, and Matrix Water Content

P. A. Torzilli;R. Grigiene;J. Borrelli;D. L. Helfet

409
Citations
First clinical results of the Locking Compression Plate (LCP)

Christoph Sommer;Emanuel Gautier;Matthias Müller;David L. Helfet

378
Citations
The incidence of soft tissue injury in operative tibial plateau fractures : a magnetic resonance imaging analysis of 103 patients

Michael J Gardner;Shahan Yacoubian;David Geller;Michael Suk

360
Citations
Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of distal fractures of the tibia.

David L. Helfet;Paul Y. Shonnard;David Levine;Joseph Borrelli

346
Citations
Indirect Medial Reduction and Strut Support of Proximal Humerus Fractures Using an Endosteal Implant

Michael J Gardner;Sreevathsa Boraiah;David L Helfet;Dean G Lorich

283
Citations
Posterior malleolar stabilization of syndesmotic injuries is equivalent to screw fixation.

Anna N. Miller;Eben A. Carroll;Robert J. Parker;David L. Helfet

281
Citations
Double-plating of comminuted, unstable fractures of the distal part of the femur.

R Sanders;M Swiontkowski;H Rosen;D Helfet

271
Citations
Ballistics and gunshot wounds: effects on musculoskeletal tissues.

Craig S. Bartlett;David L. Helfet;Michael R. Hausman;Elton Strauss

267
Citations
Stabilization of acetabular fractures in elderly patients.

D L Helfet;J Borrelli;T DiPasquale;R Sanders

266
Citations
Bicondylar intraarticular fractures of the distal humerus in adults

David L. Helfet;Gregory J. Schmeling

246
Citations
Locking compression plates for osteoporotic nonunions of the diaphyseal humerus.

David Ring;Peter Kloen;Peter Kloen;John Kadzielski;David Helfet

244
Citations
Radiographic measurements do not predict syndesmotic injury in ankle fractures: an MRI study.

Jason H Nielson;Michael J Gardner;Margaret G E Peterson;Julian G Sallis

244
Citations
Intraarticular "pilon" fracture of the tibia

David L. Helfet;Kenneth Koval;James Pappas;Roy W. Sanders

242
Citations
Internal fixation of the distal humerus: a biomechanical comparison of methods.

David L. Helfet;Robert N. Hotchkiss

230
Citations
Direct visualization for syndesmotic stabilization of ankle fractures

Anna N. Miller;Eben A. Carroll;Robert J. Parker;Sreevathsa Boraiah

230
Citations
Open reduction and internal fixation of delayed unions and nonunions of fractures of the distal part of the humerus.

David L Helfet;Peter Kloen;Neel Anand;Howard S Rosen

223
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Hollis G. Potter Hospital for Special Surgery

Joseph M. Lane Hospital for Special Surgery

Kenneth J. Koval New York University

Jesse B. Jupiter Harvard University

David Ring The University of Texas at Austin

Thomas P. Sculco Hospital for Special Surgery

Scott A. Rodeo Hospital for Special Surgery

Mohit Bhandari McMaster University

Bryan T. Kelly Hospital for Special Surgery

Marie-José Goumans Leiden University Medical Center

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