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Felix Eckstein 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 Felix Eckstein sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 819 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Felix Eckstein 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 Felix Eckstein sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Felix Eckstein is affiliated with Paracelsus Medical University in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as rheumatology, surgery, biomedical engineering, orthopedics and sports medicine, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Bone and Joint Diseases
  • Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments

Eckstein has contributed extensively to the academic community with numerous publications. Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Osteoarthritis Imaging
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • Arthritis Care & Research

Notable recent papers authored by Eckstein include:

  • Long-term structural and symptomatic effects of intra-articular sprifermin in patients with knee osteoarthritis: 5-year results from the FORWARD study (2021), published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Intra-articular sprifermin reduces cartilage loss in addition to increasing cartilage gain independent of location in the femorotibial joint: post-hoc analysis of a randomised, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial (2020), published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Their research projects often involve collaboration with frequent co-authors such as:

  • W. Wirth
  • S. Maschek
  • Frank W. Roemer
  • A. Wisser
  • Ali Guermazi

Best Publications

  • Effects of Intensive Diet and Exercise on Knee Joint Loads, Inflammation, and Clinical Outcomes Among Overweight and Obese Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: The IDEA Randomized Clinical Trial

    Stephen P. Messier;Shannon L. Mihalko;Claudine Legault;Gary D. Miller

  • Estimation of distal radius failure load with micro-finite element analysis models based on three-dimensional peripheral quantitative computed tomography images.

    W Pistoia;van B Bert Rietbergen;EM Lochmüller;CA Lill

  • Articular Cartilage in the Knee: Current MR Imaging Techniques and Applications in Clinical Practice and Research

    Michel D. Crema;Frank W. Roemer;Frank W. Roemer;Monica D. Marra;Deborah Burstein

  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of articular cartilage in knee osteoarthritis (OA): morphological assessment.

    F Eckstein;Flavia Maria Cicuttini;J P Raynauld;J C Waterton

  • Non-invasive axial loading of mouse tibiae increases cortical bone formation and modifies trabecular organization: A new model to study cortical and cancellous compartments in a single loaded element

    Roberto L. De Souza;Maiko Matsuura;Felix Eckstein;Simon C.F. Rawlinson

  • Magnetic resonance imaging-based assessment of cartilage loss in severe osteoarthritis: accuracy, precision, and diagnostic value.

    R. Burgkart;C. Glaser;A. Hyhlik‐Dürr;K.‐H. Englmeier

  • Quantitative MRI of cartilage and bone: degenerative changes in osteoarthritis

    Felix Eckstein;Deborah Burstein;Thomas M. Link

  • The effects of exercise on human articular cartilage

    F. Eckstein;M. Hudelmaier;R. Putz

  • In vivo cartilage deformation after different types of activity and its dependence on physical training status

    Eckstein F;Lemberger B;Gratzke C;Hudelmaier M

  • Relationship of Meniscal Damage, Meniscal Extrusion, Malalignment, and Joint Laxity to Subsequent Cartilage Loss in Osteoarthritic Knees

    Leena Sharma;Felix Eckstein;Jing Song;Ali Guermazi

  • Double echo steady state magnetic resonance imaging of knee articular cartilage at 3 Tesla: a pilot study for the Osteoarthritis Initiative

    Felix Eckstein;Martin Hudelmaier;Wolfgang Wirth;Berthold Kiefer

  • Age-related changes in the morphology and deformational behavior of knee joint cartilage.

    M. Hudelmaier;C. Glaser;J. Hohe;K.-H. Englmeier

  • Trabecular bone tissue strains in the healthy and osteoporotic human femur.

    B Van Rietbergen;R Huiskes;F Eckstein;P Rüegsegger

  • Three-dimensional analysis of the width of the subacromial space in healthy subjects and patients with impingement syndrome.

    H Graichen;H Bonel;T Stammberger;M Haubner

  • In situ measurement of articular cartilage deformation in intact femoropatellar joints under static loading.

    C. Herberhold;S. Faber;T. Stammberger;M. Steinlechner

  • Gender differences in knee joint cartilage thickness, volume and articular surface areas: assessment with quantitative three-dimensional MR imaging.

    S. C. Faber;F. Eckstein;S. Lukasz;R. Mühlbauer

  • Glenohumeral translation during active and passive elevation of the shoulder - a 3D open-MRI study.

    Heiko Graichen;Tobias Stammberger;Harald Bonel;Karl-Hans Englmeier

  • Accuracy of Cartilage Volume and Thickness Measurements With Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Felix Eckstein;Michael Schnier;Michael Haubner;Jürgen Priebsch

  • Determination of 3D cartilage thickness data from MR imaging: Computational method and reproducibility in the living

    Tobias Stammberger;Felix Eckstein;Karl-Hans Englmeier;Maximilian Reiser

  • Quantitative assessment of cartilage status in osteoarthritis by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging: technical validation for use in analysis of cartilage volume and further morphologic parameters.

    Heiko Graichen;Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe;Thomas Vogl;Karl-Hans Englmeier

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali Guermazi
Ali Guermazi Boston University
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Frank W. Roemer
Frank W. Roemer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Thomas M. Link
Thomas M. Link University of California, San Francisco
Michael C. Nevitt
Michael C. Nevitt University of California, San Francisco
Leena Sharma
Leena Sharma Northwestern University
Maximilian F. Reiser
Maximilian F. Reiser Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Georg N. Duda
Georg N. Duda Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ernst J. Rummeny
Ernst J. Rummeny Technical University of Munich
Ralph Müller
Ralph Müller ETH Zurich

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