2026 Joseph D. Zuckerman: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	103	7346	6902	3846	3559	666	40276

Overview

Joseph D. Zuckerman is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on surgery and epidemiology, as well as cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, and pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics related to orthopedic and musculoskeletal health. These include:

Shoulder Injury and Treatment
Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Joseph D. Zuckerman has contributed a significant number of publications in specialized journals that focus on orthopedics and related surgical fields. The most frequent publication venues include:

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (46 publications)
JSES International (18 publications)
Seminars in Arthroplasty JSES (14 publications)
Shoulder & Elbow (10 publications)
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (7 publications)

Some of the recent papers they have coauthored are:

Increased Mortality and Major Complications in Hip Fracture Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A New York City Perspective (2020), Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
Comparison of complication types and rates associated with anatomic and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (2020), Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Anterior Shoulder Instability Part I-Diagnosis, Nonoperative Management, and Bankart Repair-An International Consensus Statement (2021), Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Anterior Shoulder Instability Part II-Latarjet, Remplissage, and Glenoid Bone-Grafting-An International Consensus Statement (2021), Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Validation of a machine learning-derived clinical metric to quantify outcomes after total shoulder arthroplasty (2021), Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Frequent coauthors in Joseph D. Zuckerman's research include:

Christopher Roche
Mandeep S. Virk
Pierre-Henri Flurin
Thomas W. Wright
Ryan W. Simovitch

Best Publications

A standardized method for the assessment of shoulder function

Robin R. Richards;Kai Nan An;Louis U. Bigliani;Richard J. Friedman

2068
Citations
Instructional Course Lectures

Joseph D. Zuckerman

1267
Citations
Postoperative complications and mortality associated with operative delay in older patients who have a fracture of the hip.

Joseph D. Zuckerman;Mary Louise Skovron;Kenneth J. Koval;Gina Aharonoff

974
Citations
Impact of relational coordination on quality of care, postoperative pain and functioning, and length of stay: a nine-hospital study of surgical patients

Jody Hoffer Gittell;Kathleen M. Fairfield;Benjamin Bierbaum;William Head

895
Citations
The Neer classification system for proximal humeral fractures. An assessment of interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility.

Michael L. Sidor;Joseph D. Zuckerman;Tom Lyon;Kenneth Koval

526
Citations
Handbook Of Fractures

Kenneth A. Egol;Kenneth J. Koval;Joseph D. Zuckerman

499
Citations
Differential Injury Responses in Oral Mucosal and Cutaneous Wounds

A. M. Szpaderska;J. D. Zuckerman;Luisa A. DiPietro

467
Citations
Mortality Risk After Hip Fracture

Jeffrey Richmond;Gina B Aharonoff;Joseph D Zuckerman;Kenneth J Koval

456
Citations
Frozen shoulder: a consensus definition.

Joseph D. Zuckerman;Andrew Rokito

451
Citations
A biomechanical evaluation of the Gamma nail

Rosenblum Sf;Zuckerman Jd;Kummer Fj;Tam Bs

450
Citations
Hip fractures in the elderly: predictors of one year mortality.

Gina B. Aharonoff;Kenneth J. Koval;Mary Louise Skovron;Joseph D. Zuckerman

447
Citations
Fractures of the Proximal Part of the Femur

R. F. Kyle;M. E. Cabanela;T. A. Russell;Marc F Swiontkowski

441
Citations
Quantifying success after total shoulder arthroplasty: the minimal clinically important difference.

Ryan Simovitch;Pierre-Henri Flurin;Thomas Wright;Joseph D. Zuckerman

434
Citations
Complications about the glenohumeral joint related to the use of screws and staples.

J D Zuckerman;F A Matsen

421
Citations
Ambulatory ability after hip fracture. A prospective study in geriatric patients.

Kenneth J. Koval;Mary L. Skovron;Gina B. Aharonoff;Steve E. Meadows

408
Citations
Functional outcome after humeral head replacement for acute three- and four-part proximal humeral fractures

Robert T. Goldman;Kenneth J. Koval;Frances Cuomo;Maureen A. Gallagher

375
Citations
The reliability of analysis of intraoperative frozen sections for identifying active infection during revision hip or knee arthroplasty

Jess H. Lonner;Panna Desai;Paul E. Dicesare;German Steiner

371
Citations
Functional Outcome after Minimally Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Part of the Humerus

Kenneth J. Koval;Maureen A. Gallagher;Joseph G. Marsicano;Frances Cuomo

371
Citations
The effects of nutritional status on outcome after hip fracture.

Kenneth J. Koval;Stephen G. Maurer;Edward T. Su;Gina B. Aharonoff

369
Citations
Efficacy of injections of corticosteroids for subacromial impingement syndrome

Benjamin Blair;Andrew S. Rokito;Frances Cuomo;Kenneth Jarolem

368
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth J. Koval New York University

Kenneth A. Egol New York University

Frederick J. Kummer New York University

Michael Walsh Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Craig J. Della Valle Rush University Medical Center

Clement B. Sledge Brigham and Women's Hospital

Richard A. Friedman Columbia University

Frederick A. Matsen University of Washington

Michael R. Zalutsky Duke University

Graham J.W. King University of Western Ontario

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