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Lutz Claes 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 Lutz Claes sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 557 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lutz Claes 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 Lutz Claes sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Overview

Lutz Claes is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and has a research focus in the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Surgery, Epidemiology, and Rehabilitation. Their scholarly work primarily addresses issues related to bone fractures and treatments, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, and orthopedic infections and treatments.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Bone fractures and treatments
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
  • Hip disorders and treatments

Their recent publications demonstrate engagement with both clinical and material sciences aspects of orthopaedics. Selected recent papers include:

  • Improvement of clinical fracture healing - What can be learned from mechano-biological research?, 2020, Journal of Biomechanics
  • A1-b2 - Phononic crystallography of fibre-reinforced polymers using broadband acoustic waves, 2025, Lectures

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Claes include Michael M. Morlock, Ralf Decking, Reinhard Putz, Ulrich Simon, and Hubert P. Nötzli. These collaborative works touch on various facets of biomechanics and orthopaedic research.

Claes has contributed to book literature as well, with a publication titled Mechanobiology of Fracture Healing released in 2022 by Springer International Publishing.

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Lectures

Claes was recognized as a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 2008, an award reflecting involvement in this interdisciplinary scientific community.

Best Publications

  • New in vivo measurements of pressures in the intervertebral disc in daily life.

    Hans–Joachim Wilke;Peter Neef;Marco Caimi;Thomas Hoogland

  • Fracture healing under healthy and inflammatory conditions

    Lutz Claes;Stefan Recknagel;Anita Ignatius

  • Magnitudes of local stress and strain along bony surfaces predict the course and type of fracture healing

    L.E Claes;C.A Heigele

  • Testing criteria for spinal implants: recommendations for the standardization of in vitro stability testing of spinal implants

    H.-J. Wilke;K. Wenger;L. Claes

  • Dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine and its effects on adjacent segments: an in vitro experiment.

    W Schmoelz;J F Huber;T Nydegger;Dipl-Ing

  • Stability increase of the lumbar spine with different muscle groups. A biomechanical in vitro study.

    Hans-Joachim Wilke;Steffen Wolf;Lutz E. Claes;Markus Arand

  • Influence of size and stability of the osteotomy gap on the success of fracture healing

    Lutz Claes;Peter Augat;Gebhard Suger;Hans-Joachim Wilke

  • Musculo-skeletal loading conditions at the hip during walking and stair climbing.

    M.O Heller;G Bergmann;G Deuretzbacher;L Dürselen

  • Intradiscal pressure together with anthropometric data--a data set for the validation of models.

    Hans-Joachim Wilke;Peter Neef;Barbara Hinz;Helmut Seidel

  • Are sheep spines a valid biomechanical model for human spines

    Hans-Joachim Wilke;Annette Kettler;Lutz E. Claes

  • Determination of muscle loading at the hip joint for use in pre-clinical testing.

    Markus Heller;Georg Bergmann;Jean-Pierre Kassi;Lutz Claes

  • Shear movement at the fracture site delays healing in a diaphyseal fracture model.

    Peter Augat;Johannes Burger;Sandra Schorlemmer;Thomas Henke

  • Anatomy of the sheep spine and its comparison to the human spine.

    Hans-Joachim Wilke;Annette Kettler;Karl Howard Wenger;Lutz Eberhardt Claes

  • Influence of muscle forces on femoral strain distribution

    Georg N. Duda;Markus Heller;Juergen Albinger;Olaf Schulz

  • Application of a new calibration method for a three-dimensional finite element model of a human lumbar annulus fibrosus.

    Hendrik Schmidt;Frank Heuer;Ulrich Simon;Annette Kettler

  • Prediction of fracture load at different skeletal sites by geometric properties of the cortical shell

    P. Augat;H. Reeb;L. E. Claes

  • Mechanics and mechano-biology of fracture healing in normal and osteoporotic bone

    Peter Augat;Ulrich Simon;Astrid Liedert;Lutz Claes

  • Posterior atlantoaxial fixation: biomechanical in vitro comparison of six different techniques.

    Marcus Richter;René Schmidt;Lutz Claes;Wolfhart Puhl

  • The effect of mechanical stability on local vascularization and tissue differentiation in callus healing

    Lutz Claes;Kerstin Eckert-Hübner;Peter Augat

  • The enhancement of bone regeneration by ultrasound

    Lutz Claes;Bettina Willie

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Wilke
Hans-Joachim Wilke University of Ulm
Peter Augat
Peter Augat Paracelsus Medical University
Georg N. Duda
Georg N. Duda Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Markus Huber-Lang
Markus Huber-Lang University of Ulm
Hendrik Schmidt
Hendrik Schmidt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Georg Bergmann
Georg Bergmann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Antonius Rohlmann
Antonius Rohlmann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael Amling
Michael Amling Universität Hamburg
M.D. Menger
M.D. Menger Saarland University

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