World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Philippe K. Zysset

Philippe K. Zysset

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
67
Citations
15073
World Ranking
1326
National Ranking
22

Philippe K. Zysset publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Philippe K. Zysset sits on this spectrum.

38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 804+

This scientist: 304 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Philippe K. Zysset D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Philippe K. Zysset sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Philippe K. Zysset is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has a research portfolio that spans medicine and engineering, with a notable focus on surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, biomedical engineering, oral surgery, and epidemiology. Their work addresses interdisciplinary areas bridging clinical and engineering approaches.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Bone tissue engineering materials
  • Dental implant techniques and outcomes
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Elasticity and material modeling
  • Bone fractures and treatments

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • Bone
  • Bone Reports
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Philippe K. Zysset are:

  • Jakob Schwiedrzik
  • П. Варга
  • Johann Michler
  • Denis Schenk
  • Kurt Lippuner

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Philippe K. Zysset provide insight into their research focus and scientific contributions:

  • Empirical relationships between bone density and ultimate strength: A literature review, 2020, Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • Microtensile properties and failure mechanisms of cortical bone at the lamellar level, 2020, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Conventional finite element models estimate the strength of metastatic human vertebrae despite alterations of the bone's tissue and structure, 2020, Bone
  • Bone Microarchitecture and Strength in Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Perspectives on the non-invasive evaluation of femoral strength in the assessment of hip fracture risk, 2020, Osteoporosis International

Best Publications

  • Elastic modulus and hardness of cortical and trabecular bone lamellae measured by nanoindentation in the human femur

    Philippe K Zysset;X Edward Guo;C Edward Hoffler;Kristin E Moore

  • Nanoindentation discriminates the elastic properties of individual human bone lamellae under dry and physiological conditions.

    Unknown

  • Biomechanics of fracture risk prediction of the hip and spine by quantitative computed tomography.

    Wilson C. Hayes;Stephen J. Piazza;Philippe K. Zysset

  • Mechanical properties of cortical bone and their relationships with age, gender, composition and microindentation properties in the elderly.

    Mohammad J. Mirzaali;J. Jakob Schwiedrzik;J. Jakob Schwiedrzik;Suwanwadee Thaiwichai;James P. Best

  • Heterogeneity of bone lamellar-level elastic moduli.

    C.E. Hoffler;K.E. Moore;K. Kozloff;P.K. Zysset

  • An application of nanoindentation technique to measure bone tissue lamellae properties

    C. Edward Hoffler;X. Edward Guo;Philippe K. Zysset;Steven A. Goldstein

  • An alternative model for anisotropic elasticity based on fabric tensors

    P.K. Zysset;A. Curnier

  • A review of morphology–elasticity relationships in human trabecular bone: theories and experiments

    Philippe K. Zysset

  • Conewise linear elastic materials

    Alain Curnier;Qi-Chang He;Philippe Zysset

  • A nonlinear QCT-based finite element model validation study for the human femur tested in two configurations in vitro

    E. Dall'Ara;B. Luisier;R. Schmidt;F. Kainberger

  • Validation of a voxel-based FE method for prediction of the uniaxial apparent modulus of human trabecular bone using macroscopic mechanical tests and nanoindentation.

    Yan Chevalier;Dieter Pahr;Helga Allmer;Mathieu Charlebois

  • QCT-based finite element models predict human vertebral strength in vitro significantly better than simulated DEXA.

    E. Dall’Ara;D. Pahr;P. Varga;F. Kainberger

  • Finite element analysis for prediction of bone strength

    Philippe K Zysset;Enrico Dall'Ara;Peter Varga;Dieter H Pahr

  • Increased bone resorption and impaired bone microarchitecture in short-term and extended high-fat diet–induced obesity

    Janina M. Patsch;Florian W. Kiefer;Peter Varga;Pamela Pail

  • In situ micropillar compression reveals superior strength and ductility but an absence of damage in lamellar bone

    Jakob Schwiedrzik;Rejin Raghavan;Alexander Bürki;Victor LeNader

  • Mechanical characterization of brushite and hydroxyapatite cements.

    Eric Charrière;S Terrazzoni;C Pittet;Philippe Mordasini

  • Bone volume fraction and fabric anisotropy are better determinants of trabecular bone stiffness than other morphological variables.

    Ghislain Bernard Maquer;Sarah N. Musy;Jasmin Wandel;Thomas Gross

  • Influence of boundary conditions on computed apparent elastic properties of cancellous bone

    Dieter H. Pahr;Philippe K. Zysset

  • Rebound-associated vertebral fractures after discontinuation of denosumab—from clinic and biomechanics

    Albrecht Popp;Philippe Zysset;Kurt Lippuner

  • Multi-axial mechanical properties of human trabecular bone

    Liliana Rincón-Kohli;Philippe K. Zysset

  • Importance of individual rods and plates in the assessment of bone quality and their contribution to bone stiffness

    Martin Stauber;Laurent Rapillard;G Harry van Lenthe;Philippe Zysset

Frequent Co-Authors

Johann Michler
Johann Michler Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Hans-Joachim Wilke
Hans-Joachim Wilke University of Ulm
Felix Eckstein
Felix Eckstein Paracelsus Medical University
Klaus Engelke
Klaus Engelke University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Mohammad J. Mirzaali
Mohammad J. Mirzaali Delft University of Technology
Pascal Laugier
Pascal Laugier Sorbonne University
Steven A. Goldstein
Steven A. Goldstein University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Guillaume Haiat
Guillaume Haiat Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in expanding their career options beyond traditional engineering and technology roles, a diverse array of online degrees are available. Many professionals choose to expand their management or leadership expertise with advanced business studies. Those seeking more flexibility can explore an online MBA no GMAT requirement, making it easier to fit graduate studies around personal and professional commitments.

Budget-conscious students may also consider some of the best online MBA under 30k programs, which deliver accredited business training at a more affordable price. For those passionate about technology’s role in communications, a bachelors in social media marketing offers skills in digital strategy, analytics, and content creation.

Alternatively, students interested in service industries and global business can pursue hospitality management courses online, preparing for dynamic careers in hotels, tourism, and event management. These varied online pathways empower engineering and technology students to customize their career journeys and expand their professional horizons.

Best Scientists Citing Philippe K. Zysset

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles