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Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra

Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
115
Citations
59591
World Ranking
705
National Ranking
24

Medicine

D-Index
121
Citations
62668
World Ranking
3570
National Ranking
136

Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra 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 Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 898 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra 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 Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 121 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Surgery, Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pharmacology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several interrelated research topics, including:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Sports injuries and prevention

Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra has published extensively in a variety of academic journals. Frequently used publication venues include:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • BMJ Open

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this scientist include:

  • J. Runhaar
  • Marienke van Middelkoop
  • D. Schiphof
  • Patrick Bindels
  • Joyce B. J. van Meurs

Notable recent publications by Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra include the following papers:

  • Osteoarthritis, 2025, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Early surgical reconstruction versus rehabilitation with elective delayed reconstruction for patients with anterior cruciate ligament rupture: COMPARE randomised controlled trial, 2021, BMJ
  • Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections vs Placebo on Ankle Symptoms and Function in Patients With Ankle Osteoarthritis, 2021, JAMA
  • Post-covid medical complaints following infection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vs Delta variants, 2022, Nature Communications
  • A lifespan approach to osteoarthritis prevention, 2021, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Best Publications

  • OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines

    W Zhang;R W Moskowitz;G Nuki;S Abramson

  • OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis

    Timothy McAlindon;Raveendhara Bannuru;Matthew Sullivan;Nigel Arden

  • OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and polyarticular osteoarthritis

    Raveendhara Bannuru;M. C. Osani;E. E. Vaysbrot;Nigel Arden;Nigel Arden

  • Incidence and determinants of lower extremity running injuries in long distance runners: A systematic review

    R N van Gent;D Siem;M van Middelkoop;A G van Os

  • OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: part III: Changes in evidence following systematic cumulative update of research published through January 2009

    W Zhang;G Nuki;R W Moskowitz;S Abramson

  • Platelet-rich plasma injection for chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a randomized controlled trial.

    Robert J. de Vos;Adam Weir;Hans T. M. van Schie;Sita M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra

  • EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis

    W Zhang;M Doherty;G Peat;S Ma Bierma-Zeinstra

  • Association between valgus and varus alignment and the development and progression of radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee.

    G. M. Brouwer;A. W. Van Tol;A. P. Bergink;J. N. Belo

  • OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, part I: critical appraisal of existing treatment guidelines and systematic review of current research evidence.

    W Zhang;R W Moskowitz;G Nuki;S Abramson

  • What Is the Clinical Course of Acute Ankle Sprains? A Systematic Literature Review

    Rogier M. van Rijn;Anton G. van Os;Roos M.D. Bernsen;Pim A. Luijsterburg

  • Mutations in SMAD3 cause a syndromic form of aortic aneurysms and dissections with early-onset osteoarthritis

    Ingrid M B H van de Laar;Rogier A Oldenburg;Gerard Pals;Jolien W Roos-Hesselink

  • Body mass index associated with onset and progression of osteoarthritis of the knee but not of the hip. The Rotterdam Study

    M Reijman;H A P Pols;A P Bergink;J M W Hazes

  • Prevalence and pattern of radiographic hand osteoarthritis and association with pain and disability (the Rotterdam study)

    Saeede Dahaghin;Sita Ma Bierma-Zeinstra;AZ Ginai;Hap Pols

  • The association between lumbar disc degeneration and low back pain: the influence of age, gender, and individual radiographic features.

    Evelien I. T. de Schepper;Jurgen Damen;Joyce B. J. van Meurs;Abida Z. Ginai

  • Psychological Factors Affecting the Outcome of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review

    Maaike M. Vissers;Johannes B. Bussmann;Jan A.N. Verhaar;Jan J.V. Busschbach

  • Incidence of midportion Achilles tendinopathy in the general population

    S de Jonge;C van den Berg;R J de Vos;H J L van der Heide

  • One-Year Follow-up of Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment in Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Suzan de Jonge;Robert J. de Vos;Adam Weir;Hans T. M. van Schie;Hans T. M. van Schie

  • Osteotomy for treating knee osteoarthritis

    Reinoud W Brouwer;Maarten R Huizinga;Tijs Duivenvoorden;Tom M van Raaij

  • Influence of obesity on the development of osteoarthritis of the hip: a systematic review.

    A. M. Lievense;S. M. A. Bierma‐Zeinstra;A. P. Verhagen;M. E. van Baar

  • Exercise for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

    Chung Wei Christine Lin;Deborah Taylor;Sita M A Bierma-Zeinstra;Christopher G. Maher

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart W. Koes
Bart W. Koes Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan A.N. Verhaar
Jan A.N. Verhaar Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arianne P. Verhagen
Arianne P. Verhagen University of Technology Sydney
Harrie Weinans
Harrie Weinans Utrecht University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Joyce B. J. van Meurs
Joyce B. J. van Meurs Erasmus University Rotterdam
Nigel K. Arden
Nigel K. Arden University of Oxford
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Weiya Zhang
Weiya Zhang University of Nottingham
Joost Dekker
Joost Dekker University of Amsterdam

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