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119
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45716
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3926
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Thomas M. Link 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 Thomas M. Link sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 836 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas M. Link 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 Thomas M. Link sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas M. Link is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific contributions spanning Surgery, Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The researcher's work covers multiple topics related to musculoskeletal health and disease, including:

  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Bone and Joint Diseases

Thomas M. Link has published extensively, with notable research appearing in several key venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Skeletal Radiology
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • American Journal of Roentgenology
  • European Radiology

The following recent papers reflect their research interests and scientific contributions:

  • Secondary aneurysmal bone cysts and associated primary lesions: imaging features of 49 cases, 2020, Clinical Imaging
  • Prevalence of early hip OA features on MRI in high-impact athletes. The femoroacetabular impingement and hip osteoarthritis cohort (FORCe) study, 2020, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • AI MSK clinical applications: cartilage and osteoarthritis, 2021, Skeletal Radiology
  • Determining a Threshold of Medial Meniscal Extrusion for Prediction of Knee Pain and Cartilage Damage Progression Over 4 Years: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative, 2020, American Journal of Roentgenology
  • Cam morphology is associated with MRI-defined cartilage defects and labral tears: a case-control study of 237 young adult football players with and without hip and groin pain, 2021, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

Throughout their career, Thomas M. Link has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Gabby B. Joseph
  • Sharmila Majumdar
  • Charles E. McCulloch
  • J.A. Lynch
  • Michael C. Nevitt

Best Publications

  • Long-term effect of testosterone therapy on bone mineral density in hypogonadal men

    Hermann M. Behre;Sabine Kliesch;Eckhard Leifke;Thomas M. Link

  • Pedicle screw instrumentation of the thoracic spine in idiopathic scoliosis.

    Ulf R. Liljenqvist;Henry F. H. Halm;Thomas M. Link

  • Positron emission tomography in non-small-cell lung cancer: prediction of response to chemotherapy by quantitative assessment of glucose use

    Wolfgang A. Weber;Volker Petersen;Burkhard Schmidt;Leishia Tyndale-Hines

  • Osteoarthritis: MR imaging findings in different stages of disease and correlation with clinical findings.

    Thomas M. Link;Lynne S. Steinbach;Srinka Ghosh;Michael Ries

  • Whole-body MR imaging for detection of bone metastases in children and young adults: comparison with skeletal scintigraphy and FDG PET.

    Heike E. Daldrup-Link;Christiane Franzius;Thomas M. Link;Daniela Laukamp

  • In vivo T1ρ and T2 mapping of articular cartilage in osteoarthritis of the knee using 3 T MRI

    Xiaojuan Li;C. Benjamin Ma;Thomas M. Link;Darwin-Dean Castillo

  • High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomographic Imaging of Cortical and Trabecular Bone Microarchitecture in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Andrew J. Burghardt;Ahi S. Issever;Ahi S. Issever;Ann V. Schwartz;Kevin A. Davis

  • Osteoporosis Imaging: State of the Art and Advanced Imaging

    Thomas M. Link

  • Increased cortical porosity in type 2 diabetic postmenopausal women with fragility fractures

    Janina M Patsch;Andrew J Burghardt;Samuel P Yap;Thomas Baum

  • FDG PET imaging of locally advanced gastric carcinomas: correlation with endoscopic and histopathological findings.

    Alexander Stahl;Katja Ott;Wolfgang Andreas Weber;Karen Becker

  • High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Three-Dimensional Trabecular Bone Architecture and Biomechanical Properties

    S. Majumdar;M. Kothari;P. Augat;D.C. Newitt

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

    Felix Eckstein;Deborah Burstein;Thomas M. Link

  • Prediction of response to preoperative chemotherapy in gastric carcinoma by metabolic imaging: results of a prospective trial.

    Katja Ott;Ulrich Fink;Karen Becker;Alexander Stahl

  • Radiation exposure in X-ray-based imaging techniques used in osteoporosis

    John Damilakis;Judith E. Adams;Judith E. Adams;Giuseppe Guglielmi;Thomas M. Link

  • Age- and gender-related differences in the geometric properties and biomechanical significance of intracortical porosity in the distal radius and tibia.

    Andrew J Burghardt;Galateia J Kazakia;Sweta Ramachandran;Thomas M Link

  • In Vivo High Resolution MRI of the Calcaneus: Differences in Trabecular Structure in Osteoporosis Patients

    Thomas M. Link;Thomas M. Link;Sharmila Majumdar;Peter Augat;John C. Lin

  • Bone marrow fat composition as a novel imaging biomarker in postmenopausal women with prevalent fragility fractures.

    Janina M Patsch;Xiaojuan Li;Thomas Baum;Samuel P Yap

  • Correlation of dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging with histologic tumor grade: comparison of macromolecular and small-molecular contrast media.

    H. Daldrup;D. M. Shames;M. Wendland;Y. Okuhata

  • High-resolution Computed Tomography for Clinical Imaging of Bone Microarchitecture

    Andrew J. Burghardt;Thomas M. Link;Sharmila Majumdar

  • osteoporosis imaging: State of the Art and Advanced

    Thomas M. Link

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharmila Majumdar
Sharmila Majumdar University of California, San Francisco
Charles E. McCulloch
Charles E. McCulloch University of California, San Francisco
Michael C. Nevitt
Michael C. Nevitt University of California, San Francisco
Ernst J. Rummeny
Ernst J. Rummeny Technical University of Munich
Felix Eckstein
Felix Eckstein Paracelsus Medical University
John A. Lynch
John A. Lynch University of California, San Francisco
Nancy E. Lane
Nancy E. Lane University of California, Davis
John B. Imboden
John B. Imboden University of California, San Francisco
Ying Lu
Ying Lu Stanford University
Peter Augat
Peter Augat Paracelsus Medical University

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