Alain Schoepfer

24.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
273 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Alain Schoepfer is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Schoepfer has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Surgery, 101 papers in Epidemiology and 99 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Alain Schoepfer's work include Eosinophilic Esophagitis (132 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (97 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (85 papers). Alain Schoepfer is often cited by papers focused on Eosinophilic Esophagitis (132 papers), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (97 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (85 papers). Alain Schoepfer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Canada. Alain Schoepfer's co-authors include Alex Straumann, Stephan R. Vavricka, Ekaterina Safroneeva, Frank Seibold, Hans‐Uwe Simon, Gerhard Rogler, Christian Bussmann, Christoph Beglinger, Michael Trummler and Valérie Pittet and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Alain Schoepfer

250 papers receiving 9.4k citations

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Delay in Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Increases Risk for Stricture Formation in a Time-Dependent Manner

2013 543 citations Alain Schoepfer, Ekaterina Safroneeva et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2015 515 citations Stephan R. Vavricka, Alain Schoepfer et al. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Circulating Food Allergen‐Specific Antibodies, Beyond IgG4, Are Elevated in Eosinophilic Esophagitis 2025 ·Clinical & Experimental Allergy ·Manal Bel Imam, (unknown), (unknown), Lacin Cevhertas, Patrick Westermann, Lotte Bach Larsen, Nina Aagaard Poulsen, Mübeccel Akdiş, (unknown), (unknown), Alex Straumann, Alain Schoepfer, Luc Biedermann, Willem van de Veen, (unknown)	1
2	Long-Term Outcome of Surgery for Perianal Crohn’s Fistula 2024 ·Medicina ·M. W. Schaad, Alain Schoepfer, Jean‐Benoît Rossel, (unknown), Gerhard Rogler, Dieter Hahnloser	2
3	Endoscopic Features of Eosinophilic Esophagitis 2024 ·Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America ·Alain Schoepfer, Ekaterina Safroneeva, Kathryn A. Peterson	2
4	Sa1292 REAL-LIFE EFFECTIVENESS OF SWALLOWED TOPICAL STEROIDS, PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS, AND ELIMINATION DIETS: RESULTS FROM THE SWISS EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS COHORT STUDY 2024 ·Gastroenterology ·Ekaterina Safroneeva, Jean‐Benoît Rossel, Catherine Saner, Luc Biedermann, (unknown), Thomas Greuter, (unknown), Emanuel Burri, Alex Straumann, Alain Schoepfer	0
5	Novel transcriptomic panel identifies histologically active eosinophilic oesophagitis 2024 ·Gut ·(unknown), Yasser Morsy, Céline Mamie, Alain Schoepfer, Catherine Saner, Luc Biedermann, Alex Straumann, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Scharl, Marcin Wawrzyniak	3
6	Sa1261 ELEVATED MUCOSAL ALTERATIONS (EMA) – A NOVEL ENDOSCOPIC SIGN OF EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS (EOE) 2024 ·Gastroenterology ·(unknown), Luc Biedermann, Thomas Greuter, Alain Schoepfer, Christoph Schlag, Simon Nennstiel, Fritz Ruprecht Murray, Alex Straumann	0
7	Sa1283 MAINTENANCE TREATMENT WITH ORODISPERSIBLE BUDESONIDE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN BONE BIOMARKERS IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS (EOE): RESULTS FROM A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED, 48-WEEK TRIAL (STUDY BUL-2/EER). 2024 ·Gastroenterology ·Alfredo J. Lucendo, Stephan Miehlke, Arjan Bredenoord, Alain Schoepfer, Stephen Attwood, Luc Biedermann, Ralph Müeller, (unknown), Alex Straumann	0
8	Swiss expert opinion: current approaches in faecal microbiota transplantation in daily practice 2023 ·Swiss Medical Weekly ·(unknown), Christoph Matter, Emanuel Burri, Tatiana Galpérine, Petr Hrúz, Pascal Juillerat, Alain Schoepfer, Stephan R. Vavricka, (unknown), (unknown), Frank Seibold	0
9	Eosinophilic Esophagitis beyond Eosinophils – an Emerging Phenomenon Overlapping with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA) Update 2023 2023 ·International Archives of Allergy and Immunology ·(unknown), Alex Straumann, (unknown), Alain Schoepfer, Thomas Greuter	4
10	Diagnostic Delay in Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Has Not Changed Since the First Description 30 Years Ago: Diagnostic Delay in Eosinophilic Esophagitis 2022 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Fritz Ruprecht Murray, (unknown), Thomas Greuter, Simon Nennstiel, Ekaterina Safroneeva, Catherine Saner, (unknown), Christoph Schlag, Alain Schoepfer, Philipp Schreiner, Alex Straumann, Luc Biedermann	37
11	Gastrointestinal quality of life before and short- and long-term after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for severe obesity 2021 ·Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases ·(unknown), Alain Schoepfer, Michel Suter	3
12	Iron Formulations for the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Switzerland 2020 ·Advances in Therapy ·A Aksan, Alain Schoepfer, Pascal Juillerat, Stephan R. Vavricka, (unknown), Antonio Ramírez de Arellano, (unknown), (unknown), William J. Valentine, Barnaby Hunt	15
13	Treatment Algorithm for Mild and Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis: An Update 2020 ·Digestion ·Emanuel Burri, Michel H. Maillard, Alain Schoepfer, Frank Seibold, Gert Van Assche, Pauline Rivière, David Laharie, Markus G. Manz, (unknown)	91
14	Prevalence and Risk Factors for Therapy Escalation in Ulcerative Colitis in the Swiss IBD Cohort Study 2015 ·Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ·Ekaterina Safroneeva, Stephan R. Vavricka, Nicolas Fournier, Alex Straumann, Gerhard Rogler, Alain Schoepfer	13
15	Chronological Order of Appearance of Extraintestinal Manifestations Relative to the Time of IBD Diagnosis in the Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort 2015 ·Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ·Stephan R. Vavricka, Gerhard Rogler, (unknown), Muriel Spoerri, (unknown), Alexander A. Navarini, Lars E. French, Ekaterina Safroneeva, Nicolas Fournier, Alex Straumann, Florian Froehlich, Michael Fried, Pierre Michetti, Frank Seibold, Péter L. Lakatos, Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet, Alain Schoepfer	188
16	Addressing current treatment challenges in Crohn's disease in real life: A physician's survey 2014 ·Digestive and Liver Disease ·Stephan R. Vavricka, (unknown), Christine N. Manser, Pascal Frei, Emanuel Burri, Michael Fried, Alain Schoepfer, Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet, Pierre Michetti, Gerhard Rogler, Luc Biedermann	3
17	Update on basic and clinical aspects of eosinophilic oesophagitis 2014 ·Gut ·Alex Straumann, Alain Schoepfer	23
18	Concept for a rapid point-of-care calprotectin diagnostic test for diagnosis and disease activity monitoring in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Expert clinical opinion 2013 ·Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ·Gerhard Rogler, Xavier Aldeguer, Wolfgang Kruis, Anders Lasson, U. Mittmann, Kenneth Nally, Laurent Peyrin‐Biroulet, Alain Schoepfer, Morten Vatn, Stephan R. Vavricka, Robert Logan	45
19	Efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol induction therapy in an unselected Crohnʼs disease population 2009 ·Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ·Alain Schoepfer, Stephan R. Vavricka, Janek Binek, Christian Felley, Martin Geyer, Markus G. Manz, Gerhard Rogler, Philippe de Saussure, Bernhard Sauter, Frank Seibold, Alex Straumann, Pierre Michetti	22
20	Partial overlap of anti-mycobacterial, and anti- Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies in Crohn's disease 2008 ·World Journal of Gastroenterology ·Stefan Müller, Thomas Schaffer, Alain Schoepfer, (unknown), Thomas Bodmer, Frank Seibold	8

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