Alexander Leber

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Alexander Leber is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Leber has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 29 papers in Surgery and 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexander Leber's work include Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (63 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (28 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (27 papers). Alexander Leber is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (63 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (28 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (27 papers). Alexander Leber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Alexander Leber's co-authors include Christoph R. Becker, Andreas Knez, Alexander Becker, Maximilian F. Reiser, Franz von Ziegler, Gerhard Steinbeck, Konstantin Nikolaou, Peter Boekstegers, Bernd J. Wintersperger and Carsten Rist and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Leber

79 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Quantification of Obstructive and Nonobstructive Coronary Lesions by 64-Slice Computed Tomography

2005 873 citations Alexander Leber, Andreas Knez et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
Accuracy of 64-Slice Computed Tomography to Classify and Quantify Plaque Volumes in the Proximal Coronary System

2006 538 citations Alexander Leber, Alexander Becker et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
Accuracy of multidetector spiral computed tomography in identifying and differentiating the composition of coronary atherosclerotic plaques

2004 508 citations Alexander Leber, Andreas Knez et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Leber Germany	37	5.0k	2.7k	2.1k	2.0k	755	83	6.5k
Franz von Ziegler Germany	25	3.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	480 0.6×	51	4.5k
Tracy Q. Callister United States	38	6.7k 1.3×	2.0k 0.7×	2.9k 1.4×	4.3k 2.2×	1.3k 1.7×	70	8.9k
Brian Ghoshhajra United States	37	2.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	963 1.3×	209	4.8k
Joanne D. Schuijf Netherlands	49	7.2k 1.4×	2.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	5.1k 2.5×	1.3k 1.8×	199	9.7k
Michael Ragosta United States	35	2.8k 0.6×	906 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	542 0.7×	108	5.2k
Oliver Gaemperli Switzerland	52	6.4k 1.3×	3.2k 1.2×	2.8k 1.4×	4.4k 2.2×	3.5k 4.7×	216	11.0k
Georg Fuernau Germany	39	1.5k 0.3×	3.2k 1.2×	3.5k 1.7×	3.8k 1.9×	417 0.6×	154	6.9k
Takeshi Kondo Japan	24	3.1k 0.6×	951 0.4×	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	740 1.0×	163	4.5k
Fabian Moselewski United States	18	2.6k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	628 0.8×	22	3.4k
John J. Mahmarian United States	40	4.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	321 0.4×	153	5.6k

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Schmermund, Axel, Stephan Achenbach, Sebastian J. Buss, et al.. (2023). Update Curriculum Kardiale Computertomographie. 17(3). 186–197. 4 indexed citations

Barth, Sebastian, Mohamed Marwan, Jörg Hausleiter, et al.. (2018). Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease (CAD): diagnostic impact and clinical consequences in the German Cardiac CT Registry depending on stress test results. International journal of cardiac imaging. 35(4). 741–748. 3 indexed citations

Brenner, Christoph, Christine Adrion, Ulrich Grabmaier, et al.. (2015). Sitagliptin plus granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction: A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial of efficacy and safety (SITAGRAMI trial). International Journal of Cardiology. 205. 23–30. 18 indexed citations

Kasel, Albert Markus, Salvatore Cassese, Thomas Ischinger, et al.. (2014). A prospective, non-randomized comparison of SAPIEN XT and CoreValve implantation in two sequential cohorts of patients with severe aortic stenosis.. PubMed. 4(2). 87–99. 14 indexed citations

Leber, Alexander, Johannes Rieber, M. Lieber, et al.. (2013). MSCT guided sizing of the Edwards Sapien XT TAVI device: Impact of different degrees of oversizing on clinical outcome. International Journal of Cardiology. 168(3). 2658–2664. 27 indexed citations

Dorenkamp, Marc, Alexander Leber, Christian Sohns, et al.. (2013). Cost‐Effectiveness of Paclitaxel‐Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Patients With Drug‐Eluting Stent Restenosis. Clinical Cardiology. 36(7). 407–413. 13 indexed citations

Greif, Martin, Franz von Ziegler, Reza Wakili, et al.. (2013). Increased pericardial adipose tissue is correlated with atrial fibrillation and left atrial dilatation. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 102(8). 555–562. 41 indexed citations

Greif, Martin, Alexander Leber, Tobias Saam, et al.. (2012). Determination of Pericardial Adipose Tissue Increases the Prognostic Accuracy of Coronary Artery Calcification for Future Cardiovascular Events. Cardiology. 121(4). 220–227. 13 indexed citations

Bonaventura, Klaus, Alexander Leber, Christian Sohns, et al.. (2012). TCT-588 Cost-effectiveness of paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty for treatment of coronary restenosis in bare-metal stents. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 60(17). B171–B171. 1 indexed citations

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Bonaventura, Klaus, Alexander Leber, Christian Sohns, et al.. (2012). Cost-effectiveness of paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty and paclitaxel-eluting stent implantation for treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Clinical Research in Cardiology. 101(7). 573–584. 24 indexed citations

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Ebersberger, Ullrich, Roman Goldenberg, James R. Spears, et al.. (2012). Fully automated derivation of coronary artery calcium scores and cardiovascular risk assessment from contrast medium-enhanced coronary CT angiography studies. European Radiology. 23(3). 650–657. 19 indexed citations

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Leber, Alexander, Markus Kasel, Thomas Ischinger, et al.. (2011). Aortic valve calcium score as a predictor for outcome after TAVI using the CoreValve revalving system. International Journal of Cardiology. 166(3). 652–657. 70 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Martin, Uwe Dorwarth, Florian Straube, et al.. (2011). Cryoballoon in AF ablation: Impact of PV ovality on AF recurrence. International Journal of Cardiology. 167(1). 114–120. 46 indexed citations

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Lehrke, Michael, Martin Greif, Uli C. Broedl, et al.. (2009). MMP-1 serum levels predict coronary atherosclerosis in humans. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 8(1). 50–50. 62 indexed citations

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Rist, Carsten, Christoph R. Becker, Miles A. Kirchin, et al.. (2007). Optimization of Cardiac MSCT Contrast Injection Protocols. Academic Radiology. 15(1). 49–57. 15 indexed citations

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Johnson, Thorsten R. C., Konstantin Nikolaou, Stephanie Busch, et al.. (2007). Diagnostic Accuracy of Dual-Source Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease. Investigative Radiology. 42(10). 684–691. 124 indexed citations

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Leber, Alexander, Alexander Becker, Andreas Knez, et al.. (2006). Accuracy of 64-Slice Computed Tomography to Classify and Quantify Plaque Volumes in the Proximal Coronary System. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47(3). 672–677. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

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Johnson, Thorsten R. C., Konstantin Nikolaou, Bernd J. Wintersperger, et al.. (2006). Dual-source CT cardiac imaging: initial experience. European Radiology. 16(7). 1409–1415. 271 indexed citations

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Becker, Alexander, et al.. (2005). Prädiktion kardiovaskulärer Ereignisse durch Koronarkalkbestimmung mit der Mehrzeilen-Computertomographie. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 130(43). 2433–2438. 14 indexed citations

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Nikolaou, Konstantin, Christoph R. Becker, Bernd J. Wintersperger, et al.. (2004). Evaluierung der Mehrzeilendetektorcomputertomographie zur Darstellung der koronaren Atherosklerose. Der Radiologe. 44(2). 130–139. 7 indexed citations

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