B. Nafe

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

B. Nafe is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Nafe has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in B. Nafe's work include Tendon Structure and Treatment (14 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (14 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (7 papers). B. Nafe is often cited by papers focused on Tendon Structure and Treatment (14 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (14 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (7 papers). B. Nafe collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. B. Nafe's co-authors include Jan D. Rompe, Ralf Kießlich, Peter R. Galle, Markus F. Neurath, Manfred Stolte, Michael Jung, C. Hopf, Juergen Burg, C. Schoellner and Michael Vieth and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

B. Nafe

46 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Confocal laser endoscopy for diagnosing intraepithelial n... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2004 2003 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Confocal laser endoscopy for diagnosing intraepithelial neoplasias and colorectal cancer in vivo
    2004 609 citations Ralf Kießlich, Juergen Burg et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  2. Methylene blue-aided chromoendoscopy for the detection of intraepithelial neoplasia and colon cancer in ulcerative colitis
    2003 606 citations Ralf Kießlich, J Fritsch et al. Gastroenterology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Nafe Germany 27 2.5k 1.2k 931 928 731 50 4.2k
Takahide Komori Japan 36 1.5k 0.6× 412 0.4× 799 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 266 0.4× 337 5.1k
Hideaki E. Takahashi Japan 31 1.4k 0.5× 860 0.7× 168 0.2× 612 0.7× 281 0.4× 145 3.5k
Frank Horan South Africa 13 1.1k 0.4× 268 0.2× 184 0.2× 153 0.2× 277 0.4× 22 2.1k
Kyle K. Nishiyama United States 28 788 0.3× 1.8k 1.5× 99 0.1× 536 0.6× 250 0.3× 45 2.6k
Hans Knecht Switzerland 34 665 0.3× 396 0.3× 130 0.1× 1.6k 1.8× 494 0.7× 138 4.5k
M. Breitenseher Austria 34 1.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 353 0.4× 164 0.2× 552 0.8× 138 3.1k
A. Eckardt Germany 34 2.0k 0.8× 306 0.3× 573 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 175 0.2× 158 3.7k
Ali Ghasemzadeh Australia 29 858 0.3× 2.0k 1.7× 214 0.2× 762 0.8× 301 0.4× 73 3.1k
Jim S. Wu United States 29 800 0.3× 287 0.2× 545 0.6× 213 0.2× 241 0.3× 124 2.7k
Clyde A. Helms United States 38 2.5k 1.0× 958 0.8× 390 0.4× 124 0.1× 493 0.7× 133 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Nafe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Nafe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Nafe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Nafe based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. Nafe. B. Nafe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Krischek, O., et al.. (2008). Symptomatische niedrig-energetische Stoßwellentherapie bei Fersenschmerzen und radiologisch nachweisbarem plantaren Fersensporn. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete. 136(2). 169–174. 15 indexed citations
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Espinola–Klein, Christine, H.-J. Rupprecht, B. Nafe, et al.. (2008). Langzeitverlauf über 10 Jahre nach Ballondilatation bei stabiler und instabiler Angina pectoris. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 121(18). 577–582.
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Rompe, Jan-Dirk, C. Hopf, K. Küllmer, Ulrich Witzsch, & B. Nafe. (2008). Extrakorporale Stoßwellentherapie der Epicondylopathia humeri radialis - ein alternatives Behandlungskonzept. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete. 134(1). 63–66. 3 indexed citations
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Kießlich, Ralf, Martin Goetz, Katharina Lammersdorf, et al.. (2007). Chromoscopy-Guided Endomicroscopy Increases the Diagnostic Yield of Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Ulcerative Colitis. Gastroenterology. 132(3). 874–882. 380 indexed citations
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Kießlich, Ralf, Liebwin Goßner, Martin Goetz, et al.. (2006). In Vivo Histology of Barrett’s Esophagus and Associated Neoplasia by Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 4(8). 979–987. 329 indexed citations
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Decking, Jens, et al.. (2004). Robotic total knee arthroplastyThe accuracy of CT-based component placement. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 75(5). 573–579. 61 indexed citations
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Kießlich, Ralf, J Fritsch, Martin Holtmann, et al.. (2003). Methylene blue-aided chromoendoscopy for the detection of intraepithelial neoplasia and colon cancer in ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 124(4). 880–888. 606 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rompe, Jan D., C. Schoellner, & B. Nafe. (2002). EVALUATION OF LOW-ENERGY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK-WAVE APPLICATION FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PLANTAR FASCIITIS. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 84(3). 335–341. 130 indexed citations
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Delank, K.-S., Peer Eysel, Johann Philipp Zöllner, et al.. (2002). "Undercutting decompression" vs. Laminektomie. Der Orthopäde. 31(11). 1048–1056. 18 indexed citations
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Hahn, Martin E., et al.. (2001). Endosonography simulation using visual human data sets. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 53(5). AB109–AB109. 1 indexed citations
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Kießlich, Ralf, M. Holfelder, Drake W. Will, et al.. (2001). Interventionelle ERCP bei Patienten mit Cholestase: Häufigkeit und Antibiotikaresistenz der biliären Keimbesiedlung. Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie. 39(12). 985–992. 15 indexed citations
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Nafe, B., et al.. (2001). Neurofeedback in der Therapie des Tinnitus. HNO. 49(1). 29–35. 33 indexed citations
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Rompe, Jan D., et al.. (2000). Bedeutung der Kalkdepot-elimination bei Tendinosis calcarea der Schulter. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete. 138(4). 335–339. 15 indexed citations
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Rompe, Jan D., et al.. (1999). Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. Neurosurgical Review. 22(2-3). 102–106. 61 indexed citations
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Riepert, T., et al.. (1996). Estimation of sex on the basis of radiographs of the calcaneus. Forensic Science International. 77(3). 133–140. 67 indexed citations
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Rompe, Jan D., C. Hopf, K. Küllmer, et al.. (1996). Low-energy extracorporal shock wave therapy for persistent tennis elbow. International Orthopaedics. 20(1). 23–27. 86 indexed citations
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Rompe, Jan D., et al.. (1996). Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy for painful heel: a prospective controlled single-blind study. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 115(2). 75–79. 165 indexed citations
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Michaelis, J., et al.. (1992). Risk assessment of future myocardial infarction from automated serial ECG analysis. Journal of Electrocardiology. 25. 20–25. 3 indexed citations

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