Beat Müeller

17.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
271 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Beat Müeller is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Beat Müeller has authored 271 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Epidemiology, 50 papers in Physiology and 47 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Beat Müeller's work include Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (74 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (55 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (40 papers). Beat Müeller is often cited by papers focused on Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (74 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (55 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (40 papers). Beat Müeller collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Beat Müeller's co-authors include Philipp Schüetz, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Alexander Kutz, Werner C. Albrich, Werner Zimmerli, Zeno Stanga, Andreas Huber, Sebastian Haubitz, Christoph Henzen and Robert V. Thomann and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Beat Müeller

265 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guid... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2019 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. Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
    2009 665 citations Philipp Schüetz, Mirjam Christ‐Crain et al. JAMA profile →
  2. Relationship of Nutritional Status, Inflammation, and Serum Albumin Levels During Acute Illness: A Prospective Study
    2019 381 citations Tristan Struja, Alexander Kutz et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Beat Müeller Switzerland 50 4.3k 1.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.0k 271 8.9k
Anders Perner Denmark 52 3.3k 0.8× 3.3k 1.9× 758 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 2.2k 2.2× 380 9.0k
Claudio M. Martin Canada 50 3.1k 0.7× 3.7k 2.2× 1.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 1.9k 1.8× 168 11.2k
Suzanne Havstad United States 38 5.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 1.9k 1.4× 3.6k 3.5× 156 11.9k
Frank M. Brunkhorst Germany 51 5.7k 1.3× 2.8k 1.6× 451 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 1.7k 1.7× 183 10.1k
Colin R. Cooke United States 42 1.7k 0.4× 801 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 2.2k 1.5× 1.0k 1.0× 168 7.8k
Waleed Alhazzani Canada 38 1.6k 0.4× 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 2.4k 1.7× 1.4k 1.3× 147 7.9k
Ryan Zarychanski Canada 47 1.9k 0.4× 944 0.5× 758 0.5× 980 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 189 6.9k
Arthur P. Wheeler United States 40 3.0k 0.7× 3.4k 1.9× 982 0.7× 3.7k 2.6× 1.5k 1.5× 92 9.7k
Charles Hinds United Kingdom 43 2.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 668 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 2.3k 2.3× 133 7.8k
Patrick Ferdinande Belgium 20 2.6k 0.6× 2.0k 1.1× 679 0.5× 1.8k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 49 9.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Beat Müeller

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Fields of papers citing papers by Beat Müeller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Beat Müeller

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gregoriano, Claudia, et al.. (2024). Rate of cardiovascular events up to 8 years after uncomplicated myocarditis: a nationwide cohort study. European Heart Journal Acute Cardiovascular Care. 13(5). 401–410. 2 indexed citations
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Struja, Tristan, et al.. (2024). Treatment of glucocorticoid- induced hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients - a systematic review and meta- analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 8–8. 1 indexed citations
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Gregoriano, Claudia, Philipp Schüetz, Beat Müeller, et al.. (2023). Burden of disease in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 during the first and second pandemic wave in Switzerland: a nationwide cohort study. Swiss Medical Weekly. 153(5). 40068–40068. 2 indexed citations
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Kaegi-Braun, Nina, Carla Wunderle, Pascal Tribolet, et al.. (2023). Association between prealbumin, all‐cause mortality, and response to nutrition treatment in patients at nutrition risk: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 47(3). 408–419. 23 indexed citations
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Müeller, Beat, et al.. (2023). Prediction of In-Hospital Falls Using NRS, PACD Score and FallRS: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Geriatrics. 8(3). 60–60. 2 indexed citations
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Struja, Tristan, Endre Laczkó, Witold Wolski, et al.. (2022). Association of proteomic markers with nutritional risk and response to nutritional support: A secondary pilot study of the EFFORT trial using an untargeted proteomics approach. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 48. 282–290. 5 indexed citations
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Kaegi-Braun, Nina, Carla Wunderle, Filomena Gomes, et al.. (2022). Nutritional support after hospital discharge improves long-term mortality in malnourished adult medical patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Nutrition. 41(11). 2431–2441. 26 indexed citations
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Schüetz, Philipp, Suela Sulo, Stefan Walzer, et al.. (2021). Cost savings associated with nutritional support in medical inpatients: an economic model based on data from a systematic review of randomised trials. BMJ Open. 11(7). e046402–e046402. 36 indexed citations
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Sailer, Clara Odilia, C Blum, N Nigro, et al.. (2020). Mild to moderate hyponatremia at discharge is associated with increased risk of recurrence in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 75. 44–49. 14 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Fahim, C Blum, Christine Baumgartner, et al.. (2018). Fibroblast growth factor 21 predicts outcome in community-acquired pneumonia: secondary analysis of two randomised controlled trials. European Respiratory Journal. 53(2). 1800973–1800973. 13 indexed citations
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Kempf, Julia, Alexander Schmitz, Beat Müeller, et al.. (2018). Adenoma size and postoperative IGF-1 levels predict surgical outcomes in acromegaly patients: results of the Swiss Pituitary Registry (SwissPit). Swiss Medical Weekly. 148(3334). w14653–w14653. 5 indexed citations
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Schüetz, Philipp, Jörg D. Leuppi, Roland Bingisser, et al.. (2015). Prospective analysis of adrenal function in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD: the Reduction in the Use of Corticosteroids in Exacerbated COPD (REDUCE) trial. European Journal of Endocrinology. 173(1). 19–27. 21 indexed citations
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Christ‐Crain, Mirjam, Robert V. Thomann, Claus Hoess, et al.. (2015). Utility of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and white blood cells alone and in combination for the prediction of clinical outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 53(4). 559–66. 69 indexed citations
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Laukemann, Svenja, Prasad S. Kulkarni, Deborah Steiner, et al.. (2015). Can We Reduce Negative Blood Cultures With Clinical Scores and Blood Markers? Results From an Observational Cohort Study. Medicine. 94(49). e2264–e2264. 57 indexed citations
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Schüetz, Philipp, Alexander Kutz, Eva Grolimund, et al.. (2014). Excluding infection through procalcitonin testing improves outcomes of congestive heart failure patients presenting with acute respiratory symptoms: Results from the randomized ProHOSP trial. International Journal of Cardiology. 175(3). 464–472. 52 indexed citations
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Blum, C, Philipp Schüetz, Felix Fluri, et al.. (2013). Prognostic Value of Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate and Other Parameters of Adrenal Function in Acute Ischemic Stroke. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e63224–e63224. 22 indexed citations
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Schüetz, Philipp, et al.. (2010). Prognostic value of procalcitonin in community-acquired pneumonia. European Respiratory Journal. 37(2). 384–392. 131 indexed citations
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Schüetz, Philipp, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann, et al.. (2009). Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections. JAMA. 302(10). 1059–1059. 665 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stolz, Daiana, Nicholas A. Smyrnios, Philippe Eggimann, et al.. (2009). Procalcitonin for reduced antibiotic exposure in ventilator-associated pneumonia: a randomised study. European Respiratory Journal. 34(6). 1364–1375. 230 indexed citations

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