Béla Köves

5.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
68 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Béla Köves is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Urology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Béla Köves has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Epidemiology, 26 papers in Urology and 18 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Béla Köves's work include Urinary Tract Infections Management (50 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (25 papers) and Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (18 papers). Béla Köves is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Tract Infections Management (50 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (25 papers) and Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (18 papers). Béla Köves collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Italy. Béla Köves's co-authors include Florian Wagenlehner, Tommaso Cai, Péter Tenke, Riccardo Bartoletti, Björn Wullt, Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen, Magnus Grabe, Suzanne E. Geerlings, B. Wullt and Adrian Pilatz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Clinical Infectious Diseases and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

Béla Köves

61 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines on Urological Infections 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2019 2018 2020 2024 100 200 300 400 500
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. Guidelines on Urological Infections
    2009 532 citations Magnus Grabe, Riccardo Bartoletti et al. profile →
  2. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa
    2019 503 citations Lindsay E. Nicolle, Kalpana Gupta et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  3. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America
    2018 284 citations Lindsay E. Nicolle, Kalpana Gupta et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
  4. Epidemiology, definition and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections
    2020 192 citations Florian Wagenlehner, Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen et al. Nature Reviews Urology profile →
  5. European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urological Infections: Summary of the 2024 Guidelines
    2024 91 citations Jennifer Kranz, Riccardo Bartoletti et al. European Urology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Béla Köves Germany 26 2.2k 817 813 719 573 68 3.1k
Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen Norway 35 2.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 807 1.0× 813 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 178 4.3k
Péter Tenke Hungary 28 3.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.6× 819 1.0× 1.1k 1.5× 762 1.3× 65 4.7k
Magnus Grabe Sweden 23 1.4k 0.6× 909 1.1× 848 1.0× 555 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 80 3.1k
Raul Raz Israel 23 2.9k 1.3× 921 1.1× 885 1.1× 845 1.2× 186 0.3× 48 4.2k
Mete Çek Türkiye 21 984 0.4× 465 0.6× 357 0.4× 325 0.5× 489 0.9× 43 1.7k
Dimitri Drekonja United States 21 1.5k 0.7× 298 0.4× 413 0.5× 358 0.5× 117 0.2× 65 2.3k
Clair E. Cox United States 27 949 0.4× 697 0.9× 329 0.4× 333 0.5× 401 0.7× 83 2.1k
R. N. Grüneberg United Kingdom 29 1.7k 0.8× 258 0.3× 411 0.5× 110 0.2× 253 0.4× 108 3.1k
Elpis Mantadakis Greece 30 919 0.4× 139 0.2× 355 0.4× 105 0.1× 264 0.5× 151 2.8k
Cees van Nieuwkoop Netherlands 23 876 0.4× 201 0.2× 271 0.3× 158 0.2× 115 0.2× 76 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Béla Köves

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vallée, M., Nico C. Grossmann, Adrian Pilatz, et al.. (2025). Infectious Complications After Transrectal Versus Transperineal Prostate Biopsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Urology Focus. 12(2). 275–283. 1 indexed citations
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Johansen, Truls E. Bjerklund, F. Bruyère, Tommaso Cai, et al.. (2025). Consensus position statement on advancing the classification of patients and tests of cure in studies of antibiotic treatment of complicated urinary tract infections. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 25(10). e605–e618.
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Kranz, Jennifer, Riccardo Bartoletti, F. Bruyère, et al.. (2024). European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urological Infections: Summary of the 2024 Guidelines. European Urology. 86(1). 27–41. 91 indexed citations breakdown →
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Medina‐Polo, José, Béla Köves, Jennifer Kranz, et al.. (2024). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Provide no Guidance on Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria within the First Year after Kidney Transplantation. Antibiotics. 13(5). 442–442. 1 indexed citations
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Tandoğdu, Zafer, Béla Köves, Stavros Gravas, et al.. (2024). Urosepsis 30-day mortality, morbidity, and their risk factors: SERPENS study, a prospective, observational multi-center study. World Journal of Urology. 42(1). 314–314. 10 indexed citations
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Johansen, Truls E. Bjerklund, Lazaros Tzelves, Laila Schneidewind, et al.. (2023). Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Systematic Review. Antibiotics. 12(12). 1744–1744. 1 indexed citations
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Schneeberger, Caroline, Tamara N Platteel, Cees van Nieuwkoop, et al.. (2023). Definitions of Urinary Tract Infection in Current Research: A Systematic Review. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(7). ofad332–ofad332. 44 indexed citations
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Alidjanov, Jakhongir F., Tommaso Cai, Riccardo Bartoletti, et al.. (2021). The negative aftermath of prostate biopsy: prophylaxis, complications and antimicrobial stewardship: results of the global prevalence study of infections in urology 2010–2019. World Journal of Urology. 39(9). 3423–3432. 15 indexed citations
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Naber, Kurt G., Zafer Tandoğdu, Béla Köves, Gernot Bonkat, & Flo ri an Wagenlehner. (2019). UTI − quo vadis? New alternatives to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 1 indexed citations
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Ambite, Inès, Daniel Butler, Christoph Stork, et al.. (2019). Fimbriae reprogram host gene expression – Divergent effects of P and type 1 fimbriae. PLoS Pathogens. 15(6). e1007671–e1007671. 16 indexed citations
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Nicolle, Lindsay E., Kalpana Gupta, Suzanne Bradley, et al.. (2018). Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 68(10). e83–e110. 284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pilatz, Adrian, Rajan Veeratterapillay, Béla Köves, et al.. (2018). Update on Strategies to Reduce Infectious Complications After Prostate Biopsy. European Urology Focus. 5(1). 20–28. 35 indexed citations
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Köves, Béla. (2018). Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: To Treat or Not To Treat. Pro Treatment. European Urology Focus. 5(1). 13–14.
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Bonkat, Gernot, Tommaso Cai, Rajan Veeratterapillay, et al.. (2018). Management of Urosepsis in 2018. European Urology Focus. 5(1). 5–9. 49 indexed citations
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Tandoğdu, Zafer, Riccardo Bartoletti, Tommaso Cai, et al.. (2015). Antimicrobial resistance in urosepsis: outcomes from the multinational, multicenter global prevalence of infections in urology (GPIU) study 2003–2013. World Journal of Urology. 34(8). 1193–1200. 64 indexed citations
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Köves, Béla, et al.. (2011). Do Escherichia coli strains causing acute cystitis have a distinct virulence repertoire?. Microbial Pathogenesis. 52(1). 10–16. 41 indexed citations
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Tenke, Péter, Béla Köves, K. Nagy, et al.. (2011). Update on biofilm infections in the urinary tract. World Journal of Urology. 30(1). 51–57. 123 indexed citations
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Ragnarsdóttir, Bryndís, et al.. (2011). Genetics of innate immunity and UTI susceptibility. Nature Reviews Urology. 8(8). 449–468. 98 indexed citations
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Köves, Béla. (1979). Isolation of cytopathogenic Rotavirus from neonatal calves.. PubMed. 26(3). 225–31. 4 indexed citations

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