Ben Schöttker

111.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
232 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Ben Schöttker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Schöttker has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Molecular Biology, 51 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 51 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ben Schöttker's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (48 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (23 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (22 papers). Ben Schöttker is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (48 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (23 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (22 papers). Ben Schöttker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Ben Schöttker's co-authors include Hermann Brenner, Bernd Holleczek, Kai-Uwe Saum, Laura Perna, Heiko Müller, Xīn Gào, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Lutz Philipp Breitling, Eugène Jansen and Walter E. Haefeli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ben Schöttker

223 papers receiving 6.8k 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.

Excess mortality after hip fracture in elderly persons from Europe and the USA: the CHANCES project

2017 254 citations Ben Schöttker, Hermann Brenner et al. profile →
Association of Kidney Function With Development of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias and Dementia-Related Blood Biomarkers

2023 66 citations Hannah Stocker, Léon Beyer et al. JAMA Network Open profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Schöttker

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metabolomics data improve 10-year cardiovascular risk prediction with the SCORE2 algorithm for the general population without cardiovascular disease or diabetes 2025 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·Ruijie Xie, Sha Sha, Lei Peng, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker	1
2	Medication reviews in hospitalised patients for reduced hospital readmission and mortality. Systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of RCTs 2025 ·Ageing Research Reviews ·(unknown), Li‐Ju Chen, Ben Schöttker	2
3	Large-Scale Proteomics Improve Risk Prediction for Type 2 Diabetes 2025 ·Diabetes Care ·Ruijie Xie, (unknown), Kira Trares, Christian Herder, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker	1
4	Comparison of the metabolic profiles and their cardiovascular event risks of metformin users versus insulin users. A cohort study of people with type 2 diabetes from the UK Biobank 2025 ·Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ·(unknown), Christian Herder, Ruijie Xie, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker	0
5	Comparison of subjective cognitive decline and polygenic risk score in the prediction of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia 2024 ·Alzheimer s Research & Therapy ·Kira Trares, Hannah Stocker, Joshua Stevenson‐Hoare, Laura Perna, Bernd Holleczek, Konrad Beyreuther, Ben Schöttker, Hermann Brenner	2
6	Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status and Vitamin D Supplements Use Are Not Associated with Low Back Pain in the Large UK Biobank Cohort 2024 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Li‐Ju Chen, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker	1
7	Mitochondrial DNA abundance in blood is associated with Alzheimer’s disease- and dementia-risk 2024 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Hannah Stocker, Manuel Gentiluomo, Kira Trares, Léon Beyer, Joshua Stevenson‐Hoare, Dan Rujescu, Bernd Holleczek, Konrad Beyreuther, Klaus Gerwert, Ben Schöttker, Daniele Campa, Federico Canzian, Hermann Brenner	8
8	Gender-specific association of loneliness and health care use in community-dwelling older adults 2023 ·BMC Geriatrics ·(unknown), Dirk Heider, Dieter Schellberg, Johanna Katharina Hohls, Ben Schöttker, Hermann Brenner, Hans‐Christoph Friederich, Hans‐Helmut König, Beate Wild	10
9	Association of Kidney Function With Development of Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias and Dementia-Related Blood Biomarkers breakdown → 2023 ·JAMA Network Open ·Hannah Stocker, Léon Beyer, Kira Trares, Laura Perna, Dan Rujescu, Bernd Holleczek, Konrad Beyreuther, Klaus Gerwert, Ben Schöttker, Hermann Brenner	66
10	High cholesterol levels change the association of biomarkers of neurodegenerative diseases with dementia risk: Findings from a population‐based cohort 2023 ·Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Laura Perna, Ute Mons, Hannah Stocker, Léon Beyer, Konrad Beyreuther, Kira Trares, Bernd Holleczek, Ben Schöttker, Robert Perneczky, Klaus Gerwert, Hermann Brenner	5
11	Alzheimer’s polygenic risk scores, APOE, Alzheimer’s disease risk, and dementia-related blood biomarker levels in a population-based cohort study followed over 17 years 2023 ·Alzheimer s Research & Therapy ·Hannah Stocker, Kira Trares, Léon Beyer, Laura Perna, Dan Rujescu, Bernd Holleczek, Konrad Beyreuther, Klaus Gerwert, Ben Schöttker, Hermann Brenner	24
12	Associations of DNA methylation algorithms of aging and cancer risk: Results from a prospective cohort study 2022 ·EBioMedicine ·Xiangwei Li, Ben Schöttker, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner	18
13	Strong Reduction of Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Screening Colonoscopy: Prospective Cohort Study From Germany 2021 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Feng Guo, Chen Chen, Bernd Holleczek, Ben Schöttker, Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner	41
14	From Multiplex Serology to Serolomics—A Novel Approach to the Antibody Response against the SARS-CoV-2 Proteome 2021 ·Viruses ·Julia Butt, Rajagopal Murugan, Theresa Hippchen, (unknown), Monique van Straaten, Hedda Wardemann, (unknown), Hans‐Georg Kräusslich, Ralf Bartenschlager, Hermann Brenner, Vibor Laketa, Ben Schöttker, Bárbara Müller, Uta Merle, Tim Waterboer	8
15	Novel biomarkers of inflammation, kidney function and chronic kidney disease in the general population 2021 ·Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ·Jana Nano, Ben Schöttker, Jie-sheng Lin, Cornelia Huth, Mohsen Ghanbari, (unknown), Haïfa Maalmi, Stefan Karrasch, Wolfgang Köenig, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Michael Roden, Christa Meisinger, Annette Peters, Hermann Brenner, Christian Herder, Barbara Thorand	15
16	Longitudinal association between panic disorder and health care costs in older adults 2019 ·Depression and Anxiety ·Johanna Katharina Hohls, Hans‐Helmut König, Dirk Heider, Hermann Brenner, (unknown), Herbert Matschinger, Kai‐Uwe Saum, Ben Schöttker, Walter E. Haefeli, André Hajek, Beate Wild	1
17	Higher circulating omentin is associated with increased risk of primary cardiovascular events in individuals with diabetes 2019 ·Diabetologia ·(unknown), Maren Carstensen‐Kirberg, Haïfa Maalmi, Bernd Holleczek, Michael Roden, Hermann Brenner, Christian Herder, Ben Schöttker	27
18	Serum folate, vitamin B-12 and cognitive function in middle and older age: The HAPIEE study 2016 ·Experimental Gerontology ·Pia Horvat, J. STANLEY GARDINER, Růžena Kubínová, Andrzej Pająk, Abdonas Tamošiūnas, Ben Schöttker, Hynek Pikhart, Anne Peasey, Eugène Jansen, Martin Bobák	20
19	Gastric Parietal Cell Antibodies, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, and Chronic Atrophic Gastritis: Evidence from a Large Population-based Study in Germany 2013 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Yan Zhang, Melanie N. Weck, Ben Schöttker, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Hermann Brenner	75
20	Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Cancer Risk in Older Adults: Results from a Large German Prospective Cohort Study 2013 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·José M Ordóñez-Mena, Ben Schöttker, Ulrike Haug, Heiko Müller, Josef Köhrle, Lutz Schomburg, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner	57

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