Benjamin Heidrich

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Heidrich is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Heidrich has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Epidemiology, 42 papers in Hepatology and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Heidrich's work include Hepatitis C virus research (33 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (30 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (30 papers). Benjamin Heidrich is often cited by papers focused on Hepatitis C virus research (33 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (30 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (30 papers). Benjamin Heidrich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Türkiye and United States. Benjamin Heidrich's co-authors include Heiner Wedemeyer, Michael P. Manns, Dietmar H. Pieper, Marius Vital, Silke Rath, Birgit Bremer, Katja Deterding, Markus Cornberg, C.–Thomas Bock and Cihan Yurdaydın and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Hepatology and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Heidrich

52 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

Uncovering the trimethylamine-producing bacteria of the human gut microbiota

2017 368 citations Silke Rath, Benjamin Heidrich et al. Microbiome profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Heidrich Germany	21	1.2k	1.1k	432	185	129	56	1.7k
Andmorgan Fisher United States	6	818 0.7×	563 0.5×	653 1.5×	208 1.1×	173 1.3×	7	1.3k
Pam Crotty Canada	14	1.5k 1.3×	823 0.8×	507 1.2×	342 1.8×	114 0.9×	19	1.8k
Martin Kummen Norway	18	404 0.4×	384 0.4×	506 1.2×	234 1.3×	132 1.0×	28	1.1k
Edith Gavis United States	10	633 0.5×	394 0.4×	536 1.2×	177 1.0×	264 2.0×	15	984
M. Lario Spain	7	802 0.7×	772 0.7×	181 0.4×	74 0.4×	221 1.7×	12	1.2k
Waldemar Halota Poland	16	1.6k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	112 0.3×	32 0.2×	150 1.2×	88	1.9k
Masahiko Tameda Japan	17	305 0.3×	211 0.2×	752 1.7×	263 1.4×	86 0.7×	30	1.3k
Marcel Sorribas Switzerland	5	436 0.4×	138 0.1×	439 1.0×	212 1.1×	69 0.5×	5	835
Giovanni Ricci Italy	14	888 0.8×	907 0.8×	109 0.3×	19 0.1×	143 1.1×	29	1.3k
Paulina Chinchilla-López Mexico	7	225 0.2×	158 0.1×	257 0.6×	107 0.6×	38 0.3×	14	606

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Heidrich

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Heidrich

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benjamin Heidrich. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benjamin Heidrich 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 Benjamin Heidrich. Benjamin Heidrich is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Dywicki, Janine, Laura Elisa Buitrago‐Molina, Anna Baumann, et al.. (2025). From model to man: Understanding Tregs' dual role in MASLD. JHEP Reports. 7(12). 101619–101619. 1 indexed citations

Richter, Nicolas, Bernhard Meyer, Benjamin Heidrich, et al.. (2025). Comparison of clinical outcomes in patients with refractory ascites treated with either TIPS, tunneled peritoneal catheter, or ascites pump. Hepatology Communications. 9(2). 2 indexed citations

Vasapolli, Riccardo, Ulrich Lang, Siri Goepel, et al.. (2025). HelicoPTER: Lokale Prävalenz und Resistenzlage der Helicobacter pylori-Infektion in Deutschland – Interimsanalyse. Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie. 63.

Schneider, Andrea, Benjamin Seeliger, Benjamin Heidrich, et al.. (2024). Clinical significance of transjugular liver biopsy in acute liver failure – a real-world analysis. BMC Gastroenterology. 24(1). 252–252. 1 indexed citations

Vondran, Florian W. R., Nicolas Richter, Benjamin Heidrich, et al.. (2024). Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage in patients with cholestasis following liver transplantation. Abdominal Radiology. 50(4). 1699–1710.

Voigtländer, Torsten, J. Drews, Jens U. Marquardt, et al.. (2024). Safety and efficacy of conventional compared to segmented esophageal fully covered self-expanding metal stents: a retrospective multicenter case–control study. Surgical Endoscopy. 38(12). 7158–7164.

Wranke, Anika, Benjamin Heidrich, Katja Deterding, et al.. (2023). Clinical long-term outcome of hepatitis D compared to hepatitis B monoinfection. Hepatology International. 17(6). 1359–1367. 14 indexed citations

Schallert, Kay, Ramiro Vilchez‐Vargas, Dirk Benndorf, et al.. (2019). Metaproteomics of fecal samples of Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Proteomics. 201. 93–103. 49 indexed citations

Deterding, Katja, Dina Attia, Kristina I. Ringe, et al.. (2018). Long‐term changes in liver elasticity in hepatitis C virus‐infected patients with sustained virologic response after treatment with direct‐acting antivirals. United European Gastroenterology Journal. 6(8). 1188–1198. 27 indexed citations

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Wranke, Anika, Julia Hengst, Cihan Yurdaydın, et al.. (2018). Viral dominance patterns in chronic hepatitis delta determine early response to interferon alpha therapy. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 25(11). 1384–1394. 19 indexed citations

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Rath, Silke, Benjamin Heidrich, Dietmar H. Pieper, & Marius Vital. (2017). Uncovering the trimethylamine-producing bacteria of the human gut microbiota. Microbiome. 5(1). 54–54. 368 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pieper, Dietmar H., et al.. (2017). Die intestinale Mikrobiota als Ansatz für individuelle Therapien. Der Internist. 58(7). 682–686. 1 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Benjamin, Eike Steinmann, Iris Plumeier, et al.. (2016). Frequent detection of HCV RNA and HCVcoreAg in stool of patients with chronic hepatitis C. Journal of Clinical Virology. 80. 1–7. 13 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Benjamin, Hans-Jörg Cordes, Hartwig Klinker, et al.. (2015). Treatment Extension of Pegylated Interferon Alpha and Ribavirin Does Not Improve SVR in Patients with Genotypes 2/3 without Rapid Virological Response (OPTEX Trial): A Prospective, Randomized, Two-Arm, Multicentre Phase IV Clinical Trial. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0128069–e0128069. 5 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Benjamin, Steffen B. Wiegand, Peter Buggisch, et al.. (2014). Treatment of Naïve Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 2 and 3 with Pegylated Interferon Alpha and Ribavirin in a Real World Setting: Relevance for the New Era of DAA. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e108751–e108751. 13 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Benjamin, Jona T. Stahmeyer, R. Raupach, et al.. (2014). High prevalence of hepatitis markers in immigrant populations. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 26(10). 1090–1097. 27 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Benjamin, et al.. (2012). Interferon-α for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis Delta: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials. Antiviral Therapy. 17(6). 1029–1037. 17 indexed citations

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Heidrich, Benjamin, Michael P. Manns, & Heiner Wedemeyer. (2012). Treatment Options for Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection. Current Infectious Disease Reports. 15(1). 31–38. 51 indexed citations

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Hahn, Thomas von, Andreas Schulze, Benjamin Heidrich, et al.. (2011). The Novel Immunosuppressive Protein Kinase C Inhibitor Sotrastaurin Has No Pro-Viral Effects on the Replication Cycle of Hepatitis B or C Virus. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e24142–e24142. 9 indexed citations

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Mederacke, Ingmar, Natalie Filmann, Cihan Yurdaydın, et al.. (2011). Rapid early HDV RNA decline in the peripheral blood but prolonged intrahepatic hepatitis delta antigen persistence after liver transplantation. Journal of Hepatology. 56(1). 115–122. 52 indexed citations

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