Bernd Sommerauer

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Bernd Sommerauer is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Sommerauer has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 3 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Bernd Sommerauer's work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (3 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (2 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (2 papers). Bernd Sommerauer is often cited by papers focused on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (3 papers), Retinal and Optic Conditions (2 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (2 papers). Bernd Sommerauer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United Kingdom. Bernd Sommerauer's co-authors include Victor Chong, Yuichiro Ogura, Bernd Kirchhof, Jean‐François Korobelnik, Majid Anderesi, Rupert Sandbrink, Ursula Schmidt‐Erfurth, David M. Brown, Allen C. Ho and George D. Yancopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Ophthalmology and Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Bernd Sommerauer

8 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Intravitreal Aflibercept (VEGF Trap-Eye) in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration

2012 1.8k citations Jeffrey S. Heier, David M. Brown et al. Ophthalmology profile →

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Adrian T. Fung Australia

Rajvardhan Azad India

Peter Kim United States

H B Hoh United Kingdom

Yan-Ming Chen Taiwan

Kamran M. Riaz United States

L Belloni Italy

Rong Wu China

Daniela Constantinescu Romania

Ikuo Hashimoto Japan

Adrian T. Fung Australia

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1.3k ×0.8

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878 ×0.6

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176 ×0.5

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66 ×0.2

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50 ×0.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Bernd Sommerauer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernd Sommerauer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernd Sommerauer

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

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Heier, Jeffrey S., David M. Brown, Victor Chong, et al.. (2012). Intravitreal Aflibercept (VEGF Trap-Eye) in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. 119(12). 2537–2548. 1816 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schmidt‐Erfurth, Ursula, Victor Chong, Bernd Kirchhof, et al.. (2011). Primary Results of an International Phase III Study Using Intravitreal VEGF Trap-Eye Compared to Ranibizumab in Patients with Wet AMD (VIEW 2). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 1650–1650. 7 indexed citations

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Fazekas, Franz, Fred Lublin, M. S. Freedman, et al.. (2008). Intravenous immunoglobulin in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Neurology. 71(4). 265–271. 77 indexed citations

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Brand, Peter, Thomas Meyer, Sabine Häußermann, et al.. (2005). Optimum Peripheral Drug Deposition in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of Aerosol Medicine. 18(1). 45–54. 33 indexed citations

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Hauner, Hans, D. Petzinna, Bernd Sommerauer, & Hermann Toplak. (2001). Effect of acarbose on weight maintenance after dietary weight loss in obese subjects ^*. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 3(6). 423–427. 19 indexed citations

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Siegert, R., P Géhanno, Paul Nikolaidis, et al.. (2000). A comparison of the safety and efficacy of moxifloxacin (BAY 12-8039) and cefuroxime axetil in the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis in adults. Respiratory Medicine. 94(4). 337–344. 71 indexed citations

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Wilson, Robert J., R Kubin, Karl-Matthias Deppermann, et al.. (1999). Five day moxifloxacin therapy compared with 7 day clarithromycin therapy for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 44(4). 501–513. 138 indexed citations

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Nousia‐Arvanitakis, Sanda, et al.. (1997). Oral ciprofloxacin vs. intravenous ceftazidime plus tobramycin in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients: comparison of antipseudomonas efficacy and assessment of safety with ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 16(6). 572–578. 54 indexed citations

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