Birgit Adam

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Birgit Adam is a scholar working on Gastroenterology, Ecology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Adam has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Gastroenterology, 7 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Birgit Adam's work include Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (15 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (5 papers). Birgit Adam is often cited by papers focused on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (15 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (7 papers) and Dermatology and Skin Diseases (5 papers). Birgit Adam collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and United States. Birgit Adam's co-authors include Gerald Holtmann, Tobias Liebregts, Marcel M. M. Kuypers, Niculina Musat, Tomáš Vágner, Stuart M. Brierley, L. Ashley Blackshaw, Christoph Bredack, Nicholas J. Talley and Patrick A. Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Gut and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Adam

30 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Immune Activation in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

2007 523 citations Tobias Liebregts, Birgit Adam et al. Gastroenterology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Adam Germany	20	1.1k	497	464	463	411	31	2.4k
P Thor Poland	35	483 0.4×	761 1.5×	437 0.9×	312 0.7×	395 1.0×	135	3.4k
Paul R. Saunders United States	21	540 0.5×	72 0.1×	186 0.4×	538 1.2×	291 0.7×	66	1.9k
Mihály Boros Hungary	29	123 0.1×	71 0.1×	854 1.8×	758 1.6×	475 1.2×	177	3.0k
Monique Etienne France	26	163 0.2×	141 0.3×	214 0.5×	677 1.5×	532 1.3×	63	1.8k
Giovanni Fontana Italy	32	177 0.2×	123 0.2×	162 0.3×	532 1.1×	1.3k 3.2×	139	3.8k
Daniela Caccamo Italy	35	44 0.0×	219 0.4×	197 0.4×	949 2.0×	392 1.0×	129	3.5k
Olga Pulido Canada	24	307 0.3×	80 0.2×	203 0.4×	570 1.2×	105 0.3×	45	1.8k
Stephen P.J. Brooks Canada	28	51 0.0×	567 1.1×	120 0.3×	1.1k 2.5×	549 1.3×	103	2.7k
Osamu Nagata Japan	29	53 0.0×	111 0.2×	399 0.9×	419 0.9×	109 0.3×	175	2.4k
Søren Gregersen Denmark	37	69 0.1×	24 0.0×	656 1.4×	1.4k 3.0×	1.1k 2.7×	170	5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Birgit Adam

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birgit Adam

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Adam, Birgit, Michael Koldehoff, Markus Ditschkowski, et al.. (2016). Endoscopic and Histological Findings Are Predicted by Fecal Calprotectin in Acute Intestinal Graft-Versus-Host-Disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 61(7). 2019–2026. 6 indexed citations

Svedén, Jennie B., Birgit Adam, Jakob Walve, et al.. (2015). High cell-specific rates of nitrogen and carbon fixation by the cyanobacteriumAphanizomenonsp. at low temperatures in the Baltic Sea. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91(12). fiv131–fiv131. 26 indexed citations

Adam, Birgit, Isabell Klawonn, Jennie B. Svedén, et al.. (2015). N2-fixation, ammonium release and N-transfer to the microbial and classical food web within a plankton community. The ISME Journal. 10(2). 450–459. 92 indexed citations

Adam, Birgit, Chris Tsopelas, Tobias Liebregts, F. D.L. Bartholomeusz, & Gerald Holtmann. (2013). Host immune response determines visceral hyperalgesia in a rat model of post-inflammatory irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Gastroenterology. 48(10). 1119–1127. 15 indexed citations

Holtmann, Gerald, Jane M. Andrews, Richard H. Holloway, et al.. (2013). Mo2071 A Placebo Controlled Randomised Treatment Trial for Functional Dyspepsia Including Post-Treatment Drug Withdraw and Placebo Withdraw Effects. Gastroenterology. 144(5). S–733. 2 indexed citations

Hughes, Patrick A., Andrea M. Harrington, Joel Castro, et al.. (2012). Sensory neuro-immune interactions differ between Irritable Bowel Syndrome subtypes. Gut. 62(10). 1456–1465. 165 indexed citations

Jaekel, Ulrike, Niculina Musat, Birgit Adam, et al.. (2012). Anaerobic degradation of propane and butane by sulfate-reducing bacteria enriched from marine hydrocarbon cold seeps. The ISME Journal. 7(5). 885–895. 91 indexed citations

Liebregts, Tobias, Birgit Adam, Christoph Bredack, et al.. (2011). Small Bowel Homing T Cells Are Associated With Symptoms and Delayed Gastric Emptying in Functional Dyspepsia. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 106(6). 1089–1098. 149 indexed citations

Musat, Niculina, Rachel A. Foster, Tomáš Vágner, Birgit Adam, & Marcel M. M. Kuypers. (2011). Detecting metabolic activities in single cells, with emphasis on nanoSIMS. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 36(2). 486–511. 181 indexed citations

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Adam, Birgit, Tobias Liebregts, & Guido Gerken. (2010). Neue Medikamente zur Behandlung der Obstipation. Medizinische Klinik. 105(7). 475–478.

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Brierley, Stuart M., Patrick A. Hughes, Amanda J. Page, et al.. (2009). The Ion Channel TRPA1 Is Required for Normal Mechanosensation and Is Modulated by Algesic Stimuli. Gastroenterology. 137(6). 2084–2095.e3. 216 indexed citations

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Brierley, Stuart M., Amanda J. Page, Patrick A. Hughes, et al.. (2008). Selective Role for TRPV4 Ion Channels in Visceral Sensory Pathways. Gastroenterology. 134(7). 2059–2069. 202 indexed citations

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Tsopelas, Chris, Birgit Adam, Tobias Liebregts, Gerald Holtmann, & F. D.L. Bartholomeusz. (2008). Colonic transit studies with 99mTc-rhenium sulfide colloid in live rats. A preliminary study.. PubMed. 11(2). 96–100. 3 indexed citations

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Adam, Birgit, Tobias Liebregts, & Gerald Holtmann. (2007). Mechanisms of Disease: genetics of functional gastrointestinal disorders—searching the genes that matter. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 4(2). 102–110. 36 indexed citations

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Liebregts, Tobias, Birgit Adam, Christoph Bredack, et al.. (2007). Immune Activation in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Gastroenterology. 132(3). 913–920. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liebregts, Tobias, Birgit Adam, Carolin Lackner, et al.. (2006). Psychological stress and the severity of post‐inflammatory visceral hyperalgesia. European Journal of Pain. 11(2). 216–222. 25 indexed citations

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Döring, Britta, Gabriele Pfitzer, Birgit Adam, et al.. (2006). Ablation of connexin43 in smooth muscle cells of the mouse intestine: functional insights into physiology and morphology. Cell and Tissue Research. 327(2). 333–342. 18 indexed citations

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Holtmann, Gerald, et al.. (2004). Evidence-based medicine and phytotherapy for functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic analysis of evidence for the herbal preparation Iberogast®. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift. 154(21-22). 528–534. 16 indexed citations

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Gschossmann, Jürgen, Birgit Adam, Tobias Liebregts, et al.. (2002). Effect of transient chemically induced colitis on the visceromotor response to mechanical colorectal distension. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 14(10). 1067–1072. 28 indexed citations

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Gschossmann, Juergen M., Gerald Holtmann, Tobias Liebregts, et al.. (2000). Long term effects of anacute chemically induced colitis on the visceromotor response to mechanical colorectal distension. Gastroenterology. 118(4). A840–A840. 3 indexed citations

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