Christian Gratzke

15.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
379 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Christian Gratzke is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Urology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Gratzke has authored 379 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 190 papers in Urology and 100 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Christian Gratzke's work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (167 papers), Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (134 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (70 papers). Christian Gratzke is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (167 papers), Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (134 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (70 papers). Christian Gratzke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Christian Gratzke's co-authors include Christian G. Stief, Oliver Reich, Alexander Bachmann, Boris Schlenker, Michael Seitz, Stephan Madersbacher, Karl‐Erik Andersson, Arkadiusz Miernik, Petter Hedlund and Kari A.O. Tikkinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christian Gratzke

353 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

EAU Guidelines on the Assessment of Non-neurogenic Ma... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2015 2014 2008 2023 200 400 600
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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.

  1. EAU Guidelines on the Assessment of Non-neurogenic Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms including Benign Prostatic Obstruction
    2015 713 citations Christian Gratzke, Marcus J. Drake et al. European Urology profile →
  2. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Functional Outcomes and Complications Following Transurethral Procedures for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Resulting from Benign Prostatic Obstruction: An Update
    2014 582 citations Christian Gratzke, Giacomo Novara et al. European Urology profile →
  3. Morbidity, Mortality and Early Outcome of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: A Prospective Multicenter Evaluation of 10,654 Patients
    2008 567 citations Oliver Reich, Christian Gratzke et al. profile →
  4. Summary Paper on the 2023 European Association of Urology Guidelines on the Management of Non-neurogenic Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
    2023 87 citations Stavros Gravas, Mauro Gacci 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
Christian Gratzke Germany 50 5.7k 5.6k 3.3k 1.6k 1.2k 379 10.0k
Patrizio Rigatti Italy 66 4.2k 0.7× 8.5k 1.5× 3.7k 1.1× 3.8k 2.4× 2.5k 2.1× 364 15.0k
Alberto Briganti Italy 55 2.7k 0.5× 6.7k 1.2× 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.4× 2.4k 2.0× 319 11.4k
Yukio Homma Japan 56 6.1k 1.1× 3.0k 0.5× 4.7k 1.4× 2.2k 1.4× 977 0.8× 471 12.2k
Peter Wiklund Sweden 59 3.4k 0.6× 5.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 5.4k 3.4× 298 0.3× 458 14.3k
Roger Kirby United Kingdom 41 3.9k 0.7× 2.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 285 6.8k
Mauro Gacci Italy 50 4.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 2.3k 1.9× 267 8.5k
Reginald C. Bruskewitz United States 44 8.6k 1.5× 5.9k 1.1× 4.8k 1.5× 1.5k 0.9× 2.4k 2.0× 154 11.4k
Steven A. Kaplan United States 43 6.6k 1.1× 4.1k 0.7× 3.8k 1.2× 966 0.6× 2.0k 1.7× 365 9.0k
Alexis E. Te United States 39 5.1k 0.9× 3.3k 0.6× 3.0k 0.9× 782 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 226 6.2k
Ferdinando Fusco Italy 34 1.5k 0.3× 775 0.1× 851 0.3× 989 0.6× 727 0.6× 163 3.9k

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All Works

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Grabbert, Markus, Constantinos Zamboglou, Simon K. B. Spohn, et al.. (2024). SALVAGE RADIOTHERAPY IN COMBINATION WITH PEMBROLIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH PSA PERSISTENCE OR BIOCHEMICAL RECURRENCE AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY DUE TO PROSTATE CANCER. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 42. S17–S17. 1 indexed citations
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Storz, J., Philipp R. Esser, Stefan F. Martin, et al.. (2024). A new silicon phthalocyanine dye induces pyroptosis in prostate cancer cells during photoimmunotherapy. Bioactive Materials. 41. 537–552. 5 indexed citations
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Storz, J., et al.. (2024). Photoimmunotherapy of HER2-expressing Breast Cancer Cells. Cancer Genomics & Proteomics. 21(4). 361–367.
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Saba, Karim, August Sigle, Christian Wetterauer, et al.. (2023). Prospective Multicenter Validation of the Stockholm3 Test in a Central European Cohort. European Urology Focus. 10(4). 620–626. 6 indexed citations
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Gravas, Stavros, Mauro Gacci, Christian Gratzke, et al.. (2023). Summary Paper on the 2023 European Association of Urology Guidelines on the Management of Non-neurogenic Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. European Urology. 84(2). 207–222. 87 indexed citations breakdown →
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Suarez-Ibarrola, Rodrigo, Raúl Osiecki, Christian Gratzke, et al.. (2021). Role of Radiomics in the Prediction of Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Urology Focus. 8(3). 728–738. 48 indexed citations
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Sigle, August, Rodrigo Suarez-Ibarrola, Cordula A. Jilg, et al.. (2021). Safety and side effects of transperineal prostate biopsy without antibiotic prophylaxis. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 39(11). 782.e1–782.e5. 16 indexed citations
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Suarez-Ibarrola, Rodrigo, et al.. (2020). Radiomics Applications in Renal Tumor Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Cancers. 12(6). 1387–1387. 44 indexed citations
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Tamalunas, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Inhibition of human prostate smooth muscle contraction by thalidomide: A novel remedy in LUTS?. European Urology Open Science. 19. e989–e990. 1 indexed citations
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Karavitakis, Markos, Iason Kyriazis, Muhammad Imran Omar, et al.. (2019). Management of Urinary Retention in Patients with Benign Prostatic Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Urology. 75(5). 788–798. 43 indexed citations
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Hein, Simon, Rodrigo Suarez-Ibarrola, Evangelos Liatsikos, et al.. (2019). Current European Trends in Endoscopic Imaging and Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors. Journal of Endourology. 34(3). 312–321. 16 indexed citations
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White, William B., Christopher R. Chapple, Christian Gratzke, et al.. (2018). Cardiovascular Safety of the β3‐Adrenoceptor Agonist Mirabegron and the Antimuscarinic Agent Solifenacin in the SYNERGY Trial. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 58(8). 1084–1091. 17 indexed citations
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Sievert, Karl‐Dietrich, Martin Schönthaler, R. Berges, et al.. (2018). Minimally invasive prostatic urethral lift (PUL) efficacious in TURP candidates: a multicenter German evaluation after 2 years. World Journal of Urology. 37(7). 1353–1360. 43 indexed citations
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Bach, Thorsten, R. Berges, K. Dreikorn, et al.. (2016). S2e-Leitlinie der Deutschen Urologen. Instrumentelle Therapie des benignen Prostatasyndroms. 55(2). 195–207. 2 indexed citations
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Gratzke, Christian, Zach Dovey, Giacomo Novara, et al.. (2015). Early Catheter Removal after Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Surgical Technique and Outcomes for the Aalst Technique (ECaRemA Study). European Urology. 69(5). 917–923. 48 indexed citations
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Bach, Thorsten, R. Berges, K. Dreikorn, et al.. (2015). S2e-Leitlinie der Deutschen Urologen. Der Urologe. 55(2). 195–207. 6 indexed citations
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Roosen, Alexander, Christopher R. Chapple, Roger R. Dmochowski, et al.. (2009). A Refocus on the Bladder as the Originator of Storage Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Systematic Review of the Latest Literature. European Urology. 56(5). 810–820. 99 indexed citations
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Seitz, Michael, Bernhard Liedl, Armin Becker, et al.. (2009). Upper transverse scrotal approach for muscle- and nerve-sparing urethral stricture repair. World Journal of Urology. 27(5). 667–672. 2 indexed citations

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