Christian Meier

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
193 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Christian Meier is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Meier has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 45 papers in Oncology and 44 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christian Meier's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (42 papers), Bone health and treatments (38 papers) and Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (30 papers). Christian Meier is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (42 papers), Bone health and treatments (38 papers) and Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (30 papers). Christian Meier collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Christian Meier's co-authors include Susan S. Jick, Michael Bodmer, Marius Kraenzlin, Christoph Meier, Stephan Krähenbühl, Jean-Jacques Staub, Peter Huber, M Guglielmetti, Markus J. Seibel and Christoph Meier and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Christian Meier

167 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Fracture Risk and Management of Discontinuation of Denosu... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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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. Fracture Risk and Management of Discontinuation of Denosumab Therapy: A Systematic Review and Position Statement by ECTS
    2020 219 citations Christian Meier, Richard Eastell et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 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 Meier Switzerland 39 2.2k 1.9k 1.4k 1.3k 877 193 6.1k
Ranuccio Nuti Italy 43 715 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 2.4k 1.8× 1.0k 1.2× 253 6.4k
Chan Soo Shin South Korea 45 1.1k 0.5× 2.1k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 217 6.2k
Panagiotis Anagnostis Greece 47 2.4k 1.1× 878 0.5× 534 0.4× 641 0.5× 1.6k 1.8× 211 6.8k
Matti Välimäki Finland 49 2.5k 1.1× 907 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 159 6.3k
Gunnar Sigurðsson Iceland 33 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 621 0.4× 1.7k 1.3× 1.8k 2.1× 97 5.4k
Neil Gittoes United Kingdom 37 1.8k 0.8× 790 0.4× 689 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.4× 124 4.5k
Sue A. Ingles United States 45 1.0k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 445 0.3× 626 0.7× 126 6.6k
Vincenzo Lo Cascio Italy 41 588 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 800 0.6× 528 0.6× 120 4.6k
Stavroula Α. Paschou Greece 37 1.6k 0.7× 911 0.5× 483 0.3× 291 0.2× 732 0.8× 200 4.7k
Brian W. Walsh United States 29 2.5k 1.1× 630 0.3× 624 0.4× 408 0.3× 632 0.7× 71 5.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Christian Meier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Meier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Meier

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All Works

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Refardt, Julie, et al.. (2025). Normalization of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients decreases osteoclast activity. European Journal of Endocrinology. 193(6). 651–658. 1 indexed citations
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Rogler, Gerhard, Luc Biedermann, Christian Meier, et al.. (2024). Bone health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Swiss Medical Weekly. 154(6). 3407–3407. 3 indexed citations
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Meier, Christian, Maud Wieczorek, & J.R. Maurer. (2023). Does physical activity mediate the association of health literacy with cognition in older adults?. European Journal of Public Health. 33(Supplement_2).
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Meier, Christian, Richard Eastell, Dominique D. Pierroz, et al.. (2023). Biochemical Markers of Bone Fragility in Patients With Diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 108(10). e923–e936. 25 indexed citations
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Refardt, Julie, et al.. (2023). An Increase in Plasma Sodium Levels Is Associated With an Increase in Osteoblast Function in Chronic SIAD. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 108(10). e1027–e1033. 11 indexed citations
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Benza, Raymond L., David Langleben, Anna R. Hemnes, et al.. (2022). Riociguat and the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. European Respiratory Review. 31(166). 220061–220061. 10 indexed citations
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Egger, Andrea, et al.. (2022). Determinants of Low Bone Turnover in Type 2 Diabetes-the Role of PTH. Calcified Tissue International. 111(6). 587–596. 14 indexed citations
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Kurth, Andreas, et al.. (2020). Informationen der Gesellschaft. Osteologie/Osteology. 29(1). 84–85. 1 indexed citations
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Lippuner, Kurt, et al.. (2020). Bone Microarchitecture and Strength in Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 37(5). 837–847. 32 indexed citations
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Zürcher, Simeon Joel, Christina Schindera, Prisca Eser, et al.. (2020). High impact physical activity and bone health of lower extremities in childhood cancer survivors: A cross‐sectional study of SURfit. International Journal of Cancer. 147(7). 1845–1854. 9 indexed citations
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Ebrahimi, Fahim, C Blum, Christine Baumgartner, et al.. (2018). Fibroblast growth factor 21 predicts outcome in community-acquired pneumonia: secondary analysis of two randomised controlled trials. European Respiratory Journal. 53(2). 1800973–1800973. 13 indexed citations
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Becker, Claudia, et al.. (2018). Association Between Glycemic Control and Risk of Fracture in Diabetic Patients: A Nested Case-Control Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(5). 1645–1654. 45 indexed citations
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Staub, Jean-Jacques, et al.. (2002). Prospective Study of the Spontaneous Course of Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Prognostic Value of Thyrotropin, Thyroid Reserve, and Thyroid Antibodies. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(7). 3221–3226. 296 indexed citations
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Meier, Christian. (1999). Die parlamentarische Demokratie. 5 indexed citations
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Meier, Christian. (1988). Die politische Kunst der griechischen Tragödie. C.H.Beck eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Meier, Christian. (1984). Introduction à l'anthropologie politique de l'antiquité classique. Presses Universitaires de France eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Meier, Christian, et al.. (1973). Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in Europa( KSZE) : Analyse und Dokumentation, 1973-1978. 1 indexed citations
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Meier, Christian. (1970). Entstehung des Begriffs 'Demokratie' : vier Prolegomena zu einer historischen Theorie. Suhrkamp eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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