Christoph K. Hofer

9.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
121 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Christoph K. Hofer is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph K. Hofer has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Surgery, 59 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christoph K. Hofer's work include Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (49 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (44 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (20 papers). Christoph K. Hofer is often cited by papers focused on Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (49 papers), Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (44 papers) and Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (20 papers). Christoph K. Hofer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Belgium. Christoph K. Hofer's co-authors include Michael T. Ganter, Andreas Zollinger, Maurizio Cecconi, Daniel De Backer, Jean–Louis Teboul, Richard Klaghofer, Maxime Cannesson, Andrew Rhodes, Jean‐Louis Vincent and Michael R. Pinsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Christoph K. Hofer

116 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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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.

Consensus on circulatory shock and hemodynamic monitoring. Task force of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

2014 1.0k citations Maurizio Cecconi, Daniel De Backer et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →
Coagulation Monitoring: Current Techniques and Clinical Use of Viscoelastic Point-of-Care Coagulation Devices

2008 519 citations Michael T. Ganter, Christoph K. Hofer Anesthesia & Analgesia profile →
Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Pulse Pressure Variations for the Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness

2011 378 citations Maxime Cannesson, Yannick Le Manach et al. Anesthesiology profile →
Fluid challenges in intensive care: the FENICE study

2015 343 citations Maurizio Cecconi, Christoph K. Hofer et al. Intensive Care Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christoph K. Hofer Switzerland	36	3.6k	2.4k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	121	5.7k
Antonio L. Bartorelli Italy	43	3.4k 0.9×	4.6k 2.0×	667 0.5×	951 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	356	9.1k
Alwin E. Goetz Germany	34	2.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.6×	507 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	479 0.4×	101	3.8k
Bruce D. Spiess United States	42	3.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	679 0.6×	373 0.3×	209	6.5k
Thorsten Wahlers Germany	46	4.3k 1.2×	3.6k 1.5×	353 0.2×	2.0k 1.6×	1.8k 1.7×	539	9.6k
Warren K. Laskey United States	50	3.9k 1.1×	8.8k 3.7×	374 0.3×	1.6k 1.4×	819 0.8×	205	14.1k
Jeffrey Brinker United States	41	2.6k 0.7×	3.9k 1.7×	289 0.2×	1.0k 0.8×	386 0.4×	170	6.7k
Hitinder S. Gurm United States	52	3.2k 0.9×	5.7k 2.4×	463 0.3×	922 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	300	10.4k
Eugenio Picano Italy	66	4.5k 1.2×	10.3k 4.3×	4.3k 2.9×	2.3k 1.9×	832 0.8×	495	17.5k
Thomas R. Porter United States	50	1.9k 0.5×	4.0k 1.7×	1.6k 1.1×	4.4k 3.6×	595 0.5×	264	9.5k
Steven B. Feinstein United States	44	1.5k 0.4×	3.0k 1.3×	496 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	899 0.8×	128	6.8k

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Mertens, Florent, L. V. E. Koopmans, A. R. Offringa, et al.. (2024). Beyond the horizon: Quantifying the full sky foreground wedge in the cylindrical power spectrum. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 693. A276–A276. 6 indexed citations

Hofer, Christoph K., Kimmo Mustonen, Viera Skákalová, & Timothy J. Pennycook. (2023). Picometer-precision few-tilt ptychotomography of 2D materials. 2D Materials. 10(3). 35029–35029. 3 indexed citations

Ganter, Michael T., et al.. (2023). Whole-Body Electrostatic Pain Treatment in Adults with Chronic Pain: A Prospective Multicentric Observational Clinical Trial. Pain and Therapy. 13(1). 69–85. 1 indexed citations

Hofer, Christoph K., et al.. (2022). What sports activity levels can be achieved in the long-term after major lower extremity amputation for malignant tumors? – A minimum follow-up of twenty years. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 108(4). 103229–103229. 3 indexed citations

Mustonen, Kimmo, Christoph K. Hofer, Peter Kotrusz, et al.. (2021). Toward Exotic Layered Materials: 2D Cuprous Iodide. Advanced Materials. 34(9). e2106922–e2106922. 45 indexed citations

Langer, Rostislav, Piotr Błoński, Christoph K. Hofer, et al.. (2020). Tailoring Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Graphene by Phosphorus Doping. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 12(30). 34074–34085. 31 indexed citations

Hofer, Christoph K., Viera Skákalová, Mukesh Tripathi, et al.. (2019). Direct imaging of light-element impurities in graphene revealstriple-coordinated oxygen. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4570–4570. 40 indexed citations

Su, Cong, Mukesh Tripathi, Qing‐Bo Yan, et al.. (2019). Engineering single-atom dynamics with electron irradiation. Science Advances. 5(5). eaav2252–eaav2252. 73 indexed citations

Mustonen, Kimmo, Aqeel Hussain, Christoph K. Hofer, et al.. (2018). Atomic-Scale Deformations at the Interface of a Mixed-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructure. ACS Nano. 12(8). 8512–8519. 17 indexed citations

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Ahmad, Tahania, R. Arthur Bouwman, Ioana Grigoraș, et al.. (2017). Use of failure-to-rescue to identify international variation in postoperative care in low-, middle- and high-income countries: a 7-day cohort study of elective surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 119(2). 258–266. 45 indexed citations

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Susi, Toma, Christoph K. Hofer, Giacomo Argentero, et al.. (2016). Isotope analysis in the transmission electron microscope. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13040–13040. 67 indexed citations

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Cecconi, Maurizio, Christoph K. Hofer, Jean–Louis Teboul, et al.. (2015). Fluid challenges in intensive care: the FENICE study. Intensive Care Medicine. 41(9). 1529–1537. 343 indexed citations breakdown →

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Manach, Yannick Le, Christoph K. Hofer, Jean‐Jacques Lehot, et al.. (2012). Can Changes in Arterial Pressure be Used to Detect Changes in Cardiac Output during Volume Expansion in the Perioperative Period?. Anesthesiology. 117(6). 1165–1174. 73 indexed citations

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Cannesson, Maxime, Yannick Le Manach, Christoph K. Hofer, et al.. (2011). Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Pulse Pressure Variations for the Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness. Anesthesiology. 115(2). 231–241. 378 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hofer, Christoph K., A Senn, Luc Weibel, & Andreas Zollinger. (2008). Assessment of stroke volume variation for prediction of fluid responsiveness using the modified FloTrac™ and PiCCOplus™ system. Critical Care. 12(3). R82–R82. 150 indexed citations

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Girard, Thierry, et al.. (2008). A Fulminant Malignant Hyperthermia Episode in a Patient with Ryanodine Receptor Gene Mutation p.Tyr522Ser. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 107(6). 1953–1955. 10 indexed citations

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Zaugg, Michael, Lukas Bestmann, Johannes Wacker, et al.. (2007). Adrenergic Receptor Genotype but Not Perioperative Bisoprolol Therapy May Determine Cardiovascular Outcome in At-risk Patients Undergoing Surgery with Spinal Block. Anesthesiology. 107(1). 33–44. 63 indexed citations

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Hofer, Christoph K., et al.. (2004). Welche Bedürfnisse und Erwartungen haben Patienten an die Anästhesie? Eine Umfrage bei Patienten und Anästhesisten zur Prämedikationsvisite. Der Anaesthesist. 53(11). 1061–1068. 2 indexed citations

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Hofer, Christoph K., Andreas Zollinger, Richard Klaghofer, et al.. (2003). Patient well-being after general anaesthesia: a prospective, randomized, controlled multi-centre trial comparing intravenous and inhalation anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 91(5). 631–637. 83 indexed citations

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Genoni, Michele, Reza Tavakoli, Christoph K. Hofer, Osmund Bertel, & Marko Turina. (2003). Clopidogrel before urgent coronary artery bypass graft. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 126(1). 288–289. 21 indexed citations

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