Christoph M. Seiler

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Christoph M. Seiler is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph M. Seiler has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Surgery, 38 papers in Oncology and 33 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christoph M. Seiler's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (17 papers), Hernia repair and management (16 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (14 papers). Christoph M. Seiler is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (17 papers), Hernia repair and management (16 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (14 papers). Christoph M. Seiler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Christoph M. Seiler's co-authors include Markus K. Diener, Hermann Brenner, Michael Hoffmeister, Jenny Chang‐Claude, Markus W. Büchler, Markus W. Büchler, Moritz N. Wente, Alexander Rickert, Stefan Sauerland and Hanns‐Peter Knaebel and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christoph M. Seiler

94 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Protection From Colorectal Cancer After Colonoscopy 2009 2026 2014 2020 2011 2009 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Protection From Colorectal Cancer After Colonoscopy
    2011 594 citations Hermann Brenner, Christoph M. Seiler et al. profile →
  2. Challenges in evaluating surgical innovation
    2009 442 citations Christoph M. Seiler et al. profile →
  3. Laparoscopic versus open surgical techniques for ventral or incisional hernia repair
    2011 358 citations Stefan Sauerland, Christoph M. Seiler et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph M. Seiler Germany 34 2.9k 2.6k 1.8k 505 416 97 4.9k
Ulrich Güller Switzerland 46 3.6k 1.3× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 786 1.6× 148 0.4× 134 6.0k
Wyn G. Lewis United Kingdom 36 3.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 159 0.3× 319 0.8× 210 4.4k
Markus K. Diener Germany 47 5.2k 1.8× 4.4k 1.7× 2.5k 1.4× 140 0.3× 262 0.6× 203 7.4k
David A. Etzioni United States 38 2.3k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 836 0.5× 634 1.3× 237 0.6× 110 4.7k
Salomone Di Saverio Italy 40 5.8k 2.0× 1.8k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 249 0.5× 168 0.4× 285 7.5k
Bernard Langer Canada 38 3.2k 1.1× 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 523 1.0× 341 0.8× 74 6.7k
Phillip Knebel Germany 29 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 774 0.4× 225 0.4× 89 0.2× 86 2.2k
Bryan R. Parry New Zealand 27 1.6k 0.6× 899 0.4× 426 0.2× 164 0.3× 93 0.2× 68 2.7k
Jerome H. Liu United States 17 991 0.3× 987 0.4× 425 0.2× 508 1.0× 134 0.3× 23 2.5k
Martijn G.H. van Oijen Netherlands 35 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 347 0.7× 186 0.4× 142 4.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Diener, Markus K., Christina Fitzmaurice, Guido Schwarzer, et al.. (2014). Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (pp Whipple) versus pancreaticoduodenectomy (classic Whipple) for surgical treatment of periampullary and pancreatic carcinoma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD006053–CD006053. 40 indexed citations
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Fischer, Lars, Andreas Deckert, Markus K. Diener, et al.. (2011). Ranking of patient and surgeons' perspectives for endpoints in randomized controlled trials—lessons learned from the POVATI trial [ISRCTN 60734227]. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 396(7). 1061–1066. 7 indexed citations
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Schemmer, Peter, Pietro Contin, Christoph M. Seiler, et al.. (2011). Antireflux Jejunoplasty for Recurrent Cholangitis. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 212(5). e28–e32. 3 indexed citations
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Diener, Markus K., et al.. (2010). Risk–benefit assessment of closed intra-abdominal drains after pancreatic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the current state of evidence. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 396(1). 41–52. 47 indexed citations
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Seiler, Christoph M., Andreas Deckert, Markus K. Diener, et al.. (2009). Midline Versus Transverse Incision in Major Abdominal Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 249(6). 913–920. 100 indexed citations
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Rahbari, Nuh N., Phillip Knebel, Markus K. Diener, et al.. (2009). Current practice of abdominal wall closure in elective surgery – Is there any consensus?. BMC Surgery. 9(1). 8–8. 52 indexed citations
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Skoetz, Nicole, Dorothee Arenz, Jan Siewe, et al.. (2009). Kurrikulum für Rotationsärzte im CHIR-Net. Der Chirurg. 80(5). 466–472. 5 indexed citations
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Knebel, Philip, et al.. (2009). Randomized clinical trial of a modified Seldinger technique for open central venous cannulation for implantable access devices. British journal of surgery. 96(2). 159–165. 23 indexed citations
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Wente, Moritz N., Christoph M. Seiler, & J. R. Siewert. (2008). Rubrik „Klinische Studien“ – Ergebnisse einer Leserumfrage. Der Chirurg. 79(8). 771–772. 1 indexed citations
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Haug, Ulrike, et al.. (2008). Stool testing for the early detection of pancreatic cancer: rationale and current evidence. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 8(6). 753–759. 23 indexed citations
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Ulrich, Alexis, Christoph M. Seiler, Kaspar Z’graggen, et al.. (2008). Early results from a randomized clinical trial of colon J pouch versus transverse coloplasty pouch after low anterior resection for rectal cancer. British journal of surgery. 95(10). 1257–1263. 22 indexed citations
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Diener, Markus K., Christoph M. Seiler, & Gerd Antes. (2007). Systematische Übersichtsarbeiten und Metaanalysen in der Chirurgie. Der Chirurg. 78(10). 938–944. 16 indexed citations
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Knaebel, H. P., Markus K. Diener, Moritz N. Wente, Markus W. Büchler, & Christoph M. Seiler. (2005). Systematic review and meta-analysis of technique for closure of the pancreatic remnant after distal pancreatectomy. British journal of surgery. 92(5). 539–546. 261 indexed citations
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Knaebel, Hanns‐Peter, Moritz Koch, Stefan Sauerland, et al.. (2005). Interrupted or continuous slowly absorbable sutures – Design of a multi-centre randomised trial to evaluate abdominal closure techniques INSECT-Trial [ISRCTN24023541]. BMC Surgery. 5(1). 3–3. 19 indexed citations
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