Christoph Weiler

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Christoph Weiler is a scholar working on Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Weiler has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 12 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Christoph Weiler's work include Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (13 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (12 papers) and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers). Christoph Weiler is often cited by papers focused on Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (13 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (12 papers) and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers). Christoph Weiler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Christoph Weiler's co-authors include Michael Nerlich, Norbert Boos, Beatrice E. Bachmeier, H. Rohrbach, Kevin F. Spratt, Karin Wuertz‐Kozak, Rebecca H. Buckley, Jordan S. Orange, Javier Chinen and Bruce Mazer and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Weiler

44 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Classification of Age-Related Changes in Lumbar Intervertebral Discs

2002 862 citations Norbert Boos, Christoph Weiler et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christoph Weiler Germany	23	2.0k	1.5k	1.2k	484	449	45	3.3k
Vyl Leung Hong Kong	31	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	526 1.1×	442 1.0×	85	3.4k
Minoru Doita Japan	38	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	2.7k 2.3×	663 1.4×	425 0.9×	178	4.6k
Lachlan J. Smith United States	35	1.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	411 0.8×	582 1.3×	96	3.2k
Kotaro Nishida Japan	38	2.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	607 1.3×	402 0.9×	147	4.2k
H. I. Georgescu United States	36	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.6×	1.9k 4.0×	285 0.6×	69	5.6k
Damien M. Laudier United States	29	864 0.4×	671 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	416 0.9×	420 0.9×	63	3.3k
Guixing Qiu China	36	1.3k 0.6×	321 0.2×	2.9k 2.5×	389 0.8×	381 0.8×	288	4.8k
Yasuaki Tokuhashi Japan	31	2.3k 1.2×	446 0.3×	3.3k 2.8×	307 0.6×	347 0.8×	139	4.2k
Björn P. Meij Netherlands	42	2.0k 1.0×	852 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	381 0.8×	256 0.6×	194	4.9k
John T. Martin United States	32	849 0.4×	659 0.5×	970 0.8×	169 0.3×	284 0.6×	106	3.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Weiler

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ihrler, Stephan, et al.. (2014). Hautadnex- vs. Speicheldrüsentumoren. Der Pathologe. 35(5). 476–486. 4 indexed citations

Weiler, Christoph. (2013). In-situ-Analyse von Pathomechanismen der humanen Bandscheibendegeneration. Der Pathologe. 34(S2). 251–259. 4 indexed citations

Weiler, Christoph, Abbas Agaimy, Pamela Zengel, et al.. (2012). Nonsebaceous lymphadenoma of salivary glands: proposed development from intraparotid lymph nodes and risk of misdiagnosis. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 460(5). 467–472. 21 indexed citations

Siepe, Christoph J., E. Haas, Wolfgang Hitzl, et al.. (2012). Influence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration on the outcome of total lumbar disc replacement: a prospective clinical, histological, X-ray and MRI investigation. European Spine Journal. 21(11). 2287–2299. 22 indexed citations

Weiler, Christoph, Pamela Zengel, Jacqueline E. van der Wal, et al.. (2011). Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma with special reference to the prognostic significance of histological progression: a clinicopathological investigation of 41 cases. Histopathology. 59(4). 741–750. 41 indexed citations

Weiler, Christoph, H. Michael Mayer, Andreas Korge, et al.. (2011). Histological analysis of surgical lumbar intervertebral disc tissue provides evidence for an association between disc degeneration and increased body mass index. BMC Research Notes. 4(1). 497–497. 64 indexed citations

Weiler, Christoph, et al.. (2010). Immunohistochemical identification of notochordal markers in cells in the aging human lumbar intervertebral disc. European Spine Journal. 19(10). 1761–1770. 98 indexed citations

Zengel, Pamela, Alexander Berghaus, Christoph Weiler, Maximilian F. Reiser, & Dirk‐André Clevert. (2010). Intraductally applied contrast-enhanced ultrasound (IA-CEUS) for evaluating obstructive disease and secretory dysfunction of the salivary glands. European Radiology. 21(6). 1339–1348. 15 indexed citations

Ihrler, Stephan, Stephan Schwarz, Pamela Zengel, et al.. (2009). Das pleomorphe Adenom. Der Pathologe. 30(6). 446–456. 8 indexed citations

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Vester, Helen, Bernd Wegener, Christoph Weiler, et al.. (2009). First report of a solid variant of aneurysmal bone cyst in the os sacrum. Skeletal Radiology. 39(1). 73–77. 8 indexed citations

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Findeisen, Hannes M., Klaus G. Parhofer, Karin A. Herrmann, et al.. (2009). Erniedrigte Knochendichte und Knochenschmerzen. Der Internist. 50(12). 1402–1407.

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Weiler, Christoph, et al.. (2009). Cholesterinesterspeicherkrankheit. Der Pathologe. 30(1). 65–69. 2 indexed citations

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Tischer, Thomas, Stefan Milz, Christoph Weiler, et al.. (2008). Dose-Dependent New Bone Formation by Extracorporeal Shock Wave Application on the Intact Femur of Rabbits. European Surgical Research. 41(1). 44–53. 28 indexed citations

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Riesenberg, Rainer, Christoph Weiler, Oliver Spring, et al.. (2007). Expression of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase in Tumor Endothelial Cells Correlates with Long-term Survival of Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 13(23). 6993–7002. 149 indexed citations

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Bachmeier, Beatrice E., Michael Nerlich, Christoph Weiler, et al.. (2007). Analysis of Tissue Distribution of TNF‐α, TNF‐α‐Receptors, and the Activating TNF‐α–Converting Enzyme Suggests Activation of the TNF‐α System in the Aging Intervertebral Disc. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1096(1). 44–54. 126 indexed citations

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Orange, Jordan S., Elham Hossny, Christoph Weiler, et al.. (2006). Use of intravenous immunoglobulin in human disease: A review of evidence by members of the Primary Immunodeficiency Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 117(4). S525–S553. 464 indexed citations

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Bachmeier, Beatrice E., Adriana Albini, Roberta Venè, et al.. (2005). Cell density-dependent regulation of matrix metalloproteinase and TIMP expression in differently tumorigenic breast cancer cell lines. Experimental Cell Research. 305(1). 83–98. 39 indexed citations

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Maier, Markus, J. Hausdorf, Thomas Tischer, et al.. (2004). Knochenneubildung durch extrakorporale Stoßwellen. Der Orthopäde. 33(12). 1401–1410. 8 indexed citations

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Maier, Markus, Thomas Tischer, Stefan Milz, et al.. (2002). Dose-related effects of extracorporeal shock waves on rabbit quadriceps tendon integrity. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 122(8). 436–441. 32 indexed citations

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Franz, T., et al.. (2001). compressive stiffness, biochemical composition, and structural integrity of articular cartilage of the human knee joint. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 9(6). 582–592. 125 indexed citations

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