D. Zech

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

D. Zech is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Zech has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 21 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in D. Zech's work include Pain Management and Opioid Use (34 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (17 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (16 papers). D. Zech is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Opioid Use (34 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (17 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (16 papers). D. Zech collaborates with scholars based in Germany, New Zealand and United States. D. Zech's co-authors include Stefan Grond, K. A. Lehmann, John Lynch, Stephan A. Schug, Christoph Diefenbach, Lukas Radbruch, A Bischoff, Thomas Meuser, Frank Petzke and Georg Loick and has published in prestigious journals such as Pain, Anesthesia & Analgesia and Drugs.

In The Last Decade

D. Zech

47 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Validation of World Health Organization Guidelines for ca... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Validation of World Health Organization Guidelines for cancer pain relief: a 10-year prospective study
    1995 700 citations D. Zech, Stefan Grond et al. Pain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Zech Germany 18 1.8k 1.1k 748 636 586 49 2.4k
Ernesto Zecca Italy 21 1.0k 0.6× 863 0.8× 632 0.8× 693 1.1× 590 1.0× 55 2.4k
Patrizia Villari Italy 24 1.2k 0.7× 814 0.7× 585 0.8× 446 0.7× 466 0.8× 44 1.7k
Zoltan Harsanyi Canada 26 817 0.5× 393 0.3× 382 0.5× 588 0.9× 453 0.8× 38 1.6k
HJ McQuay United Kingdom 20 841 0.5× 366 0.3× 805 1.1× 816 1.3× 366 0.6× 41 2.3k
Pauline Lesage United States 13 597 0.3× 430 0.4× 305 0.4× 237 0.4× 358 0.6× 18 1.2k
Reino Pöyhiä Finland 26 927 0.5× 403 0.4× 579 0.8× 401 0.6× 282 0.5× 62 1.8k
Karen H Simpson United Kingdom 22 695 0.4× 239 0.2× 595 0.8× 479 0.8× 243 0.4× 63 1.7k
Raymond S. Sinatra United States 27 1.5k 0.9× 496 0.4× 2.1k 2.8× 360 0.6× 383 0.7× 78 2.9k
Geana Paula Kurita Denmark 22 610 0.3× 388 0.3× 223 0.3× 248 0.4× 608 1.0× 91 1.5k
Andrew Moore United Kingdom 16 835 0.5× 244 0.2× 642 0.9× 507 0.8× 470 0.8× 28 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Zech

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Zech

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All Works

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Kasper, Maria, et al.. (2008). Präoperative Eigenblutspende und intraoperative Autotransfusion bei Erstimplantationen von Hüftendoprothesen - Eine retrospektive Studie. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete. 129(2). 174–177.
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Petzke, Frank, Lukas Radbruch, D. Zech, Georg Loick, & Stefan Grond. (1999). Temporal Presentation of Chronic Cancer Pain. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 17(6). 391–401. 75 indexed citations
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Radbruch, Lukas, et al.. (1997). Myoklonien als Folge von hochdosierter epiduraler und intravenöser Morphininfusion. Medizinische Klinik. 92(5). 296–299. 6 indexed citations
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Grond, Stefan, D. Zech, Christoph Diefenbach, Lukas Radbruch, & K. A. Lehmann. (1996). Assessment of cancer pain: a prospective evaluation in 2266 cancer patients referred to a pain service. Pain. 64(1). 107–114. 215 indexed citations
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Zech, D., et al.. (1995). Validation of World Health Organization Guidelines for cancer pain relief: a 10-year prospective study. Pain. 63(1). 65–76. 700 indexed citations breakdown →
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Radbruch, Lukas, D. Zech, Stefan Grond, Hwoon‐Yong Jung, & Thomas Meuser. (1994). [Pain assessment and therapy in bronchial carcinoma].. PubMed. 65(8). 696–701. 3 indexed citations
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Grond, Stefan, et al.. (1994). Validation of World Health Organization guidelines for pain relief in head and neck cancer. A prospective study.. Rehabilitation Oncology. 12(2). 20–20. 3 indexed citations
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Lynch, John P., et al.. (1994). The Use of Quincke and Whitacre 27-Gauge Needles in Orthopedic Patients. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 79(1). 125???128–125???128. 34 indexed citations
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Schug, Stephan A., D. Zech, & Stefan Grond. (1992). A computerized documentation system for cancer pain management units. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 22(3). 201–205. 8 indexed citations
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Zech, D. & R Richter. (1992). Medikamentöse Schmerztherapie bei Kindern und bei älteren Menschen. Der Schmerz. 6(4). 269–273. 1 indexed citations
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Schug, Stephan A., D. Zech, & Stefan Grond. (1992). Adverse Effects of Systemic Opioid Analgesics. Drug Safety. 7(3). 200–213. 129 indexed citations
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Grond, Stefan, D. Zech, Thomas Meuser, et al.. (1992). Prävalenz und Charakteristik neuropathischer Schmerzen bei malignen Erkrankungen. Der Schmerz. 6(2). 99–104. 2 indexed citations
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Radbruch, Lukas, et al.. (1992). Symptomatische Schmerztherapie beim fortgeschrittenen Mammakarzinom. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde. 52(7). 404–411.
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Zech, D.. (1991). Opioide für nicht tumorbedingte chronische Schmerzen?. Der Schmerz. 5(2). 89–90. 2 indexed citations
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Schug, Stephan A., et al.. (1990). Cancer pain management according to WHO analgesic guidelines. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 5(1). 27–32. 181 indexed citations
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Lynch, José Carlos & D. Zech. (1990). Spondylitis without epidural abscess formation following short‐term use of an epidural catheter. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 34(2). 167–170. 14 indexed citations
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Grond, Stefan, et al.. (1990). Überweisungsgrund: “therapieresistente” Tumorschmerzen. Der Schmerz. 4(4). 193–200. 21 indexed citations
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Seemann, Hanne, Stephan A. Schug, D. Zech, & M. Zimmermann. (1988). Bericht über den „Second International Congress on Cancer Pain”, 14.–17. Juli 1988, New York, USA. Der Schmerz. 2(4). 216–224. 2 indexed citations

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