Dirk Skowasch

9.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
215 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Dirk Skowasch is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Skowasch has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 82 papers in Physiology and 66 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Dirk Skowasch's work include Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (38 papers), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (32 papers) and Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (29 papers). Dirk Skowasch is often cited by papers focused on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (38 papers), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (32 papers) and Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research (29 papers). Dirk Skowasch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Dirk Skowasch's co-authors include Georg Nickenig, Carmen Pizarro, Izabela Tuleta, Gerhard Bauriedel, Stefan Pabst, Christoph Hammerstingl, Hans H. Schild, Christian Grohé, Vincent Cottin and David Hotchkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Skowasch

193 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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Presentation, diagnosis and clinical course of the spectrum of progressive-fibrosing interstitial lung diseases

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Morie Sekiguchi Japan

Nobuhiro Tanabe Japan

Hiroshi Ohira Japan

Seiichiro Sakao Japan

Frank Reichenberger Germany

Steve Landas United States

Christine zu Eulenburg Germany

Fumio Sakamaki Japan

Brian Trudinger Australia

Claus Andersen Denmark

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Skowasch

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20 of 20 papers shown

Renner, Andreas, Katrin Milger, Dirk Skowasch, et al.. (2025). German Asthma Net: Characterisation of responders to anti-IL-5 and anti-IL-5(R) therapy. Pulmonology. 31(1). 2460868–2460868.

Pizarro, Carmen, et al.. (2024). The Influence of Emphysema on Treatment Response to Biologic Therapy in Severe Asthma. Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Volume 17. 1129–1140. 3 indexed citations

Weinhold, Leonie, Georg Nickenig, Doris Hendig, et al.. (2024). Influence of pseudoxanthoma elasticum on the lipid profile and prognostic implications. VASA. 53(5). 352–357.

Joest, Marcus, et al.. (2024). Allergische bronchopulmonale Aspergillose (ABPA) – ein Update. Pneumologie. 78(3). 204–214. 1 indexed citations

Korn, Stephanie, Katrin Milger, Dirk Skowasch, et al.. (2023). Real-World Experience on the Use of Mepolizumab from the Severe Asthma Registry of the German Asthma Net (MepoGAN-Study). Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Volume 16. 541–552. 7 indexed citations

Pizarro, Carmen, Georg Nickenig, & Dirk Skowasch. (2023). Diagnostik und Therapie der pulmonalarteriellen Hypertonie. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 148(23). 1491–1497.

Halank, Michael, Katarina Zeder, Natascha Sommer, et al.. (2023). Pulmonale Hypertonie assoziiert mit Lungenerkrankungen. Pneumologie. 77(11). 916–925. 1 indexed citations

Schaefer, Christian, Robert Schueler, Carmen Pizarro, et al.. (2018). Impairment of vascular strain in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0193397–e0193397. 7 indexed citations

Tuleta, Izabela, Dirk Skowasch, Robert Schueler, et al.. (2017). Asthma is associated with atherosclerotic artery changes. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0186820–e0186820. 32 indexed citations

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Tuleta, Izabela, Dirk Skowasch, Carmen Pizarro, et al.. (2017). Impaired Vascular Function in Sarcoidosis Patients. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 980. 1–9. 10 indexed citations

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Tuleta, Izabela, Simon Pingel, Carmen Pizarro, et al.. (2015). Atherosclerotic Vessel Changes in Sarcoidosis. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 910. 23–30. 13 indexed citations

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Tuleta, Izabela, Carolina Nunes França, Daniela Wenzel, et al.. (2015). Intermittent Hypoxia Impairs Endothelial Function in Early Preatherosclerosis. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 858. 1–7. 30 indexed citations

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Kreuz, Jens, Joerg O. Schwab, Georg Nickenig, & Dirk Skowasch. (2014). Influence of smoking dosage and chronic obstructive lung disease on the incidence of appropriate therapies and mortality in patients with structural heart disease and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P326–P326.

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Hammerstingl, Christoph, Robert Schueler, Martin H. J. Wiesen, et al.. (2013). Impact of Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Left and Right Ventricular Myocardial Function and Effects of CPAP Therapy. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e76352–e76352. 36 indexed citations

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Skowasch, Dirk, Izabela Tuleta, Martin Steinmetz, et al.. (2009). Pathogen burden in degenerative aortic valves is associated with inflammatory and immune reactions.. PubMed. 18(4). 411–7. 13 indexed citations

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Schild, Hans H., Birgit Simon, Christiane Kühl, et al.. (2009). Percutaneous Treatment of Idiopathic Chylopericardium. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 20(6). 842–846. 4 indexed citations

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Pabst, Stefan, Adrian Gillissen, Martina Lennarz, et al.. (2009). ADAM33 gene polymorphisms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. European journal of medical research. 14(S4). 182–6. 10 indexed citations

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Tuleta, Izabela, Dirk Skowasch, Matthias Peuster, Georg Nickenig, & Gerhard Bauriedel. (2007). Cells of Primarily Extravascular Origin in Neointima Formation following Stent Implantation. Cardiology. 110(3). 199–205. 6 indexed citations

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Bauriedel, Gerhard, et al.. (2002). Micro-Coil-Embolisierung einer Fistel des Ramus circumflexus in den Sinus coronarius Fallbericht, Differentialtherapie und Literaturübersicht. Zeitschrift für Kardiologie. 91(3). 261–266. 4 indexed citations

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Jabs, Alexander, et al.. (2002). Coincident presence of HSP47 and BCL-2 early postarterial trauma. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 20–20. 1 indexed citations

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