Elke Weißhaar

11.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
260 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Elke Weißhaar is a scholar working on Dermatology, Immunology and Allergy and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elke Weißhaar has authored 260 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 239 papers in Dermatology, 117 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 73 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Elke Weißhaar's work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases (182 papers), Contact Dermatitis and Allergies (124 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (111 papers). Elke Weißhaar is often cited by papers focused on Dermatology and Skin Diseases (182 papers), Contact Dermatitis and Allergies (124 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (111 papers). Elke Weißhaar collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Elke Weißhaar's co-authors include Thomas L. Diepgen, Sonja Ständer, Christian Apfelbacher, Thomas Mettang, Uwe Matterne, Harald Gollnick, Thomas A. Luger, Florence Dalgard, Uwe Gieler and Jacek C. Szepietowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Journal of Investigative Dermatology and Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

In The Last Decade

Elke Weißhaar

238 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Clinical Classification of Itch: a Position Paper of the ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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  1. Clinical Classification of Itch: a Position Paper of the International Forum for the Study of Itch
    2007 481 citations Sonja Ständer, Elke Weißhaar et al. Acta Dermato Venereologica profile →

Peers

Elke Weißhaar
Åke Svensson Sweden
Eric L. Simpson United States
T J David United Kingdom
Gil Yosipovitch United States
Eric L. Simpson United States
Yukihiro Ohya Japan
Nicola Balato Italy
Luz Fonacier United States
Carsten Bindslev‐Jensen Denmark
Tina Bhutani United States
Åke Svensson Sweden
Elke Weißhaar
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elke Weißhaar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elke Weißhaar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elke Weißhaar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Elke Weißhaar. Elke Weißhaar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Kiedrowski, Ralph von, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of routine care of prurigo nodularis in Germany: retrospective chart review study (ADVANCE PN). JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 23(7). 844–855. 1 indexed citations
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Weißhaar, Elke, Yasemin Topal Yüksel, Tove Agner, et al.. (2024). Development and Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of the Impact of Chronic Hand Eczema on Health-Related Quality of Life: the Hand Eczema Impact Scale (HEIS). Dermatology and Therapy. 14(11). 3047–3070. 3 indexed citations
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Kersten, Jan Felix, Sonja Bonness, Robert Ofenloch, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of comfort gloves made of semipermeable and textile materials in patients with hand dermatoses: Results of a controlled multicenter intervention study (ProTection II). Contact Dermatitis. 91(4). 295–305. 2 indexed citations
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Weißhaar, Elke, Jörg Kupfer, Petra Staubach, et al.. (2024). Validation of the German Pruritus Questionnaire for the systematic assessment of chronic pruritus. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 22(7). 956–963. 1 indexed citations
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Geier, Johannes, Steffen Schubert, Richard Brans, et al.. (2023). Declining frequency of sensitization to fragrance mixes I and II: IVDK‐data of the years 2012–2021. Contact Dermatitis. 90(5). 470–478. 3 indexed citations
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Apfelbacher, Christian, Sonja Molin, Andrea Bauer, et al.. (2023). Self-reported Versus Physician-reported Severity of Chronic Hand Eczema: Concordance Analysis Based on Data from the German Chronic Hand Eczema Patient Long-Term Management Registry. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 103. adv00884–adv00884. 5 indexed citations
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Bauer, Andrea, Richard Brans, Randolf Brehler, et al.. (2023). S2k‐Leitlinie Diagnostik, Prävention und Therapie des Handekzems. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 21(9). 1054–1076. 4 indexed citations
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Geier, Johannes, Steffen Schubert, Axel Schnuch, et al.. (2021). A negative breakdown test in a fragrance mix I‐positive patient does not rule out contact allergy to its fragrance constituents. Contact Dermatitis. 84(6). 407–418. 8 indexed citations
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Schubert, Steffen, Richard Brans, Timo Buhl, et al.. (2020). Contact sensitization in metalworkers: Data from the information network of departments of dermatology (IVDK), 2010–2018. Contact Dermatitis. 83(6). 487–496. 18 indexed citations
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Kremer, Andreas E., Thomas Mettang, & Elke Weißhaar. (2020). Non-dermatological Challenges of Chronic Itch. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 100(2). 22–27. 3 indexed citations
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Ofenloch, Robert, et al.. (2019). The course of chronic itch in hemodialysis patients: results of a 4‐year follow‐up study of GEHIS (German Epidemiological Hemodialysis Itch Study). Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 33(7). 1429–1435. 19 indexed citations
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Ofenloch, Robert & Elke Weißhaar. (2019). Epidemiologie des Handekzems in Deutschland: Ein Rückblick auf die letzten 10 Jahre Handekzemforschung in Deutschland. Der Hautarzt. 70(10). 766–772. 1 indexed citations
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Apfelbacher, Christian, Richard Brans, Uwe Matterne, et al.. (2019). Which outcomes have been measured in hand eczema trials? A systematic review. Contact Dermatitis. 80(4). 201–207. 17 indexed citations
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Apfelbacher, Christian, Sonja Molin, Andrea Bauer, et al.. (2014). Itching in Patients with Chronic Hand Eczema: Data from the CARPE Registry. Dermatology. 229(2). 146–153. 24 indexed citations
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Weißhaar, Elke, Bernd Bonnekoh, Ingo Franke, & Harald Gollnick. (2001). Erfolgreiche symptomatische Tazarotentherapie der juvenilen Acanthosis nigricans vom familiär adipositasassoziierten Typ bei Insulinresistenz. Der Hautarzt. 52(6). 499–503. 11 indexed citations

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