Elmar Hellwig

15.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
298 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Elmar Hellwig is a scholar working on Orthodontics, Periodontics and Oral Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Elmar Hellwig has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Orthodontics, 120 papers in Periodontics and 110 papers in Oral Surgery. Recurrent topics in Elmar Hellwig's work include Dental materials and restorations (105 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (86 papers) and Dental Erosion and Treatment (73 papers). Elmar Hellwig is often cited by papers focused on Dental materials and restorations (105 papers), Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (86 papers) and Dental Erosion and Treatment (73 papers). Elmar Hellwig collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Greece. Elmar Hellwig's co-authors include Ali Al‐Ahmad, Thomas Attin, Wolfgang Buchalla, Andrej M. Kielbassa, Olga Polydorou, Adrian Lussi, Lamprini Karygianni, Thorsten Mathias Auschill, Markus Jörg Altenburger and Fabian Cieplik and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Elmar Hellwig

293 papers receiving 10.9k citations

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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.

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy – what we know and what we don’t

2018 657 citations Fabian Cieplik, Wolfgang Buchalla et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elmar Hellwig Germany	57	5.2k	4.4k	3.9k	1.3k	1.2k	298	11.4k
Matthias Hannig Germany	51	4.7k 0.9×	2.8k 0.6×	4.1k 1.1×	424 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	303	10.2k
Lei Cheng China	59	4.2k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	4.3k 1.1×	670 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	283	12.3k
Wolfgang Buchalla Germany	44	3.9k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	2.3k 0.6×	995 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	169	7.7k
J.M. ten Cate Netherlands	57	6.2k 1.2×	3.0k 0.7×	6.6k 1.7×	295 0.2×	672 0.6×	222	11.5k
Wim Teughels Belgium	57	2.7k 0.5×	4.3k 1.0×	5.0k 1.3×	317 0.2×	1.4k 1.2×	214	10.7k
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf Brazil	51	6.5k 1.2×	2.7k 0.6×	4.6k 1.2×	275 0.2×	610 0.5×	498	12.6k
Stefan Renvert Sweden	61	2.7k 0.5×	8.3k 1.9×	5.2k 1.4×	665 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	182	11.6k
Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury Brazil	48	3.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	232 0.2×	758 0.7×	268	7.0k
Franklin García‐Godoy United States	60	9.5k 1.8×	8.0k 1.8×	3.2k 0.8×	237 0.2×	1.2k 1.0×	584	16.0k
Mariano Sanz Spain	76	3.5k 0.7×	11.1k 2.5×	12.1k 3.1×	830 0.6×	2.0k 1.8×	453	24.0k

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Argyropoulou, Aikaterini, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Elmar Hellwig, et al.. (2025). Antibiofilm potential of plant extracts: inhibiting oral microorganisms and Streptococcus mutans. Frontiers in Dental Medicine. 6. 1535753–1535753.

Bernardi, Sara, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial Therapy Using VIS Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A as an Alternative Method to Treat Oral Diseases. Future Microbiology. 19(3). 241–254. 2 indexed citations

Al‐Ahmad, Ali, et al.. (2023). In Vitro Eradication of Planktonic, Saliva and Biofilm Bacteria Using Lingonberry Extract as a Photosensitizer for Visible Light Plus Water-Filtered Infrared-A Irradiation. Nutrients. 15(23). 4988–4988. 5 indexed citations

Vach, Kirstin, et al.. (2023). Effects of erosion and abrasion on resin‐matrix ceramic CAD/CAM materials: An in vitro investigation. European Journal Of Oral Sciences. 132(2). e12967–e12967. 4 indexed citations

Vach, Kirstin, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2022). Examining the Composition of the Oral Microbiota as a Tool to Identify Responders to Dietary Changes. Nutrients. 14(24). 5389–5389. 4 indexed citations

Hellwig, Elmar, et al.. (2022). Antimicrobial Behavior and Cytotoxicity of Indocyanine Green in Combination with Visible Light and Water-Filtered Infrared A Radiation against Periodontal Bacteria and Subgingival Biofilm. Biomedicines. 10(5). 956–956. 8 indexed citations

Karygianni, Lamprini, Aikaterini Argyropoulou, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2022). The antimicrobial effect of Rosmarinus officinalis extracts on oral initial adhesion ex vivo. Clinical Oral Investigations. 26(6). 4369–4380. 22 indexed citations

Mao, Xiaojun, Annette Anderson, Annette Wittmer, et al.. (2022). Phenotypic Adaptation to Antiseptics and Effects on Biofilm Formation Capacity and Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Early Colonizers in Dental Plaque. Antibiotics. 11(5). 688–688. 20 indexed citations

Al‐Ahmad, Ali, Markus Jörg Altenburger, Lamprini Karygianni, et al.. (2022). Biodentine Inhibits the Initial Microbial Adhesion of Oral Microbiota In Vivo. Antibiotics. 12(1). 4–4. 5 indexed citations

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Vach, Kirstin, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2021). A Log Ratio-Based Analysis of Individual Changes in the Composition of the Oral Microbiota in Different Dietary Phases. Nutrients. 13(3). 793–793. 3 indexed citations

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Bernardi, Sara, Annette Anderson, Guido Macchiarelli, et al.. (2021). Subinhibitory Antibiotic Concentrations Enhance Biofilm Formation of Clinical Enterococcus faecalis Isolates. Antibiotics. 10(7). 874–874. 47 indexed citations

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Kurz, Hannah, Lamprini Karygianni, Aikaterini Argyropoulou, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Effects of Inula viscosa Extract on the In Situ Initial Oral Biofilm. Nutrients. 13(11). 4029–4029. 13 indexed citations

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Schlueter, Nadine, Cornelia Frese, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2021). Long-Term Use of Oral Hygiene Products Containing Stannous and Fluoride Ions: Effect on Viable Salivary Bacteria. Antibiotics. 10(5). 481–481. 9 indexed citations

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Tennert, Christian, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Lamprini Karygianni, et al.. (2020). An oral health optimized diet reduces the load of potential cariogenic and periodontal bacterial species in the supragingival oral plaque: A randomized controlled pilot study. MicrobiologyOpen. 9(8). e1056–e1056. 31 indexed citations

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Karygianni, Lamprini, Tobias Fretwurst, Katja Nelson, et al.. (2020). High Potential of Bacterial Adhesion on Block Bone Graft Materials. Materials. 13(9). 2102–2102. 11 indexed citations

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Vach, Kirstin, Ali Al‐Ahmad, Annette Anderson, et al.. (2020). Analysing the Relationship between Nutrition and the Microbial Composition of the Oral Biofilm—Insights from the Analysis of Individual Variability. Antibiotics. 9(8). 479–479. 6 indexed citations

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Karygianni, Lamprini, Alexios Léandros Skaltsounis, Aikaterini Argyropoulou, et al.. (2014). High-Level Antimicrobial Efficacy of Representative Mediterranean Natural Plant Extracts against Oral Microorganisms. BioMed Research International. 2014. 1–8. 65 indexed citations

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Proksch, Susanne, Thorsten Steinberg, Susanne Stampf, et al.. (2012). Crosstalk on Cell Behavior in Interactive Cocultures of hMSCs with Various Oral Cell Types. Tissue Engineering Part A. 18(23-24). 2601–2610. 13 indexed citations

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Polydorou, Olga, Mohammad Hammad, Armin König, Elmar Hellwig, & Klaus Kümmerer. (2009). Release of monomers from different core build-up materials. Dental Materials. 25(9). 1090–1095. 42 indexed citations

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Paulsen, Peter, et al.. (1998). Investigations on shelf life and shelf life assessment of raw meat : Formation of biogenic amines and microbial changes during storage. Fleischwirtschaft international. 78(5). 796–797. 4 indexed citations

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