Felix Nickel

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
211 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Felix Nickel is a scholar working on Surgery, Biomedical Engineering and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Felix Nickel has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Surgery, 65 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 57 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Felix Nickel's work include Surgical Simulation and Training (75 papers), Anatomy and Medical Technology (53 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (33 papers). Felix Nickel is often cited by papers focused on Surgical Simulation and Training (75 papers), Anatomy and Medical Technology (53 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (33 papers). Felix Nickel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Felix Nickel's co-authors include Beat P. Müller‐Stich, Karl‐Friedrich Kowalewski, Lars Fischer, Hannes Kenngott, Mona Wanda Schmidt, Thilo Hackert, Pascal Probst, Adrian T. Billeter, Carly R. Garrow and Martin Wagner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Felix Nickel

193 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

  1. Robotic versus open partial pancreatoduodenectomy (EUROPA): a randomised controlled stage 2b trial
    2024 47 citations Rosa Klotz, André L. Mihaljević et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe profile →

Peers

Felix Nickel
Khurshid A. Guru United States
Steven D. Schwaitzberg United States
Ivo A. M. J. Broeders Netherlands
Laurents P. S. Stassen Netherlands
Dmitry Oleynikov United States
Marvin P. Fried United States
Robert V. Rege United States
Ben Challacombe United Kingdom
Christopher M. Schlachta Canada
Lily Chang United States
Khurshid A. Guru United States
Felix Nickel
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Fields of papers citing papers by Felix Nickel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felix Nickel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Felix Nickel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Felix Nickel 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 Felix Nickel. Felix Nickel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Collins, Toby, Daniel A. Hashimoto, Silvana Perretta, et al.. (2025). Surgeons’ awareness, expectations, and involvement with artificial intelligence: a survey pre and post the GPT era. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(12). 110525–110525.
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Christodoulou, Evangelia, et al.. (2025). Semantic hyperspectral image synthesis for cross-modality knowledge transfer in surgical data science. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 20(6). 1205–1213.
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Studier‐Fischer, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Effects of endoluminal vacuum sponge therapy on the perfusion of gastric conduit in a porcine model for esophagectomy. Surgical Endoscopy. 38(3). 1422–1431. 2 indexed citations
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Klotz, Rosa, André L. Mihaljević, Yakup Kulu, et al.. (2024). Robotic versus open partial pancreatoduodenectomy (EUROPA): a randomised controlled stage 2b trial. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 39. 100864–100864. 47 indexed citations breakdown →
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Motta, Alessandro, et al.. (2024). Test-time augmentation with synthetic data addresses distribution shifts in spectral imaging. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 19(6). 1021–1031. 2 indexed citations
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Klaiber, Ulla, Felix Nickel, Franck Billmann, et al.. (2024). Portal vein resection in pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Surgery. 175(4). 1154–1161. 3 indexed citations
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Dietrich, Maximilian, Christian Nußhag, Christina Mertens, et al.. (2024). Hyperspectral Imaging for Microcirculatory Assessment of Patients undergoing Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement-a Prospective Observational Pilot Study. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 18(2). 295–304.
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März, Keno, Sebastian Bodenstedt, Felix Nickel, et al.. (2024). Aliado - A design concept of AI for decision support in oncological liver surgery. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 51(7). 108669–108669. 2 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Mona Wanda, et al.. (2023). Laparoscopic but not open surgical skills can be transferred to robot‐assisted surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. World Journal of Surgery. 48(1). 14–28. 4 indexed citations
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Kowalewski, Karl‐Friedrich, et al.. (2023). Video-based training of situation awareness enhances minimally invasive surgical performance: a randomized controlled trial. Surgical Endoscopy. 37(6). 4962–4973. 6 indexed citations
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Müller, Philip C., Olivier de Rougemont, Marco Bonani, et al.. (2023). Long‐term patency of arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis: A decade's experience in a transplant unit. Hemodialysis International. 27(4). 388–399. 1 indexed citations
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Nickel, Felix, et al.. (2022). Toward 3D-bioprinting of an endocrine pancreas: A building-block concept for bioartificial insulin-secreting tissue. Journal of Tissue Engineering. 13. 1768581337–1768581337. 27 indexed citations
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Wagner, Martin, Pascal Probst, Eva Kalkum, et al.. (2022). Artificial intelligence for decision support in surgical oncology - a systematic review. 2(3). 159–72. 7 indexed citations
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Fiedler, Mascha O., Ralf M. Muellenbach, Caroline Rolfes, et al.. (2022). Pumpless Extracorporeal Hemadsorption Technique (pEHAT): A Proof-of-Concept Animal Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(22). 6815–6815. 3 indexed citations
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Dietrich, Maximilian, Alexander Studier‐Fischer, Felix C. F. Schmitt, et al.. (2021). Hyperspectral Imaging for the Evaluation of Microcirculatory Tissue Oxygenation and Perfusion Quality in Haemorrhagic Shock: A Porcine Study. Biomedicines. 9(12). 1829–1829. 15 indexed citations
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Probst, Pascal, Colette Dörr-Harim, Anja Sander, et al.. (2021). Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to compare postoperative complications between minimally invasive and open DIStal PAnCreaTectomy (DISPACT-2 trial). BMJ Open. 11(2). e047867–e047867. 7 indexed citations
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Dietrich, Maximilian, Sebastian Marx, Thomas Brückner, et al.. (2020). Bedside hyperspectral imaging for the evaluation of microcirculatory alterations in perioperative intensive care medicine: a study protocol for an observational clinical pilot study (HySpI-ICU). BMJ Open. 10(9). e035742–e035742. 8 indexed citations

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