G. Ruf

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

G. Ruf is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Ruf has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in G. Ruf's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (6 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (4 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (4 papers). G. Ruf is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (6 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (4 papers) and Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (4 papers). G. Ruf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. G. Ruf's co-authors include Winfried März, Christoph Wanner, Vera Krane, Eberhard Ritz, Manfred Olschewski, Johannes F.E. Mann, Steffen Böhler, Sigmund Silber, Hans‐Ulrich Wïttchen and Andreas M. Zeiher and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Gut and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

G. Ruf

42 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Atorvastatin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Hemodialysis

2005 1.8k citations Christoph Wanner, Vera Krane et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Ruf Germany	14	1.1k	1.1k	639	598	409	45	2.6k
Giovanni Cancarini Italy	32	2.5k 2.3×	821 0.7×	218 0.3×	351 0.6×	400 1.0×	150	3.5k
Gudrun Nyberg Sweden	25	648 0.6×	910 0.8×	303 0.5×	179 0.3×	174 0.4×	56	2.2k
Mark D. Danese United States	29	1.0k 0.9×	578 0.5×	1.3k 2.1×	245 0.4×	252 0.6×	125	4.3k
D.S. Keith United States	18	1.2k 1.1×	563 0.5×	202 0.3×	444 0.7×	136 0.3×	37	2.5k
Hans‐Hellmut Neumayer Germany	38	1.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.6×	370 0.6×	406 0.7×	165 0.4×	103	4.9k
G. Nyberg Sweden	26	977 0.9×	535 0.5×	507 0.8×	464 0.8×	55 0.1×	95	2.4k
Alberto Martínez‐Castelao Spain	27	1.4k 1.3×	600 0.5×	384 0.6×	421 0.7×	56 0.1×	78	2.7k
Ryan D. Kilpatrick United States	24	2.8k 2.5×	690 0.6×	276 0.4×	383 0.6×	147 0.4×	51	4.2k
Alı Başçı Türkiye	23	2.4k 2.2×	1.0k 0.9×	234 0.4×	607 1.0×	83 0.2×	61	3.4k
Steven L. Zelenkofske United States	17	859 0.8×	637 0.6×	661 1.0×	2.9k 4.9×	137 0.3×	29	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by G. Ruf

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Ruf

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thomusch, Oliver, et al.. (2015). Long-term results after endoanal advancement flap repair for fistulas-in-ano. How important is the aetiology?. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 30(3). 413–419. 6 indexed citations

Voigt-Radloff, Sebastian, G. Ruf, Asmus Vogel, Fenna van Nes, & Michael Hüll. (2013). Occupational therapy for elderly. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 48(1). 52–72. 11 indexed citations

Baumgartner, Ulrich, et al.. (2013). Experience with a new prosthetic anal sphincter in three coloproctological centres. BMC Surgery. 13(1). 45–45. 22 indexed citations

Großmann, Joachim, et al.. (2012). Cooperate concept of metastasis: site-specific requirement of activated differentiation and dynamic deterioration. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 31(1-2). 269–276. 4 indexed citations

Haberstroh, Jörg, et al.. (2010). New selective endoscopic sacral nerve root stimulation - an advance in the treatment of fecal incontinence. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 23(2). e104–e109. 2 indexed citations

Ruf, G., et al.. (2008). Vaginismusbehandlung bei türkischen Frauen. Der Nervenarzt. 80(3). 288–294. 7 indexed citations

Schneider, Harald J., Jens Klotsche, Bernhard Saller, et al.. (2008). Associations of age-dependent IGF-I SDS with cardiovascular diseases and risk conditions: cross-sectional study in 6773 primary care patients. European Journal of Endocrinology. 158(2). 153–161. 36 indexed citations

Burghardt, Jens, P. Hermanek, Christoph Isbert, et al.. (2007). Qualitätsindikatoren bei Diagnostik und Therapie des Rektumkarzinoms. Zentralblatt für Chirurgie - Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Viszeral- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie. 132(2). 85–94. 18 indexed citations

Pittrow, David, Günther K. Stalla, Andreas M. Zeiher, et al.. (2006). Prävalenz, medikamentöse Behandlung und Einstellung des Diabetes mellitus in der Hausarztpraxis. Qucosa (Saxon State and University Library Dresden). 31 indexed citations

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Wanner, Christoph, Vera Krane, Winfried März, et al.. (2005). Atorvastatin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Hemodialysis. New England Journal of Medicine. 353(3). 238–248. 1799 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wïttchen, Hans‐Ulrich, Heide Glaesmer, Winfried März, et al.. (2005). Cardiovascular risk factors in primary care: methods and baseline prevalence rates – the DETECT program. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 21(4). 619–629. 83 indexed citations

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Wanner, Christoph, Vera Krane, Winfried März, et al.. (2004). Randomized Controlled Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of Atorvastatin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Hemodialysis (4D Study): Demographic and Baseline Characteristics. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research. 27(4). 259–266. 124 indexed citations

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Kreisel, Wolfgang, Karin Potthoff, Hartmut Bertz, et al.. (2003). Complete remission of Crohn's disease after high-dose cyclophosphamide and autologous stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 32(3). 337–340. 58 indexed citations

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Wanner, Christoph, et al.. (1999). Rationale and design of a trial improving outcome of type 2 diabetics on hemodialysis. Kidney International. 56. S222–S226. 84 indexed citations

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Eggstein, S., Martin Franke, Ingo Kutschka, et al.. (1999). Expression and activity of mitogen activated protein kinases in human colorectal carcinoma. Gut. 44(6). 834–838. 16 indexed citations

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Baumgartner, Ulrich, et al.. (1995). Change of zonal bile acid processing after partial hepatectomy in the rat. Journal of Hepatology. 22(4). 474–480. 12 indexed citations

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Ruf, G., Dietmar Trenk, E. Jähnchen, & H. Roskamm. (1994). Determination of the anti-ischemic activity of nebivolol in comparison with atenolol. International Journal of Cardiology. 43(3). 279–285. 8 indexed citations

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Droste, C., G. Ruf, Mark W. Greenlee, & H. Roskamm. (1993). Development of angina pectoris pain and cardiac events in asymptomatic patients with myocardial ischemia. The American Journal of Cardiology. 72(2). 121–127. 8 indexed citations

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Schöffel, U., Tanja Zeller, M. Lausen, G. Ruf, & E. H. Farthmann. (1989). Monitoring of the inflammatory response in early peritonitis. The American Journal of Surgery. 157(6). 567–572. 6 indexed citations

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Lausen, M., et al.. (1988). Myoelectric Activity of the Small Bowel in Mechanical Obstruction and Intra-Abdominal Bacterial Contamination. European Surgical Research. 20(5-6). 304–309. 1 indexed citations

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