Gernot Wagner

4.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
46 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Gernot Wagner is a scholar working on Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Gernot Wagner has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Gernot Wagner's work include Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers), Treatment of Major Depression (5 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers). Gernot Wagner is often cited by papers focused on Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (11 papers), Treatment of Major Depression (5 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers). Gernot Wagner collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Germany. Gernot Wagner's co-authors include Gerald Gartlehner, Irma Klerings, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Andreea Dobrescu, Emma Persad, Andrea Chapman, Verena Mayr, Uwe Siebert, Nina Matyas and Viktoria Titscher and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Scientific Reports and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gernot Wagner

44 papers receiving 2.3k 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. Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID-19: a rapid review
    2020 657 citations Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Andreea Dobrescu et al. profile →
  2. Impact of timing of surgery in elderly hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2018 259 citations Thomas Klestil, Christoph Röder et al. Scientific Reports profile →
  3. Restricting evidence syntheses of interventions to English-language publications is a viable methodological shortcut for most medical topics: a systematic review
    2021 159 citations Andreea Dobrescu, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  4. Searching two or more databases decreased the risk of missing relevant studies: a metaresearch study
    2022 82 citations Hannah Ewald, Irma Klerings et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gernot Wagner Austria 19 494 368 341 291 270 46 2.4k
Irma Klerings Austria 22 760 1.5× 393 1.1× 356 1.0× 352 1.2× 452 1.7× 74 3.1k
Sarah Cuschieri Malta 21 326 0.7× 144 0.4× 570 1.7× 385 1.3× 421 1.6× 127 3.5k
Andreea Dobrescu Austria 15 489 1.0× 381 1.0× 113 0.3× 317 1.1× 233 0.9× 46 1.9k
Derrick Heng Singapore 35 457 0.9× 150 0.4× 452 1.3× 243 0.8× 413 1.5× 86 3.7k
Tao‐Hsin Tung China 29 195 0.4× 93 0.3× 365 1.1× 303 1.0× 253 0.9× 327 3.3k
Emma Persad Austria 16 543 1.1× 384 1.0× 87 0.3× 321 1.1× 233 0.9× 57 2.0k
Frederick K. Ho United Kingdom 43 748 1.5× 172 0.5× 321 0.9× 602 2.1× 416 1.5× 213 5.9k
Peter Ueda Sweden 27 226 0.5× 84 0.2× 523 1.5× 137 0.5× 208 0.8× 78 2.6k
Erin K. Sauber‐Schatz United States 20 457 0.9× 392 1.1× 141 0.4× 1.1k 3.6× 247 0.9× 45 3.0k
Tomoko Takamiya Japan 28 236 0.5× 158 0.4× 117 0.3× 177 0.6× 441 1.6× 103 2.8k

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All Works

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Gartlehner, Gerald, Andreea Dobrescu, Gernot Wagner, et al.. (2025). Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Attacks of Episodic Migraine: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis for the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(4). 507–524. 2 indexed citations
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Thaler, Kylie, Emma Persad, Andrea Chapman, et al.. (2025). Patients’ Values and Preferences Regarding the Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Episodic Migraine. Annals of Internal Medicine. 178(4). 525–532. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, Gernot, Daniel Steiner, Christoph Gisinger, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and incidence of venous thromboembolism in geriatric patients admitted to long-term care hospitals. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 17737–17737. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, Gernot, Gerald Gartlehner, Kylie Thaler, et al.. (2024). Immunogenicity and safety of the 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, a systematic review and meta-analysis. npj Vaccines. 9(1). 257–257. 3 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Andreea Dobrescu, Andrea Chapman, et al.. (2023). Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis for a Clinical Guideline by the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 176(2). 196–211. 25 indexed citations
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Dobrescu, Andreea, Andrea Chapman, Lisa Affengruber, et al.. (2023). Cost-Effectiveness of First- and Second-Step Treatment Strategies for Major Depressive Disorder. Annals of Internal Medicine. 176(2). 212–216. 2 indexed citations
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Ewald, Hannah, Irma Klerings, Gernot Wagner, et al.. (2022). Searching two or more databases decreased the risk of missing relevant studies: a metaresearch study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 149. 154–164. 82 indexed citations breakdown →
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Affengruber, Lisa, Andreea Dobrescu, Emma Persad, et al.. (2022). Characteristics and recovery methods of studies falsely excluded during literature screening—a systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 11(1). 236–236. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, Gernot, et al.. (2021). Cholesterol and glaucoma: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Acta Ophthalmologica. 100(2). 148–158. 27 indexed citations
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Dobrescu, Andreea, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Irma Klerings, et al.. (2021). Restricting evidence syntheses of interventions to English-language publications is a viable methodological shortcut for most medical topics: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 137. 209–217. 159 indexed citations breakdown →
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Affengruber, Lisa, Gernot Wagner, Siw Waffenschmidt, et al.. (2020). Combining abbreviated literature searches with single-reviewer screening: three case studies of rapid reviews. Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 162–162. 15 indexed citations
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Ewald, Hannah, Irma Klerings, Gernot Wagner, et al.. (2020). Abbreviated and comprehensive literature searches led to identical or very similar effect estimates: a meta-epidemiological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 128. 1–12. 15 indexed citations
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Wagner, Gernot, Sabine Steiner, Gerald Gartlehner, et al.. (2019). Comparison of transcatheter aortic valve implantation with other approaches to treat aortic valve stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews. 8(1). 44–44. 17 indexed citations
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Sommer, Isolde, Viktoria Titscher, Birgit Teufer, et al.. (2019). Evidenzbasierte Empfehlungen zur Überarbeitung der österreichischen Vorsorgeuntersuchung. Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift. 169(13-14). 339–349. 1 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Barbara Nußbaumer-Streit, Gernot Wagner, et al.. (2018). Increased risks for random errors are common in outcomes graded as high certainty of evidence. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 106. 50–59. 43 indexed citations
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Klestil, Thomas, Christoph Röder, Christoph Stotter, et al.. (2018). Impact of timing of surgery in elderly hip fracture patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 13933–13933. 259 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nußbaumer-Streit, Barbara, Irma Klerings, Gernot Wagner, et al.. (2018). Abbreviated literature searches were viable alternatives to comprehensive searches: a meta-epidemiological study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 102. 1–11. 47 indexed citations
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Wagner, Gernot, Marie-Thérèse Schultes, Viktoria Titscher, et al.. (2017). Efficacy and safety of levomilnacipran, vilazodone and vortioxetine compared with other second-generation antidepressants for major depressive disorder in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. 228. 1–12. 39 indexed citations
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Gartlehner, Gerald, Gernot Wagner, Nina Matyas, et al.. (2017). Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for major depressive disorder: review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open. 7(6). e014912–e014912. 134 indexed citations
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