Gunver S. Kienle

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Gunver S. Kienle is a scholar working on Immunology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Gunver S. Kienle has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Immunology, 24 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Gunver S. Kienle's work include Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (32 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (23 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (14 papers). Gunver S. Kienle is often cited by papers focused on Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (32 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (23 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (14 papers). Gunver S. Kienle collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Gunver S. Kienle's co-authors include Helmut Kiene, D. Riley, David Moher, Joel Gagnier, Harold C. Sox, Douglas G. Altman, Harald J. Hamre, Anja Glockmann, Douglas G. Altman and Paul G. Werthmann and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Cancer Research and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gunver S. Kienle

92 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case report... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2013 2013 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting guideline development
    2013 856 citations Joel Gagnier, Gunver S. Kienle et al. profile →
  2. The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case report guideline development
    2013 398 citations Joel Gagnier, Gunver S. Kienle et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  3. The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case reporting guideline development
    2013 359 citations Joel Gagnier, Gunver S. Kienle et al. BMJ Case Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gunver S. Kienle Germany 24 648 626 579 482 382 97 3.7k
Satoru Kodama Japan 35 1.5k 2.3× 685 1.1× 428 0.7× 636 1.3× 410 1.1× 226 7.5k
D. Riley United States 21 465 0.7× 586 0.9× 95 0.2× 316 0.7× 494 1.3× 76 3.0k
Conghui Han China 17 157 0.2× 1.1k 1.7× 236 0.4× 757 1.6× 881 2.3× 76 4.6k
Mahdi Sepidarkish Iran 35 143 0.2× 683 1.1× 307 0.5× 523 1.1× 205 0.5× 172 5.3k
Zhiguo Zhang China 23 146 0.2× 968 1.5× 221 0.4× 789 1.6× 741 1.9× 103 5.2k
Yoon Jae Lee South Korea 25 449 0.7× 501 0.8× 83 0.1× 194 0.4× 262 0.7× 245 3.1k
Daniel G. Federman United States 29 106 0.2× 388 0.6× 491 0.8× 279 0.6× 219 0.6× 157 4.3k
Susan D. Reed United States 45 98 0.2× 523 0.8× 317 0.5× 717 1.5× 228 0.6× 176 6.2k
Víctor Abraira Spain 41 161 0.2× 1.7k 2.7× 183 0.3× 500 1.0× 1.2k 3.1× 143 7.0k
Ming Ji United States 27 85 0.1× 694 1.1× 716 1.2× 353 0.7× 245 0.6× 104 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Berman, Tara, Eran Ben‐Arye, Gunver S. Kienle, et al.. (2025). Integrating Botanicals into Oncology Care: Consideration of FDA Regulation of Botanical Products and Botanical Clinical Trials. Clinical Cancer Research. 31(9). 1566–1572. 1 indexed citations
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Wode, Kathrin, Gunver S. Kienle, Ove Björ, et al.. (2024). Mistletoe extract in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (MISTRAL). Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 121(11). 347–354. 4 indexed citations
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Werthmann, Paul G., D. Riley, & Gunver S. Kienle. (2020). CARE for COVID-19: A Checklist for Documentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case Reports and Case Series. The Permanente Journal. 24(4). 2 indexed citations
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Kienle, Gunver S., Eran Ben‐Arye, Bettina Berger, et al.. (2019). Contributing to Global Health: Development of a Consensus-Based Whole Systems Research Strategy for Anthroposophic Medicine. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. 1–14. 11 indexed citations
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Werthmann, Paul G., et al.. (2018). A 21-year course of Merkel cell carcinoma with adjuvant Viscum album extract treatment: A case report. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 38. 58–60. 3 indexed citations
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Werthmann, Paul G., et al.. (2017). Complete remission and long-term survival of a patient with melanoma metastases treated with high-dose fever-inducing Viscum album extract. Medicine. 96(46). e8731–e8731. 12 indexed citations
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Werthmann, Paul G., et al.. (2014). Tumour response following high-dose intratumoural application of Viscum album on a patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma. BMJ Case Reports. 2014. bcr2013203180–bcr2013203180. 13 indexed citations
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Gagnier, Joel, Gunver S. Kienle, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2013). The CARE Guidelines: Consensus-based Clinical Case Reporting Guideline Development. Global Advances in Health and Medicine. 2(5). 38–43. 5 indexed citations
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Gagnier, Joel, Gunver S. Kienle, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2013). The CARE Guidelines: Consensus-based Clinical Case Report Guideline Development. Journal of Dietary Supplements. 10(4). 381–390. 109 indexed citations
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Gagnier, Joel, Gunver S. Kienle, Douglas G. Altman, et al.. (2013). The CARE guidelines: consensus-based clinical case report guideline development. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 67(1). 46–51. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kienle, Gunver S.. (2012). Why Medical Case Reports?. Global Advances in Health and Medicine. 1(1). 8–9. 4 indexed citations
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Hamre, Harald J., Helmut Kiene, & Gunver S. Kienle. (2010). Clinical research in anthroposophic medicine.. PubMed. 15(6). 52–5. 14 indexed citations
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Hamre, Harald J., Claudia M. Witt, Gunver S. Kienle, et al.. (2009). Anthroposophic therapy for children with chronic disease: a two-year prospective cohort study in routine outpatient settings. BMC Pediatrics. 9(1). 39–39. 16 indexed citations
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Hamre, Harald J., Claudia M. Witt, Gunver S. Kienle, et al.. (2009). Anthroposophic Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: A Two-year Prospective Cohort Study in Routine Outpatient Settings. 2. CMPsy.S2791–CMPsy.S2791. 11 indexed citations
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Kienle, Gunver S., et al.. (2009). Viscum album L. extracts in breast and gynaecological cancers: a systematic review of clinical and preclinical research. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 28(1). 79–79. 104 indexed citations

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