Hans‐Jürgen Wester

25.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
312 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

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Hans‐Jürgen Wester is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans‐Jürgen Wester has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 193 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 104 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 102 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Hans‐Jürgen Wester's work include Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (137 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (77 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (50 papers). Hans‐Jürgen Wester is often cited by papers focused on Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (137 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (77 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (50 papers). Hans‐Jürgen Wester collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Hans‐Jürgen Wester's co-authors include Markus Schwaiger, Margret Schottelius, Horst Kessler, Johannes Notni, Roland Haubner, Ambros J. Beer, Matthias Eiber, Tobias Maurer, Wolfgang Weber and Jakub Šimeček and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Accounts of Chemical Research and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Hans‐Jürgen Wester

307 papers receiving 18.6k 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.

Diagnostic Efficacy of ⁶⁸ Gallium-PSMA Positron Emission Tomography Compared to Conventional Imaging for Lymph Node Staging of 130 Consecutive Patients with Intermediate to High Risk Prostate Cancer

2015 595 citations Tobias Maurer, Jürgen E. Gschwend et al. profile →
68Ga-PSMA PET/CT: Joint EANM and SNMMI procedure guideline for prostate cancer imaging: version 1.0

2017 567 citations Matthias Eiber, Hans‐Jürgen Wester et al. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging profile →
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Activity and Selectivity Profile of Ligands for RGD-binding Integrins

2017 445 citations Hans‐Jürgen Wester, Horst Kessler et al. profile →
⁶⁸Ga- and ¹⁷⁷Lu-Labeled PSMA I&T: Optimization of a PSMA-Targeted Theranostic Concept and First Proof-of-Concept Human Studies

2015 419 citations Margret Schottelius, Matthias Eiber et al. Journal of Nuclear Medicine profile →
Simultaneous 68Ga-PSMA HBED-CC PET/MRI Improves the Localization of Primary Prostate Cancer

2016 418 citations Matthias Eiber, Gregor Weirich et al. European Urology profile →
¹⁷⁷Lu-Labeled Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Radioligand Therapy of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Safety and Efficacy

2016 397 citations Margret Schottelius, Hans‐Jürgen Wester et al. Journal of Nuclear Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Hans‐Jürgen Wester	10.7k	6.7k	5.3k	3.7k	2.5k	312	18.8k
Mark X. Sliwkowski	9.8k 0.9×	3.4k 0.5×	14.5k 2.7×	9.9k 2.7×	1.2k 0.5×	111	21.9k
Neil H. Bander	5.5k 0.5×	7.4k 1.1×	5.3k 1.0×	5.2k 1.4×	400 0.2×	230	15.6k
Michael R. Zalutsky	8.3k 0.8×	2.6k 0.4×	3.3k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	374 0.2×	360	13.4k
Walter Mier	6.6k 0.6×	4.7k 0.7×	5.8k 1.1×	3.8k 1.0×	200 0.1×	243	15.1k
Uwe Haberkorn	17.4k 1.6×	13.4k 2.0×	12.3k 2.3×	4.6k 1.2×	273 0.1×	517	31.2k
Roger Schibli	9.2k 0.9×	3.4k 0.5×	4.8k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	240 0.1×	375	14.8k
Ambros J. Beer	5.8k 0.5×	4.0k 0.6×	1.8k 0.3×	1.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	225	9.9k
David A. Reardon	5.6k 0.5×	7.3k 1.1×	8.7k 1.6×	10.4k 2.8×	651 0.3×	560	34.0k
Steven Wong	6.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.3×	11.5k 2.2×	6.6k 1.8×	707 0.3×	36	16.0k
Wendy J. Levin	6.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.3×	11.5k 2.2×	6.5k 1.8×	706 0.3×	36	15.8k

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Schottelius, Margret, David Viertl, Tessa Buckle, et al.. (2025). [99mTc]Tc-PSMA-HSG for PSMA-targeted Hybrid Surgical Guidance: a new addition to the PSMA-I&S/I&T family. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 53(5). 2974–2993.

Fischer, Sebastian, et al.. (2024). Significant reduction of activity retention in the kidneys via optimized linker sequences in radiohybrid-based minigastrin analogs. EJNMMI Research. 14(1). 23–23. 1 indexed citations

Beck, Roswitha, Alexander Dierks, Christian H. Pfob, et al.. (2023). Preclinical Evaluation of Minigastrin Analogs and Proof-of-Concept [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTA-CCK-66 PET/CT in 2 Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 65(1). 33–39. 8 indexed citations

Lapa, Constantin, et al.. (2023). Development of the First 18F-Labeled Radiohybrid-Based Minigastrin Derivative with High Target Affinity and Tumor Accumulation by Substitution of the Chelating Moiety. Pharmaceutics. 15(3). 826–826. 6 indexed citations

Tauber, Robert, Karina Knorr, Margitta Retz, et al.. (2023). Safety and Efficacy of [¹⁷⁷Lu]-PSMA-I&T Radioligand Therapy in Octogenarians with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Report on 80 Patients over the Age of 80 Years. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 64(8). 1244–1251. 11 indexed citations

Konrad, Matthias, Theresa Baumeister, Roland M. Schmid, et al.. (2022). CXCR4 peptide-based fluorescence endoscopy in a mouse model of Barrett’s esophagus. EJNMMI Research. 12(1). 2–2. 13 indexed citations

Konrad, Matthias, et al.. (2022). Optimization of the Pharmacokinetic Profile of [99mTc]Tc-N4-Bombesin Derivatives by Modification of the Pharmacophoric Gln-Trp Sequence. Pharmaceuticals. 15(9). 1133–1133. 6 indexed citations

Derlin, Katja, Marcel Gutberlet, Annika Hess, et al.. (2021). Molecular Imaging of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Pressure Overload Heart Failure. Circulation Research. 129(3). 369–382. 29 indexed citations

Duell, Johannes, Andreas Schirbel, Samuel Samnick, et al.. (2021). Improved Primary Staging of Marginal-Zone Lymphoma by Addition of CXCR4-Directed PET/CT. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 62(10). 1415–1421. 43 indexed citations

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Mayerhoefer, Marius E., Alexander Haug, Ulrich Jäger, et al.. (2020). In Human Visualization of Ibrutinib-Induced CLL Compartment Shift. Cancer Immunology Research. 8(8). 984–989. 8 indexed citations

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Kroenke, Markus, Thomas Horn, Jan C. Peeken, et al.. (2020). Matched-Pair Comparison of ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA-11 and ¹⁸F-rhPSMA-7 PET/CT in Patients with Primary and Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer: Frequency of Non–Tumor-Related Uptake and Tumor Positivity. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 62(8). 1082–1088. 45 indexed citations

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Lawal, Ismaheel O., Gbenga O. Popoola, Johncy Mahapane, et al.. (2020). [68Ga]Ga-Pentixafor for PET Imaging of Vascular Expression of CXCR-4 as a Marker of Arterial Inflammation in HIV-Infected Patients: A Comparison with 18F[FDG] PET Imaging. Biomolecules. 10(12). 1629–1629. 13 indexed citations

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Makowski, Marcus R., Christoph Rischpler, Ullrich Ebersberger, et al.. (2020). Multiparametric PET and MRI of myocardial damage after myocardial infarction: correlation of integrin αvβ3 expression and myocardial blood flow. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 48(4). 1070–1080. 30 indexed citations

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Fang, Hsin‐Yu, Margret Schottelius, Haibo Liu, et al.. (2017). CXCR4 Is a Potential Target for Diagnostic PET/CT Imaging in Barrett's Dysplasia and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(5). 1048–1061. 35 indexed citations

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Nonnekens, Julie, Kristell L.S. Chatalic, Janneke D.M. Molkenboer‐Kuenen, et al.. (2017). ²¹³ Bi-Labeled Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-Targeting Agents Induce DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Prostate Cancer Xenografts. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 32(2). 67–73. 52 indexed citations

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Eiber, Matthias, Gregor Weirich, Konstantin Holzapfel, et al.. (2016). Simultaneous 68Ga-PSMA HBED-CC PET/MRI Improves the Localization of Primary Prostate Cancer. European Urology. 70(5). 829–836. 418 indexed citations breakdown →

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Friedrich, Lars, Iina Laitinen, Martin Schlapschy, et al.. (2014). High contrast tumor imaging with radio-labeled antibody Fab fragments tailored for optimized pharmacokinetics via PASylation. mAbs. 7(1). 96–109. 61 indexed citations

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Beer, Ambros J., Jaroslav Pelisek, P. Heider, et al.. (2014). PET/CT Imaging of Integrin αvβ3 Expression in Human Carotid Atherosclerosis. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 7(2). 178–187. 124 indexed citations

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Langer, Rupert, Katja Ott, Katja Specht, et al.. (2008). Protein Expression Profiling in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Patients Indicates Association of Heat-Shock Protein 27 Expression and Chemotherapy Response. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(24). 8279–8287. 49 indexed citations

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Wester, Hans‐Jürgen, et al.. (2004). Radiolabeled Carbohydrated Somatostatin Analogs: A Review of the Current Status. Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals. 19(2). 231–244. 30 indexed citations

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