Heiko Sorg

5.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Heiko Sorg is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Heiko Sorg has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Rehabilitation and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Heiko Sorg's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (17 papers), Dermatologic Treatments and Research (9 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (7 papers). Heiko Sorg is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (17 papers), Dermatologic Treatments and Research (9 papers) and Health and Medical Research Impacts (7 papers). Heiko Sorg collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. Heiko Sorg's co-authors include Daniel J. Tilkorn, Ursula Mirastschijski, Jörg Hauser, Stephan Hager, Peter M. Vogt, Kerstin Reimers, Lothar Koch, Boris N. Chichkov, Brigitte Vollmar and Stefanie Michael and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Heiko Sorg

56 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Wound Repair and Regeneration

2012 1.4k citations Heiko Sorg et al. European Surgical Research profile →
Skin Wound Healing: An Update on the Current Knowledge and Concepts

2016 915 citations Heiko Sorg, Daniel J. Tilkorn et al. European Surgical Research profile →
Tissue Engineered Skin Substitutes Created by Laser-Assisted Bioprinting Form Skin-Like Structures in the Dorsal Skin Fold Chamber in Mice

2013 423 citations Stefanie Michael, Heiko Sorg et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heiko Sorg Germany	20	1.9k	1.0k	923	811	665	58	4.1k
Saeid Amini‐Nik Canada	29	1.6k 0.8×	427 0.4×	449 0.5×	645 0.8×	729 1.1×	55	3.2k
Zee Upton Australia	38	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	917 1.0×	867 1.1×	1.2k 1.8×	122	5.6k
Mikaël M. Martino Switzerland	32	986 0.5×	1.9k 1.8×	1.2k 1.3×	1.6k 2.0×	1.5k 2.2×	53	5.8k
Steven T. Boyce United States	44	3.1k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	2.3k 2.9×	1.1k 1.7×	129	6.8k
Hans‐Günther Machens Germany	35	969 0.5×	850 0.8×	1.6k 1.7×	750 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	210	4.6k
Feng Lu China	34	687 0.4×	541 0.5×	1.5k 1.6×	954 1.2×	581 0.9×	188	3.8k
Susan Gibbs Netherlands	51	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	747 0.8×	513 0.6×	1.5k 2.3×	189	7.1k
Nai‐Chen Cheng Taiwan	28	558 0.3×	832 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	917 1.1×	491 0.7×	114	3.3k
Kristo Nuutila United States	24	1.4k 0.8×	580 0.6×	549 0.6×	928 1.1×	379 0.6×	69	2.6k
Evert N. Lamme Netherlands	24	1.3k 0.7×	448 0.4×	576 0.6×	632 0.8×	382 0.6×	34	2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heiko Sorg

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

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Sorg, Heiko, Jörg Hauser, Mahsa Bagheri, et al.. (2023). Akademische Karriere in der Medizin: eine geschlechterbezogene Analyse zu beruflichen Zielen. Das Gesundheitswesen. 85(08/09). 697–705.

Sorg, Heiko, et al.. (2023). Free Flaps for Skin and Soft Tissue Reconstruction in the Elderly Patient: Indication or Contraindication. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(1). 12–12. 5 indexed citations

Sorg, Heiko, et al.. (2022). Skin Wound Healing: Of Players, Patterns, and Processes. European Surgical Research. 64(2). 141–157. 91 indexed citations

Knobloch, Karsten, et al.. (2021). Focused electromagnetic high-energetic extracorporeal shockwave (ESWT) reduces pain levels in the nodular state of Dupuytren’s disease—a randomized controlled trial (DupuyShock). Lasers in Medical Science. 37(1). 323–333. 9 indexed citations

Sorg, Heiko, Daniel J. Tilkorn, Jonas Kolbenschlag, et al.. (2021). Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Waves on Microcirculation and Angiogenesis in the in vivo Wound Model of the Diver Box. European Surgical Research. 62(3). 134–143. 7 indexed citations

Sorg, Heiko, Daniel J. Tilkorn, Ursula Mirastschijski, Joerg Hauser, & Robert Kraemer. (2018). Panta Rhei: Neovascularization, Angiogenesis and Nutritive Perfusion in Wound Healing. European Surgical Research. 59(3-4). 232–241. 45 indexed citations

Paprottka, Felix J., Nicco Krezdorn, Marvee Turk, et al.. (2017). Trendy Tattoos—Maybe a Serious Health Risk?. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 42(1). 310–321. 20 indexed citations

Sorg, Heiko, et al.. (2016). Bewertung des Stellenwerts und der Voraussetzungen der medizinischen Habilitation in Deutschland durch die beurteilenden Kommissionen. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 115-116. 71–77. 5 indexed citations

Sorg, Heiko, et al.. (2016). Die medizinische Doktorarbeit in Deutschland. Der Chirurg. 87(9). 775–784. 3 indexed citations

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Kraemer, Robert, Heiko Sorg, Karsten Knobloch, et al.. (2016). Immediate Dose–Response Effect of High-Energy Versus Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Cutaneous Microcirculation. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 42(12). 2975–2982. 10 indexed citations

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Sorg, Heiko, et al.. (2016). Die medizinische Habilitation: akademische Befähigung oder Karriereinstrument?. Der Chirurg. 87(6). 520–527. 13 indexed citations

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Sorg, Heiko, et al.. (2015). Analysis of the influence of antithrombin on microvascular thrombosis: anti-inflammation is crucial for anticoagulation. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental. 3(1). 58–58. 10 indexed citations

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Michael, Stefanie, Heiko Sorg, Claas‐Tido Peck, et al.. (2013). Tissue Engineered Skin Substitutes Created by Laser-Assisted Bioprinting Form Skin-Like Structures in the Dorsal Skin Fold Chamber in Mice. PLoS ONE. 8(3). e57741–e57741. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sorg, Heiko, et al.. (2012). Wound Repair and Regeneration. European Surgical Research. 49(1). 35–43. 1389 indexed citations breakdown →

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Knobloch, Karsten, Heiko Sorg, & Peter M. Vogt. (2011). Career Steps in German Academic Plastic Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 128(1). 44e–45e. 2 indexed citations

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Knobloch, Karsten, Heiko Sorg, & P.M. Vogt. (2011). Habilitationsordnungen medizinischer Fakultäten an deutschen Hochschulen. Der Chirurg. 83(5). 452–462. 9 indexed citations

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Weyand, Birgit, et al.. (2010). Stammzellen aus dem Fettgewebe. Der Chirurg. 81(9). 826–832. 23 indexed citations

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Koch, Lothar, S. Kühn, Heiko Sorg, et al.. (2009). Laser Printing of Skin Cells and Human Stem Cells. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 16(5). 847–854. 338 indexed citations

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Sorg, Heiko, Robert Jaster, Brit Fitzner, et al.. (2008). Early rise in inflammation and microcirculatory disorder determine the development of autoimmune pancreatitis in the MRL/Mp-mouse. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 295(6). G1274–G1280. 15 indexed citations

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Sorg, Heiko, Christian G. Krueger, & Brigitte Vollmar. (2007). Intravital insights in skin wound healing using the mouse dorsal skin fold chamber. Journal of Anatomy. 211(6). 810–818. 69 indexed citations

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