Heiner C. Bucher

29.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
253 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Heiner C. Bucher is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Heiner C. Bucher has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Infectious Diseases, 68 papers in Epidemiology and 44 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Heiner C. Bucher's work include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (64 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (56 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (44 papers). Heiner C. Bucher is often cited by papers focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (64 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (56 papers) and HIV Research and Treatment (44 papers). Heiner C. Bucher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Canada. Heiner C. Bucher's co-authors include Matthias Briel, Gordon Guyatt, Lauren E. Griffith, Stephen D. Walter, Alain Nordmann, Peter Hengstler, Christian Schindler, Tracy R. Glass, Viktoria Gloy and Manuel Battegay and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Heiner C. Bucher

247 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The results of direct and indirect treatment comparisons in meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

1997 1.6k citations Heiner C. Bucher, Gordon Guyatt et al. profile →
Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

2013 947 citations Matthias Briel, Heiner C. Bucher et al. profile →
Effects of Low-Carbohydrate vs Low-Fat Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors

2006 676 citations Alain Nordmann, Matthias Briel et al. profile →
Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

2009 665 citations Philipp Schüetz, Marcel Wolbers et al. profile →
N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2002 579 citations Heiner C. Bucher et al. profile →
Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Diabetes Mellitus in Europe and North America: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2015 442 citations Heiner C. Bucher et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Shaping a research agenda to ensure a successful European health technology assessment: insights generated during the inaugural convention of the European Access Academy 2022 ·Health Economics Review ·(unknown), (unknown), Oriol Solà-Morales, (unknown), Mondher Toumi, Heiner C. Bucher, (unknown), Wolfgang Greiner, Peter G. M. Mol, Jean‐François Bergmann, (unknown), Ansgar Hebborn, (unknown), Antonella Cardone, Jörg Ruof	7
2	Cysteine‐Rich Angiogenic Inducer 61 Improves Prognostic Accuracy of GRACE (Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events) 2.0 Risk Score in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes 2021 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Roland Klingenberg, Soheila Aghlmandi, Lorenz Räber, Alexander Akhmedov, Bariş Gencer, David Carballo, David Nanchen, Heiner C. Bucher, Nicolas Rodondi, François Mach, Stephan Windecker, Ulf Landmesser, Arnold von Eckardstein, Christian W. Hamm, Thomas F. Lüscher, Christian M. Matter	5
3	Cardiovascular risk assessment in people living with HIV compared to the general population 2021 ·European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ·(unknown), Matthias Cavassini, (unknown), (unknown), Alexandra Calmy, Barbara Hasse, Heiner C. Bucher, (unknown), Olivier Müller, Marie Méan, Péter Vollenweider, Pedro Marques‐Vidal, Julien Vaucher	15
4	Identifying adults with acute rhinosinusitis in primary care that benefit most from antibiotics: protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis using multivariable risk prediction modelling 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Roderick P Venekamp, Jeroen Hoogland, Maarten van Smeden, Maroeska M. Rovers, An IM De Sutter, Daniel Merenstein, Gerrit A. van Essen, Laurent Kaiser, Helena Liira, Paul Little, Heiner C. Bucher, Johannes B. Reitsma	1
5	Risk for Non–AIDS-Defining and AIDS-Defining Cancer of Early Versus Delayed Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy 2021 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·Frédérique Chammartin, Sara Lodi, Roger Logan, Lene Ryom, Amanda Mocroft, Ole Kirk, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte, Peter Reiss, Andrew Phillips, Wafaa El‐Sadr, Camilla Ingrid Hatleberg, Christian Pradier, Fabrice Bonnet, Matthew Law, Christoph Stephan, Caroline Sabin, Jens Lundgren, Heiner C. Bucher	16
6	Household survey of HIV incidence in Rwanda: a national observational cohort study 2017 ·The Lancet HIV ·Sabin Nsanzimana, Eric Remera, Steve Kanters, (unknown), Amitabh B. Suthar, (unknown), Mwumvaneza Mutagoma, Edward J. Mills, Heiner C. Bucher	28
7	Phased implementation of spaced clinic visits for stable HIV-positive patients in Rwanda to support Treat All 2017 ·Journal of the International AIDS Society ·Sabin Nsanzimana, Eric Remera, Muhayimpundu Ribakare, (unknown), (unknown), Edward J. Mills, Jeanine Condo, Heiner C. Bucher, Nathan Ford	2
8	Virological Blips and Predictors of Post Treatment Viral Control After Stopping ART Started in Primary HIV Infection 2016 ·JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes ·Sarah Fidler, Ashley Olson, Heiner C. Bucher, Julie Fox, John Thornhill, Charles Morrison, Roberto Muga, Andrew Phillips, John Frater, Kholoud Porter	24
9	Effect of baseline CD4 cell count at linkage to HIV care and at initiation of antiretroviral therapy on mortality in HIV-positive adult patients in Rwanda: a nationwide cohort study 2015 ·The Lancet HIV ·Sabin Nsanzimana, Eric Remera, Steve Kanters, Jamie I. Forrest, Nathan Ford, Jeanine Condo, Agnès Binagwaho, Heiner C. Bucher, Kristian Thorlund, Marco Vitória, Edward J. Mills	13
10	Procalcitonin Guidance to Reduce Antibiotic Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children and Adolescents (ProPAED): A Randomized Controlled Trial 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Gurli Baer, Philipp Baumann, Michael Buettcher, Ulrich Heininger, (unknown), Juliane Schäfer, Heiner C. Bucher, Daniel Trachsel, Jacques Schneider, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Philipp Schüetz, Beat Müeller, Gabor Szinnai, Urs B. Schaad, Jan Bonhoeffer	73
11	Effectiveness of Protease Inhibitor Monotherapy versus Combination Antiretroviral Maintenance Therapy: A Meta-Analysis 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Federico Pulido, Mauro Schechter, Eugènia Negredo, Mark Nelson, Pietro Vernazza, Pedro Cahn, (unknown), José Ramón Arribas, Heiner C. Bucher	71
12	Lipid and Lipoprotein Profile in HIV-Infected Patients Treated with Lopinavir/Ritonavir as a Component of the First Combination Antiretroviral Therapy 2010 ·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses ·Lorenzo Magenta, Salome Dell‐Kuster, Werner Richter, Jim Young, Barbara Hasse, Markus Flepp, Bernard Hirschel, Pietro Vernazza, J. Evison, Matthias Cavassini, Laurent A. Décosterd, Heiner C. Bucher, (unknown)	6
13	Death Without Prior Appropriate Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy 2008 ·Circulation ·Michael Koller, Beat Schaer, Marcel Wolbers, Christian Sticherling, Heiner C. Bucher, Stefan Osswald	88
14	Abstract 1688: Impact of Change in High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol on Cardiovascular Disease Morbidity and Mortality: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis 2008 ·Circulation ·Matthias Briel, Ignacio Ferreira‐González, John J. You, Paul J. Karanicolas, Elie Akl, Boris Blechacz, Dirk Bassler, Asheer Sharman, Alain Nordmann, Qi Zhou, Stephen D. Walter, Heiner C. Bucher, Víctor M. Montori, Gordon Guyatt	2
15	Unsafe Sex and Increased Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex with Men: The Swiss HIV Cohort Study 2005 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Andri Rauch, M. C. Martín, Rainer Weber, Bernard Hirschel, Philip Tarr, Heiner C. Bucher, Pietro Vernazza, Enos Bernasconi, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, J. Evison, Hansjakob Furrer, (unknown)	170
16	Protease inhibitor-sparing simplified maintenance therapy: a need for perspective 2004 ·Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·Heiner C. Bucher	7
17	Switching from protease inhibitors to efavirenz: differences in efficacy and tolerance among risk groups: a case–control study from the Swiss HIV Cohort 2002 ·AIDS ·Bernard Hirschel, Markus Flepp, Heiner C. Bucher, (unknown), Amalio Telenti, Thomas Wagels, Enos Bernasconi, Bruno Ledergerber	21
18	Systematic validation of disease models for pharmacoeconomic evaluations 1999 ·Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice ·Peter P. Sendi, Bruce Α. Craig, Dominik Pfluger, Amiram Gafni, Heiner C. Bucher	27
19	[Compliance of asylum seekers with an expanded border health screening program in the Basel-Stadt canton 1992-1993]. 1994 ·PubMed ·Heiner C. Bucher, (unknown), (unknown)	3
20	[Health behavior and social inequality in the Swiss population. Results from the SOMIPOPS study (Sociomedical Model Indicators of the Population of Switzerland)]. 1987 ·PubMed ·Heiner C. Bucher, F Gutzwiller	4

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