Helmut Sachs

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Helmut Sachs is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Helmut Sachs has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 23 papers in Ophthalmology and 18 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Helmut Sachs's work include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (23 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (16 papers). Helmut Sachs is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (23 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (16 papers). Helmut Sachs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Hungary and Switzerland. Helmut Sachs's co-authors include Veit‐Peter Gabel, Florian Gekeler, Carsten Framme, Eberhart Zrenner, Katarína Štingl, Karl Ulrich Bartz‐Schmidt, Dorothea Besch, Ákos Kusnyerik, Udo Greppmaier and Barbara Wilhelm and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Vision Research.

In The Last Decade

Helmut Sachs

50 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Subretinal electronic chips allow blind patients to read ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 200 400 600
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. Subretinal electronic chips allow blind patients to read letters and combine them to words
    2010 626 citations Eberhart Zrenner, Karl Ulrich Bartz‐Schmidt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helmut Sachs Germany 24 1.6k 955 653 584 497 50 2.4k
Paulo Stanga United Kingdom 27 1.2k 0.7× 662 0.7× 1.3k 2.0× 771 1.3× 406 0.8× 77 2.7k
Tobias Peters Germany 23 1.5k 0.9× 709 0.7× 669 1.0× 1.2k 2.1× 581 1.2× 93 2.6k
Dorothea Besch Germany 23 1.5k 0.9× 835 0.9× 382 0.6× 797 1.4× 503 1.0× 78 2.2k
Veit‐Peter Gabel Germany 23 840 0.5× 490 0.5× 1.1k 1.7× 427 0.7× 290 0.6× 37 2.1k
Arthur Weber United States 26 1.0k 0.6× 320 0.3× 933 1.4× 928 1.6× 347 0.7× 52 2.2k
Gildo Y Fujii United States 20 1.2k 0.7× 760 0.8× 1.5k 2.2× 404 0.7× 492 1.0× 38 2.8k
Robert Wilke Germany 19 1.3k 0.8× 743 0.8× 332 0.5× 738 1.3× 447 0.9× 75 1.8k
Yossi Mandel Israel 20 630 0.4× 395 0.4× 460 0.7× 403 0.7× 207 0.4× 67 1.9k
W. Franks United Kingdom 20 690 0.4× 407 0.4× 868 1.3× 186 0.3× 297 0.6× 52 2.0k
Eyal Margalit United States 16 594 0.4× 371 0.4× 478 0.7× 314 0.5× 189 0.4× 37 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helmut Sachs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helmut Sachs

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eter, Nicole, Helmut Sachs, H Schilling, et al.. (2021). PERSEUS 24-month analysis: a prospective non-interventional study to assess the effectiveness of intravitreal aflibercept in routine clinical practice in Germany in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 259(8). 2213–2223. 12 indexed citations
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Wachtlin, J, Nicole Eter, Helmut Sachs, et al.. (2020). Importance of continuous treatment with intravitreal aflibercept injections in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration—12-month post hoc analysis of the PERSEUS real-world evidence study. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 259(3). 601–611. 10 indexed citations
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Bartz‐Schmidt, Karl Ulrich, Helmut Sachs, Robert E. MacLaren, et al.. (2018). Implantation, removal and replacement of subretinal electronic implants for restoration of vision in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. 29(3). 239–247. 18 indexed citations
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Framme, Carsten, Nicole Eter, Thomas Hamacher, et al.. (2017). Aflibercept for Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Routine Clinical Practice in Germany. Ophthalmology Retina. 2(6). 539–549. 50 indexed citations
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Kitiratschky, Veronique, Katarína Štingl, Barbara Wilhelm, et al.. (2014). Safety evaluation of “retina implant alpha IMS”—a prospective clinical trial. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 253(3). 381–387. 32 indexed citations
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Zrenner, Eberhart, Karl Ulrich Bartz‐Schmidt, Florian Gekeler, et al.. (2012). Seeing With Subretinal Electronic Implants: Study in Ten Patients With Wireless Implant Alpha-IMS. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 53(14). 6948–6948. 3 indexed citations
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Kobuch, Karin, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Carsten Framme, et al.. (2008). Maintenance of adult porcine retina and retinal pigment epithelium in perfusion culture: Characterisation of an organotypic in vitro model. Experimental Eye Research. 86(4). 661–668. 46 indexed citations
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Hillenkamp, Jost, et al.. (2007). Long-term Safety and Functional Outcome of Combined Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Scleral-Fixated Sutured Posterior Chamber Lens Implantation. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 144(3). 371–377.e1. 107 indexed citations
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Framme, Carsten, et al.. (2006). RPE-rip after intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) treatment for vascularised PED secondary to AMD. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 245(7). 1037–1040. 38 indexed citations
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Hillenkamp, Jost, et al.. (2006). Surgical removal of idiopathic epiretinal membrane with or without the assistance of indocyanine green: a randomised controlled clinical trial. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 245(7). 973–979. 32 indexed citations
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Eckhorn, Reinhard, Marcus Wilms, Thomas Schanze, et al.. (2006). Visual resolution with retinal implants estimated from recordings in cat visual cortex. Vision Research. 46(17). 2675–2690. 68 indexed citations
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Framme, Carsten, Andreas Walter, B. Gabler, et al.. (2005). Fundus autofluorescence in acute and chronic‐recurrent central serous chorioretinopathy. Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 83(2). 161–167. 70 indexed citations
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Sachs, Helmut, et al.. (2005). Transscleral implantation and neurophysiological testing of subretinal polyimide film electrodes in the domestic pig in visual prosthesis development. Journal of Neural Engineering. 2(1). S57–S64. 26 indexed citations
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Schanze, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Implantation and testing of subretinal film electrodes in domestic pigs. Experimental Eye Research. 82(2). 332–340. 25 indexed citations
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Sachs, Helmut, et al.. (2004). Subretinal implantation and testing of polyimide film electrodes in cats. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 243(5). 464–468. 38 indexed citations
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Hämmerle, Hugo, Karin Kobuch, Konrad Köhler, et al.. (2002). Biostability of micro-photodiode arrays for subretinal implantation. Biomaterials. 23(3). 797–804. 113 indexed citations
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Schwahn, Hartmut, Florian Gekeler, Konrad Köhler, et al.. (2001). Studies on the feasibility of a subretinal visual prosthesis: data from Yucatan micropig and rabbit. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 239(12). 961–967. 82 indexed citations
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Sachs, Helmut, M. Heep, & Veit‐Peter Gabel. (1998). Chirurgische Wurmentfernung bei Loa-Loa-Ophthalmie. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde. 213(12). 367–369. 7 indexed citations
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Sachs, Helmut, et al.. (1997). Intraocular pressure during lamellar cuts with two different microkeratomes. Der Ophthalmologe. 94(10). 707–709. 26 indexed citations

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