K. Bech

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

K. Bech is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Bech has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 20 papers in Surgery and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in K. Bech's work include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (17 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (14 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). K. Bech is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (17 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (14 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (11 papers). K. Bech collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. K. Bech's co-authors include Henrik Kehlet, Torben Callesen, Claus Hovendal, Ditte Caroline Andersen, Allan Vaag, Henning Beck‐Nielsen, P. Damsbo, S. Nistrup Madsen, O Kronbörg and O. A. Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Diabetes and Journal of Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

K. Bech

83 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

Validation of the new nomenclature of steatotic liver disease in patients with a history of excessive alcohol intake: an analysis of data from a prospective cohort study

2024 75 citations Mads Israelsen, Nikolaj Torp et al. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Bech Denmark	21	726	511	206	204	189	88	1.9k
G. Gamble New Zealand	25	458 0.6×	485 0.9×	263 1.3×	163 0.8×	372 2.0×	53	2.1k
B Bagni Italy	25	226 0.3×	235 0.5×	201 1.0×	301 1.5×	150 0.8×	119	1.8k
Michel Meurisse Belgium	28	1.9k 2.6×	551 1.1×	181 0.9×	97 0.5×	179 0.9×	184	2.8k
Dilek Berker Türkiye	24	472 0.7×	865 1.7×	146 0.7×	202 1.0×	114 0.6×	111	1.6k
David Olchovsky Israel	20	302 0.4×	553 1.1×	228 1.1×	161 0.8×	187 1.0×	62	1.6k
Manjula K. Gupta United States	30	563 0.8×	1.1k 2.1×	134 0.7×	249 1.2×	512 2.7×	93	2.5k
Serdar Güler Türkiye	25	418 0.6×	901 1.8×	131 0.6×	191 0.9×	181 1.0×	106	1.9k
Johannes Hensen Germany	17	294 0.4×	455 0.9×	223 1.1×	99 0.5×	408 2.2×	31	1.7k
Tatsuo Shiigai Japan	25	400 0.6×	313 0.6×	433 2.1×	164 0.8×	359 1.9×	106	2.1k
Miroslaw Smogorzewski United States	23	255 0.4×	254 0.5×	357 1.7×	211 1.0×	477 2.5×	87	1.8k

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Hansen, Camilla Dalby, Lorenz Balcar, K. Bech, et al.. (2025). PNPLA3 and TM6SF2 exacerbate the impact of alcohol and metabolic dysfunction on liver fibrosis. JHEP Reports. 8(1). 101649–101649.

Torp, Nikolaj, K. Bech, Stine Johansen, et al.. (2025). Phosphatidylethanol and self-reported alcohol intake to subclassify individuals at risk of steatotic liver disease: an analysis of data from a prospective cohort study. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 10(11). 975–985. 1 indexed citations

Israelsen, Mads, Nikolaj Torp, Stine Johansen, et al.. (2024). Validation of the new nomenclature of steatotic liver disease in patients with a history of excessive alcohol intake: an analysis of data from a prospective cohort study. The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 9(3). 218–228. 75 indexed citations breakdown →

Lindvig, Katrine Prier, Sören Möller, Katrine Holtz Thorhauge, et al.. (2024). FRI-045 Superior prognostic accuracy of the LiverPRO score versus FIB-4 in predicting liver-related events in a cohort of 457, 152 individuals. Journal of Hepatology. 80. S205–S206. 1 indexed citations

Kjærgaard, Maria, Katrine Prier Lindvig, Katrine Holtz Thorhauge, et al.. (2023). Screening for Fibrosis Promotes Lifestyle Changes: A Prospective Cohort Study in 4796 Individuals. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 22(5). 1037–1047.e9. 28 indexed citations

Bech, K., et al.. (2018). The risk of developing seizures before and after primary brain surgery of low- and high-grade gliomas. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 169. 185–191. 20 indexed citations

Dalager, Tina, Karen Søgaard, K. Bech, Ole Mogensen, & Pernille Tine Jensen. (2016). Musculoskeletal pain among surgeons performing minimally invasive surgery: a systematic review. Surgical Endoscopy. 31(2). 516–526. 56 indexed citations

Rasmussen, Åse Krogh, Lars Kayser, Ulla Feldt‐Rasmussen, et al.. (2009). Interleukin-6 Is Not a Second Mediator of Interleukin-1 Induced Suppression of Thyroid Function in Cultured Human Thyrocytes. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 97(02/03). 179–181. 1 indexed citations

Bay‐Nielsen, Morten, Birthe Klarskov, K. Bech, Jakob Hessel Andersen, & H Kehlet. (1999). Levobupivacaine vs bupivacaine as infiltration anaesthesia in inguinal herniorrhaphy. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 82(2). 280–282. 51 indexed citations

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Bech, K., Torben Callesen, O Roikjær, et al.. (1998). [Organization and results of ambulatory surgery for inguinal hernia].. PubMed. 160(7). 1014–8. 3 indexed citations

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Hegedüs, László, Henning Bliddal, S Karstrup, & K. Bech. (1992). Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins are not influenced by smoking in healthy subjects.. PubMed. 4(2). 91–2. 6 indexed citations

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Gall, M.‐A., Peter Rossing, P. Damsbo, et al.. (1991). Prevalence of micro- and macroalbuminuria, arterial hypertension, retinopathy and large vessel disease in European Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic patients. Diabetologia. 34(9). 655–661. 285 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Å.K., Lars Kayser, K. Bech, et al.. (1991). Influence of interleukin 6 on the function of secondary cultures of human thyrocytes. European Journal of Endocrinology. 124(5). 577–582. 16 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Åse Krogh, Lars Kayser, K. Bech, et al.. (1990). Differential effects of interleukin 1α and 1β on cultured human and rat thyroid epithelial cells. European Journal of Endocrinology. 122(4). 520–526. 22 indexed citations

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Bech, K.. (1989). Importance of cytolytic activity and dietary iodine in the pathogenesis of postpartum thyroiditis. Allergy. 44(3). 161–166. 3 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Åse Krogh, K. Bech, U. Feldt‐Rasmussen, et al.. (1988). Interleukin‐1 affects the function of cultured human thyroid cells. Allergy. 43(6). 435–441. 35 indexed citations

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Bech, K. & Ditte Caroline Andersen. (1985). Effect of Serotonin on Pentagastrin-Stimulated Gastric Pepsin Secretion in Dogs with Gastric Fistula. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 20(10). 1204–1208. 5 indexed citations

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Bech, K., Claus Hovendal, Finn Gottrup, & Ditte K. Andersen. (1984). Dopaminergic and beta-adrenergic effects on gastric antral motility.. PubMed. 89. 65–70. 8 indexed citations

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Hovendal, Claus, K. Bech, Finn Gottrup, & Ditte Caroline Andersen. (1984). Adrenergic influence on gastric mucosal blood flow in gastric fistula dogs.. PubMed. 89. 41–4. 2 indexed citations

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Bech, K. & O. A. Jensen. (1965). Mixed Tumor of the Lower Orbital Region. Archives of Ophthalmology. 74(2). 226–228. 16 indexed citations

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