K. Weist

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

K. Weist is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Weist has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Infectious Diseases, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in K. Weist's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (9 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (6 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (5 papers). K. Weist is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (9 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (6 papers) and Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (5 papers). K. Weist collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United Kingdom. K. Weist's co-authors include C. Suetens, H. Rüden, Dominique L. Monnet, Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Boudewijn Catry, Herman Goossens, Susan Hopkins, Peter Zarb, B. Coignard and Arno Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Pathology, Clinical Microbiology and Infection and Journal of Hospital Infection.

In The Last Decade

K. Weist

24 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use

2012 600 citations Peter Zarb, B. Coignard et al. Eurosurveillance profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Weist Germany	13	542	326	301	301	276	24	1.3k
Fred C. Tenover United States	8	493 0.9×	330 1.0×	407 1.4×	502 1.7×	353 1.3×	8	1.4k
Christiane Pétignat Switzerland	21	465 0.9×	323 1.0×	237 0.8×	140 0.5×	240 0.9×	52	1.3k
Amy Webb United States	8	385 0.7×	428 1.3×	257 0.9×	320 1.1×	395 1.4×	11	1.2k
Ralf‐Peter Vonberg Germany	28	805 1.5×	508 1.6×	235 0.8×	206 0.7×	281 1.0×	67	2.3k
Joan Hebden United States	16	435 0.8×	382 1.2×	223 0.7×	243 0.8×	479 1.7×	54	1.3k
Kelly M Hatfield United States	14	691 1.3×	393 1.2×	279 0.9×	298 1.0×	338 1.2×	41	1.7k
Young Kyung Yoon South Korea	25	692 1.3×	595 1.8×	285 0.9×	291 1.0×	313 1.1×	125	1.7k
Michelle T. Hecker United States	14	720 1.3×	528 1.6×	334 1.1×	431 1.4×	195 0.7×	37	1.7k
Moi Lin Ling Singapore	23	576 1.1×	321 1.0×	155 0.5×	255 0.8×	417 1.5×	68	1.7k
Léonardo Pagani Italy	23	401 0.7×	474 1.5×	186 0.6×	400 1.3×	280 1.0×	68	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Weist

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

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Grundmann, Hajo, Leo M. Schouls, David M. Aanensen, et al.. (2014). The dynamic changes of dominant clones of Staphylococcus aureus causing bloodstream infections in the European region: Results of a second structured survey. Eurosurveillance. 19(49). 99 indexed citations

Weist, K. & Liselotte Diaz Högberg. (2014). ECDC publishes 2013 surveillance data on antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial consumption in Europe. Eurosurveillance. 19(46). 31 indexed citations

Zarb, Peter, B. Coignard, Arno Müller, et al.. (2012). The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use. Eurosurveillance. 17(46). 600 indexed citations breakdown →

Gagliotti, Carlo, Arta Balode, Fernando Baquero, et al.. (2011). Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus: bad news and good news from the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net, formerly EARSS), 2002 to 2009. Eurosurveillance. 16(11). 147 indexed citations

Kohlenberg, Anke, Peter van der Linden, D. Sohr, et al.. (2010). Outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in a surgical intensive care unit. Journal of Hospital Infection. 74(4). 350–357. 45 indexed citations

Eckmanns, Tim, Michael Oppert, María Martín Cerezuela, et al.. (2008). An outbreak of hospital-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection caused by contaminated bottled water in intensive care units. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 14(5). 454–458. 49 indexed citations

Schmidt‐Hieber, Martin, Igor Wolfgang Blau, Stefan Schwartz, et al.. (2007). Intensified Strategies to Control Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Immunocompromised Patients. International Journal of Hematology. 86(2). 158–162. 27 indexed citations

Kola, Axel, Iris F. Chaberny, Frauke Mattner, et al.. (2006). Prävention von Methicillin-resistentem S. aureus durch Screeninguntersuchungen. Der Anaesthesist. 55(7). 778–783. 6 indexed citations

Vonberg, Ralf‐Peter, Iris F. Chaberny, Axel Kola, et al.. (2006). Prävention und Kontrolle der Ausbreitung von Vancomycin-resistenten Enterokokken. Der Anaesthesist. 56(2). 151–157. 8 indexed citations

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Weist, K., Henning Stolze, D. Sohr, et al.. (2006). P14.03 Ralstonia Pickettii Septicemia in Pediatric Oncology Patients Associated with the Use of Contaminated Heparin-Saline-Solution. Journal of Hospital Infection. 64. S74–S74. 2 indexed citations

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Bärwolff, Sina, Hajo Grundmann, Frank Schwab, et al.. (2005). Inzidenz der Übertragung von Infektionserregern von einem Intensivpatienten zum anderen. Der Anaesthesist. 54(6). 560–566. 2 indexed citations

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Swidsinski, S., K. Weist, D. Sohr, et al.. (2005). Effectiveness of a hospital-wide selective screening programme for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers at hospital admission to prevent hospital-acquired MRSA infections. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 11(6). 457–465. 72 indexed citations

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Kampf, Günter, et al.. (2003). Inducibility and potential role of MecA-gene-positive oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from colonized healthcare workers as a source for nosocomial infections. Journal of Hospital Infection. 54(2). 124–129. 51 indexed citations

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Jonas, Daniel E, Bettina Spitzmüller, K. Weist, H. Rüden, & Franz Daschner. (2003). Comparison of PCR-based methods for typing Escherichia coli. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 9(8). 823–831. 20 indexed citations

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Raffenberg, M., Annette Lubasch, R Erbes, et al.. (2001). Infektionen durch Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (SMA) bei Intensivpatienten - eine prospektive Fall-Kontrollstudie. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 126(18). 514–518. 6 indexed citations

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Grundmann, Hajo & K. Weist. (2000). Training in infection control in Europe—a case for a new professionalism. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 6(8). 438–441. 1 indexed citations

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Kampf, Günter, et al.. (1999). Evaluation of the BBL Crystal MRSA ID System for detection of oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 52(3). 225–227. 8 indexed citations

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Gastmeier, Petra, K. Weist, & H. Rüden. (1999). Catheter-associated primary bloodstream infections: Epidemiology and preventive methods. Infection. 27(S1). S1–S6. 24 indexed citations

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Kampf, Günter, et al.. (1997). Comparison of screening methods to identify methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 16(4). 301–307. 25 indexed citations

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Wendt, C. W., et al.. (1995). [Field study to obtain Legionella-free water from showers and sinks of a transplantation unit by a system of water filters].. PubMed. 196(6). 515–31. 5 indexed citations

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