Klaus Wirth

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
154 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Klaus Wirth is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus Wirth has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 34 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 31 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Klaus Wirth's work include Sports Performance and Training (66 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (55 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (21 papers). Klaus Wirth is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (66 papers), Sports injuries and prevention (55 papers) and Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (21 papers). Klaus Wirth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Canada. Klaus Wirth's co-authors include Bernward A. Schölkens, Michael Keiner, Dominik Linz, André Sander, Hagen Hartmann, Wolfgang Linz, Michael Böhm, Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, Gerhard Breipohl and Jochen Knolle and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Circulation Research and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Klaus Wirth

142 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Hoe 140 a new potent and long acting bradykinin‐antagonist:in vivostudies

1991 742 citations Klaus Wirth, H. G. Alpermann et al. profile →
Hoe 140 a new potent and long acting bradykinin‐antagonist:in vitrostudies

1991 533 citations Klaus Wirth et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Klaus Wirth Germany	37	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	985	937	154	5.2k
Gianni Parise Canada	52	454 0.3×	343 0.3×	1.5k 1.1×	3.9k 4.0×	3.6k 3.8×	136	8.4k
Gail D. Thomas United States	39	2.2k 1.5×	99 0.1×	192 0.1×	1.6k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	61	4.6k
Klara Brixius Germany	34	1.5k 1.0×	357 0.3×	126 0.1×	1.5k 1.5×	769 0.8×	159	3.8k
M. Ian Phillips United States	37	1.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	62 0.0×	2.4k 2.4×	529 0.6×	97	5.2k
Ronald G. Haller United States	48	426 0.3×	269 0.2×	234 0.2×	3.2k 3.2×	1.5k 1.6×	135	6.3k
Carolyn Foster United States	28	737 0.5×	215 0.2×	331 0.3×	867 0.9×	253 0.3×	51	3.0k
Brenda Wong United States	36	914 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	131 0.1×	2.9k 2.9×	558 0.6×	142	4.2k
Giorgio Fanò Italy	30	154 0.1×	314 0.2×	230 0.2×	2.0k 2.1×	1.1k 1.2×	105	4.0k
Nikolai Baastrup Nordsborg Denmark	31	586 0.4×	74 0.1×	803 0.6×	941 1.0×	917 1.0×	135	3.5k
Robert Sufit United States	32	135 0.1×	2.4k 1.8×	271 0.2×	1.7k 1.7×	946 1.0×	93	6.9k

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Keiner, Michael, et al.. (2026). What is resistance exercise? A review of current uses and potential ways forward. European Journal of Applied Physiology.

Wirth, Klaus, et al.. (2025). Reliability of a Low-Cost Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to Measure Punch and Kick Velocity. Sensors. 25(2). 307–307. 4 indexed citations

Warneke, Konstantin, et al.. (2025). Discussion on the validity of commonly used reliability indices in sports medicine and exercise science: a critical review with data simulations. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 125(6). 1511–1526. 7 indexed citations

Scheibenbogen, Carmen & Klaus Wirth. (2024). Key Pathophysiological Role of Skeletal Muscle Disturbance in Post COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Accumulated Evidence. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 16(1). e13669–e13669. 9 indexed citations

Warneke, Konstantin, Michael Keiner, David G. Behm, et al.. (2024). Can isometric testing substitute for the one repetition maximum squat test?. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 124(12). 3683–3692. 2 indexed citations

Wirth, Klaus, et al.. (2024). Bilateral differences of isokinetic knee extensor strength are velocity- and task-dependent. Sports Biomechanics. 23(12). 3641–3653. 1 indexed citations

Schiemann, Stephan, et al.. (2024). The magnitude of correlation between deadlift 1RM and jumping performance is sports dependent. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 6. 1345213–1345213. 3 indexed citations

Warneke, Konstantin, Michael Keiner, Stephan Schiemann, et al.. (2023). Maximal strength measurement: A critical evaluation of common methods—a narrative review. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 5. 1105201–1105201. 21 indexed citations

Wirth, Klaus, et al.. (2023). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOWER-BODY MAXIMUM STRENGTH AND SWIM START PERFORMANCE IN YOUTH ELITE SWIMMERS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 15–26.

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Warneke, Konstantin, et al.. (2023). Comparison of the effects of long-lasting static stretching and hypertrophy training on maximal strength, muscle thickness and flexibility in the plantar flexors. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 123(8). 1773–1787. 20 indexed citations

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Wirth, Klaus, et al.. (2023). Edingen-Neckarhausen, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis – eine archäologische Fundgrube am Neckar. heiDOK (Heidelberg University).

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Scheibenbogen, Carmen, Peter Linz, Christian Stehning, et al.. (2022). Muscle sodium content in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Journal of Translational Medicine. 20(1). 580–580. 14 indexed citations

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Keiner, Michael, et al.. (2021). Differences in Squat Jump, Linear Sprint, and Change-of-Direction Performance among Youth Soccer Players According to Competitive Level. Sports. 9(11). 149–149. 14 indexed citations

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Keiner, Michael, et al.. (2014). Correlations between Maximal Strength Tests at Different Squat Depths and Sprint Performance in Adolescent Soccer Players. 2(6). 1. 14 indexed citations

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Pitlik, Hans & Klaus Wirth. (2012). Municipal Structural Reform and Inter-municipal Cooperation. WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports). 85(12). 957–967. 2 indexed citations

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Pitlik, Hans, Klaus Wirth, & Barbara Lehner. (2010). Gemeindestruktur und Gemeindekooperation. WIFO Studies. 2 indexed citations

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Kilbinger, H., Andreas Krause, Christian Mang, Heinrich Englert, & Klaus Wirth. (2002). Effects of K ATP channel modulators on acetylcholine release from guinea-pig isolated atria and small intestine. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 365(5). 371–377. 8 indexed citations

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Wiemann, Martin, Stilla Frede, D. Bingmann, et al.. (2001). A Novel Inhibitor of the Na+/ H+ Exchanger Type 3 Activates the Central Respiratory CO2 Response and Lowers the Apneic Threshold. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(7). 1303–1311. 28 indexed citations

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Wirth, Klaus & Karsten Knobloch. (2001). Differential effects of dofetilide, amiodarone, and class Ic drugs on left and right atrial refractoriness and left atrial vulnerability in pigs. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 363(2). 166–174. 21 indexed citations

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Wirth, Klaus, et al.. (1992). The bradykinin antagonist Hoe 140 inhibits carrageenan- and thermically induced paw oedema in rats.. PubMed. 38 ( Pt 3). 428–31. 26 indexed citations

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