Lorenz Leitner

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
56 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Lorenz Leitner is a scholar working on Urology, Epidemiology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorenz Leitner has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Urology, 26 papers in Epidemiology and 25 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Lorenz Leitner's work include Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (29 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (25 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (22 papers). Lorenz Leitner is often cited by papers focused on Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (29 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (25 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (22 papers). Lorenz Leitner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United Kingdom. Lorenz Leitner's co-authors include Thomas M. Kessler, Ulrich Mehnert, Archil Chkhotua, Ніна Чанішвілі, Wilbert Sybesma, Aleksandre Ujmajuridze, Marina Goderdzishvili, Marc P. Schneider, Lucas M. Bachmann and Martina D. Liechti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lorenz Leitner

52 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Intravesical bacteriophages for treating urinary tract infections in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial

2020 226 citations Lorenz Leitner, Aleksandre Ujmajuridze et al. profile →
European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urological Infections: Summary of the 2024 Guidelines

2024 91 citations Jennifer Kranz, Riccardo Bartoletti et al. European Urology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lorenz Leitner Switzerland	15	398	335	311	250	201	56	1.1k
Hans R. Preus Norway	28	118 0.3×	125 0.4×	81 0.3×	43 0.2×	121 0.6×	72	1.8k
M. Bernice Kaack United States	15	49 0.1×	375 1.1×	225 0.7×	79 0.3×	21 0.1×	39	961
Hans Gerd Schiefer Germany	20	19 0.0×	313 0.9×	404 1.3×	299 1.2×	167 0.8×	56	1.2k
Glenn T. Werneburg United States	10	28 0.1×	176 0.5×	83 0.3×	72 0.3×	20 0.1×	62	449
Benedikt Becker Germany	19	272 0.7×	27 0.1×	323 1.0×	107 0.4×	8 0.0×	86	1.3k
Patrick Cunin France	17	49 0.1×	307 0.9×	18 0.1×	56 0.2×	48 0.2×	26	909
Rachael Kreft United States	15	52 0.1×	214 0.6×	55 0.2×	50 0.2×	63 0.3×	29	1.0k
Dennis T Crouse United States	21	31 0.1×	619 1.8×	47 0.2×	29 0.1×	450 2.2×	33	1.5k
Jin Ho Choe South Korea	16	9 0.0×	198 0.6×	169 0.5×	154 0.6×	48 0.2×	33	648
A Zwahlen Switzerland	16	18 0.0×	420 1.3×	13 0.0×	26 0.1×	440 2.2×	30	976

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Anderson, Collene E., Martin W. G. Brinkhof, Oliver Gross, et al.. (2025). Male sex is a risk factor for detrusor pressure jeopardising the upper urinary tract in patients with spinal cord injury. British Journal of Urology. 136(6). 1090–1097.

Leitner, Lorenz, et al.. (2025). EEG theta and alpha oscillations during tactical decision-making: An examination of the neural efficiency hypothesis in volleyball. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0318234–e0318234. 1 indexed citations

Kranz, Jennifer, Riccardo Bartoletti, F. Bruyère, et al.. (2024). European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urological Infections: Summary of the 2024 Guidelines. European Urology. 86(1). 27–41. 91 indexed citations breakdown →

Leitner, Lorenz & Shawna McCallin. (2024). Guiding phage therapy with genomic surveillance. Nature Microbiology. 9(11). 2799–2800. 1 indexed citations

Meile, Susanne, Lorenz Leitner, Thomas M. Kessler, et al.. (2023). Enhancing bacteriophage therapeutics through in situ production and release of heterologous antimicrobial effectors. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4337–4337. 39 indexed citations

McCallin, Shawna, Thomas M. Kessler, & Lorenz Leitner. (2023). Management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection in the post-antibiotic era: select non-antibiotic approaches. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 29(10). 1267–1271. 7 indexed citations

Atkinson, Andrew, et al.. (2023). Bacterial species and antimicrobial resistance differ between catheter and non–catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Data from a national surveillance network. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e55–e55. 12 indexed citations

Anderson, Collene E., Oliver Gross, Stephanie C. Knüpfer, et al.. (2023). Urodynamics Are Essential to Predict the Risk for Upper Urinary Tract Damage after Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Biomedicines. 11(6). 1748–1748. 5 indexed citations

Anderson, Collene E., Oliver Gross, Stephanie C. Knüpfer, et al.. (2022). Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in the First Year After Spinal Cord Injury: A Descriptive Study of Urodynamic Findings. The Journal of Urology. 209(1). 225–232. 11 indexed citations

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Anderson, Collene E., Oliver Gross, Stephanie C. Knüpfer, et al.. (2022). Temporal development of unfavourable urodynamic parameters during the first year after spinal cord injury. British Journal of Urology. 131(4). 503–512. 6 indexed citations

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Bodmer, Nicolas S., Andrea M. Sartori, Lorenz Leitner, et al.. (2022). Randomised Controlled Trials Assessing the Clinical Value of Urodynamic Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Urology Open Science. 44. 131–141. 9 indexed citations

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Leitner, Lorenz, Florian Wanivenhaus, Lucas M. Bachmann, et al.. (2021). Bladder management in patients undergoing spine surgery: An assessment of care delivery. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ). 6. 100059–100059. 5 indexed citations

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Anderson, Collene E., Lucas M. Bachmann, Armin Curt, et al.. (2020). Optimizing clinical trial design using prospective cohort study data: a case study in neuro-urology. Spinal Cord. 59(9). 1003–1012.

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Liechti, Martina D., Stéphanie van der Lely, Collene E. Anderson, et al.. (2019). Update from TASCI, a Nationwide, Randomized, Sham-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial on Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Acute Spinal Cord Injury to Prevent Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity. European Urology Focus. 6(5). 877–879. 5 indexed citations

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Leitner, Lorenz, Thomas M. Kessler, & Jochen Klumpp. (2019). Bacteriophages: a Panacea in Neuro-Urology?. European Urology Focus. 6(3). 518–521. 14 indexed citations

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Tornic, Jure, Martina D. Liechti, Stéphanie van der Lely, et al.. (2019). Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Treating Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Pilot Study for an International Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. European Urology Focus. 6(5). 909–915. 13 indexed citations

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Ujmajuridze, Aleksandre, Ніна Чанішвілі, Marina Goderdzishvili, et al.. (2018). Adapted Bacteriophages for Treating Urinary Tract Infections. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 1832–1832. 118 indexed citations

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Walter, Matthias, Lorenz Leitner, Lars Michels, et al.. (2016). Different supraspinal responses to automated, repetitive bladder filling in patients with overactive bladder compared to healthy subjects - An fMRI study. Neurourology and Urodynamics.

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Leitner, Lorenz, et al.. (2016). Urodynamic Investigation: A Valid Tool to Define Normal Lower Urinary Tract Function?. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0163847–e0163847. 27 indexed citations

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Walter, Matthias, Stephanie C. Knüpfer, Lorenz Leitner, et al.. (2015). Autonomic dysreflexia and repeatability of cardiovascular changes during same session repeat urodynamic investigation in women with spinal cord injury. World Journal of Urology. 34(3). 391–397. 12 indexed citations

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