Lothar H. Wieler

23.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
324 papers, 15.6k citations indexed

About

Lothar H. Wieler is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lothar H. Wieler has authored 324 papers receiving a total of 15.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Endocrinology, 114 papers in Infectious Diseases and 74 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Lothar H. Wieler's work include Escherichia coli research studies (106 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (58 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (48 papers). Lothar H. Wieler is often cited by papers focused on Escherichia coli research studies (106 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (58 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (48 papers). Lothar H. Wieler collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Lothar H. Wieler's co-authors include Christa Ewers, Sebastian Guenther, Torsten Semmler, Antina Lübke‐Becker, Astrid Bethe, Helge Karch, Birgit Walther, Peter Schierack, Traute Janßen and Ruiting Lan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Genetics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Lothar H. Wieler

316 papers receiving 15.1k citations

Hit Papers

Sex and virulence in Escherichia coli: an evolutionary pe... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2020 2012 2021 2022 500 1000 1.5k
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. Sex and virulence in Escherichia coli: an evolutionary perspective
    2006 1.6k citations Thierry Wirth, Ruiting Lan et al. profile →
  2. COVID-19: towards controlling of a pandemic
    2020 1.1k citations Lothar H. Wieler et al. profile →
  3. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli from livestock and companion animals, and their putative impact on public health: a global perspective
    2012 528 citations Christa Ewers, Astrid Bethe et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infection profile →
  4. Quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a two-wave nationwide population-based study
    2021 175 citations Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, Anne Kaman et al. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry profile →
  5. Child and Adolescent Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of the Three-Wave Longitudinal COPSY Study
    2022 140 citations Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, Michael Erhart et al. Journal of Adolescent Health profile →
  6. Three years into the pandemic: results of the longitudinal German COPSY study on youth mental health and health-related quality of life
    2023 56 citations Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, Janine Devine 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
Lothar H. Wieler Germany 62 5.7k 5.0k 4.7k 3.8k 3.0k 324 15.6k
Jordi Vilà Spain 71 6.2k 1.1× 3.2k 0.6× 9.0k 1.9× 2.5k 0.7× 5.2k 1.7× 540 20.1k
Nicholas R. Thomson United Kingdom 62 5.3k 0.9× 2.8k 0.6× 3.7k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 4.8k 1.6× 308 14.4k
Peter Gerner‐Smidt United States 58 3.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.6× 5.8k 1.5× 2.7k 0.9× 158 12.0k
Stephen Baker United Kingdom 57 4.1k 0.7× 4.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.6× 5.2k 1.4× 2.1k 0.7× 362 12.0k
Alexander Mellmann Germany 53 4.5k 0.8× 6.2k 1.2× 2.0k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 3.3k 1.1× 292 11.4k
Jaap A. Wagenaar Netherlands 65 1.6k 0.3× 6.7k 1.3× 2.3k 0.5× 5.8k 1.5× 3.0k 1.0× 317 14.3k
Jean‐Marc Rolain France 67 3.3k 0.6× 7.7k 1.5× 7.6k 1.6× 1.5k 0.4× 5.3k 1.8× 539 23.8k
Scott A. McEwen Canada 48 2.7k 0.5× 3.3k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 3.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 255 13.6k
Wen‐Chien Ko Taiwan 62 3.5k 0.6× 7.7k 1.5× 6.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.3× 2.6k 0.9× 589 23.1k
J. Todd Weber United States 17 2.4k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 6.5k 1.4× 1.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 28 11.3k

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All Works

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Poethko‐Müller, Christina, Martin Schlaud, Sebastian Haller, et al.. (2025). Nationwide population-based infection- and vaccine-induced SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in Germany in autumn/winter 2021/2022. Eurosurveillance. 30(1). 1 indexed citations
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Kering, Kelvin, Celestine Wairimu, Marianne Mureithi, et al.. (2025). Azithromycin resistance in nontyphoidal Salmonella in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Microbiology Spectrum. 13(12). e0098525–e0098525.
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Kering, Kelvin, Celestine Wairimu, Marianne Mureithi, et al.. (2024). Shedding of nontyphoidal Salmonella by asymptomatic convalescing children under 5 years as a risk factor for invasive disease in Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 62(11). e0075024–e0075024. 4 indexed citations
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Boender, T. Sonia, et al.. (2023). Establishing Infodemic Management in Germany: A Framework for Social Listening and Integrated Analysis to Report Infodemic Insights at the National Public Health Institute. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. e43646–e43646. 10 indexed citations
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Ravens‐Sieberer, Ulrike, Janine Devine, Ann-Kathrin Napp, et al.. (2023). Three Years into the Pandemic: Results of the Longitudinal German COPSY Study on Youth Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Ravens‐Sieberer, Ulrike, Michael Erhart, Janine Devine, et al.. (2022). Child and Adolescent Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of the Three-Wave Longitudinal COPSY Study. Journal of Adolescent Health. 71(5). 570–578. 140 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ravens‐Sieberer, Ulrike, Anne Kaman, Michael Erhart, et al.. (2021). Quality of life and mental health in children and adolescents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a two-wave nationwide population-based study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 32(4). 575–588. 175 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Aamir, Rafał Kolenda, Jörg Weinreich, et al.. (2020). Novel Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Genes Responsible for Adhesion to Chicken and Human Cell Lines. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 86(20). 22 indexed citations
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Sin, Muna Abu, Tim Eckmanns, Heinrich Neubauer, et al.. (2018). The zoonotic potential of Clostridium difficile from small companion animals and their owners. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0193411–e0193411. 57 indexed citations
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Shuaib, Yassir Adam, Stefan Niemann, Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil, et al.. (2018). Mycobacterial infections in carcasses of ruminants slaughtered at the two slaughterhouses of Kassala, Sudan. Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux. 70(4). 131–136. 3 indexed citations
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Geue, Lutz, Christian Menge, Inga Eichhorn, et al.. (2017). Evidence for Contemporary Switching of the O-Antigen Gene Cluster between Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Colonizing Cattle. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8. 424–424. 12 indexed citations
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Guenther, Sebastian, et al.. (2014). Effects of probiotics and zinc as feed supplements in pig production.. Tierärztliche Umschau. 69(8). 334–339. 1 indexed citations
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Kutzer, Peter, et al.. (2013). CHARACTERIZATION OF TETRACYCLINE-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOOCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM BOVINE MASTITIS IN KHARTOUM STATE, SUDAN. 3(2). 1 indexed citations
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Schaufler, Katharina, Lothar H. Wieler, Torsten Semmler, Christa Ewers, & Sebastian Guenther. (2013). ESBL-plasmids carrying toxin-antitoxin systems can be “cured” of wild-type Escherichia coli using a heat technique. Gut Pathogens. 5(1). 34–34. 18 indexed citations
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Ewers, Christa, et al.. (2012). ESBL-produzierende E. coli und EHEC bei Hunden und Katzen in Tirol als mögliche Quelle für humane Infektionen. Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift. 125. 1 indexed citations
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Ewers, Christa, Astrid Bethe, Torsten Semmler, Sebastian Guenther, & Lothar H. Wieler. (2012). Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and AmpC-producing Escherichia coli from livestock and companion animals, and their putative impact on public health: a global perspective. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(7). 646–655. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schwarz, Štefan, et al.. (2008). Susceptibility of bacterial pathogens against lincomycin/spectinomycin (1/2), penicillin G/neomycin (1/1), and penicillin G/dihydrostreptomycin (1/1) as determined in the BfT-GermVet monitoring program 2004-2006.. PubMed. 120(9-10). 363–71. 5 indexed citations
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Walther, Birgit, Alexander W. Friedrich, Leo Brunnberg, Lothar H. Wieler, & Antina Lübke‐Becker. (2006). Methicillin-resistente Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in der Veterinärmedizin: ein New Emerging Pathogen?. Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift. 119. 1 indexed citations
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Wirth, Thierry, Ruiting Lan, Frances M. Colles, et al.. (2006). Sex and virulence in Escherichia coli: an evolutionary perspective. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 48 indexed citations

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