M Bilzer

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

M Bilzer is a scholar working on Hepatology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, M Bilzer has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Hepatology, 32 papers in Surgery and 20 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in M Bilzer's work include Liver Disease and Transplantation (32 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (29 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). M Bilzer is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease and Transplantation (32 papers), Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (29 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). M Bilzer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Singapore. M Bilzer's co-authors include Alexander L. Gerbes, Helmut Sies, Theo P.M. Akerboom, Veit Gülberg, Angelika M. Vollmar, G. Paumgartner, Rolf Schauer, Alexandra K. Kiemer, Bernhard H. Lauterburg and Christian J. Steib and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

M Bilzer

64 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Role of Kupffer cells in host defense and liver disease 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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. Role of Kupffer cells in host defense and liver disease
    2006 649 citations M Bilzer, Alexander L. Gerbes 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
M Bilzer Germany 32 1.2k 1.1k 952 766 451 67 3.3k
Akiharu Watanabe Japan 31 1.2k 1.0× 621 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 835 1.1× 460 1.0× 163 3.4k
C. Surrenti Italy 31 1.2k 1.0× 921 0.9× 1.6k 1.7× 794 1.0× 345 0.8× 111 3.7k
Natascha C. Nüssler Germany 27 619 0.5× 749 0.7× 536 0.6× 707 0.9× 431 1.0× 74 2.7k
G Strohmeyer Germany 35 596 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 909 1.2× 668 1.5× 193 5.8k
Bruce F. Scharschmidt United States 40 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 1.5k 2.0× 1.2k 2.7× 116 4.6k
Xiaoni Kong China 32 902 0.7× 651 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 1.7k 2.3× 645 1.4× 114 4.4k
Kenzo Kobayashi Japan 25 823 0.7× 709 0.7× 776 0.8× 503 0.7× 195 0.4× 137 2.3k
Yasushi Matsuzaki Japan 34 617 0.5× 952 0.9× 714 0.8× 916 1.2× 738 1.6× 101 3.1k
Junichi Shoda Japan 42 1.2k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 1.6k 1.7× 1.3k 1.7× 1.4k 3.0× 152 5.0k
Rafael Bruck Israel 31 673 0.5× 432 0.4× 709 0.7× 631 0.8× 350 0.8× 73 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by M Bilzer

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Fields of papers citing papers by M Bilzer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M Bilzer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Winkel, Mark op den, Julia Schewe, M Bilzer, et al.. (2013). Role of cysteinyl-leukotrienes for portal pressure regulation and liver damage in cholestatic rat livers. Laboratory Investigation. 93(12). 1288–1294. 8 indexed citations
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Pratschke, Sebastian, M Bilzer, U Grützner, et al.. (2011). Tacrolimus Preconditioning of Rat Liver Allografts Impacts Glutathione Homeostasis and Early Reperfusion Injury. Journal of Surgical Research. 176(1). 309–316. 19 indexed citations
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Steib, Christian J., et al.. (2010). KUPFFER CELL ACTIVATION BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. Shock. 33(4). 412–418. 11 indexed citations
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Geier, Andreas, Christoph G. Dietrich, Tobias Grote, et al.. (2005). Characterization of organic anion transporter regulation, glutathione metabolism and bile formation in the obese Zucker rat. Journal of Hepatology. 43(6). 1021–1030. 51 indexed citations
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Bilzer, M, et al.. (2003). Atrial natriuretic peptide preconditioning protects against hepatic preservation injury by attenuating necrotic and apoptotic cell death. Journal of Hepatology. 39(3). 341–348. 27 indexed citations
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Kiemer, Alexandra K., Alexander L. Gerbes, M Bilzer, & Angelika M. Vollmar. (2002). The atrial natriuretic peptide and cGMP: Novel activators of the heat shock response in rat livers. Hepatology. 35(1). 88–94. 38 indexed citations
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Bilzer, M, et al.. (2002). Glutathione Treatment Protects the Rat Liver against Injury after Warm Ischemia and Kupffer Cell Activation. Digestion. 66(1). 49–57. 34 indexed citations
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Bilzer, M & Alexander L. Gerbes. (2000). Preservation injury of the liver: mechanisms and novel therapeutic strategies. Journal of Hepatology. 32(3). 508–515. 144 indexed citations
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Kenngott, Silke, et al.. (2000). 16-jährige Patientin mit akutem Leberversagen nach Tonsillektomie. Der Internist. 41(4). 376–380. 1 indexed citations
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Kiemer, Alexandra K., et al.. (2000). Atrial natriuretic peptide reduces expression of TNF-α mRNA during reperfusion of the rat liver upon decreased activation of NF-κB and AP-1. Journal of Hepatology. 33(2). 236–246. 63 indexed citations
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Bilzer, M, G. Paumgartner, & Alexander L. Gerbes. (1999). Glutathione protects the rat liver against reperfusion injury after hypothermic preservation. Gastroenterology. 117(1). 200–210. 60 indexed citations
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Gerbes, Alexander L., Angelika M. Vollmar, Alexandra K. Kiemer, & M Bilzer. (1998). The Guanylate Cyclase-Coupled Natriuretic Peptide Receptor: A New Target for Prevention of Cold Ischemia-Reperfusion Damage of the Rat Liver. Hepatology. 28(5). 1309–1317. 54 indexed citations
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Gerbes, Alexander L., M Bilzer, & Veit Gülberg. (1998). Role of Endothelins. Digestion. 59(4). 410–412. 54 indexed citations
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Bilzer, M & Bernhard H. Lauterburg. (1994). Oxidant stress and potentiation of ischemia/reperfusion injury to the perfused rat liver by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Journal of Hepatology. 20(4). 473–477. 18 indexed citations
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Bilzer, M & B H Lauterburg. (1993). Peptidoleukotrienes increase the efflux of glutathione from perfused rat liver. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 49(3). 715–721. 8 indexed citations
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Gerbes, Alexander L., R. Witthaut, Veit Gülberg, et al.. (1992). Role of the Liver in Splanchnic Extraction of Atrial Natriuretic Factor in the Rat. Hepatology. 16(3). 790–793. 10 indexed citations
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