Manfred Westphal

37.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
434 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

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Manfred Westphal is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manfred Westphal has authored 434 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Neurology, 137 papers in Genetics and 97 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Manfred Westphal's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (133 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (41 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (40 papers). Manfred Westphal is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (133 papers), Meningioma and schwannoma management (41 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (40 papers). Manfred Westphal collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Manfred Westphal's co-authors include Katrin Lamszus, Armin Giese, Michael E. Berens, Rolf Bjerkvig, Zvi Ram, Nils Ole Schmidt, Michael Weller, Dana Hilt, H. -D. Herrmann and Guido Reifenberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Manfred Westphal

419 papers receiving 18.2k citations

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A phase 3 trial of local chemotherapy with biodegradable carmustine(BCNU) wafers (Gliadel wafers) in patients with primary malignant glioma

2003 980 citations Manfred Westphal et al. Neuro-Oncology profile →
Cost of Migration: Invasion of Malignant Gliomas and Implications for Treatment

2003 977 citations Manfred Westphal et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Patients with IDH1 wild type anaplastic astrocytomas exhibit worse prognosis than IDH1-mutated glioblastomas, and IDH1 mutation status accounts for the unfavorable prognostic effect of higher age: implications for classification of gliomas

2010 627 citations Christian Hartmann, Bettina Hentschel et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Manfred Westphal Germany	65	8.0k	5.9k	3.6k	3.4k	3.1k	434	18.6k
Johannes A. Hainfellner Austria	51	7.5k 0.9×	6.0k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	2.4k 0.8×	297	14.9k
Daniel J. Brat United States	72	11.4k 1.4×	7.8k 1.3×	4.9k 1.3×	3.4k 1.0×	3.6k 1.2×	312	23.3k
Dominique Figarella‐Branger France	61	10.1k 1.3×	6.1k 1.0×	2.9k 0.8×	3.8k 1.1×	1.7k 0.6×	421	19.3k
Alfredo Quiñones‐Hinojosa United States	73	7.4k 0.9×	5.3k 0.9×	2.3k 0.6×	3.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	609	21.4k
Samuel K. Ludwin Canada	35	11.0k 1.4×	7.0k 1.2×	3.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	3.1k 1.0×	78	20.4k
Gregory N. Fuller United States	77	7.1k 0.9×	8.0k 1.4×	4.6k 1.3×	2.0k 0.6×	5.0k 1.6×	416	20.2k
Jean‐Yves Delattre France	62	7.9k 1.0×	3.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	3.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	216	14.4k
Johan M. Kros Netherlands	66	11.6k 1.5×	6.9k 1.2×	4.7k 1.3×	2.9k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	274	19.2k
Caterina Giannini United States	76	8.9k 1.1×	5.1k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	5.6k 1.6×	2.5k 0.8×	398	19.8k
Torsten Pietsch Germany	68	9.9k 1.2×	9.7k 1.6×	3.4k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	399	19.3k

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Salviano‐Silva, Amanda, Santra Brenna, Rudolph Reimer, et al.. (2025). Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Tenascin-C are Clinical Biomarkers and Improve Tumor-Derived DNA Analysis in Glioblastoma Patients. ACS Nano. 19(10). 9844–9859. 6 indexed citations

Peter, Wolfgang, Georg Rosenberger, Cécile L. Maire, et al.. (2025). Somatic Mutations in HLA Class Genes and Antigen-Presenting Molecules in Malignant Glioma. Cancer Immunology Research. 13(7). 1111–1123. 2 indexed citations

Drexler, Richard, Franz Ricklefs, Jens Gempt, et al.. (2024). Unclassifiable CNS tumors in DNA methylation-based classification: clinical challenges and prognostic impact. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 12(1). 9–9. 9 indexed citations

Mader, Marius Marc-Daniel, Nils Freundlieb, Jens Gempt, et al.. (2023). Patient perception and satisfaction in awake burr hole trepanation under local anesthesia for evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 236. 108085–108085. 3 indexed citations

Drexler, Richard, Thomas Sauvigny, Ulrich Schüller, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic profiling reveals a strong association between lack of 5-ALA fluorescence and EGFR amplification in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology Practice. 10(5). 462–471. 1 indexed citations

Drexler, Richard, Ulrich Schüller, Katharina Filipski, et al.. (2022). DNA methylation subclasses predict the benefit from gross total tumor resection in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma patients. Neuro-Oncology. 25(2). 315–325. 37 indexed citations

Schweingruber, Nils, Marius Marc-Daniel Mader, Stefan Kluge, et al.. (2021). A recurrent machine learning model predicts intracranial hypertension in neurointensive care patients. Brain. 145(8). 2910–2919. 38 indexed citations

Karschnia, Philipp, Émilie Le Rhun, Michael A. Vogelbaum, et al.. (2021). The evolving role of neurosurgery for central nervous system metastases in the era of personalized cancer therapy. European Journal of Cancer. 156. 93–108. 16 indexed citations

Mohme, Malte, Cécile L. Maire, Simon Schliffke, et al.. (2020). Local Intracerebral Immunomodulation Using Interleukin-Expressing Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Glioblastoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(11). 2626–2639. 30 indexed citations

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Czorlich, Patrick, Marius Marc-Daniel Mader, Pedram Emami, et al.. (2019). Operative versus non-operative treatment of traumatic brain injuries in patients 80 years of age or older. Neurosurgical Review. 43(5). 1305–1314. 6 indexed citations

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Bockmayr, Michael, Frederick Klauschen, Cécile L. Maire, et al.. (2019). Immunologic Profiling of Mutational and Transcriptional Subgroups in Pediatric and Adult High-Grade Gliomas. Cancer Immunology Research. 7(9). 1401–1411. 27 indexed citations

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Sauvigny, Thomas, Marie Teresa Nawka, Nils Schweingruber, et al.. (2019). Early clinical course after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: comparison of patients treated with Woven EndoBridge, microsurgical clipping, or endovascular coiling. Acta Neurochirurgica. 161(9). 1763–1773. 5 indexed citations

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Mohme, Malte, Simon Schliffke, Cécile L. Maire, et al.. (2018). Immunophenotyping of Newly Diagnosed and Recurrent Glioblastoma Defines Distinct Immune Exhaustion Profiles in Peripheral and Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(17). 4187–4200. 109 indexed citations

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Mende, Klaus Christian, Mathias Gelderblom, Patrick Czorlich, et al.. (2017). Somatosensory evoked potentials in patients with high-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 43(5). E17–E17. 3 indexed citations

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Burkhardt, Till, Daniel Lüdecke, Lothar Spies, et al.. (2015). Hippocampal and cerebellar atrophy in patients with Cushing’s disease. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 39(5). E5–E5. 30 indexed citations

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Wick, Wolfgang, Christoph Meisner, Bettina Hentschel, et al.. (2013). Prognostic or predictive value of MGMT promoter methylation in gliomas depends on IDH1 mutation. Neurology. 81(17). 1515–1522. 173 indexed citations

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Hartmann, Christian, Bettina Hentschel, Matthias Simon, et al.. (2013). Long-Term Survival in Primary Glioblastoma With Versus Without Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutations. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(18). 5146–5157. 138 indexed citations

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Schulte, Alexander, Hauke S. Günther, Tobias Martens, et al.. (2012). Glioblastoma Stem–like Cell Lines with Either Maintenance or Loss of High-Level EGFR Amplification, Generated via Modulation of Ligand Concentration. Clinical Cancer Research. 18(7). 1901–1913. 54 indexed citations

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Weller, Michael, Jörg Felsberg, Christian Hartmann, et al.. (2009). Molecular Predictors of Progression-Free and Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Prospective Translational Study of the German Glioma Network. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(34). 5743–5750. 476 indexed citations

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Ginzkey, Christian, Sven Oliver Eicker, Matthias Marget, et al.. (2009). Increase in tumor size following intratumoral injection of immunostimulatory CpG-containing oligonucleotides in a rat glioma model. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 59(4). 541–551. 17 indexed citations

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