Melanie Meersch

8.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Melanie Meersch is a scholar working on Nephrology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie Meersch has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Nephrology, 19 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 17 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Melanie Meersch's work include Acute Kidney Injury Research (38 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (16 papers) and Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (16 papers). Melanie Meersch is often cited by papers focused on Acute Kidney Injury Research (38 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (16 papers) and Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (16 papers). Melanie Meersch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Melanie Meersch's co-authors include Alexander Zarbock, C. G. Schmidt, Hugo Van Aken, Carola Wempe, Joachim Gerß, John A. Kellum, Hermann Pavenstädt, Jan Rossaint, A. Hoffmeier and Dennis Görlich and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Melanie Meersch

48 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Effect of Early vs Delayed Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy on Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Kidney Injury
    2016 641 citations Alexander Zarbock, John A. Kellum et al. profile →
  2. Prevention of cardiac surgery-associated AKI by implementing the KDIGO guidelines in high risk patients identified by biomarkers: the PrevAKI randomized controlled trial
    2017 532 citations Melanie Meersch, C. G. Schmidt 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
Melanie Meersch Germany 22 2.2k 815 715 643 631 50 3.0k
Robert S. Kramer United States 27 640 0.3× 476 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 1.1k 1.7× 467 0.7× 89 2.6k
Dirk Bruegger Germany 19 527 0.2× 1.5k 1.8× 884 1.2× 457 0.7× 362 0.6× 34 2.5k
Jonathan R. Boyle United Kingdom 31 977 0.4× 339 0.4× 1.2k 1.6× 1.5k 2.4× 477 0.8× 114 4.1k
Maria Grazia Calabró Italy 22 479 0.2× 249 0.3× 502 0.7× 699 1.1× 483 0.8× 63 1.8k
Nevin Katz United States 25 623 0.3× 305 0.4× 1.0k 1.4× 1.0k 1.6× 443 0.7× 70 2.3k
Ivana Marana Italy 20 1.9k 0.9× 569 0.7× 424 0.6× 816 1.3× 430 0.7× 42 2.8k
Hanne Berg Ravn Denmark 32 268 0.1× 731 0.9× 1.4k 2.0× 1.5k 2.4× 796 1.3× 175 3.9k
Charles J. Davidson United States 27 1.2k 0.6× 361 0.4× 1.2k 1.7× 1.7k 2.6× 151 0.2× 89 3.9k
Emilio Assanelli Italy 22 2.0k 0.9× 564 0.7× 432 0.6× 1.0k 1.6× 454 0.7× 57 2.9k
Tao‐Min Huang Taiwan 24 1.0k 0.5× 236 0.3× 325 0.5× 242 0.4× 294 0.5× 55 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie Meersch

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All Works

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Zarbock, Alexander, et al.. (2025). Impact of propofol or sevoflurane on the renoprotective effect of remote ischaemic preconditioning in cardiac surgery: the HypnoRenalRIP randomised clinical trial. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 135(6). 1626–1634. 1 indexed citations
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Groote, Thilo von, Felix Albert, Melanie Meersch, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of Proenkephalin A 119–159 for liberation from renal replacement therapy: an external, multicenter pilot study in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Critical Care. 27(1). 276–276. 16 indexed citations
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Haeberle, Helene A., Peter Martus, Lina María Serna-­Higuita, et al.. (2023). Inhaled prostacyclin therapy in the acute respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized controlled multicenter trial. Respiratory Research. 24(1). 58–58. 5 indexed citations
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Massoth, Christina, Mira Küllmar, Azucena Pajares Moncho, et al.. (2023). Implementation of the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guidelines for the prevention of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 40(6). 418–424. 6 indexed citations
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Weiß, Raphael, Melanie Meersch, Carola Wempe, et al.. (2022). Effect of Glutamine Administration After Cardiac Surgery on Kidney Damage in Patients at High Risk for Acute Kidney Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 137(5). 1029–1038. 11 indexed citations
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Plagwitz, Lucas, Patrick Thoral, Harm‐Jan de Grooth, et al.. (2022). Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit: Preliminary Findings in a European Open Access Database. Studies in health technology and informatics. 294. 139–140. 2 indexed citations
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Massoth, Christina, John A. Kellum, Lui G. Forni, et al.. (2021). Comparison of C-C motif chemokine ligand 14 with other biomarkers for adverse kidney events after cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 165(1). 199–207.e2. 24 indexed citations
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Willam, Carsten, Melanie Meersch, Peter Heering, et al.. (2021). Aktueller Stand der Durchführung von Nierenersatztherapien auf deutschen Intensivstationen. Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin. 117(5). 367–373.
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Küllmar, Mira, Khaschayar Saadat-Gilani, Raphael Weiß, et al.. (2020). Kinetic Changes of Plasma Renin Concentrations Predict Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery Patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 203(9). 1119–1126. 35 indexed citations
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Ostermann, Marlies, et al.. (2020). A narrative review of the impact of surgery and anaesthesia on acute kidney injury. Anaesthesia. 75(S1). e121–e133. 37 indexed citations
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Küllmar, Mira & Melanie Meersch. (2019). Perioperative akute Nierenschädigung. Der Anaesthesist. 68(4). 194–201. 9 indexed citations
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Weiß, Raphael, et al.. (2019). Acute Kidney Injury. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 116(49). 833–842. 11 indexed citations
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Meersch, Melanie & Alexander Zarbock. (2018). Renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 31(2). 151–157. 5 indexed citations
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Meersch, Melanie, C. G. Schmidt, & Alexander Zarbock. (2017). Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury: An Under-Recognized Problem. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 125(4). 1223–1232. 115 indexed citations
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Zarbock, Alexander, John A. Kellum, Hugo Van Aken, et al.. (2017). Long-term Effects of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Kidney Function in High-risk Cardiac Surgery Patients. Anesthesiology. 126(5). 787–798. 46 indexed citations
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Meersch, Melanie, C. G. Schmidt, & Alexander Zarbock. (2015). Echophysiology. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 29(1). 36–45. 9 indexed citations
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Hemmrich, Karsten, Jochen Salber, Melanie Meersch, et al.. (2007). Three-dimensional nonwoven scaffolds from a novel biodegradable poly(ester amide) for tissue engineering applications. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 19(1). 257–267. 32 indexed citations

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