Michael Becker

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Becker is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Becker has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Becker's work include Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (10 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (7 papers) and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments (6 papers). Michael Becker is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment (10 papers), Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (7 papers) and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments (6 papers). Michael Becker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Michael Becker's co-authors include Heiko Witt, W. A. P. Luck, Andreas Kage, Olfert Landt, Martin Claßen, Ulrich Laß, Hans Christian Hennies, Gourdas Choudhuri, Eesh Bhatia and Sadiq S. Sikora and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Genetics and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Becker

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mutations in the gene encoding the serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 are associated with chronic pancreatitis

2000 722 citations Heiko Witt, W. A. P. Luck et al. Nature Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Becker Germany	18	1.4k	920	152	145	140	28	1.8k
H. G. Beger Germany	20	832 0.6×	734 0.8×	130 0.9×	326 2.2×	61 0.4×	55	1.3k
Williamson B. Strum United States	17	653 0.5×	419 0.5×	108 0.7×	170 1.2×	96 0.7×	52	1.3k
Achyut Bhattacharyya United States	13	748 0.5×	378 0.4×	140 0.9×	57 0.4×	280 2.0×	16	1.5k
Thomas J. McGarrity United States	22	668 0.5×	642 0.7×	408 2.7×	445 3.1×	186 1.3×	85	1.9k
Niels T. Pedersen Denmark	17	352 0.3×	586 0.6×	168 1.1×	103 0.7×	192 1.4×	35	1.5k
Tetsushi Ogawa Japan	19	604 0.4×	424 0.5×	383 2.5×	142 1.0×	109 0.8×	91	1.4k
Keigo Ashida Japan	21	400 0.3×	629 0.7×	192 1.3×	106 0.7×	47 0.3×	63	1.2k
Victoria Geenes United Kingdom	15	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	174 1.1×	433 3.0×	30 0.2×	19	2.0k
Prachi Patil India	17	565 0.4×	687 0.7×	322 2.1×	90 0.6×	41 0.3×	85	1.3k
Gustav Paumgartner Germany	9	471 0.3×	554 0.6×	143 0.9×	449 3.1×	34 0.2×	11	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Becker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Becker

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20 of 20 papers shown

Konietzko, N., Michael Becker, B. Rasche, et al.. (2008). Substitutionstherapie mit Alpha-1-Pi bei Patienten mit Alpha-1-Pi-Mangel und progredientem Lungenemphysem. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 113(10). 369–373. 1 indexed citations

Kelly, Déirdre, Paloma Jara, Burkhard Rodeck, et al.. (2004). Tacrolimus and steroids versus ciclosporin microemulsion, steroids, and azathioprine in children undergoing liver transplantation: randomised European multicentre trial. The Lancet. 364(9439). 1054–1061. 88 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Anke, Michael Becker, Tania Szado, et al.. (2003). Emerging therapeutic targets in chronic heart failure: Part II. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 7(1). 49–59. 5 indexed citations

Witt, Heiko & Michael Becker. (2002). Genetics of Chronic Pancreatitis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 34(2). 125–136. 3 indexed citations

Herold, Ralf & Michael Becker. (2002). 13C-Urea breath test threshold calculation and evaluation for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in children. BMC Gastroenterology. 2(1). 12–12. 18 indexed citations

Nave, B., et al.. (2002). Validation of targets and drug candidates in an engineered three-dimensional cardiac tissue model. Drug Discovery Today. 7(7). 419–425. 8 indexed citations

Bhatia, Eesh, Gourdas Choudhuri, Sadiq S. Sikora, et al.. (2002). Tropical calcific pancreatitis: Strong association with SPINK1 trypsin inhibitor mutations. Gastroenterology. 123(4). 1020–1025. 148 indexed citations

Truninger, Kaspar, Heiko Witt, Josef Köck, et al.. (2002). Mutations of the serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 gene, in patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 97(5). 1133–1137. 47 indexed citations

Schumacher, Guido, K.-P. Platz, R. Neuhaus, et al.. (2001). Liver transplantation in neurologic Wilson’s disease. Transplantation Proceedings. 33(1-2). 1518–1519. 27 indexed citations

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Witt, Heiko, W. A. P. Luck, Hans Christian Hennies, et al.. (2000). Mutations in the gene encoding the serine protease inhibitor, Kazal type 1 are associated with chronic pancreatitis. Nature Genetics. 25(2). 213–216. 722 indexed citations breakdown →

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Behrens, R., Thomas Lang, Kelly Moura Keller, et al.. (1999). Dual versus triple therapy of Helicobacter pylori infection: results of a multicentre trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 81(1). 68–70. 25 indexed citations

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Bassir, C., et al.. (1999). THE STOMACH AND PULMONARY INTERLOBULAR SPACE AS UNUSUAL SITES OF OSTEOSARCOMA. Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 16(1). 61–66. 12 indexed citations

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Witt, Heiko, W. A. P. Luck, & Michael Becker. (1999). A signal peptide cleavage site mutation in the cationic trypsinogen gene is strongly associated with chronic pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 117(1). 7–10. 194 indexed citations

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Schuelke, Markus, Ertan Mayatepek, Michael Becker, et al.. (1999). Treatment of ataxia in isolated vitamin E deficiency caused by α-tocopherol transfer protein deficiency. The Journal of Pediatrics. 134(2). 240–244. 55 indexed citations

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Pratschke, Johann, Thomas Steinmüller, Wolf O. Bechstein, et al.. (1999). Orthotopic liver transplantation for hepatic-associated metabolic disorders. Transplantation Proceedings. 31(1-2). 382–384. 9 indexed citations

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Schumacher, Guido, K.-P. Platz, A R Mueller, et al.. (1997). Liver transplantation: treatment of choice for hepatic and neurological manifestation of Wilson's disease. Clinical Transplantation. 11(3). 217–224. 52 indexed citations

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Kehrt, Rainer, et al.. (1997). Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Nicaraguan Children with Persistent Diarrhea, Diagnosed by the 13C-Urea Breath Test. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 25(1). 84–88. 49 indexed citations

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Becker, Michael, et al.. (1996). Elevated serum aminoterminal procollagen type-III-peptide parallels collagen accumulation in rats with secondary biliary fibrosis. Journal of Hepatology. 25(1). 79–84. 32 indexed citations

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Rasche, B., W. T. Ulmer, N. Konietzko, et al.. (1988). Replacement therapy for alpha-1-protease inhibitor deficiency in PiZ subjects with chronic obstructive lung disease. The American Journal of Medicine. 84(6). 63–69. 33 indexed citations

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Ruoff, H. -J., et al.. (1981). Adrenaline Sensitive Adenylate Cyclase in Human Gastric Mucosa. Pharmacology. 23(3). 137–144. 3 indexed citations

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