Michael Hoffmeister

31.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
379 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Hoffmeister is a scholar working on Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Hoffmeister has authored 379 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Oncology, 150 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 117 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Michael Hoffmeister's work include Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (211 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (138 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (110 papers). Michael Hoffmeister is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (211 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (138 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (110 papers). Michael Hoffmeister collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Michael Hoffmeister's co-authors include Hermann Brenner, Jenny Chang‐Claude, Lina Jansen, L Altenhofen, Christoph M. Seiler, Ulrike Haug, Volker Arndt, Christian Stock, Carmel Stock and Viola Walter and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael Hoffmeister

362 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Deep learning can predict microsatellite instability directly from histology in gastrointestinal cancer

2019 798 citations Jakob Nikolas Kather, Hermann Brenner et al. profile →
Predicting survival from colorectal cancer histology slides using deep learning: A retrospective multicenter study

2019 611 citations Jakob Nikolas Kather, Esther Herpel et al. profile →
Protection From Colorectal Cancer After Colonoscopy

2011 594 citations Hermann Brenner, Jenny Chang‐Claude et al. profile →
Effect of screening sigmoidoscopy and screening colonoscopy on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies

2014 591 citations Hermann Brenner, Michael Hoffmeister et al. profile →
Colorectal cancer: A health and economic problem

2023 78 citations Thomas Heisser, Michael Hoffmeister et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Hoffmeister Germany	59	7.8k	4.0k	3.4k	2.6k	1.9k	379	13.3k
Jenny Chang‐Claude Germany	64	6.6k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	3.7k 1.4×	1.8k 1.0×	361	15.1k
Rob A.�E.�M. Tollenaar Netherlands	61	8.1k 1.0×	2.6k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	3.7k 1.4×	4.0k 2.2×	315	15.6k
Sabine Siesling Netherlands	46	5.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	384	11.1k
Robert M. Elashoff United States	73	6.8k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	2.7k 0.8×	3.9k 1.5×	2.6k 1.4×	267	21.0k
Rulla M. Tamimi United States	66	6.7k 0.9×	2.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	3.3k 1.2×	715 0.4×	420	15.8k
Anthony B. Miller Canada	71	8.8k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	322	17.4k
Stephen M. Hewitt United States	75	6.4k 0.8×	3.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	10.1k 3.8×	1.6k 0.8×	400	21.4k
Peter A. Fasching Germany	55	8.0k 1.0×	3.0k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	3.1k 1.2×	729 0.4×	614	14.6k
Wonshik Han South Korea	55	4.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	3.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	428	11.3k
Ram C. Tiwari United States	27	4.1k 0.5×	2.8k 0.7×	876 0.3×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	223	11.9k

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Brenner, Hermann, Д. В. Сергеев, Thomas Heisser, & Michael Hoffmeister. (2025). Effects of Screening Colonoscopy: Evidence From Observational and Interventional Studies. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 121(3). 619–627.

Hoffmeister, Michael, et al.. (2025). Cell‐free DNA blood‐based test compared to fecal immunochemical test for colorectal cancer screening. Cancer Communications. 45(8). 987–989.

Ding, Jie, et al.. (2025). Lifestyle scores and their potential to estimate the risk of multiple non-communicable disease-related endpoints: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 293–293.

Brenner, Hermann, Tim Holland‐Letz, Annette Kopp‐Schneider, Thomas Heisser, & Michael Hoffmeister. (2024). Unraveling the effects of screening colonoscopy on colorectal cancer early detection and prevention: the NordICC trial revisited. Cancer Communications. 45(3). 205–208. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Xuechen, et al.. (2024). Red and Processed Meat Intake, Polygenic Risk and the Prevalence of Colorectal Neoplasms: Results from a Screening Colonoscopy Population. Nutrients. 16(16). 2609–2609. 3 indexed citations

Cardoso, Rafael, et al.. (2024). Potential of pre-diagnostic metabolomics for colorectal cancer risk assessment or early detection. npj Precision Oncology. 8(1). 244–244. 2 indexed citations

Yuan, Tanwei, Dominic Edelmann, Jakob Nikolas Kather, et al.. (2023). CpG-biomarkers in tumor tissue and prediction models for the survival of colorectal cancer: A systematic review and external validation study. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 193. 104199–104199. 2 indexed citations

Nikitina, Ekaterina, Manuel Wiesenfarth, Elizabeth Alwers, et al.. (2023). Bovine meat and milk factor protein expression in tumor‐free mucosa of colorectal cancer patients coincides with macrophages and might interfere with patient survival. Molecular Oncology. 18(5). 1076–1092. 5 indexed citations

Edelmann, Dominic, Federico Canzian, Petra Seibold, et al.. (2023). Genome‐wide study of genetic polymorphisms predictive for outcome from first‐line oxaliplatin‐based chemotherapy in colorectal cancer patients. International Journal of Cancer. 153(9). 1623–1634. 1 indexed citations

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Niedermaier, Tobias, Feng Guo, Korbinian Weigl, Michael Hoffmeister, & Hermann Brenner. (2022). Combined Performance of Fecal Immunochemical Tests and a Genetic Risk Score for Advanced Neoplasia Detection. Cancer Prevention Research. 15(8). 543–552. 4 indexed citations

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Carr, Prudence R., et al.. (2021). Individual and Joint Associations of Genetic Risk and Healthy Lifestyle Score with Colorectal Neoplasms Among Participants of Screening Colonoscopy. Cancer Prevention Research. 14(6). 649–658. 5 indexed citations

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Heisser, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Strongly Divergent Impact of Adherence Patterns on Efficacy of Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Need to Refine Adherence Statistics. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology. 12(9). e00399–e00399. 6 indexed citations

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Guo, Feng, Chen Chen, Bernd Holleczek, et al.. (2021). Strong Reduction of Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Screening Colonoscopy: Prospective Cohort Study From Germany. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 116(5). 967–975. 41 indexed citations

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Koch‐Gallenkamp, Lena, Lina Jansen, Viola Walter, et al.. (2020). Physical Activity and Long-term Quality of Life among Colorectal Cancer Survivors—A Population-based Prospective Study. Cancer Prevention Research. 13(7). 611–622. 10 indexed citations

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Hoffmeister, Michael, Hendrik Bläker, Lina Jansen, et al.. (2020). Colonoscopy and Reduction of Colorectal Cancer Risk by Molecular Tumor Subtypes: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 115(12). 2007–2016. 14 indexed citations

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Cardoso, Rafael, Tobias Niedermaier, Chen Chen, Michael Hoffmeister, & Hermann Brenner. (2019). Colonoscopy and Sigmoidoscopy Use among the Average-Risk Population for Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Trend Analysis. Cancer Prevention Research. 12(9). 617–630. 17 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoliang, Andrew T. Chan, Martha L. Slattery, et al.. (2018). Influence of Smoking, Body Mass Index, and Other Factors on the Preventive Effect of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Colorectal Cancer Risk. Cancer Research. 78(16). 4790–4799. 26 indexed citations

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Chen, Chen, Christian Stock, Michael Hoffmeister, & Hermann Brenner. (2017). Public health impact of colonoscopy use on colorectal cancer mortality in Germany and the United States. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 87(1). 213–221.e2. 31 indexed citations

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Hoffmeister, Michael, Lina Jansen, Christian Stock, Jenny Chang‐Claude, & Hermann Brenner. (2014). Smoking, Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Risk for Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(3). 525–533. 10 indexed citations

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Rudolph, Anja, Michael Hoffmeister, Wilfried Roth, et al.. (2013). Colorectal Cancer Risk Associated with Hormone Use Varies by Expression of Estrogen Receptor-β. Cancer Research. 73(11). 3306–3315. 44 indexed citations

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