Moritz Koch

16.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
98 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Moritz Koch is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Moritz Koch has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Oncology, 36 papers in Surgery and 18 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Moritz Koch's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (24 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (18 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (15 papers). Moritz Koch is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (24 papers), Cancer Cells and Metastasis (18 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (15 papers). Moritz Koch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Moritz Koch's co-authors include Jürgen Weitz, Nuh N. Rahbari, Markus W. Büchler, Jürgen Debus, Markus W. Büchler, Peter R. Galle, Thomas Höhler, Christoph Kahlert, Nathan M. Mollberg and Christoph Reißfelder and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Moritz Koch

95 papers receiving 7.7k 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.

Colorectal cancer

2005 922 citations Jürgen Weitz, Moritz Koch et al. profile →
Identification of Double-stranded Genomic DNA Spanning All Chromosomes with Mutated KRAS and p53 DNA in the Serum Exosomes of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

2014 810 citations Christoph Kahlert, Moritz Koch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Moritz Koch Germany	46	4.6k	2.2k	2.1k	1.8k	1.5k	98	7.8k
Edwin P. Hui Hong Kong	47	4.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	1.8k 1.2×	170	8.9k
Hans Prenen Belgium	41	4.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.7×	207	8.6k
Robert R. McWilliams United States	46	5.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	206	8.4k
Jeffrey A. Drebin United States	47	6.6k 1.5×	3.2k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	2.9k 1.6×	2.3k 1.5×	211	11.1k
Robert S. Warren United States	43	3.9k 0.9×	3.5k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	123	8.7k
Mark Yarchoan United States	39	4.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	793 0.4×	2.1k 1.4×	151	8.1k
Shuang–Jian Qiu China	48	3.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	174	8.6k
Anton J. Bilchik United States	50	5.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	3.2k 1.7×	1.6k 1.1×	200	8.8k
Li‐Tzong Chen Taiwan	41	2.6k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	296	7.3k
Alessandro Rizzo Italy	57	3.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.7×	220	6.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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20 of 20 papers shown

Koch, Moritz, et al.. (2023). Mini-open vs. arthroscopic double tight-rope reconstruction after acute AC-joint dislocation: a comparison in functional outcome and sports activity. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 143(9). 5491–5500. 2 indexed citations

Noort, Vera van, Sebastian Schölch, Murat Iskar, et al.. (2014). Novel Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer through Global Inverse Gene-Expression Profiling. Cancer Research. 74(20). 5690–5699. 81 indexed citations

Steinert, Gunnar, Sebastian Schölch, Thomas Niemietz, et al.. (2014). Immune Escape and Survival Mechanisms in Circulating Tumor Cells of Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research. 74(6). 1694–1704. 194 indexed citations

Reißfelder, Christoph, Slava Stamova, Marion Braun, et al.. (2014). Tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity determines colorectal cancer patient prognosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(2). 739–751. 119 indexed citations

Rahbari, Nuh N., Ulrich Bork, Sebastian Schölch, et al.. (2012). Compartmental Differences of Circulating Tumor Cells in Colorectal Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 19(7). 2195–2202. 65 indexed citations

Rahbari, Nuh N., Heike Elbers, Moritz Koch, et al.. (2012). Bilirubin level in the drainage fluid is an early and independent predictor of clinically relevant bile leakage after hepatic resection. Surgery. 152(5). 821–831. 36 indexed citations

Niethammer, Andreas G., Heinz Lubenau, Gerd Mikus, et al.. (2012). Double-blind, placebo-controlled first in human study to investigate an oral vaccine aimed to elicit an immune reaction against the VEGF-Receptor 2 in patients with stage IV and locally advanced pancreatic cancer. BMC Cancer. 12(1). 361–361. 48 indexed citations

Halama, Niels, Monika Braun, Christoph Kahlert, et al.. (2011). Natural Killer Cells are Scarce in Colorectal Carcinoma Tissue Despite High Levels of Chemokines and Cytokines. Clinical Cancer Research. 17(4). 678–689. 232 indexed citations

Mollberg, Nathan M., Nuh N. Rahbari, Moritz Koch, et al.. (2011). Arterial Resection During Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer. Annals of Surgery. 254(6). 882–893. 322 indexed citations

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Dieter, Sebastian M., Claudia R. Ball, Christopher M. Hoffmann, et al.. (2011). Distinct Types of Tumor-Initiating Cells Form Human Colon Cancer Tumors and Metastases. Cell stem cell. 9(4). 357–365. 225 indexed citations

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Antolovic, Dalibor, Luis Javier Galindo, Nuh N. Rahbari, et al.. (2010). Heterogeneous detection of circulating tumor cells in patients with colorectal cancer by immunomagnetic enrichment using different EpCAM-specific antibodies. BMC Biotechnology. 10(1). 35–35. 53 indexed citations

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Schmitz‐Winnenthal, Hubertus, Simon Schimmack, Andreas Bonertz, et al.. (2009). Chronic Pancreatitis Is Associated With Disease-Specific Regulatory T-Cell Responses. Gastroenterology. 138(3). 1178–1188. 44 indexed citations

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Ulrich, Alexis, Jürgen Weitz, Moritz Koch, et al.. (2009). Neoadjuvant Treatment Does Not Influence Perioperative Outcome in Rectal Cancer Surgery. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 75(1). 129–136. 19 indexed citations

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Wagner, Philipp, Moritz Koch, Daniel Nummer, et al.. (2008). Detection and Functional Analysis of Tumor Infiltrating T-Lymphocytes (TIL) in Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 15(8). 2310–2317. 41 indexed citations

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Koch, Moritz, G. Petur Nielsen, & Sam S. Yoon. (2008). Malignant tumors of blood vessels: Angiosarcomas, hemangioendotheliomas, and hemangioperictyomas. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 97(4). 321–329. 80 indexed citations

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Kühn, Sebastian, Moritz Koch, Tobias Nübel, et al.. (2007). A Complex of EpCAM, Claudin-7, CD44 Variant Isoforms, and Tetraspanins Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression. Molecular Cancer Research. 5(6). 553–567. 213 indexed citations

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Antolovic, Dalibor, Moritz Koch, Luis Javier Galindo, et al.. (2007). Hepaticojejunostomy—Analysis of Risk Factors for Postoperative Bile Leaks and Surgical Complications. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 11(5). 555–561. 86 indexed citations

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Weitz, Jürgen, Moritz Koch, Arianeb Mehrabi, et al.. (2006). Living‐donor kidney transplantation: risks of the donor – benefits of the recipient. Clinical Transplantation. 20(s17). 13–16. 42 indexed citations

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Kienle, Peter, Moritz Koch, Frank Autschbach, et al.. (2003). Decreased Detection Rate of Disseminated Tumor Cells of Rectal Cancer Patients After Preoperative Chemoradiation. Annals of Surgery. 238(3). 324–331. 49 indexed citations

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Koch, Moritz, et al.. (2001). Minimal residual disease in gastrointestinal cancer. Seminars in Surgical Oncology. 20(4). 282–293. 21 indexed citations

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