Nelson Wohllk

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nelson Wohllk is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson Wohllk has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 13 papers in Surgery and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Nelson Wohllk's work include Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (8 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (7 papers). Nelson Wohllk is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (12 papers), Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (8 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (7 papers). Nelson Wohllk collaborates with scholars based in Chile, United States and Brazil. Nelson Wohllk's co-authors include Gilbert J. Cote, Robert F. Gagel, Pamela M. Thomas, Wolfgang Rabl, Puthenpurackal M. Mathew, Lydia Aguilar‐Bryan, Bassem R. Haddad, Joseph Bryan, Douglas B. Evans and Helmuth Goepfert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Nelson Wohllk

32 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Mutations in the Sulfonylurea Receptor Gene in Familial P... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Mutations in the Sulfonylurea Receptor Gene in Familial Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy
    1995 632 citations Pamela M. Thomas, Gilbert J. Cote et al. profile →

Peers

Nelson Wohllk
Hanna Huopio Finland
R. Gasser Austria
Marcello Filopanti Italy
Alessandra De Remigis United States
G. Tamburrano Italy
J. Rahier Belgium
Renato Cozzi Italy
Sabina Zacharieva Bulgaria
Katarzyna Ziemnicka Poland
Kentaro Suda Japan
Hanna Huopio Finland
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nelson Wohllk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nelson Wohllk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nelson Wohllk based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nelson Wohllk. Nelson Wohllk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gejman, Roger, et al.. (2019). Caracterización de tumores secretores de hormona de crecimiento de acuerdo al patrón granular y su rol en el pronóstico. Revista médica de Chile. 147(7). 852–859. 1 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson, et al.. (2013). Resultados visuales en pacientes con macroprolactinoma tratados con agonistas de dopamina. Revista médica de Chile. 141(6). 687–694. 4 indexed citations
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Carrasco, C., Maria E. Garcia, Manuela Goycoolea, et al.. (2012). Reproducibility and performance of one or two samples of salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome using an automated immunoassay system. Endocrine. 41(3). 487–493. 30 indexed citations
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Offergeld, Christian, Christoph Brase, Svetlana Yaremchuk, et al.. (2012). Head and neck paragangliomas: clinical and molecular genetic classification. Clinics. 67. 19–28. 116 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson, et al.. (2012). Multiple endocrine neoplasia: the Chilean experience. Clinics. 67. 7–11. 7 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson, Heiko Schweizer, Zoran Erlic, et al.. (2010). Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 24(3). 371–387. 82 indexed citations
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Pitoia, Fabián, Laura Sterian Ward, Nelson Wohllk, et al.. (2009). Recommendations of the Latin American Thyroid Society on diagnosis and management of differentiated thyroid cancer. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia. 53(7). 884–887. 118 indexed citations
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Frank‐Raue, Karin, Nelson Wohllk, Ana Luiza Maia, et al.. (2008). Age-related neoplastic risk profiles and penetrance estimations in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A caused by germ line RET Cys634Trp (TGC>TGG) mutation. Endocrine Related Cancer. 15(4). 1035–1041. 38 indexed citations
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Carrasco, Carmen, et al.. (2006). MELANOTIC NONPSAMMOMATOUS TRIGEMINAL SCHWANNOMA AS THE FIRST MANIFESTATION OF CARNEY COMPLEX. Neurosurgery. 59(6). E1334–E1334. 18 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson, et al.. (2005). Tiroidectomía profiláctica en niños y jóvenes con cáncer medular tiroideo hereditario: Experiencia chilena. Revista médica de Chile. 133(9). 1029–36. 3 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson, et al.. (2005). Polimorfismo G691S, L769L y S836S del proto-oncogen RET no se asocian a mayor riesgo de cáncer medular tiroideo esporádico en pacientes chilenos. Revista médica de Chile. 133(4). 397–402. 18 indexed citations
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Carrasco, Carmen, Alexis A. González, Cristián A. Carvajal, et al.. (2004). Novel Intronic Mutation of MEN1 Gene Causing Familial Isolated Primary Hyperparathyroidism. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 89(8). 4124–4129. 20 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson, et al.. (2001). Mutaciones de línea germinal del proto-oncogen ret en pacientes chilenos con cáncer medular tiroideo hereditario y esporádico. Revista médica de Chile. 129(7). 713–8. 15 indexed citations
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Thomas, Pamela M., Nelson Wohllk, Elbert S. Huang, et al.. (1996). Inactivation of the first nucleotide-binding fold of the sulfonylurea receptor, and familial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.. PubMed Central. 59(3). 510–8. 63 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson, Gilbert J. Cote, Douglas B. Evans, et al.. (1996). APPLICATION OF GENETIC SCREENING INFORMATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF MEDULLARY THYROID CARCINOMA AND MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 2. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 25(1). 1–25. 47 indexed citations
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Wohllk, Nelson. (1996). Relevance of RET proto-oncogene mutations in sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 81(10). 3740–3745. 60 indexed citations
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Cote, Gilbert J., Nelson Wohllk, Douglas B. Evans, Helmuth Goepfert, & Robert F. Gagel. (1995). RET proto-oncogene mutations in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and medullary thyroid carcinoma. Baillière s Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 9(3). 609–630. 23 indexed citations

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