Peter Bärtsch

16.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
246 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Bärtsch is a scholar working on Genetics, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Bärtsch has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 147 papers in Genetics, 90 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 70 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Peter Bärtsch's work include High Altitude and Hypoxia (142 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (90 papers) and Travel-related health issues (31 papers). Peter Bärtsch is often cited by papers focused on High Altitude and Hypoxia (142 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (90 papers) and Travel-related health issues (31 papers). Peter Bärtsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Peter Bärtsch's co-authors include Erik R. Swenson, Heimo Mairbäurl, Marco Maggiorini, O Oelz, J. Simon R. Gibbs, Christoph Dehnert, Andrew M. Luks, Peter Vock, Bengt Saltin and Damian M. Bailey and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Peter Bärtsch

243 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Acute High-Altitude Illnesses 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2017 100 200 300
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. Acute High-Altitude Illnesses
    2013 381 citations Peter Bärtsch, Erik R. Swenson profile →
  2. Acute high-altitude sickness
    2017 324 citations Erik R. Swenson, Peter Bärtsch 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
Peter Bärtsch Germany 60 6.8k 4.2k 3.3k 1.9k 1.7k 246 10.9k
Lorna G. Moore United States 61 5.4k 0.8× 2.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.6× 943 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 213 11.6k
Robert C. Roach United States 45 4.9k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 1.4k 0.7× 903 0.5× 130 7.1k
Peter H. Hackett United States 43 5.0k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.9k 1.0× 1.0k 0.6× 103 6.5k
John Τ. Reeves United States 54 4.0k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 6.4k 2.0× 668 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 214 11.8k
Bengt Kayser Switzerland 53 2.7k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 666 0.4× 250 7.9k
C. Stuart Houston Canada 41 3.0k 0.4× 1.4k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 723 0.4× 702 0.4× 252 5.5k
Fabiola Lèon‐Velarde Peru 39 3.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 360 0.2× 866 0.5× 143 4.6k
Felice Petraglia Italy 77 2.2k 0.3× 1000 0.2× 1.6k 0.5× 7.1k 3.7× 4.7k 2.7× 933 30.9k
John V. Weil United States 52 2.2k 0.3× 3.8k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 387 0.2× 606 0.3× 131 8.3k
Peter W. Nathanielsz United States 71 1.8k 0.3× 1.7k 0.4× 2.9k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 3.0k 1.7× 633 20.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Bärtsch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bärtsch, Peter. (2021). The Impact of Nocebo and Placebo Effects on Reported Incidence of Acute Mountain Sickness. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 23(1). 8–17. 5 indexed citations
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Berger, Marc Moritz, Peter H. Hackett, & Peter Bärtsch. (2020). No Relevant Analogy Between COVID-19 and Acute Mountain Sickness. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 21(4). 315–318. 4 indexed citations
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Maeder, Monika Brodmann, Hermann Brugger, Matiram Pun, et al.. (2018). The STAR Data Reporting Guidelines for Clinical High Altitude Research. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 19(1). 7–14. 23 indexed citations
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Dehnert, Christoph, et al.. (2015). Does High Alveolar Fluid Reabsorption Prevent HAPE in Individuals with Exaggerated Pulmonary Hypertension in Hypoxia?. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 16(4). 283–289. 13 indexed citations
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Dehnert, Christoph, Derliz Mereles, Sebastian Greiner, et al.. (2015). Exaggerated Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction Without Susceptibility to High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 16(1). 11–17. 37 indexed citations
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Willmann, Gabriel, Florian Gekeler, Kai Schommer, & Peter Bärtsch. (2014). Update on High Altitude Cerebral Edema Including Recent Work on the Eye. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 15(2). 112–122. 34 indexed citations
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Bärtsch, Peter. (2014). Con: Hypoxic Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Identifies Subjects at Risk for Severe High Altitude Illnesses. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 15(3). 318–320. 11 indexed citations
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Wiebel, M, Falko Frese, Christoph Dehnert, et al.. (2010). Exercise reduces airway sodium ion reabsorption in cystic fibrosis but not in exercise asthma. European Respiratory Journal. 37(2). 342–348. 18 indexed citations
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Schommer, Kai, et al.. (2010). Training in Normobaric Hypoxia and Its Effects on Acute Mountain Sickness after Rapid Ascent to 4559 m. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 11(1). 19–25. 34 indexed citations
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Dehnert, Christoph, F. Risse, Sebastian Ley, et al.. (2006). Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Uneven Pulmonary Perfusion in Hypoxia in Humans. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174(10). 1132–1138. 72 indexed citations
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Karle, Christoph A., et al.. (2006). K + Channel Activation with Minoxidil Stimulates Nasal-Epithelial Ion Transport and Blunts Exaggerated Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 7(1). 54–63. 7 indexed citations
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Friedmann, B, Falko Frese, Elmar Menold, & Peter Bärtsch. (2005). Individual Variation in the Reduction of Heart Rate and Performance at Lactate Thresholds in Acute Normobaric Hypoxia. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 26(7). 531–536. 21 indexed citations
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Bailey, Damian M., Peter Bärtsch, & Mary Ann Cooper. (2003). Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Evidence of Increased Free Radical Generation and Selective Damage to Skeletal Muscle Following Lightning Injury. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 4(3). 281–289. 6 indexed citations
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Baumgartner, Ralf W., Sandra Keller, Marianne Regard, & Peter Bärtsch. (2003). Flunarizine in Prevention of Headache, Ataxia, and Memory Deficits during Decompression to 4559 m. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 4(3). 333–339. 6 indexed citations
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Bärtsch, Peter, et al.. (2002). Hypoxic Ventilatory Response, Ventilation, Gas Exchange, and Fluid Balance in Acute Mountain Sickness. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 3(4). 361–376. 87 indexed citations
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Busch, Thilo, Peter Bärtsch, D. Pappert, et al.. (2001). Hypoxia Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Mountaineers Susceptible to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 163(2). 368–373. 162 indexed citations
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Bärtsch, Peter, et al.. (2001). Hypoxia-Effects on Ca<sub>i</sub>-Signaling and Ion Transport Activity of Lung Alveolar Epithelial Cells. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 11(4). 187–196. 13 indexed citations
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Bärtsch, Peter, Ekkehard Grünig, Elke Hohenhaus, & Christoph Dehnert. (2001). Assessment of High Altitude Tolerance in Healthy Individuals. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2(2). 287–296. 23 indexed citations
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Sartori, Cláudio, Mattia Lepori, Thilo Busch, et al.. (1999). Exhaled Nitric Oxide Does Not Provide a Marker of Vascular Endothelial Function in Healthy Humans. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(3). 879–882. 62 indexed citations
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Marshall, Lisa, Matthias Mölle, & Peter Bärtsch. (1996). Event-related gamma band activity during passive and active oddball tasks. Neuroreport. 7(9). 1517–1520. 45 indexed citations

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