Rainer Günther

2.1k total citations
30 papers, 818 citations indexed

About

Rainer Günther is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Hepatology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rainer Günther has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 818 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Epidemiology, 16 papers in Hepatology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rainer Günther's work include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (11 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (8 papers). Rainer Günther is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (11 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (8 papers). Rainer Günther collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Estonia and United States. Rainer Günther's co-authors include Michael P. Manns, Wolfgang Kreisel, Markus Pröls, Rolf Hultcrantz, Martti Färkkilâ, Ferenç Szalay, Mathias Bähr, Marek Woynarowski, Christian P. Strassburg and Ansgar W. Lohse and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Gastroenterology and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rainer Günther

29 papers receiving 800 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rainer Günther Germany 12 437 434 198 153 82 30 818
Masato Nakai Japan 15 364 0.8× 302 0.7× 64 0.3× 26 0.2× 102 1.2× 56 598
Theresa Propst Austria 13 228 0.5× 273 0.6× 90 0.5× 28 0.2× 61 0.7× 23 530
Tatsuya Itoshima Japan 12 210 0.5× 283 0.7× 142 0.7× 49 0.3× 127 1.5× 69 641
K Tanikawa Japan 17 506 1.2× 438 1.0× 351 1.8× 48 0.3× 79 1.0× 64 855
Chantal Denys Belgium 9 201 0.5× 257 0.6× 70 0.4× 167 1.1× 56 0.7× 17 569
Jorge Findor Argentina 12 410 0.9× 361 0.8× 104 0.5× 37 0.2× 32 0.4× 33 652
Mitsuo Shimada Japan 12 340 0.8× 209 0.5× 331 1.7× 179 1.2× 185 2.3× 19 805
Guido Baselli Italy 15 180 0.4× 595 1.4× 126 0.6× 36 0.2× 201 2.5× 28 864
Tomoo Yamazaki Japan 16 406 0.9× 537 1.2× 140 0.7× 78 0.5× 173 2.1× 59 753
Nick Shackel Australia 9 172 0.4× 165 0.4× 48 0.2× 42 0.3× 126 1.5× 12 432

Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Günther

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Günther

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rainer Günther

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rainer Günther. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rainer Günther 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 Rainer Günther. Rainer Günther is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heckl, S., Hans‐Michael Behrens, A Bernsmeier, et al.. (2025). Worse survival of hepatocellular cancer patients with membranous insulin receptor overexpression. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 1209–1209. 2 indexed citations
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Trentmann, Jens, et al.. (2022). Percutaneous creation of direct intrahepatic portosystemic shunts – an alternative for failed TIPS creation. CVIR Endovascular. 5(1). 16–16. 1 indexed citations
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Föh, Bandik, Malte Maria Sieren, Marcus Both, Marcus Seeger, & Rainer Günther. (2022). Extensive intrathoracic and intraperitoneal splenosis mimicking mesothelioma: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 16(1). 73–73. 2 indexed citations
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Günther, Rainer, et al.. (2021). Ernährung bei chronischen Lebererkrankungen. Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin. 46(2). 109–126.
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Hüppe, D, Peter Buggisch, Stefan Mauss, et al.. (2019). Deutsches Hepatitis C-Register (DHC-R) – eine Zwischenbilanz 4 Jahre nach Zulassung direkt antiviraler Substanzen (DAAs). Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie. 57(1). 27–36. 15 indexed citations
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Günther, Rainer, Helmut Fickenscher, Marcus Both, et al.. (2019). Lethal thrombosis of the iliac artery caused by Aspergillus fumigatus after liver transplantation: case report and review of the literature. BMC Surgery. 19(1). 200–200. 2 indexed citations
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Knop, Viola, Wolf Peter Hofmann, Peter Buggisch, et al.. (2018). Estimation of liver fibrosis by noncommercial serum markers in comparison with transient elastography in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection receiving direct‐acting antiviral treatment. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 26(2). 224–230. 11 indexed citations
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Heits, Nils, A Bernsmeier, Alexander Hendricks, et al.. (2017). Cognitive Evaluation in Liver Transplant Patients Under Calcineurin Inhibitor Maintenance Therapy. Transplantation Direct. 3(4). e146–e146. 9 indexed citations
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Buggisch, Peter, Johannes Vermehren, Stefan Mauss, et al.. (2017). Real-world effectiveness of 8-week treatment with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir in chronic hepatitis C. Journal of Hepatology. 68(4). 663–671. 42 indexed citations
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Tacke, Frank, Rainer Günther, Peter Buggisch, et al.. (2016). Treatment of HCV genotype 2 with sofosbuvir and ribavirin results in lower sustained virological response rates in real life than expected from clinical trials. Liver International. 37(2). 205–211. 30 indexed citations
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Zeißig, Sebastian, Kazumoto Murata, Lindsay Sweet, et al.. (2012). Hepatitis B virus–induced lipid alterations contribute to natural killer T cell–dependent protective immunity. Nature Medicine. 18(7). 1060–1068. 178 indexed citations
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Schuchmann, Marcus, Jens M. Kittner, JF Schlaak, et al.. (2012). No beneficial effect of all-trans retinoic acid in previous non-responder patients with chronic hepatitis C: The ATRACTION study, a phase II randomised trial. Digestive and Liver Disease. 45(4). 323–329. 2 indexed citations
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Seeger, Marcus, Rainer Günther, Holger Hinrichsen, et al.. (2010). Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis: Transcapsular Hepatic Collateral Vessels and Communicating Ectopic Varices. Radiology. 257(2). 568–578. 14 indexed citations
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Manns, Michael P., Marek Woynarowski, Wolfgang Kreisel, et al.. (2010). Budesonide Induces Remission More Effectively Than Prednisone in a Controlled Trial of Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis. Gastroenterology. 139(4). 1198–1206. 258 indexed citations
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Vollnberg, Bernd, Rainer Günther, Stephan Buch, et al.. (2009). S1850 Metabolomic Analysis of Breath Air and Tongue Swabs Using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Identifies Novel Metabolic Markers of Hepatic Encephalopathy. Gastroenterology. 136(5). A–829. 2 indexed citations
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Seeger, Marcus, Burkhard Bewig, Rainer Günther, et al.. (2009). Terminal Part of Thoracic Duct: High-Resolution US Imaging. Radiology. 252(3). 897–904. 54 indexed citations
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Günther, Rainer, et al.. (2002). Erythema gyratum repens: Arzneimittelreaktion nach Azathioprin bei einer Patientin mit Autoimmunhepatitis Typ I. Medizinische Klinik. 97(7). 414–417. 6 indexed citations
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Schäfer, H., et al.. (1996). PACAP Stimulates Transcription of c-Fos and c-Jun and Activates the AP-1 Transcription Factor in Rat Pancreatic Carcinoma Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 221(1). 111–116. 33 indexed citations
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Schäfer, H., Jie Zheng, Rainer Günther, et al.. (1996). Pituitary Adenylate‐Cyclase‐Activating Polypeptide Stimulates Proto‐oncogene Expression and Activates the AP‐1 (c‐Fos/c‐Jun) Transcription Factor in AR4‐2J Pancreatic Carcinoma Cells. European Journal of Biochemistry. 242(3). 467–476. 24 indexed citations

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