Reiner Wiest

18.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
104 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Reiner Wiest is a scholar working on Hepatology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Reiner Wiest has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Hepatology, 60 papers in Epidemiology and 36 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Reiner Wiest's work include Liver Disease and Transplantation (55 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (12 papers). Reiner Wiest is often cited by papers focused on Liver Disease and Transplantation (55 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (52 papers) and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (12 papers). Reiner Wiest collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Reiner Wiest's co-authors include Hiroshi Fukui, Guadalupe García–Tsao, Roberto J. Groszmann, Markus B. Geuking, Melissa A. Lawson, Agustı́n Albillos, Jürgen Schölmerich, Rajiv Jalan, Heiko C. Rath and Claus Hellerbrand and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Reiner Wiest

100 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

Changes of Intestinal Functions in Liver... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2016 2013 2005 2019 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Changes of Intestinal Functions in Liver Cirrhosis
    2016 5.3k citations Reiner Wiest et al. profile →
  2. Pathological bacterial translocation in liver cirrhosis
    2013 583 citations Reiner Wiest et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
  3. Bacterial translocation (BT) in cirrhosis†
    2005 528 citations Reiner Wiest et al. Hepatology profile →
  4. Microbiota-driven gut vascular barrier disruption is a prerequisite for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis development
    2019 495 citations Ilaria Spadoni, Marcel Sorribas et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
  5. Bacterial and fungal infections in acute-on-chronic liver failure: prevalence, characteristics and impact on prognosis
    2017 358 citations Javier Fernández, Juan Acevedo et al. Gut profile →
  6. Targeting the gut-liver axis in liver disease
    2017 318 citations Reiner Wiest, Agustı́n Albillos et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →
  7. Microbial network disturbances in relapsing refractory Crohn’s disease
    2019 295 citations Bahtiyar Yılmaz, Reiner Wiest et al. profile →
  8. Cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction
    2021 229 citations Agustı́n Albillos, Rosa Martín‐Mateos et al. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology profile →

Peers

Reiner Wiest
Hiroshi Fukui Japan
Bernd Schnabl United States
Zamir Halpern Israel
Samuel B. Ho United States
Alexander R. Moschen Austria
Douglas M. Heuman United States
Phillip B. Hylemon United States
Stig Bengmark Sweden
Jason M. Ridlon United States
Rinse K. Weersma Netherlands
Hiroshi Fukui Japan
Reiner Wiest
Citations per year, relative to Reiner Wiest Reiner Wiest (= 1×) peers Hiroshi Fukui

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Fields of papers citing papers by Reiner Wiest

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Reiner Wiest

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Reiner Wiest. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Reiner Wiest 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 Reiner Wiest. Reiner Wiest 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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Rodrigues, Susana, Van der Merwe, Aleksander Krag, & Reiner Wiest. (2024). Gut-liver axis: Pathophysiological concepts and medical perspective in chronic liver diseases. Seminars in Immunology. 71. 101859–101859. 25 indexed citations
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Theiler, Lorenz, et al.. (2024). Propofol sedation in routine endoscopy: A case series comparing target controlled infusion vs manually controlled bolus concept. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 16(1). 11–17.
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Weber, Manuel, et al.. (2023). Early Tube Feeding after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG): An Observational Study. Nutrients. 15(5). 1157–1157. 1 indexed citations
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Bravo, Francisco, Johannes Lenglinger, Yves Borbély, & Reiner Wiest. (2023). Wenn der Magen „nicht mehr richtig schafft“. 4(2). 64–77.
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Borbély, Yves, Reiner Wiest, Guido Stirnimann, et al.. (2023). Gastroesophageal Junction and Pylorus Distensibility Before and After Sleeve Gastrectomy—pilot Study with EndoFlipTM. Obesity Surgery. 33(7). 2255–2260. 1 indexed citations
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Albillos, Agustı́n, Rosa Martín‐Mateos, Van der Merwe, et al.. (2021). Cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 19(2). 112–134. 229 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vermathen, Peter, et al.. (2020). Determination of bile acids from human gallbladder by 1H‐MRS—Protocol optimization and estimation of reproducibility. NMR in Biomedicine. 34(2). e4432–e4432. 2 indexed citations
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Haberl, Elisabeth M., et al.. (2020). Pentraxin-3 is not related to disease severity in cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 20(2). 289–297. 10 indexed citations
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Hassan, Mohsin, Sheida Moghadamrad, Marcel Sorribas, et al.. (2020). Paneth cells promote angiogenesis and regulate portal hypertension in response to microbial signals. Journal of Hepatology. 73(3). 628–639. 23 indexed citations
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Sorribas, Marcel, Manuel O. Jakob, Bahtiyar Yılmaz, et al.. (2019). FXR modulates the gut-vascular barrier by regulating the entry sites for bacterial translocation in experimental cirrhosis. Journal of Hepatology. 71(6). 1126–1140. 187 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Arthur, Stefan Gölder, Martin Goetz, et al.. (2018). Over-the-Scope Clips Are More Effective Than Standard Endoscopic Therapy for Patients With Recurrent Bleeding of Peptic Ulcers. Gastroenterology. 155(3). 674–686.e6. 109 indexed citations
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Fernández, Javier, Juan Acevedo, Reiner Wiest, et al.. (2017). Bacterial and fungal infections in acute-on-chronic liver failure: prevalence, characteristics and impact on prognosis. Gut. 67(10). 1870–1880. 358 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pohl, Rebekka, Lisa Rein‐Fischboeck, Doris Schacherer, et al.. (2016). Circulating lipocalin 2 is neither related to liver steatosis in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease nor to residual liver function in cirrhosis. Cytokine. 85. 45–50. 9 indexed citations
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Wiest, Reiner. (2011). Role of sympathetic nervous activity for bacterial translocation in advanced experimental liver cirrhosis. Gastroenterología y Hepatología. 34(1). 102–105. 2 indexed citations
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Gäbele, Erwin, Claudia Hofmann, Reiner Wiest, et al.. (2011). DSS induced colitis increases portal LPS levels and enhances hepatic inflammation and fibrogenesis in experimental NASH. Journal of Hepatology. 55(6). 1391–1399. 254 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gabi I., Marcus N. Scherer, Aiman Obed, et al.. (2010). Outcome of patients with ischemic-like cholangiopathy with secondary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 46(4). 471–478. 33 indexed citations
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Dollinger, Matthias, Christine Lautenschlaeger, J. Leßke, et al.. (2010). Thymostimulin versus placebo for palliative treatment of locally advanced or metastasised hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase III clinical trial. BMC Cancer. 10(1). 457–457. 10 indexed citations
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Hellerbrand, Claus, Thomas S. Weiß, Daniel Neumaier, et al.. (2007). Characterization of rat and human Kupffer cells after cryopreservation. Cryobiology. 54(2). 164–172. 12 indexed citations
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Wiest, Reiner & Roberto J. Groszmann. (2002). The paradox of nitric oxide in cirrhosis and portal hypertension: Too much, not enough. Hepatology. 35(2). 478–491. 339 indexed citations

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