Robert Förster

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
226 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Förster is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Förster has authored 226 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 43 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Förster's work include Hemoglobin structure and function (39 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (26 papers) and Enzyme function and inhibition (20 papers). Robert Förster is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobin structure and function (39 papers), Management of metastatic bone disease (26 papers) and Enzyme function and inhibition (20 papers). Robert Förster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Robert Förster's co-authors include F. J. W. Roughton, William S. Blakemore, James W. Morton, C M Ogilvie, Ronald F. Coburn, Susanna J. Dodgson, Edward D. Crandall, Leon Cander, Peter B. Kane and Bayard T. Storey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Förster

214 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Standardized Breath Holding Technique for the Clinical ... 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 1957 250 500 750 1000
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. A Standardized Breath Holding Technique for the Clinical Measurement of the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide 1
    1957 1.0k citations Robert Förster et al. profile →
  2. Relative Importance of Diffusion and Chemical Reaction Rates in Determining Rate of Exchange of Gases in the Human Lung, With Special Reference to True Diffusing Capacity of Pulmonary Membrane and Volume of Blood in the Lung Capillaries
    1957 747 citations Robert Förster 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
Robert Förster United States 45 2.9k 2.1k 1.2k 1.0k 995 226 7.9k
Anita Aperia Sweden 65 2.8k 1.0× 7.1k 3.4× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 596 0.6× 330 12.9k
Mark L. Zeidel United States 56 1.3k 0.4× 5.3k 2.6× 1.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 489 0.5× 187 10.9k
Claude Lenfant United States 50 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 2.7k 2.2× 2.5k 2.5× 1.1k 1.1× 194 14.0k
Eugene D. Robin United States 45 2.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.7× 265 0.3× 190 7.3k
Ira Kurtz United States 50 1.2k 0.4× 4.4k 2.1× 944 0.8× 718 0.7× 376 0.4× 194 7.1k
Stephen Spiro United Kingdom 63 5.7k 2.0× 3.5k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 721 0.7× 603 0.6× 212 13.3k
Daniel Martín United Kingdom 46 1.3k 0.4× 1.9k 0.9× 840 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 250 0.3× 255 8.2k
Alastair G. Stewart Australia 47 1.7k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.8× 663 0.6× 338 0.3× 260 8.1k
Bertil Persson Sweden 58 886 0.3× 1.6k 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 229 0.2× 574 13.6k
Hiroshi Satō Japan 45 1.3k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 647 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 563 0.6× 459 7.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Förster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Förster

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Förster, Robert, et al.. (2024). Unleashing the economic and ecological potential of energy flexibility: Attractiveness of real-time electricity tariffs in energy crises. Energy Policy. 185. 113975–113975. 7 indexed citations
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Gückenberger, Matthias, Charlotte Billiet, Daniel Schnell, et al.. (2024). Dose‐intensified stereotactic body radiotherapy for painful vertebral metastases: A randomized phase 3 trial. Cancer. 130(15). 2713–2722. 14 indexed citations
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Schröder, Christina, Robert Förster, Daniel R. Zwahlen, & Paul Windisch. (2023). The Apple Watch spO2 sensor and outliers in healthy users. npj Digital Medicine. 6(1). 63–63. 4 indexed citations
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Schröder, Christina, Robert Förster, Daniel M. Aebersold, et al.. (2023). Applications of Machine Learning in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review. Cancers. 15(5). 1596–1596. 26 indexed citations
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Schröder, Christina, Paul Windisch, Daniel R. Zwahlen, et al.. (2022). Stereotactic Radiotherapy after Radical Prostatectomy in Patients with Prostate Cancer in the Adjuvant or Salvage Setting: A Systematic Review. Cancers. 14(3). 696–696. 15 indexed citations
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Putora, Paul Martin, Felix Ehret, Christoph Fürweger, et al.. (2022). Convolutional Neural Networks to Detect Vestibular Schwannomas on Single MRI Slices: A Feasibility Study. Cancers. 14(9). 2069–2069. 3 indexed citations
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Basler, Lucas, Hubert S. Gabryś, Sabrina A. Hogan, et al.. (2020). Radiomics, Tumor Volume, and Blood Biomarkers for Early Prediction of Pseudoprogression in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibition. Clinical Cancer Research. 26(16). 4414–4425. 69 indexed citations
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Schröder, Christina, André Buchali, Paul Windisch, et al.. (2020). Impact of Low-Dose Irradiation of the Lung and Heart on Toxicity and Pulmonary Function Parameters after Thoracic Radiotherapy. Cancers. 13(1). 22–22. 6 indexed citations
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Sprave, Tanja, Vivek Verma, Robert Förster, et al.. (2018). Radiation-induced acute toxicities after image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for patients with spinal metastases (IRON-1 trial). Strahlentherapie und Onkologie. 194(10). 911–920. 23 indexed citations
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Lang, Kristin, Laila König, Thomas Brückner, et al.. (2017). Stability of Spinal Bone Lesions in Patients With Multiple Myeloma After Radiotherapy—A Retrospective Analysis of 130 Cases. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 17(12). e99–e107. 7 indexed citations
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Welte, Stefan, Joachim Wiskemann, Friederike Scharhag‐Rosenberger, et al.. (2017). Differentiated resistance training of the paravertebral muscles in patients with unstable spinal bone metastasis under concomitant radiotherapy: study protocol for a randomized pilot trial. Trials. 18(1). 155–155. 7 indexed citations
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Rief, Harald, Thomas Brückner, Ingmar Schlampp, et al.. (2016). Resistance training concomitant to radiotherapy of spinal bone metastases – survival and prognostic factors of a randomized trial. Radiation Oncology. 11(1). 97–97. 36 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Un‐Jin P., Ping Wang, Xiangming Zhang, Sasha Bogdanovich, & Robert Förster. (2004). Anti‐Oxidative Response of Carbonic Anhydrase III in Skeletal Muscle. IUBMB Life. 56(6). 343–347. 77 indexed citations
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Förster, Robert, Arthur B. DuBois, & W. A. Briscoe. (1986). The Lung : physiologic basis of pulmonary function tests. 17 indexed citations
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Förster, Robert. (1969). The Rate of CO 2 Equilibration Between Red Cells and Plasma. NASSP. 188. 275. 8 indexed citations

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