Robert Hirten

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Robert Hirten is a scholar working on Genetics, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Hirten has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Genetics, 21 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert Hirten's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (25 papers), Microscopic Colitis (18 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers). Robert Hirten is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (25 papers), Microscopic Colitis (18 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (5 papers). Robert Hirten collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Robert Hirten's co-authors include Bruce E. Sands, Jean‐Frédéric Colombel, Joana Torres, Nicolas Barnich, Siew C. Ng, Caroline Chevarin, Zhilu Xu, Gwladys Sevrin, Carolina Palmela and Jean–Frédéric Colombel and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Gut and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Robert Hirten

54 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli in inflammatory bowel disease

2017 389 citations Carolina Palmela, Caroline Chevarin et al. Gut profile →
New Therapeutics for Ulcerative Colitis

2021 125 citations Robert Hirten, Bruce E. Sands profile →

Peers

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John Osborn Italy

Paul A. Rufo United States

Brian P. Bosworth United States

Joannie M. Allaire Canada

Amy L. Hamilton Australia

Christopher D. Packey United States

Shirin Moossavi Iran

Ulrich Böcker Germany

Orazio Gabrielli Italy

Beate C. Sydora Canada

John Osborn Italy

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519 ×1.3

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278 ×1.1

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140 ×0.6

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Countries citing papers authored by Robert Hirten

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Hirten

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Hirten

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20 of 20 papers shown

Elhadad, Noémie, Suzanne Bakken, Michal A. Elovitz, et al.. (2025). Trajectories of mHealth-Tracked Mental Health and Their Predictors in Female Chronic Pelvic Pain Disorders. Journal of Pain Research. Volume 18. 899–913. 2 indexed citations

Hirten, Robert, Matteo Danieletto, Kyungwon Lee, et al.. (2025). Physiological Data Collected From Wearable Devices Identify and Predict Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flares. Gastroenterology. 168(5). 939–951.e5. 14 indexed citations

Lin, Kai‐Chun, Robert Hirten, Drew Helmus, et al.. (2025). ESTABLISHING CLINICAL C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS IN SWEAT BASED WEARABLES FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE SUBJECTS WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 31(Supplement_1). S16–S16.

Sharma, Pragya, Matteo Danieletto, Drew Helmus, et al.. (2025). Wearable devices detect physiological changes that precede and are associated with symptomatic and inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis flares. Scientific Reports. 16(1). 318–318.

Hirten, Robert, Kai‐Chun Lin, Drew Helmus, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal assessment of sweat-based TNF-alpha in inflammatory bowel disease using a wearable device. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 2833–2833. 23 indexed citations

Hirten, Robert, Matteo Danieletto, Micol Zweig, et al.. (2024). Remote Short Sessions of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Monitored With Wearable Technology: Open-Label Prospective Feasibility Study. JMIR Mental Health. 11. e55552–e55552. 5 indexed citations

Hirten, Robert, Matteo Danieletto, Micol Zweig, et al.. (2023). Development of the ehive Digital Health App: Protocol for a Centralized Research Platform. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e49204–e49204. 5 indexed citations

Hirten, Robert, Kai‐Chun Lin, Drew Helmus, et al.. (2023). LONGITUDINAL MONITORING OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE ACTIVITY USING WEARABLE DEVICES THROUGH INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN SWEAT. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 29(Supplement_1). S19–S19. 1 indexed citations

Hirten, Robert, Maria Suprun, Matteo Danieletto, et al.. (2023). A machine learning approach to determine resilience utilizing wearable device data: analysis of an observational cohort. JAMIA Open. 6(2). ooad029–ooad029. 10 indexed citations

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Hirten, Robert, Lewis E. Tomalin, Matteo Danieletto, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of a machine learning approach utilizing wearable data for prediction of SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers. JAMIA Open. 5(2). ooac041–ooac041. 14 indexed citations

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Hirten, Robert, Matteo Danieletto, Zachary A. Borman, et al.. (2020). Wearable Devices Are Well Accepted by Patients in the Study and Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Survey Study. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 66(6). 1836–1844. 20 indexed citations

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Alayo, Quazim A., Wenfei Wang, Alexandra Gutierrez, et al.. (2020). Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Tofacitinib in Crohn’s Disease and IBD-U: A Multicenter Study From the TROPIC Consortium. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 19(10). 2207–2209.e3. 24 indexed citations

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Kayal, Maia, Clara Yzet, Robert Hirten, et al.. (2019). Endoscopic activity in asymptomatic patients with an ileal pouch is associated with an increased risk of pouchitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 50(11-12). 1189–1194. 17 indexed citations

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Sabino, João, Robert Hirten, & Jean‐Frédéric Colombel. (2019). Review article: bacteriophages in gastroenterology—from biology to clinical applications. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 51(1). 53–63. 37 indexed citations

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Kayal, Maia, Aparna Saha, Priti Poojary, et al.. (2019). Emergent colectomy rates decreased while elective ileal pouch rates were stable over time: a nationwide inpatient sample study. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 34(10). 1771–1779. 17 indexed citations

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Yzet, Clara, et al.. (2019). Novel Targets For Therapeutic Intervention in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. What is the Best Way to Assess the Safety Profile of a Drug?. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 25(1). 57–63. 1 indexed citations

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Hirten, Robert, Péter L. Lakatos, Jonas Halfvarson, & Jean‐Frédéric Colombel. (2019). A User’s Guide to De-escalating Immunomodulator and Biologic Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 18(6). 1336–1345. 9 indexed citations

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Hectors, Stefanie J., Sonja Gordic, Octavia Bane, et al.. (2018). Diffusion and perfusion MRI quantification in ileal Crohn’s disease. European Radiology. 29(2). 993–1002. 25 indexed citations

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Palmela, Carolina, Caroline Chevarin, Zhilu Xu, et al.. (2017). Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli in inflammatory bowel disease. Gut. 67(3). 574–587. 389 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hirten, Robert. (2015). Hepatic manifestations of non-steroidal inflammatory bowel disease therapy. World Journal of Hepatology. 7(27). 2716–2716. 10 indexed citations

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