Roland Pfäffle

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Roland Pfäffle is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Pfäffle has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 45 papers in Genetics and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Roland Pfäffle's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (76 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (22 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (15 papers). Roland Pfäffle is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (76 papers), Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting (22 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (15 papers). Roland Pfäffle collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Roland Pfäffle's co-authors include Wieland Kieß, Jürgen Klammt, Eberhard Keller, Ruth Gausche, Antje Körner, Mandy Vogel, John S. Parks, Mandy Geserick, Ulrike Spielau and Tobias Lipek and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Roland Pfäffle

122 papers receiving 3.9k citations

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Acceleration of BMI in Early Childhood and Risk of Sustained Obesity

2018 512 citations Mandy Geserick, Mandy Vogel et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A prospective cohort analysis from Germany shows transition into adulthood is an underestimated vulnerable period for children with overweight/obesity 2025 ·Communications Medicine ·Johannes Riedel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elena Sergeyev, Katja S. Mühlberg, Sabine Steiner, Wieland Kieß, Roland Pfäffle, Matthias Blüher, Antje Körner, Robert Stein	0
2	Acceleration of skeletal maturation in Central Europe over the last two decades: insights from two cohorts of healthy children 2024 ·Pediatric Radiology ·(unknown), Maciej Rosołowski, Peter Zimmermann, Roland Pfäffle, W. Hirsch, Daniel Gräfe	0
3	Automated bone age assessment in a German pediatric cohort: agreement between an artificial intelligence software and the manual Greulich and Pyle method 2023 ·European Radiology ·Daniel Gräfe, (unknown), Roland Pfäffle, Maciej Rosołowski, (unknown), Matthew D. DiFranco	13
4	Deeplasia: deep learning for bone age assessment validated on skeletal dysplasias 2023 ·Pediatric Radiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruth Gausche, (unknown), Tzung‐Chien Hsieh, (unknown), Markus M. Nöthen, Roland Pfäffle, Ulrike Attenberger, Mark Born, Klaus Mohnike, Peter Krawitz, Behnam Javanmardi	14
5	Early Growth Hormone Initiation Leads to Favorable Long-Term Growth Outcomes in Children Born Small for Gestational Age 2022 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Anders Juul, Philippe Backeljauw, Marco Cappa, (unknown), Nicky Kelepouris, Agnès Linglart, Roland Pfäffle, Mitchell E. Geffner	5
6	Gewichtszunahme bei Kindern und Jugendlichen während der Covid-19-Pandemie 2022 ·Kinder- und Jugendmedizin ·Mandy Vogel, Mandy Geserick, Ruth Gausche, Christoph Beger, Tanja Poulain, (unknown), Antje Körner, (unknown), Eberhard Keller, Roland Pfäffle, Wieland Kieß	5
7	GHD Diagnostics in Europe and the US: An Audit of National Guidelines and Practice 2019 ·Hormone Research in Paediatrics ·Gerhard Binder, Thomas Reinehr, Lourdes Ibáñez, Susanne Thiele, Agnès Linglart, Joachim Woelfle, Paul Saenger, Markus Bettendorf, Agnieszka Zachurzok, Bettina Gohlke, Tabitha Randell, Berthold P. Hauffa, Hedi L. Claahsen‐van der Grinten, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Anders Juul, Roland Pfäffle, Stefano Cianfarani	40
8	Diagnosis and Clinical Course of Three Adolescents with Amiodarone-Induced Hyperthyroidism 2018 ·Pediatric Cardiology ·Julia Gesing, (unknown), Roman Gebauer, Roland Pfäffle, Astrid Bertsche, Wieland Kieß	4
9	Four-Year Results from PATRO Children, a Multi-Centre, Non-Interventional Study of the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Omnitrope (R) in Children Requiring Growth Hormone Treatment 2018 ·Hormone Research in Paediatrics ·Shankar Kanumakala, Roland Pfäffle, Charlotte Höybye, Berit Kriström, Tadej Battelino, (unknown), (unknown)	2
10	Dominant-negative STAT5B mutations cause growth hormone insensitivity with short stature and mild immune dysregulation 2018 ·Nature Communications ·Jürgen Klammt, David Neumann, Evelien Gevers, Shayne F. Andrew, I. David Schwartz, Denise Rockstroh, Roberto Colombo, Marco A. Sánchez, Doris Vokurková, Julia Kowalczyk, Louise Metherell, Ron G. Rosenfeld, Roland Pfäffle, Mehul Dattani, Andrew Dauber, Vivian Hwa	79
11	Results up to January 2015 from PATRO Children, a Multi-Centre, Non-Interventional Study of the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Omnitrope[reg] in Children Requiring GH Treatment 2015 ·Roland Pfäffle, Shankar Kanumakala, Charlotte Höybye, Berit Kriström, (unknown), (unknown), Tadej Battelino, (unknown)	3
12	Severe Short Stature and GH Insensitivity Due to a De Novo Heterozygous STAT5B Missense Mutation 2014 ·Jürgen Klammt, David Neumann, Shayne F. Andrew, Marcela Drahošová, H Stobbe, (unknown), Ron G. Rosenfeld, Roland Pfäffle, Vivian Hwa	1
13	Homozygous mutation of the IGF1 receptor gene in a patient with severe pre- and postnatal growth failure and congenital malformations 2012 ·European Journal of Endocrinology ·Marie‐Hélène Gannagé‐Yared, Jürgen Klammt, Éliane Chouery, Sandra Corbani, Hala Mégarbané, Joelle Abou Ghoch, (unknown), Roland Pfäffle, André Mégarbané	48
14	Decreased Factor XIII Activity during Severe Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura - Does It Play a Role? 2006 ·Klinische Pädiatrie ·Freerk Prenzel, Roland Pfäffle, Frank Thiele, Volker Schuster	12
15	PROP1Mutations Cause Progressive Deterioration of Anterior Pituitary Function including Adrenal Insufficiency: A Longitudinal Analysis 2004 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·A Böttner, Eberhard Keller, (unknown), H Stobbe, Johannes Weigel, Alexandra Keller, W. Hirsch, Wieland Kieß, Werner Blum, Roland Pfäffle	97
16	New N-terminal located mutation (Q4ter) within the POU1F1-gene (PIT-1) causes recessive combined pituitary hormone deficiency and variable phenotype 2003 ·Growth Hormone & IGF Research ·Souzan Salemi, Amélie Besson, Andrée Eblé, Sabina Gallati, Roland Pfäffle, Primus E. Mullis	24
17	Familial Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Caused by <i>PROP-1</i> Gene Mutation 2002 ·Hormone Research in Paediatrics ·Julia Crone, Roland Pfäffle, H Stobbe, D. Prayer, (unknown), H Frisch	17
18	Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Vanishing Diagnosis? 2000 ·Hormone Research in Paediatrics ·Roland Pfäffle, Oliver Blankenstein, (unknown), Konrad Heimann, G. Heimann	8
19	GH and TSH deficiency [letter] 1998 ·Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes ·Roland Pfäffle, Rocío Martínez, (unknown), H Frisch, Jan Lebl, (unknown), G. Heimann	7
20	Genetics of Growth Hormone Gene Expression 1993 ·Hormone Research ·John S. Parks, Hussein Abdullatif, Eiichi Kinoshita, Lillian R. Meacham, Roland Pfäffle, Milton R. Brown	19

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