Rudolf Speich

14.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
171 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

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Rudolf Speich is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolf Speich has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 53 papers in Epidemiology and 44 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rudolf Speich's work include Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (65 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (36 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (26 papers). Rudolf Speich is often cited by papers focused on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments (65 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (36 papers) and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment (26 papers). Rudolf Speich collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Rudolf Speich's co-authors include Silvia Ulrich, Erich W. Russi, Walter Weder, Annette Boehler, Manuel Fischler, Milos Opravil, Gérald Simonneau, Rolf Jenni, G Domenighetti and Nazzareno Galiè and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Rudolf Speich

164 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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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.

Clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension

2004 1.3k citations Gérald Simonneau, Nazzareno Galiè et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rudolf Speich Switzerland	42	4.4k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	765	171	6.9k
Paul A. Corris United Kingdom	52	6.5k 1.5×	1.9k 1.0×	4.9k 3.1×	1.9k 1.3×	700 0.9×	212	11.1k
André Kahan France	52	2.5k 0.6×	787 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	367 0.5×	246	8.8k
Philippe de Moerloose Switzerland	52	1.8k 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	691 0.5×	558 0.7×	220	8.2k
Steven D. Nathan United States	56	12.1k 2.7×	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.7×	1.4k 1.0×	471 0.6×	319	14.3k
Peter Quehenberger Austria	47	692 0.2×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	833 0.6×	604 0.8×	204	7.8k
Martin Zeier Germany	49	1.6k 0.4×	843 0.4×	2.6k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	202 0.3×	313	9.4k
David J. Ross United States	43	2.5k 0.6×	500 0.3×	2.6k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	312 0.4×	177	6.0k
Per Morten Sandset Norway	53	1.3k 0.3×	3.5k 1.9×	2.8k 1.8×	1.0k 0.7×	723 0.9×	312	10.6k
Hojoong Kim South Korea	44	4.2k 0.9×	332 0.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	320 0.4×	316	7.7k
Klaus F. Kofoed Denmark	47	959 0.2×	2.8k 1.5×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	339 0.4×	309	7.2k

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Hasler, Elisabeth, Stéphanie Saxer, Lars Huber, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Pulmonary Hypertension and Changes during Therapy. Respiration. 91(5). 359–366. 25 indexed citations

Grünig, Ekkehard, Nazzareno Galiè, Marc Humbert, et al.. (2013). Riociguat for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): A responder analysis from the phase III PATENT-1 study. European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). 1783–1783. 1 indexed citations

Brock, Matthias, Max Gassmann, Rudolf Speich, Silvia Ulrich, & Lars C Huber. (2013). The hypoxia-induced miR-130 increases proliferation of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells by targeting the tumour suppressor CDKN1A (p21). European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). 1500–1500. 1 indexed citations

Huber, Lars C, et al.. (2013). Serum levels of microRNA-125a are decreased in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension and correlate inversely with hemodynamics. European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). P3416–P3416. 1 indexed citations

Grünig, Ekkehard, Mona Lichtblau, Nicola Ehlken, et al.. (2012). Safety and efficacy of exercise training in various forms of pulmonary hypertension. European Respiratory Journal. 40(1). 84–92. 161 indexed citations

Höfer, Markus, Christoph Schmid, Christian Benden, et al.. (2011). Diabetes mellitus and survival in cystic fibrosis patients after lung transplantation. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 11(2). 131–136. 26 indexed citations

Brock, Matthias, Michelle Trenkmann, Renate E. Gay, et al.. (2009). Interleukin-6 Modulates the Expression of the Bone Morphogenic Protein Receptor Type II Through a Novel STAT3–microRNA Cluster 17/92 Pathway. Circulation Research. 104(10). 1184–1191. 365 indexed citations

Streit, Michael, Rudolf Speich, Manuel Fischler, & Silvia Ulrich. (2009). Successful pregnancy in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 3(1). 7255–7255. 16 indexed citations

Ulrich, Silvia, Reinhard Zbinden, Maria Pagano, Manuel Fischler, & Rudolf Speich. (2006). Central Venous Catheter Infection with Brevibacterium sp. in an Immunocompetent Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Infection. 34(2). 103–106. 23 indexed citations

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Sitbon, Olivier, Virginie Gressin, Rudolf Speich, et al.. (2004). Bosentan for the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(11). 1212–1217. 180 indexed citations

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Simonneau, Gérald, Nazzareno Galiè, Lewis J. Rubin, et al.. (2004). Clinical classification of pulmonary hypertension. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(12). S5–S12. 1323 indexed citations breakdown →

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Speich, Rudolf, Robert Thurnheer, Ariana Gaspert, Walter Weder, & Annette Boehler. (1999). EFFICACY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF ORAL GANCICLOVIR IN THE PREVENTION OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS DISEASE AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION1,2. Transplantation. 67(2). 315–320. 54 indexed citations

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Speich, Rudolf, M. Häuser, J Wüst, et al.. (1998). Low specificity of the bacterial index for the diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia by bronchoalveolar lavage. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 17(2). 78–84. 7 indexed citations

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Walter, Roland B., Nenad Blau, Andreas Schaffner, et al.. (1997). Inhalation of the Nitric Oxide Synthase Cofactor Tetrahydrobiopterin in Healthy Volunteers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156(6). 2006–2010. 8 indexed citations

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Opravil, Milos, M. Péchère, Rudolf Speich, et al.. (1997). HIV-Associated Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. A Case Control Study. Swiss HIV Cohort Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 155(3). 990–995. 210 indexed citations

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Speich, Rudolf, Annette Boehler, Robert Thurnheer, & Walter Weder. (1997). SALVAGE THERAPY WITH MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL FOR LUNG TRANSPLANT BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS. Transplantation. 64(3). 533–535. 32 indexed citations

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Boehler, Annette, Rudolf Speich, Erich W. Russi, & Walter Weder. (1996). Lung Transplantation for Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. New England Journal of Medicine. 335(17). 1275–1280. 136 indexed citations

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Speich, Rudolf, J Wüst, Thomas Heß, F. H. Kayser, & Erich W. Russi. (1996). Prospective Evaluation of a Semiquantitative Dip Slide Method Compared With Quantitative Bacterial Cultures of BAL Fluid. CHEST Journal. 109(6). 1423–1429. 11 indexed citations

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Boehler, A., Peter Vogt, Andreas Zollinger, Walter Weder, & Rudolf Speich. (1996). Prospective study of the value of transbronchial lung biopsy after lung transplantation. European Respiratory Journal. 9(4). 658–662. 52 indexed citations

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Speich, Rudolf, et al.. (1990). Prognostic Score for <i>Pneumocystis carinii</i> Pneumonia. Respiration. 57(4). 259–263. 14 indexed citations

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