Siegfried Weger

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Siegfried Weger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Siegfried Weger has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Siegfried Weger's work include Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (3 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (3 papers). Siegfried Weger is often cited by papers focused on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (3 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (3 papers). Siegfried Weger collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Italy and United Kingdom. Siegfried Weger's co-authors include Johann Willeit, Stefan Kiechl, Agnes Mayr, Peter Willeit, Friedrich Oberhollenzer, Manuel Mayr, Anna Zampetaki, Marianna Prokopi, Ajay M. Shah and Ignat Drozdov and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Siegfried Weger

18 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Plasma MicroRNA Profiling Reveals Loss of Endothelial MiR-126 and Other MicroRNAs in Type 2 Diabetes

2010 1.2k citations Anna Zampetaki, Stefan Kiechl et al. Circulation Research profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Siegfried Weger Austria	16	1.5k	1.3k	758	385	353	18	3.0k
Marina Cardellini Italy	30	1.1k 0.7×	507 0.4×	741 1.0×	420 1.1×	458 1.3×	56	2.6k
Roderick J. Tan United States	34	1.7k 1.1×	300 0.2×	317 0.4×	455 1.2×	287 0.8×	63	4.2k
David J. Kurz Switzerland	22	738 0.5×	139 0.1×	1.1k 1.4×	457 1.2×	576 1.6×	52	2.5k
Adrian Quan Canada	28	1.3k 0.9×	480 0.4×	570 0.8×	639 1.7×	1.2k 3.3×	102	3.5k
Weichun He China	33	2.0k 1.3×	352 0.3×	230 0.3×	506 1.3×	226 0.6×	55	3.9k
Mingjun Shi China	26	1.2k 0.8×	205 0.2×	288 0.4×	448 1.2×	152 0.4×	64	4.1k
Guohao Wu China	31	1.3k 0.8×	809 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	499 1.3×	112 0.3×	123	2.8k
Egbert Bisping Austria	18	1.3k 0.9×	486 0.4×	206 0.3×	194 0.5×	754 2.1×	31	2.2k
David L. Crandall United States	27	629 0.4×	521 0.4×	654 0.9×	293 0.8×	519 1.5×	59	2.3k
Johannes Reinhold United Kingdom	15	1.1k 0.7×	200 0.2×	369 0.5×	285 0.7×	288 0.8×	32	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Siegfried Weger

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18 of 18 papers shown

Paige, Ellie, Katya L Masconi, Sotirios Tsimikas, et al.. (2017). Lipoprotein(a) and incident type-2 diabetes: results from the prospective Bruneck study and a meta-analysis of published literature. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 16(1). 38–38. 80 indexed citations

Yu, Baoqi, Stefan Kiechl, Dan Qi, et al.. (2017). A Cytokine-Like Protein Dickkopf-Related Protein 3 Is Atheroprotective. Circulation. 136(11). 1022–1036. 48 indexed citations

Willeit, Karin, Raimund Pechlaner, Peter Willeit, et al.. (2017). Association Between Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 and Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA Cardiology. 2(5). 516–516. 58 indexed citations

Willeit, Peter, Xiaoke Yin, Dorothee Kaudewitz, et al.. (2015). Abstract 17961: Circulating MicroRNA-122 is Associated With Incident Metabolic Syndrome and Type-2-diabetes. Circulation. 132(suppl_3). 1 indexed citations

Pechlaner, Raimund, Stefan Kiechl, Manuel Mayr, et al.. (2015). Correlates of serum hepcidin levels and its association with cardiovascular disease in an elderly general population. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 54(1). 151–61. 21 indexed citations

Willeit, Peter, Julia Raschenberger, Sotirios Tsimikas, et al.. (2014). Leucocyte Telomere Length and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: New Prospective Cohort Study and Literature-Based Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e112483–e112483. 170 indexed citations

Pechlaner, Raimund, Stefan Kiechl, Peter Willeit, et al.. (2014). Haptoglobin 2‐2 Genotype is Not Associated With Cardiovascular Risk in Subjects With Elevated Glycohemoglobin—Results From the Bruneck Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 3(3). e000732–e000732. 27 indexed citations

Willeit, Karin, Raimund Pechlaner, Georg Egger, et al.. (2013). Carotid Atherosclerosis and Incident Atrial Fibrillation. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 33(11). 2660–2665. 21 indexed citations

Zampetaki, Anna, Peter Willeit, Lindsey Tilling, et al.. (2012). Prospective Study on Circulating MicroRNAs and Risk of Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 60(4). 290–299. 374 indexed citations

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Willeit, Peter, Johann Willeit, Agnes Mayr, et al.. (2010). Telomere Length and Risk of Incident Cancer and Cancer Mortality. JAMA. 304(1). 69–69. 372 indexed citations

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Willeit, Peter, Johann Willeit, Anita Kloss‐Brandstätter, et al.. (2010). Cellular Aging Reflected by Leukocyte Telomere Length Predicts Advanced Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 30(8). 1649–1656. 231 indexed citations

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Zampetaki, Anna, Stefan Kiechl, Ignat Drozdov, et al.. (2010). Plasma MicroRNA Profiling Reveals Loss of Endothelial MiR-126 and Other MicroRNAs in Type 2 Diabetes. Circulation Research. 107(6). 810–817. 1177 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schett, Georg, Stefan Kiechl, Enzo Bonora, et al.. (2009). Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 as a predictor of severe osteoarthritis of the hip and knee joints. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 60(8). 2381–2389. 70 indexed citations

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Afzal, Ali R., Stefan Kiechl, Yousef Daryani, et al.. (2008). Common CCR5-del32 Frameshift Mutation Associated With Serum Levels of Inflammatory Markers and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Bruneck Population. Stroke. 39(7). 1972–1978. 38 indexed citations

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Xiao, Qingzhong, Stefan Kiechl, Seema Patel, et al.. (2007). Endothelial Progenitor Cells, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cytokine Levels and Atherosclerosis – Results from a Large Population-Based Study. PLoS ONE. 2(10). e975–e975. 120 indexed citations

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Xiao, Qingzhong, Stefan Kiechl, Seema Patel, et al.. (2007). Endothelial progenitor cells, cardiovascular risk factors, cytokines levels and atherosclerosis-results from a large population-based study. Atherosclerosis. 193(2). S5–S5. 1 indexed citations

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Tsimikas, Sotirios, Stefan Kiechl, Johann Willeit, et al.. (2006). Oxidized Phospholipids Predict the Presence and Progression of Carotid and Femoral Atherosclerosis and Symptomatic Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47(11). 2219–2228. 160 indexed citations

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Furtner, Martin, Stefan Kiechl, Klaus Seppi, et al.. (2004). Urinary albumin excretion is independently associated with carotid and femoral artery atherosclerosis in the general population. European Heart Journal. 26(3). 279–287. 52 indexed citations

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