Sigrid Nikol

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Sigrid Nikol is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sigrid Nikol has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Molecular Biology and 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sigrid Nikol's work include Peripheral Artery Disease Management (36 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (31 papers) and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (23 papers). Sigrid Nikol is often cited by papers focused on Peripheral Artery Disease Management (36 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (31 papers) and Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (23 papers). Sigrid Nikol collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Sigrid Nikol's co-authors include Jeffrey M. Isner, Guy Leclerc, Rainer Klocke, L Weir, Jaroslav Pelisek, J. Geoffrey Pickering, Marianne Kearney, Michael Kuhlmann, Iris Baumgärtner and Éric Van Belle and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Investigation and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sigrid Nikol

114 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines on diagnosis, prognosis, and management of per... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. Guidelines on diagnosis, prognosis, and management of peripheral artery disease in patients with foot ulcers and diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update)
    2020 240 citations Robert J. Hinchliffe, Rachael O. Forsythe et al. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sigrid Nikol Germany 30 1.5k 1.3k 669 564 417 121 3.4k
Paul R. Crisostomo United States 37 1.1k 0.7× 907 0.7× 583 0.9× 347 0.6× 711 1.7× 92 3.7k
Akifumi Matsuyama Japan 29 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 838 1.3× 369 0.7× 347 0.8× 90 4.7k
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi Japan 20 756 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 498 0.9× 189 0.5× 34 2.9k
Kimihiro Komori Japan 34 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.8× 254 0.5× 1.3k 3.1× 237 4.4k
Gaia Spinetti Italy 37 741 0.5× 2.0k 1.5× 663 1.0× 346 0.6× 268 0.6× 96 4.3k
Radia Tamarat France 25 1.0k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 564 0.8× 286 0.5× 287 0.7× 48 3.7k
Atsushi Iwakura Japan 21 718 0.5× 1.4k 1.1× 397 0.6× 143 0.3× 201 0.5× 58 2.6k
Lee J. Goldstein United States 16 728 0.5× 440 0.3× 633 0.9× 365 0.6× 1.2k 2.9× 36 2.4k
Antonia Germani Italy 32 849 0.6× 1.8k 1.3× 389 0.6× 143 0.3× 155 0.4× 50 3.0k
Kenichi Yamahara Japan 36 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 521 0.8× 175 0.3× 310 0.7× 92 3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sigrid Nikol

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fitridge, Robert, Vivienne Chuter, Joseph L. Mills, et al.. (2023). Editor's Choice – The Intersocietal IWGDF, ESVS, SVS Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease in People With Diabetes Mellitus and a Foot Ulcer. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 66(4). 454–483. 22 indexed citations
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Chuter, Vivienne, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Joseph L. Mills, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of revascularisation for the ulcerated foot in patients with diabetes and peripheral artery disease: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(3). e3700–e3700. 15 indexed citations
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Chuter, Vivienne, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Robert J. Hinchliffe, et al.. (2023). Performance of non‐invasive bedside vascular testing in the prediction of wound healing or amputation among people with foot ulcers in diabetes: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(3). e3701–e3701. 22 indexed citations
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Chuter, Vivienne, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Joseph L. Mills, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of bedside investigations to diagnose peripheral artery disease among people with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 40(3). e3683–e3683. 23 indexed citations
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Forsythe, Rachael O., Jan Apelqvist, Edward J. Boyko, et al.. (2020). Effectiveness of bedside investigations to diagnose peripheral artery disease among people with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 36(S1). 34 indexed citations
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Eid, Ahmed & Sigrid Nikol. (2017). Endovascular management of patients with peripheral vascular disease with cardiovascular multi-morbidity. Cor et Vasa. 60(1). e35–e41. 2 indexed citations
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Belle, Éric Van, Sigrid Nikol, Lars Norgren, et al.. (2011). Insights on the Role of Diabetes and Geographic Variation in Patients with Criticial Limb Ischaemia. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 42(3). 365–373. 12 indexed citations
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Diederich, Kai, Lars Lewejohann, Rainer Klocke, et al.. (2009). The Role of Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) in the Healthy Brain: A Characterization of G-CSF-Deficient Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(37). 11572–11581. 68 indexed citations
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Diederich, Kai, Jan‐Kolja Strecker, Matthias Schilling, et al.. (2009). Endogenous brain protection by granulocyte-colony stimulating factor after ischemic stroke. Experimental Neurology. 217(2). 328–335. 48 indexed citations
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Tian, Wen, et al.. (2007). G-CSF/SCF improves murine post-infarction heart function via inducing hypertrophy of cardiomyocyte. Zhongguo xiandai yixue/Zhongguo xiandai yixue zazhi. 17(19). 2305–2309. 1 indexed citations
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Klocke, Rainer, et al.. (2006). Recently Patented Applications of Homologous Cellular and Extracellular Agents as Therapeutics or Targets for the Prevention of Restenosis Post- Angioplasty. Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Drug Discovery (Formerly Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery). 1(1). 57–66. 5 indexed citations
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Engelmann, Markus G., et al.. (2004). Recurrent perivascular inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) results in the formation of atheromatous lesions in vivo. Laboratory Investigation. 84(4). 425–432. 20 indexed citations
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Pelisek, Jaroslav, Alexandra Fuchs, Markus G. Engelmann, et al.. (2003). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Response in Porcine Coronary and Peripheral Arteries Using Nonsurgical Occlusion Model, Local Delivery, and Liposome-Mediated Gene Transfer. Endothelium. 10(4-5). 247–255. 12 indexed citations
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Shimizu, M, Jaroslav Pelisek, & Sigrid Nikol. (2002). Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis Depend on the Developmental Origin in the Arterial Tree. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 9(17). 1619–1630. 14 indexed citations
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Nikol, Sigrid, et al.. (1998). Current Biotechnological Approaches to the Prevention of Restenosis. BioDrugs. 9(5). 375–388. 1 indexed citations
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Nikol, Sigrid, Tanya Y. Huehns, & B. Höfling. (1996). Molecular biology and post-angioplasty restenosis. Atherosclerosis. 123(1-2). 17–31. 74 indexed citations
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Nikol, Sigrid, Tanya Y. Huehns, Markus G. Engelmann, et al.. (1996). Induction of neointimal formation by local gene transfer of the antisense senescent cell-derived inhibitor 1 (SDI) delivered with the needle injection catheter. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(2). 289–289. 1 indexed citations
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Nikol, Sigrid, Jeffrey M. Isner, J. Geoffrey Pickering, et al.. (1992). Expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 is increased in human vascular restenosis lesions.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 90(4). 1582–1592. 333 indexed citations
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Minale, C, et al.. (1988). Clinical Experience with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Gore-Tex® Surgical Membrane for Pericardial Closure: A Study of 110 Cases. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 3(3). 193–201. 38 indexed citations

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