Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl

12.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
162 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Surgery, 68 papers in Oncology and 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl's work include Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (31 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (18 papers). Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (31 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (19 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (18 papers). Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl's co-authors include Warren Strober, Atsushi Kitani, Hans J. Schlitt, Markus F. Neurath, Vanessa Popp, Benno Weigmann, Stefan Wirtz, Katharina Gerlach, Markus Kindermann and Raj K. Puri and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Medicine and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl

152 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Chemically induced mouse models of acute and chronic intestinal inflammation

2017 1.1k citations Stefan Wirtz, Vanessa Popp et al. Nature Protocols profile →
Right Portal Vein Ligation Combined With In Situ Splitting Induces Rapid Left Lateral Liver Lobe Hypertrophy Enabling 2-Staged Extended Right Hepatic Resection in Small-for-Size Settings

2012 863 citations Andreas A. Schnitzbauer, Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl et al. profile →
IL-13 signaling through the IL-13α2 receptor is involved in induction of TGF-β1 production and fibrosis

2005 716 citations Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl, Warren Strober et al. profile →
Nonclassical CD1d-restricted NK T cells that produce IL-13 characterize an atypical Th2 response in ulcerative colitis

2004 600 citations Ivan J. Fuss, Frank Heller et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl Germany	35	2.3k	2.1k	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	162	6.7k
Achim Weber Switzerland	55	1.5k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.6×	2.9k 2.0×	750 0.7×	213	9.0k
Kiyoshi Migita Japan	44	2.3k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	996 0.6×	2.4k 1.7×	361 0.3×	380	7.1k
Shunji Ishihara Japan	43	1.1k 0.5×	3.4k 1.6×	664 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	596 0.5×	310	6.4k
Yoshikazu Kinoshita Japan	45	1.2k 0.5×	4.0k 1.9×	718 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	624 0.6×	322	6.9k
Yoshiyuki Niho Japan	49	2.9k 1.2×	876 0.4×	1.9k 1.2×	2.4k 1.6×	917 0.8×	423	9.2k
Kazuhiko Nakao Japan	48	1.3k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	2.4k 1.7×	668 0.6×	393	9.2k
Craig N. Jenne Canada	40	5.0k 2.2×	738 0.4×	864 0.5×	2.4k 1.6×	658 0.6×	89	9.2k
Ingrid Arijs Belgium	36	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	708 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	2.7k 2.4×	75	7.0k
Anje A. te Velde Netherlands	38	3.0k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	544 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	989 0.9×	100	5.9k
William A. Faubion United States	46	2.6k 1.1×	2.4k 1.1×	943 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	4.1k 3.6×	195	8.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl

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Chikhladze, Sophia, et al.. (2025). InPaFis – results of an open monocenter single-arm phase II study to evaluate the safety of a modified analgesia with indomethacin during pancreatectomy and its influence on clinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula. International Journal of Surgery. 111(11). 7987–8000.

Kennel, Kilian B., et al.. (2025). Current and emerging concepts for systemic treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Gut. 74(12). 2070–2095. 3 indexed citations

Föll, Melanie Christine, Oliver Schilling, Martin Werner, et al.. (2024). Impact of ALDH1A1 Expression in Intrahepatic Cholangiocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Cancer. 16(1). 1–11.

Jung, Matthias, Marco Reisert, Alexander Rau, et al.. (2024). Association Between Body Composition and Survival in Patients With Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma: An Automated Deep Learning Approach. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 8(8). e2300231–e2300231. 1 indexed citations

Feuerstein, Reinhild, Lisa Marx, Wilfried Reichardt, et al.. (2024). Partial hepatectomy accelerates colorectal metastasis by priming an inflammatory premetastatic niche in the liver. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1388272–1388272. 3 indexed citations

Herrmann, Stephan, Jodok Fink, Goran Marjanović, et al.. (2023). Parental Obesity Predisposition and Age of Onset Associate with Poor Response to Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Obesity Surgery. 33(5). 1519–1527. 1 indexed citations

Fichtner‐Feigl, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Immune changes induced by periampullary adenocarcinoma are reversed after tumor resection and modulate the postoperative survival. Discover Oncology. 14(1). 153–153.

Fichtner‐Feigl, Stefan, et al.. (2023). Postoperative Hiatal Hernia after Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy—A Growing Problem in the Age of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(17). 5724–5724. 2 indexed citations

Verloh, Niklas, et al.. (2023). Controlled flow reduction of an iliacoportal shunt graft for portal vein arterialization in a pediatric patient. Pediatric Radiology. 53(11). 2305–2308.

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Bronsert, Peter, et al.. (2023). Circulating Epithelial Cells in Patients with Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas. Life. 13(7). 1570–1570. 8 indexed citations

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Herrmann, Stephan, et al.. (2023). Oncological recurrence following pathological complete response after neoadjuvant treatment in patients with esophageal cancer — a retrospective cohort study. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 408(1). 363–363. 5 indexed citations

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Chikhladze, Sophia, et al.. (2022). Perioperative risk of pancreatic head resection—nomogram-based prediction of severe postoperative complications as a decisional aid for clinical practice. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 407(5). 1935–1947. 2 indexed citations

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Bartsch, F., Felix Rückert, Moritz Schmelzle, et al.. (2020). Repeated resection for recurrent intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A retrospective German multicentre study. Liver International. 41(1). 180–191. 20 indexed citations

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Thiele, Jan, Hannes Neeff, Philipp Manegold, et al.. (2020). Reconstruction of Perineal Defects: A Comparison of the Myocutaneous Gracilis and the Gluteal Fold Flap in Interdisciplinary Anorectal Tumor Resection. Frontiers in Oncology. 10. 668–668. 8 indexed citations

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Munker, Stefan, Michael Gerken, Claudia Ott, et al.. (2018). Chemotherapy for metastatic colon cancer: No effect on survival when the dose is reduced due to side effects. BMC Cancer. 18(1). 455–455. 42 indexed citations

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Wirtz, Stefan, Vanessa Popp, Markus Kindermann, et al.. (2017). Chemically induced mouse models of acute and chronic intestinal inflammation. Nature Protocols. 12(7). 1295–1309. 1071 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fuss, Ivan J., Bharat Joshi, Zhiqiong Yang, et al.. (2014). IL-13Rα2-bearing, type II NKT cells reactive to sulfatide self-antigen populate the mucosa of ulcerative colitis. Gut. 63(11). 1728–1736. 65 indexed citations

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Brunner, Stefan M., Gabriela Schiechl, Werner Falk, et al.. (2011). Interleukin-33 prolongs allograft survival during chronic cardiac rejection. Transplant International. 24(10). 1027–1039. 86 indexed citations

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Fichtner‐Feigl, Stefan, et al.. (2008). Cytokines mediating the induction of chronic colitis and colitis-associated fibrosis. Mucosal Immunology. 1. S24–S27. 55 indexed citations

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Fuss, Ivan J., Frank Heller, Monica Boirivant, et al.. (2004). Nonclassical CD1d-restricted NK T cells that produce IL-13 characterize an atypical Th2 response in ulcerative colitis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(10). 1490–1497. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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