Stephan Dirnhofer

12.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Stephan Dirnhofer is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephan Dirnhofer has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 64 papers in Oncology and 56 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Stephan Dirnhofer's work include Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (77 papers), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (33 papers) and Viral-associated cancers and disorders (29 papers). Stephan Dirnhofer is often cited by papers focused on Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (77 papers), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (33 papers) and Viral-associated cancers and disorders (29 papers). Stephan Dirnhofer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Stephan Dirnhofer's co-authors include Alexandar Tzankov, Philip Went, Alessandro Lugli, Guido Sauter, Martina Mirlacher, Marcel Bundi, Stefano Pileri, Sandra Meier, Radek C. Skoda and Sylvia Hoeller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Stephan Dirnhofer

175 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Frequent EpCam protein expression in human carcinomas 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Frequent EpCam protein expression in human carcinomas
    2004 671 citations Philip Went, Alessandro Lugli et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephan Dirnhofer Switzerland 52 3.0k 2.9k 2.5k 1.8k 1.5k 176 8.6k
Falko Fend Germany 55 4.7k 1.5× 3.1k 1.1× 3.7k 1.5× 1.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 413 11.1k
Peter Vandenberghe Belgium 58 2.2k 0.7× 3.1k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 2.7k 1.8× 229 10.7k
Bruce A. Woda United States 49 2.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 821 0.5× 2.1k 1.4× 181 9.1k
Raymond R. Tubbs United States 59 4.7k 1.5× 2.7k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 276 10.8k
Thierry Jo Molina France 46 3.4k 1.1× 2.2k 0.7× 3.6k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 2.8k 1.8× 252 9.2k
Laurence de Leval Switzerland 49 3.3k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 4.2k 1.7× 1.3k 0.7× 3.2k 2.1× 282 9.1k
Christer Sundström Sweden 54 3.8k 1.2× 3.0k 1.0× 5.0k 2.0× 3.1k 1.8× 3.8k 2.5× 270 12.3k
Pierre Brousset France 46 3.5k 1.1× 1.4k 0.5× 3.1k 1.2× 866 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 223 6.7k
Eric D. Hsi United States 62 4.7k 1.5× 3.2k 1.1× 6.0k 2.4× 3.5k 2.0× 2.6k 1.7× 405 12.2k
Yasodha Natkunam United States 50 4.4k 1.4× 2.3k 0.8× 4.5k 1.8× 1.4k 0.8× 2.1k 1.4× 238 8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephan Dirnhofer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephan Dirnhofer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephan Dirnhofer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ceriani, Luca, Lisa Milan, Luciano Cascione, et al.. (2021). Generation and validation of a PET radiomics model that predicts survival in diffuse large B cell lymphoma treated with R‐CHOP14: A SAKK 38/07 trial post‐hoc analysis. Hematological Oncology. 40(1). 12–22. 20 indexed citations
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Rimsza, Lisa M., Stefania Pittaluga, Stephan Dirnhofer, et al.. (2017). The clinicopathologic spectrum of mature aggressive B cell lymphomas. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 471(4). 453–466. 17 indexed citations
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Shimizu, Takafumi, Lucia Kubovčáková, Ronny Nienhold, et al.. (2016). Loss of Ezh2 synergizes with JAK2 -V617F in initiating myeloproliferative neoplasms and promoting myelofibrosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 213(8). 1479–1496. 82 indexed citations
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Grisouard, Jean, Takafumi Shimizu, Adrian Duek, et al.. (2015). Deletion of Stat3 in hematopoietic cells enhances thrombocytosis and shortens survival in a JAK2-V617F mouse model of MPN. Blood. 125(13). 2131–2140. 36 indexed citations
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Tzankov, Alexandar & Stephan Dirnhofer. (2015). Tumoren dendritischer und anderer akzessorischer Zellen der Lymphknoten. Der Pathologe. 36(5). 467–476. 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Philipp, Kea Martin, Sebastian Theurich, et al.. (2014). Microtubule-Depolymerizing Agents Used in Antibody–Drug Conjugates Induce Antitumor Immunity by Stimulation of Dendritic Cells. Cancer Immunology Research. 2(8). 741–755. 150 indexed citations
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Lundberg, Pontus, Hitoshi Takizawa, Lucia Kubovčáková, et al.. (2014). Myeloproliferative neoplasms can be initiated from a single hematopoietic stem cell expressing JAK2 -V617F. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 211(11). 2213–2230. 69 indexed citations
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Duek, Adrian, Pontus Lundberg, Takafumi Shimizu, et al.. (2014). Loss of Stat1 decreases megakaryopoiesis and favors erythropoiesis in a JAK2-V617F–driven mouse model of MPNs. Blood. 123(25). 3943–3950. 34 indexed citations
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Xue, Gongda, David F. Restuccia, Qiang Lan, et al.. (2012). Akt/PKB-Mediated Phosphorylation of Twist1 Promotes Tumor Metastasis via Mediating Cross-Talk between PI3K/Akt and TGF-β Signaling Axes. Cancer Discovery. 2(3). 248–259. 178 indexed citations
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Girsberger, Sabine, Axel Karow, Pontus Lundberg, et al.. (2012). JAK2 V617F-Mutated Myeloproliferative Neoplasia Developing Five Years after Wild-Type JAK2 Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report. Acta Haematologica. 129(1). 23–25. 1 indexed citations
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Adams, Heiner, Florian Fritzsche, Stephan Dirnhofer, Glen Kristiansen, & Alexandar Tzankov. (2010). Class I histone deacetylases 1, 2 and 3 are highly expressed in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 14(6). 577–584. 70 indexed citations
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Germano, Davide, Przemysław Błyszczuk, Alan Valaperti, et al.. (2009). Prominin-1/CD133+ Lung Epithelial Progenitors Protect from Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(10). 939–949. 37 indexed citations
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Wang, Yulan, Jürg Utzinger, Jasmina Saric, et al.. (2008). Global metabolic responses of mice to Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(16). 6127–6132. 102 indexed citations
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Bernimoulin, Michael, André Tichelli, Aloïs Gratwohl, et al.. (2008). Hematopoietic progenitor cell colony growth differentiates chronic myelomonocytic leukemia from reactive monocytosis. European Journal Of Haematology. 81(4). 267–272. 3 indexed citations
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Agaimy, Abbas, Stephan Dirnhofer, Peter H. Wünsch, et al.. (2008). Multiple Sporadic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) of the Proximal Stomach are Caused by Different Somatic KIT Mutations Suggesting a Field Effect. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 32(10). 1553–1559. 43 indexed citations
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Lawrie, Charles H., Teresa Marafioti, Christian S. R. Hatton, et al.. (2006). Cancer‐associated carbohydrate identification in Hodgkin's lymphoma by carbohydrate array profiling. International Journal of Cancer. 118(12). 3161–3166. 34 indexed citations
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Tzankov, Alexandar, Stephanie R. Ebner, William Sterlacci, et al.. (2006). Angiogenesis in nodal B cell lymphomas: a high throughput study. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 60(5). 476–482. 52 indexed citations
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Went, Philip, Stephan Dirnhofer, Marcel Bundi, et al.. (2004). Prevalence of KIT Expression in Human Tumors. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22(22). 4514–4522. 174 indexed citations

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