Thomas Bajanowski

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Thomas Bajanowski is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Emergency Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Bajanowski has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 32 papers in Emergency Medicine and 22 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Bajanowski's work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (52 papers), Restraint-Related Deaths (29 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (16 papers). Thomas Bajanowski is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (52 papers), Restraint-Related Deaths (29 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (16 papers). Thomas Bajanowski collaborates with scholars based in Germany, New Zealand and Italy. Thomas Bajanowski's co-authors include B. Brinkmann, Edwin A. Mitchell, Micaela Poetsch, Gerhard Jorch, Heriberto Pfeiffer, M. Vennemann, Bernd Brinkmann, Torleiv O. Rognum, Thomas G. Keens and Randy Hanzlick and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Bajanowski

137 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Unclassified Sudden Infant Deaths: A Definitional and Diagnostic Approach

2004 593 citations Thomas Bajanowski, Edwin A. Mitchell et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Bajanowski Germany	34	1.4k	714	608	586	558	137	3.7k
Henry F. Krous United States	36	2.6k 1.9×	511 0.7×	243 0.4×	899 1.5×	482 0.9×	174	4.8k
Marian Willinger United States	38	2.7k 2.0×	423 0.6×	308 0.5×	695 1.2×	454 0.8×	82	6.1k
D. M. O. Becroft New Zealand	34	1.3k 0.9×	617 0.9×	555 0.9×	418 0.7×	686 1.2×	106	4.6k
Richard L. Naeye United States	52	1.2k 0.9×	379 0.5×	260 0.4×	247 0.4×	1.3k 2.3×	187	7.5k
Marie Valdés-Dapena United States	22	1.1k 0.8×	252 0.4×	107 0.2×	285 0.5×	137 0.2×	56	1.9k
Gerard H. A. Visser Netherlands	45	406 0.3×	288 0.4×	229 0.4×	150 0.3×	809 1.4×	157	6.9k
Harold E. Fox United States	32	427 0.3×	196 0.3×	124 0.2×	295 0.5×	669 1.2×	101	4.0k
Mitchell E. Geffner United States	40	153 0.1×	1.8k 2.5×	1.8k 3.0×	439 0.7×	367 0.7×	221	6.1k
G Chiumello Italy	47	303 0.2×	2.2k 3.1×	3.0k 4.9×	179 0.3×	809 1.4×	211	7.9k
Bodil Ohlsson Sweden	37	249 0.2×	578 0.8×	477 0.8×	119 0.2×	741 1.3×	219	4.3k

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Bajanowski, Thomas, et al.. (2020). Inter-laboratory adaption of age estimation models by DNA methylation analysis—problems and solutions. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 134(3). 953–961. 18 indexed citations

Bajanowski, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Unintentional effects of cleaning a crime scene—when the sponge becomes an accomplice in DNA transfer. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 133(3). 759–765. 16 indexed citations

Rothämel, Thomas, Peter Schürmann, Matthias Arnold, et al.. (2016). Candidate gene variants of the immune system and sudden infant death syndrome. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 130(4). 1025–1033. 15 indexed citations

Wittschieber, Daniel, Christian Ottow, Ronald Schulz, et al.. (2015). Forensic age diagnostics using projection radiography of the clavicle: a prospective multi-center validation study. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 130(1). 213–219. 33 indexed citations

Bajanowski, Thomas, et al.. (2014). Suicidal ligature strangulation using gymnastics bands. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 128(2). 313–316. 12 indexed citations

Wittschieber, Daniel, Ronald Schulz, Volker Vieth, et al.. (2013). The value of sub-stages and thin slices for the assessment of the medial clavicular epiphysis: a prospective multi-center CT study. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology. 10(2). 163–169. 95 indexed citations

Vennemann, Mechtild M., Tony Fracasso, Edwin A. Mitchell, et al.. (2011). Cytokines and sudden infant death. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 126(2). 279–284. 25 indexed citations

Schadendorf, Dirk, et al.. (2011). Good shedder or bad shedder—the influence of skin diseases on forensic DNA analysis from epithelial abrasions. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 126(1). 179–183. 51 indexed citations

Gössl, Mario, Daniele Versari, Heike Hildebrandt, et al.. (2010). Segmental Heterogeneity of Vasa Vasorum Neovascularization in Human Coronary Atherosclerosis. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. 3(1). 32–40. 72 indexed citations

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Poetsch, Micaela, et al.. (2009). Powerplex® ES versus Powerplex® S5—Casework testing of the new screening kit. Forensic Science International Genetics. 5(1). 57–63. 13 indexed citations

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Rickert, Christian, Oliver Groß, Kay Nolte, et al.. (2009). Leptomeningeal neurons are a common finding in infants and are increased in sudden infant death syndrome. Acta Neuropathologica. 117(3). 275–282. 5 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Edwin A., et al.. (2008). Prone sleeping position increases the risk of SIDS in the day more than at night. Acta Paediatrica. 97(5). 584–589. 5 indexed citations

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Hildebrandt, Heike, Mario Gössl, Dallit Mannheim, et al.. (2007). Differential distribution of vasa vasorum in different vascular beds in humans. Atherosclerosis. 199(1). 47–54. 37 indexed citations

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Spendlove, Danny, Kurt Trübner, & Thomas Bajanowski. (2006). Perforation of the pulmonary artery by a bronchial wall stent. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 121(3). 204–206. 2 indexed citations

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Bajanowski, Thomas, B. Brinkmann, & M. Vennemann. (2005). The San Diego definition of SIDS: practical application and comparison with the GeSID classification. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 120(6). 331–336. 24 indexed citations

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Karger, B., Tony Fracasso, B. Brinkmann, & Thomas Bajanowski. (2004). Evaluation of the Reid index in infants and cases of SIDS. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 118(4). 221–3. 3 indexed citations

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Kouno, Akimasa, H. Inoue, Thomas Bajanowski, et al.. (2000). Development of haemoglobin subtypes and extramedullary haematopoiesis in young rats. Effects of hypercapnic and hypoxic environment. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 114(1-2). 66–70. 5 indexed citations

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Banaschak, Sibylle, Thomas Bajanowski, & B. Brinkmann. (2000). Suicide of a diabetic by inducing hyperglycemic coma. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 113(3). 162–163. 8 indexed citations

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Cecchi, Rossana, Thomas Bajanowski, Barbara C. Kahl, & Peter Wiegand. (1995). CMV-DNA detection in parenchymatous organs in cases of SIDS. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 107(6). 291–295. 13 indexed citations

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Bajanowski, Thomas, Peter Wiegand, & Bernd Brinkmann. (1994). Comparison of different methods for CMV detection. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 106(4). 219–222. 7 indexed citations

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