Thomas Bodmer

7.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Bodmer is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Bodmer has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Epidemiology, 51 papers in Infectious Diseases and 24 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Bodmer's work include Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (50 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (40 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (13 papers). Thomas Bodmer is often cited by papers focused on Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (50 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (40 papers) and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (13 papers). Thomas Bodmer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Liechtenstein. Thomas Bodmer's co-authors include Amalio Telenti, Federica Marchesi, Erik C. Böttger, Frank Bally, K Schopfer, L Matter, M. Joseph Colston, Stewart T. Cole, Douglas B. Lowrie and C. Bernasconi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Bodmer

84 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Rapid identification of mycobacteria to the species level by polymerase chain reaction and restriction enzyme analysis

1993 1.2k citations Erik C. Böttger, Thomas Bodmer et al. Journal of Clinical Microbiology profile →
Detection of rifampicin-resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1993 1.0k citations L Matter, K Schopfer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Bodmer Switzerland	32	4.4k	3.8k	1.4k	1.4k	805	86	5.4k
Enrico Tortoli Italy	43	5.9k 1.3×	4.8k 1.3×	1.5k 1.1×	2.5k 1.8×	1.0k 1.3×	179	6.8k
Jakko van Ingen Netherlands	52	7.0k 1.6×	5.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	2.8k 2.1×	902 1.1×	247	8.4k
Sabine Rüsch–Gerdes Germany	54	7.0k 1.6×	7.1k 1.9×	3.3k 2.4×	689 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	158	8.4k
Véronique Vincent France	27	2.9k 0.7×	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	475 0.4×	537 0.7×	55	3.7k
Janet Fyfe Australia	34	2.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	474 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	93	4.2k
Robert C. Good United States	31	2.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	674 0.5×	764 0.6×	361 0.4×	58	3.4k
Timothy E. Kiehn United States	39	2.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	576 0.4×	376 0.3×	478 0.6×	87	4.6k
Emilio Pérez‐Trallero Spain	34	2.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	835 0.6×	383 0.3×	283 0.4×	118	3.8k
Robert D. Arbeit United States	41	2.6k 0.6×	4.6k 1.2×	566 0.4×	459 0.3×	1.5k 1.9×	92	6.6k
Vella A. Silcox United States	28	2.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	517 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	414 0.5×	40	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Bodmer

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Egli, Konrad, Faina Wehrli, Martin Risch, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the Allplex NG & DR assay for molecular prediction of ciprofloxacin and azithromycin resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 44(4). 923–932.

Wehrli, Faina, Martin Risch, Lorenz Risch, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Mutations Found in Switzerland Disrupt N-Gene Amplification in Commonly Used Multiplex RT-PCR Assay. Pathogens. 12(12). 1383–1383. 2 indexed citations

Campos-Madueno, Edgar I., et al.. (2022). Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae strains in Switzerland: human and non-human settings may share high-risk clones. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 28. 206–215. 28 indexed citations

Egli, Konrad, Karoline Wagner, Peter M. Keller, et al.. (2020). Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of qPCR, Sanger Sequencing, and Whole-Genome Sequencing in Determining Clarithromycin and Levofloxacin Resistance in Helicobacter pylori. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 10. 596371–596371. 39 indexed citations

Macheras, Edouard, Anne‐Laure Roux, Sylvaine Bastian, et al.. (2014). Multilocus sequence typing scheme for the Mycobacterium abscessus complex. Research in Microbiology. 165(2). 82–90. 46 indexed citations

Schopfer, K, Hans L. Rieder, Thomas Bodmer, et al.. (2013). The sensitivity of an interferon-γ release assay in microbiologically confirmed pediatric tuberculosis. European Journal of Pediatrics. 173(3). 331–336. 9 indexed citations

Fenner, Lukas, Sébastien Gagneux, Jean‐Paul Janssens, et al.. (2012). Tuberculosis in HIV-Negative and HIV-Infected Patients in a Low-Incidence Country: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e34186–e34186. 10 indexed citations

Suter‐Riniker, Franziska, et al.. (2011). Clinical Significance of Interleukin-2/Gamma Interferon Ratios in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific T-Cell Signatures. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 18(8). 1395–1396. 25 indexed citations

Müller, Stefan, et al.. (2008). Partial overlap of anti-mycobacterial, and anti- Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan antibodies in Crohn's disease. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 14(23). 3650–3650. 8 indexed citations

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Rühwald, Morten, et al.. (2008). Evaluating the potential of IP-10 and MCP-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. European Respiratory Journal. 32(6). 1607–1615. 156 indexed citations

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Bodmer, Thomas, et al.. (2008). Klinische Präsentation und Therapie der Mycobacterium-marinum-Infektion anhand von 12 Fallbeispielen. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 125(01/02). 7–10. 1 indexed citations

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Mallard, Kim, K Schopfer, & Thomas Bodmer. (2004). Development of real-time PCR for the differential detection and quantification of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 60(1). 13–19. 46 indexed citations

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Yeboah‐Manu, Dorothy, et al.. (2004). Evaluation of Decontamination Methods and Growth Media for Primary Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from Surgical Specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 42(12). 5875–5876. 47 indexed citations

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Bodmer, Thomas, et al.. (2004). Failure of Ceftriaxone in an Intravenous Drug User with Invasive Infection Due to Ralstonia pickettii. Infection. 32(4). 246–8. 23 indexed citations

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Mühlemann, Kathrin, et al.. (2003). Nationwide Surveillance of NasopharyngealStreptococcus pneumoniaeIsolates from Children with Respiratory Infection, Switzerland, 1998–1999. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 187(4). 589–596. 55 indexed citations

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Fux, Christoph A., et al.. (2003). Nocardiacyriacigeorgici: Erstbeschreibung als invasive Infektion. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 128(19). 1038–1041. 10 indexed citations

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Loeffler, Jutta M., Thomas Bodmer, W. Zimmerli, & Stephen L. Leib. (2001). Nocardial Brain Abscess: Observation of Treatment Strategies and Outcome in Switzerland from 1992 to 1999. Infection. 29(6). 337–341. 27 indexed citations

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Sangari, Félix J., et al.. (2000). Characterization of IS 666 , a Newly Described Insertion Element of Mycobacterium avium. PubMed. 5(4). 181–188. 6 indexed citations

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Stirnimann, Guido, Sara Droz, L Matter, & Thomas Bodmer. (1997). Phenotypes of resistance to macrolide and lincosamide antibiotics in Staphylococcus species. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 3(6). 702–705. 2 indexed citations

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Bodmer, Thomas, et al.. (1992). Successful Treatment of Disseminated Nocardiosis Complicated by Cerebral Abscess with Ceftriaxone and Amikacin: Case Report. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 15(6). 1039–1040. 24 indexed citations

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