Thomas Knoll

12.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
203 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Knoll is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Knoll has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 80 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 48 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Knoll's work include Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (110 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (80 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (36 papers). Thomas Knoll is often cited by papers focused on Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (110 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (80 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (36 papers). Thomas Knoll collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Greece. Thomas Knoll's co-authors include Christian Türk, P. Alken, Andreas Skolarikos, Kemal Sarıca, Christian Seitz, Michael Straub, Aleš Petřík, Maurice Stephan Michel, Gunnar Wendt‐Nordahl and Patrick Honeck and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and The Journal of Urology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Knoll

191 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

EAU Guidelines on Interventional Treatment for Uro... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2015 2007 2015 2007 250 500 750 1000
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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. EAU Guidelines on Interventional Treatment for Urolithiasis
    2015 1.2k citations Christian Türk, Kemal Sarıca et al. European Urology profile →
  2. 2007 Guideline for the Management of Ureteral Calculi
    2007 817 citations P. Alken, Thomas Knoll et al. European Urology profile →
  3. EAU Guidelines on Diagnosis and Conservative Management of Urolithiasis
    2015 577 citations Christian Türk, Kemal Sarıca et al. European Urology profile →
  4. 2007 Guideline for the Management of Ureteral Calculi
    2007 539 citations P. Alken, Thomas Knoll et al. The Journal of Urology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Knoll Germany 40 6.4k 4.5k 1.5k 1.4k 989 203 8.1k
Andreas Skolarikos Greece 42 5.7k 0.9× 3.6k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 261 7.3k
P. Alken Germany 48 6.2k 1.0× 4.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 2.3k 1.7× 2.6k 2.7× 409 10.4k
Michele Gallucci Italy 49 5.1k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 861 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 3.0k 3.1× 364 10.1k
David Albala United States 43 4.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.4× 950 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 2.1k 2.2× 209 6.4k
Khurshid R. Ghani United States 38 3.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.4× 765 0.5× 672 0.5× 1.3k 1.3× 249 5.2k
Maurice Stephan Michel Germany 42 3.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 359 0.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 285 6.2k
Jens Rassweiler Germany 57 7.5k 1.2× 3.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 3.4k 2.5× 5.2k 5.2× 367 12.0k
Matthew T. Gettman United States 46 3.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.4× 831 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 3.1k 3.2× 233 7.0k
J. E. A. Wickham United Kingdom 39 2.7k 0.4× 1.7k 0.4× 573 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 170 4.6k
F. Porpiglia Italy 53 5.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.3× 534 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 3.7k 3.7× 289 9.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Aydın, Abdüllatif, Mesrur Selçuk Sılay, Atıf Emre Demet, et al.. (2025). Environmental sustainability in urologic practices: a systematic review. World Journal of Urology. 43(1). 152–152. 2 indexed citations
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Besana, Umberto, Andrea Pacchetti, Antonio Luigi Pastore, et al.. (2024). Risk of bleeding after retrograde intrarenal surgery vs miniaturised percutaneous nephrolithotomy for 10–20 mm renal stones: a not so different safety profile. British Journal of Urology. 135(3). 497–501. 3 indexed citations
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Corsini, Christian, Daniele Robesti, Luca Villa, et al.. (2024). Is Pulse Modulation the Future of Laser Technology in Endourology: Evidence from a Literature Review - Section of EAU Endourology. European Urology Focus. 11(2). 347–355. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Guizhen, Esther Riemer, Olivier Bonny, et al.. (2023). The phytase RipBL1 enables the assignment of a specific inositol phosphate isomer as a structural component of human kidney stones. RSC Chemical Biology. 4(4). 300–309. 18 indexed citations
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Becker, Benedikt, Christopher Netsch, Thomas Herrmann, et al.. (2022). Long-term evaluation of outcomes and costs of urolithiasis re-interventions after ureteroscopy, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy based on German health insurance claims data. World Journal of Urology. 40(12). 3021–3027. 6 indexed citations
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Rosette, Jean de la, А Г Мартов, Rodolfo Hurle, et al.. (2021). Conventional white light imaging-assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) versus IMAGE1S-assisted TURBT in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients: trial protocol and 18 months results. World Journal of Urology. 40(3). 727–738. 6 indexed citations
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Wiseman, Oliver, Kasra Saeb‐Parsy, L. Dragoş, et al.. (2020). MP22-11 THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF THE EMS LITHOCLAST TRILOGY. The Journal of Urology. 203. e331–e332. 1 indexed citations
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Axelsson, Tomas, Cecilia Maria Cracco, Mahesh Desai, et al.. (2020). Correction to: Consultation on kidney stones, Copenhagen 2019: lithotripsy in percutaneous nephrolithotomy. World Journal of Urology. 39(6). 1671–1672. 2 indexed citations
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Tzelves, Lazaros, Bhaskar Somani, Thomas Knoll, et al.. (2019). Level of knowledge on radiation exposure and compliance to wearing protective equipment: where do endourologists stand? An ESUT/EULIS survey. World Journal of Urology. 38(3). 761–768. 16 indexed citations
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Cracco, Cecilia Maria, Thomas Knoll, Evangelos Liatsikos, et al.. (2017). Rigid-only versus combined rigid and flexible percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review. Minerva Urology and Nephrology. 69(4). 330–341. 16 indexed citations
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Türk, Christian, Thomas Knoll, Christian Seitz, et al.. (2016). Medical Expulsive Therapy for Ureterolithiasis: The EAU Recommendations in 2016. European Urology. 71(4). 504–507. 49 indexed citations
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Knoll, Thomas, et al.. (2013). QoE monitoring (QMON) demo proposal. Integrated Network Management. 1082–1083. 1 indexed citations
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Honeck, Patrick, et al.. (2013). Percutaneous nephrolithotomy under combined sonographic/radiologic guided puncture: results of a learning curve using the modified Clavien grading system. World Journal of Urology. 31(6). 1599–1603. 24 indexed citations
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Bach, Thorsten, Rolf Muschter, Stavros Gravas, et al.. (2011). Laser Treatment of Benign Prostatic Obstruction: Basics and Physical Differences. European Urology. 61(2). 317–325. 112 indexed citations
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Kamp, S., Thomas Knoll, Mahmoud M. Osman, et al.. (2005). Donor‐site morbidity in buccal mucosa urethroplasty: lower lip or inner cheek?. British Journal of Urology. 96(4). 619–623. 74 indexed citations
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Knoll, Thomas. (2004). Das bonner Bundeskanzleramt : Organisation und Funktionen von 1949-1999. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Knoll, Thomas, Uwe Göttmann, Meike Schaub, et al.. (2003). Influence of acute selective endothelin-receptor-A blockade on renal hemodynamics in a rat model of chronic allograft rejection. Transplant International. 16(6). 425–429. 4 indexed citations
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Stockmann, Reinhard, et al.. (2002). Soziologie im Wandel : universitäre Ausbildung und Arbeitsmarktchancen in Deutschland. Leske + Budrich eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Michel, M.S., Thomas Knoll, K.U. Köhrmann, & P. Alken. (2002). The URO Mentor: development and evaluation of a new computer‐based interactive training system for virtual life‐like simulation of diagnostic and therapeutic endourological procedures. British Journal of Urology. 89(3). 174–177. 55 indexed citations
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Knoll, Thomas, Wolfgang Meyer, & Reinhard Stockmann. (2002). Soziologie im Abwärtstrend: eine empirische Untersuchung zur Situation der Soziologie an den bundesdeutschen Hochschulen. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 2. 19. 2 indexed citations

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