Thomas Kocher

24.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
340 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Kocher is a scholar working on Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kocher has authored 340 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Periodontics, 81 papers in Oral Surgery and 51 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kocher's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (175 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (83 papers) and Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (52 papers). Thomas Kocher is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (175 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (83 papers) and Oral Health Pathology and Treatment (52 papers). Thomas Kocher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Thomas Kocher's co-authors include Birte Holtfreter, Peter Meisel, Christian Schwahn, Henry Völzke, Olaf Bernhardt, Reiner Biffar, Ulrich John, Steven P. Engebretson, H C Plagmann and Andreas Rühling and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kocher

331 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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Prevention and control of dental caries and periodontal diseases at individual and population level: consensus report of group 3 of joint EFP/ORCA workshop on the boundaries between caries and periodontal diseases

2017 296 citations Søren Jepsen, Thomas Dietrich et al. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology profile →
Effect of quadrantwise versus full‐mouth subgingival instrumentation on clinical and microbiological parameters in periodontitis patients: A randomized clinical trial

2024 36 citations Gaetano Isola, Alessandro Polizzi et al. Journal of Periodontal Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lower cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with an altered gut microbiome. The Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP) 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus, Frank Ulrich Weiß, Johannes Hertel, Stefan Weiß, Malte Rühlemann, Corinna Bang, André Franke, Uwe Völker, Georg Homuth, Thomas Kocher, Henry Völzke, Markus M. Lerch, Till Ittermann, Stephan B. Felix, Ralf Ewert, Martin Bahls, Marcus Dörr, Fabian Frost	1
2	Impact of public health and patient‐centered prevention strategies on periodontitis and caries as causes of tooth loss in high‐income countries 2024 ·Periodontology 2000 ·Thomas Kocher, Peter Meisel, Sebastian E. Baumeister, Birte Holtfreter	2
3	ACES: A new framework for the application of the 2018 periodontal status classification scheme to epidemiological survey data 2024 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·Birte Holtfreter, Kathrin Kuhr, Katrin Borof, Maurizio S. Tonetti, (unknown), Kenneth S. Kornman, Søren Jepsen, Ghazal Aarabi, Henry Völzke, Thomas Kocher, Joachim Krois, Panos N. Papapanou	21
4	Effect of quadrantwise versus full‐mouth subgingival instrumentation on clinical and microbiological parameters in periodontitis patients: A randomized clinical trial breakdown → 2024 ·Journal of Periodontal Research ·Gaetano Isola, Alessandro Polizzi, Simona Santonocito, Angela Alibrandi, Paolo Pesce, Thomas Kocher	36
5	Inhibition of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 and the risk of periodontitis 2023 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown), Sebastian‐Edgar Baumeister, Birte Holtfreter, Thomas Kocher, Hansjörg Baurecht, Benjamin Ehmke, (unknown), Michael Nolde	3
6	Powered tooth brushes are beneficial for long‐term oral health: Results from the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP‐TREND) 2023 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·(unknown), Thomas Kocher, Vinay Pitchika, Stefanie Samietz, Henry Völzke, Clemens Walter, Birte Holtfreter	4
7	Downregulation of interleukin 6 signaling might reduce the risk of periodontitis: a drug target Mendelian randomization study 2023 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·Michael Nolde, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Kocher, Benjamin Ehmke, Birte Holtfreter, Hansjörg Baurecht, Marios K. Georgakis, Sebastian‐Edgar Baumeister	18
8	Interdental cleaning aids are beneficial for oral health at 7‐year follow‐up: Results from the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP‐TREND) 2023 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·Birte Holtfreter, E U Conrad, Thomas Kocher, Sebastian‐Edgar Baumeister, Henry Völzke, Alexander Welk	3
9	Serum lipoprotein subfractions are associated with the periodontal status: Results from the population‐based cohort SHIP‐TREND 2023 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·M Kapp, Birte Holtfreter, Thomas Kocher, Nele Friedrich, Christiane Pink, Henry Völzke, Matthias Nauck	0
10	In-Vitro Biofilm Removal Efficacy Using Water Jet in Combination with Cold Plasma Technology on Dental Titanium Implants 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Rutger Matthes, Lukasz Jablonowski, Lea Miebach, Vinay Pitchika, Birte Holtfreter, (unknown), (unknown), Torsten Gerling, Rabea Schlüter, Thomas Kocher, Sander Bekeschus	10
11	Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of non-surgical periodontal treatment in patients with concurrent systemic conditions 2023 ·Clinical Oral Investigations ·(unknown), Priya Prabhakar, Birte Holtfreter, Christiane Pink, Jeanie Suvan, Thomas Kocher, Vinay Pitchika	11
12	Have extraction patterns in German adults with severe periodontitis changed between 2000 and 2010? Results from two cohort studies 2022 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·(unknown), Birte Holtfreter, Henry Völzke, Thomas Kocher	1
13	Factors influencing tooth loss in European populations 2022 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·Vinay Pitchika, Rainer A. Jordan, Ola Norderyd, (unknown), Alexander Welk, Henry Völzke, Birte Holtfreter, Thomas Kocher	10
14	Tooth loss in periodontally treated patients: A registry‐ and observation‐based analysis 2022 ·Journal Of Clinical Periodontology ·Thomas Kocher, Birte Holtfreter, (unknown), Christian Graetz, Lukasz Jablonowski, Hans J. Grabe, Henry Völzke, Michael Raedel, Michael H. Walter	9
15	Increased Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Serum Concentrations in Subjects with Periodontitis: A Matter of Inflammation 2021 ·Journal of Inflammation Research ·Eileen Moritz, Gabriele Jedlitschky, (unknown), Mladen V. Tzvetkov, Günter Daum, Marcus Dörr, Stephan B. Felix, Henry Völzke, Matthias Nauck, Edzard Schwedhelm, Peter Meisel, Thomas Kocher, Bernhard H. Rauch, Birte Holtfreter	7
16	Association, prediction, generalizability: Cross-center validity of predicting tooth loss in periodontitis patients 2021 ·Journal of Dentistry ·Falk Schwendicke, Lubaina T. Arsiwala-Scheppach, Joachim Krois, Amelie Bäumer, Bernadette Pretzl, Peter Eickholz, Hari Petsos, Thomas Kocher, Birte Holtfreter, Christian Graetz	11
17	Genome-wide scan identifies novel genetic loci regulating salivary metabolite levels 2020 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Abhishek Nag, Yuko Kurushima, Ruth C. E. Bowyer, Philippa M. Wells, Stefan Weiß, Maik Pietzner, Thomas Kocher, Johannes Raffler, Uwe Völker, Massimo Mangino, Timothy D. Spector, Michael V. Milburn, Gabi Kastenmüller, Robert P. Mohney, Karsten Suhre, Cristina Menni, Claire J. Steves	10
18	Editoial: Is the prevalence of periodontitis declining or not? 2018 ·Oral health & preventive dentistry ·Thomas Kocher, Birte Holtfreter	2
19	Does periodontitis affect diabetes incidence and haemoglobin A1c change? An 11-year follow-up study 2017 ·Diabetes & Metabolism ·(unknown), Christiane Pink, (unknown), Bernd Kowall, Henry Völzke, (unknown), Peter Meisel, Thomas Dietrich, Thomas Kocher, Birte Holtfreter	24
20	The growth hormone—IGF-I axis as a mediator for the association between FTO variants and body mass index: results of the Study of Health in Pomerania 2010 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Dieter Rosskopf, Christian Schwahn, F. Neumann, (unknown), Christian Rimmbach, Mona Mischke, (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Kocher, (unknown), Matthias Nauck, Johannes Hebebrand, H K Kroemer, Nele Friedrich, Henry Völzke, H Wallaschofski	17

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