Thomas Kossmann

11.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
124 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Kossmann is a scholar working on Neurology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kossmann has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Neurology, 46 papers in Surgery and 37 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kossmann's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (50 papers), S100 Proteins and Annexins (35 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (17 papers). Thomas Kossmann is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (50 papers), S100 Proteins and Annexins (35 papers) and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies (17 papers). Thomas Kossmann collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Australia and United States. Thomas Kossmann's co-authors include Maria Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Philip F. Stahel, O. Trentz, Mario Rancan, Volkmar Hans, Philipp M. Lenzlinger, D. James Cooper, O Trentz, Nicole Bye and Vivianne I. Otto and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Annals of Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kossmann

121 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

Decompressive Craniectomy in Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury

2011 959 citations D. James Cooper, Thomas Kossmann et al. profile →
Inflammatory response in acute traumatic brain injury: a double-edged sword

2002 538 citations Maria Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Mario Rancan et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Thomas Kossmann	4.1k	2.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.6k	124	8.9k
Daniel T. Laskowitz	3.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	364 0.2×	254	10.2k
O. Trentz	1.3k 0.3×	1.4k 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	553 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	174	7.5k
Michael J. Bell	5.0k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	3.0k 1.7×	479 0.3×	3.0k 2.0×	237	9.3k
Julian T. Hoff	7.8k 1.9×	2.6k 1.0×	3.9k 2.2×	1.6k 1.0×	334 0.2×	158	13.3k
Tiit Mathiesen	3.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	2.2k 1.2×	857 0.5×	187 0.1×	219	6.8k
Antonio Belli	2.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	313 0.2×	1.1k 0.7×	213	6.3k
Turgut Tatlisumak	4.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.5×	6.1k 3.5×	2.0k 1.2×	276 0.2×	314	12.3k
Harold F. Young	9.3k 2.3×	2.2k 0.8×	4.0k 2.3×	354 0.2×	3.4k 2.2×	149	13.2k
Stefania Mondello	3.4k 0.8×	2.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.5×	418 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	191	6.6k
Adel Helmy	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	564 0.3×	555 0.4×	119	4.4k

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Yan, Edwin B., Laveniya Satgunaseelan, Eldho Paul, et al.. (2013). Post-Traumatic Hypoxia Is Associated with Prolonged Cerebral Cytokine Production, Higher Serum Biomarker Levels, and Poor Outcome in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 31(7). 618–629. 95 indexed citations

Taylor, David McD, Peter Cameron, Mark Fitzgerald, et al.. (2009). The Victorian Major Trauma Transfer Study. Injury. 41(1). 102–109. 14 indexed citations

Cheung, Nai Kwong, Chun Hung Cheng, Colin A. Graham, et al.. (2008). 246: Trauma Care Systems: A Comparison of Trauma Care in Victoria, Australia and Hong Kong, China. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 51(4). 546–546. 34 indexed citations

Verbeek, Diederik O., Michael Sugrue, Zsolt J. Balogh, et al.. (2008). Acute Management of Hemodynamically Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patients: Time for a Change? Multicenter Review of Recent Practice. World Journal of Surgery. 32(8). 1874–1882. 96 indexed citations

Niggemeyer, Louise E., et al.. (2008). Retrievable Gunther Tulip inferior vena cava filter: Experience in 317 patients. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 52(5). 452–457. 24 indexed citations

Cooper, D. James, et al.. (2007). Cerebral fat embolism syndrome causing brain death after long-bone fractures and acetazolamide therapy. Critical Care and Resuscitation. 9(2). 184–186. 11 indexed citations

Bye, Nicole, Mark D. Habgood, Jennifer K. Callaway, et al.. (2006). Transient neuroprotection by minocycline following traumatic brain injury is associated with attenuated microglial activation but no changes in cell apoptosis or neutrophil infiltration. Experimental Neurology. 204(1). 220–233. 199 indexed citations

Cameron, Peter, Belinda J. Gabbe, John J. McNeil, et al.. (2005). The Trauma Registry as a Statewide Quality Improvement Tool. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 59(6). 1469–1476. 134 indexed citations

Cooper, D. James, Mark Fitzgerald, Gregory M. Malham, et al.. (2005). Cervical Spine Assessment in the Unconscious Trauma Patient: A Major Trauma Service???s Experience with Passive Flexion-Extension Radiography. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 58(6). 1183–1188. 33 indexed citations

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Fitzgerald, Mark, et al.. (2004). Complications of intercostal catheter insertion using EMST techniques for chest trauma. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 74(6). 420–423. 47 indexed citations

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Stahel, Philip F., Maria Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Daniel Pérez, et al.. (2001). Intrathecal Levels of Complement-Derived Soluble Membrane Attack Complex (sC5b-9) Correlate with Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 18(8). 773–781. 130 indexed citations

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Rancan, Mario, Vivianne I. Otto, Volkmar Hans, et al.. (2001). Upregulation of ICAM-1 and MCP-1 but not of MIP-2 and sensorimotor deficit in response to traumatic axonal injury in rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 63(5). 438–446. 71 indexed citations

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Robiller, F, et al.. (2000). Chronic osteomyelitis of the femur: value of PET imaging. European Radiology. 10(5). 855–858. 31 indexed citations

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Raby, C, Maria Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Thomas Kossmann, et al.. (1998). Traumatic Brain Injury Increases β‐Amyloid Peptide 1‐42 in Cerebrospinal Fluid. Journal of Neurochemistry. 71(6). 2505–2509. 90 indexed citations

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Stahel, Philip F., Maria Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, & Thomas Kossmann. (1998). The role of the complement system in traumatic brain injury. Brain Research Reviews. 27(3). 243–256. 130 indexed citations

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Stahel, Philip F., Thomas Kossmann, Maria Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Volkmar Hans, & Scott R. Barnum. (1997). Experimental diffuse axonal injury induces enhanced neuronal C5a receptor mRNA expression in rats. Molecular Brain Research. 50(1-2). 205–212. 64 indexed citations

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Stocker, Reto, Thomas Kossmann, & Hans-Georg Imhof. (1996). Das Neurotrauma - Aktuelles Behandlungskonzept. Der Unfallchirurg. 99(10). 806–810. 3 indexed citations

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Kossmann, Thomas, Volkmar Hans, Hans-Georg Imhof, et al.. (1995). INTRATHECAL AND SERUM INTERLEUKIN-6 AND THE ACUTE-PHASE RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES. Shock. 4(5). 311–317. 229 indexed citations

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Morganti-Kossmann, Maria Cristina, Thomas Kossmann, Mary E. Brandes, Stephan E. Mergenhagen, & Sharon M. Wahl. (1992). Autocrine and paracrine regulation of astrocyte function by transforming growth factor-β. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 39(1-2). 163–173. 86 indexed citations

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Wahl, Sharon M., J B Allen, Nancy McCartney‐Francis, et al.. (1991). Macrophage- and astrocyte-derived transforming growth factor beta as a mediator of central nervous system dysfunction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 173(4). 981–991. 247 indexed citations

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