Thomas Lorf

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Lorf is a scholar working on Surgery, Hepatology and Transplantation. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Lorf has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Surgery, 23 papers in Hepatology and 14 papers in Transplantation. Recurrent topics in Thomas Lorf's work include Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (21 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (14 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (14 papers). Thomas Lorf is often cited by papers focused on Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes (21 papers), Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments (14 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (14 papers). Thomas Lorf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Thomas Lorf's co-authors include Aiman Obed, Andreas A. Schnitzbauer, Marcus N. Scherer, Hans J. Schlitt, Winfried Padberg, J. Baumgart, Alfred Königsrainer, Rüdiger Hörbelt, Stefan Fichtner‐Feigl and Petra Rümmele and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Lorf

54 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Right Portal Vein Ligation Combined With In Situ Splittin... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 250 500 750
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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. Right Portal Vein Ligation Combined With In Situ Splitting Induces Rapid Left Lateral Liver Lobe Hypertrophy Enabling 2-Staged Extended Right Hepatic Resection in Small-for-Size Settings
    2012 863 citations Andreas A. Schnitzbauer, Sven Arke Lang et al. Annals of Surgery 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 Lorf Germany 19 1.2k 996 442 403 264 55 2.0k
Minoru Hojo Japan 11 324 0.3× 112 0.1× 552 1.2× 290 0.7× 237 0.9× 19 1.4k
Jean Michel Goujon France 22 530 0.4× 184 0.2× 78 0.2× 91 0.2× 223 0.8× 52 1.4k
Katsunori Kawano Japan 19 608 0.5× 267 0.3× 503 1.1× 159 0.4× 22 0.1× 56 1.2k
Nozomi Koyamada Japan 15 802 0.7× 185 0.2× 74 0.2× 103 0.3× 185 0.7× 35 1.1k
C. G. Groth Sweden 22 775 0.6× 125 0.1× 156 0.4× 261 0.6× 593 2.2× 78 1.8k
L A Valdivia United States 20 721 0.6× 227 0.2× 35 0.1× 76 0.2× 224 0.8× 81 1.2k
Chao‐Long Chen Taiwan 14 245 0.2× 522 0.5× 167 0.4× 219 0.5× 110 0.4× 25 975
Sophie Collardeau‐Frachon France 21 369 0.3× 215 0.2× 174 0.4× 244 0.6× 36 0.1× 93 1.3k
Jordi Rovira Spain 19 280 0.2× 46 0.0× 118 0.3× 105 0.3× 223 0.8× 83 1.0k
Tsuyoshi Iwasaki Japan 24 178 0.1× 182 0.2× 207 0.5× 167 0.4× 20 0.1× 81 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Lorf

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Lorf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Lorf

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Lorf. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Lorf based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Thomas Lorf. Thomas Lorf is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Torsello, Giovanni, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini, Thomas Lorf, et al.. (2024). Role of liver augmentation prior to hepatic resection – a survey on standards, procedures, and indications in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 409(1). 228–228.
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Obed, Aiman, et al.. (2023). Ischemic Reperfusion Injury After Liver Transplantation: Is There a Place for Conservative Management?. Gastroenterology Research. 16(1). 50–55. 1 indexed citations
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Gaedcke, Jochen, et al.. (2022). Surgical Therapy in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases. Digestion. 103(4). 245–252. 3 indexed citations
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Zautner, Andreas E., et al.. (2014). Preoperative model for end-stage liver disease score as a predictor for posthemihepatectomy complications. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 26(6). 668–675. 7 indexed citations
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Schnitzbauer, Andreas A., Sven Arke Lang, Holger Goessmann, et al.. (2012). Right Portal Vein Ligation Combined With In Situ Splitting Induces Rapid Left Lateral Liver Lobe Hypertrophy Enabling 2-Staged Extended Right Hepatic Resection in Small-for-Size Settings. Annals of Surgery. 255(3). 405–414. 863 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tsui, Tung Yu, et al.. (2011). Liver transplantation in patients with liver cirrhosis and active pneumonia: an observational study. Transplant International. 24(11). 1068–1074. 6 indexed citations
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Obed, Aiman, Tung‐Yu Tsui, Andreas A. Schnitzbauer, et al.. (2007). Liver transplantation as curative approach for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: is it justified?. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 393(2). 141–147. 9 indexed citations
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Ringe, B., Felix Braun, Thomas Lorf, et al.. (2001). A NOVEL MANAGEMENT STRATEGY OF STEROID-FREE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TACROLIMUS AND MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL. Transplantation. 71(4). 508–515. 72 indexed citations
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Messner, Michael, Gerald Huether, Thomas Lorf, Giuliano Ramadori, & Harald Schwörer. (2001). Presence of melatonin in the human hepatobiliary-gastrointestinal tract. Life Sciences. 69(5). 543–551. 98 indexed citations
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Fuller, Tom Florian, et al.. (2001). REDUCTION OF SEVERE ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY IN RAT KIDNEY GRAFTS BY A SOLUBLE P-SELECTIN GLYCOPROTEIN LIGAND1. Transplantation. 72(2). 216–222. 33 indexed citations
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Kopka, L., J. Rodenwaldt, R. Vosshenrich, et al.. (1999). Hepatic Blood Supply: Comparison of Optimized Dual Phase Contrast-enhanced Three-dimensional MR Angiography and Digital Subtraction Angiography. Radiology. 211(1). 51–58. 72 indexed citations
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Ierino, Francesco L., Kazuhiko Yamada, Thomas Lorf, J. Scott Arn, & David H. Sachs. (1998). MECHANISM OF TOLERANCE TO CLASS I-MISMATCHED RENAL ALLOGRAFTS IN MINIATURE SWINE. Transplantation. 66(4). 454–460. 8 indexed citations
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Braun, Felix, Thomas Lorf, Rubén Canelo, et al.. (1998). Situs inversus of donor or recipient in liver transplantation. Transplant International. 11(3). 212–215. 14 indexed citations
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Sablinski, Tomasz, Pierre Gianello, Michael T. Bailin, et al.. (1997). Pig to monkey bone marrow and kidney xenotransplantation. Surgery. 121(4). 381–391. 62 indexed citations
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Lorf, Thomas, et al.. (1997). Portal vein replacement by hepatic vein transposition. The American Journal of Surgery. 174(3). 353–354. 5 indexed citations
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Gianello, Pierre, Kazuhiko Yamada, Jonathan M. Fishbein, et al.. (1996). LONG-TERM ACCEPTANCE OF PRIMARILY VASCULARIZED RENAL ALLOGRAFTS IN MINIATURE SWINE. Transplantation. 61(3). 503–506. 14 indexed citations
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Gianello, Pierre, Jonathan M. Fishbein, Bruce R. Rosengard, et al.. (1995). TOLERANCE TO CLASS I-DISPARATE RENAL ALLOGRAFTS IN MINIATURE SWINE. Transplantation. 59(5). 772–777. 31 indexed citations

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