Thomas Mettang

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Mettang is a scholar working on Dermatology, Rheumatology and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Mettang has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Dermatology, 30 papers in Rheumatology and 25 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Mettang's work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases (47 papers), Urticaria and Related Conditions (29 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (22 papers). Thomas Mettang is often cited by papers focused on Dermatology and Skin Diseases (47 papers), Urticaria and Related Conditions (29 papers) and Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (22 papers). Thomas Mettang collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Thomas Mettang's co-authors include Elke Weißhaar, U. Kuhlmann, Andreas E. Kremer, Sonja Ständer, Christiane Pauli‐Magnus, Christoph Machleidt, Markus Streit, Mark Dominik Alscher, Uwe Gieler and Jacek C. Szepietowski and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Hepatology and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Mettang

96 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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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.

Clinical Classification of Itch: a Position Paper of the International Forum for the Study of Itch

2007 481 citations Sonja Ständer, Elke Weißhaar et al. Acta Dermato Venereologica profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Mettang Germany	27	2.0k	915	708	444	400	100	3.2k
Wayne Gulliver Canada	33	1.8k 0.9×	819 0.9×	276 0.4×	1.5k 3.4×	29 0.1×	101	3.8k
Sevim Bavbek Türkiye	26	530 0.3×	641 0.7×	755 1.1×	244 0.5×	25 0.1×	130	2.6k
Joo‐Hee Kim South Korea	22	196 0.1×	220 0.2×	321 0.5×	185 0.4×	66 0.2×	189	1.9k
Hung‐Pin Tu Taiwan	28	257 0.1×	147 0.2×	74 0.1×	210 0.5×	330 0.8×	144	2.4k
Donald D. Stevenson United States	49	312 0.2×	892 1.0×	1.4k 2.0×	474 1.1×	34 0.1×	131	7.7k
Anne‐Marie Tobin Ireland	24	1.1k 0.5×	313 0.3×	60 0.1×	923 2.1×	12 0.0×	95	2.7k
Ronald A. Simon United States	35	320 0.2×	418 0.5×	902 1.3×	211 0.5×	16 0.0×	94	3.7k
Yutaka Sakurai Japan	31	99 0.0×	134 0.1×	111 0.2×	141 0.3×	488 1.2×	118	2.7k
Patrizia Pignatti Italy	30	177 0.1×	247 0.3×	201 0.3×	492 1.1×	25 0.1×	112	2.5k
Gene R. Pesola United States	26	97 0.0×	144 0.2×	352 0.5×	186 0.4×	44 0.1×	92	2.1k

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Weißhaar, Elke, Simon M. Mueller, Jacek C. Szepietowski, et al.. (2025). European Guideline on Chronic Pruritus. In cooperation with the European Dermatology Forum (EDF). Acta Dermato Venereologica. 105. adv44220–adv44220.

Weißhaar, Elke, Jörg Kupfer, Petra Staubach, et al.. (2024). Validation of the German Pruritus Questionnaire for the systematic assessment of chronic pruritus. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 22(7). 956–963. 1 indexed citations

Szepietowski, Jacek C., Lajos Kemény, Thomas Mettang, & Petr Arenberger. (2024). Long-Term Efficacy and Tolerability of an Emollient Containing Glycerol and Paraffin for Moderate-to-Severe Uremic Xerosis: A Randomized Phase 3 Study. Dermatology and Therapy. 14(11). 3033–3046. 2 indexed citations

Kremer, Andreas E., Thomas Mettang, & Elke Weißhaar. (2020). Non-dermatological Challenges of Chronic Itch. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 100(2). 22–27. 3 indexed citations

Kasper, Wolfgang, et al.. (2020). Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty of global kidney ischemia improves renal function and blood pressure. IJC Heart & Vasculature. 27. 100475–100475. 1 indexed citations

Ofenloch, Robert, et al.. (2019). The course of chronic itch in hemodialysis patients: results of a 4‐year follow‐up study of GEHIS (German Epidemiological Hemodialysis Itch Study). Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 33(7). 1429–1435. 19 indexed citations

Scholten, Nadine, Gero von Gersdorff, Martin Hellmich, et al.. (2019). Multidimensional analysis of factors responsible for the low prevalence of ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in Germany (MAU-PD): a cross-sectional Mixed-Methods Study Protocol. BMJ Open. 9(4). e025451–e025451. 8 indexed citations

Schricker, Severin, Theresa Heider, Moritz Schanz, et al.. (2019). Strong Associations Between Inflammation, Pruritus and Mental Health in Dialysis Patients. Acta Dermato Venereologica. 99(6). 524–529. 17 indexed citations

Kremer, Andreas E. & Thomas Mettang. (2016). Pruritus bei systemischen Erkrankungen: Häufiges und Seltenes. Der Internist. 60(8). 606–614.

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Mettang, Thomas. (2016). Uremic Itch Management. Current problems in dermatology. 50. 133–141. 12 indexed citations

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Mettang, Thomas & Andreas E. Kremer. (2014). Uremic pruritus. Kidney International. 87(4). 685–691. 191 indexed citations

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Ständer, Sonja, Ulf Darsow, Thomas Mettang, et al.. (2012). S2k‐Leitlinie – Chronischer Pruritus. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 10(s4). S1–27. 41 indexed citations

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Kremer, Andreas E., Remco van Dijk, Pamela Leckie, et al.. (2012). Serum autotaxin is increased in pruritus of cholestasis, but not of other origin, and responds to therapeutic interventions. Hepatology. 56(4). 1391–1400. 192 indexed citations

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Mettang, Thomas, et al.. (2009). Lacking evidence for calcium-binding protein fetuin-A to be linked with chronic kidney disease-related pruritus (CKD-rP). Clinical Kidney Journal. 3(1). 104–105. 7 indexed citations

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Kimmel, Martin, Mark Dominik Alscher, Niko Braun, et al.. (2005). The role of micro-inflammation in the pathogenesis of uraemic pruritus in haemodialysis patients. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 21(3). 749–755. 176 indexed citations

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Kuhlmann, U., et al.. (2002). Continuing CAPD after herniotomy. EDTNA-ERCA Journal. 28(4). 173–175. 8 indexed citations

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Alscher, Mark Dominik, et al.. (2000). A New Lactate-Based, Plasticizer-Free, Neutral Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid Provided in a Two-Compartment System: Effect on Peripheral Leukocyte Function. The Nephron journals/Nephron journals. 86(1). 62–69. 17 indexed citations

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Thomas, Stefan, et al.. (1999). Effects of L-carnitine on leukocyte function and viability in hemodialysis patients: A double-blind randomized trial. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 34(4). 678–687. 19 indexed citations

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Kiefer, Thomas, et al.. (1995). In vitro effects of low-calcium peritoneal dialysis solutions on peritoneal macrophage functions. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 25(5). 751–760. 2 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Ute, et al.. (1990). Measurement of 12(S)-hydroxy-5Z,8E,10E-heptadecatrienoic acid and its metabolite 12-oxo-5Z,8E,10E-heptadecatrienoic acid in human plasma by gas chromatography/negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. Analytical Biochemistry. 189(2). 244–248. 11 indexed citations

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