Thomas Mussack

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas Mussack is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Mussack has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Mussack's work include Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (20 papers), S100 Proteins and Annexins (18 papers) and Hernia repair and management (12 papers). Thomas Mussack is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (20 papers), S100 Proteins and Annexins (18 papers) and Hernia repair and management (12 papers). Thomas Mussack collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Thomas Mussack's co-authors include Roland Ladurner, Peter Biberthaler, Marianne Jochum, Klaus Hallfeldt, W. Mutschler, Karl‐Georg Kanz, Cornelia Gippner‐Steppert, E. Wiedemann, Felix Beuschlein and Helga‐Paula Török and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Mussack

97 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Evidence for two types of brown adipose tissue in humans

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Mussack Germany	31	1.3k	855	747	642	560	100	3.3k
José A. Fernández United States	42	933 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	937 1.3×	294 0.5×	242 0.4×	151	5.8k
Mathias Bähr Germany	43	1.5k 1.2×	3.4k 3.9×	1.3k 1.8×	554 0.9×	410 0.7×	168	7.0k
Bernard M. van den Berg Netherlands	31	554 0.4×	542 0.6×	967 1.3×	248 0.4×	396 0.7×	72	3.5k
Mette Bjerre Denmark	31	394 0.3×	500 0.6×	690 0.9×	88 0.1×	319 0.6×	120	2.7k
Masanori Kawasaki Japan	35	1.8k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	767 1.0×	302 0.5×	179 0.3×	182	4.6k
Prashanth Vallabhajosyula United States	32	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.4×	770 1.0×	261 0.4×	224 0.4×	176	4.7k
Georg Endler Austria	34	530 0.4×	830 1.0×	616 0.8×	87 0.1×	282 0.5×	109	3.8k
Pascale Roux‐Lombard Switzerland	32	452 0.4×	626 0.7×	556 0.7×	119 0.2×	442 0.8×	66	3.7k
M. Pãivänsalo Finland	27	1.1k 0.9×	521 0.6×	248 0.3×	91 0.1×	274 0.5×	152	2.9k
Randal O. Dull United States	31	517 0.4×	338 0.4×	708 0.9×	202 0.3×	533 1.0×	74	2.9k

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Fleckenstein, Johannes, Niko Kohls, Sybille Krämer, et al.. (2015). No effect of the cyclooxygenase‐2 inhibitor etoricoxib on pre‐emptive and post‐operative analgesia in visceral surgery: results of a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Pain. 20(2). 186–195. 7 indexed citations

Üçeyler, Nurcan, Johannes Fleckenstein, Dominik Irnich, et al.. (2014). Reduced intraepidermal nerve fiber density in patients with chronic ischemic pain in peripheral arterial disease. Pain. 155(9). 1784–1792. 13 indexed citations

Betz, Matthias Johannes, Marc Slawik, Martin E. Lidell, et al.. (2013). Presence of Brown Adipocytes in Retroperitoneal Fat From Patients With Benign Adrenal Tumors: Relationship With Outdoor Temperature. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 98(10). 4097–4104. 38 indexed citations

Fleckenstein, Johannes, Sybille Krämer, Martin Offenbächer, et al.. (2010). Etoricoxib - preemptive and postoperative analgesia (EPPA) in patients with laparotomy or thoracotomy - design and protocols. Trials. 11(1). 66–66. 6 indexed citations

Brix, David, Bruno Allolio, Wiebke Fenske, et al.. (2010). Laparoscopic Versus Open Adrenalectomy for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Surgical and Oncologic Outcome in 152 Patients. European Urology. 58(4). 609–615. 189 indexed citations

Sauter, Matthias, Kathrin Kastenmüller, Andrea Ribeiro, et al.. (2009). Role of viral receptors TLR3, RIG-I and MDA5 in mesothelial tissue-type plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 synthesis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 101(6). 1128–1137. 4 indexed citations

Ladurner, Roland, Inga Drosse, Dominik Bürklein, et al.. (2009). Cyanoacrylate Glue for Intra-abdominal Mesh Fixation of Polypropylene-Polyvinylidene Fluoride Meshes in a Rabbit Model. Journal of Surgical Research. 167(2). e157–e162. 18 indexed citations

Merkle, Monika, Andrea Ribeiro, Roland Ladurner, et al.. (2009). Effect of activation of viral receptors on the gelatinases MMP-2 and MMP-9 in human mesothelial cells. Matrix Biology. 29(3). 202–208. 15 indexed citations

Fischer, Tanja C., et al.. (2007). Functional cine MRI of the abdomen for the assessment of implanted synthetic mesh in patients after incisional hernia repair: initial results. European Radiology. 17(12). 3123–3129. 40 indexed citations

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Mussack, Thomas, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Sonja Buhmann, et al.. (2006). Significance of Elecsys® S100 immunoassay for real-time assessment of traumatic brain damage in multiple trauma patients. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 44(9). 1140–5. 18 indexed citations

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Mussack, Thomas, Christopher K. Hauser, Volker Klauß, et al.. (2006). Serum S-100B Protein Levels During and After Successful Carotid Artery Stenting or Carotid Endarterectomy. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 13(1). 39–46. 18 indexed citations

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Huber‐Wagner, Stefan, et al.. (2006). Massive blood transfusion and outcome in 1062 polytrauma patients: a prospective study based on the Trauma Registry of the German Trauma Society. Vox Sanguinis. 92(1). 69–78. 86 indexed citations

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Schmid, Holger, et al.. (2005). Clinical Management of Large Adrenal Cystic Lesions. International Urology and Nephrology. 37(4). 767–771. 19 indexed citations

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Mussack, Thomas, Stefan Huber, Roland Ladurner, Theresia Hummel, & W. Mutschler. (2005). Bilateral decompressive craniectomy due to intracranial hypertension during acute posttraumatic liver dysfunction. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 58(5). 1061–1065. 5 indexed citations

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Buhmann, Sonja, et al.. (2004). Funktionelle Cine-MRT des Kolon: Darstellung und Quantifizierung der Darmmotilität. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 177(1). 35–40. 8 indexed citations

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Biberthaler, Peter, J. Stegmaier, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, et al.. (2004). INITIAL POSTTRAUMATIC TRANSLOCATION OF NF-κB AND TNF-α mRNA EXPRESSION IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONOCYTES OF TRAUMA PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES: A PILOT STUDY. Shock. 22(6). 527–532. 11 indexed citations

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Ruppert, Volker, Thomas Umscheid, Johannes Rieger, et al.. (2004). Endovascular aneurysm repair: treatment of choice for abdominal aortic aneurysm coincident with horseshoe kidney? three case reports and review of literature. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 40(2). 367–370. 43 indexed citations

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Török, Helga‐Paula, Jürgen Glas, Laurian Tonenchi, Thomas Mussack, & Christian Folwaczny. (2004). Polymorphisms of the lipopolysaccharide-signaling complex in inflammatory bowel disease: association of a mutation in the Toll-like receptor 4 gene with ulcerative colitis. Clinical Immunology. 112(1). 85–91. 182 indexed citations

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Mussack, Thomas & Ulrike Szeimies. (2002). Sigmoidorectal intussusception caused by rectal carcinoma: multislice CT findings. Abdominal Imaging. 27(5). 566–569. 7 indexed citations

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Mussack, Thomas, Peter Biberthaler, E. Wiedemann, et al.. (2000). S-100b as a Screening Marker of the Severity of Minor Head Trauma (MHT) — a Pilot Study. PubMed. 76. 393–396. 26 indexed citations

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