Thomas Peters

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Peters is a scholar working on Surgery, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Peters has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Surgery, 24 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Thomas Peters's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (33 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers) and Body Contouring and Surgery (11 papers). Thomas Peters is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (33 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (14 papers) and Body Contouring and Surgery (11 papers). Thomas Peters collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands. Thomas Peters's co-authors include Ralph Peterli, Béatrice Kern, Christoph Beglinger, Bettina K. Wölnerhanssen, Jürgen Drewe, Yves Borbély, Bernd Schultes, Marco Bueter, Marc Schiesser and Markus Gass and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Peters

70 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss in Patients With Morbid Obesity

2018 799 citations Ralph Peterli, Bettina K. Wölnerhanssen et al. profile →
Metabolic and Hormonal Changes After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Randomized, Prospective Trial

2012 375 citations Ralph Peterli, Thomas Peters et al. Obesity Surgery profile →

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David A. Wattchow Australia

Víctor Valentí Spain

Elaine W Yu United States

Lynne L. Levitsky United States

Margherita Fanelli Italy

Mogens Fenger Denmark

A Luger Austria

M G Bryant United Kingdom

John O. Clarke United States

E. Heinze Germany

David A. Wattchow Australia

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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Peters

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Peters

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Peters

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20 of 20 papers shown

Becker, Christoph R., Sebastian Groß, Philipp Schüetz, et al.. (2025). Checklist-Guided Code Status Discussions in Patients for Whom Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Is Considered Futile. JAMA Network Open. 8(9). e2533638–e2533638.

Kraljević, Marko, Bettina K. Wölnerhanssen, Thomas Peters, et al.. (2025). Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity. JAMA Surgery. 160(4). 369–369. 11 indexed citations

Schneider, Romano, Marko Kraljević, Jennifer M. Klasen, et al.. (2021). Does the non-absorbable suture closure of the jejunal mesenteric defect reduce the incidence and severity of internal hernias after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass?. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 406(6). 1831–1838. 10 indexed citations

Ngo, Brandon, Ralph Peterli, Thomas Peters, et al.. (2021). Preoperative Cardiac Diagnostics in Bariatric Patients with Diabetes and Perioperative Morbidity: Results of a Cohort of 258 Patients. Obesity Surgery. 31(6). 2607–2613. 1 indexed citations

Meyer‐Gerspach, Anne Christin, Ralph Peterli, Thomas Peters, et al.. (2020). First-Phase Insulin and Amylin after Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial on Patients with Insulin Resistance or Diabetes after Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obesity Facts. 13(6). 584–595. 7 indexed citations

Gillis, Chelsia, Albert Urwyler, Thomas Peters, et al.. (2017). High dose amino acid administration achieves an anabolic response in type 2 diabetic patients that is independent of glycaemic control: A randomized clinical trial. Clinical Nutrition. 37(4). 1163–1171. 1 indexed citations

Peterli, Ralph, Bettina K. Wölnerhanssen, Diana Vetter, et al.. (2016). Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-Y-Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity—3-Year Outcomes of the Prospective Randomized Swiss Multicenter Bypass Or Sleeve Study (SM-BOSS). Annals of Surgery. 265(3). 466–473. 168 indexed citations

Lindinger, Peter W., Martine Christe, Alex N. Eberlé, et al.. (2015). Important mitochondrial proteins in human omental adipose tissue show reduced expression in obesity. Data in Brief. 4. 40–43. 5 indexed citations

Peters, Thomas, Boukje A. C. van Dijk, Jan L.N. Roodenburg, et al.. (2014). Free flap reconstruction for head and neck cancer can be safely performed in both young and elderly patients after careful patient selection. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 272(10). 2999–3005. 38 indexed citations

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Peters, Thomas, Asaf Senft, Otto S. Hoekstra, et al.. (2014). Pretreatment screening on distant metastases and head and neck cancer patients: Validation of risk factors and influence on survival. Oral Oncology. 51(3). 267–271. 27 indexed citations

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Peters, Thomas, Boukje A. C. van Dijk, Jan L.N. Roodenburg, Bernard F. A. M. van der Laan, & György B. Halmos. (2013). Relation Between Age, Comorbidity, and Complications in Patients Undergoing Major Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 21(3). 963–970. 78 indexed citations

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Peterli, Ralph, Yves Borbély, Béatrice Kern, et al.. (2013). Early Results of the Swiss Multicentre Bypass or Sleeve Study (SM-BOSS). Annals of Surgery. 258(5). 690–695. 271 indexed citations

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Peters, Thomas, Bernard F. A. M. van der Laan, Boudewijn E. C. Plaat, et al.. (2010). The impact of comorbidity on treatment-related side effects in older patients with laryngeal cancer. Oral Oncology. 47(1). 56–61. 42 indexed citations

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Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Thomas Peters, Béatrice Kern, et al.. (2008). Predictors of outcome in treatment of morbid obesity by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding: results of a prospective study of 380 patients. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 4(4). 500–506. 62 indexed citations

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Peterli, Ralph, Bettina K. Wölnerhanssen, Thomas Peters, et al.. (2007). Prospective Study of a Two-Stage Operative Concept in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity: Primary Lap-Band® Followed if Needed by Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch. Obesity Surgery. 17(3). 334–340. 33 indexed citations

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Peterli, Ralph, Thomas Peters, Markus von Flüe, Matthias Hoch, & Alex N. Eberlé. (2006). Melanocortin-4 Receptor Gene and Complications after Gastric Banding. Obesity Surgery. 16(2). 189–195. 11 indexed citations

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Wölnerhanssen, Bettina K., Béatrice Kern, Thomas Peters, et al.. (2005). Reduction in Slippage with 11-cm Lap-Band® and Change of Gastric Banding Technique. Obesity Surgery. 15(7). 1050–1054. 28 indexed citations

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Jürgens, Klaus D., Simon Papadopoulos, Thomas Peters, & Gerolf Gros. (2000). Myoglobin: Just an Oxygen Store or Also an Oxygen Transporter?. Physiology. 15(5). 269–274. 50 indexed citations

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Peters, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Determination of Myoglobin-Diffusivity in Intact Skeletal Muscle Fibers an Improved Microscope-Photometrical Approach. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 345. 677–683. 1 indexed citations

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Jürgens, Klaus D., Thomas Peters, & Gerolf Gros. (1990). A Method to Measure the Diffusion Coefficient of Myoglobin in Intact Skeletal Muscle Cells. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 277. 137–143. 3 indexed citations

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