Thomas von Woedtke

19.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
243 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas von Woedtke is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas von Woedtke has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 69 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 38 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas von Woedtke's work include Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (160 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (35 papers) and Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (35 papers). Thomas von Woedtke is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (160 papers), Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (35 papers) and Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (35 papers). Thomas von Woedtke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Thomas von Woedtke's co-authors include Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann, Sander Bekeschus, Ronny Brandenburg, K.‐D. Weltmann, Stephan Reuter, Kristian Wende, Kai Masur, Anke Schmidt, Marcel Hähnel and E. Kindel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Applied Physics Letters and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas von Woedtke

238 papers receiving 13.8k citations

Hit Papers

Plasmas for medicine 2010 2026 2015 2020 2013 2010 2010 2018 2016 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Plasmas for medicine
    2013 698 citations Thomas von Woedtke, Kai Masur et al. profile →
  2. The Role of Acidification for Antimicrobial Activity of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma in Liquids
    2010 603 citations Thomas von Woedtke et al. Plasma Processes and Polymers profile →
  3. Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma sources for microbial decontamination
    2010 593 citations Uta Schnabel, J. Winter et al. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics profile →
  4. The kINPen—a review on physics and chemistry of the atmospheric pressure plasma jet and its applications
    2018 427 citations Thomas von Woedtke, Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann et al. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics profile →
  5. Plasma medicine—current state of research and medical application
    2016 417 citations Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann, Thomas von Woedtke profile →
  6. Non-Thermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Possible Application in Wound Healing
    2014 354 citations Thomas von Woedtke, Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann et al. profile →
  7. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: recent advances in the use of synthetic COX-2 inhibitors
    2022 115 citations Sander Bekeschus, Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann et al. 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 von Woedtke Germany 62 11.0k 5.9k 2.0k 1.7k 1.4k 243 14.2k
Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann Germany 62 10.9k 1.0× 6.7k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 352 14.4k
Tetsuji Shimizu Germany 44 6.6k 0.6× 3.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 920 0.6× 697 0.5× 135 9.0k
Alexander Fridman United States 59 12.6k 1.1× 9.1k 1.5× 1.2k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 234 16.4k
Sander Bekeschus Germany 51 5.9k 0.5× 1.9k 0.3× 2.0k 1.0× 696 0.4× 1.5k 1.1× 294 8.8k
Gregory Fridman United States 35 6.3k 0.6× 4.0k 0.7× 808 0.4× 927 0.6× 646 0.5× 120 7.7k
Michael G. Kong United Kingdom 62 12.1k 1.1× 10.0k 1.7× 863 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 762 0.5× 276 14.2k
Xinpei Lu China 53 10.4k 0.9× 8.8k 1.5× 570 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 578 0.4× 287 12.3k
Mounir Laroussi United States 50 11.3k 1.0× 9.7k 1.6× 749 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 639 0.5× 160 13.2k
Ronny Brandenburg Germany 43 7.7k 0.7× 6.3k 1.1× 367 0.2× 1.0k 0.6× 352 0.3× 131 9.0k
Alexànder Gutsol United States 42 7.5k 0.7× 5.9k 1.0× 446 0.2× 877 0.5× 469 0.3× 111 9.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Lei, Julia Berner, Eric Freund, et al.. (2025). Gas Plasma Combination Therapies—Promises from Preclinical Oncology Research. Antioxidants. 14(9). 1055–1055.
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Woedtke, Thomas von, Sander Bekeschus, Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann, & Kristian Wende. (2024). Plasma‐Treated Liquids for Medicine: A Narrative Review on State and Perspectives. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 22(1). 5 indexed citations
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Jablonowski, Helena, et al.. (2024). Characterization and comparability study of a series of miniaturized neon plasma jets. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 57(19). 195202–195202. 9 indexed citations
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Miebach, Lea, Eric Freund, Stefan Horn, et al.. (2021). Tumor cytotoxicity and immunogenicity of a novel V-jet neon plasma source compared to the kINPen. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 136–136. 27 indexed citations
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Nasri, Zahra, Ramona Clemen, Ulrike Martens, et al.. (2021). Singlet‐Oxygen‐Induced Phospholipase A2 Inhibition: A Major Role for Interfacial Tryptophan Dioxidation. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(59). 14702–14710. 27 indexed citations
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Freund, Eric, Lea Miebach, Ramona Clemen, et al.. (2021). Large volume spark discharge and plasma jet-technology for generating plasma-oxidized saline targeting colon cancer in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Applied Physics. 129(5). 18 indexed citations
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Lackmann, Jan‐Wilm, et al.. (2020). Nonenzymatic post-translational modifications in peptides by cold plasma-derived reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Biointerphases. 15(6). 61008–61008. 46 indexed citations
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Woedtke, Thomas von, Steffen Emmert, Hans‐Robert Metelmann, Stefan Rupf, & Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann. (2020). Perspectives on cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) applications in medicine. Physics of Plasmas. 27(7). 128 indexed citations
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Hahn, Veronika, et al.. (2020). Concept for Improved Handling Ensures Effective Contactless Plasma Treatment of Patients with kINPen® MED. Applied Sciences. 10(17). 6133–6133. 9 indexed citations
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Bekeschus, Sander, Axel Krämer, Elisabetta Suffredini, Thomas von Woedtke, & Vittorio Colombo. (2020). Gas Plasma Technology—An Asset to Healthcare During Viral Pandemics Such as the COVID-19 Crisis?. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. 4(4). 391–399. 29 indexed citations
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Woedtke, Thomas von, et al.. (2020). The HIPPO Transducer YAP and Its Targets CTGF and Cyr61 Drive a Paracrine Signalling in Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Mediated Wound Healing. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2020. 1–14. 58 indexed citations
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Bekeschus, Sander, Eric Freund, Angela Privat‐Maldonado, et al.. (2019). Risk Assessment of kINPen Plasma Treatment of Four Human Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines with Respect to Metastasis. Cancers. 11(9). 1237–1237. 38 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Michael, et al.. (2019). Plasma-Activation of Larger Liquid Volumes by an Inductively-Limited Discharge for Antimicrobial Purposes. Applied Sciences. 9(10). 2150–2150. 42 indexed citations
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Meyer, Tobias, Sybille Hasse, J. Winter, et al.. (2019). Multimodal Nonlinear Microscopy for Therapy Monitoring of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Treatment. Micromachines. 10(9). 564–564. 6 indexed citations
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Steuer, A., Ingo Stoffels, Thomas von Woedtke, et al.. (2019). Combination of cold plasma and pulsed electric fields – A rationale for cancer patients in palliative care. 16. 100096–100096. 17 indexed citations
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Jablonowski, Helena, Ansgar Schmidt-Bleker, Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann, Thomas von Woedtke, & Kristian Wende. (2018). Non-touching plasma–liquid interaction – where is aqueous nitric oxide generated?. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 20(39). 25387–25398. 58 indexed citations
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Bekeschus, Sander, Anke Schmidt, Helena Jablonowski, et al.. (2017). Environmental Control of an Argon Plasma Effluent and Its Role in THP-1 Monocyte Function. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 45(12). 3336–3341. 10 indexed citations
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Wende, Kristian, Paul V. Williams, W Van Gaens, et al.. (2015). Identification of the biologically active liquid chemistry induced by a nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet. Biointerphases. 10(2). 29518–29518. 243 indexed citations
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Schnabel, Uta, et al.. (2015). A reference technique to compare the antimicrobial properties of atmospheric pressure plasma sources. Plasma Medicine. 3 indexed citations
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Woedtke, Thomas von, Urs Fischer, & Peter Abel. (1994). Glucose oxidase electrodes: effect of hydrogen peroxide on enzyme activity?. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 9(1). 65–71. 13 indexed citations

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