Tobias Freitag

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Tobias Freitag is a scholar working on Surgery, Gastroenterology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Tobias Freitag has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Gastroenterology and 5 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Tobias Freitag's work include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (25 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (22 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (20 papers). Tobias Freitag is often cited by papers focused on Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (25 papers), Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (22 papers) and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (20 papers). Tobias Freitag collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and United States. Tobias Freitag's co-authors include Ralf Bieger, Detlef Schuppan, Karl‐Heinz Baumann, Heiko Reichel, Ciarán P. Kelly, Yvonne Junker, Victor F. Zevallos, Donatella Barisani, Towia A. Libermann and Seong‐Jun Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Tobias Freitag

46 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Wheat amylase trypsin inh... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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. Wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors drive intestinal inflammation via activation of toll-like receptor 4
    2012 461 citations Tobias Freitag, Detlef Schuppan 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
Tobias Freitag Germany 20 639 512 403 170 163 48 1.5k
Chiaki Sato Japan 21 1.1k 1.7× 778 1.5× 70 0.2× 215 1.3× 58 0.4× 136 1.8k
Virginia Jones United States 12 277 0.4× 233 0.5× 212 0.5× 62 0.4× 44 0.3× 35 863
Dieter Schwab Germany 15 288 0.5× 81 0.2× 75 0.2× 117 0.7× 106 0.7× 86 803
Matthı́as Kjeld Iceland 13 94 0.1× 27 0.1× 93 0.2× 108 0.6× 73 0.4× 28 682
Enrique Moreno Spain 27 590 0.9× 8 0.0× 452 1.1× 212 1.2× 48 0.3× 58 1.7k
J. Bamforth Canada 23 559 0.9× 101 0.2× 131 0.3× 433 2.5× 94 0.6× 54 1.6k
Joseph B. Weiss United States 20 158 0.2× 67 0.1× 210 0.5× 827 4.9× 105 0.6× 34 1.5k
Hiroko Fukuda Japan 15 132 0.2× 56 0.1× 68 0.2× 105 0.6× 132 0.8× 36 724
Ayako Saito Japan 14 220 0.3× 130 0.3× 307 0.8× 171 1.0× 49 0.3× 41 923
Eva Örtqvist Sweden 22 1.1k 1.7× 126 0.2× 125 0.3× 154 0.9× 350 2.1× 50 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Tobias Freitag

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Tobias Freitag's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Tobias Freitag with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Tobias Freitag more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Tobias Freitag

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Tobias Freitag. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Tobias Freitag. The network helps show where Tobias Freitag may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tobias Freitag

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Tobias Freitag. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Tobias Freitag 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 Tobias Freitag. Tobias Freitag is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
2.
3.
Krzyżewska, Eva, Anu Haveri, C Hammer, et al.. (2022). Impaired immunity and high attack rates caused by SARS‐CoV‐2 variants among vaccinated long‐term care facility residents. Immunity Inflammation and Disease. 10(9). e679–e679. 3 indexed citations
4.
Khattab, Ayman, Tero Pihlajamaa, Tobias Freitag, et al.. (2022). Hijacking the human complement inhibitor C4b-binding protein by the sporozoite stage of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1051161–1051161. 2 indexed citations
5.
Kant, Ravi, Lauri Kareinen, Teemu Smura, et al.. (2021). Common Laboratory Mice Are Susceptible to Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Beta Variant. Viruses. 13(11). 2263–2263. 19 indexed citations
6.
Freitag, Tobias, Leif C. Andersson, Sanna Lehtonen, et al.. (2021). Urinary Excretion of Iohexol as a Permeability Marker in a Mouse Model of Intestinal Inflammation: Time Course, Performance and Welfare Considerations. Animals. 11(1). 79–79. 4 indexed citations
7.
8.
Freitag, Tobias, Joseph R. Podojil, Ryan M. Pearson, et al.. (2020). Gliadin Nanoparticles Induce Immune Tolerance to Gliadin in Mouse Models of Celiac Disease. Gastroenterology. 158(6). 1667–1681.e12. 100 indexed citations
9.
Freitag, Tobias, et al.. (2020). Mid-term gender-specific differences in periprosthetic bone remodelling after implantation of a curved bone-preserving hip stem. Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgery & Research. 106(8). 1495–1500. 6 indexed citations
10.
Kutzner, Karl Philipp, et al.. (2020). Mid-term migration pattern of a calcar-guided short stem: A five-year EBRA-FCA-study. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 25(6). 1015–1020. 20 indexed citations
11.
Freitag, Tobias, et al.. (2018). Die Pfanneninklinationsmessung in der Beckenübersichtsaufnahme: Ein Qualitätsindikator nach Hüft-TEP-Primärimplantation?. Der Orthopäde. 47(12). 1003–1008. 2 indexed citations
12.
Freitag, Tobias, et al.. (2018). Die Pfanneninklinationsmessung in der Beckenübersichtsaufnahme. Der Orthopäde. 47(12). 1003–1008. 2 indexed citations
13.
Kutzner, Karl Philipp, Tobias Freitag, Ralf Bieger, et al.. (2018). Biomechanics of a cemented short stem: Standard vs. line-to-line cementation techniques. A biomechanical in-vitro study involving six osteoporotic pairs of human cadaver femurs. Clinical Biomechanics. 52. 86–94. 13 indexed citations
14.
Kutzner, Karl Philipp, et al.. (2016). Influence of patient-related characteristics on early migration in calcar-guided short-stem total hip arthroplasty: a 2-year migration analysis using EBRA-FCA. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research. 11(1). 29–29. 39 indexed citations
15.
16.
Freitag, Tobias, et al.. (2015). Bone remodelling after femoral short stem implantation in total hip arthroplasty: 1-year results from a randomized DEXA study. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 136(1). 125–130. 67 indexed citations
17.
Vuorela, Arja, Tobias Freitag, Fabio Pizza, et al.. (2015). Autoantibodies against ganglioside GM3 are associated with narcolepsy-cataplexy developing after Pandemrix vaccination against 2009 pandemic H1N1 type influenza virus. Journal of Autoimmunity. 63. 68–75. 38 indexed citations
18.
Vuorela, Arja, Tobias Freitag, Fabio Pizza, et al.. (2015). Autoantibodies against ganglioside GM3 are associated with narcolepsy-cataplexy developing after Pandemrix vaccination against 2009 pandemic H1N1 type influenza virus. 1 indexed citations
19.
Freitag, Tobias, et al.. (2014). Migration pattern of a femoral short-stem prosthesis: a 2-year EBRA-FCA-study. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 134(7). 1003–1008. 33 indexed citations
20.
Freitag, Tobias, Hendrik Schulze‐Koops, Gerald Niedobitek, Gerry Melino, & Detlef Schuppan. (2003). The role of the immune response against tissue transglutaminase in the pathogenesis of coeliac disease. Autoimmunity Reviews. 3(2). 13–20. 36 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chiaki Sato Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Virginia Jones Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Dieter Schwab Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Matthı́as Kjeld Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Enrique Moreno Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J. Bamforth Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Joseph B. Weiss Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Hiroko Fukuda Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ayako Saito Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eva Örtqvist
Rankless by CCL
2026