Torsten Hothorn

58.4k total citations · 11 hit papers
218 papers, 29.3k citations indexed

About

Torsten Hothorn is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Artificial Intelligence and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Hothorn has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 29.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Statistics and Probability, 38 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Hothorn's work include Statistical Methods and Inference (42 papers), Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference (22 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (18 papers). Torsten Hothorn is often cited by papers focused on Statistical Methods and Inference (42 papers), Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference (22 papers) and Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials (18 papers). Torsten Hothorn collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Torsten Hothorn's co-authors include Frank Bretz, Peter H. Westfall, Achim Zeileis, Kurt Hornik, Carolin Strobl, Anne‐Laure Boulesteix, Barry J. Everitt, Berthold Lausen, Mark A. van de Wiel and Jörg Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Hothorn

210 papers receiving 28.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models

2008 10.6k citations Torsten Hothorn et al. profile →
Unbiased Recursive Partitioning: A Conditional Inference Framework

2006 2.8k citations Torsten Hothorn, Kurt Hornik et al. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics profile →
Bias in random forest variable importance measures: Illustrations, sources and a solution

2007 2.5k citations Achim Zeileis, Torsten Hothorn et al. profile →
Diagnostic Checking in Regression Relationships

2015 1.3k citations Achim Zeileis, Torsten Hothorn profile →
Implementing a Class of Permutation Tests: ThecoinPackage

2008 1.0k citations Torsten Hothorn, Kurt Hornik et al. profile →
Multiple Comparisons Using R

2010 975 citations Torsten Hothorn et al. profile →
A Lego System for Conditional Inference

2006 628 citations Torsten Hothorn, Kurt Hornik et al. profile →
Model-Based Recursive Partitioning

2008 479 citations Achim Zeileis, Torsten Hothorn et al. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics profile →
A Handbook of Statistical Analyses using R

2014 301 citations Torsten Hothorn et al. profile →
Package multcomp: Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models

2015 288 citations Torsten Hothorn et al. profile →
Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years

2023 63 citations Jörg Müller, Torsten Hothorn et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The impact of tree mortality and post‐disturbance management on insect diversity in temperate forests: Insights from a replicated experiment 2025 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown), Rupert Seidl, Dominik Thom, (unknown), Anne Chao, Chun‐Huo Chiu, Christoph Heibl, Torsten Hothorn, Oliver Mitesser, Akira Mori, Jérôme Morinière, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jörg Müller	2
2	Light and ungulate browsing interact in shaping future woody plant diversity through natural regeneration 2025 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown), Atle Mysterud, Oliver Mitesser, Christian Ammer, Torsten Hothorn, Simone Cesarz, Nico Eisenhauer, Daniel Kraus, (unknown), Jörg Müller, (unknown)	0
3	Model-Based Causal Feature Selection for General Response Types 2024 ·Journal of the American Statistical Association ·Lucas Kook, (unknown), (unknown), Torsten Hothorn, Jonas Peters	3
4	Hill–Chao numbers allow decomposing gamma multifunctionality into alpha and beta components 2023 ·Ecology Letters ·Anne Chao, Chun‐Huo Chiu, (unknown), Fons van der Plas, Marc W. Cadotte, Oliver Mitesser, Simon Thorn, Akira Mori, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Nico Eisenhauer, Claus Bässler, Benjamin M. Delory, Heike Feldhaar, Andreas Fichtner, Torsten Hothorn, Marcell K. Peters, (unknown), Goddert von Oheimb, Jörg Müller	13
5	Data and R script used in Uhler et al. 2022: A comparison of different Malaise traps. 2022 ·Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·Johannes Uhler, Peter Haase, (unknown), Torsten Hothorn, Jürgen Schmidl, Stefan Stoll, Ellen A. R. Welti, Jörn Buse, Jörg Müller	1
6	Insights from regional and short‐term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova et al . 2021 2021 ·Insect Conservation and Diversity ·Sebastian Seibold, Torsten Hothorn, Martin M. Goßner, Nadja K. Simons, Nico Blüthgen, Jörg Müller, Didem Ambarlı, Christian Ammer, Jürgen Bauhus, Markus Fischer, Jan Christian Habel, Caterina Penone, Peter Schall, Ernst‐Detlef Schulze, Wolfgang W. Weisser	9
7	Assessing relative COVID-19 mortality: a Swiss population-based study 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Torsten Hothorn, Matthias Bopp, Huldrych F. Günthard, Olivia Keiser, M. Roelens, Caroline E. Weibull, Michael J. Crowther	6
8	Higher incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in extremely preterm infants associated with improved survival rates 2020 ·Acta Paediatrica ·(unknown), (unknown), Torsten Hothorn, Mark Adams, Dirk Bassler, Christina Gerth‐Kahlert	23
9	Ordinal Neural Network Transformation Models: Deep and interpretable regression models for ordinal outcomes. 2020 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Lucas Kook, (unknown), Torsten Hothorn, Oliver Dürr, Beate Sick	1
10	Model-based random forests for ordinal regression 2020 ·The International Journal of Biostatistics ·(unknown), Torsten Hothorn	12
11	New Insights into the Consequences of Post-Windthrow Salvage Logging Revealed by Functional Structure of Saproxylic Beetles Assemblages 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Simon Thorn, Claus Bässler, Thomas K. Gottschalk, Torsten Hothorn, Heinz Bußler, Kenneth F. Raffa, Jörg Müller	65
12	Multiple Curve Comparisons with an Application to the Formation of the Dorsal Funiculus of Mutant Mice 2014 ·The International Journal of Biostatistics ·Esther Herberich, (unknown), Torsten Hothorn	1
13	Estimation of a Predictor’s Importance by Random Forests When There Is Missing Data: RISK Prediction in Liver Surgery using Laboratory Data 2014 ·The International Journal of Biostatistics ·Alexander Hapfelmeier, Torsten Hothorn, Carina Riediger, Kurt Ulm	6
14	Boosting Structured Additive Quantile Regression for Longitudinal Childhood Obesity Data 2013 ·The International Journal of Biostatistics ·Nora Fenske, Ludwig Fahrmeir, Torsten Hothorn, Peter Rzehak, Michael Höhle	16
15	A PAUC-based Estimation Technique for Disease Classification and Biomarker Selection 2012 ·Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology ·Matthias Schmid, Torsten Hothorn, Friedemann Krause, Christina Rabe	6
16	BARD1 Expression Predicts Outcome in Colon Cancer 2011 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Judith C. Sporn, Torsten Hothorn, Barbara Jung	35
17	Boosting Algorithms: Regularization, Prediction and Model Fitting. Rejoinder. 2007 ·Statistical Science ·Peter Bühlmann, Torsten Hothorn	5
18	Implementing a class of permutation tests: The coin package 2007 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Torsten Hothorn, Kurt Hornik, Mark A. van de Wiel, Achim Zeileis	154
19	Unbiased Recursive Partitioning: A Conditional Inference Framework breakdown → 2006 ·Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics ·Torsten Hothorn, Kurt Hornik, Achim Zeileis	2750
20	Determination of optimal prediction oriented multivariate latent factor models using loss functions 2002 ·Econstor (Econstor) ·Claus Weihs, Torsten Hothorn	1

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