Torsten Pietsch

42.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
399 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Torsten Pietsch is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Pietsch has authored 399 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 238 papers in Genetics, 197 papers in Molecular Biology and 96 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Torsten Pietsch's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (236 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (69 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (56 papers). Torsten Pietsch is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (236 papers), Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (69 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (56 papers). Torsten Pietsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Torsten Pietsch's co-authors include Andreas von Deimling, Guido Reifenberger, Michael Weller, Matthias Simon, Otmar D. Wiestler, Monika Warmuth‐Metz, Andreas Waha, Gabriele Schackert, Stefan Rutkowski and Dietrich von Schweinitz and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Pietsch

383 papers receiving 19.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Negative Feedback Loop of Wnt Signaling through Upregulation of Conductin/Axin2 in Colorectal and Liver Tumors

2002 868 citations Torsten Pietsch et al. profile →
EXTENT OF RESECTION AND SURVIVAL IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME

2008 799 citations Torsten Pietsch et al. profile →
Long-term survival with glioblastoma multiforme

2007 676 citations Dietmar Krex, Christian Hartmann et al. profile →
Patients with IDH1 wild type anaplastic astrocytomas exhibit worse prognosis than IDH1-mutated glioblastomas, and IDH1 mutation status accounts for the unfavorable prognostic effect of higher age: implications for classification of gliomas

2010 627 citations Christian Hartmann, Bettina Hentschel et al. Acta Neuropathologica profile →
NOA-04 Randomized Phase III Trial of Sequential Radiochemotherapy of Anaplastic Glioma With Procarbazine, Lomustine, and Vincristine or Temozolomide

2009 571 citations Wolfgang Wick, Christian Hartmann et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Treatment of Early Childhood Medulloblastoma by Postoperative Chemotherapy Alone

2005 505 citations Stefan Rutkowski, U. Bode et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Torsten Pietsch Germany	68	9.9k	9.7k	3.4k	3.2k	3.2k	399	19.3k
Stefan M. Pfister Germany	68	14.6k 1.5×	12.4k 1.3×	5.6k 1.7×	3.6k 1.1×	4.4k 1.4×	371	25.4k
Johan M. Kros Netherlands	66	11.6k 1.2×	6.9k 0.7×	4.7k 1.4×	4.6k 1.4×	2.9k 0.9×	274	19.2k
Dominique Figarella‐Branger France	61	10.1k 1.0×	6.1k 0.6×	2.9k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	3.8k 1.2×	421	19.3k
Gregory N. Fuller United States	77	7.1k 0.7×	8.0k 0.8×	4.6k 1.4×	2.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	416	20.2k
Anne Jouvet France	41	11.1k 1.1×	5.8k 0.6×	3.2k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	4.4k 1.4×	151	18.7k
Yingli Wolinsky United States	11	9.0k 0.9×	4.8k 0.5×	3.0k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	12	15.7k
Howard A. Fine United States	77	9.6k 1.0×	9.1k 0.9×	4.9k 1.5×	3.8k 1.2×	2.0k 0.6×	235	21.3k
Keith L. Ligon United States	72	7.2k 0.7×	11.4k 1.2×	5.2k 1.6×	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	248	21.3k
Johannes A. Hainfellner Austria	51	7.5k 0.7×	6.0k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	297	14.9k
C. David James United States	81	7.8k 0.8×	10.4k 1.1×	4.8k 1.4×	2.5k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	237	19.5k

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Weiss, Sarah A., Ulrich‐Wilhelm Thomale, Matthias Schulz, et al.. (2023). Neurosurgical morbidity in pediatric supratentorial midline low‐grade glioma: Results from the German LGG studies. International Journal of Cancer. 153(8). 1487–1500. 4 indexed citations

Pietsch, Torsten, Thomas Olsson Bontell, Teresia Kling, et al.. (2022). DNA methylation profiling improves routine diagnosis of paediatric central nervous system tumours: A prospective population‐based study. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 48(6). e12838–e12838. 16 indexed citations

Kreher, Stephan, Korinna Jöhrens, Peter Martus, et al.. (2015). Prognostic impact of B-cell lymphoma 6 in primary CNS lymphoma. Neuro-Oncology. 17(7). 1016–1021. 38 indexed citations

Renshaw, Jane, Kathryn R. Taylor, Ryan T. Bishop, et al.. (2013). Dual Blockade of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR (AZD8055) and RAS/MEK/ERK (AZD6244) Pathways Synergistically Inhibits Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Growth In Vitro and In Vivo. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(21). 5940–5951. 110 indexed citations

Hartmann, Christian, Bettina Hentschel, Matthias Simon, et al.. (2013). Long-Term Survival in Primary Glioblastoma With Versus Without Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutations. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(18). 5146–5157. 138 indexed citations

Warmuth‐Metz, Monika, André O. von Bueren, Marcel Kool, et al.. (2012). Sonic hedgehog-associated medulloblastoma arising from the cochlear nuclei of the brainstem. Acta Neuropathologica. 123(4). 601–614. 55 indexed citations

Felsberg, Jörg, Anke Waha, Wolfgang Hartmann, et al.. (2012). RANK (TNFRSF11A) Is Epigenetically Inactivated and Induces Apoptosis in Gliomas. Neoplasia. 14(6). 526–IN12. 22 indexed citations

Müller, Tim, Marco Gessi, Anke Waha, et al.. (2012). Nuclear Exclusion of TET1 Is Associated with Loss of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in IDH1 Wild-Type Gliomas. American Journal Of Pathology. 181(2). 675–683. 93 indexed citations

Müller, Hermann L., U Gebhardt, C. Teske, et al.. (2011). Post-operative hypothalamic lesions and obesity in childhood craniopharyngioma: results of the multinational prospective trial KRANIOPHARYNGEOM 2000 after 3-year follow-up. European Journal of Endocrinology. 165(1). 17–24. 210 indexed citations

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Stupp, Roger, Monika E. Hegi, Bart Neyns, et al.. (2010). Phase I/IIa Study of Cilengitide and Temozolomide With Concomitant Radiotherapy Followed by Cilengitide and Temozolomide Maintenance Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(16). 2712–2718. 341 indexed citations

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Waha, Anke, Jörg Felsberg, Wolfgang Hartmann, et al.. (2010). Epigenetic Downregulation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase MKP-2 Relieves Its Growth Suppressive Activity in Glioma Cells. Cancer Research. 70(4). 1689–1699. 67 indexed citations

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Wick, Wolfgang, Christian Hartmann, Corinna Engel, et al.. (2009). NOA-04 Randomized Phase III Trial of Sequential Radiochemotherapy of Anaplastic Glioma With Procarbazine, Lomustine, and Vincristine or Temozolomide. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(35). 5874–5880. 571 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weller, Michael, Jörg Felsberg, Christian Hartmann, et al.. (2009). Molecular Predictors of Progression-Free and Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Prospective Translational Study of the German Glioma Network. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(34). 5743–5750. 476 indexed citations

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Hartmann, Wolfgang, Jan Küchler, Arend Koch, et al.. (2009). Activation of Phosphatidylinositol-3′-kinase/AKT Signaling Is Essential in Hepatoblastoma Survival. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(14). 4538–4545. 67 indexed citations

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Biermann, Katharina, Dietrich Klingmüller, A Koch, et al.. (2006). Diagnostic value of markers M2A, OCT3/4, AP‐2γ, PLAP and c‐KIT in the detection of extragonadal seminomas. Histopathology. 49(3). 290–297. 34 indexed citations

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Rutkowski, Stefan, U. Bode, Frank Deinlein, et al.. (2005). Treatment of Early Childhood Medulloblastoma by Postoperative Chemotherapy Alone. New England Journal of Medicine. 352(10). 978–986. 505 indexed citations breakdown →

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Waha, Anke, Tim Hui-Ming Huang, Pearlly S. Yan, et al.. (2005). Epigenetic Silencing of the Protocadherin Family Member PCDH-γ-All in Astrocytomas. Neoplasia. 7(3). 193–199. 90 indexed citations

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Valter, Markus M., Otmar D. Wiestler, & Torsten Pietsch. (1999). Differential control of VEGF synthesis and secretion in human glioma cells by IL‐1 and EGF. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 17(5-6). 565–577. 44 indexed citations

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Ebert, Christian, Birgit Meyer‐Puttlitz, Otmar D. Wiestler, et al.. (1999). Molecular Genetic Analysis of Ependymal Tumors. American Journal Of Pathology. 155(2). 627–632. 167 indexed citations

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Stanulla, Martin, Karl Welte, M. Hadam, & Torsten Pietsch. (1995). Coexpression of stem cell factor and its receptor c-Kit in human malignant glioma cell lines. Acta Neuropathologica. 89(2). 158–165. 43 indexed citations

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