U. Eggens

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

U. Eggens is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, U. Eggens has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Rheumatology, 5 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in U. Eggens's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (21 papers), Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (18 papers) and Urticaria and Related Conditions (3 papers). U. Eggens is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (21 papers), Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments (18 papers) and Urticaria and Related Conditions (3 papers). U. Eggens collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Finland. U. Eggens's co-authors include Joachim Sieper, Armin Distler, Jürgen Braun, M. Bollow, Martín Rudwaleit, J�rgen Braun, Lucia Neure, H. König, Hermann Herbst and Jochen Sieper and has published in prestigious journals such as Radiology, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and Osteoporosis International.

In The Last Decade

U. Eggens

27 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of spondylarthropathies in HLA-B27 positive an... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1998 1995 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Prevalence of spondylarthropathies in HLA-B27 positive and negative blood donors
    1998 699 citations J�rgen Braun, U. Eggens et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  2. Use of immunohistologic and in situ hybridization techniques in the examination of sacroiliac joint biopsy specimens from patients with ankylosing spondylitis
    1995 532 citations Jürgen Braun, M. Bollow et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
U. Eggens Germany 17 2.2k 1.0k 634 297 255 28 2.7k
J. Sieper Germany 18 1.7k 0.8× 897 0.9× 611 1.0× 223 0.8× 161 0.6× 84 2.3k
Elisabeth Märker‐Hermann Germany 25 2.0k 0.9× 1.6k 1.5× 661 1.0× 259 0.9× 205 0.8× 95 2.9k
H. Sörensen Germany 17 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 948 1.5× 140 0.5× 181 0.7× 25 2.9k
Anne Nicholls United Kingdom 10 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 544 0.9× 64 0.2× 226 0.9× 15 2.9k
Henner Morbach Germany 30 1.4k 0.6× 947 0.9× 256 0.4× 76 0.3× 1.0k 4.1× 82 2.8k
O. J. Mellbye Norway 23 652 0.3× 948 0.9× 266 0.4× 24 0.1× 275 1.1× 96 2.0k
Max Hamburger United States 15 504 0.2× 501 0.5× 211 0.3× 39 0.1× 183 0.7× 26 1.4k
H. J. Girschick Germany 18 409 0.2× 137 0.1× 244 0.4× 70 0.2× 272 1.1× 32 1.1k
Annette Jansson Germany 18 887 0.4× 505 0.5× 118 0.2× 53 0.2× 723 2.8× 49 1.6k
Koichi Takakuwa Japan 23 272 0.1× 911 0.9× 121 0.2× 156 0.5× 141 0.6× 113 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of U. Eggens

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All Works

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Sieper, Joachim & U. Eggens. (2008). Diagnostik der rheumatoiden Arthritis*. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 121(16). 523–526.
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Bollow, M., D Loreck, D. Banzer, et al.. (1999). Diagnostic imaging of inflammation in the axial skeleton (Sacroiliitis). Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie. 58(2). 61–61. 3 indexed citations
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Bollow, M., D Loreck, D. Banzer, et al.. (1999). Bildgebende Diagnostik bei Verdacht auf entzündlich rheumatische Achsenskeletterkrankungen (Sakroiliitis). Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie. 58(2). 61–70. 4 indexed citations
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Brandt, J., Martín Rudwaleit, U. Eggens, et al.. (1998). Increased frequency of Sjögren's syndrome in patients with spondyloarthropathy.. PubMed. 25(4). 718–24. 16 indexed citations
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Fendler, C., Jürgen Braun, U. Eggens, et al.. (1998). Bacteria-specific lymphocyte proliferation in peripheral blood in reactive arthritis and related diseases. Lara D. Veeken. 37(5). 520–524. 9 indexed citations
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Fendler, C., U. Eggens, S Laitko, et al.. (1998). Longitudinal investigation of bacterium-specific synovial lymphocyte proliferation in reactive arthritis and lyme arthritis. Lara D. Veeken. 37(7). 784–788. 5 indexed citations
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Yin, Zhinan, Lucia Neure, Peihua Wu, et al.. (1997). Crucial role of interleukin‐10/interleukin‐12 balance in the regulation of the type 2 T helper cytokine response in reactive arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 40(10). 1788–1797. 126 indexed citations
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Yin, Zhinan, Jürgen Braun, Lucia Neure, et al.. (1997). T cell cytokine pattern in the joints of patients with lyme arthritis and its regulation by cytokines and anticytokines. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 40(1). 69–79. 81 indexed citations
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Braun, Jürgen, Stefan Ehlers, Johannes Häberle, et al.. (1997). Nested polymerase chain reaction strategy simultaneously targeting DNA sequences of multiple bacterial species in inflammatory joint diseases. II. Examination of sacroiliac and knee joint biopsies of patients with spondyloarthropathies and other arthritides.. PubMed. 24(6). 1101–5. 31 indexed citations
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Braun, Jürgen, U. Eggens, A. Mertz, et al.. (1997). Nested polymerase chain reaction strategy simultaneously targeting DNA sequences of multiple bacterial species in inflammatory joint diseases. I. Screening of synovial fluid samples of patients with spondyloarthropathies and other arthritides.. PubMed. 24(6). 1092–100. 44 indexed citations
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Sieper, Joachim, S. Kary, H. Sörensen, et al.. (1996). Oral type II collagen treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis. A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, randomized trial. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 39(1). 41–51. 121 indexed citations
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Bollow, M., Bernd Hamm, U. Eggens, et al.. (1995). Early sacroiliitis in patients with spondyloarthropathy: evaluation with dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging.. Radiology. 194(2). 529–536. 156 indexed citations
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Braun, Jürgen, M. Bollow, Lucia Neure, et al.. (1995). Use of immunohistologic and in situ hybridization techniques in the examination of sacroiliac joint biopsy specimens from patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 38(4). 499–505. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Braun, Jürgen, M. Bollow, U. Eggens, et al.. (1994). Use of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging with fast imaging in the detection of early and advanced sacroiliitis in spondylarthropathy patients. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 37(7). 1039–1045. 254 indexed citations
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Bollow, M., et al.. (1994). [Dynamic magnetic resonance tomography of the sacroiliac joint: diagnosis of the early stages of a sacroiliitis].. PubMed. 47(3). 70–7. 3 indexed citations
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Sieper, Joachim, et al.. (1993). The value of specific antibody detection and culture in the diagnosis of reactive arthritis. Clinical Rheumatology. 12(2). 245–252. 14 indexed citations
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Braun, Jürgen, E Döring, Wu Ping, et al.. (1993). [Synovial cellular immune response to bacterial pathogens in patients with chronic juvenile arthritis].. PubMed. 52(4). 201–9. 3 indexed citations

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