Ulrich Wirth

961 total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 610 citations indexed

About

Ulrich Wirth is a scholar working on Surgery, Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich Wirth has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 610 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Surgery, 22 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ulrich Wirth's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (12 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (12 papers) and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (7 papers). Ulrich Wirth is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (12 papers), Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (12 papers) and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (7 papers). Ulrich Wirth collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and China. Ulrich Wirth's co-authors include Jens Werner, Florian Kühn, Joachim Andrassy, H. M. Schardey, Moritz Drefs, Alexandr V. Bazhin, Stefan Schöpf, Markus Guba, Hanno Nieß and Malte Schirren and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Surgery, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich Wirth

50 papers receiving 598 citations

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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.

The Role of Gut-Derived Lipopolysaccharides and the Intestinal Barrier in Fatty Liver Diseases

2021 162 citations Ulrich Wirth, Dominik Koch et al. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ulrich Wirth Germany	14	239	152	140	135	92	56	610
Ismail H. Kocar Türkiye	18	153 0.6×	59 0.4×	111 0.8×	95 0.7×	65 0.7×	29	702
Mehmet Namuslu Türkiye	16	68 0.3×	75 0.5×	75 0.5×	86 0.6×	59 0.6×	40	559
Le Sun China	12	88 0.4×	64 0.4×	79 0.6×	147 1.1×	66 0.7×	35	505
Marek Waluga Poland	14	165 0.7×	56 0.4×	103 0.7×	334 2.5×	52 0.6×	53	653
Johannes Aufenanger Germany	14	205 0.9×	58 0.4×	104 0.7×	70 0.5×	32 0.3×	38	584
Xixian Ruan China	12	122 0.5×	40 0.3×	139 1.0×	104 0.8×	45 0.5×	27	524
Ersin Çimentepe Türkiye	16	298 1.2×	66 0.4×	88 0.6×	79 0.6×	145 1.6×	42	845
Seung Jun Kim South Korea	10	64 0.3×	145 1.0×	141 1.0×	98 0.7×	73 0.8×	20	576
Weijun Wang China	10	96 0.4×	49 0.3×	142 1.0×	230 1.7×	40 0.4×	21	499
Byung‐Hee Koh South Korea	15	179 0.7×	39 0.3×	198 1.4×	71 0.5×	76 0.8×	116	934

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ulrich Wirth

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Wolf, Sebastian, Stefan Schiele, Florian Sommer, et al.. (2025). A Network Meta-Analysis on the Impact of Sirolimus vs. Everolimus on Malignancies After Kidney Transplantation. OPUS (Augsburg University). 6(1). 2–2.

Wirth, Ulrich, Tobias Niedermaier, Christoph-Thomas Germer, et al.. (2025). Clinical features in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 122(9). 235–239.

Schöpf, Stefan, et al.. (2025). Serum calprotectin as a biomarker for postoperative complications in colorectal surgery: a pilot study defining normal postoperative dynamics. BMC Surgery. 25(1). 540–540.

Brunner, Stefanie, et al.. (2024). Die neue Weiterbildungsordnung – eine Herausforderung für die Viszeralchirurgie. Die Chirurgie. 95(7). 563–577. 2 indexed citations

Wirth, Ulrich, Alexander Crispin, Petra Zimmermann, et al.. (2024). Outcome of a 3-day vs 7-day selective digestive tract decontamination–based regimen for oral antibiotic bowel decontamination in left-sided colorectal surgery: A noninferiority study. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 28(10). 1665–1673.

Kappenberger, A, et al.. (2024). Clinical outcomes and perioperative morbidity and mortality following segmental resections of the colon for Crohn’s colitis. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 39(1). 36–36. 2 indexed citations

Ryll, M., Yutian Lei, Michael Thomas, et al.. (2023). The cathepsin-S/protease-activated receptor-(PAR)-2 axis drives chronic allograft vasculopathy and is a molecular target for therapeutic intervention. Transplant Immunology. 77. 101782–101782. 1 indexed citations

Li, Qiang, Chao Li, Ulrich Wirth, et al.. (2023). Smoking as a risk factor for colorectal neoplasms in young individuals? A systematic meta-analysis. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 38(1). 114–114. 8 indexed citations

Wirth, Ulrich, Dominik Koch, Malte Schirren, et al.. (2023). Metabolic Role of Autophagy in the Pathogenesis and Development of NAFLD. Metabolites. 13(1). 101–101. 18 indexed citations

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Li, Qiang, Ulrich Wirth, Petra Zimmermann, et al.. (2023). Gut Barrier Dysfunction and Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides in Colorectal Cancer. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 27(7). 1466–1472. 33 indexed citations

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Lü, Can, Ulrich Wirth, Jens Neumann, et al.. (2022). Analysis of Circulating Immune Subsets in Primary Colorectal Cancer. Cancers. 14(24). 6105–6105. 4 indexed citations

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Drefs, Moritz, et al.. (2022). Endoscopic Treatment Options for Gastrointestinal Leaks. Visceral Medicine. 38(5). 311–321. 5 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Petra, Florian Kühn, Joachim Andrassy, et al.. (2022). Antibiotic Bowel Decontamination in Gastrointestinal Surgery—A Single-Center 20 Years’ Experience. Frontiers in Surgery. 9. 874223–874223. 4 indexed citations

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Wirth, Ulrich, Petra Zimmermann, Florian Kühn, et al.. (2021). Oral antibiotic bowel decontamination in open and laparoscopic sigmoid resections for diverticular disease. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 36(8). 1667–1676. 3 indexed citations

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Wirth, Ulrich, et al.. (2021). Endoscopic cephalic access thyroid surgery (EndoCATS) using the retroauricular approach – a single centre retrospective data analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 36(1). 117–125. 4 indexed citations

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Wirth, Ulrich, Dominik Koch, Malte Schirren, et al.. (2021). The Role of Gut-Derived Lipopolysaccharides and the Intestinal Barrier in Fatty Liver Diseases. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 26(3). 671–683. 162 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kühn, Florian, Matthias Ilmer, Ulrich Wirth, et al.. (2021). Targeting the Intestinal Barrier to Prevent Gut-Derived Inflammation and Disease: A Role for Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase. Visceral Medicine. 37(5). 383–393. 12 indexed citations

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Wirth, Ulrich, Bernhard W. Renz, Tobias S. Schiergens, et al.. (2018). Successful treatment of enteroatmospheric fistulas in combination with negative pressure wound therapy: Experience on 3 cases and literature review. International Wound Journal. 15(5). 722–730. 9 indexed citations

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Wirth, Ulrich, et al.. (2017). Ambulanter transabdomineller präperitonealer Leistenhernienverschluss (TAPP) – um welchen Preis?. Der Chirurg. 88(9). 792–798. 10 indexed citations

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Rossmanith, Winfried G., Ulrich Wirth, K. Sterzik, & S. S. C. YEN. (1989). The effects of prolonged opiodergic blockade on LH pulsatile secretion during the menstrual cycle. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 12(4). 245–252. 19 indexed citations

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