Urmas Lepner

738 total citations
45 papers, 492 citations indexed

About

Urmas Lepner is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Urmas Lepner has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 492 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Surgery, 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Urmas Lepner's work include Hernia repair and management (12 papers), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (10 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (9 papers). Urmas Lepner is often cited by papers focused on Hernia repair and management (12 papers), Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries (10 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (9 papers). Urmas Lepner collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Germany and United Kingdom. Urmas Lepner's co-authors include T. Vaasna, Marko Murruste, Ülle Kirsimägi, Peep Talving, Jaak Kals, Thomas Lustenberger, Mihkel Zilmer, Jaan Eha, J. Lieberg and Joel Starkopf and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Surgery and Atherosclerosis.

In The Last Decade

Urmas Lepner

40 papers receiving 475 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Urmas Lepner Estonia 14 413 127 119 62 38 45 492
Matthew Rg Menon Canada 8 438 1.1× 39 0.3× 92 0.8× 135 2.2× 37 1.0× 12 508
Janett Kreutziger Austria 12 292 0.7× 135 1.1× 145 1.2× 140 2.3× 169 4.4× 41 590
J.-P. Avaro France 10 277 0.7× 105 0.8× 125 1.1× 46 0.7× 63 1.7× 34 371
Madan Mohan Maddali Oman 10 181 0.4× 53 0.4× 148 1.2× 95 1.5× 91 2.4× 99 372
John N. Graber United States 10 454 1.1× 85 0.7× 188 1.6× 84 1.4× 18 0.5× 24 578
Kaija Peltola Finland 13 219 0.5× 47 0.4× 59 0.5× 170 2.7× 51 1.3× 27 419
Carlos González United States 6 201 0.5× 28 0.2× 71 0.6× 190 3.1× 27 0.7× 10 293
Giovanni Giannotti United States 7 323 0.8× 80 0.6× 195 1.6× 36 0.6× 84 2.2× 13 457
Alan Ashworth United Kingdom 8 236 0.6× 50 0.4× 36 0.3× 80 1.3× 28 0.7× 18 474
Jo Fitz-Henry United Kingdom 4 187 0.5× 21 0.2× 51 0.4× 95 1.5× 21 0.6× 7 287

Countries citing papers authored by Urmas Lepner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Urmas Lepner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Urmas Lepner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lepner, Urmas, et al.. (2025). Management of small bowel obstruction and the use of contrast media: a prospective observational cohort study. International Journal of Surgery Open. 64(1). 1–7.
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Vaasna, T., et al.. (2025). Ten-Year Results of Inguinal Hernia Open Mesh Repair. PubMed. 4. 14384–14384. 1 indexed citations
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Kirsimägi, Ülle, et al.. (2025). Appendicolith as a Sign of Complicated Appendicitis: A Myth or Reality? A Retrospective Study. European Surgical Research. 66(1). 1–8. 1 indexed citations
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Kirsimägi, Ülle, et al.. (2024). Impact of frailty on outcomes following emergency laparotomy: a retrospective analysis across diverse clinical conditions. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 50(6). 3299–3309.
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Lepner, Urmas, et al.. (2022). Management of small bowel obstruction and therapeutic role of contrast media: A multicenter study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 100149–100149. 2 indexed citations
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Murruste, Marko, et al.. (2022). Complications of chronic pancreatitis prior to and following surgical treatment: A proposal for classification. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 10(22). 7808–7824. 4 indexed citations
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Reinsoo, Arvo, et al.. (2022). Bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomies: an 11-year population-based study. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 49(5). 2269–2276. 5 indexed citations
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Lepner, Urmas, et al.. (2022). Voice and Swallowing Disorders After Thyroid Surgery. Journal of Voice. 38(5). 1254.e11–1254.e20. 2 indexed citations
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Murruste, Marko, et al.. (2021). ‘Short’ pancreaticojejunostomy might be a valid option for treatment of chronic pancreatitis in many cases. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 13(12). 1673–1684.
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Lepner, Urmas, Joel Starkopf, Mihkel Zilmer, et al.. (2019). Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning Attenuates Kidney Injury Perioperatively in Patients Undergoing Surgical Lower Limb Revascularisation. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 58(6). e391–e392. 1 indexed citations
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Lepner, Urmas, et al.. (2019). Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning Attenuates Cardiac Biomarkers During Vascular Surgery: A Randomised Clinical Trial. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 59(2). 301–308. 13 indexed citations
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Lepner, Urmas, Joel Starkopf, Mihkel Zilmer, et al.. (2019). The Effect of Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning on Arterial Stiffness in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery: A Randomised Clinical Trial. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 57(6). 868–875. 12 indexed citations
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Lustenberger, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Twenty-four hour versus extended antibiotic administration after surgery in complicated appendicitis: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 86(1). 36–42. 19 indexed citations
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Kirsimägi, Ülle, et al.. (2016). Prospective study evaluating the impact of severity of chronic pain on quality of life after inguinal hernioplasty. Hernia. 21(2). 199–205. 7 indexed citations
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Lepner, Urmas, et al.. (2016). Evolution of severe trauma in Estonia comparing early versus established independence of the state. European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 43(6). 791–796. 2 indexed citations
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Vaasna, T., et al.. (2016). Three-year results of a randomized study comparing self-gripping mesh with sutured mesh in open inguinal hernia repair. Journal of Surgical Research. 209. 139–144. 18 indexed citations
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Vaasna, T., et al.. (2014). Single-center, single-blinded, randomized study of self-gripping versus sutured mesh in open inguinal hernia repair. Journal of Surgical Research. 194(1). 77–82. 17 indexed citations
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Murruste, Marko, et al.. (2012). Three-year results of randomised clinical trial comparing lightweight mesh with heavyweight mesh for inguinal hernioplasty. Hernia. 16(5). 555–559. 25 indexed citations
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Lepner, Urmas, et al.. (2010). Randomised clinical trial comparing lightweight mesh with heavyweight mesh for inguinal hernioplasty. Hernia. 14(3). 253–258. 47 indexed citations
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Lepner, Urmas, et al.. (2003). Postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomised prospective double-blind clinical trial.. PubMed. 92(2). 121–4. 81 indexed citations

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