Walter Stummer

20.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
331 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Walter Stummer is a scholar working on Genetics, Neurology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Stummer has authored 331 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Genetics, 94 papers in Neurology and 93 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter Stummer's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (134 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (80 papers) and Meningioma and schwannoma management (75 papers). Walter Stummer is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (134 papers), Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics (80 papers) and Meningioma and schwannoma management (75 papers). Walter Stummer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Walter Stummer's co-authors include Uwe Pichlmeier, Thomas R. Meinel, Otmar D. Wiestler, Hans‐Jürgen Reulen, Friedhelm E. Zanella, Herbert Stepp, Costas G. Hadjipanayis, Alexander Novotny, Jörg‐Christian Tonn and Claudia Goetz and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Walter Stummer

315 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fluorescence-guided surgery with 5-aminolevulinic acid for resection of malignant glioma: a randomised controlled multicentre phase III trial

2006 2.5k citations Walter Stummer, Uwe Pichlmeier et al. profile →
EXTENT OF RESECTION AND SURVIVAL IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME

2008 799 citations Walter Stummer, H. J. Reulen et al. Neurosurgery profile →
Fluorescence-guided resection of glioblastoma multiforme utilizing 5-ALA-induced porphyrins: a prospective study in 52 consecutive patients

2000 717 citations Walter Stummer et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
5-ALA and FDA approval for glioma surgery

2019 247 citations Walter Stummer et al. Journal of Neuro-Oncology profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Walter Stummer	6.9k	5.3k	4.1k	3.6k	2.6k	331	14.2k
Gene H. Barnett	6.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.2×	5.0k 1.2×	3.8k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	404	14.3k
Alessandro Olivi	5.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.3×	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	401	11.9k
Philip H. Gutin	7.1k 1.0×	1.1k 0.2×	5.0k 1.2×	3.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	240	14.5k
Edward A. Neuwelt	5.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.4×	2.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	3.9k 1.5×	326	17.2k
Zvi Ram	4.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.3×	1.6k 0.4×	2.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	222	12.5k
Kaisorn L. Chaichana	4.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.2×	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	245	9.3k
Keith L. Black	5.8k 0.8×	2.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	399	21.6k
Michael W. McDermott	6.4k 0.9×	883 0.2×	3.0k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	137	10.3k
Michael A. Vogelbaum	8.1k 1.2×	964 0.2×	4.1k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	239	12.8k
Jean‐Yves Delattre	7.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.2×	4.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	3.2k 1.2×	216	14.4k

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Ebrahimi, Safieh, et al.. (2025). Radiation Therapy Combined With 5-Aminolevulinic Acid: Effect on Primary Human Meningioma Cells. Clinical Oncology. 43. 103863–103863.

Christiansen, Hans, Michael Schwake, Walter Stummer, et al.. (2025). Radiation Treatment Planning After Minimum Metallic Instrumentation for Patients with Spinal Metastases: A Case Series. Medicina. 61(2). 269–269.

Walter, Carolin, Eric Suero Molina, Walter Stummer, et al.. (2024). Single-cell transcriptomics link gene expression signatures to clinicopathological features of gonadotroph and lactotroph PitNET. Journal of Translational Medicine. 22(1). 1027–1027. 1 indexed citations

Molina, Eric Suero, Michaël Bruneau, Luigi Maria Cavallo, et al.. (2024). Fluorescence guidance in skull base surgery: Applications and limitations – A systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 103328–103328. 2 indexed citations

Krähling, Hermann, Benjamin Brokinkel, Dorothee Cäcilia Spille, et al.. (2024). Analysis of the Predictability of Postoperative Meningioma Resection Status Based on Clinical Features. Cancers. 16(22). 3751–3751.

Spille, Dorothee Cäcilia, Christian Thomas, Andrea Wagner, et al.. (2023). Molecular predictors for decitabine efficacy in meningiomas – a pilot study. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 164(1). 97–105.

Friederichs, Hendrik, et al.. (2023). Mixed Reality as a Teaching Tool for Medical Students in Neurosurgery. Medicina. 59(10). 1720–1720. 6 indexed citations

Schwake, Michael, et al.. (2023). Resection of Intramedullary Hemangioblastoma: Timing of Surgery and Its Impact on Neurological Outcome and Quality of Life. Medicina. 59(9). 1611–1611. 2 indexed citations

Özdemi̇r, Zeynep, et al.. (2023). Second-Generation Wide-Field Visualization Devices for 5-ALA–Induced Fluorescence and Concepts for Validation in Neurosurgery—A Systematic Review. PubMed. 4(4). e00059–e00059.

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Henssen, Dylan, Elisabeth Sartoretti, Thomas Sartoretti, et al.. (2022). Radiomics for pseudoprogression prediction in high grade gliomas: added value of MR contrast agent. Heliyon. 8(8). e10023–e10023. 8 indexed citations

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Heming, Michael, Jolien Wolbert, I‐Na Lu, et al.. (2022). Intratumor heterogeneity and T cell exhaustion in primary CNS lymphoma. Genome Medicine. 14(1). 109–109. 28 indexed citations

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Krähling, Hermann, Benjamin Brokinkel, Dylan Henssen, et al.. (2022). Assessing preoperative risk of STR in skull meningiomas using MR radiomics and machine learning. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 14043–14043. 15 indexed citations

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Schwake, Michael, et al.. (2021). HGG-19. 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID (5-ALA)-GUIDED RESECTION OF PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro-Oncology. 23(Supplement_1). i21–i21.

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Heß, Katharina, Dorothee Cäcilia Spille, Peter B. Sporns, et al.. (2020). Occurrence of Fibrotic Tumor Vessels in Grade I Meningiomas Is Strongly Associated with Vessel Density, Expression of VEGF, PlGF, IGFBP-3 and Tumor Recurrence. Cancers. 12(10). 3075–3075. 12 indexed citations

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Müther, Michael, Wolfgang Roll, Benjamin Brokinkel, et al.. (2020). Response assessment of somatostatin receptor targeted radioligand therapies for progressive intracranial meningioma. Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine. 59(5). 348–355. 14 indexed citations

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Molina, Eric Suero, Stephanie Schipmann, Isabelle Mueller, et al.. (2018). Conscious sedation with dexmedetomidine compared with asleep-awake-asleep craniotomies in glioma surgery: an analysis of 180 patients. Journal of neurosurgery. 129(5). 1223–1230. 35 indexed citations

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Minkin, Krasimir, et al.. (2017). Infrared Thermography in Surgery of Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Technical Case Report. Case Reports in Oncology. 10(1). 350–355. 12 indexed citations

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Ewelt, Christian, Volker Senner, Johannes Wölfer, et al.. (2015). Fluorescence in neurosurgery: Its diagnostic and therapeutic use. Review of the literature. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 148. 302–309. 59 indexed citations

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Felsberg, Jörg, Marion Rapp, Simon Loeser, et al.. (2009). Prognostic Significance of Molecular Markers and Extent of Resection in Primary Glioblastoma Patients. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(21). 6683–6693. 153 indexed citations

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Stummer, Walter, H. J. Reulen, Thomas R. Meinel, et al.. (2008). EXTENT OF RESECTION AND SURVIVAL IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME. Neurosurgery. 62(3). 564–576. 799 indexed citations breakdown →

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