Werner Hohenberger

25.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
297 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Werner Hohenberger is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Hohenberger has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Oncology, 149 papers in Surgery and 75 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Werner Hohenberger's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (93 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (54 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (40 papers). Werner Hohenberger is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (93 papers), Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (54 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (40 papers). Werner Hohenberger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Werner Hohenberger's co-authors include Rolf Sauer, Christian Wittekind, Torsten Liersch, Rainer Fietkau, Heinz Becker, Clemens F. Hess, Susanne Merkel, Claus Rödel, Peter Martus and R. Raab and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Werner Hohenberger

291 papers receiving 16.1k 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.

Preoperative versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

2004 4.4k citations Rolf Sauer, Heinz Becker et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Preoperative Versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 Randomized Phase III Trial After a Median Follow-Up of 11 Years

2012 1.4k citations Rolf Sauer, Torsten Liersch et al. profile →
Definition and grading of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum: A proposal by the International Study Group of Rectal Cancer

2009 1.1k citations Werner Hohenberger et al. profile →
Complete Mesocolic Excision With Central Vascular Ligation Produces an Oncologically Superior Specimen Compared With Standard Surgery for Carcinoma of the Colon

2009 513 citations Werner Hohenberger, Klaus Weber et al. profile →
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Compared With Surgery Alone for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Stomach and Cardia: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Randomized Trial 40954

2010 507 citations Werner Hohenberger et al. profile →
Complete lymph node dissection versus no dissection in patients with sentinel lymph node biopsy positive melanoma (DeCOG-SLT): a multicentre, randomised, phase 3 trial

2016 405 citations Werner Hohenberger, Peter Martus et al. profile →
Tumor Regression Grading After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Carcinoma Revisited: Updated Results of the CAO/ARO/AIO-94 Trial

2014 324 citations Emmanouil Fokas, Torsten Liersch et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Hohenberger

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The outcome of patients with inflammatory bowel disease–associated colorectal cancer is not worse than that of patients with sporadic colorectal cancer–a matched-pair analysis of survival 2021 ·International Journal of Colorectal Disease ·Francesco Vitali, Axel Wein, Timo Räth, Markus Eckstein, Clemens Neufert, Jürgen Siebler, Raja Atreya, Arndt Hartmann, Werner Hohenberger, Klaus Weber, Markus F. Neurath, Robert Grützmann, Susanne Merkel	6
2	Quality of life in rectal cancer patients with or without oxaliplatin in the randomised CAO/ARO/AIO-04 phase 3 trial 2020 ·European Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Emmanouil Fokas, Michael Flentje, Rolf Sauer, Torsten Liersch, Ullrich Graeven, Rainer Fietkau, Werner Hohenberger, Dirk Arnold, Ralf‐Dieter Hofheinz, Michael Ghadimi, Philipp Ströbel, Ludger Staib, Gerhard G. Grabenbauer, Gunnar Folprecht, Simon Kirste, Wolfgang Uter, Christine M. Gall, Claus Rödel, Bülent Polat	13
3	Gastric cancer patients less than 50 years of age exhibit significant downregulation of E-cadherin and CDX2 compared to older reference populations 2014 ·Advances in Medical Sciences ·Claus Schildberg, Mohammed Abba, Susanne Merkel, Abbas Agaimy, Arno Dimmler, (unknown), Roland S. Croner, Jörg H. Leupold, Werner Hohenberger, Heike Allgayer	19
4	Palliative Treatment of Colorectal Cancer with Secondary Metastasis Resection in Germany - Impact of the Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach on Prognosis and Cost: The Northern Bavaria IVOPAK I Project 2014 ·Oncology ·Axel Wein, Martin Emmert, Susanne Merkel, (unknown), Juergen Siebler, (unknown), Christof Lamberti, (unknown), (unknown), Alexander Kiani, Rudolf Schlag, M. Grüner, Simone Steinbild, (unknown), (unknown), Frank Dörje, Thomas Horbach, Oliver Schöffski, Markus F. Neurath, Werner Hohenberger	8
5	Crohn's disease alters MHC‐rafts in CD4⁺ T‐cells 2011 ·Cytometry Part A ·László Damjanovich, (unknown), Attila Forgács, Werner Hohenberger, László Bene	9
6	Impact of the Conversion of the Immunosuppressive Regimen from Prograf to Advagraf or to Sirolimus in Long-term Stable Liver Transplant Recipients: Indications, Safety, and Outcome 2011 ·Transplantation Proceedings ·Aristotelis Perrakis, (unknown), S. Yedibela, Roland S. Croner, Werner Hohenberger, Veronika Müller	9
7	Tumoren des unteren Gastrointestinaltrakts : Indikation und Ausmaß der Lymphknotendissektion (Leitthema) 2010 ·Chirurg ·Susanne Merkel, Klaus Weber, Aristotelis Perrakis, J. Göhl, Werner Hohenberger	1
8	Long-term outcome of hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion (HILP) in the treatment of locoregionally metastasised malignant melanoma of the extremities 2009 ·International Journal of Hyperthermia ·(unknown), Thomas Meyer, (unknown), Susanne Merkel, Jonas Goehl, Werner Hohenberger, Christian Knorr	17
9	Arterialisation of the portal vein as a model for the induction of hepatic fibrosis: description of microsurgical models in the rat 2005 ·Transplant International ·(unknown), (unknown), W. Erhardt, Julia Henke, (unknown), Michael Bauer, Kerstin Amann, Rudolf Ott, Werner Hohenberger	3
10	Treatment of Ingrown Toenails Using a New Conservative Method 2005 ·Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association ·Jörg Harrer, Volker Schöffl, Werner Hohenberger, (unknown)	36
11	Preoperative versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer breakdown → 2004 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Rolf Sauer, Heinz Becker, Werner Hohenberger, Claus Rödel, Christian Wittekind, Rainer Fietkau, Peter Martus, Jörg Tschmelitsch, E. Hager, Clemens F. Hess, (unknown), Torsten Liersch, Heinz Schmidberger, R. Raab	4391
12	Does anastomotic leakage affect functional outcome after rectal resection for cancer? 2003 ·Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery ·Birgit Bittorf, U. Stadelmaier, Susanne Merkel, Werner Hohenberger, Klaus E. Matzel	28
13	Quality of life after rectal excision 2003 ·Colorectal Disease ·Werner Hohenberger, Birgit Bittorf	6
14	Prognosis of a large cohort of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in a single European centre 2002 ·Liver International ·C. Herold, (unknown), (unknown), Rudolf Ott, Martin Radespiel‐Tröger, Marion Ganslmayer, Werner Hohenberger, Eckhart G. Hahn, Detlef Schuppan	35
15	Prediction of Distant Metastases after Curative Surgery for Rectal Cancer 2002 ·Journal of Surgical Research ·Klaus Günther, O. Dworák, (unknown), (unknown), Susanne Merkel, Werner Hohenberger, Marc A. Reymond	40
16	Transcription of Cytokeratins 8, 18, and 19 in Bone Marrow and Limited Expression of Cytokeratins 7 and 20 by Carcinoma Cells: Inherent Limitations for RT-PCR in the Detection of Isolated Tumor Cells 2001 ·Laboratory Investigation ·Arno Dimmler, Roswitha Gerhards, Christoph Betz, Klaus Günther, Bertram Reingruber, Thomas Horbach, Irith Baumann, Thomas Kirchner, Werner Hohenberger, Thomas Papadopoulos	23
17	Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection 2000 ·Diseases of the Colon & Rectum ·Ferdinand Köckerling, H. Scheidbach, Claus Schneider, E. Bärlehner, E. Köhler, Hans‐Peter Bruch, J. Konradt, Christian Wittekind, Werner Hohenberger	38
18	Neoadjuvante radiochemotherapie von weichteilsarkomen 1999 ·Strahlentherapie und Onkologie ·Rolf Sauer, (unknown), Werner Hohenberger, Christian Wittekind, Thomas Papadopoulos, Gerhard G. Grabenbauer, Rainer Fietkau	30
19	Langzeitergebnisse nach Strahlentherapie beim lokal rezidivierten und metastasierten malignen Melanom 1999 ·Der Hautarzt ·M. Heinrich Seegenschmiedt, Ludwig Keilholz, A. Altendorf-Hofmann, (unknown), (unknown), H. Schell, Werner Hohenberger, Rolf Sauer	3
20	Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/jejunostomy (PEG/PEJ) for decompression in the upper gastrointestinal tract 1999 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·H. Scheidbach, T Horbach, H. Groitl, Werner Hohenberger	37

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