Werner Kempf

20.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
293 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Werner Kempf is a scholar working on Dermatology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Kempf has authored 293 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 197 papers in Dermatology, 140 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 115 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Werner Kempf's work include Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research (154 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (107 papers) and Nail Diseases and Treatments (41 papers). Werner Kempf is often cited by papers focused on Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research (154 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (107 papers) and Nail Diseases and Treatments (41 papers). Werner Kempf collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Werner Kempf's co-authors include Günter Burg, Dmitry V. Kazakov, Reinhard Dummer, Christina Mitteldorf, Heinz Kutzner, Lorenzo Cerroni, Rein Willemze, Emilio Berti, Elaine S. Jaffe and Fabio Facchetti and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Werner Kempf

280 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. The 2018 update of the WHO-EORTC classification for primary cutaneous lymphomas
    2019 724 citations Werner Kempf et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Werner Kempf 4.3k 3.1k 2.8k 1.9k 1.1k 293 7.3k
Helmut Kerl 5.7k 1.3× 3.4k 1.1× 3.3k 1.1× 3.4k 1.8× 1.1k 1.0× 268 9.9k
Emilio Berti 5.2k 1.2× 3.2k 1.0× 4.9k 1.7× 2.3k 1.2× 2.1k 1.9× 313 9.5k
Nicola Pimpinelli 3.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 204 6.0k
Lorenzo Cerroni 6.4k 1.5× 3.6k 1.2× 5.0k 1.8× 4.0k 2.1× 1.5k 1.3× 304 10.7k
Patricia L. Myskowski 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 152 4.9k
H. Kerl 2.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 763 0.7× 162 4.9k
A. Neil Crowson 2.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 632 0.6× 148 5.4k
Alain H. Rook 5.2k 1.2× 3.8k 1.2× 3.3k 1.2× 2.1k 1.1× 5.5k 5.0× 209 11.4k
Emmilia Hodak 2.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 766 0.4× 1.0k 0.9× 219 4.9k
Cesare Massone 2.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.7× 556 0.5× 183 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Kempf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Kempf

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All Works

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Kempf, Werner, Christina Mitteldorf, Melissa Pulitzer, et al.. (2025). Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma With TCR‐γδ Expression: A Case Series of Eleven Patients of a Rare Immunophenotypic Variant. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 52(7). 487–496.
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Mitteldorf, Christina, et al.. (2024). Subcellular expression of CD30 in cutaneous mastocytosis—An important factor for targeted treatment. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 51(11). 881–892. 1 indexed citations
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Melchers, Susanne, et al.. (2024). The fifth edition of the WHO‐Classification – what is new for cutaneous lymphomas?. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 22(9). 1254–1265. 2 indexed citations
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Kempf, Werner, et al.. (2023). Chilblain-Like Eruption Unveiling Cutaneous Aleukemic Relapse of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 45(12). 847–851. 2 indexed citations
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Sidorov, Semjon, Tarik Azzi, Christoph Berger, et al.. (2021). CD4 + T cells are found within endemic Burkitt lymphoma and modulate Burkitt lymphoma precursor cell viability and expression of pathogenically relevant Epstein–Barr virus genes. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 71(6). 1371–1392. 3 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Figueras, María Teresa, Philipp Tschandl, Arno Rütten, et al.. (2021). Position paper on a simplified histopathological classification of basal cell carcinoma: results of the European Consensus Project. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 36(3). 351–359. 13 indexed citations
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Kempf, Werner, et al.. (2020). Stage‐related PD‐L1 expression in Kaposi sarcoma tumor microenvironment. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 47(10). 888–895. 13 indexed citations
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Saggini, Andrea, Werner Kempf, & Heinz Kutzner. (2020). Lichen planus follicularis tumidus: Immunotyping of the inflammatory infiltrate with focus on plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 47(10). 923–928. 3 indexed citations
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Kempf, Werner, Joanna Mangana, Phil F. Cheng, et al.. (2020). The role of cyclin D1 and Ki‐67 in the development and prognostication of thin melanoma. Histopathology. 77(3). 460–470. 16 indexed citations
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Kempf, Werner, Kirsten D. Mertz, Günther F.L. Hofbauer, & Marianne Tinguely. (2013). Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients. Pathobiology. 80(6). 302–309. 46 indexed citations
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Kempf, Werner, Kirsten D. Mertz, Jean Kanitakis, & Günther F.L. Hofbauer. (2012). Critical Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients – A Dermatopathological View. Current problems in dermatology. 43. 18–35. 6 indexed citations
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Kazakov, Dmitry V., Tomáš Vaněček, Bernhard Zelger, et al.. (2011). Multiple (Familial) Trichoepitheliomas: A Clinicopathological and Molecular Biological Study, Including CYLD and PTCH Gene Analysis, of a Series of 16 Patients. American Journal of Dermatopathology. 33(3). 251–265. 25 indexed citations
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Mertz, Kirsten D., G Keusch, Albin Schwarz, et al.. (2010). Basal cell carcinoma in a series of renal transplant recipients: epidemiology and clinicopathologic features. International Journal of Dermatology. 49(4). 385–389. 16 indexed citations
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Kempf, Werner, Heinz Kutzner, Antonio Cozzio, et al.. (2008). MUM1 expression in cutaneous CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders: a valuable tool for the distinction between lymphomatoid papulosis and primary cutaneous anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. British Journal of Dermatology. 158(6). 1280–1287. 19 indexed citations
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Masenga, Elisante J., et al.. (2007). HIV - associated and non - HIV associated types of Kaposi's sarcoma in an African population in Tanzania. Status of immune suppression and HHV-8 seroprevalence.. PubMed. 16(6). 677–82. 22 indexed citations
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Dragieva, Galya, Bettina Prinz, Jürg Hafner, et al.. (2004). A randomized controlled clinical trial of topical photodynamic therapy with methyl aminolaevulinate in the treatment of actinic keratoses in transplant recipients. British Journal of Dermatology. 151(1). 196–200. 99 indexed citations
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Schmook, Tobias, Günther F.L. Hofbauer, Werner Kempf, Günter Burg, & Reinhard Dummer. (2001). Granulomatous slack skin Partielle Remission unter intraläsionärer Gabe von Interferon-α und PUVA. Der Hautarzt. 52(1). 985–988. 2 indexed citations

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