Werner Mendling

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Werner Mendling is a scholar working on Microbiology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Mendling has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Microbiology, 48 papers in Epidemiology and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Werner Mendling's work include Reproductive tract infections research (51 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (22 papers) and Nail Diseases and Treatments (18 papers). Werner Mendling is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive tract infections research (51 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (22 papers) and Nail Diseases and Treatments (18 papers). Werner Mendling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. Werner Mendling's co-authors include Alexander Swidsinski, Vera Loening‐Baucke, Sonja Swidsinski, Herbert Lochs, Hans Verstraelen, Gilbert Donders, Yvonne Dörffel, Axel Ladhoff, Laura P. Hale and Jochen Brasch and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Nature Methods.

In The Last Decade

Werner Mendling

85 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Emu: species-level microbial community profiling of full-... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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.

  1. Emu: species-level microbial community profiling of full-length 16S rRNA Oxford Nanopore sequencing data
    2022 169 citations Kristen Curry, Qi Wang et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Werner Mendling Germany 26 1.8k 1.4k 561 466 439 92 2.8k
Iara M. Linhares Brazil 29 1.6k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 763 1.4× 393 0.8× 226 0.5× 96 3.0k
Antonella Marangoni Italy 25 1.2k 0.7× 794 0.6× 571 1.0× 381 0.8× 489 1.1× 116 2.3k
Sonja Swidsinski Germany 13 1.1k 0.6× 982 0.7× 947 1.7× 341 0.7× 304 0.7× 21 2.3k
Mary L. Delaney United States 22 935 0.5× 924 0.6× 1.2k 2.1× 527 1.1× 195 0.4× 34 2.7k
Jennifer M. Fettweis United States 20 1.1k 0.6× 933 0.6× 1.5k 2.6× 242 0.5× 247 0.6× 28 2.8k
Xia Zhou United States 16 2.3k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 2.6× 226 0.5× 228 0.5× 21 3.3k
Tina L. Fiedler United States 27 3.2k 1.8× 2.3k 1.6× 1.5k 2.6× 405 0.9× 574 1.3× 56 4.5k
Gerald L. Murray Australia 35 1.3k 0.7× 697 0.5× 550 1.0× 584 1.3× 322 0.7× 126 3.8k
Claudio Foschi Italy 24 1.0k 0.6× 689 0.5× 609 1.1× 252 0.5× 193 0.4× 95 1.8k
Bertille de Barbeyrac France 32 2.1k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 237 0.4× 381 0.8× 437 1.0× 135 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Werner Mendling

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Mendling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Mendling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Werner Mendling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Werner Mendling based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Werner Mendling. Werner Mendling is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Swidsinski, Alexander, Sonja Swidsinski, Werner Mendling, Alex Farr, & Yvonne Dörffel. (2025). Bakterielle Vaginose – ein Syndrom zwischen gestern und heute. 58(2). 85–92. 1 indexed citations
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Swidsinski, Alexander, Rudolf Amann, A.E. Guschin, et al.. (2024). Polymicrobial consortia in the pathogenesis of biofilm vaginosis visualized by FISH. Historic review outlining the basic principles of the polymicrobial infection theory. Microbes and Infection. 26(8). 105403–105403. 3 indexed citations
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Mendling, Werner. (2024). Vaginales Mikrobiom und Darmmikrobiom – ein Crosstalk. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde. 84(1). 33–38.
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Curry, Kristen, Qi Wang, Michael Nute, et al.. (2022). Emu: species-level microbial community profiling of full-length 16S rRNA Oxford Nanopore sequencing data. Nature Methods. 19(7). 845–853. 169 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mendling, Werner & Wolfgang Holzgreve. (2022). Astodrimer sodium and bacterial vaginosis: a mini review. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 306(1). 101–108. 6 indexed citations
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Wölber, Linn, Katharina Prieske, Werner Mendling, et al.. (2020). Vulvar Pruritus—Causes, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach. Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. 116(8). 126–133. 18 indexed citations
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Mendling, Werner. (2019). Gynäkologische Infektionen. 13(2). 123–141. 1 indexed citations
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Sherrard, Jackie, Janet Wilson, Gilbert Donders, Werner Mendling, & Jørgen Skov Jensen. (2018). 2018 European (IUSTI/WHO) International Union against sexually transmitted infections (IUSTI) World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline on the management of vaginal discharge. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 29(13). 1258–1272. 158 indexed citations
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Mendling, Werner. (2016). Vaginal Microbiota. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 902. 83–93. 109 indexed citations
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Donders, Gilbert, Gert Bellen, & Werner Mendling. (2010). Management of Recurrent Vulvo-Vaginal Candidosis as a Chronic Illness. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation. 70(4). 306–321. 54 indexed citations
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Swidsinski, Alexander, Yvonne Dörffel, Vera Loening‐Baucke, et al.. (2010). Desquamated epithelial cells covered with a polymicrobial biofilm typical for bacterial vaginosis are present in randomly selected cryopreserved donor semen. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 59(3). 399–404. 26 indexed citations
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Jochum, Frank, Barbara Schmidt, K. Schunk, et al.. (2008). Quality of care of VLBW neonates: relationship between unit volume and outcome is different between metropolitan and rural regions. Acta Paediatrica. 97(10). 1470–1474. 3 indexed citations
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Meyer, Harald William, et al.. (2006). Stress as a cause of chronic recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis and the effectiveness of the conventional antimycotic therapy. Mycoses. 49(3). 202–209. 31 indexed citations
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Mendling, Werner, et al.. (1998). Ist die Candida‐Septikämie bei Frühgeborenen eine nosokomiale Infektion?*. Mycoses. 41(s2). 37–40. 5 indexed citations
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Mendling, Werner & Ursula Koldovsky. (1996). Investigations by Cell-Mediated Immunologic Tests and Therapeutic Trials With Thymopentin in Vaginal Mycoses. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 4(4). 225–231. 34 indexed citations
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Mendling, Werner. (1988). Vulvovaginal Candidosis: Theory and Practice. 2 indexed citations
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Mendling, Werner. (1985). [Mycoses in gynecology and obstetrics--a constant challenge].. PubMed. 18(3). 177–83.
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Mendling, Werner & I. Haller. (1977). [The effect of therapeutic doses of gamma radiation on candida albicans cells in vitro (author's transl)].. PubMed. 37(11). 947–51. 4 indexed citations
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