Werner Schäfer

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
209 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Werner Schäfer is a scholar working on Genetics, Epidemiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Schäfer has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Genetics, 52 papers in Epidemiology and 38 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Werner Schäfer's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (50 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (35 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (27 papers). Werner Schäfer is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (50 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (35 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (27 papers). Werner Schäfer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Werner Schäfer's co-authors include Paul Abrams, Gerhard Hunsmann, Dani P. Bolognesi, H. Frank, Francesco Pesce, V. Moennig, Anders Mattiasson, Armin Schweig, Limin Liao and Arthur M. Sterling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Werner Schäfer

201 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Good urodynamic practices... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 400 800 1.2k
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. Good urodynamic practices: Uroflowmetry, filling cystometry, and pressure‐flow studies**
    2002 1.3k citations Werner Schäfer, Paul Abrams et al. Neurourology and Urodynamics profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Werner Schäfer 2.5k 2.2k 2.2k 1.4k 1.2k 209 7.3k
Alex Ferenczy 390 0.2× 509 0.2× 6.8k 3.1× 928 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 280 12.0k
John Heuser 408 0.2× 155 0.1× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 5.7k 4.7× 68 10.3k
Herbert E. Kaufman 85 0.0× 323 0.1× 4.6k 2.1× 782 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 449 13.8k
Xiang‐Peng Kong 443 0.2× 88 0.0× 654 0.3× 817 0.6× 3.1k 2.6× 125 5.8k
J. Alain Kummer 161 0.1× 410 0.2× 6.6k 3.0× 748 0.5× 4.5k 3.8× 94 15.1k
Peter A. van Veelen 64 0.0× 761 0.3× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 3.7k 3.1× 243 13.0k
Michel Goldberg 210 0.1× 537 0.2× 191 0.1× 415 0.3× 3.8k 3.1× 130 6.0k
Karl Münger 169 0.1× 167 0.1× 11.5k 5.3× 4.5k 3.1× 9.6k 7.9× 190 23.0k
Hakon Leffler 305 0.1× 285 0.1× 1.7k 0.8× 610 0.4× 12.3k 10.1× 279 19.0k
Leonid Margolis 111 0.0× 158 0.1× 1.9k 0.9× 330 0.2× 3.3k 2.7× 234 9.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Schäfer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Schäfer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Werner Schäfer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Werner Schäfer 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 Schäfer. Werner Schäfer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moll, Friedrich, et al.. (2024). History of urodynamics. Its origins, development and implication for urology as a specialty in Europe and the USA. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 100069–100069. 1 indexed citations
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Seidl, Maximilian, et al.. (2013). Psammomatöses melanotisches Schwannom als Indikator eines Carney-Komplexes. Der Pathologe. 34(4). 343–346. 3 indexed citations
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Tadić, Staša, Bożena Zdaniuk, Derek Griffiths, et al.. (2007). Effect of Biofeedback on Psychological Burden and Symptoms in Older Women with Urge Urinary Incontinence. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(12). 2010–2015. 17 indexed citations
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Stehr, Frank, Angelika Felk, Attila Gácser, et al.. (2003). Expression analysis of the lipase gene family during experimental infections and in patient samples. FEMS Yeast Research. 4(4-5). 401–408. 75 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Werner. (2002). Von Handys und Erbex. Zur Diskussion um Anglizismen im heutigen Deutsch. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 39(2). 75–81. 1 indexed citations
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Lose, Gunnar, Derek Griffiths, Gordon Hosker, et al.. (2002). Standardisation of urethral pressure measurement: Report from the standardisation sub‐committee of the International Continence Society. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 21(3). 258–260. 156 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Werner, Limin Liao, Ernst van Waalwijk van Doorn, et al.. (2000). Normal urodynamic data: measurements in asymptomatic young males. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 19. 484. 7 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Werner, et al.. (2000). Bladder outflow resistance: what is normal?. The Journal of Urology. 163. 250–250.
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Rosette, Jean de la, Wim P.J. Witjes, Werner Schäfer, et al.. (1998). Relationships between lower urinary tract symptoms and bladder outlet obstruction: Results from the ICS-“BPH” Study. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 17(2). 99–108. 93 indexed citations
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Nørdling, J., Paul Abrams, Kaname Ameda, et al.. (1998). Outcome measures for research in treatment of adult males with symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 17(3). 263–271. 17 indexed citations
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Kirschner‐Hermanns, Ruth, Hans-Martin Klein, Ute Müller, Werner Schäfer, & G. Jakse. (1994). Intra‐urethral ultrasound in women with stress incontinence. British Journal of Urology. 74(3). 315–318. 37 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Werner, et al.. (1989). A simplified graphic procedure for detailed analysis of detrusor and outlet function during voiding. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 8. 405–407. 43 indexed citations
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Koraitim, Mamdouh M., Werner Schäfer, H. Melchior, & W Lutzeyer. (1977). Urogenitodynamics of the male bladder neck. 1. During continence.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 14(6). 496–7. 4 indexed citations
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Koraitim, Mamdouh M., Werner Schäfer, H. Melchior, & W Lutzeyer. (1977). Urogenitodynamics of the male bladder neck. 2. During voiding.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 14(6). 498–9. 1 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Werner, et al.. (1973). Zur elektronenstruktur der λ3- und λ5-phosphanaphthaline - ungewöhnlich grosse mo destabilisierungen. Tetrahedron Letters. 14(39). 3743–3746. 7 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Werner & Fernando de Noronha. (1971). A Test System for Identification of the Antigen Shared by Leukemia Viruses of the Cat and Other Mammalian Species. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 158(6). 1092–1098. 7 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Werner, et al.. (1971). Über die Reihenfolge der obersten besetzten Molekülorbitale im Phosphorin‐System. Angewandte Chemie. 83(17-18). 723–725. 28 indexed citations
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Davenport, Fred M., R. Rott, & Werner Schäfer. (1960). PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF INFLUENZA VIRUS COMPONENTS OBTAINED AFTER ETHER TREATMENT. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 112(5). 765–782. 105 indexed citations

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