Werner Zimmerli

21.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
116 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Werner Zimmerli is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Zimmerli has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Surgery, 49 papers in Epidemiology and 24 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Werner Zimmerli's work include Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (45 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (26 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (21 papers). Werner Zimmerli is often cited by papers focused on Orthopedic Infections and Treatments (45 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (26 papers) and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty (21 papers). Werner Zimmerli collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Werner Zimmerli's co-authors include Andrej Trampuž, P. E. Ochsner, Parham Sendi, Daniel Lew, Elie F. Berbari, Arlen D. Hanssen, James M. Steckelberg, Nalini Rao, Douglas R. Osmon and Walter R. Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Werner Zimmerli

115 papers receiving 14.3k 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.

Prosthetic-Joint Infections

2004 2.3k citations Werner Zimmerli, Andrej Trampuž et al. profile →
Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa

2012 1.6k citations Werner Zimmerli et al. profile →
Role of Rifampin for Treatment of Orthopedic Implant–Related Staphylococcal Infections <SUBTITLE>A Randomized Controlled Trial</SUBTITLE>

1998 764 citations Werner Zimmerli JAMA profile →
Executive Summary: Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa

2012 717 citations Werner Zimmerli et al. profile →
Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

2009 665 citations Philipp Schüetz, Mirjam Christ‐Crain et al. JAMA profile →
Procalcitonin Guidance of Antibiotic Therapy in Community-acquired Pneumonia

2006 628 citations Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Daiana Stolz et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Vertebral Osteomyelitis

2010 415 citations Werner Zimmerli profile →
Are We Winning or Losing the Battle With Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Trends in Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality Risk for the Medicare Population

2018 307 citations Werner Zimmerli et al. profile →
Orthopaedic biofilm infections

2017 227 citations Werner Zimmerli, Parham Sendi profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Zimmerli

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Debridement, antibiotics and implant retention: are all approaches to periprosthetic joint infection equal? Same procedures, different outcomes 2025 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Parham Sendi, Rihard Trebše, Werner Zimmerli	0
2	Which trial do we need? Rational therapeutic management of periprosthetic joint infection 2023 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Werner Zimmerli, Rihard Trebše	3
3	The Microbiological Etiology of Fracture-Related Infection 2022 ·Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ·Melissa Depypere, (unknown), Jolien Onsea, Yves Debaveye, Geertje A. M. Govaert, Frank F. A. IJpma, Werner Zimmerli, Willem‐Jan Metsemakers	39
4	Association of the Tyrosine/Nitrotyrosine pathway with death or ICU admission within 30 days for patients with community acquired pneumonia 2018 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Thomas G. Baumgartner, (unknown), Yannick Wirz, Marc Meier, Christian Steuer, Luca Bernasconi, Andreas Huber, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Christoph Henzen, Claus Hoess, Robert V. Thomann, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Müeller, Philipp Schüetz	7
5	The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) for outcome prediction in emergency department patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from a 6-year prospective cohort study 2016 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Alexander Kutz, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann, Werner Zimmerli, Claus Hoess, Christoph Henzen, Beat Müeller, Philipp Schüetz	59
6	Utility of procalcitonin, C-reactive protein and white blood cells alone and in combination for the prediction of clinical outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia 2015 ·Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) ·(unknown), Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann, Claus Hoess, Christoph Henzen, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Müeller, Philipp Schüetz, (unknown)	69
7	One-stage revision of infected hip arthroplasty: outcome of 39 consecutive hips 2015 ·International Orthopaedics ·Thomas Ilchmann, Werner Zimmerli, P. E. Ochsner, Benedikt M. Kessler, Lukas Zwicky, Peter Gräber, Martin Clauss	62
8	Long-term Prognosis in COPD Exacerbation: Role of Biomarkers, Clinical Variables and Exacerbation Type 2014 ·COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ·Eva Grolimund, Alexander Kutz, Robert J. Marlowe, (unknown), Murat Alan, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann, Claudine Falconnier, Claus Hoess, Christoph Henzen, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Müeller, Philipp Schüetz, (unknown)	36
9	Prohormones for prediction of adverse medical outcome in community-acquired pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infections 2010 ·Critical Care ·Philipp Schüetz, Marcel Wolbers, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann, (unknown), (unknown), Stefanie Neidert, (unknown), C Blum, Ursula Schild, Nils G. Morgenthaler, Ronald A. Schoenenberger, Christoph Henzen, Thomas Bregenzer, Claus Hoess, Martín Krause, Heiner C. Bucher, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Müeller, (unknown)	119
10	Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections breakdown → 2009 ·JAMA ·Philipp Schüetz, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann, Claudine Falconnier, Marcel Wolbers, (unknown), Stefanie Neidert, (unknown), C Blum, Ursula Schild, Katharina Regez, Ronald A. Schoenenberger, Christoph Henzen, Thomas Bregenzer, Claus Hoess, Martín Krause, Heiner C. Bucher, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Müeller, (unknown)	665
11	Linezolid Alone or Combined with Rifampin against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Experimental Foreign-Body Infection 2008 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Daniela Baldoni, Manuel Haschke, Z. Rajacic, Werner Zimmerli, Andrej Trampuž	85
12	Diagnosis and treatment of implant-associated septic arthritis and osteomyelitis 2008 ·Current Infectious Disease Reports ·Andrej Trampuž, Werner Zimmerli	172
13	Procalcitonin Guidance of Antibiotic Therapy in Community-acquired Pneumonia breakdown → 2006 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Daiana Stolz, Roland Bingisser, Christian Müller, David Miedinger, Peter Huber, Werner Zimmerli, Stephan Harbarth, Michael Tamm, Beat P. Müller‐Stich	628
14	HIV-1-infected patients with focal neurologic signs: diagnostic role of PCR for Toxoplasma gondii, Epstein-Barr virus, and JC virus 1998 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Hans H. Hirsch, Pascal Meylan, Werner Zimmerli, Anne Iten, Manuel Battegay, Peter Erb	24
15	Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection in a butcher 1997 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Thomas Bregenzer, Reno Frei, (unknown), Werner Zimmerli	10
16	Diagnosis of Infections in Intensive-Care Unit Patients 1996 ·Digestive Surgery ·Werner Zimmerli, Hans Pargger	1
17	Failure to control AIDS-related CMV-retinitis with intravenous ganciclovir 1992 ·International Ophthalmology ·Wolfgang Bernauer, Peter Meyer, Werner Zimmerli, B. Daicker, (unknown)	2
18	Influence of the anti-inflammatory compound flosulide on granulocyte function 1991 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Werner Zimmerli, Sebastiano Sansano, (unknown)	9
19	Glycosylation of α1-acid glycoprotein in relation to duration of disease in acute and chronic infection and inflammation 1991 ·Clinica Chimica Acta ·Klaus Faßbender, Werner Zimmerli, R Kissling, Magdalena Sobieska, André Aeschlimann, Michael Kellner, Wolfgang Müller	36
20	Salmonella Infection in Total Hip Replacement: Tests to Predict the Outcome of Antimicrobial Therapy 1990 ·Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Andreas F. Widmer, (unknown), (unknown), G Thiel, Werner Zimmerli	29

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