Wolf‐Dieter Zech

642 total citations
34 papers, 462 citations indexed

About

Wolf‐Dieter Zech is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Archeology and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolf‐Dieter Zech has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 462 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 13 papers in Archeology and 12 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Wolf‐Dieter Zech's work include Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (26 papers), Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (12 papers) and Paleopathology and ancient diseases (7 papers). Wolf‐Dieter Zech is often cited by papers focused on Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (26 papers), Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies (12 papers) and Paleopathology and ancient diseases (7 papers). Wolf‐Dieter Zech collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Sweden and Germany. Wolf‐Dieter Zech's co-authors include Christian Jackowski, Anders Persson, Nicole Schwendener, Marcel Warntjes, Michael J. Thali, Johan Berge, J. B. M. Warntjes, Johannes Dominik Bastian, Paul Lombardo and Jennifer L. Cullmann and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Neuroradiology, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and European Radiology.

In The Last Decade

Wolf‐Dieter Zech

30 papers receiving 453 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolf‐Dieter Zech Switzerland 12 303 128 106 102 63 34 462
Sabine Franckenberg Switzerland 12 207 0.7× 81 0.6× 37 0.3× 41 0.4× 50 0.8× 52 323
Mike Biggs United Kingdom 11 298 1.0× 180 1.4× 87 0.8× 20 0.2× 64 1.0× 22 421
Morio Iino Japan 11 204 0.7× 190 1.5× 25 0.2× 63 0.6× 25 0.4× 30 429
Rutsuko Yamaguchi Japan 13 191 0.6× 248 1.9× 12 0.1× 101 1.0× 63 1.0× 61 478
Mark Viner United Kingdom 9 200 0.7× 198 1.5× 28 0.3× 19 0.2× 32 0.5× 16 294
William G. Eckert United States 11 81 0.3× 98 0.8× 28 0.3× 112 1.1× 97 1.5× 49 509
Johan Berge Sweden 10 139 0.5× 42 0.3× 47 0.4× 111 1.1× 35 0.6× 17 494
Alison Brough United Kingdom 14 293 1.0× 334 2.6× 43 0.4× 33 0.3× 32 0.5× 19 490
Vidija Soerdjbalie‐Maikoe Netherlands 15 174 0.6× 61 0.5× 8 0.1× 80 0.8× 118 1.9× 24 353
Yu I Pigolkin Russia 9 73 0.2× 66 0.5× 14 0.1× 24 0.2× 27 0.4× 97 311

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolf‐Dieter Zech

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wolf‐Dieter Zech. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wolf‐Dieter Zech 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 Wolf‐Dieter Zech. Wolf‐Dieter Zech 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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Lombardo, Paul, Hendrik von Tengg‐Kobligk, Thomas D. Ruder, et al.. (2025). Comparative image quality evaluation of unenhanced postmortem Photon-Counting CT and Energy-Integrating CT. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology.
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Müller, Martín, Andreas Schmeling, Wolf‐Dieter Zech, et al.. (2025). CT of the medial clavicular epiphysis for forensic age estimation – raised arms position recommended. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 139(5). 2339–2349.
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Zech, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2024). Technical note: An optimized protocol for standard unenhanced whole-body post-mortem Photon Counting CT imaging. Forensic Science International. 367. 112317–112317. 3 indexed citations
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Ruder, Thomas D., et al.. (2023). Standards of practice in forensic age estimation with CT of the medial clavicular epiphysis—a systematic review. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 137(6). 1757–1766. 7 indexed citations
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Ruder, Thomas D., Jakob Heimer, Jolanta Klukowska‐Rötzler, et al.. (2023). Imaging of alert patients after non-self-inflicted strangulation: MRI is superior to CT. European Radiology. 34(6). 3813–3822. 3 indexed citations
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Arnold, Isabel, Nicole Schwendener, Paul Lombardo, Christian Jackowski, & Wolf‐Dieter Zech. (2021). 3Tesla post-mortem MRI quantification of anatomical brain structures. Forensic Science International. 327. 110984–110984. 4 indexed citations
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Schwendener, Nicole, et al.. (2019). Hounsfield unit values of liver pathologies in unenhanced post-mortem computed tomography. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 133(6). 1861–1867. 10 indexed citations
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Lombardo, Paul, et al.. (2018). Individual synthetic head models in wound ballistics — A feasibility study based on real cases. Forensic Science International. 294. 150–159. 15 indexed citations
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Warntjes, J. B. M., Anders Persson, Johan Berge, & Wolf‐Dieter Zech. (2017). Myelin Detection Using Rapid Quantitative MR Imaging Correlated to Macroscopically Registered Luxol Fast Blue–Stained Brain Specimens. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 38(6). 1096–1102. 51 indexed citations
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Persson, Anders, et al.. (2017). Temperature-corrected postmortem 3-T MR quantification of histopathological early acute and chronic myocardial infarction: a feasibility study. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 132(2). 541–549. 10 indexed citations
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Ecker, Timo M., Jennifer L. Cullmann, Wolf‐Dieter Zech, et al.. (2017). Percutaneous screw fixation of the iliosacral joint: A case-based preoperative planning approach reduces operating time and radiation exposure. Injury. 48(8). 1825–1830. 10 indexed citations
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Schwendener, Nicole, et al.. (2016). Post-mortem CT: Hounsfield unit profiles obtained in the lungs with respect to the cause of death assessment. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 131(1). 199–210. 9 indexed citations
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Zech, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2016). Body height estimation from post-mortem CT femoral F1 measurements in a contemporary Swiss population. Legal Medicine. 19. 61–66. 18 indexed citations
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Zech, Wolf‐Dieter, Nicole Schwendener, Anders Persson, Marcel Warntjes, & Christian Jackowski. (2015). Temperature dependence of postmortem MR quantification for soft tissue discrimination. European Radiology. 25(8). 2381–2389. 29 indexed citations
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Schwendener, Nicole, et al.. (2015). When the prey gets too big: an uncommon road accident involving a motorcyclist, a car and a bird. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 130(2). 463–467. 11 indexed citations
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Zech, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2015). Postmortem CT versus forensic autopsy: frequent discrepancies of tracheobronchial content findings. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 130(1). 191–198. 8 indexed citations
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Schön, Corinna A., et al.. (2015). Rigor mortis at the myocardium investigated by post-mortem magnetic resonance imaging. Forensic Science International. 257. 93–97. 11 indexed citations
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Zech, Wolf‐Dieter, Nicole Schwendener, Anders Persson, et al.. (2015). Postmortem quantitative 1.5-T MRI for the differentiation and characterization of serous fluids, blood, CSF, and putrefied CSF. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 129(5). 1127–1136. 7 indexed citations
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Zech, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2014). Characterization and differentiation of body fluids, putrefaction fluid, and blood using Hounsfield unit in postmortem CT. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 128(5). 795–802. 40 indexed citations
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Brogdon, B. G., et al.. (2012). Gas at postmortem computed tomography – An evaluation of 73 non-putrefied trauma and non-trauma cases. Forensic Science International. 222(1-3). 162–169. 40 indexed citations

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