Wolfgang Kohnen

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Wolfgang Kohnen is a scholar working on Emergency Medical Services, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Kohnen has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Emergency Medical Services, 5 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Kohnen's work include Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (6 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (4 papers) and Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine (4 papers). Wolfgang Kohnen is often cited by papers focused on Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis (6 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (4 papers) and Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine (4 papers). Wolfgang Kohnen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Slovakia and Tunisia. Wolfgang Kohnen's co-authors include Bernd Jansen, Thomas Schwartz, Ursula Obst, Karsten Becker, Christof von Eiff, Matthias Kreisler, H. Duschner, Bernd d’Hoedt, Hermann Götz and Silke Kirchen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Biomaterials and Journal of Periodontology.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Kohnen

27 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water biofilms

2003 698 citations Thomas Schwartz, Wolfgang Kohnen et al. FEMS Microbiology Ecology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Nanopore adaptive sampling of a metagenomic sample derived from a human monkeypox case 2024 ·Journal of Medical Virology ·Charlotte Hewel, Hanno Schmidt, Stefan Runkel, Wolfgang Kohnen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bodo Plachter, Thomas Hankeln, Matthias Linke, Susanne Gerber	2
2	SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in a hospital and control of an outbreak on a geriatric ward using whole genome sequencing 2024 ·Infection Prevention in Practice ·Hanno Schmidt, Niels A. W. Lemmermann, Matthias Linke, (unknown), Stefan Runkel, (unknown), Susanne Gerber, (unknown), Thomas Hankeln, (unknown), Wolfgang Kohnen, Bodo Plachter	1
3	Microbial contamination of anesthetic syringes in relation to different handling habits 2015 ·American Journal of Infection Control ·F. Heid, Carolin Bender, H. W. Gervais, Joachim Schmeck, Wolfgang Kohnen, Rüdiger Noppens	8
4	Principles of infection prevention and reprocessing in ENT endoscopy 2015 ·PubMed ·Axel Krämer, Wolfgang Kohnen, (unknown), (unknown), Nils‐Olaf Hübner, (unknown), (unknown)	4
5	Bedeutung der Materiallogistik im Schnittstellenmanagement der Operationsabteilungen 2008 ·Der Anaesthesist ·Joachim Schmeck, (unknown), Wolfgang Kohnen, Christian Werner, Martin Schäfer, H. W. Gervais	5
6	Molecular monitoring of inactivation efficiencies of bacteria during pulsed electric field treatment of clinical wastewater 2008 ·Journal of Applied Microbiology ·Annika Rieder, Thomas Schwartz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christian Gusbeth, Wolfgang Kohnen, Walter Swoboda, Ursula Obst, Wolfgang Frey	56
7	A New Model of Skull Base Reconstruction following Expanded Endonasal or Transoral Approaches – Long-Term Results in Primates 2008 ·European Surgical Research ·Patra Charalampaki, Axel Heimann, Ralf A. Kockro, Wolfgang Kohnen, Oliver Kempski	1
8	Real-time PCR detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in clinical and municipal wastewater and genotyping of the ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates 2006 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Thomas Schwartz, (unknown), Silke Kirchen, Wolfgang Kohnen, (unknown), Bernd Jansen, Ursula Obst	74
9	Microbiological quality of carbonated drinking water produced with in-home carbonation systems 2005 ·International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·Wolfgang Kohnen, (unknown), (unknown), Anja H. Loos, Michael Pietsch, Bernd Jansen	9
10	Infections Associated with Medical Devices 2005 ·Drugs ·Christof von Eiff, Bernd Jansen, Wolfgang Kohnen, Karsten Becker	330
11	In vitro evaluation of the biocompatibility of contaminated implant surfaces treated with an Er : YAG laser and an air powder system 2004 ·Clinical Oral Implants Research ·Matthias Kreisler, Wolfgang Kohnen, (unknown), Hermann Götz, Bernd Jansen, H. Duschner, Bernd d’Hoedt	93
12	Development of a long-lasting ventricular catheter impregnated with a combination of antibiotics 2003 ·Biomaterials ·Wolfgang Kohnen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	53
13	Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their resistance genes in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water biofilms breakdown → 2003 ·FEMS Microbiology Ecology ·Thomas Schwartz, Wolfgang Kohnen, Bernd Jansen, Ursula Obst	698
14	Efficacy of NaOCl/H₂O₂ irrigation and GaAlAs laser in decontamination of root canals in vitro 2003 ·Lasers in Surgery and Medicine ·Matthias Kreisler, Wolfgang Kohnen, Michael Beck, Haitham Al Haj, (unknown), H. Götz, H. Duschner, Bernd Jansen, B dʼHoedt	66
15	Rifampin-Impregnated Silicone Catheters: A Potential Tool for Prevention and Treatment of CSF Shunt Infections 2003 ·Infection ·Juergen A. Hampl, (unknown), (unknown), Wolfgang Kohnen, D. Roesner, Bernd Jansen	29
16	Bactericidal Effect of the Er:YAG Laser on Dental Implant Surfaces: An In Vitro Study 2002 ·Journal of Periodontology ·Matthias Kreisler, Wolfgang Kohnen, (unknown), Hermann Götz, H. Duschner, Bernd Jansen, Bernd d’Hoedt	138
17	A Silicone Ventricular Catheter Coated with a Combination of Rifampin and Trimethoprim for the Prevention of Catheter-related Infections 1998 ·Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie ·Wolfgang Kohnen, Jan Schäper, Oliver Klein, Bernd Tieke, Bernd Jansen	27
18	In vitro efficacy of a Hydrophilic Central Venous Catheter Loaded with Silver to Prevent Microbial Colonization 1998 ·Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie ·(unknown), Wolfgang Kohnen, Bernd Jansen	23
19	Polymer materials for the prevention of catheter-related infections 1995 ·Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie ·Wolfgang Kohnen, Bernd Jansen	28
20	Prevention of biofilm formation by polymer modification 1995 ·Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology ·Bernd Jansen, Wolfgang Kohnen	103

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