Wolfgang Mlekusch

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Mlekusch is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Mlekusch has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 54 papers in Surgery and 25 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Mlekusch's work include Peripheral Artery Disease Management (40 papers), Vascular Procedures and Complications (32 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (32 papers). Wolfgang Mlekusch is often cited by papers focused on Peripheral Artery Disease Management (40 papers), Vascular Procedures and Complications (32 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (32 papers). Wolfgang Mlekusch collaborates with scholars based in Austria, France and Germany. Wolfgang Mlekusch's co-authors include Martin Schillinger, Erich Minar, Schila Sabeti, Jasmin Amighi, Oliver Schlager, Petra Dick, Markus Exner, Oswald Wagner, Markus Haumer and Ramazanali Ahmadi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Mlekusch

107 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Balloon Angioplasty versus Implantation of Nitinol Stents... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
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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. Balloon Angioplasty versus Implantation of Nitinol Stents in the Superficial Femoral Artery
    2006 826 citations Martin Schillinger, Schila Sabeti et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolfgang Mlekusch Austria 38 3.1k 2.9k 1.1k 744 631 107 5.1k
Michael Belkin United States 42 3.3k 1.1× 3.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 554 0.7× 588 0.9× 175 6.0k
Schila Sabeti Austria 32 2.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 939 0.9× 653 0.9× 533 0.8× 69 4.1k
James M. Seeger United States 44 3.8k 1.2× 3.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 456 0.6× 325 0.5× 199 5.6k
Fred A. Weaver United States 45 3.3k 1.1× 3.2k 1.1× 1.7k 1.6× 524 0.7× 553 0.9× 287 6.4k
Marianne Brodmann Austria 38 4.0k 1.3× 4.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 491 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 271 6.5k
Jasmin Amighi Austria 27 2.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 639 0.6× 453 0.6× 326 0.5× 44 3.3k
Jonathan L. Halperin United States 17 3.2k 1.0× 4.3k 1.4× 2.5k 2.3× 593 0.8× 1.6k 2.5× 21 6.8k
Roger M. Greenhalgh United Kingdom 47 6.2k 2.0× 3.3k 1.1× 3.7k 3.4× 665 0.9× 388 0.6× 160 8.1k
Markus Haumer Austria 30 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 807 0.7× 597 0.8× 379 0.6× 85 2.8k
Anton N. Sidawy United States 40 4.6k 1.5× 5.1k 1.7× 1.6k 1.5× 627 0.8× 750 1.2× 185 8.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Mlekusch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hanslik, Andreas, Erwin Kitzmüller, Katharina Thom, et al.. (2011). Incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications during cardiac catheterization in children: comparison of high‐dose vs. low‐dose heparin protocols. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 9(12). 2353–2360. 29 indexed citations
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Hoke, M., et al.. (2011). The impact of dental disease on mortality in patients with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. Swiss Medical Weekly. 141(2930). w13236–w13236. 15 indexed citations
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Hoke, Matthias, Martin Schillinger, Petra Dick, et al.. (2010). Polymorphism of the palladin gene and cardiovascular outcome in patients with atherosclerosis. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 41(4). 365–371. 2 indexed citations
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Dick, Petra, Wolfgang Mlekusch, Schila Sabeti, et al.. (2008). Complications After Peripheral Vascular Interventions in Octogenarians. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 15(4). 383–389. 30 indexed citations
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Reiter, Markus, Schila Sabeti, Wolfgang Mlekusch, et al.. (2008). Increasing Carotid Plaque Echolucency is Predictive of Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients. Radiology. 248(3). 1050–1055. 47 indexed citations
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Amighi, Jasmin, Martin Schillinger, Petra Dick, et al.. (2008). De Novo Superficial Femoropopliteal Artery Lesions: Peripheral Cutting Balloon Angioplasty and Restenosis Rates—Randomized Controlled Trial. Radiology. 247(1). 267–272. 22 indexed citations
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Schlager, Oliver, Markus Haumer, Petra Dick, et al.. (2007). Duplex Sonography Versus Angiography for Assessment of Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease in A “Real-World” Setting. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 14(4). 452–459. 13 indexed citations
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Schlager, Oliver, Markus Haumer, Petra Dick, et al.. (2007). Duplex Sonography versus Angiography for Assessment of Femoropopliteal Arterial Disease in a “Real-World” Setting. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 14(4). 452–459. 41 indexed citations
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Schillinger, Martin, Schila Sabeti, Christian Loewe, et al.. (2006). Balloon Angioplasty versus Implantation of Nitinol Stents in the Superficial Femoral Artery. New England Journal of Medicine. 354(18). 1879–1888. 826 indexed citations breakdown →
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Exner, Markus, Erich Minar, Wolfgang Mlekusch, et al.. (2006). Myeloperoxidase Predicts Progression of Carotid Stenosis in States of Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 47(11). 2212–2218. 49 indexed citations
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Mittermayer, Friedrich, Katarzyna Krzyżanowska, Markus Exner, et al.. (2006). Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Predicts Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 26(11). 2536–2540. 119 indexed citations
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Mlekusch, Wolfgang, et al.. (2005). Iatrogene Pseudoaneurysmen nach perkutanen Gefäßeingriffen. Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH). 2(4). 9–11. 1 indexed citations
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Sabeti, Schila, Jasmin Amighi, Petra Dick, et al.. (2005). Procedure-Related Complications and Early Neurological Adverse Events of Unprotected and Protected Carotid Stenting:Temporal Trends in a Consecutive Patient Series. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 12(5). 538–547. 26 indexed citations
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Mlekusch, Wolfgang. (2004). Serum creatinine predicts mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease: influence of diabetes and hypertension. Atherosclerosis. 175(2). 361–367. 30 indexed citations
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Schillinger, Martin, Markus Exner, Erich Minar, et al.. (2004). Heme oxygenase-1 genotype and restenosis after balloon angioplasty: a novel vascular protective factor. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 43(6). 950–957. 82 indexed citations
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Mlekusch, Wolfgang, Martin Schillinger, Schila Sabeti, et al.. (2003). Hypotension and Bradycardia after Elective Carotid Stenting: Frequency and Risk Factors. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 10(5). 851–859. 90 indexed citations
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Schillinger, Martin, Wolfgang Mlekusch, Markus Haumer, et al.. (2003). Angioplasty and Elective Stenting of De Novo Versus Recurrent Femoropopliteal Lesions:1-Year Follow-up. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 10(2). 288–297. 4 indexed citations
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Amighi, Jasmin, Schila Sabeti, Oliver Schlager, et al.. (2003). Low Serum Magnesium Predicts Neurological Events in Patients With Advanced Atherosclerosis. Stroke. 35(1). 22–27. 62 indexed citations
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Schillinger, Martin, Markus Exner, Wolfgang Mlekusch, et al.. (2002). Heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphism is associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Thrombosis Research. 106(2). 131–136. 86 indexed citations
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Schillinger, Martin, Markus Exner, Wolfgang Mlekusch, et al.. (2002). Balloon Angioplasty and Stent Implantation Induce a Vascular Inflammatory Reaction. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 9(1). 59–66. 52 indexed citations

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