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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 101 7872 7401 110 107 863 44982

Christoph F. Dietrich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christoph F. Dietrich between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christoph F. Dietrich published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 36.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 100 publications in 2011. 101 of the 1,047 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 100. Peak 100 publications in 2011. 1997: 11 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 40 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 35 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 100 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 38 publications 2014: 30 publications 2015: 78 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 52 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 43 publications 2020: 62 publications 2021: 94 publications 2022: 56 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 55 publications 2025: 46 publications
1997 2025

1,047 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christoph F. Dietrich: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 11
1998 7
1999 8
2000 18
2001 7
2002 13
2003 5
2004 7
2005 8
2006 40
2007 28
2008 35
2009 34
2010 17
2011 100
2012 31
2013 38
2014 30
2015 78
2016 40
2017 52
2018 36
2019 43
2020 62
2021 94
2022 56
2023 48
2024 55
2025 46
Total 1,047
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Christoph F. Dietrich publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph F. Dietrich sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 861–880 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 863 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155 863
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Christoph F. Dietrich D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph F. Dietrich sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 100–101 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611 101
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Christoph F. Dietrich is affiliated with the Hirslanden Private Hospital Group in Switzerland, contributing extensively to medical research, particularly in ultrasound and hepatology. Their work spans both clinical applications and the integration of advanced imaging techniques.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within this broad area, their subfields of expertise cover:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Surgery
  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Hepatology
  • Epidemiology

Christoph F. Dietrich's research topics are diverse, focusing on:

  • Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research

Their notable publications include:

  • Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver-Update 2020 WFUMB in Cooperation with EFSUMB, AFSUMB, AIUM, and FLAUS, 2020, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Liver - Update 2020 - WFUMB in Cooperation with EFSUMB, AFSUMB, AIUM, and FLAUS, 2020, Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound
  • Ultrasound-based deep learning radiomics in the assessment of pathological complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer, 2021, European Journal of Cancer
  • Quantification of Liver Fat Content with Ultrasound: A WFUMB Position Paper, 2021, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • Nomogram Based on Shear-Wave Elastography Radiomics Can Improve Preoperative Cervical Lymph Node Staging for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, 2020, Thyroid

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christoph F. Dietrich include:

  • Christian Jenssen
  • Yi Dong
  • Xin-Wu Cui
  • Kathleen Möller
  • Christian Görg

Key venues where their research has been published are:

  • Medical Ultrasonography
  • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
  • Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Diagnostics

Best Publications

  • EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography. Part 1: Basic Principles and Technology

    J Bamber;D Cosgrove;C. F Dietrich;J Fromageau

  • The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Practice of Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS): Update 2011 on non-hepatic applications

    F Piscaglia;C Nolsøe;C F Dietrich;D O Cosgrove

  • Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the liver - update 2012: A WFUMB-EFSUMB initiative in cooperation with representatives of AFSUMB, AIUM, ASUM, FLAUS and ICUS.

    Michel Claudon;Christoph F. Dietrich;Byung Ihn Choi;David O. Cosgrove

  • Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in the liver - Update 2012

    M. Claudon;C. F. Dietrich;B. I. Choi;D. O. Cosgrove

  • EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography.Part 2: Clinical Applications

    D Cosgrove;F Piscaglia;J Bamber;J Bojunga

  • Guidelines and good clinical practice recommendations for contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) - Update 2008

    M. Claudon;D. Cosgrove;T. Albrecht;L. Bolondi

  • WFUMB guidelines and recommendations for clinical use of ultrasound elastography: Part 1: basic principles and terminology.

    Tsuyoshi Shiina;Kathryn R. Nightingale;Mark L. Palmeri;Timothy J. Hall

  • EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations on the Clinical Use of Liver Ultrasound Elastography, Update 2017 (Long Version)

    Christoph F Dietrich;Jeffrey Bamber;Annalisa Berzigotti;Simona Bota

  • The EFSUMB guidelines and recommendations for the clinical practice of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in Non-Hepatic Applications: Update 2017 (Long Version)

    Paul S. Sidhu;Vito Cantisani;Christoph F. Dietrich;Odd Helge Gilja

  • Liver Fibrosis in Viral Hepatitis: Noninvasive Assessment with Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging versus Transient Elastography

    Mireen Friedrich-Rust;Katrin Wunder;Susanne Kriener;Fariba Sotoudeh

  • WFUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Clinical Use of Ultrasound Elastography: Part 2: Breast

    Richard G. Barr;Kazutaka Nakashima;Dominique Amy;David Cosgrove

  • Liver Ultrasound Elastography: An Update to the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Guidelines and Recommendations.

    Giovanna Ferraioli;Vincent Wai Sun Wong;Laurent Castera;Annalisa Berzigotti

  • Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the characterization of focal liver lesions--diagnostic accuracy in clinical practice (DEGUM multicenter trial).

    D. Strobel;K. Seitz;W. Blank;A. Schuler

  • An EFSUMB introduction into Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (DCE-US) for quantification of tumour perfusion.

    C. F. Dietrich;M. A. Averkiou;J.-M. Correas;N. Lassau

  • Endoscopic ultrasound elastography for evaluation of lymph nodes and pancreatic masses: A multicenter study

    Marc Giovannini;Thomas Botelberge;Erwan Bories;Christian Pesenti

  • How to perform Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS).

    Christoph F. Dietrich;Michalakis Averkiou;Michael Bachmann Nielsen;Richard G. Barr

  • Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound in discrimination between focal pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

    Michael Hocke;Ewald Schulze;Peter Gottschalk;Theodor Topalidis

  • Lymph Node Metastasis Prediction from Primary Breast Cancer US Images Using Deep Learning

    Li-Qiang Zhou;Xing-Long Wu;Shu-Yan Huang;Ge-Ge Wu

  • Evidence Supporting LI-RADS Major Features for CT- and MR Imaging-based Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review.

    An Tang;Mustafa R. Bashir;Michael T. Corwin;Irene Cruite

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Piscaglia
Fabio Piscaglia University of Bologna
Stefan Zeuzem
Stefan Zeuzem Goethe University Frankfurt
Claude B. Sirlin
Claude B. Sirlin University of California, San Diego
Masatoshi Kudo
Masatoshi Kudo Kindai University
Christoph Sarrazin
Christoph Sarrazin Goethe University Frankfurt
Annalisa Berzigotti
Annalisa Berzigotti University of Bern
Byung Ihn Choi
Byung Ihn Choi Seoul National University
Jeffrey C. Bamber
Jeffrey C. Bamber Institute of Cancer Research

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