2026 Christoph R. Meier: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	77	18549	17427	287	274	258	18361

Overview

Christoph R. Meier is affiliated with the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology, pathology, and dermatology.

Their research spans several subfields including:

Oncology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Dermatology
Food Science
Nephrology

Main topics addressed in their work include:

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer
Fuel Cells and Related Materials
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Dermatology and Skin Diseases

Meier has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

Susan S. Jick
Wolfgang A. Wall
Claudia Mellenthin
Léo Bühler
Cornelia Schneider

Their papers have appeared in various publication venues, notably:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Pancreatology
Schweizerische Ärztezeitung
ECS Transactions
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Examples of recent publications include:

"Development Progress at Hexis SOC Activities," 2021, ECS Transactions
"How to Choose an Emollient? Pharmaceutical and Sensory Attributes for Product Selection," 2025, Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
"Changes in serum creatinine during and after pregnancy in female patients with or without chronic kidney disease: an observational study in UK primary care data," 2025, Journal of Nephrology
"Gemeinsame Entscheidungsfindung: keine Modeerscheinung," 2020, Schweizerische Ärztezeitung
"A highly efficient computational framework for fast scan-resolved simulations of metal additive manufacturing processes on the scale of real parts," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)

Meier has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by St.Gallen University of Teacher Education titled Augmentationsstrategien in der Personalentwicklung (2020).

Best Publications

HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors and the Risk of Fractures

Christoph H. Meier;Raymond G. Schlienger;Marius E. Kraenzlin;Brigitta Schlegel

653
Citations
Validity of the general practice research database.

Susan S. Jick;James A. Kaye;Catherine Vasilakis-Scaramozza;Luis A. García Rodríguez

647
Citations
Long-term metformin use is associated with decreased risk of breast cancer.

Michael Bodmer;Christian Meier;Stephan Krähenbühl;Susan S. Jick

577
Citations
Metformin, sulfonylureas, or other antidiabetes drugs and the risk of lactic acidosis or hypoglycemia: a nested case-control analysis.

Michael Bodmer;Christian Meier;Stephan Krähenbühl;Susan S. Jick

573
Citations
Acute respiratory-tract infections and risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction.

Christoph R Meier;Susan S Jick;Laura E Derby;Catherine Vasilakis

528
Citations
Use of thiazolidinediones and fracture risk.

Christian Meier;Marius E. Kraenzlin;Michael Bodmer;Susan S. Jick

488
Citations
Use of β-Blockers and Risk of Fractures

Raymond G. Schlienger;Marius E. Kraenzlin;Susan S. Jick;Christoph R. Meier

459
Citations
Metformin, Other Antidiabetic Drugs, and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease: A Population‐Based Case–Control Study

Patrick Imfeld;Patrick Imfeld;Michael Bodmer;Susan S. Jick;Christoph R. Meier;Christoph R. Meier;Christoph R. Meier

427
Citations
A population-based study of appetite-suppressant drugs and the risk of cardiac-valve regurgitation.

Hershel Jick;Catherine Vasilakis;Larry A. Weinrauch;Christoph R. Meier

356
Citations
Effect of rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus on the risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction.

Lorenz M. Fischer;Raymond G. Schlienger;Christian Matter;Hershel Jick

330
Citations
Use of antihypertensives and the risk of Parkinson disease

Claudia Becker;Susan S. Jick;Christoph R. Meier

290
Citations
Calcium-channel blockers and risk of cancer

Hershel Jick;Susan Jick;Laura E Derby;Catherine Vasilakis

271
Citations
Antibiotics and risk of subsequent first-time acute myocardial infarction.

Christoph R. Meier;Laura E. Derby;Susan S. Jick;Catherine Vasilakis

270
Citations
Psoriasis and risk of incident myocardial infarction, stroke or transient ischaemic attack: an inception cohort study with a nested case-control analysis.

Y.B. Brauchli;S.S. Jick;M. Miret;C.R. Meier;C.R. Meier

258
Citations
Population-based study on incidence, risk factors, clinical complications and drug utilisation associated with influenza in the United Kingdom

C. R. Meier;P. N. Napalkov;Y. Wegmüller;T. Jefferson

255
Citations
Tamoxifen and risk of idiopathic venous thromboembolism

Christoph R. Meier;Hershel Jick

252
Citations
A study on the epidemiology of rosacea in the U.K.

J. Spoendlin;J.J. Voegel;S.S. Jick;C.R. Meier;C.R. Meier;C.R. Meier

240
Citations
COPD and the risk of depression.

Cornelia Schneider;Susan S. Jick;Ulrich Bothner;Christoph R. Meier;Christoph R. Meier

224
Citations
Testosterone lab testing and initiation in the United Kingdom and the United States, 2000 to 2011.

J. Bradley Layton;Dongmei Li;Christoph R. Meier;Julie L. Sharpless

222
Citations
The Epidemiology of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in the UK.

Noel Frey;Noel Frey;Janine Jossi;Michael Bodmer;Andreas Bircher

202
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan S. Jick Boston University

Hershel Jick Boston University

Stephan Krähenbühl University of Basel

Michael F. Leitzmann University of Regensburg

Ulrich Bogdahn University of Regensburg

Toby M. Maher University of Southern California

Til Stürmer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

M. Alan Brookhart University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Liam G. Heaney Queen's University Belfast

Peter Fuhr University Hospital of Basel

External Links

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