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Dietrich Rothenbacher

Dietrich Rothenbacher

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D-Index
103
Citations
123067
World Ranking
7145
National Ranking
401

Overview

Dietrich Rothenbacher is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and has contributed extensively to medical research across various domains. Their work predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with a total of 237 publications. Key subfields of their research include Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurology, Physiology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum of medical and health-related issues. Main themes include:

  • Hip and Femur Fractures
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health

Among their recent publications are several notable papers:

  • Post-acute sequelae of covid-19 six to 12 months after infection: population based study, 2022, BMJ
  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Albuminuria, and Adverse Outcomes, 2023, JAMA
  • The Association Between Orthogeriatric Co-Management and Mortality Following Hip Fracture, 2020, Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary and Physical Activity Time and Their Correlates in European Older Adults: The SITLESS Study, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Contribution of cystatin C- and creatinine-based definitions of chronic kidney disease to cardiovascular risk assessment in 20 population-based and 3 disease cohorts: the BiomarCaRE project, 2020, BMC Medicine

Rothenbacher has coauthored frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Raphael S. Peter
  • Jon Genuneit
  • Gisela Büchele
  • Hermann Brenner
  • Kilian Rapp

Their publications appear regularly in a select group of venues, with the highest number of contributions in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Nutrients

Rothenbacher's body of work spans complex issues associated with aging, chronic diseases, and the long-term effects of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, supported by multi-disciplinary approaches that intersect clinical and population health research.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Boris Bikbov;Caroline A. Purcell;Andrew S. Levey;Mari Smith

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis.

    Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor;Mark Woodward

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013 : quantifying the epidemiological transition

    Christopher J. L. Murray;Ryan M. Barber;Kyle J. Foreman;Ayse Abbasoglu Ozgoren

  • Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in population-based studies: Systematic review

    Qiu Li Zhang;Dietrich Rothenbacher

  • Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Infection

    Guillermo I. Perez-Perez;Dietrich Rothenbacher;Hermann Brenner

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Nancy Fullman;Jamal Yearwood;Solomon M Abay;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Cystatin C versus creatinine in determining risk based on kidney function.

    Michael G. Shlipak;Kunihiro Matsushita;Johan Ärnlöv;Johan Ärnlöv;Lesley A. Inker

Frequent Co-Authors

Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Wolfgang Koenig
Wolfgang Koenig German Heart Centre
Jon Genuneit
Jon Genuneit Leipzig University
Ben Schöttker
Ben Schöttker Heidelberg University
Johan Ärnlöv
Johan Ärnlöv Karolinska Institute
Gabriele Nagel
Gabriele Nagel University of Ulm
Guido Adler
Guido Adler University of Ulm
Juan Sanabria
Juan Sanabria Marshall University
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India

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