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Felix J.F. Herth

Felix J.F. Herth

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
37292
World Ranking
6062
National Ranking
346

Felix J.F. Herth 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 Felix J.F. Herth sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 912 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Felix J.F. Herth 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 Felix J.F. Herth sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Felix J.F. Herth is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany, with a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work is particularly concentrated in subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Oncology, Surgery, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, notably Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Tracheal and airway disorders, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, as well as Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations.

Frequent co-authors in their work include Franziska Trudzinski, Claus Peter Heußel, Konstantina Kontogianni, Judith Brock, and Júlia Michels.

Felix J.F. Herth has a significant publication record in multiple venues with high productivity in Pneumologie and Respiration, as well as contributions to Pneumo News, European Respiratory Journal, and Respiratory Medicine.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Herth include:

  • Pirfenidone in patients with progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (RELIEF): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Development and Reporting of Prediction Models: Guidance for Authors From Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
  • Transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: a randomised trial, 2021, European Respiratory Journal
  • Standardized Definitions of Bleeding After Transbronchial Lung Biopsy, 2020, CHEST Journal
  • Deep Learning for the Classification of Small-Cell and Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer, 2020, Cancers

Best Publications

  • A randomized study of endobronchial valves for advanced emphysema.

    Frank C. Sciurba;Armin Ernst;Felix J.F. Herth;Charlie Strange

  • Real-time endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes

    Felix Jf Herth;Ralf Eberhardt;Peter Vilmann;Mark Krasnik

  • Control of Confounding and Reporting of Results in Causal Inference Studies. Guidance for Authors from Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals

    David J. Lederer;Scott C. Bell;Richard D. Branson;James D. Chalmers

  • Multimodality bronchoscopic diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions: a randomized controlled trial.

    Ralf Eberhardt;Devanand Anantham;Armin Ernst;David Feller-Kopman

  • Conventional vs Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: A Randomized Trial

    Felix Herth;Heinrich D. Becker;Armin Ernst

  • Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of lymph nodes in the radiologically and positron emission tomography-normal mediastinum in patients with lung cancer.

    Felix J.F. Herth;Ralf Eberhardt;Mark Krasnik;Armin Ernst

  • Efficacy predictors of lung volume reduction with Zephyr valves in a European cohort.

    Felix J F Herth;Marc Noppen;Arschang Valipour;Sylvie Leroy

  • Diagnosis of mediastinal adenopathy-real-time endobronchial ultrasound guided needle aspiration versus mediastinoscopy.

    Armin Ernst;Armin Ernst;Devanand Anantham;Ralf Eberhardt;Mark Krasnik

  • Technical Aspects of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

    Momen M. Wahidi;Felix Herth;Kazuhiro Yasufuku;Ray Wesley Shepherd

  • Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial lung biopsy in solitary pulmonary nodules and peripheral lesions.

    F J F Herth;A Ernst;H D Becker

  • Safety of pleurodesis with talc poudrage in malignant pleural effusion: a prospective cohort study

    Julius P Janssen;Gareth Collier;Phillippe Astoul;Gian Franco Tassi

  • Electromagnetic Navigation Diagnostic Bronchoscopy in Peripheral Lung Lesions

    Ralf Eberhardt;Devanand Anantham;Felix Herth;David Feller-Kopman

  • Consensus for EGFR Mutation Testing in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Results from a European Workshop

    Robert Pirker;Felix J F Herth;Keith M. Kerr;Martin Filipits

  • Pirfenidone in patients with progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (RELIEF): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial.

    Jürgen Behr;Antje Prasse;Michael Kreuter;Johannes Johow

  • Transbronchial Cryobiopsies for the Diagnosis of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases: Expert Statement from the Cryobiopsy Working Group on Safety and Utility and a Call for Standardization of the Procedure.

    Jürgen Hetzel;Fabien Maldonado;Claudia Ravaglia;Athol U. Wells

  • Endobronchial Valve Therapy in Patients with Homogeneous Emphysema. Results from the IMPACT Study

    Arschang Valipour;Dirk-Jan Slebos;Felix Herth;Kaid Darwiche

  • Combined Endoscopic-Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Through a Single Bronchoscope in 150 Patients With Suspected Lung Cancer

    Felix J.F. Herth;Mark Krasnik;Nicolas Kahn;Ralf Eberhardt

  • Combined endobronchial and esophageal endosonography for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline, in cooperation with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)

    Peter Vilmann;Paul Frost clementsen;Sara Colella;Mette Siemsen

  • Endobronchial ultrasound: new insight for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis

    M. Wong;K. Yasufuku;T. Nakajima;F. J. F. Herth

  • A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Heterogeneous Emphysema (TRANSFORM)

    Gerard J. Criner;Richard Sue;Shawn Wright;Mark Dransfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Armin Ernst
Armin Ernst Steward Health Care
Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas Heidelberg University
Gerard J. Criner
Gerard J. Criner Temple University
Peter Schirmacher
Peter Schirmacher University Hospital Heidelberg
Albrecht Stenzinger
Albrecht Stenzinger Heidelberg University
Marina Saetta
Marina Saetta University of Padua
Frank C. Sciurba
Frank C. Sciurba University of Pittsburgh
Claus Vogelmeier
Claus Vogelmeier Philipp University of Marburg
Roland Penzel
Roland Penzel University Hospital Heidelberg
Tobias Welte
Tobias Welte University of Hannover

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