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85
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42073
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14378
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760

Frank Buttgereit 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 Frank Buttgereit sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 558 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank Buttgereit 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 Frank Buttgereit sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank Buttgereit is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the medical field, with a significant emphasis on rheumatology, contributing extensively to this subdiscipline.

Their work spans several specialized subfields, including:

  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology
  • Genetics
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Surgery

In terms of research topics, Buttgereit's output covers a range of areas linked to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The main topics of study include:

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods
  • Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research

Buttgereit has contributed to notable publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie
  • Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Their recent papers include the following:

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update (2020) in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2022 update (2022) in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • European Guideline on IgG4-related digestive disease - UEG and SGF evidence-based recommendations (2020) in United European Gastroenterology Journal
  • British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis (2020) in Lara D. Veeken
  • Recruitment and Retention of Older People in Clinical Research: A Systematic Literature Review (2020) in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Timo Gaber
  • Andriko Palmowski
  • Alexandra Damerau
  • Christian Dejaco
  • Moritz Pfeiffenberger

Best Publications

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2016 update

    Josef S Smolen;Robert Landewé;Ferdinand C Breedveld;Maya Buch;Maya Buch

  • 2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis.

    Bernhard Hellmich;Ana Agueda;Sara Monti;Frank Buttgereit

  • Genomic and nongenomic effects of glucocorticoids.

    Cindy Stahn;Frank Buttgereit

  • Quantitating Protein Synthesis, Degradation, and Endogenous Antigen Processing

    Michael F. Princiotta;Diana Finzi;Shu-Bing Qian;James Gibbs

  • Standardised nomenclature for glucocorticoid dosages and glucocorticoid treatment regimens: current questions and tentative answers in rheumatology

    F. Buttgereit;J.A. da Silva;M. Boers;G.R. Burmester

  • Safety of low dose glucocorticoid treatment in rheumatoid arthritis: published evidence and prospective trial data

    J A P Da Silva;J W G Jacobs;J R Kirwan;M Boers

  • Dose-related patterns of glucocorticoid-induced side effects

    Dörte Huscher;Katja Thiele;Erika Gromnica-Ihle;Gert Hein

  • EULAR evidence based recommendations on the management of systemic glucocorticoid therapy in rheumatic diseases.

    J. N. Hoes;J. W. G. Jacobs;M. Boers;D. Boumpas

  • Molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid action and selective glucocorticoid receptor agonists

    Cindy Stahn;Mark Löwenberg;Daniel W. Hommes;Frank Buttgereit

  • Association Among Rheumatoid Arthritis, Oral Hygiene, and Periodontitis

    N. Pischon;T. Pischon;J. Kröger;E. Gülmez

  • Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review

    Frank Buttgereit;Christian Dejaco;Eric L. Matteson;Bhaskar Dasgupta

  • Glucocorticoids in the treatment of rheumatic diseases: an update on the mechanisms of action.

    Frank Buttgereit;Rainer H Straub;Martin Wehling;Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester

  • Efficacy of modified-release versus standard prednisone to reduce duration of morning stiffness of the joints in rheumatoid arthritis (CAPRA-1): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial

    Frank Buttgereit;Gisela Doering;Achim Schaeffler;Stephan Witte

  • The Early Fracture Hematoma and Its Potential Role in Fracture Healing

    Paula Kolar;Katharina Schmidt-Bleek;Hanna Schell;Timo Gaber

  • Rapid glucocorticoid effects on immune cells.

    Frank Buttgereit;Alexander Scheffold

  • Energy regulation and neuroendocrine-immune control in chronic inflammatory diseases

    R. H. Straub;M. Cutolo;F. Buttgereit;G. Pongratz

  • 2015 Recommendations for the Management of Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Collaborative Initiative

    Christian Dejaco;Yogesh P. Singh;Pablo Perel;Andrew Hutchings

  • Bioenergetics of immune functions: fundamental and therapeutic aspects

    Frank Buttgereit;Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester;Martin D Brand

  • The spectrum of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: revisiting the concept of the disease

    Christian Dejaco;Christina Duftner;Frank Buttgereit;Eric L. Matteson

  • Defining conditions where long-term glucocorticoid treatment has an acceptably low level of harm to facilitate implementation of existing recommendations: viewpoints from an EULAR task force

    Cindy Strehl;Johannes W J Bijlsma;Maarten de Wit;Maarten Boers

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Perka
Carsten Perka Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Georg N. Duda
Georg N. Duda Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Maarten Boers
Maarten Boers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Maurizio Cutolo
Maurizio Cutolo University of Genoa
Rainer H. Straub
Rainer H. Straub University of Regensburg
Johannes W. J. Bijlsma
Johannes W. J. Bijlsma Utrecht University
Markus J. Seibel
Markus J. Seibel University of Sydney
Gerd R. Burmester
Gerd R. Burmester Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Eric L. Matteson
Eric L. Matteson Mayo Clinic
Falk Hiepe
Falk Hiepe Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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