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Switzerland
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
48365
World Ranking
5950
National Ranking
78

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2019 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Internal Medicine and Dermatology

Overview

Gerhard Rogler is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and has produced a substantial body of research primarily focused on inflammatory bowel disease and related fields. Their research spans over various subfields of medicine including genetics, surgery, epidemiology, molecular biology, and oncology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to complex medical conditions.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, particularly:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Diverticular Disease and Complications
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders

Gerhard Rogler has contributed to numerous publications in prominent venues, including:

  • Journal of Crohn s and Colitis
  • Gastroenterology
  • Digestion
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases

Their published papers include:

  • Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Concepts, Treatment, and Implications for Disease Management, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Filgotinib as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (SELECTION): a phase 2b/3 double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet
  • Dietary Guidance From the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2020, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Deep Remission at 1 Year Prevents Progression of Early Crohn's Disease, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • Genome-Scale CRISPR Screening in Human Intestinal Organoids Identifies Drivers of TGF-β Resistance, 2020, Cell stem cell

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Luc Biedermann
  • Michael Scharl
  • Benjamin Misselwitz
  • Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
  • Philipp Schreiner

Their research contributions have been recognized with awards such as the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina membership in 2019, associated with work in internal medicine and dermatology.

Gerhard Rogler's extensive publication record spans over 300 works in medicine and over 160 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, highlighting a broad and detailed engagement with topics at the intersection of clinical and molecular research related to gastrointestinal diseases.

Best Publications

  • The second European evidence-based Consensus on the diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease: Definitions and diagnosis

    Gert Van Assche;Axel Dignass;Julian Panes;Laurent Beaugerie

  • Activated transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa B is present in the atherosclerotic lesion.

    K Brand;S Page;G Rogler;A Bartsch

  • Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain-Gut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders.

    Sigrid Breit;Aleksandra Kupferberg;Gerhard Rogler;Gregor Hasler

  • Nuclear factor κB is activated in macrophages and epithelial cells of inflamed intestinal mucosa

    Gerhard Rogler;Korbinian Brand;Daniela Vogl;Sharon Page

  • Extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease

    Stephan R. Vavricka;Alain Schoepfer;Michael Scharl;Peter L. Lakatos

  • 3rd European Evidence-based Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Crohn's Disease 2016: Part 2: Surgical Management and Special Situations.

    Paolo Gionchetti;Axel Dignass;Silvio Danese;Fernando José Magro Dias

  • Imaging techniques for assessment of inflammatory bowel disease: Joint ECCO and ESGAR evidence-based consensus guidelines

    J. Panes;Y. Bouhnik;W. Reinisch;J. Stoker

  • Cytokines in inflammatory bowel disease.

    Gerhard Rogler;Tilo Andus

  • Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 are up-regulated during intestinal inflammation

    M. Hausmann;S. Kiessling;S. Mestermann;G. Webb

  • Frequency and Risk Factors for Extraintestinal Manifestations in the Swiss Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort

    Stephan R Vavricka;Lionel Brun;Pierluigi Ballabeni;Valérie Pittet

  • Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 inhibits leaky gut by enhancing mucosal integrity.

    Sya N. Ukena;Anurag Singh;Ulrike Dringenberg;Regina Engelhardt

  • Second European evidence-based consensus on the diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis Part 3: Special situations

    Gert Van Assche;Axel Dignass;Bernd Bokemeyer;Silvio Danese

  • Memory B Cells Activate Brain-Homing, Autoreactive CD4+ T Cells in Multiple Sclerosis.

    Ivan Jelcic;Faiez Al Nimer;Faiez Al Nimer;Jian Wang;Verena Lentsch

  • Mechanisms, Management, and Treatment of Fibrosis in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

    Florian Rieder;Claudio Fiocchi;Gerhard Rogler

  • Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Concepts, Treatment, and Implications for Disease Management

    Gerhard Rogler;Abha Singh;Arthur Kavanaugh;David T. Rubin

  • Iron deficiency across chronic inflammatory conditions: International expert opinion on definition, diagnosis, and management

    Maria Domenica Cappellini;Josep Comin-Colet;Angel de Francisco;Axel Dignass

  • Microbial network disturbances in relapsing refractory Crohn's disease.

    Bahtiyar Yilmaz;Pascal Juillerat;Ove Øyås;Charlotte Ramon

  • Smoking Cessation Induces Profound Changes in the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Humans

    Luc Biedermann;Jonas Zeitz;Jessica Mwinyi;Eveline Sutter-Minder

  • European evidence-based consensus: Inflammatory bowel disease and malignancies

    Vito Annese;Laurent Beaugerie;Laurence Egan;Livia Biancone

  • Chronic ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer

    Gerhard Rogler

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Fried
Michael Fried University of Zurich
Hans H Herfarth
Hans H Herfarth University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Werner Falk
Werner Falk University of Regensburg
Jürgen Schölmerich
Jürgen Schölmerich University of Regensburg
Achim Weber
Achim Weber University of Zurich
Florian Obermeier
Florian Obermeier University of Regensburg
Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet University of Lorraine
Silvio Danese
Silvio Danese Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Ernst Holler
Ernst Holler University of Regensburg
Stefan Schreiber
Stefan Schreiber Kiel University

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