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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 170 524 475 18 17 1726 110700
Best Scientists 170 878 792 41 40 1793 105539

Helmut Friess publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helmut Friess between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helmut Friess published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 50.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2007. 61 of the 1,933 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2007. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 24 publications 1994: 40 publications 1995: 28 publications 1996: 44 publications 1997: 40 publications 1998: 60 publications 1999: 61 publications 2000: 43 publications 2001: 69 publications 2002: 47 publications 2003: 66 publications 2004: 71 publications 2005: 66 publications 2006: 81 publications 2007: 91 publications 2008: 80 publications 2009: 70 publications 2010: 80 publications 2011: 64 publications 2012: 70 publications 2013: 40 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 52 publications 2016: 65 publications 2017: 57 publications 2018: 87 publications 2019: 68 publications 2020: 73 publications 2021: 63 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 75 publications 2024: 33 publications 2025: 28 publications
1988 2025

1,933 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helmut Friess: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 12
1990 8
1991 3
1992 14
1993 24
1994 40
1995 28
1996 44
1997 40
1998 60
1999 61
2000 43
2001 69
2002 47
2003 66
2004 71
2005 66
2006 81
2007 91
2008 80
2009 70
2010 80
2011 64
2012 70
2013 40
2014 32
2015 52
2016 65
2017 57
2018 87
2019 68
2020 73
2021 63
2022 25
2023 75
2024 33
2025 28
Total 1,933
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Helmut Friess publications per year - data summary

  • Helmut Friess, a Medicine scholar from Technical University of Munich, has 1,933 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2007, with 91 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988 and 1991, with 3 publications each.
  • The rate of publication averages 50.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 50.9 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 224 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 380 publications (29.2 per year); 2001-2013: 895 publications (68.8 per year); 2014-2025: 658 publications (54.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Helmut Friess 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 Helmut Friess sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,721–1,740 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,726 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12 1,726
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Helmut Friess publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Helmut Friess, a Medicine scholar from Technical University of Munich, records 1,726 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Helmut Friess, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Helmut Friess ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Helmut Friess 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 Helmut Friess sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 170–171 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 170 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32 170
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Helmut Friess D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Helmut Friess, a Medicine scholar from Technical University of Munich, records 170 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Helmut Friess, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Helmut Friess ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Helmut Friess is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a total of 443 publications contributing to the field. Within medicine, their work covers several subfields, including oncology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The main topics of Helmut Friess's research work span multiple areas related to cancer and surgical treatments. These topics include pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, pancreatitis pathology and treatment, colorectal cancer surgical treatments, gastric cancer management and outcomes, esophageal cancer research and treatment, neuroendocrine tumor research advances, and cardiac, anesthesia, and surgical outcomes.

Helmut Friess has published extensively in various academic journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Pancreatology
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Gastro-News
  • Surgery
  • Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Their collaborative work is reflected by the frequent coauthors who have contributed to multiple publications alongside them. These researchers include İhsan Ekin Demir, Güralp O. Ceyhan, Daniel Hartmann, Rouzanna Istvánffy, and Ilaria Pergolini.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Helmut Friess demonstrate a focus on pancreatic surgery and oncology topics. These papers are:

  • A Simple Classification of Pancreatic Duct Size and Texture Predicts Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula, 2021, Annals of Surgery
  • Defining Major Surgery: A Delphi Consensus Among European Surgical Association (ESA) Members, 2020, World Journal of Surgery
  • S3-Leitlinie Pankreatitis - Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) - September 2021 - AWMF Registernummer 021-003, 2022, Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • ALDH1A3 Accelerates Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis by Promoting Glucose Metabolism, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • Evidence Map of Pancreatic Surgery-A living systematic review with meta-analyses by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS), 2021, Surgery

Best Publications

  • The 2016 update of the International Study Group (ISGPS) definition and grading of postoperative pancreatic fistula : 11 Years After

    Claudio Bassi;Giovanni Marchegiani;Christos Dervenis;Micheal Sarr

  • A Randomized Trial of Chemoradiotherapy and Chemotherapy after Resection of Pancreatic Cancer

    John P. Neoptolemos;Deborah D. Stocken;Helmut Friess;Claudio Bassi

  • Preoperative/Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Response and Resection Percentages

    Sonja Gillen;Tibor Schuster;Christian Meyer zum Büschenfelde;Helmut Friess

  • Adjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus folinic acid vs gemcitabine following pancreatic cancer resection: a randomized controlled trial

    John P. Neoptolemos;Deborah D. Stocken;Claudio Bassi;Paula Ghaneh

  • Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and chemotherapy in resectable pancreatic cancer: a randomised controlled trial.

    J. P. Neoptolemos;Janet A. Dunn;D. D. Stocken;J. Almond

  • Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Treatment Strategy According to the Status of Infection

    Markus W. Büchler;Beat Gloor;Christophe A. Müller;Helmut Friess

  • European evidence-based guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms

    Marco Del Chiaro;Marc G. Besselink;Lianne Scholten;Marco J. Bruno

  • Curative resection is the single most important factor determining outcome in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

    M Wagner;C Redaelli;M Lietz;C A Seiler

  • Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: a consensus statement by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS).

    Maximilian Bockhorn;Faik G. Uzunoglu;Mustapha Adham;Clem Imrie

  • Most pancreatic cancer resections are R1 resections.

    Irene Esposito;Irene Esposito;Jörg Kleeff;Jörg Kleeff;Frank Bergmann;Caroline Reiser;Caroline Reiser

  • Overexpression of the epidermal growth factor receptor in human pancreatic cancer is associated with concomitant increases in the levels of epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor alpha.

    M Korc;B Chandrasekar;Y Yamanaka;H Friess

  • Desmoplastic reaction in pancreatic cancer: role of pancreatic stellate cells.

    M. V. Apte;S. Park;P. A. Phillips;N. Santucci

  • Changes in morbidity after pancreatic resection: toward the end of completion pancreatectomy.

    Markus W. Büchler;Markus Wagner;Bruno M. Schmied;Waldemar Uhl

  • Influence of resection margins on survival for patients with pancreatic cancer treated by adjuvant chemoradiation and/or chemotherapy in the ESPAC-1 randomized controlled trial.

    John P. Neoptolemos;Deborah D. Stocken;Janet A. Dunn;Jennifer Almond

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of the role of defunctioning stoma in low rectal cancer surgery.

    Norbert Hüser;Christoph W. Michalski;Mert Erkan;Tibor Schuster

  • Enhanced expression of transforming growth factor β isoforms in pancreatic cancer correlates with decreased survival

    Helmut Friess;Yoichiro Yamanaka;Markus Büchler;Matthias Ebert

  • The role of stroma in pancreatic cancer: diagnostic and therapeutic implications

    Mert Erkan;Simone Hausmann;Christoph W. Michalski;Alexander A. Fingerle

  • Definition of a standard lymphadenectomy in surgery for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a consensus statement by the International Study Group on Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS).

    Johanna A.M.G. Tol;Dirk J. Gouma;Claudio Bassi;Christos Dervenis

  • Randomized trial of duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection versus pylorus-preserving Whipple in chronic pancreatitis.

    Marcus W. Büchler;Helmut Friess;Michael W. Müller;Antony M. Wheatley

  • Primary malignant hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a comprehensive review of the literature with emphasis on the surgical therapy.

    Arianeb Mehrabi;Arash Kashfi;Hamidreza Fonouni;Peter Schemmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus W. Büchler
Markus W. Büchler Champalimaud Foundation
Jörg Kleeff
Jörg Kleeff Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Murray Korc
Murray Korc University of California, Irvine
Arthur Zimmermann
Arthur Zimmermann University of Bern
Irene Esposito
Irene Esposito Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Thomas Giese
Thomas Giese Heidelberg University
Hans G. Beger
Hans G. Beger University of Ulm
Peter Malfertheiner
Peter Malfertheiner Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Ulf Hinz
Ulf Hinz Heidelberg University
Howard A. Reber
Howard A. Reber University of California, Los Angeles

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