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Markus Schwaiger 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 Markus Schwaiger sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,352 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Markus Schwaiger 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 Markus Schwaiger sits on this spectrum.

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70 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Markus Schwaiger is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research primarily lies in the broad field of Medicine, with a focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Imaging. The scope of their work also covers Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, and Surgery.

Their scientific contributions include studies and developments in various specialized areas such as Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, and COVID-19 diagnosis using AI.

Schwaiger's publication record includes papers in multiple medical journals and imaging sciences outlets. Frequent publication venues include:

  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine
  • Theranostics

Their recent significant papers are:

  • Radiotheranostics: a roadmap for future development (2020), published in The Lancet Oncology
  • Imaging-based target volume reduction in chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (PET-Plan): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled trial (2020), published in The Lancet Oncology
  • Intensive Care Risk Estimation in COVID-19 Pneumonia Based on Clinical and Imaging Parameters: Experiences from the Munich Cohort (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • A new class of PentixaFor- and PentixaTher-based theranostic agents with enhanced CXCR4-targeting efficiency (2020), published in Theranostics
  • Imaging of cardiac fibroblast activation in a patient after acute myocardial infarction using 68Ga-FAPI-04 (2021), published in Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Throughout their career, Schwaiger has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Wolfgang Weber, Stephan G. Nekolla, Katja Steiger, Marcus R. Makowski, and Rickmer Braren. These collaborations suggest an interdisciplinary and international research environment.

Best Publications

  • Monocytes, neutrophils, and platelets cooperate to initiate and propagate venous thrombosis in mice in vivo

    Marie-Luise von Brühl;Konstantin Stark;Alexander Steinhart;Sue Chandraratne

  • Reversibility of Cardiac Wall-Motion Abnormalities Predicted by Positron Tomography

    Jan Tillisch;Richard Brunken;Robert Marshall;Markus Schwaiger

  • Use of Positron Emission Tomography for Response Assessment of Lymphoma: Consensus of the Imaging Subcommittee of International Harmonization Project in Lymphoma

    Malik E. Juweid;Sigrid Stroobants;Otto S. Hoekstra;Felix M. Mottaghy

  • Evaluation of Hybrid 68Ga-PSMA Ligand PET/CT in 248 Patients with Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy

    Matthias Eiber;Tobias Maurer;Michael Souvatzoglou;Ambros J. Beer

  • Performance Measurements of the Siemens mMR Integrated Whole-Body PET/MR Scanner

    Gaspar Delso;Sebastian Fürst;Björn Jakoby;Ralf Ladebeck

  • PET to assess early metabolic response and to guide treatment of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction: the MUNICON phase II trial.

    Florian Lordick;Katja Ott;Bernd-Joachim Krause;Wolfgang A Weber

  • Diagnostic Efficacy of (68)Gallium-PSMA Positron Emission Tomography Compared to Conventional Imaging for Lymph Node Staging of 130 Consecutive Patients with Intermediate to High Risk Prostate Cancer

    Tobias Maurer;Jürgen E. Gschwend;Isabel Rauscher;Michael Souvatzoglou

  • Prediction of Response to Preoperative Chemotherapy in Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagogastric Junction by Metabolic Imaging

    Wolfgang A. Weber;Katja Ott;Karen Becker;Hans-Joachim Dittler

  • Assessment of Myocardial Viability With Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Comparison With Positron Emission Tomography

    Christoph Klein;Stephan G. Nekolla;Frank M. Bengel;Mitsuru Momose

  • Tissue Classification as a Potential Approach for Attenuation Correction in Whole-Body PET/MRI: Evaluation with PET/CT Data

    Axel Martinez-Möller;Michael Souvatzoglou;Gaspar Delso;Ralph A. Bundschuh

  • Noninvasive Imaging of αvβ3 Integrin Expression Using 18F-labeled RGD-containing Glycopeptide and Positron Emission Tomography

    Roland Haubner;Hans-Jürgen Wester;Wolfgang A. Weber;Christian Mang

  • Anatomic versus physiologic assessment of coronary artery disease. Role of coronary flow reserve, fractional flow reserve, and positron emission tomography imaging in revascularization decision-making.

    K. Lance Gould;Nils P. Johnson;Timothy M. Bateman;Rob S. Beanlands

  • Positron Emission Tomography Using [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose for Monitoring Primary Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer

    M. Schelling;N. Avril;J. Nährig;W. Kuhn

  • Cerebral metabolic changes accompanying conversion of mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimer's disease: a PET follow-up study.

    Alexander Drzezga;Nicola Lautenschlager;Hartwig Siebner;Matthias Riemenschneider

  • Breast Imaging With Positron Emission Tomography and Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose: Use and Limitations

    N. Avril;C.A. Rosé;M. Schelling;J. Dose

  • Current use of PSMA-PET in prostate cancer management

    Tobias Maurer;Matthias Eiber;Markus Schwaiger;Jürgen E. Gschwend

  • Safety profile of adenosine stress perfusion imaging: results from the Adenoscan Multicenter Trial Registry.

    Manuel D. Cerqueira;Mario S. Verani;Mario S. Verani;Markus Schwaiger;Jaekyeong Heo

  • Clinical outcome of patients with advanced coronary artery disease after viability studies with positron emission tomography.

    Daniel Eitzman;Ziad Al-Aouar;Harry Lee Kanter;Juergen vom Dahl

  • Noninvasive quantification of regional blood flow in the human heart using N-13 ammonia and dynamic positron emission tomographic imaging

    Gary D. Hutchins;Markus Schwaiger;Karen C. Rosenspire;Janine Krivokapich

  • Synthesis and Radiopharmacology of O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-Tyrosine for Tumor Imaging

    Hans J. Wester;Michael Herz;Wolfgang Weber;Peter Heiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephan G. Nekolla
Stephan G. Nekolla Technical University of Munich
Hans-Jürgen Wester
Hans-Jürgen Wester Technical University of Munich
Tobias Maurer
Tobias Maurer University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Wolfgang A. Weber
Wolfgang A. Weber Technical University of Munich
Ken Herrmann
Ken Herrmann German Cancer Research Center
Frank M. Bengel
Frank M. Bengel Hannover Medical School
Alexander Drzezga
Alexander Drzezga University of Cologne
Horst Kessler
Horst Kessler Technical University of Munich
Christian Peschel
Christian Peschel Technical University of Munich
Ernst J. Rummeny
Ernst J. Rummeny Technical University of Munich

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