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Markus W. Büchler

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Markus W. Büchler 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 W. Büchler sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 2,287 publications — 100th percentile

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Markus W. Büchler 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 W. Büchler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 197 D-Index — 99th percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Portugal Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Surgery, Orthopaedics and Anaesthesiology

Overview

Markus W. Büchler is affiliated with University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany and has a research focus predominantly in the field of medicine, with specialized contributions to surgery, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, and genetics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, including:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Recent publications by Markus W. Büchler include:

  • Postpancreatectomy Acute Pancreatitis (PPAP), 2021, Annals of Surgery
  • Meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative biliary drainage in patients undergoing liver resection for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, 2020, European Journal of Radiology
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of endoscopic ultrasound drainage for the management of fluid collections after pancreas surgery, 2022, Surgical Endoscopy
  • Consensus on definition and severity grading of lymphatic complications after kidney transplantation, 2020, British Journal of Surgery
  • The rate of cholangiocarcinoma in Caroli Disease: A German multicenter study, 2021, HPB

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
  • Annals of Surgery
  • Pancreatology
  • European Journal of Radiology
  • British Journal of Surgery

Collaborations are notable with a group of co-authors with whom Markus W. Büchler has published extensively:

  • Itaru Endo
  • B Hisami
  • Jacques Belghiti
  • Giulio Belli
  • Edward Bradley

Throughout their career, Markus W. Büchler has been recognized by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina for contributions in Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Anaesthesiology, receiving this honor in 2009.

Best Publications

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

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

  • Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) after pancreatic surgery: A suggested definition by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS)

    Moritz N. Wente;Claudio Bassi;Christos Dervenis;Abe Fingerhut

  • Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH): an International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) definition.

    Moritz N. Wente;Johannes A. Veit;Claudio Bassi;Christos Dervenis

  • Posthepatectomy liver failure: A definition and grading by the International Study Group of Liver Surgery (ISGLS)

    Nuh N. Rahbari;O. James Garden;Robert Padbury;Mark Brooke-Smith

  • Comparison of adjuvant gemcitabine and capecitabine with gemcitabine monotherapy in patients with resected pancreatic cancer (ESPAC-4): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial

    John P. Neoptolemos;John P. Neoptolemos;Daniel H. Palmer;Daniel H. Palmer;Paula Ghaneh;Eftychia E. Psarelli

  • Bile leakage after hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery: a definition and grading of severity by the International Study Group of Liver Surgery.

    Moritz Koch;O. James Garden;Robert Padbury;Nuh N. Rahbari

  • 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

  • Definition and grading of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum: a proposal by the International Study Group of Rectal Cancer.

    Nuh N. Rahbari;Jürgen Weitz;Werner Hohenberger;Richard J. Heald

  • Bacterial contamination of pancreatic necrosis. A prospective clinical study.

    Hans G. Beger;Reinhard Bittner;Silvia Block;Markus Büchler

  • IAP Guidelines for the Surgical Management of Acute Pancreatitis

    Waldemar Uhl;Andrew Warshaw;Clement Imrie;Claudio Bassi

  • 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

  • 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

  • cDNA cloning of the hepatocyte canalicular isoform of the multidrug resistance protein, cMrp, reveals a novel conjugate export pump deficient in hyperbilirubinemic mutant rats.

    Markus Büchler;Jörg König;Manuela Brom;Jürgen Kartenbeck

  • Most pancreatic cancer resections are R1 resections.

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

  • 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

  • Extrahepatic Cholestasis Increases Liver Stiffness (Fibroscan®) Irrespective of Fibrosis

    G. Millonig;F. M. Reimann;S. Friedrich;H. Fonouni

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

    Helmut Friess;Yoichiro Yamanaka;Markus Büchler;Matthias Ebert

Frequent Co-Authors

Thilo Hackert
Thilo Hackert Heidelberg University
Jörg Kleeff
Jörg Kleeff Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Jens Werner
Jens Werner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Oliver Strobel
Oliver Strobel Heidelberg University
Jürgen Weitz
Jürgen Weitz TU Dresden
Ulf Hinz
Ulf Hinz Heidelberg University
John P. Neoptolemos
John P. Neoptolemos Heidelberg University
Peter Malfertheiner
Peter Malfertheiner Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Arthur Zimmermann
Arthur Zimmermann University of Bern
Murray Korc
Murray Korc University of California, Irvine

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