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129
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64521
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Michael Trauner 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 Michael Trauner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 804 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Trauner 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 Michael Trauner sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michael Trauner is affiliated with the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Hepatology. Their publication record encompasses subfields including Hepatology, Epidemiology, Surgery, Oncology, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

They have published extensively in several scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
  • Hepatology
  • JHEP Reports
  • Liver International

Michael Trauner's recent papers include:

  • "Pulmonary Arterial Thrombosis in COVID-19 With Fatal Outcome," 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "Gut-liver axis: Pathophysiological concepts and clinical implications," 2022, Cell Metabolism
  • "Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: an individual patient data meta-analysis," 2021, Gut
  • "Selonsertib for patients with bridging fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis due to NASH: Results from randomized phase III STELLAR trials," 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Pathophysiological mechanisms of liver injury in COVID-19," 2020, Liver International

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Mattias Mandorfer
  • Thomas Reiberger
  • Benedikt Simbrunner
  • Bernhard Scheiner
  • Georg Semmler

Michael Trauner was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of flat lesions in a large screening population and their role in colonoscopy quality improvement.

    K. Reinhart;C. Bannert;D. Dunkler;P. Salzl

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: management of cholestatic liver diseases

    Ulrich Beuers;Kirsten M. Boberg;Roger W. Chapman;Olivier Chazouillères

  • Detection of Various Microplastics in Human Stool: A Prospective Case Series.

    Philipp Schwabl;Sebastian Köppel;Philipp Königshofer;Theresa Bucsics

  • Bile Salt Transporters: Molecular Characterization, Function, and Regulation

    Michael Trauner;James L. Boyer

  • Expert consensus document: Cholangiocarcinoma: current knowledge and future perspectives consensus statement from the European Network for the Study of Cholangiocarcinoma (ENS-CCA)

    Jesus M. Banales;Vincenzo Cardinale;Guido Carpino;Marco Marzioni

  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Obeticholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

    F. Nevens;P. Andreone;G. Mazzella;S. I. Strasser

  • Molecular Pathogenesis of Cholestasis

    Michael Trauner;Peter J. Meier;James L. Boyer

  • The interaction of hepatic lipid and glucose metabolism in liver diseases

    Lars P. Bechmann;Rebekka A. Hannivoort;Guido Gerken;Goekhan S. Hotamisligil

  • Characterization of HULC, a novel gene with striking up-regulation in hepatocellular carcinoma, as noncoding RNA.

    Katrin Panzitt;Marisa M.O. Tschernatsch;Christian Guelly;Tarek Moustafa

  • ATGL-mediated fat catabolism regulates cardiac mitochondrial function via PPAR-α and PGC-1

    Guenter Haemmerle;Tarek Moustafa;Gerald Woelkart;Sabrina Büttner

  • Pulmonary Arterial Thrombosis in COVID-19 With Fatal Outcome : Results From a Prospective, Single-Center, Clinicopathologic Case Series.

    Sigurd F Lax;Kristijan Skok;Peter Zechner;Harald H Kessler

  • Bile acid receptors as targets for drug development

    Frank G. Schaap;Michael Trauner;Peter L. M. Jansen

  • Efficacy of obeticholic acid in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and inadequate response to ursodeoxycholic acid

    Gideon M. Hirschfield;Andrew Mason;Velimir Luketic;Velimir Luketic;Keith Lindor;Keith Lindor

  • Adipose Triglyceride Lipase Contributes to Cancer-Associated Cachexia

    Suman K. Das;Sandra Eder;Silvia Schauer;Clemens Diwoky

  • The rat canalicular conjugate export pump (Mrp2) is down-regulated in intrahepatic and obstructive cholestasis

    Michael Trauner;Marco Arrese;Carol J. Soroka;Meenakshisundaram Ananthanarayanan

  • Bile acids and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: Molecular insights and therapeutic perspectives

    Juan P. Arab;Saul J. Karpen;Paul A. Dawson;Marco Arrese

  • New paradigms in the treatment of hepatic cholestasis: From UDCA to FXR, PXR and beyond

    Ulrich Beuers;Michael Trauner;Peter Jansen;Raoul Poupon

  • Regurgitation of bile acids from leaky bile ducts causes sclerosing cholangitis in Mdr2 (Abcb4) knockout mice

    Peter Fickert;Andrea Fuchsbichler;Martin Wagner;Gernot Zollner

  • Recent Insights into the Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Juan Pablo Arab;Marco Arrese;Michael Trauner

  • Nonselective β blockers increase risk for hepatorenal syndrome and death in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

    Mattias Mandorfer;Simona Bota;Philipp Schwabl;Theresa Bucsics

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Reiberger
Thomas Reiberger Medical University of Vienna
Markus Peck-Radosavljevic
Markus Peck-Radosavljevic Klinikum Klagenfurt
Helmut Denk
Helmut Denk Medical University of Graz
Kurt Zatloukal
Kurt Zatloukal Medical University of Graz
Hanns-Ulrich Marschall
Hanns-Ulrich Marschall University of Gothenburg
Peter Ferenci
Peter Ferenci Medical University of Vienna
Frank Lammert
Frank Lammert Saarland University
Alan F. Hofmann
Alan F. Hofmann University of California, San Diego
Christian Trautwein
Christian Trautwein RWTH Aachen University
Quentin M. Anstee
Quentin M. Anstee Newcastle University

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