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Mirjam Christ-Crain

Mirjam Christ-Crain

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
31749
World Ranking
12155
National Ranking
165

Mirjam Christ-Crain 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 Mirjam Christ-Crain sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 487 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mirjam Christ-Crain 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 Mirjam Christ-Crain sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mirjam Christ-Crain is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the medical field, particularly in areas related to endocrine and electrolyte disorders. Their research is predominantly situated within the broad domain of medicine, with a specific focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and molecular biology.

The scientist has published over 400 works within medicine, covering key subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, social psychology, and surgery. Their research interests emphasize several main topics, including electrolyte and hormonal disorders, ion transport and channel regulation, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, pituitary gland disorders and treatments, hormonal regulation and hypertension, potassium and related disorders, as well as growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors.

Frequent publication venues for Mirjam Christ-Crain include:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Pituitary

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • Julie Refardt
  • Cihan Atila
  • Bettina Winzeler
  • Sophie Monnerat
  • Clara Odilia Sailer

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Mirjam Christ-Crain are:

  • "Diagnosis and management of diabetes insipidus for the internist: an update", 2021, Journal of Internal Medicine
  • "A Randomized Trial of Empagliflozin to Increase Plasma Sodium Levels in Patients with the Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis", 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis: From Pathophysiology to Management", 2023, Endocrine Reviews
  • "Diabetes Insipidus", 2020, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
  • "Metformin to reduce metabolic complications and inflammation in patients on systemic glucocorticoid therapy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept, phase 2 trial", 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Best Publications

  • Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster-randomised, single-blinded intervention trial

    Mirjam Christ-Crain;Daiana Jaccard-Stolz;Roland Bingisser;Mikael M Gencay

  • Procalcitonin guidance of antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia: a randomized trial.

    Mirjam Christ-Crain;Daiana Stolz;Roland Bingisser;Christian Müller

  • Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: The ProHOSP Randomized Controlled Trial

    Philipp Schuetz;Mirjam Christ-Crain;Robert Thomann;Claudine Falconnier

  • Antibiotic Treatment of Exacerbations of COPD: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Procalcitonin-Guidance With Standard Therapy

    Daiana Stolz;Mirjam Christ-Crain;Roland Bingisser;Jörg Leuppi

  • Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections

    Philipp Schuetz;Yannick Wirz;Ramon Sager;Mirjam Christ-Crain

  • Human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon expressing cells.

    Katharina Timper;Dalma Seboek;Michael Eberhardt;Philippe Linscheid

  • Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of clinical and laboratory parameters in community-acquired pneumonia

    Beat Müller;Stephan Harbarth;Daiana Stolz;Roland Bingisser

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in critically ill patients (Part I): Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) 2017

    Djillali Annane;Stephen M. Pastores;Bram Rochwerg;Wiebke Arlt

  • Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on mortality in acute respiratory infections: a patient level meta-analysis

    Philipp Schuetz;Yannick Wirz;Ramon Sager;Mirjam Christ-Crain;Mirjam Christ-Crain

  • Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use vs a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care.

    Matthias Briel;Philipp Schuetz;Beat Mueller;Jim Young

  • Procalcitonin in bacterial infections--hype, hope, more or less?

    Mirjam Christ-Crain;Beat Müller

  • Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin as a prognostic marker in sepsis: an observational study

    Mirjam Christ-Crain;Nils G Morgenthaler;Joachim Struck;Stephan Harbarth

  • Biomarkers in respiratory tract infections: diagnostic guides to antibiotic prescription, prognostic markers and mediators

    M. Christ-Crain;B. Müller

  • Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Mortality, and Characterization.

    Christian Puelacher;Giovanna Lurati Buse;Daniela Seeberger;Lorraine Sazgary

  • Adjunct prednisone therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    Claudine Angela Blum;Nicole Nigro;Matthias Briel;Matthias Briel;Philipp Schuetz

  • Copeptin, C-Reactive Protein, and Procalcitonin as Prognostic Biomarkers in Acute Exacerbation of COPD

    Daiana Stolz;Mirjam Christ-Crain;Nils G. Morgenthaler;Jörg Leuppi

  • Elevated C-reactive protein and homocysteine values: cardiovascular risk factors in hypothyroidism? A cross-sectional and a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Mirjam Christ-Crain;Christian Meier;Merih Guglielmetti;Peter R Huber

  • Procalcitonin levels predict bacteremia in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cohort trial.

    Fabian Müller;Mirjam Christ-Crain;Thomas Bregenzer;Martin Krause

  • Procalcitonin to Guide Initiation and Duration of Antibiotic Treatment in Acute Respiratory Infections: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

    Philipp Schuetz;Philipp Schuetz;Matthias Briel;Mirjam Christ-Crain;Daiana Stolz

  • Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections (Review)

    Schuetz P;Müller B;Christ-Crain M;Stolz D

Frequent Co-Authors

Philipp Schuetz
Philipp Schuetz University of Basel
Beat Müller
Beat Müller University of Basel
Michael Tamm
Michael Tamm University Hospital of Basel
Matthias Briel
Matthias Briel University Hospital of Basel
Nils G. Morgenthaler
Nils G. Morgenthaler Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Heiner C. Bucher
Heiner C. Bucher University Hospital of Basel
Marc Y. Donath
Marc Y. Donath University of Basel
Martin Fassnacht
Martin Fassnacht University of Würzburg
Márta Korbonits
Márta Korbonits Queen Mary University of London
Andreas Bergmann
Andreas Bergmann University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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