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 Rainer Fietkau sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 610 publications — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rainer Fietkau sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 71 D-Index — 1st percentile
1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Rainer Fietkau is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine with a focus on oncology, radiology, and related disciplines. Their research spans various subfields including oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiation, and surgery.
The scientist's work primarily concentrates on advanced radiotherapy techniques, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, radiomics and machine learning applications in medical imaging, medical imaging techniques and applications, glioma diagnosis and treatment, head and neck cancer studies, and brain metastases and treatment.
Rainer Fietkau has published extensively in several prominent venues, with a notable number of contributions in:
Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Christoph Bert, Florian Putz, Benjamin Frey, Udo S. Gaipl, and Markus Hecht, reflecting a robust network of joint scientific efforts.
Some representative publications highlight the scope and impact of their research contributions:
Rolf Sauer;Heinz Becker;Werner Hohenberger;Claus Rödel
Rolf Sauer;Torsten Liersch;Susanne Merkel;Rainer Fietkau
Claus Rödel;Peter Martus;Thomas Papadoupolos;Laszlo Füzesi
J. Arends;G. Bodoky;F. Bozzetti;K.C. Fearon
Claus Rödel;Claus Rödel;Ullrich Graeven;Rainer Fietkau;Werner Hohenberger
Vratislav Strnad;Oliver J Ott;Guido Hildebrandt;Daniela Kauer-Dorner
Claus Rödel;Torsten Liersch;Heinz Becker;Rainer Fietkau
Nicola Gökbuget;Michael Kneba;Thorsten Raff;Heiko Trautmann
Emmanouil Fokas;Torsten Liersch;Rainer Fietkau;Werner Hohenberger
Emmanouil Fokas;Michael Allgäuer;Bülent Polat;Gunther Klautke
Henriette Golcher;Thomas B. Brunner;Helmut Witzigmann;Lukas Marti
Benjamin Frey;Eva-Maria Weiss;Yvonne Rubner;Roland Wunderlich
Dieter Hoelzer;Jan Walewski;Hartmut Döhner;Andreas Viardot
Peter Koch;Andreas Probst;Wolfgang E. Berdel;Normann A. Willich
R. Sauer;R. Fietkau;C. Wittekind;C. Rödel
M. Moehler;Se-E. Al-Batran;T. Andus;M. Anthuber
Csaba Polgár;Oliver J Ott;Guido Hildebrandt;Daniela Kauer-Dorner
Richard Cathomas;Anja Lorch;Harman M. Bruins;Eva M. Compérat
T. Seufferlein;M. Porzner;T. Becker;V. Budach
Emmanouil Fokas;Emmanouil Fokas;Anke Schlenska-Lange;Bülent Polat;Gunther Klautke
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