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D-Index
86
Citations
48482
World Ranking
13851
National Ranking
735

Rolf Sauer 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 Rolf Sauer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 586 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rolf Sauer 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 Rolf Sauer sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rolf Sauer is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and focuses primarily on medical research within oncology and related fields. Their scholarly work spans multiple topics centered on cancer treatment and molecular biology.

Their research contributions include papers published in journals such as Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, European Journal of Cancer, Breast Care, Neurology, and Surgical Oncology. Notable recent papers include:

  • DEGRO practical guideline for partial-breast irradiation (2020) in Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
  • Quality of life in rectal cancer patients with or without oxaliplatin in the randomised CAO/ARO/AIO-04 phase 3 trial (2020) in European Journal of Cancer
  • Commercially Available Gene Expression Assays as Predictive Tools for Adjuvant Radiotherapy? A Critical Review (2020) in Breast Care
  • Association of Infarct Volume Before Hemicraniectomy and Outcome After Malignant Infarction (2021) in Neurology
  • The long-term influence of hospital and surgeon volume on local control and survival in the randomized German Rectal Cancer Trial CAO/ARO/AIO-94 (2020) in Surgical Oncology

Sauer's research covers several main fields of study, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their subfield focus includes Oncology, Cancer Research, Surgery, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main research topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies

Frequent co-authors in Sauer's publications include:

  • Rainer Fietkau
  • Jürgen Dunst
  • David Krug
  • Felix Sedlmayer
  • Marc D. Piroth

Major outlets for their work are:

  • Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • Breast Care
  • Neurology
  • Surgical Oncology

Best Publications

  • Effects of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for early breast cancer on recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials

    O. Abe;R. Abe;K. Enomoto;K. Kikuchi

  • Preoperative versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

    Rolf Sauer;Heinz Becker;Werner Hohenberger;Claus Rödel

  • Preoperative Versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 Randomized Phase III Trial After a Median Follow-Up of 11 Years

    Rolf Sauer;Torsten Liersch;Susanne Merkel;Rainer Fietkau

  • Prognostic Significance of Tumor Regression After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

    Claus Rödel;Peter Martus;Thomas Papadoupolos;Laszlo Füzesi

  • Phase III Randomized Trial of Amifostine as a Radioprotector in Head and Neck Cancer

    David M. Brizel;Todd H. Wasserman;Michael Henke;Vratislav Strnad

  • Oxaliplatin added to fluorouracil-based preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy of locally advanced rectal cancer (the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 study): final results of the multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial

    Claus Rödel;Claus Rödel;Ullrich Graeven;Rainer Fietkau;Werner Hohenberger

  • Combined-Modality Treatment and Selective Organ Preservation in Invasive Bladder Cancer: Long-Term Results

    Claus Rödel;Gerhard G. Grabenbauer;Reinhard Kühn;Thomas Papadopoulos

  • Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin versus fluorouracil alone in locally advanced rectal cancer: initial results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 randomised phase 3 trial

    Claus Rödel;Torsten Liersch;Heinz Becker;Rainer Fietkau

  • Multidisciplinary treatment of primary Ewing's sarcoma of bone. A 6-year experience of a European Cooperative Trial.

    Herbert Jürgens;Ulrich Exner;Helmut Gadner;Dieter Harms

  • Tumor Regression Grading After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Carcinoma Revisited: Updated Results of the CAO/ARO/AIO-94 Trial

    Emmanouil Fokas;Torsten Liersch;Rainer Fietkau;Werner Hohenberger

  • Nomograms for Predicting Local Recurrence, Distant Metastases, and Overall Survival for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer on the Basis of European Randomized Clinical Trials

    Vincenzo Valentini;Ruud G.P.M. Van Stiphout;Guido Lammering;Maria Antonietta Gambacorta

  • [Update S3-guideline "colorectal cancer" 2008].

    W. Schmiegel;A. Reinacher-Schick;D. Arnold;U. Graeven

  • Survivin as a radioresistance factor, and prognostic and therapeutic target for radiotherapy in rectal cancer.

    Franz Rödel;Jörg Hoffmann;Luitpold Distel;Martin Herrmann

  • Phase I/II Trial of Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin, and Radiation for Rectal Cancer

    Claus Rödel;Gerhard. G. Grabenbauer;Thomas Papadopoulos;Werner Hohenberger

  • Old and new facts about hyperthermia-induced modulations of the immune system.

    Benjamin Frey;Eva-Maria Weiss;Yvonne Rubner;Roland Wunderlich

  • Radiotherapy for Stages IIA/B Testicular Seminoma: Final Report of a Prospective Multicenter Clinical Trial

    Johannes Classen;Heinz Schmidberger;Christoph Meisner;Rainer Souchon

  • Multicenter Phase II Trial of Chemoradiation With Oxaliplatin for Rectal Cancer

    Claus Rödel;Torsten Liersch;Robert Michael Hermann;Dirk Arnold

  • Adjuvant vs. neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: the German trial CAO/ARO/AIO-94.

    R. Sauer;R. Fietkau;C. Wittekind;C. Rödel

  • Transoral laser surgery of supraglottic cancer: follow-up of 141 patients.

    Heinrich Iro;Frank Waldfahrer;Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann;Manfred Weidenbecher

  • Organ-sparing treatment of advanced bladder cancer: a 10-year experience.

    Juergen Dunst;Rolf Sauer;Karl M. Schrott;Reinhold Kühn

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Fietkau
Rainer Fietkau University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Claus Rödel
Claus Rödel Goethe University Frankfurt
Werner Hohenberger
Werner Hohenberger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Peter Martus
Peter Martus University of Tübingen
Franz Rödel
Franz Rödel Goethe University Frankfurt
Thomas Brunner
Thomas Brunner University of Konstanz
Frederik Wenz
Frederik Wenz University of Freiburg
Matthias W. Beckmann
Matthias W. Beckmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martin Schumacher
Martin Schumacher University of Freiburg
Martin Herrmann
Martin Herrmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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