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Urs Fischer 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 Urs Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 454 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Urs Fischer 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 Urs Fischer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Urs Fischer is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly within the domain of neurology and stroke research. Their scholarly work covers a broad array of topics within clinical and epidemiological studies related to cerebrovascular diseases.

The primary fields of study for Fischer include Medicine, with a strong focus in several subfields such as Epidemiology, Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their research primarily concentrates on the management and diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke, venous thromboembolism, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage, as well as traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances.

Their recent publications include:

  • Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke: current status and future perspectives, 2023, published in The Lancet Neurology
  • Thrombectomy alone versus intravenous alteplase plus thrombectomy in patients with stroke: an open-label, blinded-outcome, randomised non-inferiority trial, 2022, published in The Lancet
  • Noncontrast Computed Tomography vs Computed Tomography Perfusion or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Selection in Late Presentation of Stroke With Large-Vessel Occlusion, 2021, published in JAMA Neurology
  • Serum Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Compared With Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker for Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis, 2023, published in JAMA Neurology
  • Challenging the Ischemic Core Concept in Acute Ischemic Stroke Imaging, 2020, published in Stroke

Fischer frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Johannes Kaesmacher
  • Thomas R. Meinel
  • David Seiffge
  • Marcel Arnold
  • Jan Gralla

Their work has been published often in the following venues:

  • Stroke
  • Neurology
  • European Stroke Journal
  • Stroke Vascular and Interventional Neurology
  • International Journal of Stroke

Best Publications

  • Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

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  • Effects of antihypertensive-drug class on interindividual variation in blood pressure and risk of stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Alastair J S Webb;Urs Fischer;Ziyah Mehta;Peter M Rothwell

  • European Stroke Organisation (ESO)- European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) guidelines on mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke

    Guillaume Turc;Pervinder Bhogal;Urs Fischer;Pooja Khatri

  • European Stroke Organisation (ESO) – European Society for Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) Guidelines on Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischaemic StrokeEndorsed by Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE):

    Guillaume Turc;Pervinder Bhogal;Urs Fischer;Pooja Khatri

  • Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke

    David Sacks;Blaise Baxter;Bruce C.V. Campbell;Jeffrey S. Carpenter

  • Vertebral Artery Dissection Presenting Findings and Predictors of Outcome

    Marcel Arnold;Marie Germaine Bousser;Gregor Fahrni;Urs Fischer

  • Ischaemic stroke in young adults: predictors of outcome and recurrence

    K Nedeltchev;T A der Maur;D Georgiadis;M Arnold

  • NIHSS Score and Arteriographic Findings in Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Urs Fischer;Marcel Arnold;Krassen Nedeltchev;Caspar Brekenfeld

  • Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: Consensus statement by ESO-Karolinska Stroke Update 2014/2015, supported by ESO, ESMINT, ESNR and EAN:

    Nils Wahlgren;Tiago Moreira;Patrik Michel;Thorsten Steiner

  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score and Vessel Occlusion in 2152 Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Mirjam Rachel Heldner;Christoph Zubler;Heinrich P. Mattle;Gerhard Schroth

  • What Is a Minor Stroke

    Urs Fischer;Adrian Baumgartner;Marcel Arnold;Krassen Nedeltchev

  • Access to and delivery of acute ischaemic stroke treatments: A survey of national scientific societies and stroke experts in 44 European countries:

    Diana Aguiar de Sousa;Rascha von Martial;Sònia Abilleira;Thomas Gattringer

  • Outcome of Stroke With Mild or Rapidly Improving Symptoms

    Krassen Nedeltchev;Benjamin Schwegler;Tobias Haefeli;Caspar Brekenfeld

  • Factors that determine penumbral tissue loss in acute ischaemic stroke

    Simon Jung;Marc Gilgen;Johannes Slotboom;Marwan El-Koussy

  • Combined Intravenous Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy vs Thrombectomy Alone for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pooled Analysis of the SWIFT and STAR Studies.

    Jonathan M. Coutinho;David S. Liebeskind;Lee Anne Slater;Raul G. Nogueira

  • Blood pressure and vessel recanalization in the first hours after ischemic stroke

    Heinrich P. Mattle;Liliane Kappeler;Marcel Arnold;Urs Fischer

  • Timing of anticoagulation after recent ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

    David J Seiffge;David J Werring;Maurizio Paciaroni;Jesse Dawson

  • Noncontrast Computed Tomography vs Computed Tomography Perfusion or Magnetic Resonance Imaging Selection in Late Presentation of Stroke With Large-Vessel Occlusion.

    Thanh N. Nguyen;Mohamad Abdalkader;Simon Nagel;Muhammad M. Qureshi

  • Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in Patients With Supratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage

    Christian Fung;Michael Murek;Werner J. Z’Graggen;Anna K. Krähenbühl

  • Acute ischemic stroke in children versus young adults

    Sandra Bigi;Urs Fischer;Edith Wehrli;Heinrich P Mattle

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel Arnold
Marcel Arnold University of Bern
Heinrich Mattle
Heinrich Mattle University of Bern
Gerhard Schroth
Gerhard Schroth University of Bern
Patrik Michel
Patrik Michel University of Lausanne
Stefan T. Engelter
Stefan T. Engelter University Hospital of Basel
Mayank Goyal
Mayank Goyal University of Calgary
Andreas Luft
Andreas Luft University of Zurich
Valeria Caso
Valeria Caso University of Perugia
Michael D. Hill
Michael D. Hill University of Calgary
Bruce C.V. Campbell
Bruce C.V. Campbell Royal Melbourne Hospital

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