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Werner Zimmerli

Active 1990–2025

58
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19,098
Citations
54
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Citations

Citations per year for Werner Zimmerli1993: 1 citations1994: 2 citations1995: 2 citations1996: 4 citations1997: 5 citations1998: 3 citations1999: 5 citations2000: 11 citations2001: 17 citations2002: 45 citations2003: 58 citations2004: 69 citations2005: 76 citations2006: 97 citations2007: 102 citations2008: 95 citations2009: 89 citations2010: 175 citations2011: 164 citations2012: 161 citations2013: 171 citations2014: 176 citations2015: 167 citations2016: 117 citations2017: 167 citations2018: 155 citations2019: 591 citations2020: 636 citations2021: 510 citations2022: 432 citations2023: 296 citations2024: 434 citations2025: 168 citations2026: 2 citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,294 citing papers, 22.6% of this breakdownGermany: 498 citing papers, 8.7% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 367 citing papers, 6.4% of this breakdownChina: 366 citing papers, 6.4% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 359 citing papers, 6.3% of this breakdownFrance: 317 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownItaly: 263 citing papers, 4.6% of this breakdownSpain: 245 citing papers, 4.3% of this breakdownNetherlands: 229 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownAustralia: 148 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownCanada: 135 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownBelgium: 114 citing papers, 2% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine78.7%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.9%
  • Immunology and Microbiology5.6%
  • Engineering3.2%
  • Neuroscience0.9%
  • Materials Science0.8%
  • Other2.9%

Topics

  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments17%
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty8.5%
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes5.7%
  • Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment4.5%
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing4.2%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus4%
  • Other56.1%

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  1. Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa

    Authors: Douglas R. Osmon, Elie F. Berbari, Anthony R. Berendt, Daniel Lew, Werner Zimmerli, James M. Steckelberg, Nalini Rao, Arlen D. Hanssen, Walter R. Wilson - Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012 cited by 2,233

  2. Prosthetic-Joint Infections

    Authors: Werner Zimmerli, Andrej Trampuž, P. E. Ochsner - New England Journal of Medicine 2004 cited by 3,075

  3. Are We Winning or Losing the Battle With Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Trends in Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Mortality Risk for the Medicare Population

    Authors: Steven M. Kurtz, Edmund Lau, Min-Sun Son, Ellen T. Chang, Werner Zimmerli, Javad Parvizi - The Journal of Arthroplasty 2018 cited by 446

  4. Executive Summary: Diagnosis and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa

    Authors: Douglas R. Osmon, Elie F. Berbari, Anthony R. Berendt, Daniel Lew, Werner Zimmerli, James M. Steckelberg, Nalini Rao, Arlen D. Hanssen, Walter R. Wilson - Clinical Infectious Diseases 2012 cited by 909

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

    Authors: C Blum, N Nigro, Matthias Briel, Philipp Schüetz, Elke Ullmer, Isabelle Suter‐Widmer, Bettina Winzeler, Roland Bingisser, Hanno Elsaesser, Daniel Drozdov, Birsen Arici, Sandrine Urwyler, Julie Refardt, Philip Tarr, Sebastian Wirz, Robert V. Thomann, Christine Baumgartner, Hervé Duplain, Dieter Burki, Werner Zimmerli, Nicolas Rodondi, Beat Müeller, Mirjam Christ‐Crain - The Lancet 2015 cited by 406

  6. Orthopaedic biofilm infections

    Authors: Werner Zimmerli, Parham Sendi - Apmis 2017 cited by 326

  7. Hip and Knee Section, What is the Definition of a Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) of the Knee and the Hip? Can the Same Criteria be Used for Both Joints?: Proceedings of International Consensus on Orthopedic Infections

    Authors: Noam Shohat, Thomas W. Bauer, Martín Buttaro, Nicolaas C. Budhiparama, James Cashman, Craig J. Della Valle, Lorenzo Drago, Thorsten Gehrke, Luiz Sérgio Marcelino Gomes, Karan Goswami, Nils P. Hailer, Seung Beom Han, Carlos A. Higuera, Yutaka Inaba, Jean-Yves Jenny, Per Kjærsgaard‐Andersen, Mel Lee, Adolfo Llinás, Κonstantinos Ν. Malizos, Michael A. Mont, Rhidian Jones, Javad Parvizi, Trisha Peel, Salvador Rivero-Boschert, John Segreti, Àlex Soriano, Ricardo Sousa, Mark J. Spangehl, Timothy L. Tan, Р. М. Тихилов, İbrahim Tuncay, Heinz Winkler, Eivind Witsø, Marjan Wouthuyzen‐Bakker, Simon W. Young, Xianlong Zhang, Yixin Zhou, Werner Zimmerli - The Journal of Arthroplasty 2018 cited by 271

  8. Role of Rifampin against Staphylococcal Biofilm Infections In Vitro , in Animal Models, and in Orthopedic-Device-Related Infections

    Authors: Werner Zimmerli, Parham Sendi - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2018 cited by 206

  9. Diagnosis and treatment of infections associated with fracture-fixation devices

    Authors: Andrej Trampuž, Werner Zimmerli - Injury 2006 cited by 632

  10. Role of Rifampin for Treatment of Orthopedic Implant–Related Staphylococcal Infections A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Authors: Werner Zimmerli - JAMA 1998 cited by 1,065

  11. Vertebral Osteomyelitis

    Authors: Werner Zimmerli - New England Journal of Medicine 2010 cited by 620

  12. Recommendations for Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy in Fracture-Related Infection: A Consensus From an International Expert Group

    Authors: Melissa Depypere, Richard Küehl, Willem‐Jan Metsemakers, Éric Senneville, Martin McNally, William T. Obremskey, Werner Zimmerli, Bridget L. Atkins, Andrej Trampuž, on behalf of the Fracture-Related Infection (FRI) Consensus Group - Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma 2019 cited by 153

  13. Effect of Procalcitonin-Based Guidelines vs Standard Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

    Authors: Philipp Schüetz, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Robert V. Thomann, Claudine Falconnier, Marcel Wolbers, Isabelle Widmer, Stefanie Neidert, Thomas Fricker, C Blum, Ursula Schild, Katharina Regez, Ronald A. Schoenenberger, Christoph Henzen, Thomas Bregenzer, Claus Hoess, Martín Krause, Heiner C. Bucher, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Müeller, for the ProHOSP Study Group - JAMA 2009 cited by 954

  14. Pathogenesis and treatment concepts of orthopaedic biofilm infections

    Authors: Werner Zimmerli, Claus Moser - FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology 2012 cited by 345

  15. Procalcitonin Guidance of Antibiotic Therapy in Community-acquired Pneumonia

    Authors: Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Daiana Stolz, Roland Bingisser, Christian Müller, David Miedinger, Peter Huber, Werner Zimmerli, Stephan Harbarth, Michael Tamm, Beat P. Müller‐Stich - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2006 cited by 884

  16. The Microbiological Etiology of Fracture-Related Infection

    Authors: Melissa Depypere, Jonathan Sliepen, Jolien Onsea, Yves Debaveye, Geertje A. M. Govaert, Frank F. A. IJpma, Werner Zimmerli, Willem‐Jan Metsemakers - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 2022 cited by 62

  17. The influence of duration of infection on outcome of debridement and implant retention in fracture-related infection

    Authors: Mario Morgenstern, Richard Küehl, Charalampos G. Zalavras, Martin McNally, Werner Zimmerli, Marc Antoine Burch, Thomas Vandendriessche, William T. Obremskey, M.H.J. Verhofstad, Willem‐Jan Metsemakers - The Bone & Joint Journal 2021 cited by 90

  18. Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants in Prosthetic Joint Infection

    Authors: Parham Sendi, Markus Rohrbach, Peter Gräber, Reno Frei, P. E. Ochsner, Werner Zimmerli - Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006 cited by 223

  19. The Not-So-Good Prognosis of Streptococcal Periprosthetic Joint Infection Managed by Implant Retention: The Results of a Large Multicenter Study

    Authors: Jaime Lora-Tamayo, É. Senneville, Alba Ribera, Louis Bernard, M. Dupon, Valérie Zeller, Ho Kwong Li, C. Arvieux, Martin Clauss, İlker Uçkay, Dace Vigante, Tristan Ferry, José Antonio Iribarren, Trisha Peel, Parham Sendi, Nina Gorišek Miksić, Dolors Rodríguez-Pardo, María Dolores del Toro, Marta Fernández-Sampedro, Ulrike Dapunt, Kaisa Huotari, Joshua S. Davis, Julián Palomino, Daniëlle Neut, Benjamin Clark, Thomas Gottlieb, Rihard Trebše, Àlex Soriano, Alberto Bahamonde, Laura Guío Carrión, Alicia Rico, Mauro José Costa Salles, Maria Joana Pais, Natividad Benito, Melchor Riera, Lucía Gómez, Craig Aboltins, Jaime Esteban, Juan Pablo Horcajada, Karina O’Connell, Matteo Ferrari, Gábor Skaliczki, Rafael San Juan, Javier Cobo, Mar Sánchez-Somolinos, António Ramos, Efthymia Giannitsioti, A Jover, Josu Mirena Baraia-Etxaburu, José María Barbero, Peter Choong, Nathalie Asseray, Séverine Ansart, G. Le Moal, Werner Zimmerli, Javier Ariza, for the Group of Investigators for Streptococcal Prosthetic Joint Infection, Fernando Chaves, José Alberto Moreno-Beamud, Rafael Navarro Arribas, Sophie Nguyen, Óscar Murillo, Xavier Cabo, Salvador Pedrero, F. Dauchy, H. Dutronc, Bertille de Barbeyrac, Matthew Scarborough, Martin McNally, Bridget L. Atkins, Pierre Tattevin, marie Gheno, Enora Ouamara-Digue, Bernhard Kessler, Sébastien Lustıg, Florent Valour, Christian Chdiac, Miguel Ángel Goenaga, Asier Mitxelena, Enrique Moreno, Maja Bombek Ihan, Zmago Krajnc, Carles Pigrau, Pablo S. Corona, Cecilia Peñas Espinar, Ana Isabel Suárez, Miguel Muniain Ezcurra, María Carmen Fariñas, Markku Vuorinen, Jarkko Leskinen, Tristan J. Yolland, Mark S. Lowenthal, Julia Praena, Salvador Fornell, María-José Gómez, Paul C. Jutte, Anže Mihelič, René Mihalič, Guillem Bori, Laura Morata and 38 more - Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017 cited by 128

  20. Key aspects of soft tissue management in fracture-related infection: recommendations from an international expert group

    Authors: Leonard Marais, Sven Hungerer, Henrik Eckardt, Charalampos G. Zalavras, William T. Obremskey, Alex Ramsden, Martin McNally, Mario Morgenstern, Willem‐Jan Metsemakers, the FRI Consensus Group, William T. Obremskey, Martin McNally, Bridget L. Atkins, Olivier Borens, Melissa Depypere, Kenneth A. Egol, Austin T. Fragomen, Jolien Onsea, Geertje A. M. Govaert, Stephen L. Kates, Richard Küehl, Ian Mcfadyen, T. Fintan Moriarty, Mi cha el J. Raschke, R. Geoff Richards, Carlos Sancineto, É. Senneville, Andrej Trampuž, M.H.J. Verhofstad, Werner Zimmerli - Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 2023 cited by 21

  21. Role of Rifampin against Propionibacterium acnes Biofilm In Vitro and in an Experimental Foreign-Body Infection Model

    Authors: Ulrika Furustrand Tafin, Stéphane Corvec, Bertrand Bétrisey, Werner Zimmerli, Andrej Trampuž - Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2012 cited by 180

  22. Controversy about the Role of Rifampin in Biofilm Infections: Is It Justified?

    Authors: Nora Renz, Andrej Trampuž, Werner Zimmerli - Antibiotics 2021 cited by 46

  23. Calcitonin precursors are reliable markers of sepsis in a medical intensive care unit

    Authors: Beat P. Müller‐Stich, Kenneth L. Becker, Hartmut Schächinger, Peter Rickenbacher, Peter Huber, Werner Zimmerli, R Ritz - Critical Care Medicine 2000 cited by 628

  24. Procalcitonin Levels Predict Bacteremia in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Authors: Fabian Müller, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Thomas Bregenzer, Martín Krause, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Müeller, Philipp Schüetz - CHEST Journal 2010 cited by 255