Peter Klimek

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About me

Peter Klimek is affiliated researcher at Karolinska Institutet. Peter is also director of the Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria (ASCII), faculty member of the Complexity Science Hub and holds an associate professorship at the Medical University of Vienna.
Drawing from his expertise in complexity science, data science, statistics and physics, his research aims to improve our understanding and ability to predict complex socio-economic systems, ranging from human disease over healthcare systems to economic and financial systems. Peter earned a PhD in physics in 2010 and a Venia Docendi (habilitation) in computational science in 2018. He authored or co-authored more than 100 publications, received the Paul Watzlawick Ring of Honor and was named Austrian Scientist of the Year 2021.

Articles

Journal article: NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE. 2024;7(1):56

Unraveling cradle-to-grave disease trajectories from multilayer comorbidity networks.

Dervić E; Sorger J; Yang L; Leutner M; Kautzky A; Thurner S; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Article: EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY. 2024;33(3):897-907

Association of medication clusters and subsequent labor market marginalization in refugee and Swedish-born young adults with common mental disorders in Sweden.

Chen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Taipale H; Rahman S; Niederkrotenthaler T; Klimek P
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. 2024

Forecasting the Early Impact of COVID-19 on Physician Supply in EU Countries.

Klimek P; Ledebur K; Gyimesi M; Ostermann H; Thurner S
Journal article: INTERECONOMICS. 2024;59(1):28-34

Designing EU Supply Chain Regulation

Felbermayr G; Friesenbichler K; Gerschberger M; Klimek P; Meyer B
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):11540

A comparison of synthetic data generation and federated analysis for enabling international evaluations of cardiovascular health.

Azizi Z; Lindner S; Shiba Y; Raparelli V; Norris CM; Kublickiene K; Herrero MT; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P; Gisinger T; Pilote L; El Emam K
Journal article: HELIYON. 2023;9(7):e17570

Diabetes incidence in Austria: The role of famines on diabetes and related NCDs.

Kaleta M; Leutner M; Thurner S; Kautzky A; Endel G; Kiss N; Robausch M; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Journal article: NATURE FOOD. 2023;4(6):508-517

Shock propagation from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on international multilayer food production network determines global food availability.

Laber M; Klimek P; Bruckner M; Yang L; Thurner S
Journal article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2023;13(1):175

Obesity as pleiotropic risk state for metabolic and mental health throughout life.

Leutner M; Dervic E; Bellach L; Klimek P; Thurner S; Kautzky A
Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):8715

Trends in diabetes incidence in Austria 2013-2017.

Kaleta M; Leutner M; Thurner S; Endel G; Kiss N; Robausch M; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: NUTRIENTS. 2023;15(11):2498

The Interplay of Adipokines, Body Composition and Glucose Homeostasis in Pregnant Women with a History of RYGB Operation.

Bellach L; Gard L-I; Lindner SD; Baumgartner-Parzer S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A; Leutner M
Journal article: HELIYON. 2023;9(4):e15377

Systematic population-wide ecological analysis of regional variability in disease prevalence.

Lo Sardo DR; Thurner S; Sorger J; Heiler G; Gyimesi M; Kautzky A; Leutner M; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Journal article: SUSTAINABILITY. 2023;15(4):2853

Challenges toward Evidence-Based Policymaking Using Agent-Based Modeling for Federal Sports Grants: A Self-Reflection from a Transdisciplinary Project

Lampoltshammer TJ; Maurer H; Pulda N; Klimek P; Hurt J; Rosenbichler U
Article: BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY. 2023;158:114089

Simvastatin therapy in higher dosages deteriorates bone quality: Consistent evidence from population-wide patient data and interventional mouse studies.

Leutner M; Butylina M; Matzhold C; Klimek P; Cuhaj C; Bellach L; Baumgartner-Parzer S; Reiter B; Preindl K; Kautzky A; Stimpfl T; Thurner S; Pietschmann P; Fürnsinn C; Kautzky-Willer A
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11:1054261

Association of common mental disorders and related multimorbidity with subsequent labor market marginalization among refugee and Swedish-born young adults.

Chen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Berg L; Nørredam M; Sijbrandij M; Klimek P
Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(11):e0293239

Forensic analysis of the Turkey 2023 presidential election reveals extreme vote swings in remote areas.

Klimek P; Aykaç A; Thurner S
Journal article: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. 2023;7(1):100026

Atrial fibrillation and cancer: prevalence and relative risk from a nationwide study.

Ay C; Grilz E; Nopp S; Moik F; Königsbrügge O; Klimek P; Thurner S; Posch F; Pabinger I
Journal article: COMMUNICATIONS MEDICINE. 2022;2(1):157

Supporting COVID-19 policy-making with a predictive epidemiological multi-model warning system.

Bicher M; Zuba M; Rainer L; Bachner F; Rippinger C; Ostermann H; Popper N; Thurner S; Klimek P
Journal article: DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. 2022;194:110190

Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher relative risk for venous thromboembolism in females than in males.

Deischinger C; Dervic E; Nopp S; Kaleta M; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY. 2022;40(12):1814-1822

Viral variant-resolved wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at national scale.

Amman F; Markt R; Endler L; Hupfauf S; Agerer B; Schedl A; Richter L; Zechmeister M; Bicher M; Heiler G; Triska P; Thornton M; Penz T; Senekowitsch M; Laine J; Keszei Z; Klimek P; Nägele F; Mayr M; Daleiden B; Steinlechner M; Niederstätter H; Heidinger P; Rauch W; Scheffknecht C; Vogl G; Weichlinger G; Wagner AO; Slipko K; Masseron A; Radu E; Allerberger F; Popper N; Bock C; Schmid D; Oberacher H; Kreuzinger N; Insam H; Bergthaler A
Journal article: LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2022;10(11):795-803

Lifetime risk, life expectancy, and years of life lost to type 2 diabetes in 23 high-income jurisdictions: a multinational, population-based study.

Tomic D; Morton JI; Chen L; Salim A; Gregg EW; Pavkov ME; Arffman M; Balicer R; Baviera M; Boersma-van Dam E; Brinks R; Carstensen B; Chan JCN; Cheng YJ; Fosse-Edorh S; Fuentes S; Gardiner H; Gulseth HL; Gurevicius R; Ha KH; Hoyer A; Jermendy G; Kautzky-Willer A; Keskimäki I; Kim DJ; Kiss Z; Klimek P; Leventer-Roberts M; Lin C-Y; Lopez-Doriga Ruiz P; Luk AOY; Ma S; Mata-Cases M; Mauricio D; McGurnaghan S; Imamura T; Paul SK; Peeters A; Pildava S; Porath A; Robitaille C; Roncaglioni MC; Sugiyama T; Wang K-L; Wild SH; Yekutiel N; Shaw JE; Magliano DJ
Journal article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2022;38(10):s119-s120

A COMPARISON OF SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION AND FEDERATED ANALYSIS FOR PERFORMING AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF GENDER EFFECTS ON CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

Azizi Z; Lindner S; Shiba Y; Raparelli V; Norris C; Kublickiene K; Herrero MT; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P; Emam KE; Pilote L; Investigators T
Journal article: HYPERTENSION. 2022;79(Suppl_1)

Abstract 080: SEX AND GENDER ASPECTS IN HYPERTENSION PREVALENCE OF CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN POPULATIONS

Azizi Z; Lindner S; Macías Ruiz MDC; Alipour P; Raparelli V; Norris CM; Kublickiene K; Kautzky Willer A; Klimek P; El Emam K; Fernández Villalba E; Herrero M-T; Pilote L; Investigators TG-F
Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):13347

Monitoring supply networks from mobile phone data for estimating the systemic risk of an economy.

Reisch T; Heiler G; Diem C; Klimek P; Thurner S
Journal article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;13(1):4259

Stress-testing the resilience of the Austrian healthcare system using agent-based simulation.

Kaleta M; Lasser J; Dervic E; Yang L; Sorger J; Lo Sardo DR; Thurner S; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Journal article: JMIR MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2022;10(6):e34204

Quality Criteria for Real-world Data in Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care Decision-making: Austrian Expert Consensus.

Klimek P; Baltic D; Brunner M; Degelsegger-Marquez A; Garhöfer G; Gouya-Lechner G; Herzog A; Jilma B; Kähler S; Mikl V; Mraz B; Ostermann H; Röhl C; Scharinger R; Stamm T; Strassnig M; Wirthumer-Hoche C; Pleiner-Duxneuner J
Journal article: PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2022;18(4):e1009973

Meteorological factors and non-pharmaceutical interventions explain local differences in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Austria.

Ledebur K; Kaleta M; Chen J; Lindner SD; Matzhold C; Weidle F; Wittmann C; Habimana K; Kerschbaumer L; Stumpfl S; Heiler G; Bicher M; Popper N; Bachner F; Klimek P
Journal article: JMIR CARDIO. 2022;6(1):e36801

Authors' Reply to: Using Caution When Interpreting Gender-Based Relative Risk. Comment on "The Effect of Cardiovascular Comorbidities on Women Compared to Men: Longitudinal Retrospective Analysis".

Dervic E; Deischinger C; Haug N; Leutner M; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Journal article: JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE. 2022;12(4):517

Sex Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with SARS-CoV-2-Infection Admitted to Intensive Care Units in Austria.

Kautzky-Willer A; Kaleta M; Lindner SD; Leutner M; Thurner S; Klimek P
Journal article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;13(1):554

Assessing the impact of SARS-CoV-2 prevention measures in Austrian schools using agent-based simulations and cluster tracing data.

Lasser J; Sorger J; Richter L; Thurner S; Schmid D; Klimek P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2022;17(2):e0263450

Labour market marginalisation in young refugees and their majority peers in Denmark and Sweden: The role of common mental disorders and secondary school completion.

de Montgomery CJ; Norredam M; Krasnik A; Petersen JH; Björkenstam E; Berg L; Hjern A; Sijbrandij M; Klimek P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Journal article: WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT. 2022;134(1-2):1-6

Increase in testosterone levels is related to a lower risk of conversion of prediabetes to manifest diabetes in prediabetic males.

Leutner M; Matzhold C; Bellach L; Wohlschläger-Krenn E; Winker R; Nistler S; Endler G; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Article: JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE. 2021;11(12):1305

Associations between Multimorbidity Patterns and Subsequent Labor Market Marginalization among Refugees and Swedish-Born Young Adults-A Nationwide Registered-Based Cohort Study.

Chen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Berg L; Norredam M; Sijbrandij M; Klimek P
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE. 2021;18(185):20210608

Agent-based simulations for protecting nursing homes with prevention and vaccination strategies.

Lasser J; Zuber J; Sorger J; Dervic E; Ledebur K; Lindner SD; Klager E; Kletečka-Pulker M; Willschke H; Stangl K; Stadtmann S; Haslinger C; Klimek P; Wochele-Thoma T
Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80(12):E205-E206

Response to: 'Association between osteoporosis and statin therapy: the story continues' by Burden and Weiler.

Leutner M; Matzhold C; Bellach L; Deischinger C; Harreiter J; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2021;294:831-837

Persistence of antidepressant use among refugee youth with common mental disorder.

Taipale H; Niederkrotenthaler T; Tanskanen A; Cullen AE; Helgesson M; Berg L; Sijbrandij M; Klimek P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. 2021;99(11):skab294

Integrating diverse data sources to predict disease risk in dairy cattle-a machine learning approach.

Lasser J; Matzhold C; Egger-Danner C; Fuerst-Waltl B; Steininger F; Wittek T; Klimek P
Journal article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2021;10:100214

Why we may need to rethink future SARS-CoV-2 vaccination strategies.

Klimek P
Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80(11):e181

Response to: 'Association between osteoporosis and statins therapy' by Lai.

Leutner M; Matzhold C; Bellach L; Deischinger C; Harreiter J; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):21152

A systematic approach to analyse the impact of farm-profiles on bovine health.

Matzhold C; Lasser J; Egger-Danner C; Fuerst-Waltl B; Wittek T; Kofler J; Steininger F; Klimek P
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31(Supplement_3)

Mental disorders, multimorbidity and labor market marginalization among refugee youths in Sweden

Chen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Klimek P
Journal article: JMIR CARDIO. 2021;5(2):e28015

The Effect of Cardiovascular Comorbidities on Women Compared to Men: Longitudinal Retrospective Analysis.

Dervic E; Deischinger C; Haug N; Leutner M; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Article: JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE. 2021;11(10):984

Insulin as Monotherapy and in Combination with Other Glucose-Lowering Drugs Is Related to Increased Risk of Diagnosis of Pneumonia: A Longitudinal Assessment over Two Years.

Leutner M; Kaleta M; Bellach L; Kautzky A; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):19241

Behavioral gender differences are reinforced during the COVID-19 crisis.

Reisch T; Heiler G; Hurt J; Klimek P; Hanbury A; Thurner S
Article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2021;8:100185

A look into the future of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: an expert consultation.

Iftekhar EN; Priesemann V; Balling R; Bauer S; Beutels P; Calero Valdez A; Cuschieri S; Czypionka T; Dumpis U; Glaab E; Grill E; Hanson C; Hotulainen P; Klimek P; Kretzschmar M; Krüger T; Krutzinna J; Low N; Machado H; Martins C; McKee M; Mohr SB; Nassehi A; Perc M; Petelos E; Pickersgill M; Prainsack B; Rocklöv J; Schernhammer E; Staines A; Szczurek E; Tsiodras S; Van Gucht S; Willeit P
Article: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE. 2021;18(180):20201040

Data-driven identification of complex disease phenotypes.

Strauss MJ; Niederkrotenthaler T; Thurner S; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2021;42(23):2299-2307

Relative risk of arterial and venous thromboembolism in persons with cancer vs. persons without cancer-a nationwide analysis.

Grilz E; Posch F; Nopp S; Königsbrügge O; Lang IM; Klimek P; Thurner S; Pabinger I; Ay C
Journal article: ENDOCRINE ABSTRACTS. 2021

Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher relative risk for Parkinson’s disease in women than in men

Deischinger C; Dervic E; Kaleta M; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Article: JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE. 2021;11(5):328

Risk of Typical Diabetes-Associated Complications in Different Clusters of Diabetic Patients: Analysis of Nine Risk Factors.

Leutner M; Haug N; Bellach L; Dervic E; Kautzky A; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2021;11(4):e043497

Can synthetic data be a proxy for real clinical trial data? A validation study.

Azizi Z; Zheng C; Mosquera L; Pilote L; El Emam K; GOING-FWD Collaborators
Article: BMJ GLOBAL HEALTH. 2021;6(4):e005413

Identification and inclusion of gender factors in retrospective cohort studies: the GOING-FWD framework.

Raparelli V; Norris CM; Bender U; Herrero MT; Kautzky-Willer A; Kublickiene K; El Emam K; Pilote L; GOING‑FWD Collaborators
Journal article: ANIMAL - SCIENCE PROCEEDINGS. 2021;12(1):109

130 Prediction of subclinical ketosis based on automated milking systems (AMS) in dairy cattle

Pfeiffer L; Fuerst-Waltl B; Zollitsch W; Schwarzenbacher H; Klimek P; Egger-Danner C
Journal article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2021;118(10):e2100906118

Reply to Kuśmierz and Toyoizumi: A network-based explanation of why most COVID-19 infection curves are linear.

Thurner S; Klimek P; Hanel R
Journal article: JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2021;11(2):793-800

Diabetes Mellitus is Associated with a Higher Relative Risk for Parkinson's Disease in Women than in Men.

Deischinger C; Dervic E; Kaleta M; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2021;8:608083

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Antidepressant Medication Are Overrepresented in High-Dose Statin Treatment.

Leutner M; Matzhold C; Kautzky A; Kaleta M; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. 2020;4(12):1303-1312

Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions.

Haug N; Geyrhofer L; Londei A; Dervic E; Desvars-Larrive A; Loreto V; Pinior B; Thurner S; Klimek P
Journal article: JOURNAL OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION. 2020;19(5):n01

Complexity, transparency and time pressure: practical insights into science communication in times of crisis

Lasser J; Ahne V; Heiler G; Klimek P; Metzler H; Reisch T; Sprenger M; Thurner S; Sorger J
Article: JMIR MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2020;8(9):e18147

How Specialist Aftercare Impacts Long-Term Readmission Risks in Elderly Patients With Metabolic, Cardiac, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Cohort Study Using Administrative Data.

Kaleta M; Niederkrotenthaler T; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Journal article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2020;117(37):22684-22689

A network-based explanation of why most COVID-19 infection curves are linear.

Thurner S; Klimek P; Hanel R
Article: BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE. 2020;8(1):e001430

Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher risk for major depressive disorder in women than in men.

Deischinger C; Dervic E; Leutner M; Kosi-Trebotic L; Klimek P; Kautzky A; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30(Supplement_5)

A parameter-free population-dynamical approach to health workforce supply forecasting in EU countries

Klimek P; Gyimesi M; Ostermann H; Thurner S
Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):13152

Betatrophin is downregulated in pregnant women with a history of RYGB operation and a high risk of postprandial hypoglycaemia.

Leutner M; Matzhold C; Bellach L; Deischinger C; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Article: AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2020;54(4):409-422

Healthcare utilization, psychiatric medication and risk of rehospitalization in suicide-attempting patients with common mental disorders.

Niederkrotenthaler T; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Thurner S; Endel G; Klimek P
Journal article: BMC MEDICINE. 2020;18(1):44

High-risk multimorbidity patterns on the road to cardiovascular mortality.

Haug N; Deischinger C; Gyimesi M; Kautzky-Willer A; Thurner S; Klimek P
Journal article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2020;11:612604

Decompression of Multimorbidity Along the Disease Trajectories of Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

Haug N; Sorger J; Gisinger T; Gyimesi M; Kautzky-Willer A; Thurner S; Klimek P
Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2020;15(4):e0230325

The role of mainstreamness and interdisciplinarity for the relevance of scientific papers.

Thurner S; Liu W; Klimek P; Cheong SA
Journal article: ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS AND DECISIONS. 2020;40(2):252-286

Assessing resilience of healthcare infrastructure exposed to COVID-19: emerging risks, resilience indicators, interdependencies and international standards.

Jovanović A; Klimek P; Renn O; Schneider R; Øien K; Brown J; DiGennaro M; Liu Y; Pfau V; Jelić M; Rosen T; Caillard B; Chakravarty S; Chhantyal P
Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78(12):1706-1711

Diagnosis of osteoporosis in statin-treated patients is dose-dependent.

Leutner M; Matzhold C; Bellach L; Deischinger C; Harreiter J; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2019;116(48):23930-23935

Quantification of the resilience of primary care networks by stress testing the health care system.

Lo Sardo DR; Thurner S; Sorger J; Duftschmid G; Endel G; Klimek P
Journal article: BRIEFINGS IN BIOINFORMATICS. 2019;20(3):1057-1062

Community effort endorsing multiscale modelling, multiscale data science and multiscale computing for systems medicine.

Zanin M; Chorbev I; Stres B; Stalidzans E; Vera J; Tieri P; Castiglione F; Groen D; Zheng H; Baumbach J; Schmid JA; Basilio J; Klimek P; Debeljak N; Rozman D; Schmidt HHHW
Journal article: JMIR MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2019;7(2):e12172-171

Patient-Sharing Relations in the Treatment of Diabetes and Their Implications for Health Information Exchange: Claims-Based Analysis.

Duftschmid G; Rinner C; Sauter SK; Endel G; Klimek P; Mitsch C; Heinzl H
Journal article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2019;10(1):1677

Quantifying economic resilience from input-output susceptibility to improve predictions of economic growth and recovery.

Klimek P; Poledna S; Thurner S
Journal article: SAFETY SCIENCE. 2019;113:404-414

Quantitative resilience assessment in emergency response reveals how organizations trade efficiency for redundancy

Klimek P; Varga J; Jovanovic AS; Szekely Z
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE. 2019;16(151):20180731

Fashion and art cycles are driven by counter-dominance signals of elite competition: quantitative evidence from music styles.

Klimek P; Kreuzbauer R; Thurner S
Journal article: METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL. 2019;91:10-17

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) drives postprandial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in pregnant women with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass operation.

Leutner M; Klimek P; Göbl C; Bozkurt L; Harreiter J; Husslein P; Eppel W; Baumgartner-Parzer S; Pacini G; Thurner S; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR EVIDENZ, FORTBILDUNG UND QUALITAT IM GESUNDHEITSWESEN. 2018;137-138:20-26

Methods to detect inappropriate use of MRI and CT for musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review.

Emprechtinger R; Fischer S; Holzer LA; Klimek P; Stanak M; Oikarinen H; Wild C
Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(10):e0204975

Forensic analysis of Turkish elections in 2017-2018.

Klimek P; Jiménez R; Hidalgo M; Hinteregger A; Thurner S
Journal article: JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE. 2018;1(1):227-239

Asocial balance-how your friends determine your enemies: understanding the co-evolution of friendship and enmity interactions in a virtual world.

Sadilek M; Klimek P; Thurner S
Journal article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2017;3(6):e1602363

Testing for voter rigging in small polling stations.

Jimenez R; Hidalgo M; Klimek P
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2017;102(4):1325-1332

Chronic Intranasal Insulin Does Not Affect Hepatic Lipids but Lowers Circulating BCAAs in Healthy Male Subjects.

Scherer T; Wolf P; Smajis S; Gaggini M; Hackl M; Gastaldelli A; Klimek P; Einwallner E; Marculescu R; Luger A; Fürnsinn C; Trattnig S; Buettner C; Krššák M; Krebs M
Article: ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE. 2017;4(3):160711

Suicides on the Austrian railway network: hotspot analysis and effect of proximity to psychiatric institutions.

Strauss MJ; Klimek P; Sonneck G; Niederkrotenthaler T
Journal article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2017;281(2):206-216

Use of statins offsets insulin-related cancer risk.

Kautzky-Willer A; Thurner S; Klimek P
Journal article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2016;6:39658

Disentangling genetic and environmental risk factors for individual diseases from multiplex comorbidity networks.

Klimek P; Aichberger S; Thurner S
Journal article: NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2016;18:083045

Dynamical origins of the community structure of an online multi-layer society

Klimek P; Diakonova M; Eguiluz VM; San Miguel M; Thurner S
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2016;92:44-53

Improving the informational continuity of care in diabetes mellitus treatment with a nationwide Shared EHR system: Estimates from Austrian claims data.

Rinner C; Sauter SK; Endel G; Heinze G; Thurner S; Klimek P; Duftschmid G
Journal article: SCIENTOMETRICS. 2016;107(3):1265-1282

Successful fish go with the flow: citation impact prediction based on centrality measures for term-document networks

Klimek P; Jovanovic AS; Egloff R; Schneider R
Journal article: ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS AND DECISIONS. 2015;35(4):521-531

Forecast for the use of alternative fuels in aviation under environmental constraints and volatile market conditions

Jovanović AS; Klimek P; Quintero FA
Journal article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2015;1(10):e1500522

Systemic trade risk of critical resources.

Klimek P; Obersteiner M; Thurner S
Journal article: SCIENTOMETRICS. 2015;105(2):1273-1284

Bibliometric analysis of fracking scientific literature

Li J; Jovanovic A; Klimek P; Guo X
Journal article: PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2015;11(4):e1004125

Quantification of diabetes comorbidity risks across life using nation-wide big claims data.

Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A; Chmiel A; Schiller-Frühwirth I; Thurner S
Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(9):e0136701

Circulating Betatrophin Is Strongly Increased in Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Trebotic LK; Klimek P; Thomas A; Fenzl A; Leitner K; Springer S; Kiefer FW; Kautzky-Willer A
Journal article: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC DYNAMICS & CONTROL. 2015;50:144-154

To bail-out or to bail-in? Answers from an agent-based model

Klimek P; Poledna S; Farmer JD; Thurner S
Journal article: NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2014;16:115013

Spreading of diseases through comorbidity networks across life and gender

Chmiel A; Klimek P; Thurner S
Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e115255

Instrumentational complexity of music genres and why simplicity sells.

Percino G; Klimek P; Thurner S
Journal article: GERONTOLOGY. 2014;60(6):502-507

Effect of fetal and infant malnutrition on metabolism in older age.

Klimek P; Leitner M; Kautzky-Willer A; Thurner S
Journal article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2013;110(30):E2751

Reply to Klitz and Niklasson: Can viral infections explain the cross-sectional Austrian diabetes data?

Thurner S; Klimek P; Szell M; Duftschmid G; Endel G; Kautzky-Willer A; Kasper DC
Journal article: NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2013;15:063008

Triadic closure dynamics drives scaling laws in social multiplex networks

Klimek P; Thurner S
Journal article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2013;110(12):4703-4707

Quantification of excess risk for diabetes for those born in times of hunger, in an entire population of a nation, across a century.

Thurner S; Klimek P; Szell M; Duftschmid G; Endel G; Kautzky-Willer A; Kasper DC
Journal article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2012;109(41):16469-16473

Statistical detection of systematic election irregularities.

Klimek P; Yegorov Y; Hanel R; Thurner S
Journal article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(6):e38924

Empirical confirmation of creative destruction from world trade data.

Klimek P; Hausmann R; Thurner S
Journal article: PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 2011;390(21-22):3870-3875

The blogosphere as an excitable social medium: Richter's and Omori's Law in media coverage

Klimek P; Bayer W; Thurner S
Journal article: NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2010;12:075029

Schumpeterian economic dynamics as a quantifiable model of evolution

Thurner S; Klimek P; Hanel R
Journal article: PHYSICAL REVIEW E. 2010;82(1 Pt 1):011901

Evolutionary dynamics from a variational principle.

Klimek P; Thurner S; Hanel R
Journal article: PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 2010;389(4):747-753

Physics of evolution: Selection without fitness

Thurner S; Hanel R; Klimek P
Journal article: NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2010;12:013019

Logical independence and quantum randomness

Paterek T; Kofler J; Prevedel R; Klimek P; Aspelmeyer M; Zeilinger A; Brukner C
Journal article: PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS. 2009;388(18):3939-3947

To how many politicians should government be left?

Klimek P; Hanel R; Thurner S
Journal article: JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS-THEORY AND EXPERIMENT. 2009;:p03008

Parkinson's Law quantified: three investigations on bureaucratic ineffciency

Klimek P; Hanel R; Thurner S
Journal article: JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY. 2009;256(1):142-146

Pruning the tree of life: k-core percolation as selection mechanism.

Klimek P; Thurner S; Hanel R
Journal article: EPL. 2008;82(2):28008

Opinion formation in laggard societies

Klimek P; Lambiotte R; Thurner S
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Preprint: ARXIV. 2024

Optimal prevention strategies for chronic diseases in a compartmental disease trajectory model

Ledebur K; Kautzky-Willer A; Thurner S; Klimek P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2023

Supply Chain Due Diligence Risk Assessment for the EU: A Network Approach to estimate expected effectiveness of the planned EU directive

Hurt J; Ledebur K; Meyer B; Friesenbichler K; Gerschberger M; Thurner S; Klimek P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2023

Unraveling cradle-to-grave disease trajectories from multilayer comorbidity networks

Dervić E; Sorger J; Yang L; Leutner M; Kautzky A; Thurner S; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2023

Forensic analysis of the Turkey 2023 presidential election reveals extreme vote swings in remote areas

Klimek P; Aykac A; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2022

Evidence-based policy-making in sports funding using a data-driven optimization approach

Hurt J; Yang L; Sorger J; Lampoltshammer TJ; Pulda N; Rosenbichler U; Thurner S; Klimek P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2022

Shock propagation from the Russia-Ukraine conflict on international multilayer food production network determines global food availability

Laber M; Klimek P; Bruckner M; Yang L; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2022

Small coverage effect in epidemic network models shows that masks can become more effective with less people wearing them

Klimek P; Ledebur K; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2022

Stress-testing the Resilience of the Austrian Healthcare System Using Agent-Based Simulation

Kaleta M; Lasser J; Dervic E; Yang L; Sorger J; Sardo RL; Thurner S; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Editorial comment: BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2022;376:o90

Europe must come together to confront omicron.

Health professionals and researchers from across E
Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2022;31:175

Association of medication clusters and labor market marginalization in refugee youths and Swedish-born with common mental disorder in Sweden

Chen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Taipale H; Rahman S; Niederkrotenthaler T; Klimek P
Conference publication: WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT. 2022;134(SUPPL 4):237-238

Diabetes mellitus is associated with a higher relative risk for venous thromboembolism in females than in males

Deischinger C; Dervic E; Nopp S; Kaleta M; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Preprint: ARXIV. 2021

Meteorological factors and non-pharmaceutical interventions explain local differences in the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Austria

Ledebur K; Kaleta M; Chen J; Lindner S; Matzhold C; Weidle F; Wittmann C; Habimana K; Kerschbaumer L; Stumpfl S; Heiler G; Bicher M; Popper N; Bachner F; Klimek P
Letter: LANCET. 2021;397(10284):1541

Call for a pan-European COVID-19 response must be comprehensive - Authors' reply.

Priesemann V; Brinkmann MM; Ciesek S; Cuschieri S; Czypionka T; Giordano G; Hanson C; Hens N; Iftekhar E; Klimek P; Kretzschmar M; Peichl A; Perc M; Sannino F; Schernhammer E; Schmidt A; Staines A; Szczurek E
Letter: LANCET. 2021;397(10273):469-470

An action plan for pan-European defence against new SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Priesemann V; Balling R; Brinkmann MM; Ciesek S; Czypionka T; Eckerle I; Giordano G; Hanson C; Hel Z; Hotulainen P; Klimek P; Nassehi A; Peichl A; Perc M; Petelos E; Prainsack B; Szczurek E
Letter: LANCET. 2021;397(10269):92-93

Calling for pan-European commitment for rapid and sustained reduction in SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Priesemann V; Brinkmann MM; Ciesek S; Cuschieri S; Czypionka T; Giordano G; Gurdasani D; Hanson C; Hens N; Iftekhar E; Kelly-Irving M; Klimek P; Kretzschmar M; Peichl A; Perc M; Sannino F; Schernhammer E; Schmidt A; Staines A; Szczurek E
Corrigendum: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2021;8:677866

Corrigendum: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Antidepressant Medication Are Overrepresented in High-Dose Statin Treatment.

Leutner M; Matzhold C; Kautzky A; Kaleta M; Thurner S; Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;31

Mental health and health promotion among migrants Mental disorders, multimorbidity and labor market marginalization among refugee youths in Sweden

Chen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Klimek P
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021

Assessing the impact of SARS-CoV-2 prevention measures in Austrian schools by means of agent-based simulations calibrated to cluster tracing data

Lasser J; Sorger J; Richter L; Thurner S; Schmid D; Klimek P
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021

Integrating diverse data sources to predict disease risk in dairy cattle

Lasser J; Matzhold C; Egger-Danner C; Fuerst-Waltl B; Steininger F; Wittek T; Klimek P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2020

Agent-based simulations for protecting nursing homes with prevention and vaccination strategies

Lasser J; Zuber J; Sorger J; Dervic E; Ledebur K; Lindner SD; Klager E; Kletečka-Pulker M; Willschke H; Stangl K; Stadtmann S; Haslinger C; Klimek P; Wochele-Thoma T
Preprint: ARXIV. 2020

Behavioral gender differences are reinforced during the COVID-19 crisis

Reisch T; Heiler G; Hurt J; Klimek P; Hanbury A; Thurner S
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30:V481

Different diagnostic groups and labour market marginalization among refugee youths

Chen J; Mittendorfer-Rutz E; Klimek P
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;30

Labour market marginalisation in young refugees with and without common mental disorders

De Montgomery C; Norredam M; Krasnik A; Petersen JH; Bjorkenstam E; Berg L; Hjern A; Sijbrandij M; Klimek P; Mittendorfer-Rutz E
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020

Analyzing Covid-19 Data using SIRD Models

Chakraborty A; Chen J; Desvars-Larrive A; Klimek P; Tames EF; Garcia D; Horstmeyer L; Kaleta M; Lasser J; Reddish J; Pinior B; Wachs J; Turchin P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2020

Why are most COVID-19 infection curves linear?

Thurner S; Klimek P; Hanel R
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020

Supporting COVID-19 Policy-Making with a Predictive Epidemiological Multi-Model Warning System

Bicher M; Zuba M; Rainer L; Bachner F; Rippinger C; Ostermann H; Popper N; Thurner S; Klimek P
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2020

Why are most COVID-19 infection curves linear?

Thurner S; Klimek P; Hanel R
Preprint: ARXIV. 2019

A parameter-free population-dynamical approach to health workforce supply forecasting of EU countries

Klimek P; Ledebur K; Gyimesi M; Ostermann H; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2019

The role of mainstreamness and interdisciplinarity for the relevance of scientific papers

Thurner S; Liu W; Klimek P; Cheong SA
Preprint: ARXIV. 2019

Identification of gatekeeper diseases on the way to cardiovascular mortality

Haug N; Thurner S; Kautzky-Willer A; Gyimesi M; Klimek P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2019

Economic resilience from input-output susceptibility improves predictions of economic growth and recovery

Klimek P; Poledna S; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2019

Fashion and art cycles are driven by counter-dominance signals of elite competition: quantitative evidence from music styles

Klimek P; Kreuzbauer R; Thurner S
Book chapter: WILEY STATSREF: STATISTICS REFERENCE ONLINE. 2018;p. 1-10

Fraud Detection, Electoral

Jiménez R; Thurner S; Pericchi LR; Klimek P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2018

When does a disaster become a systemic event? Estimating indirect economic losses from natural disasters

Poledna S; Hochrainer-Stigler S; Miess MG; Klimek P; Schmelzer S; Sorger J; Shchekinova E; Rovenskaya E; Linnerooth-Bayer J; Dieckmann U; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2017

Election forensic analysis of the Turkish Constitutional Referendum 2017

Klimek P; Jimenez R; Hidalgo M; Hinteregger A; Thurner S
Conference publication: WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT. 2017;129:170-171

Glucagon-like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) regulates Glucose Metabolism in pregnant Women with Roux-en-Y Gastric Pypass and plays a key role in the Development of postprandial Hypoglycaemia

Leutner M; Klimek P; Gobl C; Bozkurt L; Husslein P; Eppel W; Baumgartner-Parzer S; Pacini G; Kautzky-Willer A
Conference publication: WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT. 2017;129(19-20):739-740

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is significantly involved in the Regulation of Glucose Metabolism in pregnant Women with Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Leutner M; Klimek P; Goebl C; Bozkurt L; Harreiter J; Husslein P; Eppel W; Baumgartner-Parzer S; Pacini G; Kautzky-Willer A
Preprint: ARXIV. 2016

Disentangling genetic and environmental risk factors for individual diseases from multiplex comorbidity networks

Klimek P; Aichberger S; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2016

Dynamical origins of the community structure of multi-layer societies

Klimek P; Diakonova M; Eguiluz V; Miguel MS; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2015

Systemic trade-risk of critical resources

Klimek P; Obersteiner M; Thurner S
Conference publication: WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT. 2015;127:S142

Circulating betatrophin is strongly increased in pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus

Trebotic LK; Klimek P; Thomas A; Fenzl A; Leitner K; Kiefer FW; Kautzky-Willer A
Conference publication: 2014;:522-525

Analyzing Healthcare Provider Centric Networks Through Secondary use of Health Claims Data

Sauter SK; Neuhofer LM; Endel G; Klimek P; Duftschmid G
Preprint: ARXIV. 2014

Instrumentational complexity of music genres and why simplicity sells

Percino G; Klimek P; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2014

Spreading of diseases through comorbidity networks across life and gender

Chmiel A; Klimek P; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2014

To bail-out or to bail-in? Answers from an agent-based model

Klimek P; Poledna S; Farmer JD; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2013

Quantifying age- and gender-related diabetes comorbidity risks using nation-wide big claims data

Klimek P; Kautzky-Willer A; Chmiel A; Schiller-Früwirth I; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2012

Statistical detection of systematic election irregularities

Klimek P; Yegorov Y; Hanel R; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2009

Schumpeterian economic dynamics as a quantifiable minimum model of evolution

Thurner S; Klimek P; Hanel R
Preprint: ARXIV. 2008

Logical independence and quantum randomness

Paterek T; Kofler J; Prevedel R; Klimek P; Aspelmeyer M; Zeilinger A; Brukner C
Preprint: ARXIV. 2008

Pruning the Tree of Life: k-core Percolation as Selection Mechanism

Klimek P; Thurner S; Hanel R
Conference publication: PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE - THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING. 2007;6802:680206-680206-11

Studies in the physics of evolution: creation, formation, destruction

Hanel R; Klimek P; Thurner S
Preprint: ARXIV. 2007

Opinion Formation in Laggard Societies

Klimek P; Lambiotte R; Thurner S
Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL.

Social network analysis reveals the failure of between-farm movement restrictions to reduce Salmonella transmission

Conrady B; Dervic E; Klimek P; Pedersen L; Reimert MM; Rasmussen P; Apenteng O; Nielsen LR
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE.

A national evaluation analysis and expert interview study of real-world data sources for research and healthcare decision-making

Mikl V; Baltic D; Czypionka T; Degelsegger-Márquez A; Forgó N; Gouya-Lechner G; Herzog A; Klimek P; Lumenta DB; Mraz B; Ostermann H; Scharinger R; Stamm T; Strassnig M; Zeitlinger M; Pleiner-Duxneuner J
Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL.

The Anatomy of the Current Antibiotics Shortage

Klimek P; Dervic E; Friesenbichler K; Gerschberger M; Yang L
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS.

Authors’ Reply to: Using Caution When Interpreting Gender-Based Relative Risk. Comment on “The Effect of Cardiovascular Comorbidities on Women Compared to Men: Longitudinal Retrospective Analysis” (Preprint)

Dervic E; Deischinger C; Haug N; Leutner M; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS.

Quality Criteria for Real-world Data in Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care Decision-making: Austrian Expert Consensus (Preprint)

Klimek P; Baltic D; Brunner M; Degelsegger-Marquez A; Garhöfer G; Gouya-Lechner G; Herzog A; Jilma B; Kähler S; Mikl V; Mraz B; Ostermann H; Röhl C; Scharinger R; Stamm T; Strassnig M; Wirthumer-Hoche C; Pleiner-Duxneuner J
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS.

The Effect of Cardiovascular Comorbidities on Women Compared to Men: Longitudinal Retrospective Analysis (Preprint)

Dervic E; Deischinger C; Haug N; Leutner M; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
Preprint: SOCARXIV.

Complexity, transparency and time pressure: practical insights into science communication in times of crisis

Lasser J; Ahne V; Heiler G; Klimek P; Metzler H; Reisch T; Sprenger M; Thurner S; Sorger J
Preprint: MEDRXIV.

Ranking the effectiveness of worldwide COVID-19 government interventions

Haug N; Geyrhofer L; Londei A; Dervic E; Desvars-Larrive A; Loreto V; Pinior B; Thurner S; Klimek P
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS.

Patient-Sharing Relations in the Treatment of Diabetes and Their Implications for Health Information Exchange: Claims-Based Analysis (Preprint)

Duftschmid G; Rinner C; Sauter SK; Endel G; Klimek P; Mitsch C; Heinzl H
Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS.

How Specialist Aftercare Impacts Long-Term Readmission Risks in Elderly Patients With Metabolic, Cardiac, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Cohort Study Using Administrative Data (Preprint)

Kaleta M; Niederkrotenthaler T; Kautzky-Willer A; Klimek P
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