Alexander Assmann

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
64 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Alexander Assmann is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Assmann has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Surgery, 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alexander Assmann's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (16 papers), Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (14 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (14 papers). Alexander Assmann is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (16 papers), Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques (14 papers) and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (14 papers). Alexander Assmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Japan. Alexander Assmann's co-authors include Ali Khademhosseini, Nasim Annabi, Bradley D. Olsen, Reginald K. Avery, Artur Lichtenberg, Payam Akhyari, Andrea Vegh, Arghya Paul, Akhilesh K. Gaharwar and Gareth H. McKinley and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACS Nano and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Assmann

57 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Shear-Thinning Nanocomposite Hydrogels for the Treatment of Hemorrhage

2014 344 citations Alexander Assmann, Ali Khademhosseini et al. profile →
Engineering a highly elastic human protein–based sealant for surgical applications

2017 301 citations Nasim Annabi, Alexander Assmann et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Assmann Germany	22	915	847	770	326	292	64	2.4k
Isaac Wamala Germany	15	705 0.8×	412 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	131 0.4×	8 0.0×	40	2.3k
Simon J. McCarthy Australia	23	350 0.4×	599 0.7×	318 0.4×	78 0.2×	32 0.1×	36	2.0k
Zhou Xiang China	29	1.6k 1.7×	372 0.4×	858 1.1×	219 0.7×	32 0.1×	176	2.9k
Fei Chang China	27	769 0.8×	643 0.8×	797 1.0×	13 0.0×	52 0.2×	79	3.0k
Feifei Zhou China	20	492 0.5×	539 0.6×	641 0.8×	8 0.0×	167 0.6×	31	2.0k
Wanyin Zhai China	30	897 1.0×	955 1.1×	2.3k 3.0×	90 0.3×	42 0.1×	41	3.1k
Mitsuo Umezu Japan	23	1.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.5×	1.9k 2.5×	510 1.6×	9 0.0×	139	3.6k
Fangping Chen China	26	341 0.4×	618 0.7×	769 1.0×	31 0.1×	12 0.0×	72	1.8k
Cody Bünger Denmark	46	4.2k 4.6×	633 0.7×	2.5k 3.3×	105 0.3×	12 0.0×	208	7.2k
Klaus‐Peter Schmitz Germany	32	1.4k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	967 1.3×	348 1.1×	5 0.0×	248	3.5k

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Sugimura, Yukiharu, et al.. (2022). Impact of PPAR-gamma activation on the durability of biological heart valve prostheses in hypercholesterolaemic rats. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 63(1). 1 indexed citations

Sugimura, Yukiharu, Moritz Benjamin Immohr, Arash Mehdiani, et al.. (2021). Initial Experience Covering 50 Consecutive Cases of Large Impella Implantation at a Single Heart Centre. ESC Heart Failure. 8(6). 5168–5177. 9 indexed citations

Sugimura, Yukiharu, et al.. (2021). A Role for Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Agonists in Counteracting the Degeneration of Cardiovascular Grafts. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 79(1). e103–e115. 4 indexed citations

Sugimura, Yukiharu, Kyohei Oyama, Shunsuke Miyahara, et al.. (2019). Controlled autologous recellularization and inhibited degeneration of decellularized vascular implants by side-specific coating with stromal cell-derived factor 1α and fibronectin. Biomedical Materials. 15(3). 35013–35013. 10 indexed citations

Nagy, Edit, Eduardo Martínez‐Martínez, Simon C. Body, et al.. (2017). Interferon-γ Released by Activated CD8+ T Lymphocytes Impairs the Calcium Resorption Potential of Osteoclasts in Calcified Human Aortic Valves. American Journal Of Pathology. 187(6). 1413–1425. 48 indexed citations

Assmann, Alexander, et al.. (2017). Systemische Inflammation und Herzchirurgie. Zeitschrift für Herz- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie. 32(1). 59–66.

Sugimura, Yukiharu, et al.. (2017). ^{A Rat Model for the In Vivo Assessment of Biological and Tissue-Engineered Valvular and Vascular Grafts}. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 23(12). 982–994. 8 indexed citations

Assmann, Alexander, Andrea Vegh, Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad, et al.. (2017). A highly adhesive and naturally derived sealant. Biomaterials. 140. 115–127. 222 indexed citations

Aubin, Hug, Carlos Mas‐Moruno, Makoto Iijima, et al.. (2016). Customized Interface Biofunctionalization of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix: Toward Enhanced Endothelialization. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 22(5). 496–508. 32 indexed citations

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Westenfeld, Ralf, Mareike Gastl, Florian Bönner, et al.. (2016). Acute chest pain in a triathlete: rupture of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva into the right ventricle. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 8(10). E1199–E1201.

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Boeken, Udo, et al.. (2015). Readmission to the Intensive Care Unit in Times of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Does Size Matter?. The Heart Surgery Forum. 17(6). 296–296. 1 indexed citations

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Masoumi, Nafiseh, Nasim Annabi, Alexander Assmann, et al.. (2014). Tri-layered elastomeric scaffolds for engineering heart valve leaflets. Biomaterials. 35(27). 7774–7785. 123 indexed citations

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Assmann, Alexander, Hiroshi Munakata, Felix Gremse, et al.. (2014). The degeneration of biological cardiovascular prostheses under pro-calcific metabolic conditions in a small animal model. Biomaterials. 35(26). 7416–7428. 28 indexed citations

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Assmann, Alexander, Hiroshi Munakata, Khôn Huynh, et al.. (2013). Acceleration of autologous in vivo recellularization of decellularized aortic conduits by fibronectin surface coating. Biomaterials. 34(25). 6015–6026. 95 indexed citations

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Assmann, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Cardiac surgery in nonagenarians: not only feasible, but also reasonable?†. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 17(2). 340–343. 24 indexed citations

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Assmann, Alexander, Ali Cemal Beni̇m, Fethi Gül, et al.. (2011). Pulsatile extracorporeal circulation during on-pump cardiac surgery enhances aortic wall shear stress. Journal of Biomechanics. 45(1). 156–163. 36 indexed citations

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Boeken, Udo, Alexander Assmann, Arash Mehdiani, Payam Akhyari, & Artur Lichtenberg. (2011). Open chest management after cardiac operations: outcome and timing of delayed sternal closure. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 40(5). 1146–50. 30 indexed citations

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Assmann, Alexander, et al.. (2011). Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure is Superior to Primary Rewiring in Patients with Deep Sternal Wound Infection. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 59(1). 25–29. 21 indexed citations

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Beni̇m, Ali Cemal, et al.. (2010). Simulation of blood flow in human aorta with emphasis on outlet boundary conditions. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 35(7). 3175–3188. 83 indexed citations

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Assmann, Alexander, Udo Boeken, P. Feindt, et al.. (2010). Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Type II after Cardiac Surgery: Predictors and Outcome. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 58(8). 463–467. 15 indexed citations

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