Armin Heils

14.8k citations

63 papers · 10.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

Biological Psychiatry top 0.2%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol

Papers in

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 38
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 23
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 23
Psychiatry and Mental health 24
- Epilepsy research and treatment 22

Co-authors: Klaus‐Peter Lesch Dietmar Bengel Susanne Petri Dennis L. Murphy Benjamin D. Greenberg Dean H. Hamer Sue Z. Sabol Clemens R. Müller
Journals: Epilepsy Research (11 papers)Molecular Psychiatry (5 papers)Journal of Neural Transmission (4 papers)Journal of Neurochemistry (3 papers)Annals of Neurology (3 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Armin Heils

62 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Altered Brain Serotonin Homeostasis and Locomotor Insensitivity to 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“Ecstasy”) in Serotonin Transporter-Deficient Mic 1998 · 588 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1998 Molecular Pharmacology
1996 Journal of Neurochemistry
1996 Science
1996 PubMed

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1	Lack of evidence of an allelic association of a functional GABRB3 exon 1a promoter polymorphism with idiopathic generalized epilepsy Epilepsy Research ·Anne Hempelmann, Joana Cobilanschi, Armin Heils, Hiltrud Muhle, Ulrich Stephani, Yvonne Weber, Holger Lerche, Thomas Sander	2007	13
2	A mutation in the GABA_A receptor α₁‐subunit is associated with absence epilepsy Annals of Neurology ·Snezana Maljevic, Klaus Krampfl, Joana Cobilanschi, Monika Innercentia Ken Sukatno, Susanne Beyer, Yvonne Weber, Friedrich Schlesinger, Daniel Ursu, W. Melzer, Patrick Cossette, Johannes Bufler, Holger Lerche, Armin Heils	2006	154
3	Allelic association of a truncation mutation of the KCNMB3 gene with idiopathic generalized epilepsy American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics ·Susanne Lorenz, Armin Heils, M.A. Voskanyan, Thomas Sander	2006	56
4	Confirmatory evidence for an association of the connexin-36 gene with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy Epilepsy Research ·Anne Hempelmann, Armin Heils, Thomas Sander	2006	42
5	CLCN2 and idiopathic generalized epilepsy. PubMed ·Armin Heils	2005	4
6	Association analysis of the Arg220His variation of the human gene encoding the GABA δ subunit with idiopathic generalized epilepsy Epilepsy Research ·Kirsten P. Lenzen, Armin Heils, Susanne Lorenz, Anne Hempelmann, Thomas Sander	2005	17
7	Association Analysis of Malic Enzyme 2 Gene Polymorphisms with Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Epilepsia ·Kirsten P. Lenzen, Armin Heils, Susanne Lorenz, Anne Hempelmann, Thomas Sander	2005	10
8	A Splice-Site Mutation in GABRG2 Associated With Childhood Absence Epilepsy and Febrile Convulsions Archives of Neurology ·学益沢, Karsten Haug, Thomas Sander, Uwe Runge, Yunfei Han, Kerstin Hallmann, Johannes Rebstock, Armin Heils, Ortrud K. Steinlein	2002	215
9	Association of the 867Asp variant of the human anion exchanger 3 gene with common subtypes of idiopathic generalized epilepsy Epilepsy Research ·Thomas Sander, Mohammad R. Toliat, Armin Heils, Gundula Leschik, Christian Becker, Franz Rüschendorf, Klaus Rohde, Stefan Mundlos, Peter Nürnberg	2002	59
10	Failure to replicate an allelic association between an exon 8 polymorphism of the human α1A calcium channel gene and common syndromes of idiopathic generalized epilepsy Epilepsy Research ·Thomas Sander, Mohammad R. Toliat, Armin Heils, Christian Becker, Peter Nürnberg	2002	15
11	The voltage-gated sodium channel gene SCN2A and idiopathic generalized epilepsy Epilepsy Research ·Karsten Haug, Kerstin Hallmann, Johannes Rebstock, Jean Le Rond d ' Alembert, Sabine Muth, Fritz Haverkamp, Mirhaydarov Muhiddin, Birgit Rau, Christian E. Elger, Peter Propping, Armin Heils	2001	29
12	Effect of 1-Trichloromethyl-l,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-β-Carboline (TaClo) on Human Serotonergic Cells Neurochemical Research ·Gerhard Bringmann, R. Brückner, Rainald Mößner, Doris Feineis, Armin Heils, Klaus‐Peter Lesch	2000	16
13	No evidence for association between the KCNQ3 gene and susceptibility to idiopathic generalized epilepsy Epilepsy Research ·Karsten Haug, Kerstin Hallmann, Steve Horvath, Thomas Sander, Christian Kubisch, Birgit Rau, Jean Le Rond d ' Alembert, Stefan Beyenburg, Christian E. Elger, Peter Propping, Armin Heils	2000	8
14	Molecular manipulations as tools for enhancing our understanding of 5-HT neurotransmission Trends in Pharmacological Sciences ·Dennis L. Murphy, Christine H. Wichems, Qian Li, Armin Heils	1999	48
15	Distribution of the B33 CTG repeat polymorphism in a subtype of schizophrenia European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience ·Dietmar Bengel, U. Balling, Gerald Stöber, Armin Heils, J.H.C. Galdez, Pia, G. Jungkunz, Ernst Franzek, H. Beckmann, Peter Riederer, Klaus‐Peter Lesch	1998	5
16	Altered Brain Serotonin Homeostasis and Locomotor Insensitivity to 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“Ecstasy”) in Serotonin Transporter-Deficient Mic Molecular Pharmacology ·Dietmar Bengel, Dennis L. Murphy, Anne M. Andrews, Christine H. Wichems, Douglas E. Feltner, Armin Heils, Rainald Mößner, Heiner Westphal, Klaus‐Peter Lesch Hit paper breakdown →	1998	588
17	Susceptibility for schizophrenia is not influenced by a functional insertion/deletion variant in the promoter of the serotonin transporter gene European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience ·G. Stöber, Susanne Jatzke, Armin Heils, G. Jungkunz, Elisabeth Fuchs, Michael Knapp, Peter Riederer, Klaus‐Peter Lesch	1998	53
18	A family based association study of T102C polymorphism in 5HT2A and schizophrenia plus identification of new polymorphisms in the promoter Molecular Psychiatry ·Gillian Spurlock, Armin Heils, Peter Holmans, Julie Williams, Ursula M. D’Souza, Alastair G. Cardno, Kieran C. Murphy, Lisa Jones, Paul R. Buckland, Peter McGuffin, Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Michael J. Owen	1998	202
19	Allelic Variation of Human Serotonin Transporter Gene Expression Journal of Neurochemistry ·Armin Heils, Andreas Teufel, Susanne Petri, T. Carlyle, Peter Riederer, Dietmar Bengel, Klaus‐Peter Lesch Hit paper breakdown →	1996	1790
20	Functional promoter and polyadenylation site mapping of the human serotonin (5-HT) transporter gene Journal of Neural Transmission ·Armin Heils, Andreas Teufel, Susanne Petri, Emily Loiaconi, Dietmar Bengel, U. Balling, Peter Riederer, Klaus‐Peter Lesch	1995	240

About Armin Heils

Armin Heils is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health, Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 63 papers that have together received 10.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (23 papers), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (23 papers), Epilepsy research and treatment (22 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (14 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (14 papers), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (9 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (3 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (984 citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (1.2k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (5.5k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (2.4k citations) and Clinical Psychology (2.4k citations). Armin Heils has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Klaus‐Peter Lesch, Dietmar Bengel, Susanne Petri, Dennis L. Murphy, Benjamin D. Greenberg, Dean H. Hamer, Sue Z. Sabol, Clemens R. Müller, Jonathan Benjamin and Peter Riederer. Their work appears in journals such as Epilepsy Research, Molecular Psychiatry, Journal of Neural Transmission, Journal of Neurochemistry and Annals of Neurology.

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