Axel R. Pries

20.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
187 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Axel R. Pries is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Axel R. Pries has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Physiology, 59 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 52 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Axel R. Pries's work include Blood properties and coagulation (46 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (36 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (30 papers). Axel R. Pries is often cited by papers focused on Blood properties and coagulation (46 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (36 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (30 papers). Axel R. Pries collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Axel R. Pries's co-authors include Timothy W. Secomb, P. Gaehtgens, Klaus Ley, Bettina Reglin, D. Neuhaus, Richard Hsu, Andreas Zakrzewicz, Giuseppe Ambrosio, H.A.J. Struijker-Boudier and Bernard Lévy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Nature reviews. Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Axel R. Pries

185 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

The endothelial surface layer

2000 675 citations Axel R. Pries, Timothy W. Secomb et al. profile →
Blood viscosity in tube flow: dependence on diameter and hematocrit

1992 545 citations Axel R. Pries, D. Neuhaus et al. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology profile →
Resistance to blood flow in microvessels in vivo.

1994 471 citations Axel R. Pries, Timothy W. Secomb et al. profile →
Depression and coronary heart disease: 2018 position paper of the ESC working group on coronary pathophysiology and microcirculation

2019 258 citations Axel R. Pries et al. European Heart Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Axel R. Pries Germany	58	3.4k	2.7k	2.7k	2.3k	1.5k	187	11.6k
Timothy W. Secomb United States	62	3.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	247	13.6k
Wolfgang M. Kuebler Germany	56	4.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	3.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	336	12.1k
Marcos Intaglietta United States	61	2.5k 0.7×	3.8k 1.4×	1.8k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	1.9k 1.2×	352	13.1k
John M. Tarbell United States	62	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	2.8k 1.8×	256	12.9k
Aleksander S. Popel United States	64	3.3k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.5×	5.3k 2.3×	1.2k 0.8×	363	15.4k
P. Gaehtgens Germany	45	3.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	854 0.6×	130	8.1k
Herbert J. Meiselman United States	54	5.4k 1.6×	5.0k 1.9×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	888 0.6×	265	11.6k
K. Meßmer Germany	56	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	3.7k 2.4×	419	11.8k
Jonathan R. Lindner United States	69	3.4k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	5.0k 1.8×	2.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.4×	278	16.3k
Peter F. Davies United States	59	2.8k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	3.7k 1.4×	5.7k 2.5×	3.5k 2.3×	139	15.5k

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Websky, Karoline von, Christian Freise, Kerstin Sommer, et al.. (2018). Chronic kidney disease induces a systemic microangiopathy, tissue hypoxia and dysfunctional angiogenesis. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 5317–5317. 47 indexed citations

Annunziata, Roberto, Bettina Reglin, Axel R. Pries, & Emanuele Trucco. (2017). Hemodynamic parameters and vessel tortuosity: an investigation with a mesenterial vascular network. 1(4). 62–68. 1 indexed citations

Pries, Axel R. & Bettina Reglin. (2016). Coronary microcirculatory pathophysiology: can we afford it to remain a black box?. European Heart Journal. 38(7). ehv760–ehv760. 94 indexed citations

Tabuchi, Arata, Michael D. Kim, John W. Semple, et al.. (2015). Acute Lung Injury Causes Asynchronous Alveolar Ventilation That Can Be Corrected by Individual Sighs. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(4). 396–406. 36 indexed citations

Tabuchi, Arata, Beata Styp‐Rekowska, Arthur S. Slutsky, et al.. (2013). Precapillary Oxygenation Contributes Relevantly to Gas Exchange in the Intact Lung. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(4). 474–481. 32 indexed citations

Wolgin, Michael, et al.. (2012). Gene expression of human beta defensins-1 and -2 is significantly reduced in non-inflamed keratinized oral tissue of smokers. Journal of Dentistry. 40(11). 949–954. 11 indexed citations

Secomb, Timothy W., Mark W. Dewhirst, & Axel R. Pries. (2011). Structural Adaptation of Normal and Tumour Vascular Networks. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 110(1). 63–69. 36 indexed citations

Wolgin, Michael, et al.. (2011). HBD-1 and hBD-2 expression in HaCaT keratinocytes stimulated with nicotine. Archives of Oral Biology. 57(6). 814–819. 13 indexed citations

Secomb, Timothy W. & Axel R. Pries. (2011). The microcirculation: physiology at the mesoscale. The Journal of Physiology. 589(5). 1047–1052. 47 indexed citations

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Ermilov, Eugeny, et al.. (2010). Nanotechnologic Point-of-Care Ellipsometric Device for Arteriosclerotic Diseases. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 30(11). 2 indexed citations

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Mertens, Michael, Arata Tabuchi, Sven Meißner, et al.. (2009). Alveolar dynamics in acute lung injury: Heterogeneous distension rather than cyclic opening and collapse*. Critical Care Medicine. 37(9). 2604–2611. 105 indexed citations

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Paris, Sebastian, Michael Wolgin, Andrej M. Kielbassa, Axel R. Pries, & Andreas Zakrzewicz. (2009). Gene Expression of Human Beta-defensins in Healthy and Inflamed Human Dental Pulps. Journal of Endodontics. 35(4). 520–523. 51 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Christian J., Theresa Pohlkamp, G. Beyer, et al.. (2007). Regulation of Foxo‐1 and the angiopoietin‐2/Tie2 system by shear stress. FEBS Letters. 581(4). 673–680. 59 indexed citations

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Habazettl, Helmut, Marian Kukucka, Wolfgang M. Kuebler, et al.. (2006). Arteriolar Blood Flow Pulsatility in a Patient Before and After Implantation of an Axial Flow Pump. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 81(3). 1109–1111. 10 indexed citations

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Gruionu, Gabriel, James B. Hoying, Axel R. Pries, & Timothy W. Secomb. (2004). Structural remodeling of mouse gracilis artery after chronic alteration in blood supply. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 288(5). H2047–H2054. 26 indexed citations

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Long, David S., Michael L. Smith, Axel R. Pries, Klaus Ley, & Edward R. Damiano. (2004). Microviscometry reveals reduced blood viscosity and altered shear rate and shear stress profiles in microvessels after hemodilution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(27). 10060–10065. 159 indexed citations

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Bongrazio, Mauro, Michael Gräfe, Axel R. Pries, P. Gaehtgens, & Andreas Zakrzewicz. (2001). Improvement of RNA fingerprinting efficiency for the analysis of differential gene expression in human cardiac macro- and microvascular endothelial cells. Pharmacological Research. 43(6). 553–560. 5 indexed citations

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Secomb, Timothy W. & Axel R. Pries. (2001). Mechanics of shear stress transmission to endothelial cells in blood vessels lined with an endothelial surface layer. 50. 389–390. 2 indexed citations

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Pries, Axel R.. (1998). Blood flow resistance during hemodilution: effect of plasma composition. Cardiovascular Research. 37(1). 225–235. 63 indexed citations

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Pries, Axel R., D. Neuhaus, & P. Gaehtgens. (1992). Blood viscosity in tube flow: dependence on diameter and hematocrit. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 263(6). H1770–H1778. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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