Carmen Urbich

25.3k total citations · 10 hit papers
78 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Carmen Urbich is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carmen Urbich has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cancer Research and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Carmen Urbich's work include Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (40 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (14 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers). Carmen Urbich is often cited by papers focused on Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (40 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (14 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers). Carmen Urbich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Carmen Urbich's co-authors include Stefanie Dimmeler, Andreas M. Zeiher, Alexandra Aicher, Christopher Heeschen, Hans Martin, Elisabeth Dernbach, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Mariuca Vasa, Ralf Lehmann and Lothar Rössig and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Carmen Urbich

78 papers receiving 20.2k citations

Hit Papers

Endothelial Progenitor Cells 2001 2026 2009 2017 2004 2001 2002 2012 2003 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Endothelial Progenitor Cells
    2004 1.9k citations Carmen Urbich, Stefanie Dimmeler profile →
  2. Number and Migratory Activity of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells Inversely Correlate With Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease
    2001 1.9k citations Stephan Fichtlscherer, Alexandra Aicher et al. profile →
  3. Transplantation of Progenitor Cells and Regeneration Enhancement in Acute Myocardial Infarction (TOPCARE-AMI)
    2002 1.7k citations Alexandra Aicher, Carmen Urbich et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Atheroprotective communication between endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells through miRNAs
    2012 1.1k citations Eduard Hergenreider, Susanne Heydt et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  5. Essential role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for mobilization of stem and progenitor cells
    2003 1.0k citations Alexandra Aicher, Christopher Heeschen et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  6. MicroRNA-92a Controls Angiogenesis and Functional Recovery of Ischemic Tissues in Mice
    2009 987 citations Angelika Bonauer, Guillaume Carmona et al. Science profile →
  7. Role of microRNAs in vascular diseases, inflammation, and angiogenesis
    2008 739 citations Carmen Urbich, Stefanie Dimmeler et al. Cardiovascular Research profile →
  8. Role of Dicer and Drosha for Endothelial MicroRNA Expression and Angiogenesis
    2007 670 citations Carmen Urbich, Andreas M. Zeiher et al. profile →
  9. Erythropoietin is a potent physiologic stimulus for endothelial progenitor cell mobilization
    2003 664 citations Christopher Heeschen, Alexandra Aicher et al. profile →
  10. Soluble factors released by endothelial progenitor cells promote migration of endothelial cells and cardiac resident progenitor cells
    2005 590 citations Carmen Urbich, Alexandra Aicher et al. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carmen Urbich Germany 58 14.1k 5.8k 4.4k 3.6k 2.9k 78 20.6k
Alexandra Aicher Germany 55 11.9k 0.8× 3.5k 0.6× 4.8k 1.1× 3.7k 1.0× 5.3k 1.8× 86 19.9k
Marcy Silver United States 47 17.2k 1.2× 4.1k 0.7× 6.3k 1.4× 5.5k 1.5× 4.4k 1.5× 60 24.6k
Marianne Kearney United States 54 12.4k 0.9× 3.1k 0.5× 5.7k 1.3× 2.7k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 86 19.0k
Douglas W. Losordo United States 84 13.9k 1.0× 3.1k 0.5× 7.6k 1.7× 4.0k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 232 23.9k
Haruchika Masuda Japan 36 10.6k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 3.8k 0.9× 3.7k 1.0× 2.6k 0.9× 80 15.2k
Christoph Kalka Switzerland 29 9.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.4× 3.4k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 65 13.4k
Maurizio C. Capogrossi Italy 68 9.4k 0.7× 3.9k 0.7× 2.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.4× 1.5k 0.5× 236 14.6k
Gary K. Owens United States 88 15.2k 1.1× 4.4k 0.8× 3.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 227 26.6k
Hans‐Peter Gerber United States 51 12.1k 0.9× 4.6k 0.8× 2.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 5.7k 2.0× 91 21.1k
Stephan Fichtlscherer Germany 41 6.7k 0.5× 3.0k 0.5× 3.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 166 13.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hergenreider, Eduard, Susanne Heydt, Karine Tréguer, et al.. (2012). Atheroprotective communication between endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells through miRNAs. Nature Cell Biology. 14(3). 249–256. 1060 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hergenreider, Eduard, Reinier A. Boon, Susanne Heydt, et al.. (2011). Abstract 11676: Atheroprotective Communication Between Endothelial Cells and Smooth Muscle Cells via KLF2-Dependent Enrichment of miRNAs in Microvesicles. Circulation. 124. 2 indexed citations
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Kaluza, David, Jens Krøll, Sabine Gesierich, et al.. (2011). Class IIb HDAC6 regulates endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis by deacetylation of cortactin. The EMBO Journal. 30(20). 4142–4156. 166 indexed citations
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Coffelt, Seth B., Andrea O. Tal, Alexander Scholz, et al.. (2010). Angiopoietin-2 Regulates Gene Expression in TIE2-Expressing Monocytes and Augments Their Inherent Proangiogenic Functions. Cancer Research. 70(13). 5270–5280. 268 indexed citations
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Urbich, Carmen, Ayesha I. De Souza, Lothar Rössig, et al.. (2010). Proteomic characterization of human early pro-angiogenic cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 50(2). 333–336. 32 indexed citations
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Bonauer, Angelika, Guillaume Carmona, Masayoshi Iwasaki, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-92a Controls Angiogenesis and Functional Recovery of Ischemic Tissues in Mice. Science. 324(5935). 1710–1713. 987 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dernbach, Elisabeth, Voahanginirina Randriamboavonjy, Ingrid Fleming, et al.. (2008). Impaired interaction of platelets with endothelial progenitor cells in patients with cardiovascular risk factors. Basic Research in Cardiology. 103(6). 572–581. 29 indexed citations
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Urbich, Carmen, et al.. (2008). Role of microRNAs in vascular diseases, inflammation, and angiogenesis. Cardiovascular Research. 79(4). 581–588. 739 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chavakis, Emmanouil, Carmen Urbich, & Stefanie Dimmeler. (2008). Homing and engraftment of progenitor cells: A prerequisite for cell therapy. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 45(4). 514–522. 247 indexed citations
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Urbich, Carmen, et al.. (2007). Targeting microRNA expression to regulate angiogenesis. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 29(1). 12–15. 208 indexed citations
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Aicher, Diana, Carmen Urbich, Andreas M. Zeiher, Stefanie Dimmeler, & Hans‐Joachim Schäfers. (2007). Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 83(4). 1290–1294. 102 indexed citations
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Rössig, Lothar, Carmen Urbich, Thomas Brühl, et al.. (2005). Histone deacetylase activity is essential for the expression of HoxA9 and for endothelial commitment of progenitor cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 201(11). 1825–1835. 140 indexed citations
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Potente, Michael, Carmen Urbich, Ken-ichiro Sasaki, et al.. (2005). Involvement of Foxo transcription factors in angiogenesis and postnatal neovascularization. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(9). 2382–2392. 435 indexed citations
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Urbich, Carmen & Stefanie Dimmeler. (2005). Risk factors for coronary artery disease, circulating endothelial progenitor cells, and the role of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Kidney International. 67(5). 1672–1676. 114 indexed citations
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Urbich, Carmen, Alexandra Aicher, Christopher Heeschen, et al.. (2005). Soluble factors released by endothelial progenitor cells promote migration of endothelial cells and cardiac resident progenitor cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 39(5). 733–742. 590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Urbich, Carmen & Stefanie Dimmeler. (2004). Endothelial Progenitor Cells. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 14(8). 318–322. 200 indexed citations
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Rupp, Stefan, Cornel Badorff, Masamichi Koyanagi, et al.. (2004). Statin therapy in patients with coronary artery disease improves the impaired endothelial progenitor cell differentiation into cardiomyogenic cells. Basic Research in Cardiology. 99(1). 61–68. 48 indexed citations
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Aicher, Alexandra, Christopher Heeschen, Carmen Urbich, et al.. (2003). Essential role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase for mobilization of stem and progenitor cells. Nature Medicine. 9(11). 1370–1376. 1047 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hipp, Mark S., Carmen Urbich, Petra Mayer, et al.. (2002). Proteasome inhibition leads to NF-κB-independent IL-8 transactivation in human endothelial cells through induction of AP-1. European Journal of Immunology. 32(8). 2208–2208. 56 indexed citations
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Urbich, Carmen, Ziad Mallat, Alain Tedgui, et al.. (2001). Upregulation of TRAF-3 by shear stress blocks CD40-mediated endothelial activation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(10). 1451–1458. 19 indexed citations

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