Christian Heiß

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
263 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Christian Heiß is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Heiß has authored 263 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Surgery, 73 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 45 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Christian Heiß's work include Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (41 papers), Peripheral Artery Disease Management (32 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (27 papers). Christian Heiß is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (41 papers), Peripheral Artery Disease Management (32 papers) and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (27 papers). Christian Heiß collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Christian Heiß's co-authors include Malte Kelm, Ana Rodriguez‐Mateos, Hagen Schroeter, Petra Kleinbongard, Helmut Sies, Tienush Rassaf, Jan C. Balzer, Carl L. Keen, Thomas E. Lauer and Reinhard Schnettler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Christian Heiß

251 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

(–)-Epicatechin mediates beneficial effects of flavanol-r... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. (–)-Epicatechin mediates beneficial effects of flavanol-rich cocoa on vascular function in humans
    2006 824 citations Christian Heiß, Helmut Sies et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christian Heiß Germany 53 2.5k 2.3k 1.9k 1.8k 1.5k 263 9.9k
Jean‐Paul Cristol France 56 999 0.4× 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.3× 427 12.6k
Min Xia China 56 1.8k 0.7× 4.9k 2.1× 701 0.4× 1.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 297 11.3k
Paul G. Winyard United Kingdom 59 646 0.3× 2.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 3.3k 1.8× 659 0.4× 196 12.4k
Francesco Squadrito Italy 59 864 0.3× 4.6k 2.0× 776 0.4× 1.6k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 324 15.5k
Sashwati Roy United States 71 1.7k 0.7× 6.4k 2.8× 529 0.3× 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 249 16.9k
Noyan Gokce United States 51 895 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 4.4k 2.3× 3.5k 1.9× 1.6k 1.1× 95 11.3k
Domenica Altavilla Italy 58 836 0.3× 4.4k 1.9× 657 0.3× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 268 14.6k
Savita Khanna United States 56 1.6k 0.6× 4.5k 2.0× 618 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 956 0.6× 150 11.1k
Chih‐Yang Huang Taiwan 56 614 0.2× 7.4k 3.2× 1.9k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 720 16.4k
Jens Lykkesfeldt Denmark 55 969 0.4× 2.7k 1.2× 505 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 759 0.5× 256 11.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Christian Heiß

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christian Heiß

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christian Heiß

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christian Heiß. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christian Heiß based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christian Heiß. Christian Heiß is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Piercy, Charles, et al.. (2025). Endovascular endothelial cell biopsy – a systematic review. VASA. 54(5). 305–313.
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Sansone, Roberto, Maximilian Spieker, Georg Wolff, et al.. (2024). Endovascular Treatment of Flow-Limiting Iliofemoral Stenosis Improves Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients With HFpEF by Reducing Aortic Pulsatile Load. Circulation Heart Failure. 17(9). e011258–e011258.
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Heiß, Christian, Dan-Mircea Olinic, J. J. F. Belch, et al.. (2022). Management of chronic peripheral artery disease patients with indication for endovascular revascularization. VASA. 51(3). 121–137. 14 indexed citations
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Heiß, Christian, et al.. (2022). Flow-mediated dilation reference values for evaluation of endothelial function and cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular Research. 119(1). 283–293. 60 indexed citations
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Cooke, Debbie, John H. McVey, Simon S. Skene, et al.. (2022). Cocoa flavanol consumption improves lower extremity endothelial function in healthy individuals and people with type 2 diabetes. Food & Function. 13(20). 10439–10448. 11 indexed citations
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Favari, Claudia, Pedro Mena, Claudio Curti, et al.. (2020). Kinetic profile and urinary excretion of phenyl-γ-valerolactones upon consumption of cranberry: a dose–response relationship. Food & Function. 11(5). 3975–3985. 29 indexed citations
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Rodriguez‐Mateos, Ana, Geoffrey Istas, Rodrigo P. Feliciano, et al.. (2019). Circulating Anthocyanin Metabolites Mediate Vascular Benefits of Blueberries: Insights From Randomized Controlled Trials, Metabolomics, and Nutrigenomics. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 74(7). 967–976. 111 indexed citations
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Schuler, Dominik, et al.. (2018). Repetitive remote occlusion (RRO) stimulates eNOS-dependent blood flow and collateral expansion in hindlimb ischemia. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 129. 520–531. 5 indexed citations
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Feliciano, Rodrigo P., Geoffrey Istas, M. Rita Ventura, et al.. (2016). Identification and quantification of novel cranberry-derived plasma and urinary (poly)phenols. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 599. 31–41. 127 indexed citations
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Röth, Andreas, Johannes Beckmann, K. Bohndorf, et al.. (2015). S3-Guideline non-traumatic adult femoral head necrosis. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 136(2). 165–174. 47 indexed citations
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Sansone, Roberto, Stefanie Keymel, Dominik Schuler, et al.. (2015). Macrovascular and microvascular function after implantation of left ventricular assist devices in end-stage heart failure: Role of microparticles. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 34(7). 921–932. 48 indexed citations
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Heiß, Christian, Ana Rodriguez‐Mateos, & Malte Kelm. (2014). Central Role of eNOS in the Maintenance of Endothelial Homeostasis. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 22(14). 1230–1242. 162 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bing, Hong Qiu, Fuming Zhang, et al.. (2013). Heparan sulfate deficiency disrupts developmental angiogenesis and causes congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 124(1). 209–221. 52 indexed citations
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Hendgen‐Cotta, Ulrike B., Peter Luedike, Matthias Totzeck, et al.. (2012). Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Improves Revascularization in Chronic Ischemia. Circulation. 126(16). 1983–1992. 88 indexed citations
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Alt, Volker, Katrin Susanne Lips, Christian Heiß, et al.. (2011). Assessment of angiogenesis in osseointegration of a silica–collagen biomaterial using 3D-nano-CT. Acta Biomaterialia. 7(10). 3773–3779. 24 indexed citations
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Amabile, Nicolas, et al.. (2009). Circulating Endothelial Microparticle Levels and Hemodynamic Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension: Is There a Role for Sleep Apnea?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(4). 328–329. 1 indexed citations
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Langer, Stephan, Christian Heiß, Nuran Bektas, et al.. (2009). Functional and structural response of arterialized femoral veins in a rodent AV fistula model. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 24(7). 2201–2206. 29 indexed citations
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Amabile, Nicolas, Christian Heiß, Petros Minasi, et al.. (2008). Circulating Endothelial Microparticle Levels Predict Hemodynamic Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 177(11). 1268–1275. 174 indexed citations

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