Christine Heilmann

9.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
48 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Christine Heilmann is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine Heilmann has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Infectious Diseases, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Christine Heilmann's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (38 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (28 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (22 papers). Christine Heilmann is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (38 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (28 papers) and Biochemical and Structural Characterization (22 papers). Christine Heilmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Christine Heilmann's co-authors include Georg Peters, Karsten Becker, Christof von Eiff, Muzaffar Hussain, Friedrich Götz, Christiane Gerke, Dietrich Mack, Nongnuch Vanittanakom, Friedrich Götz and Wilma Ziebuhr and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Christine Heilmann

48 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

2014 1.2k citations Karsten Becker, Christine Heilmann et al. profile →
Pathogenesis of infections due to coagulasenegative staphylococci

2002 739 citations Christof von Eiff, Georg Peters et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
Molecular basis of intercellular adhesion in the biofilm‐forming Staphylococcus epidermidis

1996 728 citations Christine Heilmann, Dietrich Mack et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
Evidence for autolysin‐mediated primary attachment of Staphylococcus epidermidis to a polystyrene surface

1997 543 citations Christine Heilmann, Muzaffar Hussain et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A new host cell internalisation pathway for SadA‐expressing staphylococci triggered by excreted neurochemicals 2019 ·Cellular Microbiology ·Arif Luqman, Patrick Ebner, Sebastian Reichert, Peter Saß, (unknown), Christine Heilmann, Peter Ruth, Friedrich Götz	13
2	Panton-Valentine Leukocidin associated with S. aureus osteomyelitis activates platelets via neutrophil secretion products 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Silke Niemann, Anne Bertling, Martin F. Brodde, Anke C. Fender, (unknown), Muzaffar Hussain, Dirk Holzinger, Dirk Reinhardt, Georg Peters, Christine Heilmann, Bettina Löffler, Beate E. Kehrel	22
3	Early Staphylococcus aureus-induced changes in endothelial barrier function are strain-specific and unrelated to bacterial translocation 2013 ·International Journal of Medical Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Jochen Seebach, Bettina Löffler, Peter Dieterich, Christine Heilmann, Georg Peters, Hans‐Joachim Schnittler	8
4	Role for the fibrinogen-binding proteins Coagulase and Efb in the Staphylococcus aureus–Candida interaction 2013 ·International Journal of Medical Microbiology ·(unknown), Kerstin Jurk, Anne Bertling, (unknown), W. Fegeler, Beate E. Kehrel, Georg Peters, Karsten Becker, Christine Heilmann	19
5	Human neutrophil alpha‐defensins induce formation of fibrinogen and thrombospondin‐1 amyloid‐like structures and activate platelets via glycoprotein IIb/IIIa 2012 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Matthias Horn, Anne Bertling, Martin F. Brodde, A. Müller, Joachim Roth, Hugo Van Aken, Kerstin Jurk, Christine Heilmann, Georg Peters, Beate E. Kehrel	55
6	Adhesion Mechanisms of Staphylococci 2011 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Christine Heilmann	168
7	A novel staphylococcal internalization mechanism involves the major autolysin Atl and heat shock cognate protein Hsc70 as host cell receptor 2010 ·Cellular Microbiology ·Hirschhausen Nina, (unknown), Markus Schmidt, Friedrich Götz, Georg Peters, Christine Heilmann	124
8	Molecular Characterization of a Novel Staphylococcus Aureus Surface Protein (SasC) Involved in Cell Aggregation and Biofilm Accumulation 2009 ·PLoS ONE ·Katrin Schröder, Mario Jularic, (unknown), Hirschhausen Nina, Claudia Neumann, Anne Bertling, (unknown), Simon J. Foster, Beate E. Kehrel, Georg Peters, Christine Heilmann	111
9	Pneumococcal association to platelets is mediated by soluble fibrin and supported by thrombospondin-1 2009 ·Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Christine Heilmann, (unknown), Georg Peters, Sven Hammerschmidt, Silke Niemann, Beate E. Kehrel	21
10	Induction of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation via proteolytic processing of the accumulation‐associated protein by staphylococcal and host proteases 2005 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Holger Rohde, Christoph Burdelski, Katrin Bartscht, Muzaffar Hussain, Friedrich Buck, Matthias A. Horstkotte, Johannes K.‐M. Knobloch, Christine Heilmann, Mathias Herrmann, Dietrich Mack	322
11	Molecular Basis of Catheter Associated Infections by Staphylococci 2005 ·Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks ·Friedrich Götz, Christine Heilmann, Sarah E. Cramton	11
12	Staphylococcus aureusFibronectin‐Binding Protein (FnBP)–Mediated Adherence to Platelets, and Aggregation of Platelets Induced by FnBPA but Not by FnBPB 2004 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Christine Heilmann, Silke Niemann, Bhanu Sinha, Mathias Herrmann, Beate E. Kehrel, Georg Peters	48
13	Pathogenesis of infections due to coagulasenegative staphylococci breakdown → 2002 ·The Lancet Infectious Diseases ·Christof von Eiff, Georg Peters, Christine Heilmann	739
14	Platelet‐Binding Domains in 2 Fibrinogen‐Binding Proteins ofStaphylococcus aureusIdentified by Phage Display 2002 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Christine Heilmann, Mathias Herrmann, Beate E. Kehrel, Georg Peters	37
15	Characterization of the Importance ofStaphylococcus epidermidisAutolysin and Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin in the Pathogenesis of Intravascular Catheter–Associated Infection in a Rat Model 2001 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Mark E. Rupp, Paul D. Fey, Christine Heilmann, (unknown)	175
16	Characterization of the Relationship between Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin and Hemagglutination inStaphylococcus epidermidis 1999 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Paul D. Fey, Joseph S. Ulphani, Friedrich Götz, Christine Heilmann, Dietrich Mack, Mark E. Rupp	54
17	New Aspects in the Molecular Basis of Polymer-Associated Infections due to Staphylococci 1999 ·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases ·Christof von Eiff, Christine Heilmann, Georg Peters	95
18	Basic aspects of the pathogenesis of staphylococcal polymer-associated infections 1999 ·Infection ·Christof von Eiff, Christine Heilmann, Mathias Herrmann, Georg Peters	33
19	Further Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis Transposon Mutants Deficient in Primary Attachment or Intercellular Adhesion 1998 ·Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie ·Christine Heilmann, (unknown)	43
20	Comparative analysis of a biofilm-formingStaphylococcus epidermidisstrain and its adhesion-positive, accumulation-negative mutant M7 1994 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·F. Schumacher-Perdreau, Christine Heilmann, Georg Peters, Friedrich GÃ¶tz, G. Pulverer	69

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