Daniela Malan

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Daniela Malan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniela Malan has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 18 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Daniela Malan's work include Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (22 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (14 papers). Daniela Malan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (22 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (14 papers). Daniela Malan collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Sweden. Daniela Malan's co-authors include Philipp Sasse, Bernd K. Fleischmann, Tobias Bruegmann, Michael Hesse, Thomas Beiert, Ezio Ghigo, Romano Deghenghi, Giampiero Muccioli, Filomena Catapano and Giuseppe Alloatti and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Cell Biology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Daniela Malan

54 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin inhibit cell death in cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells through ERK1/2 and PI 3-kinase/AKT

2002 608 citations Filomena Catapano, Daniela Malan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniela Malan Germany	25	1.1k	820	717	615	584	55	2.6k
Aviva J. Symes United States	32	1.3k 1.2×	771 0.9×	196 0.3×	214 0.3×	237 0.4×	70	2.7k
Yvonne N. Tallini United States	12	838 0.8×	387 0.5×	110 0.2×	308 0.5×	356 0.6×	15	1.6k
Kazuhiro Takekoshi Japan	24	588 0.6×	196 0.2×	261 0.4×	172 0.3×	388 0.7×	123	1.7k
Kohtaro Minami Japan	27	1.2k 1.1×	231 0.3×	260 0.4×	122 0.2×	646 1.1×	65	3.0k
Kenneth R. Brittian United States	29	749 0.7×	92 0.1×	808 1.1×	447 0.7×	992 1.7×	61	2.4k
Alexander W. Lohman United States	21	1.4k 1.3×	257 0.3×	342 0.5×	196 0.3×	514 0.9×	31	2.2k
Iskander I. Ismailov United States	27	1.8k 1.7×	409 0.5×	128 0.2×	249 0.4×	249 0.4×	50	2.4k
Mitchell J. Anderson Australia	31	1.9k 1.8×	1.1k 1.3×	110 0.2×	190 0.3×	860 1.5×	50	3.4k
Pasi Tavi Finland	38	2.1k 2.0×	1.0k 1.2×	49 0.1×	1.3k 2.1×	674 1.2×	89	4.0k
Esperanza Recio‐Pinto United States	22	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.3×	102 0.1×	244 0.4×	477 0.8×	71	2.3k

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Malan, Daniela, Maria Pia Gallo, Federica Geddo, Renzo Levi, & Giulia Querio. (2025). Metabolic Maturation in hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes: Emerging Strategies for Inducing the Adult Cardiac Phenotype. Pharmaceuticals. 18(8). 1133–1133.

Boyle, Patrick M., et al.. (2025). Optogenetic quantification of cardiac excitability and electrical coupling in intact hearts to explain cardiac arrhythmia initiation. Science Advances. 11(9). eadt4103–eadt4103. 1 indexed citations

Querio, Giulia, Susanna Antoniotti, Renzo Levi, et al.. (2024). Insulin-Activated Signaling Pathway and GLUT4 Membrane Translocation in hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(15). 8197–8197. 2 indexed citations

Volkov, Leo, et al.. (2023). Enzymatic vitamin A2 production enables red-shifted optogenetics. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 475(12). 1409–1419. 2 indexed citations

Malan, Daniela, Markus Vogt, Thomas Beiert, et al.. (2022). Selective optogenetic control of Gq signaling using human Neuropsin. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1765–1765. 27 indexed citations

Monnerat, Gustavo, Luiz Ricardo C. Vasconcellos, Camila Hochman‐Mendez, et al.. (2016). Macrophage-dependent IL-1β production induces cardiac arrhythmias in diabetic mice. Nature Communications. 7(1). 13344–13344. 214 indexed citations

Monnerat, Gustavo, Stefan Tomiuk, Daniela Malan, et al.. (2015). Differential Expression Levels of Integrin α6 Enable the Selective Identification and Isolation of Atrial and Ventricular Cardiomyocytes. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0143538–e0143538. 11 indexed citations

Becker, Nadine, Sonja Stoelzle‐Feix, Patrick Mumm, et al.. (2014). Minimized Cell Usage for Stem Cell-Derived and Primary Cells on an Automated Patch Clamp System. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 135a–135a. 33 indexed citations

Malan, Daniela, Astrid Wietelmann, Philipp Sasse, et al.. (2014). MiRNA-1/133a Clusters Regulate Adrenergic Control of Cardiac Repolarization. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e113449–e113449. 31 indexed citations

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Wagner, Nicole, Daniela Malan, Katharina Döll, et al.. (2014). Robust Generation of Cardiomyocytes from Human iPS Cells Requires Precise Modulation of BMP and WNT Signaling. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 11(4). 560–569. 51 indexed citations

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Nguemo, Filomain, Bernd K. Fleischmann, Manoj Kumar Gupta, et al.. (2013). The L-type Ca2+ Channels Blocker Nifedipine Represses Mesodermal Fate Determination in Murine Embryonic Stem Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e53407–e53407. 20 indexed citations

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Pontén, Annica, Stuart Walsh, Daniela Malan, et al.. (2013). FACS-Based Isolation, Propagation and Characterization of Mouse Embryonic Cardiomyocytes Based on VCAM-1 Surface Marker Expression. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e82403–e82403. 19 indexed citations

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Malan, Daniela & Bernd K. Fleischmann. (2012). Functional Expression and Modulation of the L-Type Ca2+ Current in Embryonic Heart Cells. Pediatric Cardiology. 33(6). 907–915. 1 indexed citations

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Malan, Daniela, et al.. (2012). Modeling long QT syndromes using induced pluripotent stem cells: Current progress and future challenges. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 23(4). 91–98. 15 indexed citations

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Müller, Martin C., Marianne Stockmann, Daniela Malan, et al.. (2011). Ca2+ Activated K Channels-New Tools to Induce Cardiac Commitment from Pluripotent Stem Cells in Mice and Men. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 8(3). 720–740. 24 indexed citations

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Ladage, Dennis, Klara Brixius, Heike Hoyer, et al.. (2006). MECHANISMS UNDERLYING NEBIVOLOL‐INDUCED ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE ACTIVATION IN HUMAN UMBILICAL VEIN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 33(8). 720–724. 43 indexed citations

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Alloatti, Giuseppe, Andrea Marcantoni, Daniela Malan, et al.. (2003). Cardiac effects of ghrelin and its endogenous derivatives des-octanoyl ghrelin and des-Gln14-ghrelin. European Journal of Pharmacology. 476(1-2). 87–95. 158 indexed citations

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Malan, Daniela, et al.. (2003). Cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP independent stimulation of ventricular calcium current by peroxynitrite donors in guinea pig myocytes. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 197(2). 284–296. 33 indexed citations

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Gallo, Maria Pia, et al.. (2001). Role of endothelial cells in modulation of contractility induced by hexarelin in rat ventricle. Life Sciences. 69(18). 2189–2201. 12 indexed citations

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Gallo, Maria Pia, et al.. (2000). Regulation of cardiac calcium current by NO and cGMP-modulating agents. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 441(5). 621–628. 39 indexed citations

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