Donald D. Heistad

31.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
460 papers, 25.5k citations indexed

About

Donald D. Heistad is a scholar working on Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald D. Heistad has authored 460 papers receiving a total of 25.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Physiology, 138 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 108 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Donald D. Heistad's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (133 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (90 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (42 papers). Donald D. Heistad is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (133 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (90 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (42 papers). Donald D. Heistad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Colombia. Donald D. Heistad's co-authors include Frank M. Faraci, Melvin L. Marcus, Gary L. Baumbach, François M. Abboud, Mark L. Armstrong, William G. Mayhan, Allyn L. Mark, Yi Chu, D J Piegors and Jordan D. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Donald D. Heistad

457 papers receiving 24.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Regulation of the Cerebral Circulation: Role of Endothelium and Potassium Channels

1998 622 citations Frank M. Faraci, Donald D. Heistad profile →
Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: Not Simply a Degenerative Process

2011 579 citations Donald D. Heistad et al. profile →
Superoxide Production in Vascular Smooth Muscle Contributes to Oxidative Stress and Impaired Relaxation in Atherosclerosis

1998 568 citations Donald D. Heistad et al. Circulation Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donald D. Heistad United States	85	9.1k	7.8k	5.1k	4.4k	3.6k	460	25.5k
Frank M. Faraci United States	75	4.7k 0.5×	7.2k 0.9×	5.1k 1.0×	3.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	307	19.0k
Zoltán Ungvári United States	86	3.9k 0.4×	7.6k 1.0×	7.0k 1.4×	2.4k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	412	24.6k
Aaron I. Vinik United States	76	5.1k 0.6×	7.4k 1.0×	2.5k 0.5×	7.0k 1.6×	5.1k 1.4×	420	24.1k
Matthias Endres Germany	81	3.7k 0.4×	2.3k 0.3×	6.8k 1.3×	3.7k 0.9×	3.1k 0.9×	560	24.1k
Masatoshi Fujishima Japan	59	3.2k 0.4×	2.9k 0.4×	2.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	648	14.6k
Lars Edvinsson Sweden	92	3.6k 0.4×	13.5k 1.7×	9.2k 1.8×	5.3k 1.2×	4.4k 1.2×	969	41.3k
Anna Csiszár United States	84	3.2k 0.3×	6.5k 0.8×	6.1k 1.2×	2.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	312	21.5k
Phillip A. Low United States	99	8.5k 0.9×	11.1k 1.4×	3.4k 0.7×	15.8k 3.6×	9.8k 2.7×	457	35.7k
Michael A. Moskowitz United States	94	2.6k 0.3×	7.7k 1.0×	12.8k 2.5×	4.4k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	230	35.7k
Italo Biaggioni United States	77	7.8k 0.9×	3.7k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	3.1k 0.7×	7.7k 2.1×	343	18.0k

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Miller, Jordan D., Yi Chu, Robert Brooks, et al.. (2008). Dysregulation of Antioxidant Mechanisms Contributes to Increased Oxidative Stress in Calcific Aortic Valvular Stenosis in Humans. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 52(10). 843–850. 261 indexed citations

Iida, Shinichiro, et al.. (2006). Vascular effects of a common gene variant of extracellular superoxide dismutase in heart failure. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 291(2). H914–H920. 24 indexed citations

Iadecola, Costantino, Stephen S. Goldman, David R. Harder, et al.. (2006). Recommendations of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on Cerebrovascular Biology and Disease. Stroke. 37(6). 1578–1581. 27 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Mitsuo, Changman Zhou, Donald D. Heistad, Yoshimasa Watanabe, & John H. Zhang. (2004). Gene Transfer of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Failed to Prevent Cerebral Vasospasm After Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke. 35(11). 2512–2517. 24 indexed citations

Heistad, Donald D., Steven R. Lentz, & Frank M. Faraci. (2003). Regulatory Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission in the Neural Network. Japanese Circulation Journal-english Edition. 67. 6. 1 indexed citations

Heistad, Donald D., et al.. (1997). Atherosclerosis, Vascular Remodeling, and Impairment of Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation in Genetically Altered Hyperlipidemic Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 17(11). 2333–2340. 147 indexed citations

Heistad, Donald D., et al.. (1997). Functional activity of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels is increased in basilar artery during chronic hypertension. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 272(3). H1287–H1291. 31 indexed citations

Muhonen, Michael G., Christopher M. Loftus, & Donald D. Heistad. (1995). Effects of Adenosine and 2-Chloroadenosine on Cerebral Collateral Vessels. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 15(6). 1075–1081. 11 indexed citations

Kaul, Sanjay, et al.. (1994). Interaction of human platelets and leukocytes in modulation of vascular tone. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 266(5). H1706–H1714. 13 indexed citations

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Coyle, Peter & Donald D. Heistad. (1991). Development of Collaterals in the Cerebral Circulation. Journal of Vascular Research. 28(1-3). 183–189. 76 indexed citations

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López, J. Antonio G., Andreas Mügge, Mark L. Armstrong, D J Piegors, & Donald D. Heistad. (1991). Vascular responses to activation of leukocytes in vivo after regression of atherosclerosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 17(2). A195–A195. 2 indexed citations

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Heistad, Donald D., J. Antonio G. López, & Mark L. Armstrong. (1990). Atherosclerosis Alters the Response to Activated Platelets and Leukocytes. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 273. 173–180. 1 indexed citations

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Heistad, Donald D., William G. Mayhan, Peter Coyle, & Gary L. Baumbach. (1990). Impaired Dilatation of Cerebral Arterioles in Chronic Hypertension. Journal of Vascular Research. 27(2-5). 258–262. 57 indexed citations

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López, J. Antonio G., Bonnie Brown, Mark L. Armstrong, D J Piegors, & Donald D. Heistad. (1989). Response of the mesenteric circulation to serotonin in normal and atherosclerotic monkeys: implications for the pathogenesis of non-occlusive intestinal ischaemia. Cardiovascular Research. 23(2). 117–124. 16 indexed citations

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Heistad, Donald D., Allyn L. Mark, Melvin L. Marcus, D J Piegors, & Mark L. Armstrong. (1987). Dietary treatment of atherosclerosis abolishes hyperresponsiveness to serotonin: implications for vasospasm.. Circulation Research. 61(3). 346–351. 37 indexed citations

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Baumbach, Gary L., William G. Mayhan, & Donald D. Heistad. (1986). Protection of the blood-brain barrier by hypercapnia during acute hypertension. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 251(2). H282–H287. 9 indexed citations

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Heistad, Donald D. & Melvin L. Marcus. (1982). Cerebral blood flow : effect of nerves and neurotransmitters : proceedings of a symposium held June 16-18, 1981, at the Cardiovascular Center, College of Medicine, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.. Elsevier eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Welsh, Michael J., Donald D. Heistad, & François M. Abboud. (1978). Depression of Ventilation by Dopamine in Man. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 61(3). 708–713. 75 indexed citations

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Heistad, Donald D., Melvin L. Marcus, James C. Ehrhardt, & François M. Abboud. (1976). Effect of stimulation of carotid chemoreceptors on total and regional cerebral blood flow.. Circulation Research. 38(1). 20–25. 66 indexed citations

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Mark, Allyn L., et al.. (1972). The role of low pressure baroreceptors in reflex vasoconstrictor responses in man. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 51(11). 2967–2972. 264 indexed citations

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